Penelope Ward Books in Order

Diner waitress Allison Abraham is drawn to mysterious Cedric Callahan, a man who seems to know more about her than he should. Their intense romance deepens until his hidden mission and long-buried secrets change everything.

Nina moves to Brooklyn for nursing school and falls for her tattooed roommate, Jake Green, who pushes her to face the fears that run her life. But Jake is hiding a life-altering secret of his own.

Mitch has loved Skylar since childhood, but timing, guilt, and one devastating mistake kept them apart. When she returns to town engaged to the wrong man, he knows this may be his last chance to stop her.

Greta can't stand her new stepbrother Elec, or the way her body reacts to him. Years later, a family tragedy brings them together again and forces both of them to face the feelings they never finished with.

Aubrey's cross-country drive turns wild when her car breaks down and a cocky Australian named Chance joins the trip. Their chemistry is instant, but the road ahead holds more surprises than either of them expects.

This companion novel retells Jake and Nina's story from Jake's side, revealing what he was hiding all along. It deepens the original romance while carrying their emotional aftermath forward.

Sheltered Sevin is supposed to marry the woman chosen for him, until he meets her sister Evangeline. What follows is a forbidden romance that puts faith, duty, and family expectations under real strain.

After a breakup, Chelsea lands next door to Damien, a gruff artist with loud dogs and far too much insight into her life. Friendship comes first, but the pull between them gets harder to ignore.

Kendall takes an impulsive trip to think through a life-changing choice and meets Carter in an airport lounge. When he turns out to be her pilot, chemistry, adventure, and rumors make their fling a risky ride.

Amelia inherits half a beach house and discovers the other half belongs to Justin, her former best friend and first love. Sharing the summer under one roof brings old hurt and stubborn desire roaring back.

Soraya picks up a rude stranger's lost phone on the train and starts a flirtation that turns hotter by the day. When she finally meets the arrogant executive behind the messages, opposites attract fast.

Bridget is a responsible single mother. Simon is the carefree British doctor renting her converted garage before he heads home. Their attraction is immediate, inconvenient, and far more serious than either planned.

A tipsy late-night call to the boy she never forgot reopens years of hurt for Rana. As sexy phone conversations with Landon pile up, she has to decide whether their connection can survive real life.

Tyler never got over his awkward first meeting with Jade, the Broadway-star sister of his brother's wife. A year later, one online message sparks a romance that quickly becomes impossible to shake.

Teacher Frankie is forced to see Mack Morrison every day when the gorgeous single dad enrolls his son at her school. Their past is unfinished, their attraction is still there, and the rules say they should stay away.

Reporter Bianca mistakes wealthy Dex Truitt for a bike messenger after they get stuck in an elevator together. He lets the lie grow, and soon she is falling for two men who are actually the same person.

Amber is still reeling from heartbreak when her childhood friend Channing reenters her life as an unexpected roommate. He has always wanted her, and now he may be the only man who truly sees her.

A blue note hidden inside a wedding dress leads Charlotte to Reed Eastwood, a man who seems heartbreakingly romantic until she discovers he is also her demanding new boss. The mystery of his past pulls her in deeper.

Two strangers connect online under fake names and become each other's nightly escape. When the man behind the screen finds a clue to Eden's real identity, fantasy and real life collide.

Gia and Rush's summer romance does not end cleanly when the season does. This second book follows the fallout, forcing them to face love, timing, and consequences they can no longer outrun.

Gia heads to the Hamptons for a fresh start and falls for Rush, her brooding, tattooed boss. He is powerful, off-limits, and the one man guaranteed to make her summer a lot more complicated.

Childhood pen pals reconnect after years of silence, and their letters quickly turn flirtier and more intimate than ever before. When the heroine finally goes looking for Griffin, the truth she finds could change everything.

A fender bender lands Elodie face to face with Hollis, the arrogant man who then ruins her job interview. When he offers her work caring for his troubled niece, resisting him gets even harder.

Riley's crossed emails with a smug coworker lead to a fake-dating holiday bargain neither of them takes seriously enough. Pretending for Christmas soon starts to feel dangerously real.

A forbidden summer romance with her employer's son leaves lasting damage she never fully escapes. Ten years later, returning to the same place means facing Gavin, and everything they left unresolved.

What starts as one impulsive holiday kiss with a stranger in New York turns into something far more meaningful. It is a quick, festive romance with charm, heat, and Christmas sparkle.

A young woman helping run her family's summer rental falls hard for Noah, an older guest with a guarded past. Their connection deepens all summer, even though both know he will leave when August ends.

A little girl's wish letter draws Sadie into the orbit of Birdie and her handsome single father, Sebastian. What begins as anonymous kindness soon becomes a risky, heartfelt love story.

Teagan clashes with a British student on campus, then learns he is moving into her family's home for the year. What starts as irritation slowly becomes friendship, longing, and a deadline they cannot ignore.

Fresh off a breakup, a woman pretends to be a stranger's sister to score an extra resort room. Their fake family story turns into a road trip full of souvenirs, chemistry, and feelings neither planned for.

Single mom Carys is exhausted by her noisy, womanizing neighbor until he proves unexpectedly gentle with her baby. Friendship with Deacon is easy, but wanting more from him is not.

A roommate search brings in Declan, a charming man who becomes her best friend and fake boyfriend partner. The trouble starts when the feelings they are performing stop feeling fake at all.

A summer romance with charming British aristocrat Leo feels impossible from the start, yet impossible to forget. Five years later, one letter pulls their story back to life in a much bigger way.

Farrah has wanted her brother's best friend Jace for years, and living under the same roof brings every old feeling back stronger. Their slow burn is sweet, forbidden, and much harder to hide as adults.

A single mom moves home to restore a half-inherited inn, only to discover the other half belongs to Levi, a star quarterback and her ex's older brother. Living together makes their bet even riskier.

A traveling massage therapist keeps getting called back to the home of enigmatic Dax Moody. With every visit, their connection deepens, and so does the reason they should stay far away from each other.

An unwanted work assignment forces a woman back into the orbit of Troy Serrano, the guy she used to hate in high school. Spending time with him and his grandfather changes everything she thought she knew.

After a breakup party explodes in public, a tattoo-shop owner ends up sparring with the gorgeous landlord who witnessed it. Their so-called undates come with rules, but the attraction refuses to cooperate.

A grieving woman moves to New Hampshire to care for her late fiancé's special-needs brother and ends up sharing a tiny house with Josh, the man she considers her enemy. Close quarters make hatred harder to hold onto.

Holden has spent years trying not to want Laney, his late best friend's little sister. When she moves close by for work, old feelings reignite and being good starts to feel impossible.

One fiery night with a stranger should have been the end of it. Instead, he finds the woman he cannot forget standing behind the door of an apartment tied to his next big problem.

What begins as a rough summer sharing space with Archie turns into a friendship that stretches across years. Timing, distance, and old feelings keep testing whether they can ever become more.

A young woman accidentally lands a tour-assistant job and grows close to rock star Tristan Daltrey. Their connection is real, but her secret and their age gap make every step forward complicated.

What begins as email arguments turns into real-life chemistry when a charity founder meets Alex in person. Their age gap is obvious, but a bigger complication soon proves even harder to overcome.

Abby travels to England as a surrogate and falls for Sig, the broody widower whose child she is carrying. The arrangement was supposed to be temporary, but feelings make the boundaries impossible to keep.

A burned-out New York executive slips away from a wellness retreat in small-town Maine and falls for Brock, a rugged bar owner who feels nothing like her usual life. The pull is easy. Leaving is not.

Rock drummer Atticus reunites with his ex-wife Nicole to comfort her grandmother and pretend their marriage never ended. Sharing a tiny space forces them to confront the love and damage still between them.

After her aunt and uncle die, Primrose remains alone in their mansion until Dorian Vanderbilt, the late billionaire's son, comes home. Suspicion turns to chemistry, then to a twist that upends everything.

Juliette has escaped her mob family life until her father sends live-in bodyguard Wes Callahan to protect her. Their attraction is dangerous enough before secrets, fake dating, and family war make it worse.

This holiday collection serves up three short romances, including enemies snowed in at a cabin, a fake boyfriend at a Christmas party, and sparks at a holiday dating event. It is festive, playful, and quick to read.

At nineteen, Blair has an intense resort fling with an older man named Tate and never really gets over him. Years later, she learns the man she cannot forget is her best friend's father.