Portia MacIntosh Books in Order

Successful romance writer Mia returns from Los Angeles to serve as chief bridesmaid at her sister’s wedding. Accidents, awkward encounters and an attraction to the groom’s brother turn the preparations chaotic, leaving her to seek a real-life happy ending.

Journalist Nicole joins a tour with the rock star she has admired since adolescence, determined to remain professional and avoid romance. Managing her best friend’s latest scandal proves difficult enough without a friendship with Luke beginning to deepen into something more.

Candice expects a romantic business trip with her boss and secret boyfriend, but ends up travelling with her irritating colleague Danny instead. Their unconventional road trip challenges her careful plans and assumptions about what she wants.

Roxie has almost given up on love when she meets Mark, a man who seems to offer everything she wants. With an engagement secured, meeting his family becomes the next big test for their relationship.

A romantic dream leaves Ruby looking at her sensible flatmate Nick differently. Determined to dismiss her unexpected attraction, she pursues other dates and tries to make him jealous, only to find her feelings increasingly difficult to ignore.

Mia is preparing to marry Leo when family expectations begin to shake her confidence. Ghostwriting pop star Dylan King’s autobiography draws her toward a glamorous past and forces her to reconsider the future she has planned.

After discovering her fiancé has cheated, Georgie heads to Las Vegas alone and wakes up married to a stranger. Her unexpected husband becomes her date for another wedding, complicating their agreement to keep things casual.

Lily moves to Marram Bay with her son, hoping to build a successful deli and a fresh life. Suspicious neighbors challenge her plans, while a handsome cider farmer offers help and secrets from her past threaten her chance to begin again.

Ivy runs her late mother’s year-round Christmas shop in Marram Bay, determined to preserve its place in the town. A newcomer’s plan for a holiday development threatens the store, while his unexpected appeal complicates her effort to resist him.

Luca attends a university friend’s wedding and encounters Tom, the almost boyfriend who broke her heart a decade earlier. With his old flame also present, revived gossip and renewed attraction complicate a reunion already full of history.

After discovering Daniel’s infidelity on their wedding day, novelist Lila takes their honeymoon alone. When he arrives with his new girlfriend, a pretend romance with actor Freddie Bianchi offers revenge and unexpectedly complicated feelings.

A broken leg exposes the weaknesses in matchmaker Lola’s friendships, relationship and living arrangements. Recovering at her parents’ seaside bed-and-breakfast, she reconnects with a handsome doctor and meets a divorced man whose romantic prospects make her reconsider her own.

Dumped during a televised quiz, Rosie receives anonymous flowers from an ex who wants her back. Armed with her prize money, she revisits former boyfriends on an increasingly ambitious journey to identify the sender and reconsider her past.

Overworked assistant Sadie spends her days managing an artist’s professional and personal chaos. An exchange of notes with the colleague who shares her desk develops into an intimate friendship, although they have never met face to face.

Facing a summer of weddings and family occasions, Cara needs someone to accompany her. Confident Millsy has the same problem, prompting a pact to attend each other’s events together while insisting their arrangement is strictly friendly.

After an impulsive night with Chris, Hayley discovers they are snowed in together for New Year’s Eve. Learning that the mansion is not his makes her reconsider the stranger she trusted and their unexpected holiday together.

Ella has always felt overshadowed by her apparently successful identical twin, Emma. When she agrees to stand in for her sister, navigating family life and school gate politics exposes the complications behind Emma’s seemingly perfect existence.

Peach travels to Italy as chief bridesmaid for her sister’s hastily arranged wedding, despite reservations about the groom. Unexpected encounters with former lovers make keeping the celebration on track much harder than she anticipated.

Television star Emmy retreats to her seaside hometown after a scandal, arriving as her family faces tragedy. A role in the local Christmas pantomime pairs her with the boyfriend she left behind when fame beckoned.

Billie’s plans for a peaceful Christmas collapse when unwelcome relatives fill her home. Seeking relief from family tensions and her irritating neighbour, she signs up for local singles events and discovers possibilities beyond the escape she wanted.

Poppy discovers that her divorce never became final just as her former husband prepares to remarry. When Zac introduces her as family, she finds herself welcomed into the wedding party while struggling with memories of their relationship.

Dumped by her boyfriend, Dani returns home for Christmas only to discover her parents have gone away. Embarrassed to admit her situation, she claims to be organising a town party and must somehow make it happen.

Relationship journalist Frankie doubts that cinematic romantic encounters happen outside films. Assigned to test whether staged chance meetings can lead to love, she tries an increasingly awkward experiment that threatens to undermine her scepticism.

Olivia accepts Teddy’s surprise proposal and secures her dream Cornish venue, but the available date leaves only weeks to prepare. His impatience and lack of help raise doubts as she turns to someone else for support.

Cara and Millsy have drifted apart but dread announcing their breakup before a calendar full of celebrations. They agree to pretend they are still together, leaving festive appearances and their unresolved feelings increasingly difficult to separate.

Serena accepts a friend’s offer to house sit, then discovers musician Ziggy has been promised the same home. Their incompatible habits spark a campaign to drive each other out, with attraction complicating the escalating domestic battle.

Robin hopes a work trip to Italy will help her win over her office crush and reconnect with a childhood penpal. Discovering that her old friend is not who she expected complicates her carefully imagined holiday romance.

Former music journalist Nicole’s suburban life feels far removed from her years touring with rock stars. When Dylan King asks for help repairing his image, their complicated history draws her back toward a past she thought she had left.

Nicole Wilde joins Dylan King and his band on the road, only for a blizzard and a broken tour bus to interrupt their plans. An unexpected overnight stop brings a chaotic Valentine’s adventure and surprising romantic possibilities.

Gigi needs a date for her sister's Hawaiian wedding, where her ex will appear with his new girlfriend. A hotel mix-up upgrades her to a luxurious suite, offering unexpected attention and possibilities while she tries to mend her broken heart.

Rival celebrity journalists Lara and Sonny must pose as a troubled couple to infiltrate an exclusive tropical retreat. Their assignment demands cooperation and convincing intimacy, putting their professional rivalry under unexpected strain.

Romantic comedy writer Amber reluctantly joins a retreat in a French château after her editor demands more explicit love scenes. Eccentric fellow writers complicate her search for inspiration, while two potential love interests create a romantic dilemma of her own.

Liberty enjoys traveling for her job at the dating app that helped wreck her relationship. Sent to New York with her attractive boss, she must secretly replace a contract while discovering that her feelings for him threaten the assignment.

Dumped by their partners, Jessa and cricketer Brody reunite on a wedding cruise where a booking error forces them to share space with their exes. Their plan to fake a passionate romance for revenge becomes complicated by real attraction.

Molly plans a women-only bachelorette holiday in Spain, only to find their villa double-booked by a stag party. A competition will decide which group stays, but her attraction to rival Travis threatens her determination to beat the men.

Annoyed that her sister's Australian wedding falls on her thirtieth birthday, Lana recruits her chaotic ex Ethan as a disruptive date. Once abroad, his unexpectedly charming behavior undermines her revenge plan and raises the possibility of renewed romance.

Sammie helps her mother find romance, then finds herself vacationing on the new boyfriend's yacht with his infuriating son Nico. To manage their affectionate parents, the younger pair pretend to be a couple, discovering unexpected feelings along the way.

Brooke York takes a job with a professional rugby team after losing her home, work, and boyfriend. A misunderstanding creates a fake relationship with star player Eddy Hood, complicated by his charming rival and increasingly real feelings.

Casting producers Cleo and Lockie disagree on everything while preparing an island dating show. When a storm delays contestants, they must pose as a couple themselves, turning their workplace rivalry into an increasingly complicated public romance.

Struggling novelist Whitney realizes she loves her roommate just as he announces his engagement. A fake relationship with cowboy Jake could revive her career and help his property ambitions, but their arrangement begins to feel more convincing than either expected.

After her London life collapses, Lia returns to her parents’ home in Marram Bay and feels trapped by its familiar routines. A chance encounter with a charming stranger offers excitement, but his reappearance complicates the choice between leaving and beginning again.

Music journalist Nicole enjoys the privileges of rock-star friendships until singer Dylan vanishes before a charity performance. A frantic night searching through hotels, parties and unlikely encounters forces her to decide whether life on the road is still where she belongs.