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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.