Melanie Jacobson Books in Order

After a broken engagement leaves her indebted and living at home, Pepper begins writing an undercover column about dating. Professional success and a new romance follow, but her love interest's objections to her work raise an uncomfortably familiar dilemma.

Ashley has twenty-five goals to achieve before considering marriage, and a California summer should let her tick off surfing and a casual romance. But her handsome instructor wants something lasting, threatening the independence she has so carefully planned.

Sandy moves to Washington to direct a nonprofit and rebuild her confidence after romantic disappointment. A lawyer blocking her outreach center turns out to be the man who never called, turning a zoning dispute into a very personal contest.

Jessie's roommate posts her profile on a dating site, unexpectedly introducing her to the charming Ben. As an aggravating coworker drives her to spend longer hours at work, she risks losing a romance that could finally outlast disappointment.

Former Manhattan artist Lia now waits tables in Salt Lake City to help her sister financially. With two men drawing her attention, an offer of commissioned paintings forces her to reconsider the creative life she thought she had abandoned.

Hannah has secretly loved her brother's best friend Will for years, so his announcement that he wants a wife prompts a campaign of disastrous dates. When she finally considers moving on, Will begins changing the rules of their relationship.

Lila has deep roots in Baton Rouge and little patience for Max, the former neighbor who mocked both her hometown and her. His return reveals an unexpected connection, but their incompatible ambitions threaten any future they might build together.

Sports reporter Bree must profile Kade, a beach volleyball star who distrusts journalists after a damaging betrayal. Mutual attraction challenges her rule against dating athletes, while their growing relationship threatens both her professional standing and his carefully rebuilt reputation.

Practical Emily is drawn to the stranger behind an internet prank, but Jack's remote cabin and abandoned career raise questions. Their long-distance friendship deepens into romance as her online investigations uncover secrets that could change how she sees him.

Camille hopes a fashion-school place will help her escape her difficult guardian and hostile classmates in New Orleans. Creating a collection from her aunt's hoard becomes harder when she falls for a newcomer connected to her school tormentor.

After a hurricane damages her South Carolina home, Peyton accepts help from her aristocratic best friend Will. Pretending to be a couple to discourage his ex-girlfriend awakens real feelings, forcing them to confront the distance between their lives.

Private investigator Ian suspects his grandmother's new neighbor is manipulating her into surrendering family property. Brooke, rebuilding her life in a country home, must challenge his accusations while struggling with an attraction neither of them expected to feel.

Aerospace professional Grace Winters reluctantly returns to Creekville to run her father's hardware store. Helping local coach Noah Redmond with a town project becomes a fake relationship intended to help his career, until an unplanned kiss complicates her plans to leave.

New Orleans real estate agent Elle Jones wants to forget the humiliating television appearance that made her an internet joke. When the former pop star responsible hires her to find a jazz-club property, renewed attraction threatens to expose her past.

Visiting New Orleans, supermodel Anneke discovers that her online crush runs a local record shop. Jonah wants no part of celebrity life, but learning who she really is challenges his resistance to the woman he already cares about.

Celebrity chef Tabitha Winters returns to her former summer camp for a fundraising gala and encounters the man who broke her heart. Sawyer invokes their old marriage pact, challenging her to spend a week discovering whether their attraction still survives.

An ambitious chef known for taking risks and a prominent food critic who conceals her identity have disliked one another for years. Their professional worlds collide in New Orleans, where career ambitions and a longstanding antagonism complicate the possibility of romance.

Single mother Paige Redmond wants a wonderful Christmas for her daughter despite their troublesome new cottage. Their campaign to cheer up grumpy neighbour Henry Hill brings unexpected feelings, threatening to entangle Paige's heart as thoroughly as her holiday lights.

A geneticist's roommate recruits her handsome brother Joey to help overhaul her nonexistent love life. The makeover becomes a nightmare because she has loved Joey since adolescence and will do anything to keep him from discovering her feelings.

A nurse secretly pursuing a music career accepts her roommates' matchmaking bet, confident their wealthy new neighbor is completely wrong for her. But fake dating and late-night conversations make it harder to dismiss him without risking her heart.

Café owner Taylor would rather leave one unforgettable kiss with Levi in the past. His return and a threatened winter festival force the old friends together, where a blizzard, a secluded cabin, and meddling relatives complicate their reunion.

A nightclub worker offers a programmer a quiet place to develop his startup, then reveals the marriage condition attached to her inheritance. Their mutually beneficial wedding plan grows complicated when real attraction undermines the safety of their arrangement.

Kaitlyn hopes an impressive New Year's charity gala will restore her family's reputation. Working with Micah, the high school rival who once humiliated her, threatens her composure as event troubles and renewed attraction challenge her need to succeed.

After helping her roommates find love, Ruby reluctantly accepts their matchmaking plan to prove she has recovered from a breakup. Disastrous dates make her depend on best friend Charlie, until his unexpected confession forces her to reconsider their relationship.