Maya Alden Books in Order

Billionaire Gordon and spirited Isadora are stranded together at a luxury resort during a Christmas snowstorm. Their unexpected attraction offers a change of heart, but mysterious deaths among the guests turn the holiday into a struggle for survival.

A guarded businessman begins a supposedly uncomplicated affair with his employee Raya, hoping to keep desire separate from work. When emotional costs and old wounds drive her away, he must confront whether their relationship can become something lasting.

Finance executive Maria Caruso connects with single father Alejandro Santos at a wedding, but his past makes him resist commitment. Divided by different lives and expectations, they must decide whether attraction is worth risking their guarded hearts.

Producer Daisy and lawyer Forest have never managed to turn their attraction into a lasting relationship. An unexpected pregnancy prompts a proposal, forcing them to decide whether they can build a marriage beyond old conflicts and demanding public lives.

When her sister abandons an engagement tied to a business merger, Esme marries the reluctant Declan instead. Their attraction grows despite their differences, but believing she is merely a substitute makes it difficult for her to trust his changing feelings.

When photojournalist River is kidnapped by mercenaries in Nigeria, his former love Sunny joins the effort to rescue him. Forced together in danger, the security expert and captive must rebuild trust while confronting a connection neither has fully left behind.

Nightclub owner Remi proposes a secret, casual arrangement with researcher Echo, his sister’s friend. When she hears him disparage her to his friends, she walks away, forcing him to confront feelings he recognized too late.

Beau discovers that Mira has been raising the daughter he never knew existed after her sister’s death. Their new family brings love and hope, but a custody dispute and accusations against Mira threaten to destroy everything they have begun building.

Convinced former lover Nova stole from him, Anson plans to expose her when she returns to Savannah. Renewed attraction complicates his revenge, while unsettling evidence forces him to question whether his certainty about her guilt has always been misplaced.

Single father Gabriel finds unexpected love with architect Aurora, but his daughter’s hopes for a parental reunion strain their relationship. When family pressures drive Aurora away, he must decide how to rebuild the trust his choices have broken.

Noah seduces Stella as part of a scheme to punish her father for destroying his family. Falling in love with the woman he intended to use turns revenge into a struggle to confront his deception and its consequences.

A man's return to New Orleans is disrupted by his brother's murder arrest and threats against his sister. Investigating forces him to work with Detective Nichola Renault, whose earlier betrayal still fuels his conflicting anger and desire.

A technology executive dismisses his friend’s shy sister despite employing her at his company. Forced to work alongside her, he discovers abilities and depths he overlooked, but earning her trust means confronting the hurtful judgments she overheard.

After twenty years feeling overlooked, Rose leaves her wealthy husband to manage a friend’s island bed-and-breakfast. Gray follows, determined to repair their marriage, while Rose weighs newly discovered independence against the life and love she left behind.

Amara leaves Lucas after overhearing his doubts about their relationship and lingering feelings for an ex. Realizing his mistake, he arranges work that keeps her nearby, but renewed closeness cannot erase the betrayal or win trust on its own.

Given control of Gaia's family empire, her former lover returns to New Orleans seeking revenge for the accusation that drove him away. Their renewed attraction and emerging secrets threaten his certainty about the betrayal behind their separation.

With his family targeted by killers and his mother missing, a New Orleans jazz-club owner clashes with prosecutor Grace Carta. An undercover gambling operation forces them to work together, complicating their distrust with an unexpected attraction.

A Montana ranch owner breaks Isha’s heart after assuming she wants his family’s money. Six years later, meeting again reveals that his feelings never faded, leaving him to confront his mistake and seek forgiveness from the woman he lost.

After a deception in Paris leads to pregnancy, bachelor Duncan marries Elsa under pressure from her criminal father. Their practical arrangement develops real feelings, but his distrust threatens the family he is beginning to realize he wants.

Damian marries his unfaithful girlfriend’s sister Emilia as revenge, then asks her to maintain the marriage for appearances. As affection becomes real, discovery of his original motive threatens the trust he now wants to keep.

Corporate lawyer Carolina Vega faces a murder echoing the serial killer she once prosecuted and a message aimed directly at her. With lover Aurelio Santos drawn into danger, she searches for the killer before becoming another victim.

After her husband leaves, Sable rebuilds her life by buying a bar and falling for divorced father Heath. Gossip and his divided loyalties undermine their relationship, forcing him to decide whether he can put her first.

Assistant Neha resigns after overhearing Ansel’s plan to dismiss her once he secures a promotion. Losing her exposes the cost of his ambition and credulity, leaving him to seek forgiveness from the woman he finally recognizes as indispensable.

After tolerating repeated insults from Basil’s friends, Summer ends their relationship when he dismisses her concerns once again. Losing her forces the ambitious businessman to reassess his loyalties, but winning back her trust requires more than promises.

Architect Dominic returns to Savannah determined to win back his first love, Luna. Working together on a major hospital project renews their connection, but professional cooperation cannot erase the hurt that makes her reluctant to trust him again.

After twenty-two years of putting her family first, Lia leaves when Sebastian dismisses her graduation and ambitions. Watching her build an independent life forces him to recognize the depth of his neglect and fight for a marriage he took for granted.

Restaurant worker Faith is arrested after her employer and lover Cain accuses her of stealing money. As the accusation destroys her reputation, the truth threatens his certainty, leaving him to confront the damage done to someone who trusted him.

Surgeon Elias encounters nurse Reggie years after siding against her in a dispute that ruined her career and their relationship. As he recognizes her skill, the return of the woman behind the accusations threatens to repeat their painful history.

Divorced lawyer Leah and widower Marco meet through salsa classes while rebuilding lives shaped by loss. Growing affection offers a fresh start, until Leah’s returning ex-husband and her own doubts threaten the trust developing between them.

Fifteen years after a cruel teenage bet damaged Pearl’s reputation, Rhett encounters her again and wants to make amends. Working together reveals the woman she has become, but renewed interference from his fiancée threatens their fragile reconciliation.

Pharmaceutical executive Belle falls for carefree beach resident Mick, unaware he is the former scientist she has been trying to find. Their apparent holiday fling becomes more complicated as his concealed identity threatens the connection between them.

Construction boss Gage refuses commitment until girlfriend Naomi decides she deserves more and leaves. Watching her move on forces him to face old wounds and discover whether he can become the partner he once insisted he would never be.

Elysa leaves her arranged marriage after hearing Dante say he wishes he were married to someone else. Her departure reveals feelings he had dismissed, but winning her back demands more than the duty that originally brought them together.

Returning to save her inherited ranch, Aria faces debts, family betrayal and someone determined to drive her away. Neighboring rancher Maverick offers protection despite wanting the property himself, leaving her unsure whether trusting him risks another heartbreak.

On holiday with his fiancée, Dean unexpectedly encounters Elika, the hotel worker he once dismissed and hurt. Discovering she is his fiancée’s cousin forces him to question his carefully chosen future and whether he can repair the past.

Duke returns to sell the ranch his father left him, still angry over the affair that fractured his family. Encountering his first love Elena, the mistress’s daughter, challenges his determination to destroy a legacy she has devoted herself to preserving.

Stranded in rural Ireland, sports celebrity Jax Caldwell meets grieving pub owner Deirdre Gallagher, who is fighting to save her family business. Their shared pain draws them together, but old betrayals threaten his willingness to trust again.

Astrophysicist Ember arrives at a New Year’s retreat and finds the older family friend who rejected her years earlier. As attraction returns, Ransom must confront past mistakes and his current entanglement before they can imagine a different ending.

After six years of feeling overlooked, Mia gives Aiden divorce papers for Christmas and leaves their marriage. Confronted with losing her, he must acknowledge his betrayal and prove that he can offer the respect and commitment she now demands.

Covert operative Dom seduces a diplomat’s daughter to gain access to her father’s secrets. His feelings for Enya become real, but discovering his deception drives her away, leaving him to choose between his mission and earning her trust.

After hearing her surgeon husband complain about their marriage, Jayne questions the years she has spent holding their family together. Rhys takes leave from work to repair the damage, forcing both to reconsider partnership, resentment and their shared future.

Navya believes her secret relationship with Dr. Evan Vincenzo means something until he abandons her for a socially suitable engagement. As she rebuilds her life, Evan must face his cruelty and prove he is prepared to love her openly.

After Fox admits he never loved her, Lucy agrees to end their marriage, then suffers a serious car accident. Pretending to have lost her memory, she finds her suddenly attentive husband insisting they are happily married.

Art restorer Tara’s memorable encounter in Paris becomes complicated when she discovers her lover funds her work at the Louvre. A secret affair with Gustave faces public scandal and mistrust, threatening both her reputation and their fragile connection.

Two days before Christmas, Talia asks Grant Mortimer for a divorce. Sharing an Aspen cabin with the relatives whose cruelty helped damage their marriage, he must finally recognize her pain and decide what saving their relationship requires.

Fixer Mason seduces principled lawyer Taya to undermine a case threatening his employer. After betraying her, he discovers he cannot dismiss his feelings, but becoming worthy of her requires confronting the devastation his work has caused.

Veterinarian Sarah returns to Wildflower Canyon after years of disgrace, hoping to clear her name. Treating her former lover Cade’s livestock brings them together again, but uncovering a threat to his ranch also exposes painful truths about their past.

To secure her future in the family vineyards, Alessia accepts a strategic marriage to ambitious Nico. He gradually discovers the woman behind his assumptions, but failing to support her at a crucial moment puts their growing connection at risk.

Analyst Anouk keeps quiet to avoid scrutiny until a new chief executive brings her work into view. Growing trust with Luther is shattered when he chooses reputation over respect, leaving him to confront the damage and seek another chance.

Kazimir Chase promised to protect Bree and her ranch while hiding his feelings and undercover FBI work. After discovering his secrets, she wants distance, but a blizzard traps them in a mountain cabin and forces a reckoning.

Archaeologist Roya Solano falls for the billionaire funding her Greek excavation, then learns his family expects him to marry someone else. She withdraws into her work, leaving Leo to confront the social obligations that threaten their relationship.