Maris Soule Books in Order

Tracy Dexter is attracted to her new boss, high-school principal Mark Prescott, whose glamorous appearance contradicts her expectations. Their growing connection becomes difficult because Tracy's best friend Rose has already made her own interest in Mark clear.

Bank manager Carla Parker is accustomed to men questioning her authority, but new client Trent Campbell treats her as an equal. His respect and attraction unsettle the composure she relies on, drawing her toward a relationship outside her control.

After a teenager runs away into the Sierra Nevada wilderness, counselor Diana Miller joins tracker Caleb Foster in the search. Her hidden knowledge of the boy's departure complicates a partnership marked by distrust, danger, and unexpected attraction.

Megan McGuire hires guitarist Sam Blake to help revive the bar she owns with her father. His music brings customers and sparks attraction, but her previous relationship with a musician makes trusting someone who might leave especially difficult.

Returning to Alaska, Alexis Martin plans to settle down and finish her education after years of wandering. Meeting adventurous J. J. Callaway disrupts that resolve as their attraction introduces excitement that competes with her carefully chosen future.

Dollmaker Sasha Peters needs legal advice when a toy company offers to buy her designs. Widowed lawyer Ross Hammond is drawn to her, but his traumatized daughter and Sasha's determination to retain her independence complicate their connection.

Widower Jared North joins police tracker Laurie Crawford to search a storm-battered forest for his missing niece. The urgent rescue brings them into close contact, and Jared finds his concern for the child accompanied by unexpected romantic feelings.

Derek Vincetti agrees to retrieve his employer's daughter Missy, only to discover she is determined to pursue teaching on her own terms. Her longstanding love for him complicates their confrontation as he realizes she is no longer a child.

Kurt Jones goes undercover to assess a potential grant recipient and encounters skilled rider Micki Bradford. Her guarded personal history complicates the assignment, placing his investigation alongside an attraction to a woman with secrets she wants to keep.

Satirical cartoonist Greg Lyon injures himself during a cross-country walk and becomes doctor Amy Fraser's patient. As they grow closer, he conceals that he is the cartoonist she dislikes, while she fears another painful abandonment.

Jonah Mesner treasures a quiet life after growing up in a chaotic family, until widow Sherry Linden moves next door with four children. His attraction to her forces him to reconsider whether solitude is worth the emotional distance it requires.

Eric Newman and Ashley Kehler are drawn to each other despite their differences. Ashley fears that falling in love will cost her the dreams she values, while Eric struggles with the possibility of losing a woman he increasingly wants beside him.

Matt Stewart tries to stop his sister's wedding by enlisting consultant Kristi Beeler in a pretend romance. His scheme is meant to demonstrate real love, but their charade threatens to become something neither can comfortably control.

Acquitted of killing his wife but still distrusted, special-effects artist Jason McLain retreats to a small Sierra Nevada town. Optometrist Valerie Wiggins recruits him for a charity haunted house, sparking attraction amid unresolved fears about his innocence.

Valerie Wiggins wants special-effects artist Jason McLain to transform a charity haunted house, despite lingering suspicions surrounding his wife's death. Their attraction develops under the shadow of his past, leaving both to question whether trusting him is safe.

Interior decorator Peggi Barnett distrusts men who enjoy pursuing women without committing. Her charming client Cameron Slater seems to fit that pattern, yet their attraction challenges his determination to remain unmarried and her resistance to another unreliable romance.

Effie Sanders returns to pack up her grandmother's lakeside house and encounters Parker Morgan, the man she admired during childhood summers. Now overworked and seeking rest, Parker finally notices her, giving an old longing the possibility of becoming mutual.

Kari Carmichael happily cares for four-year-old Timmy, believing he has no father, until David Weeks arrives to reclaim his son. As conflicting stories emerge, David's growing attraction to Kari complicates their decisions about the child's future.

Bernadette Sanders expects to manage two department stores smoothly, but suspicious errors soon undermine her control. Meeting spontaneous Cody Taylor adds an unwelcome distraction, as his persistence and their attraction challenge her determination to handle everything herself.

A misleading newspaper headline prompts heiress Shannon Powell to receive and answer romantic letters from strangers. Her chauffeur Clint Dawson, secretly hired as a bodyguard by her late husband, must balance her independence with concerns about her safety.

Following a Detroit robbery, Jana Jenkins hijacks Trevor Fox's plane to reach the Bahamas, hoping to save her stepbrother and clear her name. Pursuit and a dangerous hurricane complicate their journey, while an unexpected attraction develops between them.

Injured Link Sheffield resents nurse Annie Marsden's determined care, but she suspects the explosion at his laboratory was deliberate. When further danger forces them into hiding, their uneasy partnership becomes a romance shadowed by unanswered questions and threats.

Randall Watson recruits Gina Leigh for a trip to stop his grandmother's wedding, though Gina supports the elopement. Their disagreement gives way to attraction as a blizzard forces them into close quarters and tests Randall's guarded approach to love.

Tyler Corwin suddenly resumes responsibility for the daughter he lost after his marriage ended. Hoping horse healer Shaunna Lightfeather can reach rebellious Lanie, he discovers that rebuilding his relationship with the child also opens unexpected possibilities for romance.

An afternoon walk with her Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy leads P.J. Benson into frightening events and the discovery of a dying man in her dining room. Under suspicion and facing danger, she must determine what really happened.

An elderly woman hands P.J. Benson a briefcase and asks for help, setting off an increasingly alarming chain of events. A house explosion, police suspicion, and her boyfriend's evasiveness leave P.J. searching for answers before danger reaches her again.

Seventy-four-year-old Mary Harrington fights off two attackers, drawing a detective's attention to abilities that contradict her ordinary small-town life. As he investigates, long-concealed events resurface and threaten the family she has worked for decades to protect.

P.J. Benson's boyfriend survives a boat explosion, but his former wife and her husband are missing and he becomes a murder suspect. P.J. investigates the growing evidence against him while confronting an uncertain pregnancy and fears for their future.

On her wedding day, P.J. Benson witnesses a bank robbery and finds herself distracted by the robber's unusual appearance. Even marriage to detective Wade Kingsley cannot keep her away from the questions raised by this unexpected encounter.

Officer Katherine Ward investigates a teenager's disappearance from a cruise stop in Skagway, Alaska. A dead young man and another missing girl turn the case urgent, while clues suggest the return of the man who kidnapped Katherine years earlier.