Melinda Curtis Books in Order

A child at the center of the story forces buried truths into the open and changes the lives around him. Fatherhood, trust, and unexpected love drive this family-centered romance.

A man who likes control finds himself pulled into a fuller, messier family life than he planned. The woman in the middle of it may be exactly what he never knew he needed.

An upcoming baby gives this romance its ticking clock and its deepest emotional test. Responsibility arrives before either lead feels ready, and love has to grow up fast.

Pilot Rachel Quinlan is busy helping raise her sister's children and keep the family business alive when injured firefighter Cole Hudson returns. His reappearance brings old feelings, buried history, and responsibilities he never knew he had.

Going back means facing old memories, old hurts, and the person left behind. This homecoming romance turns a return trip into a chance to rebuild something lasting.

Two people leaning on each other through a difficult stretch discover that support can turn into something deeper. When life refuses to cooperate, love becomes the one thing worth trusting.

A buried truth resurfaces and forces everyone involved to rethink the past. Family loyalties, fresh attraction, and the cost of staying silent keep the tension high.

A practical arrangement between longtime friends starts to feel a lot less practical once real emotions break through. Familiarity makes the romance believable, and much harder to ignore.

A couple with history gets one more chance to decide whether love is worth trying again. The past is still there, but so is the pull that never quite went away.

Amber Rule wants her inheritance and her privacy, but first she has to coach NBA bad boy Evan Oliver. She knows nothing about basketball, and he has no intention of making things easy.

Blue Rule is dragged into the family life-coaching business and promptly turned into a TV matchmaker for his own glamorous exes. Hollywood, ego, and bad ideas make this one gleefully messy.

A return to Harmony Valley forces old wounds, family strains, and long-buried hopes into the open. This emotional series opener blends homecoming, forgiveness, and a tender small-town romance.

Back in Harmony Valley for the summer, a woman trying to steady her life runs straight into old friendship, old grief, and new attraction. Small-town closeness makes it impossible to keep the heart safely on hold.

Jack and Vivian Gordon's marriage is hanging by a thread, and Cora Rule has an outrageous fix. Locking them in a room with their divorce papers might save their relationship, or finish it for good.

Cora's inheritance comes with a brutal condition, no new clothes for a year and a surprise assignment helping her ex-lover's wife. An NBA coach with his own interest in her makes the year even trickier.

Gemma's online alter ego, GlitterfrostGem, is bold, mysterious, and nothing like the real woman behind the account. When Randy Farrell wants a date with the fantasy version, reality gets complicated.

A woman determined to start fresh in Harmony Valley gets the chance she wants, but not the peace she expected. Family baggage, second chances, and a growing romance make change harder, and sweeter, than planned.

Chocolate heiress Tiffany Bonander heads to Ecuador with yet another wedding plan, only to collide with rugged trekker Jackson Hardaway. Between family pressure, a missing groom, and instant chemistry, her latest romance may be harder to run from.

Pregnant Jessica Aguirre comes to Harmony Valley searching for the father of her baby, even though an accident has shattered her memory. When she mistakes Duffy Dufraine for the man she needs, both their lives tilt off course.

Widowed Shelby returns to Harmony Valley expecting friendship from Gage Jamero, the man who once knew her best. What she gets instead is a second look at love, grief, and the future.

A determined dog helps turn holiday disorder into romance for two people who were not looking for either. Christmas cheer, small-town meddling, and canine chaos keep the spark alive.

Coming home was never part of the plan, but Harmony Valley offers one woman a shot at rebuilding everything. Forgiveness, family pressure, and a careful new romance make that fresh start anything but simple.

This collaborative collection mixes romance-inspired recipes with short tastes of the authors' happily-ever-after worlds. It is part cookbook, part cozy reader treat, and made for anyone who likes love stories with something delicious on the side.

A return to a Christmas-loving town gives one character a shot at a personal comeback just when old feelings resurface. Holiday expectations make every choice a little brighter, and harder.

Old mistakes and unfinished feelings resurface in Harmony Valley, where two people have spent too long circling the past. To move forward, they have to decide whether now is finally the right time for love.

Ambition and attraction collide when a woman trying to protect her future gets tangled up with a man whose influence reaches far beyond their relationship. In Harmony Valley, private feelings do not stay private for long.

Injured MMA fighter Emerald Jones takes illegal fights to pay for her stepfather's surgery. Billionaire Graham Richmond wants the fights shut down, until his obsession with the woman at the center of them changes everything.

This bonus companion is not a new full romance but a collection of extra scenes from the Breaking the Rules world. It adds steamy moments, hookups, and behind-closed-doors material for series readers.

A cautious heroine and a devoted single father are pushed together by family needs and close community ties. What begins as practical support turns into a romance neither of them can easily dismiss.

New Year's Eve gives this romance its perfect deadline. One festive night, a lot of history, and the possibility of a fresh start push two people toward what they have been avoiding.

Kitty Summer tries to stop her sister's wedding with one dramatic kiss, then winds up stranded with the jilted groom and Grandma Dotty. Hunting down the runaway bride gets complicated when chemistry refuses to stay simple.

After thirteen turns as a bridesmaid, Nicole Edwards is done waiting for love. But when chef Sean O'Malley offers to help her get noticed before she bolts for Los Angeles, practice starts feeling dangerously real.

Sharp banter, bruised pride, and inconvenient attraction power this romantic comedy. Two people who think they have the upper hand soon learn honesty is the real risk.

Mandy returns to Harmony Valley to reopen the old post office, but Captain Ben Libby is busy investigating a rash of suspicious fires. Between family duties and rising attraction, both soon have more on the line than either expected.

Scarlet heads into the wilds of Ecuador to find her cousin's missing groom before the wedding collapses. With Uncle Cletus, a sidecar, and best man Mike Romero in tow, the rescue turns into a romantic adventure.

In a town where gossip outruns facts, one rumor is enough to throw two lives off balance. Old history and new attraction make clearing the air much harder than either expects.

Sheriff Nate Landry never knew he had a son until SWAT leader Julie Smith shows up demanding a custody fight. With an election, a toddler, and growing feelings in the mix, law and love start colliding fast.

Tara Bonander loses her job, apartment, and fiance in one brutal swoop, then needs a date for a family wedding. Photographer Bill Blakely agrees to pose as her boyfriend, but he has his own reasons for getting close.

Maxwell Bonander races to stop his sister's latest wedding, while bridesmaid Lorelei Spencer is told to keep him busy. One wild Vegas night later, they wake up married and facing feelings neither planned for.

Holiday nostalgia and a public Christmas setting push two people toward a decision neither expected to make so soon. It is a festive romance built on old feelings and new courage.

Nick Santolli needs help giving his niece a magical Christmas, but Joy Encastle wants nothing to do with the holiday this year. Bringing cheer back may be the easiest part of falling for each other.

A carefully planned wedding goes sideways when a notorious crasher and a man who hates chaos end up far too close. What starts as damage control turns into a sweetly inconvenient shot at love.

Christmas plans unravel, family and town pressures mount, and Carol finds herself in the middle of an unexpected romance. Seasonal charm and second chances give this holiday story its lift.

Christmas spirit, friendly chaos, and a setting built around Santa School make this a playful holiday romance. Between the pageantry and the pressure, love sneaks in right on schedule.

Attorney Ben Blackwell's water-rights case gets personal when he faces Rachel Thompson, the woman tied to one of his worst memories. Old secrets, single-parent duties, and attraction complicate every move.

Widowed Ella never expected to feel unmoored inside the Monroe family she married into. Then skeptical country doctor Noah Bishop enters the picture, and both have to wonder whether love can strike twice.

Single mom Sophie Monroe needs help with her twin boys and the family treasure trove she is trying to turn into a business. Injured cowboy Zeke Roosevelt takes the nanny job and finds far more than a paycheck.

Mayor Mitch Kincaid likes Second Chance just the way it is, which makes pregnant newcomer Laurel Monroe a problem. A snowstorm and a forced closeness turn bad first impressions into a promising second chance.

Everett Bollinger wants to cut holiday costs, not become the town grump at Christmas. Rosalie Reyes is opening a pet shop during the parade, and with a dog, three matchmakers, and a little cheer, sparks fly.

Reporter Samantha Parker once needed ambitious attorney Daniel Cross to help launch her future, and the connection changed both of them. Years later, Harlan Monroe's final days pull them back together and reopen everything.

Becca Thomas plans to raise her baby alone until wildland firefighter Aiden Rodas insists he is not walking away. An unexpected pregnancy forces both of them to reconsider what responsibility, and love, really mean.

Hot Shot firefighter Jackson Garrett has always trusted danger more than domestic life, and his marriage is paying the price. When family needs force him to choose, he must prove to Lexie that love can come home too.

Teacher Mary Margaret Sneed falls for Mayor Kevin Hadley, but her secret side job could wreck everything. With Kevin's young son rooting for them and the widows meddling, Christmas gets complicated fast.

Botanist Aubrey Summer heads to Ecuador to confront billionaire Marcos Alfaro over stolen research, not fall for him. Business, pride, and wedding chaos fuel a smart, flirty battle that turns personal fast.

Widow Lola Williams is still reeling from the secrets her late husband left behind when she turns to Sheriff Drew Taylor for help. Sunshine Valley's matchmaking widows have other plans for the two of them.

Celebrity chef Cameron Monroe has no interest in reinventing himself in a small-town diner. But practical cook Ivy Parker, and the lively family world around her, may be exactly what his heart needs.

Former rodeo queen Emily Clark is tired of waiting for the right cowboy to appear. Hollywood-minded Jonah Monroe is not looking for roots, but Emily is determined to show him exactly what he is missing.

City CEO Shane Monroe comes to Second Chance hunting a treasure connection and ends up on Franny Clark's land. Helping save her rodeo ranch is supposed to be practical, but falling for her is anything but.

A trip to Montana brings new family ties, wide-open country, and a romance no one planned on. What begins as a temporary stop starts to feel a lot like the home one character has been missing.

Kimmy Easley needs a date for her ex's wedding and talks childhood friend Booker Belmonte into helping out. Fake wedding-date duty would be easy if Booker had not been secretly in love with her for years.

Logan McCall never wanted children, but his late sister's twin girls pull him into a life he cannot ignore. Nanny Thea Gayle brings the girls to Idaho, and with them comes a chance to build an unexpected family.

Holden Monroe is focused on his son's future when Bernadette Carlisle arrives with life-changing news, she is carrying his baby. A road trip, custody worries, and old assumptions force both to rethink everything.

After a bull-riding accident, Cassie Diaz fears she has lost more than her health. Bentley Monroe offers help when her family's ranch is in trouble, and his steady presence starts to feel a lot like hope.

New town judge Darcy Jones Harper has worked hard to outgrow her old reputation, until rodeo bad boy Jason Petrie walks back into her life. He wants a second chance, and Sunshine Valley is watching.

Congresswoman Lily Summer needs a million-dollar event to boost her cause, while playboy heir Judson Hambly needs funding for his own dream. Playing date at a destination wedding sounds practical, until real feelings crash the plan.

Action star Wyatt Halford arrives in Second Chance expecting complications, then learns he is about to become a father to twins. Falling for spirited actress Ashley Monroe only makes his biggest role yet even riskier.

Maxine Holloway and her daughter spend Thanksgiving with the sprawling Monroe family and, for once, do not feel like outsiders. Handsome Bo Monroe makes the holiday welcome feel even more dangerous to resist.

A busy holiday season at a cozy cafe brings two people together when they least expect it. Between winter bustle and Christmas pressure, affection starts looking a lot like home.

Scarred widower Finn McAfee keeps everyone at a distance until Kendall Monroe arrives eager to learn ranch life. Her energy reaches past his defenses and threatens the lonely peace he has been hiding in.

This practical craft guide breaks down how stories work on the page, from structure and scenes to character drive. It is aimed at writers who want clearer, stronger fiction.

Boat captain Olivia Monroe has no plans to fall for landlocked cowboy Rhett Diaz, fake relationship or not. But an adventurous family road trip makes pretending a lot harder than either expected.

A driven heroine and a Texas oil heir connect during a summer that is supposed to prove he can live without family money. What begins as beachside attraction quickly turns into a test of whether either is ready for more.

Helen Blackwell never stopped loving her ex-husband Nash, even after their divorce. A cutting horse competition, their young son, and Christmas in Wyoming give them one more chance to get it right.

Former rodeo queen Ronnie Pickett decides her first matchmaking client should be Wade Keller, the widowed cowboy she crushed on for years. Fixing his love life sounds simple until she realizes she wants the job for herself.

Banker Dix Youngblood is supposed to foreclose on Allison Burns's family ranch, not pose as her fake boyfriend. Helping the single mom save what she loves may cost him the safe distance he planned to keep.

Single mom Mina DeWitt returns to Harmony Valley to help her grandmother and quietly raise her son. That would be easier if bigger career opportunities, and a family resemblance she cannot explain away, were not closing in.

Kathy Harris comes back to Harmony Valley hoping to rebuild her life and reconnect with her young son. Gentle cowboy Dylan O'Brien offers help, but his own secret could undo the fragile trust between them.

After a rodeo accident leaves Clem Coogan with a concussion, he suddenly believes he and Maggie Blackwell are together, and proposes. Maggie can play along for only so long before real feelings get messy.

Back in a town where everybody notices everything, keeping the truth buried is nearly impossible. Family expectations, local gossip, and a growing romance put one carefully guarded secret under real pressure.

Cafe owner Lena Rhodes has spent years building a life she loves in Mermaid Bay. Developer Cade Delaney arrives wanting the boardwalk for a deal, then starts falling for the one woman standing in his way.

One unexpected wedding throws a cowboy and an unwilling bride into close quarters and even closer scrutiny. Family pressure and growing feelings quickly make the accident feel less accidental.

Bull rider Noel Emerson comes home for his foster mom's birthday and finds ex-girlfriend Sophie Jean more rooted in his family than he is. Rivalry, old hurt, and a second chance do the rest.