Pamela M Kelley Books in Order

After a messy Manhattan divorce leaves her nearly broke and pregnant, Claire Shipman returns to Nantucket to live with her mother and grandmother. A witty idea to resell luxury handbags in a borrowed storefront becomes the cornerstone of her new life.

In this expanded edition of the sisters' story, Mandy, Jill, and Emma inherit popular Nantucket eatery Mimi's Place and must run it for a year alongside chef Paul. Renovations, family upheavals, and complicated romances reshape both the restaurant and their lives.

Set around Nantucket's Christmas Stroll, this sequel returns to Mimi's Place as Mandy, Emma, Jill, and chef Paul plan special holiday events. Bar manager Gina faces a surprising love triangle while the whole clan leans into family, food, and festive traditions.

Bestselling author Hannah retreats from Brooklyn to her aunt's oceanfront house in Chatham, hoping to break through writer's block. Sharing a summer there with her overwhelmed sister Sara, they rediscover books, ambition, and romance, including a grumpy former classmate.

Newly unemployed marketing manager Riley returns to her family's Cape Cod inn to help her injured mother through the busy season. Surrounded by guests, her widowed high-school sweetheart, and a grieving woman with mysterious letters, Riley finds a second chance at love and belonging.

TV producer Lauren lands her dream job running a Nantucket reality show about social media influencers, only to learn her cheating ex will be on camera. Working alongside easygoing local producer Hudson, she has to juggle messy feelings, drama, and island scandals.

This brief follow-up revisits Sophie, Max, and their circle after the events of The Fifth Avenue Apartment. A cozy slice-of-life glimpse shows how careers, relationships, and the storied apartment itself have evolved.

Newly laid-off Sophie jumps at the chance to live with her ninety-something great-aunt in a coveted Fifth Avenue apartment. Temp jobs lead her into high-end real estate, new friendships, and a slow-burn connection with charming neighbor Max next door.

When Charleston attorney Jess's marriage falls apart, she and her adult daughter retreat to Jess's Cape Cod hometown. Reuniting with childhood friend Alison leads to buying a struggling seaside bookshop, where four women rebuild careers, friendships, and love.

Autumn on Nantucket brings retired newcomer Kay Johnson to the island and rekindles old sparks between her neighbor's son Travis and his former girlfriend, Victoria. Meanwhile Lisa's food business and Chase's construction firm battle sharp new competitors.

In Gilded Age New York, London maid Eliza Chapman learns that powerful financier Ward Redfield is the father she never knew. Thrust into Fifth Avenue society, she faces rival sisters, eligible suitors, and her own unexpected talent for business and investing.

Numbers-loving Paula Whitley is content in back-office accounting until her grandfather promotes her at the family's glamorous Nantucket hotel. As she navigates resentful relatives, a blunt consultant from her childhood, and a movie star incognito, long-buried secrets surface.

Emma McCarthy, a struggling actress back home in Plymouth, and her yoga-teacher mother, Cindy, inherit a small-town detective agency. Expecting cheating-spouse cases, they instead search for a missing woman and discover the outfit's knack for solving murders.

Designer Izzy is newly free of her volatile boyfriend when she discovers she is unexpectedly pregnant with his child. As she leans on her sister Mia and an old friend who has always been there, Izzy must decide what a safe, loving future really looks like.

Young reporter Taylor Abbott relocates to Nantucket to chase local stories and a fresh start at the island paper. Her new beat brings a complicated crush on her editor, worries about theft at Rhett's restaurant, and rumors of elusive celebrity visitors.

Three sisters who grew up on Nantucket inherit their grandmother's beloved restaurant, Mimi's Place, along with a surprising condition. Mandy, Jill, and Emma must all work there for a year with long-time chef Paul, confronting failing marriages, stalled careers, and first loves.

Wedding planner Mia Maxwell once adored her job, until her own fiancé died just before their big day. Now staying at Lisa's inn after a house fire, she juggles planning multiple Hodges family weddings while questioning whether she can risk her heart again.

During Nantucket's festive Christmas Stroll, Mimi's Place prepares for its busiest season yet. Newly single Mandy, happily-in-love Emma and Paul, practical Jill, and bartender Gina juggle family, new romances, and restaurant pressures against a sparkling holiday backdrop.

Lisa's best friend Sue always believed in her perfect marriage, until rumors about her husband and a younger coworker swirl around the island's biggest charity gala. At the same time, the Hodges children confront grief, secrets, and new chances at love.

After discovering her late husband's hidden gambling debts, fifty-something Lisa Hodges turns her Nantucket waterfront home into a bed-and-breakfast. While welcoming guests, she and her four grown children each face fresh starts in love, work, and family.

Angela Stark has always dreaded Christmas, and losing her job and home in December only confirms it. A surprising inheritance leads her and her outspoken cat, Sam, to Nantucket, where the Beach Plum Cove crowd might finally show her what home feels like.

Lisa's inn is thriving, but new neighbors bring tangled secrets to Beach Plum Cove. As Kristen rethinks a rekindled relationship, Chase hides a risky romance, and Paige clashes with the woman next door, a missing guest draws police attention to the inn.

Bartender and co-owner Maggie Quinn secretly crushes on Charlie Keane, the friendly supplier she only knows over the phone. Charlie is just as smitten but afraid to disappoint her, until circumstances finally force them to meet face to face.

Wedding photographer Jenna Eldridge can mysteriously sense which couples will last, but her instincts fail when a snapshot of her best friend Charlie hints at something more. Their pretend dating scheme to fend off an admirer quickly feels dangerously real.

Flirtatious orthopedic surgeon Clark Baker is finally ready to settle down, but bookstore manager Tammy Burns is wary of charming men. As she experiments with an online dating site, Clark works to prove he is serious about offering her something real.

Marketing professional Paula O'Neil is thrilled to take over her aunt's beloved bakery in Indigo Bay, only to discover her charming neighbor Quinn is opening a competing chain shop across the street. Their growing feelings clash with a looming business showdown.

Chef Bethany Davis comes home to Quinn Valley to care for her ailing mother and reluctantly takes a job at Quinn's Pub, owned by her first love, Ryder. Working together in the kitchen stirs up unresolved heartbreak and the possibility of a do-over.

Aspiring actress Rachel McIntyre waits tables at Kelsey's Kafe while saving for a move to Los Angeles. When a TV writer filming at River's End spots her onstage and offers an audition, Rachel must balance career dreams with an off-limits attraction.

Laura Scott and Cole Dawson fell in love as teens in a Charleston trailer park, but his ambitious father tore them apart after a tragedy. Years later, Laura and now-famous country singer Cole collide in Nashville and must face secrets that upended their lives.

Nurse Cameron Baker never expected to marry quiet rancher Ethan White, especially not for one month. His grandmother's will demands a temporary union for him to inherit Peppercorn Ranch, but staged vows soon feel less like a legal loophole and more like possibility.

Another Christmastime visit to River's End Ranch catches up with five fan-favorite couples, all nudged by a mysterious white dog. These brief vignettes show how love, family, and holiday magic have reshaped their lives since their original stories ended.

Young tech billionaire Ben Turner retreats to River's End Ranch to raise his orphaned baby niece and work remotely. Overwhelmed, he hires Anna Kelley as a nanny, and their practical arrangement slowly becomes a tender romance complicated by family betrayals.

Bookstore owner and aspiring mystery writer Melissa Winchester fled Boston to hide at River's End Ranch from a dangerous ex. When unsettling incidents suggest she has been found, a protective marriage of convenience with deputy Jack turns into real feelings.

Ranch general manager Wade Weston pours everything into running River's End, secretly longing for massage therapist Maddie Johnson, the widow of his best friend. When Christmas brings them closer, both must decide if they're ready to risk friendship for love.

Architect Bryan Baker turns to personal trainer Melanie after a back injury and too many comfort desserts. Their mutual attraction runs into strict no-dating rules for clients, an intrusive ex, and a house project that keeps mixing business with pleasure.

Event planner and part-time singer Lily Donahue collides with reserved rancher Cody Jamison while organizing his parents' anniversary celebration. She thinks he's uptight, he thinks she's loud, yet their opposites-attract chemistry keeps pulling them together.

This holiday collection revisits several River's End Ranch couples a year after their happy endings. Short, cozy snapshots show how Jess, Barbi, Lily, Maddie, Bernie, and Melissa are celebrating Christmas, complete with family changes, new traditions, and recipes.

On the eve of her twenty-seventh birthday, efficient assistant Bernie feels content but slightly stuck at River's End Ranch. Unexpected sparks with steady ER doctor David, who has known her since childhood, might be the jolt that finally changes everything.

Romance writer Jennifer Graham escapes to Dublin for research and to recover from a breakup, determined to avoid love. Sharing a cozy townhouse with focused workaholic Ian Shephard soon turns friendship into a complicated attraction that neither of them planned.

Jess Weston is finishing vet school at River's End Ranch when Jake Wheldon, her long-ago crush and cousin's best friend, returns for a working vacation. When he buys the clinic where she interns, their second chance comes with a strictly business rule.

Barbi Johnson has finally saved enough to buy the Victorian building she dreams of turning into a yoga studio, until her favorite customer leaves it to nephew Ryan, the high school love she once hurt. Working side by side revives old feelings and regrets.

Former legal investigator Jane Cho runs a cozy takeout shop in Waverly, determined to leave danger behind. When she discovers a rival innkeeper's body behind her restaurant, along with a cryptic note, she is pulled back into investigative work and old fears.

High school teacher Lauren seems to have a perfect life in seaside Waverly until a student is found murdered and she becomes a person of interest. Her fiancé David teams up with his retired-sheriff grandfather and the local police to uncover the truth.

City-loving Dan Ford is stuck in small-town Beauville, Montana, recuperating from a broken leg and counting the days until he can leave. Meeting Christmas-obsessed local Traci slowly turns his exile into a season of unexpected romance and healing.

Attorney Travis Jones has loved designer Isabella Graham for years, but she only sees him as a bossy friend. As a charming artist and a scheming cousin compete for Isabella's attention, Travis fights for one last chance to win her heart.

Single mom Anna is finally ready to date again when her meddling best friend Isabella secretly places an ad and screens suitors. The biggest surprise is the businessman renting next door, Anna's vanished high school sweetheart who no longer remembers their past.

Manhattan hotel manager Molly Bishop is on the verge of her dream promotion when a quirky will forces her to marry childhood friend Christian and spend six months on his Montana ranch. Their convenient arrangement soon blurs into something much deeper.