New Beginnings (Rachel Hanna) Books in Order

The New Beginnings series gathers together a set of early contemporary romances, each focused on someone whose life has been upended and who must decide whether to risk trusting again. The books are linked by theme rather than a single town, but they share a focus on healing, second chances, and finding love after pain.

Second Chance: Tanner & Shannon follows Shannon Harris, a widow after eighteen years in a controlling marriage. More relieved than heartbroken, she nonetheless feels broken by years of emotional abuse. When legal complications force her to move to the Georgia mountains, she meets Tanner, a man who unsettles her in ways she is not sure she is ready for. The story explores what it looks like to step into a healthier relationship when your past has taught you to expect the worst.

In Messages, anonymous notes and communications pull the heroine out of her routine and push her to question what she really wants from life and love. The mystery of who is reaching out to her ties into the broader theme of whether we can ever fully leave old versions of ourselves behind.

Love in the Falls: Sam & Camden centers on Camden, a woman from a wealthy family who is three months from a society wedding when a hiking trip to the north Georgia mountains changes everything. A tragic event at a waterfall throws her together with Sam Steele, a hardworking farmer on a first date of his own. Their lives collide in a moment that reshapes both futures.

Safe: Aidan & Carly pairs a woman who has survived trauma with a man determined to prove that not all relationships end in hurt. Set against small town backdrops, the book leans into questions of trust, protection, and what emotional safety really feels like.

Christmas in Magnolia Cove takes Madison Carter back to the hometown where she was bullied as a teen. On paper, her life in Atlanta as a sought after interior designer and fiancée to a successful man looks perfect. Discovering a painful secret sends her running back to Magnolia Cove, where she must face old enemies, a complicated family, and the possibility that forgiveness and new love might be waiting.

Broken (often subtitled Secrets in Madison Falls) focuses on Bella Clay, a young woman carrying deep scars and a past she is desperate to hide. When tragedy forces her to raise her seven year old nephew in a small town that knows nothing about her recent life, she has to confront shame, judgment, and a gentle schoolteacher who refuses to see her as anything but worthy.

Together, these stories highlight different ages and situations, but all circle the idea that even when life has gone badly off track, there is still room to start over. Readers who appreciate shorter, emotionally driven romances with damaged but ultimately hopeful characters will find a lot to connect with here.