Pelican Bay Orchards Books in Order

Pelican Bay Orchards is Megan Matthews's holiday-centered romance series about the Halliday family and the people who become part of their world. The books take readers from the coastal town of Pelican Bay to Oceanview Orchards, a family farm where money troubles, sibling history, and seasonal events all shape the love stories.

The first book, Our First Holiday, introduces the family at a difficult moment. The farm is struggling, bills are due, and the unfinished bed-and-breakfast is hardly ready for guests. A reluctant visitor named Ember arrives anyway, bringing a secret that could change the future of the farm and its owner.

The orchard is more than a pretty backdrop. It is the family’s work, home, and source of conflict. Every decision about leaving town, selling a share, entering a competition, or finishing an inspection carries personal weight because it can affect the whole Halliday clan.

Second Chance Holiday follows the eldest Halliday brother as he plans to leave Pelican Bay after his share of the farm is bought out. Then Molly, the woman he hurt before, returns to his life. Their second-chance romance has to contend with old lies and the question of whether the farm, and the town, still have a place in his future.

The later books bring fresh visitors and rivals to Oceanview Orchards. In Three Days of Holiday, a determined orchard owner is focused on Maine's apple cider competition until a mysterious competitor and his dog distract her. Four for the Holiday strands an overworked farm inspector with the youngest Halliday brother during a snowstorm, turning a routine job into an unwanted, and increasingly appealing, delay.

Five Times the Holiday closes in on longtime friendship and a life-changing confession. The holiday season remains the series glue, with travel plans, winter weather, family gatherings, and farm traditions creating chances for characters to reconsider what they want.

Expect low-key contemporary romance with family complications, seasonal settings, and plenty of small-town familiarity. The individual couples have their own stories, but reading from Our First Holiday onward makes the Halliday family history and the fate of the orchard much more satisfying.