Nicola Marsh Books in Order

Amber Lawrence agrees to marry lawyer Steve Rockwell in exchange for money to save her father's carnival and launch her aromatherapy shop. His plan to please his dying grandmother becomes complicated when their differences, feelings, and Amber's secret enter the arrangement.

Kara Roberts hopes to save a dating agency by posing as lawyer Matt Byrne's girlfriend. He needs a respectable image to secure partnership, but their shared romantic past makes the supposedly practical arrangement difficult to keep free of genuine feelings.

Kara attends a speed-dating event to help a friend's matchmaking business and unexpectedly encounters her first love, Matthew. Their reunion revives an old attraction, leaving her to reconsider the man she thought she had left firmly in the past.

Amber Lawrence accepts Steve Rockwell's proposal of money in exchange for marriage, seeing a chance to help her family. Their practical bargain brings her close to an attractive, very different man, making emotional involvement harder to resist than she expected.

Keely's new work assignment puts her in close contact with radio host Lachlan Brant. Accepting his invitation to spend a weekend together blurs professional boundaries, and an unexpected pregnancy forces her to confront consequences neither anticipated from their attraction.

Samantha Piper pursues independence from her royal family's protective treatment by becoming Dylan Harmon's butler. Her confident presence disrupts his orderly life, while the secret behind her privileged background threatens to complicate the growing attraction between employer and employee.

Single mother Aimee turns to former partner Jed when their young son Toby becomes ill. Jed never knew he had a child, and his determination to reclaim a family forces Aimee to reconsider the pain of his departure five years earlier.

Successful businessman Riley feels responsible for helping Maya and her baby despite knowing little about children. Maya resists an occasional substitute father, giving him a choice between fully joining their lives and staying out of them altogether.

Single father Brody Elliott distrusts lively neighbor Carissa Lewis when she befriends his daughter Molly. Carissa's bond with the little girl challenges his protective reserve, but opening his heart requires confronting the guilt and grief that keep him guarded.

Artist Ariel Wallace struggles to preserve her aunt's gallery and welcomes a lucrative portrait commission. Mistaking developer Cooper Vance for the model puts her close to the man who wants the property, complicating both his business plans and her resistance.

Driven professional Kristen Lewis discovers she is pregnant after an uncharacteristic night with Nate, then learns he is her boss. Entrepreneur Nathan Boyd must confront his private pain and growing feelings while navigating their new responsibilities and workplace relationship.

Australian Natasha Telford agrees to help visiting prince Dante Andretti experience ordinary life away from his title. Their contrasting backgrounds make the connection unlikely, but showing him around town raises the possibility of a relationship neither expected from the visit.

Private children's author Bo Bradford hires artist Tahnee Lewis to illustrate his new wombat character. Their attraction inspires a two-week affair with firm rules against emotional involvement, but the approaching deadline tests whether either can keep those promises.

Stylist Abby's fashion shoot in the Whitsunday Islands could transform her career, until photographer Judd appears on the assignment. Her former best friend brings painful memories and unresolved attraction into a job she had hoped would mark a fresh beginning.

Developer Cooper Vance enters an art gallery determined to buy it and finds himself attracted to Ariel. His rule against mixing business and pleasure becomes difficult to maintain as negotiating for the property turns into a much more personal challenge.

Kate Hayden wins a charity-auction week with former lover Tyler James, a Navy SEAL accustomed to staying in control. Sharing close quarters rekindles their attraction, forcing both to confront a past that remains unexpectedly powerful despite their time apart.

Beth Walker and museum CEO Aidan Voss feel an immediate attraction when she begins working for him. His strict separation of personal and professional life falters, but an offer of a brief affair may not satisfy what Beth hopes to find.

Prince Samman must marry before he can become king and chooses independent Bria Green as his prospective bride. Confident that she will accept within a week, he pursues a woman determined to resist being swept into someone else's royal plans.

Tamara Rayne travels through India seeking confidence after her husband's infidelity, with romance firmly off her itinerary. Entrepreneur Ethan Brooks joins her train journey, hoping that reconnecting far from home will finally give him a chance to win her heart.

Brittany Lloyd needs help with a major business deal from former lover Nick Mancini, now a wealthy tycoon. His proposed marriage of convenience reopens their old attraction, making it difficult to separate practical advantage from unfinished feelings and buried secrets.

Camryn Henderson refuses to believe in second chances when former husband Blane Andrews returns on Valentine's Day. His new fortune gives him confidence to pursue reconciliation, but their unresolved hurt and differing hopes for children complicate reviving the marriage.

Billionaire Blane Andrews returns to Melbourne hoping to win back the wife he left when he felt inadequate. Cam still feels their old connection, but her belief that she cannot give him the child he wants threatens the reunion.

Shy Lana Walker boards shipping tycoon Zac McCoy's luxury yacht and finds herself drawn out of her cautious habits. Their planned temporary affair becomes harder to contain as the voyage approaches its end and Zac questions whether two weeks are enough.

A woman joins a reality television show expecting an idyllic week on a deserted island, then discovers her companion is ex-boyfriend Jared Malone. With cameras recording their every interaction, resisting renewed attraction becomes part of an unexpectedly personal survival challenge.

Dancer Starr Merriday accepts a personal-assistant position when money runs short, only to discover her employer is a man she recently slept with. Their unresolved attraction follows her into the office, complicating her attempt to establish a fresh professional start.

Eve Pemberton arranges a date rather than attend another wedding alone, but her companion is billionaire Bryce Gibson, the man who broke her teenage heart. Playing a convincing couple risks turning a practical arrangement into another chance at first love.

Jade pursues her dream of becoming a biologist by taking a tour-guide job in Alaska. Her emotionally guarded boss Rhys resists disruption to his orderly life, but their attraction grows while secrets threaten the relationship forming amid the wilderness.

Jobless Shari Jones travels to Mumbai posing as her friend Amrita to reject an arranged fiancé. Mistaken identity, blackmail, and unexpected admirers turn the scheme into chaos that follows her back to New York, where a new romance further complicates matters.

Vintage enthusiast Lola Lombard organizes a glamorous retro-themed hen party that exposes insecurities hidden beneath her carefully styled appearance. The bride's entrepreneurial brother Chase challenges her old-fashioned ideals, while their attraction makes him curious about the woman behind the vintage persona.

Journalist Ava secures a career-making interview with extreme-sports star Roman Gianakis, only to find his appetite for danger extends beyond the spotlight. His interest in drawing her into his adventurous life complicates the professional opportunity she had hoped to control.

Tour manager Charli Chambers resents businessman Luca Petrelli's presence on the road with Australia's stars. Their friction becomes a private affair, but his public reputation and guarded emotions leave her unsure whether the connection can last beyond the tour.

Police special-operations leader Fox reunites with biological-warfare expert Lee to stop an imminent chemical attack. Rising casualties make their mission personal, and confinement in a safe room forces them to confront the past they have both tried to forget.

Matchmaker Sierra Kent distrusts romance in her own life despite running an online dating agency in the town of Love. Visiting executive Marc Fairley wants to retrieve his mother and leave, but local festivities and Sierra's provocative charm disrupt his plans.

Soldier Flynn Logan returns to Melbourne and discovers that former love Lori Ballantine has kept their son secret for six years. Learning to share parenthood forces him to reconsider the military career that once took priority over their relationship.

Perpetually single Jazmyn Harding accepts her aunt Flo's challenge to find a partner within a month or leave Sydney for California's town of Love. Renewed efforts at dating become a race against time, with Flo's blunt advice adding pressure.

Jewelry heiress Ruby Seaborn proposes a business marriage to diamond magnate Jax Maroney to rescue her family's failing company. She needs his money and he needs her social standing, but their attraction threatens the emotional boundaries of the bargain.

Party planner Poppy Collins keeps her divorce-party business secret while struggling to save her sister's company. Vegas businessman Beck Blackwood uses that secret to demand marriage, setting up a high-stakes arrangement that neither can fully control once feelings develop.

Callie Umberto reluctantly agrees to accompany former holiday lover Archer Flett to his brother's wedding. The professional surfer remains tempting and afraid of commitment, leaving her to decide whether renewed attraction justifies risking the disappointment of their earlier abrupt separation.

Gemma stages a dramatic protest against development threatening her local beach, challenging wealthy businessman Rory Devlin. Her determination to protect the coast becomes complicated by attraction to the cynical tycoon, a man who represents everything she intended to oppose.

After painful experiences at college in Las Vegas, a young woman accepts her brother Reid's offer of a month in Australia. The outback cattle station promises distance and safety, until meeting bad-boy Jack introduces a different kind of risk.

Nicola Marsh offers practical writing advice covering settings, opening pages, story development, motivation, editing, revisions, and resilience. Examples and sample synopses accompany a concise guide intended to help writers move from initial ideas toward publication and sustain their working habits.

Jewelry designer Sapphire Seaborn must work with her old nemesis, fashion-house CEO Patrick Fourde, to rescue her business. Their arrangement is supposed to remain professional, but attraction complicates the partnership both have too much riding on.

A vision of her unknown mother sends sixteen-year-old Holly Burton to a school for gifted students. Accidentally entering a parallel world brings her face to face with an ancient evil and an unexpected responsibility.

Soldier Flynn Logan returns home to discover that his former love, Lori Ballantine, has kept their son secret for five years. Rebuilding their relationship means confronting old choices and learning how to share parenthood.

Liza Lithgow wants to leave celebrity life behind after saving enough to protect her sister. Publisher Wade Urquart wants her autobiography, but their attraction raises the question of whether he sees beyond her public image.

Allegra Wilks and Jett Alcott arrive at a South Pacific resort hoping to secure an advertising account that could save their careers. Their mutual attraction becomes complicated when they discover they are competing for the same business.

Studying in Denver brings Annabelle Cleary face to face with Joel Goodes, the former boyfriend assigned as her mentor. Renewed attraction clashes with their plans, particularly her love for the Australian hometown he wants to escape.

Former burlesque dancer Adele Radcliff has rebuilt her life as a Las Vegas accountant. An encounter with politician Reid Harper leaves her pregnant, making his desire for a relationship clash with the secrets she wants hidden.

Small-town librarian Jess encounters Jack, the Australian celebrity chef who broke her heart years ago, at a Las Vegas dance venue. Working together on an island wedding forces them to confront their renewed attraction.

College student Mia Cresswell wants an adventurous spring break at her father's tennis academy. Australian player Kye Sheldon offers temptation, but getting involved with the boss's daughter could jeopardize his last chance at a professional career.

To repair his public image, Cashel Burgess needs a partner for a Valentine's Day romantic-couple competition. Gardener Lucy Grant agrees despite her cynicism about love, but their fake relationship begins stirring feelings neither planned for.

Seeking anonymity after trouble in Los Angeles, a young woman enrolls at an Australian college and plans to avoid men. Attraction to serious artist and tutor Ashton threatens that resolution, especially if he discovers her past.

Advertising executive Zoe Keaton needs Prince Dominic Ricci to consider her business proposal. With the queen's help, she kidnaps him, only to find them stranded together on a secluded island where business becomes entangled with attraction.

IT freelancer Wyatt Harrison meets choreographer Ashlin O'Meara while upgrading systems at a Las Vegas dance venue. Their proposed fling challenges his reserved nature and threatens to expose the painful secrets beneath her carefully controlled life.

Seventeen-year-old Alyssa hopes New York will let her escape a painful past. Seeing a dead body in her boyfriend's music video, invisible to everyone else and apparently from the future, forces her to confront the supernatural.

Las Vegas dance-venue manager Chantal Kramer has little time for Australian footballer Zane Harrison. Watching him reconnect with a newly discovered family changes her view, but attraction complicates the future he is trying to build.

After her boyfriend's suicide and worsening trouble at home, Alyssa Wood moves to New York to live with her Wiccan aunt. New friendships offer a fresh start, but escaping the past proves harder than changing cities.

Struggling Irish traveler Finn Ahearn takes a bartending job in Sydney with tough bar owner Ellie Finch. Their age difference and conflicting values complicate his attempts to persuade a woman disillusioned with love to try again.

Interior designer Desiree D'Souza needs a major Mumbai hotel contract, but former crush Jarryd Baron demands she pose as his girlfriend. Their publicity arrangement complicates her career ambitions as the boundary between performance and attraction begins shifting.

Rose Mathieson returns to Redemption seeking stability for herself and her young son. Her reputation makes the fresh start difficult, while childhood friend Caden Shoreham's interest brings expectations from his family and community into the picture.

Inheriting a cottage in Redemption gives Sara Hardy a chance to start again after personal loss. Neighbor Jake Mathieson, unexpectedly caring for his nephew, offers companionship while confronting grief and responsibilities of his own.

Cautious accountant Charlotte Baxter shares an impulsive encounter with a stranger, then discovers he is her demanding new boss. Attraction to Alex Bronson tempts her to risk the career she has always placed first.

Abby enjoys her new life at a Sydney patisserie until brooding Tanner takes charge. Their physical attraction is easy to acknowledge, but his guarded nature and troubled past make a deeper relationship much more complicated.

Makayla's former best friend Hudson returns five years after breaking her heart, now holding influence over her dancing career. Working together rekindles attraction, but neither can ignore the betrayal or the risks of mixing business with pleasure.

Grieving Ruby Aston returns to the small town she fled eleven years earlier. Connor Delaney wants to buy her family's roadhouse, bringing her face to face with the man she left and the past she avoided.

Jayda York seeks business expertise from technology millionaire Brock Olsen six years after their one-night encounter. They agree to combine work with a brief affair, but a week together tests the limits of their arrangement.

When her husband Grayson disappears, Ria turns to his wealthy family for help raising their daughter. Their support draws her deeper into the Parker household, where secrets threaten the security she has worked to build.

Three friends in a wealthy community rely on one another while concealing secrets of their own. The arrival of a vulnerable pregnant woman disrupts their carefully managed lives and brings hidden tensions closer to the surface.

Construction entrepreneur Logan Holmes breaks his rule against getting involved with clients when he meets music teacher Hope McWilliams. Their contrasting lifestyles make attraction easy and commitment difficult, especially for a man accustomed to moving on.

Returning home after eleven years, a woman discovers her sister is involved with the man she once loved. Their shared secret about a terrible night threatens to turn the hoped-for family reunion into something far darker.

Natasha Trigg's daughter unknowingly brings her mother face to face with musician Kody Lansdowne, the man she left thirteen years earlier. His return threatens to reveal a long-kept secret and unsettle their small-town lives.

Returning to Australia, Samira Broderick enjoys a fling with younger stuntman Rory Radcliffe, then discovers he needs her professional help with his speech. Attraction complicates work, family expectations, and her effort to reconnect with her mother.

Statistician Polly Scanlon has long wanted Ryder Beale, her brother's celebrity best friend. His return brings an unexpected business arrangement and mutual attraction, but his playboy reputation makes turning their fling into something lasting a risky prospect.

Fleur Adams takes a job with CEO Darcy Howard and sets out to teach her serious boss how to enjoy himself. Their different ages and temperaments fuel conflict as unconventional activities begin changing their professional relationship.

Teacher Summer O'Reilly fights to protect her small coastal community's school from closure. The principal sent to assess it becomes both her opponent and a source of unexpected attraction, while her mother conceals an old secret.

A friendly newcomer offers help to a mother in a close-knit neighborhood, gradually drawing nearer to her family. Behind the apparent kindness, concealed motives threaten a marriage already troubled by secrets and mutual distrust.

Food stylist Harper Ryland has sworn off men after a bad breakup, then clashes with doctor Manny Gomes at a wedding. Meeting again on a New Zealand work trip makes maintaining her ban increasingly difficult.

Reviewer and aspiring novelist Mia Samson wins a retreat with bestselling author Axel Low, only to be snowed in with him. Their professional antagonism turns personal as attraction and guarded secrets complicate the unexpected confinement.

A woman introduces her new boyfriend to lifelong friend Jo, whose uneasy response raises doubts. Threats against Jo soon reach her own home, forcing her to question who wants to destroy the life she's rebuilt.

Television producer Kristen Lewis moves from Singapore to a Melbourne studio and discovers her new boss is Nathan Boyd, her one-night lover. Working together revives attraction while personal secrets and his grief complicate their relationship.

Fairy-shop owner Carissa Lewis tries to avoid her grumpy new neighbor, single father Brody Elliott. His daughter Molly draws them together, but Brody's guilt and fear of further heartbreak stand between attraction and a new relationship.

Karlana Vogel wants to preserve the real estate agency entrusted to her by the grandfather who raised her. Rival Hudson Grenville needs it for a homeless children's housing project, and their attraction complicates negotiations neither can easily abandon.

Illustrator Tahnee Lewis gets two weeks to work with reclusive children's author Bo Bradford, whose orderly life leaves little room for her outgoing personality. Their attraction challenges his resistance to disruption and her ability to leave afterward.

Rylee accepts work at an exclusive wellness retreat despite her grandmother Leah’s objections. Discoveries about her biological family point toward the retreat’s disturbing history, forcing Leah to confront the experiences she fled if she is to protect her granddaughter.

Lucy visits a secluded wellness retreat after a clue connects it to her mother’s unexpected death. Its owner’s troubling past and the disappearance of earlier residents suggest that finding answers may leave Lucy caught in the same dangerous legacy.

A woman recognizes her estranged sister’s new boyfriend as a dangerous man from her own past. Previous lies make warning her sister difficult, forcing her to find another way to protect Brooke while confronting secrets their family has concealed.

Publicist Daisy takes a job improving reclusive billionaire Hart’s image at a tropical hotel. Attraction disrupts their professional arrangement, while his determination to preserve his grandfather’s business and conceal old wounds threatens the connection forming between them.

A cyclone strands Emery on a tropical island while she caters her brother’s Christmas wedding. Trapped with Weston, the pilot and family friend linked to an old embarrassment, she discovers that her memories may no longer fit the man before her.

Sadie has stayed on Ceto Island to work and care for her father, while Kai left to pursue a wider life. His return rekindles their feelings, but a second chance depends on reconciling his wanderlust with the responsibilities keeping her home.

Carpenter Vera rebuilds a tropical resort after a difficult divorce and finds herself drawn to its younger owner, Lincoln. Their attraction complicates a deadline for a New Year’s Eve wedding while both question whether a temporary fling can become lasting love.

Seeking independence from her royal family, Sam hides her identity and takes a job serving the demanding Dylan. Their growing attraction threatens her carefully concealed secret, leaving both to face the consequences when he discovers who she really is.

An online attack on their teenage daughter destabilizes Austin and Kate’s carefully maintained family life. As accusations spread through their town, protecting each other becomes entangled with concealed truths and choices that could destroy the family they are trying to preserve.

Mila’s plan to save the family farm through marriage collapses when her groom withdraws. The return of her former crush Sawyer offers help and renewed feelings, but old secrets and his uncertain commitment complicate the future she hopes to secure.