Sally John Books in Order

Widowed reporter Tori Jeffers is busy raising twin boys and volunteering all over San Diego, leaving little room for romance. Then businessman Erik Steed enters her life, carrying charm, impatience, and a secret tied to his missing brother.

Independent teacher Kendall O'Reilly has no interest in needing a man, or God. But when widowed youth pastor Jade Zukowski confronts her over his daughter and keeps reappearing in her life, both of them are pushed toward healing.

Seven months after a terrifying incident shattered her confidence, Catherine St. Clair feels safest behind the routines of her resort hotel job. Then maintenance supervisor Dominick D'Angelo arrives with his own wounds and a dangerous secret.

Recovering from injury, heartbreak, and a lost job, veterinarian Gina Philips heads to Valley Oaks for a family wedding and a little breathing room. Instead she finds Brady Olafsson, small town scrutiny, and a secret that changes everything.

Isabel Mendoza thought college love was safely behind her, until Tony Ward arrives in Valley Oaks with questions and unfinished business. At the same time, new pharmacist Lia Neuman faces threats that disturb the town's quiet surface.

Britte and Anne have built good lives in Valley Oaks, but dreams get complicated when a troubled marriage and a difficult new boss upset the balance. Their friendship is tested as both women learn to loosen their grip on old plans.

Reporter Kate Kilpatrick chases the big byline she has always wanted, while Tanner Carlucci challenges the cost of that ambition. Around them, single mother Adele Chandler faces new romantic possibilities she never expected.

Chicago paramedic Terri Schuman can handle chaos on the job, but not the cracks in her own guarded heart. As firefighter Gabe Andrews draws closer, a sudden crisis forces Terri to face the fear and fragile confidence she hides.

Chicago firefighter Vic Koski and his wife Rachel think agreeing to start a family will bring them closer. Instead, disappointment and mistrust test their marriage, and Rachel must decide whether she can still trust God and her husband.

Detective Cara Fleming goes back undercover on Chicago's streets after someone torches her apartment to stop an investigation. An overworked Episcopal priest, Bryan O'Shaugnessy, offers unexpected shelter as danger closes in.

Susan and Drake Starr are rocked when their 20 year old daughter Kenzie becomes pregnant and is pushed out of the family home. Seeking refuge at the beach house, Susan is forced to face both a family crisis and a secret from her past.

Four old friends reunite at a San Diego beach house after years of distance and polite Christmas letters. What starts as an escape becomes a week of honesty, old wounds, and life changing decisions.

Claire and Max Beaumont look like they have the perfect marriage, until long buried hurts and a family tragedy shatter the image. Claire finally speaks the truth, and the whole family must face what has been broken.

As Claire and Max Beaumont rebuild their marriage at Hacienda Hideaway, their adult children are unraveling in quieter ways. Hidden pain, strained loyalties, and two unexpected women test whether this family can truly come back together.

With her Marine husband deployed to Iraq, Jenna Beaumont Mason is left with loneliness, anger, and too much time to question her marriage. Then a mysterious young woman named Skylar arrives and unsettles the whole Beaumont family.

After an assassination attempt leaves her ambassador husband shattered, Sheridan Montgomery withdraws to a remote Mexican village. A summons home to Chicago pulls her into family secrets, old feelings, and hard questions about loyalty and love.

Marriage expert Jillian Galloway is about to promote her new book when her husband asks for a divorce. Back at her parents' California desert home, she has to reckon with the gap between what she teaches and how she lives.

After a Los Angeles earthquake, Teal Morgan Adams watches the life she built begin to crack. When her rebellious daughter starts digging for the truth about her biological father, Teal must return to Oregon and face secrets she buried years ago.

After a tornado destroys her Illinois home, Jasmyn Albright heads to Southern California and stumbles into Casa de Vida, a cluster of seaside bungalows full of wounded strangers. When the community's beloved owner falls ill, Jasmyn must decide whether this unexpected refuge can become home.

Injured and unable to manage her oceanfront condo, Heidi Hathaway retreats to Casa de Vida to recover. There she and grieving friend Piper Keyes begin to face loss, friendship, and the risky possibility of starting over.