Monica Murphy Books in Order

Billionaire Archer Bancroft bets his friends that he can remain single, then becomes involved with his best friend’s sister. Ivy knows his reputation and resists trusting him, but their growing attachment makes winning the wager increasingly difficult.

Struggling to support her younger brother, Fable agrees to pose as college football star Drew’s girlfriend for a week. Entering his troubled family life exposes secrets neither expected to share, turning a temporary financial arrangement into a deeply personal connection.

Drew returns to Fable after fear and painful memories drove him away from their relationship. Still drawn to each other, they must confront the hurt of their separation and decide whether a second chance can become something secure and lasting.

Jen wants a committed relationship with Colin, the man who helped her rebuild her life after her brother’s death. His guilt and persistent nightmares keep him emotionally distant, forcing her to decide whether staying means sacrificing the partnership she needs.

Marina confronts businessman Gage Emerson over his plans to acquire her family’s property empire. His attempts to win her cooperation become unexpectedly personal, leaving her torn between protecting everything her family owns and trusting a man she considers her enemy.

After their wedding and honeymoon, Drew and Fable discover that married life brings new strains. His demanding football schedule keeps him away while she cares for her younger brother, leaving them to protect their relationship across growing distances.

Struggling with poor grades and family pressures, Owen risks losing his place on the college football team. Working with shy, intelligent tutor Chelsea sparks an unexpected attraction, but his troubled life makes him doubt what he can offer her.

Gage and Marina’s wedding becomes complicated when Ivy goes into labor and tensions surface between Bryn and Matt. As the former bachelors scramble to keep the celebration together, they must also settle the million-dollar wager that brought them here.

Devoted to her family’s cosmetics business, Violet is hurt when her ambitious partner advances his career and leaves her behind. Mysterious colleague Ryder offers an unsettling new attraction, but his ruthless ambitions make trusting him a risk of its own.

Bryn wants her vineyard-owner boss Matthew to see her as more than his quiet assistant. A new look helps change their relationship, but pursuing their attraction means deciding whether an office romance can become something lasting.

Owen wants to support Chelsea’s summer opportunity, even though it takes her away just as his own career begins changing. Repeatedly postponing their reunions puts pressure on their relationship, testing whether love can survive competing ambitions and prolonged separation.

Tired of being overlooked at her family’s cosmetics company, Rose breaks away during a trip to Cannes. Her encounter with mysterious Caden offers excitement and independence, though his hidden motives threaten the freedom she thinks she has found.

Lily flees her family’s troubles for Hawaii, hoping to disappear into a carefree holiday. A stranger named Max watches her and gradually wins her confidence, but the intensity of their connection makes the escape more complicated than she intended.

Lifelong friends Eden and Josh begin searching for his ideal girlfriend before he leaves for college. The project reveals feelings neither has properly acknowledged, complicating their friendship as Josh realizes the person he wants may already be beside him.

Abandoned by her mother, a young woman adopts a new identity and approaches wealthy college student Rhett Montgomery as part of a revenge plan. Using him offers a route to her mother, but falling for him threatens her purpose.

Rhett finds Jensen after she tries to escape him, and their attraction deepens as she begins revealing her past. Protecting her from his troubled family becomes increasingly difficult, especially while his own secret threatens the fragile trust between them.

When popular girls begin dying in a quiet seaside town, Penelope fears she could be next. Connections between the victims and a mysterious classmate draw her into an investigation where secrets on both sides may place them in greater danger.

Shop assistant Sarah agrees to pose as wealthy customer Jared’s girlfriend at his brother’s engagement party. Away from his office, he proves unexpectedly warm and thoughtful, making it difficult for either of them to distinguish their performance from real affection.

Christmas enthusiast Candice agrees to help Charlie, whose family sells Christmas trees, appear less miserable at seasonal events. Their opposing attitudes make them reluctant companions, but spending the holidays together begins to soften his grumpiness and change her expectations.

Stationery-store employee Caroline reunites with her first kiss when he arrives to choose wedding invitations with his fiancée. After discovering the bride’s infidelity, Caroline helps Alex through the breakup while wondering whether his renewed interest in her can last.

Seeking independence from her protective family, Stella invites burned-out businessman Carter to become her temporary roommate. Their unspoken history includes a one-night encounter, and living together makes it increasingly difficult to ignore the attraction neither has properly addressed.

Eleanor reluctantly tries a dating app and connects with Mitch, who wants someone to love him beyond his high-profile career. Their meeting seems to promise everything she has wanted, until the secret he keeps threatens their growing trust.

Kelsey poses as her best friend Theo’s girlfriend when he attends his former fiancée’s wedding. Their comfortable friendship makes the deception easy, but genuine attraction and a secret Kelsey has kept threaten to complicate the arrangement.

Newly free of a controlling relationship, Amelia reluctantly accepts a blind date at a wedding. Younger, considerate Isaac seems an unlikely match, but their easy connection makes her question whether she is ready to risk her heart again.

A chance encounter introduces a young woman to Tony Sorrento, a football player attending her college. Their growing attraction seems promising until they discover that their fathers are business rivals who forbid the relationship, forcing them to keep it secret.

Preparing for a more responsible future, a young woman moves in with football player Caleb Burke and takes a job alongside him. Their shared resistance to commitment becomes harder to maintain as constant proximity turns longstanding chemistry into deeper feelings.

A study-abroad opportunity leaves a young woman estranged from quarterback Eli Bennett after he demands she choose between him and Europe. Returning home, she finds his resentment unresolved, even as a life-changing event forces them to reconsider their future.

After years of loving Jackson Rivers from the sidelines, a young woman decides to move on. His sudden determination to keep her close leaves her questioning whether he wants a real relationship or simply cannot bear to lose her attention.

After Summer helps an injured Whit Lancaster, he steals her journal and gains access to her most closely guarded secrets. To prevent him exposing her at their elite school, she enters a bargain that draws them into a volatile relationship.

Model student Wren and privileged troublemaker Crew appear to have little in common at Lancaster Prep. Forced into closer contact, they challenge each other’s assumptions while discovering how family expectations and carefully maintained reputations have shaped their lives.

A quiet student becomes English tutor to Knox Maguire, the admired star of their college football team. Professional boundaries fade as their sessions develop into a romance, leaving her uncertain whether his growing attention reflects commitment or another game.

Beck Callahan and Addison Douglas navigate friendship and mutual attraction during their junior year of high school. Collected scenes from their earlier story follow the crushes and uncertainty that precede the events of Making Her Mine.

A Lancaster heiress focused on returning to ballet finds her school days complicated by Weston Fontaine. Their earlier connection in Paris remains a shared secret, making his arrogance harder to dismiss and their unresolved feelings increasingly difficult to avoid.

A snowstorm strands the Lancaster couples at Whit and Summer’s estate and keeps other guests from their annual New Year’s celebration. Bringing their children into the festivities turns the disrupted party into an intimate gathering that revisits their family lives.

Camden Fields avoids serious relationships and insists that his best friend’s younger sister is off limits. Tired of following everyone else’s expectations, she decides to pursue him, challenging the boundaries he maintains despite their unmistakable mutual attraction.

Working on a football team’s social media crew brings a young woman close to new quarterback Ace Townsend. Their growing attraction clashes with her contract’s ban on dating athletes, forcing her to weigh a promising job against a relationship she wants.

Years after betraying Spencer Donato and ending their secret school romance, Sylvie Lancaster meets him again at a family wedding. Their attraction survives the separation, but rebuilding a relationship requires him to trust the woman who once broke his heart.

A popular Lancaster Prep student begins spending time with quiet Daisy Albright while working in the headmaster’s office. As their connection deepens, disapproval from friends and family turns an unexpected romance into a test of whether they can choose for themselves.

Billie enters an elite English boarding school under a false identity to clear her sister of a murder accusation. As she investigates privileged students and hidden loyalties, the school’s closely guarded secrets put her own safety and family’s future at risk.

Willow Lancaster returns from Europe expecting a familiar final school year, only to find her friendships and romantic hopes unsettled. New student Rhett Bennett captures her attention, challenging both her plans and the good-girl reputation she has always maintained.

A broken ankle ends Rowan Lancaster’s final school football season and upends his expectations for the year. His growing connection with perceptive Arabella offers something unexpected, but accepting it means allowing her to see the vulnerabilities he tries to hide.

An heiress’s birthday performance by a former pop star ends with an unexpected kiss that goes viral. Hoping to use the attention, Scarlett and newly sober Tate agree to a pretend romance, only to develop feelings their arrangement cannot easily contain.

Sienna and quarterback Gavin have avoided each other since crossing a line two years earlier. With shared friends and an enduring attraction, keeping their distance becomes increasingly difficult, especially as Gavin tries to concentrate on his final college football season.

Sinclair expects relief when intimidating August Lancaster graduates, until they meet again at university and he fails to recognize her. Determined to make him remember, she reopens a connection shaped by resentment, attraction and the imbalance of their school days.

After a humiliating breakup, heiress Rachel retreats to her family’s lake house and accidentally starts a fire. The grumpy fire captain who rescues her becomes an unexpected source of connection, challenging her plans for a temporary summer escape.