Noelle Adams Books in Order

Rachel returns home for Christmas and becomes stranded in an ice storm with David, her brother’s best friend and the man who once broke her heart. Their enforced closeness revives attraction she thought she had buried beneath resentment.

Kate values the stable life she has built after an unsettled childhood, including her fourteen year friendship with Aaron. Growing attraction threatens the careful boundaries she relies on, making a romantic change feel as risky as it is tempting.

After a threat against her, Hollywood mogul’s daughter Claire Kenyon receives protection from bodyguard Michael Lyle. His professional restraint conceals feelings she never expected, while her growing attraction challenges the boundaries he insists on maintaining between them.

Three years into their practical marriage, Molly and CEO Luke add regular sex to their agreement without intending emotional commitment. Increasing intimacy and the return of an old lover force Molly to reconsider what she actually wants from her husband.

Widowed at twenty six, Zoe struggles with grief and caring for her infant son. Her husband’s cousin and business partner Adam offers steady support, but growing mutual attraction raises difficult questions about loss, healing, and the possibility of loving again.

Marissa avoids sex after traumatic experiences, while her best friend Caleb experiments with a stable life after a childhood as a cello prodigy. His changing feelings challenge their friendship as they cautiously explore trust, desire, and intimacy.

Given three months to live, Emily asks wealthy Paul to marry her and help complete her bucket list. In return, she will testify against his criminal father, but their deliberately temporary arrangement becomes difficult when love enters it.

Jessica proposes a practical marriage to her lifelong friend Daniel, a widower whose unmarried status obstructs his hope of becoming their hometown pastor. Their arrangement offers her a family, but increasing attraction complicates her attempt to accept love’s absence.

Political professional Nathan Livingston limits his relationship with Lynn to occasional nights together while raising one daughter and searching for another who ran away. When his family troubles intrude, their supposedly uncomplicated affair exposes needs neither has acknowledged.

Three novellas explore relationships transformed by a single night: Claire’s attraction to her bodyguard, Rachel’s reunion with the man who hurt her, and Kate’s shifting feelings for her closest friend. Professional boundaries, resentment, and emotional caution stand between the couples.

Laurel tries to protect her Santorini inn by manipulating Andrew Damon, whose family wants her removed from the property. Andrew intends to fulfill his obligations, but his attraction to the determined widow complicates a contest she treats as outright war.

Baron returns to Boston to take over his late father’s company and reconnects with Leila, his childhood friend’s sister. Now divorced with twin daughters, she resists the charming womanizer whose new responsibilities are prompting him to reconsider his priorities.

After a sheltered childhood, Marietta Edwards embraces independence through a night with Harrison Damon. Discovering their families are locked in a long legal conflict turns attraction into mistrust, as Harrison suspects her interest may serve the lawsuit against his family.

Alice returns to Willow Park after losing her job and fiancé, then helps her first love Micah care for an unexpected baby daughter. His attempts to change his troubled lifestyle and her damaged confidence complicate feelings neither can dismiss.

Lydia needs a husband to pursue overseas mission work, while divorced father Gabe needs a wife for a new job. Their practical marriage is meant to serve separate ambitions, but sharing a life with his daughter unsettles their carefully negotiated expectations.

Scientist Jonathan Damon risks losing his laboratory funding unless he makes progress toward marriage, so he asks his assistant Sarah to pose as his fiancée. Their wedding visit creates unfamiliar intimacy and awakens feelings she believes he cannot return.

Ghost hunting television host Lucy travels to an archaeological site in Orkney and encounters Philip, the man who broke her heart in college. Renewed attraction offers a temporary indulgence, but their conflicting careers and unresolved history resist a simple reunion.

Carrie’s secret relationship with artist Matt offers refuge after tragedy, but Christmas makes her long for something deeper. Their attraction revives his creative work while both must confront the boundaries keeping emotional commitment out of reach.

Anne has spent years working for Jake and quietly loving him, but a new career opportunity prompts her resignation. An overnight business trip then challenges the professional boundaries that have kept her feelings unspoken and his intentions unclear.

Leah agrees to a staged romantic holiday with Kevin Grayson to promote her restaurant, despite knowing he caused the intimate scandal that damaged her reputation. Their public reunion forces her to confront attraction and distrust she cannot safely separate.

Ashley becomes trapped on a chaotic journey from Virginia to South Dakota with Ethan, her former crush and her brother’s estranged friend. Traveling in a stolen car while evading dangerous pursuers threatens her safety and challenges her judgment about him.

After being kidnapped and sexually assaulted, a young woman struggles to rebuild her life through therapy. Gideon, unable to protect her during the ordeal, persistently offers support, but his need to rescue her complicates the difficult work of healing.

Mandy persuades her withdrawn neighbor Ben to take her along while he works on a historic Savannah house. Their growing connection threatens the privacy he values, especially because she does not know he has abandoned a wealthy corporate family.

Jane takes a long-planned literary tour of England with childhood friend Nate after her mother’s death. Although she is interested in an online stranger, unexpected attraction to Nate and his changing behavior complicate a friendship she considered securely platonic.

Deanna agrees to a six month marriage to Mitchell Graves to help preserve her family’s historic Savannah home. He needs a wife for a business arrangement and assumes her quiet nature will make the relationship easy to manage.

Meg’s new roommate frustrates her with his mess, lack of ambition, and refusal to take life seriously. His humor, occasional kindness, and flirtation challenge her resolve to avoid him romantically, exposing attraction beneath their everyday domestic conflict.

Raney hopes to enjoy her friend’s wedding, but best man Justin’s chilly attitude keeps distracting her. Determined to make the brilliant, awkward man like her, she spends the weekend pursuing an understanding of feelings neither has clearly expressed.

After nearly two years apart, Abigail values the independence she has built with her daughter. Husband Thomas wants their marriage restored, but renewed companionship cannot easily overcome the insecurity she remembers or her fear of becoming her former self again.

Nanny Rose and widower James Harwood try to preserve professional distance after his engagement collapses. Their attraction and a brief pretend engagement become harder to contain amid his former fiancée’s interference, his daughters’ wishes, and Rose’s grandmother’s matchmaking.

An Alpine princess studies in America to escape a planned marriage and falls for her neighbor Jack. With her return home approaching, she hides her royal identity from a man whose dislike of ceremony makes their future especially uncertain.

Responsible Kelly wakes after a Las Vegas weekend married to her best friend Peter, with no memory of the ceremony. Already in love with her, he persuades her to stay married temporarily, hoping she will discover feelings beyond friendship.

Recovering from a breakup and without a job, Brie Graves decides to spend the holidays pursuing whatever appeals to her. A week with a sophisticated stranger more than twenty years her senior becomes a tempting departure from her usual expectations.

After a skiing accident leaves wealthy entrepreneur Eric Vincent facing months of recovery, he offers Julie a million dollars to assist him for three months. His arrogance tests her patience while their growing chemistry challenges the boundaries of their arrangement.

Sophie’s journalist husband Mark returns after more than two years held captive in Syria, emotionally changed and withdrawing from her. As Christmas approaches in Willow Park, the couple must learn how to reconnect while confronting the effects of his ordeal.

Retired Ellie Davenport adjusts uneasily to assisted living, where her old professional rival Dave Andrews lives nearby. Their repeated encounters and shared walks challenge her self reliance as both confront loss and the possibility of companionship later in life.

Jenn and former soldier Nick add sex to their five year marriage of convenience as relief from her stressful career. Increasing intimacy threatens their practical arrangement and the emotional defenses she built after being abandoned by her father.

Cassandra returns after three years apart to finalize her divorce from Silas, despite lingering love. Her reclusive husband agrees only if she spends time with him each day for a week, secretly hoping to persuade her to stay.

Widow Vanessa struggles to preserve her husband’s contracting business while rival Joe Coleman tries to buy her out. A renovation at Eden Manor forces them to work together, challenging her distrust and his desire for more than a business relationship.

Missy works in her father’s landscaping business alongside Zach, who briefly became her stepbrother fourteen years earlier. Their parents’ marriage ended long ago, but his enduring place in her life complicates her growing wish to make their relationship romantic.

Three novellas follow women whose familiar relationships change during a single night. Anne confronts feelings for her boss, Meg discovers attraction beneath her roommate’s irritating behavior, and Raney learns that the best man’s attitude may conceal more than dislike.

Three connected romances unfold during the restoration of Eden Manor as a Victorian bed and breakfast. Rival contractors, former stepsiblings, and an estranged married couple confront growing attraction and old wounds while their shared work creates opportunities for change.

After leaving her wealthy husband, Alison Davies finds herself penniless because of their prenuptial agreement. Determined never to be treated as a possession again, she resists her helpful neighbor Rob, whose kindness and attraction challenge her commitment to complete independence.

An Alpine princess agrees to marry wealthy Edward Channing to fulfill her obligations to family and country. His distance seems compatible with separate lives, but the expectation that they produce an heir complicates an arrangement she hoped would remain practical.

A shy, bookish princess asks her best friend Alex for lessons in attracting a handsome French millionaire. His reluctant assistance stirs uncertainty about the friendship she relies on, particularly when the lessons begin drawing her attention toward the wrong man.

Reclusive Holly has spent six years beside Chesapeake Bay with painful memories, until true crime writer Cade persistently draws her out. He sees her hidden history as material for the successful book he needs, threatening the trust growing between them.

A former party girl tries to balance graduate studies, charity work, and Christmas preparations when arrogant volunteer Henry joins her literacy program. His distracting presence and concealed identity complicate her effort to avoid the kind of man she once pursued.

Emma resolves to avoid men for six months while focusing on work and a new tea room. The return of Noah, her brother’s best friend and her former crush, challenges that decision despite his ruthless reputation and reluctance to settle locally.

Divorce attorney Katie values her four year friendship with billionaire Logan but has little appetite for romance. Pretending to be his girlfriend during a beach weekend unexpectedly changes how she sees him, complicating the boundaries she thought were comfortably established.

Relief worker Betsy reconsiders her future during a seaside retreat with her driven boss John Davenport. His unexpected interest awakens feelings she assumed he could never share, raising questions about whether their intimacy reflects lasting change or merely temporary freedom from work.

Retreat director Cecily wants a fuller personal life and begins seeking out her reclusive employee Zeke. Widowed and emotionally withdrawn, he doubts she could truly want him, leaving their mutual attraction caught between loneliness, grief, and deeply rooted insecurity.

A woman maintains an arrangement of regular hotel encounters with a man she considers her second choice. Intended to exclude dates and commitment, their physical relationship creates uncertainty about whether either can keep desire separate from a deeper emotional attachment.

Vivian’s successful lifestyle business leaves little room for romance, yet a company retreat brings her closer to partner Jeff. Still wounded by his former wife’s departure, he fears loving another unavailable woman while their professional dependence makes resisting attraction increasingly difficult.

Ginny rejects serious relationships after an unsuccessful romance with her brother’s friend Ryan, but accepts his challenge to prove who attracts more dates. Their month long contest threatens to expose feelings she insists she has left behind.

A chance encounter on a doorstep begins a friendship that grows over three years through shared laughter and double dates. Told from the man’s perspective, their story follows his struggle to contain romantic longing as she becomes central to his life.

After breaking up with Steve because of constant arguments, Michelle still has to share their apartment for several months. His wish to repair the relationship and their lingering attraction complicate her determination to move forward without him.

Jill expects a night with Lucas to be a brief departure from her cautious life, then discovers he is her new roommate. Six months of proximity challenge her desire for stability and his commitment to keeping life free of obligations.

A woman asks arrogant Trevor Bentley to marry her for a year, intending a practical and temporary arrangement. Living together and sharing a bed make his role increasingly difficult to keep compartmentalized, threatening the emotional control she depends on.

A woman marries her former crush Hunter for a year so he can rebuild his life after prison and she can gain new experiences. Their friendship and growing intimacy complicate the practical arrangement, especially because she believes he cannot return her feelings.

Carol decides to pursue Patrick Stevenson, her brother’s best friend, after years of feeling overlooked. Her lack of confidence in flirting becomes an obstacle as she tries to make him recognize both her attraction and the possibility of a lasting relationship.

Laura becomes snowbound in a woodland cabin with her business partner, whose appeal she has been trying to ignore. Their enforced holiday closeness removes familiar distractions and challenges the emotional restraint both rely on to keep their working relationship uncomplicated.

A sudden snowstorm forces Penny Holiday to seek shelter with Kent Matheson, a reclusive childhood friend who resents her family. Their night together awakens feelings that endure beyond the weather, complicating the hostility and history separating them.

Rebecca’s sisters insist she take a beach holiday, where she unexpectedly encounters the only man she has ever loved. Spending time together is meant to settle their painful history, but lingering affection challenges the closure both thought they needed.

Charlie has fallen for Simon, the stern trustee who has managed her inheritance since her parents died. A mountain wedding offers a chance to make him see her as an adult woman, but changing their established relationship requires courage.

Having waited unsuccessfully for lasting love, Hannah asks a trusted friend to help her explore sex rather than keep postponing it. A romantic wedding weekend creates the opportunity, while attraction challenges the assumption that their friendship can remain otherwise unchanged.

Madison supports widower Timothy and his young daughter while secretly wanting a romantic relationship he appears not to notice. Determined to move on during a wedding weekend, she instead finds his renewed presence complicating her practical plan to desire someone else.

Savannah’s temporary marriage was arranged to clear family debts and help her husband obtain an inheritance. With three months left, she intends to leave, but his occasional tenderness and their physical connection undermine her certainty that their arrangement means nothing more.

A costly car repair forces a college employee to share a daily forty five minute commute with irritating Marcus Greene. His attractiveness and persistent presence make the month long arrangement a challenge to the romantic resistance she intends to maintain.

Em has always regarded older family friend Ward Knightley as a source of advice rather than romance. Seeing him differently unsettles her habit of arranging everyone’s lives, especially when her own desires refuse the control she normally expects from herself.

Antiques dealer Liz dislikes her arrogant new neighbor and business rival Vince Darcy, particularly after overhearing his dismissive assessment of her. Attraction tempts her toward a secret casual affair, but keeping their hostility separate from intimacy proves less straightforward than expected.

Chloe asks roommate Brent to pose as her fiancé, then offers romantic lessons to repay his help. His inexperience makes the exchange seem manageable, but the confidence and warmth he gives her raise doubts about keeping their pretend relationship strictly friendly.

Anne’s former love Robert moves upstairs while recovering from an injury before returning to the Navy. Five years after she rejected his proposal for her career, lingering feelings and his resentment threaten to repeat the painful choices that separated them.

A college employee must share her office for a year with a reserved new English professor whose manner irritates her. Their forced proximity makes his attractiveness difficult to ignore and awakens curiosity about the person concealed beneath his guarded professionalism.

A woman seeking work improving Owen Masterson’s public image instead receives a proposal to become his temporary wife. The arrangement offers freedom from her grandfather’s control, but their age difference and his awkwardness complicate a marriage intended solely for mutual advantage.

Unexpected attraction to best friend Jeremy unsettles a woman who fears damaging their established bond. Anonymous romantic Christmas gifts offer a seemingly safer focus, but her growing desire challenges the distinction between the familiar friendship and the mysterious admirer.

A librarian reluctantly partners with new art professor Max on an exhibition while trying to take a break from dating. Immediate attraction conflicts with her need for self discovery and his consuming responsibilities as a single father.

Olivia Holiday becomes snowbound in a cottage with Scott Matheson, a man whose resentment toward her family matches her own dislike of him. Their shared history and undeniable attraction emerge during a night that challenges the barriers both maintain.

Interior designer Ruth agrees to pretend she is engaged to wealthy Carter until Christmas, gaining business contacts while easing his family’s matchmaking. Her certainty that he is romantically unsuitable becomes harder to maintain as their public performance requires growing closeness.

Aurora runs a business supplying hired companions but finally uses it herself for a New York banquet. Choosing longtime employee Mike gives her a convenient date and a chance to pursue feelings she has quietly held for years.

A career focused woman pays former escort Damian Winters to act as her husband for six months and resolve a family complication. She expects a professional transaction, but his appeal threatens the emotional boundaries she intends to keep firmly intact.

A temporary return home to help her injured mother leads a graduate student to work for grumpy college vice president Liam. His demanding habits test her patience, while growing attraction complicates a job meant simply to provide money and short term stability.

After ending a distressing relationship, quiet Madeline seeks a spontaneous fling with Ken, the older sheriff she has known for years. Their surprising chemistry offers relief, but treating him merely as a rebound becomes difficult when he makes her feel valued.

Ria has built a successful florist business since Jacob, her first love, left without explanation eight years earlier. His return challenges her determination to remain composed and independent, particularly when the attraction that once hurt her refuses to disappear.

Skye wants her family and hometown to recognize her adulthood, especially Matthew, her brother’s friend and longtime crush. His return for a school reunion gives her an opportunity to challenge the image of a little girl he still holds.

A woman’s first weekend with a mysterious older stranger becomes a series of encounters around the world. Knowing only his first name and sensing concealed truths, she struggles to keep her heart separate from an arrangement he insists should remain limited.

Summer plans to marry her best friend Carter Wilson to save her family's business. When the arrangement unexpectedly leaves her married to his obnoxious older brother Lincoln, mutual dislike becomes complicated by feelings she never anticipated.

Ariana Kensington reunites with her former holiday fling Bradley Barnes at a wedding, only to discover he has children and a girlfriend. His extended Christmas visit revives their attraction while family responsibilities make another romance seem impossible.

After a one-night stand, reclusive Taylor agrees to pose as uptight author Charles Kensington's girlfriend to help with his family. Their opposing temperaments make the arrangement awkward, but unexpected attraction challenges what each believes about relationships.

Divorced teacher Serena Holly spends the summer trying to find her lifelong friend Keith a partner. He secretly wants her, while her emerging attraction threatens the stable life and friendship she has carefully rebuilt for her daughter.

Amanda Griffin's encounters with older Robert Castleman progress from drunken confidences to sex, public conflict, and an inconvenient road trip. Both consider romance a mistake, particularly while she believes herself in love with someone else.

Organized Belinda Phillips seeks help attracting a handsome newcomer, inadvertently revealing her plans to grumpy flower-shop deliveryman Fitz. His interference irritates her, but growing curiosity about the life he abandoned begins to challenge her romantic intentions.

A woman hoping to escape her lifelong nemesis Rafe Archibald at Christmas discovers their grandmothers have arranged a holiday together. Forced proximity at a country estate complicates her determination to resist the rival living across her hallway.

A woman secretly in love with Elias Magnusson agrees to pose as his twin Leo's girlfriend on a family vacation. The plan should attract Elias's attention, but intimacy with Leo makes her longtime romantic certainty increasingly difficult to maintain.

After a whirlwind courtship with wealthy Elias Magnusson, his bride suddenly fears she barely knows him and flees their wedding. His pursuit forces her to reconsider whether their passionate attraction can support the deeper trust marriage requires.

Returning home, inexperienced Megan asks her former crush Tyler Carmichael to teach her how to attract a partner. Dating lessons offer a practical solution, provided she can persuade him to help without falling for him again.

A doctoral student accepts a paid assignment posing as Steve's girlfriend during a lengthy business trip. His unexpected warmth and emotional complexity awaken real attraction, but her agency's rules forbid the intimacy she increasingly wants with him.

Vivian Carmichael decides to improve her dating life by choosing older men, hoping to overcome her feelings for novelist Rick Grant. Asking him to introduce her to his friends creates complications neither her practical plan nor her assumptions anticipate.

Outgoing Britt enjoys making people happy, but coffee-shop owner Nash Coble remains stubbornly unimpressed. Encouraged by her friends, she resolves to win over the perpetual grump without considering how easily that mission might become a romance.

After her boyfriend cancels their Christmas road trip and ends their relationship, a woman invites longtime friend Chase instead. Ten days touring North Carolina challenge her view of his carefree personality and awaken feelings she never expected.

A relaxing spa vacation brings a woman into unexpected contact with Carlton, her best friend's grumpy older brother. Their bickering becomes an ill-advised fling, leaving them to navigate attraction when they return home and pretend nothing happened.

After losing six months of memory, a young woman discovers she lives with her late father’s aloof friend Arthur Worthing. His help after her bereavement conceals unspoken truths, while renewed attraction threatens the fragile security she cannot remember building.