Serenity Woods Books in Order

Best man Josh encounters ex-girlfriend Kate at a friend's wedding, reviving feelings neither has resolved. Over the course of the celebration, old hurts compete with renewed attraction as they consider giving their relationship another chance.

After surrendering her besieged castle, Eleanor discovers the victorious knight is Henry, the man she loved ten years earlier. Opposing loyalties and a painful marriage complicate her desire for a brief reunion before another uncertain future.

Archaeologist Elfie distrusts private collectors but accepts millionaire Gabriel's invitation to authenticate an Anglo-Saxon buckle in Prague. Its supposed power to grant love complicates their journey, while Gabriel's unresolved grievance hides a purpose beyond scholarship.

Blogger Faith recruits her brother's best friend Rusty to help research an article about intimacy, agreeing to keep their arrangement secret. Their temporary experiment becomes emotionally complicated as Rusty realizes he may not want it to end.

After an earthquake, Toby rescues Esther and discovers that the boy with her is his son. Offering them shelter rekindles their former attraction, but another secret threatens their chance to become a family.

Office manager Coco clashes with lawyer Felix when he arrives to defend a colleague accused of sexual harassment. Their attraction develops despite opposing loyalties, while a revelation Coco conceals could transform both the case and their relationship.

Soldier Hamish returns from Afghanistan with an amputated leg and ten years of memories missing. Reconnecting with former girlfriend Rose revives their love, but the military commitments that once separated them threaten to repeat the same painful choice.

Elle plans to leave Doubtless Bay but first offers widowed teacher Stuart a weekend together to rebuild his confidence. Their arrangement awakens more than desire, forcing both to reconsider the promises and plans governing their lives.

Maisey persuades her brother’s friend Joss, a local doctor, to model with chocolate truffles for her advertising campaign. Their close contact tests his resolve to resist her, while loyalty to her brother complicates their mutual attraction.

Tasha and photographer Kole both want the same waterfront shop in Doubtless Bay. Their friends propose an eight-day contest to make the other admit love, turning a business dispute into a risky test of long-denied attraction.

Wounded soldier Genie honors her dead friend's memory by completing her bucket list with the woman's brother Niall. Their attraction becomes a secret relationship, complicated by grief, family blame, and the list's final wish.

Widowed Georgia Banks is rebuilding life with her son after the Christchurch earthquake. Children’s author Matt King offers an unexpected romance, but turning their attraction into a family requires confronting old trauma and his reluctance to commit.

Ophelia is trying to end her marriage when scientist Charlie King finally asks her out. Their new romance becomes entangled with her daughter’s hopes of reconciliation, then a hospital stay forces Ophelia to reconsider her competing loyalties.

English aristocrat Hermione escapes an arranged marriage by housesitting in New Zealand and falls for landscaper Danny. Their different backgrounds make a future seem unlikely, especially when her obligations in England threaten to end their affair.

Hayley feels too self-conscious about her stretch marks to consider an intimate encounter with a stranger. Meeting Jed Williams challenges that hesitation, bringing attraction into conflict with the insecurities that have kept her from taking a chance.

Makeup artist Tabby and stuntman Eli agree to a brief affair while working on a film in New Zealand. With major career opportunities waiting overseas, they must resist feelings that threaten the separate futures they have planned.

Struggling single mother Erin meets widowed pediatrician Brock King when her son is hospitalized before Christmas. His offer of a luxurious birthday escape promises relief from her worries, but accepting it could mean risking her heart.

Neve Clark attends a business course only to encounter Rhett Taylor, her former badminton partner and lover. Six years after their painful separation, his wish for another chance clashes with the hurt she has never resolved.

Meg accidentally sends a revealing email about her boss to the entire staff. Instead of ending her career, the mistake leads Stratton to propose a fake Christmas engagement that could protect them both from troublesome former partners.

Jobless Jess and grieving Rich begin a holiday affair at neighboring beach houses. Secrets threaten their escape from everyday troubles, while Rich's hidden wealth makes him question whether the growing attachment between them can be trusted.

Widowed Teddi feels bound by a promise never to love again, while single father Ethan has not told his daughters he is dating. Their attraction forces them to consider whether loyalty to the past must prevent a shared future.

After her wedding collapses, Bridget meets veterinarian and single father Aaron on a rain-soaked quay. A week on an isolated island offers them unexpected comfort, but their separate family troubles complicate the possibility of a shared future.

Lingerie executive Callie expects a female assistant and instead meets Gene, secretly hired to protect her from threats. A business trip intensifies their attraction, while concealed motives and escalating danger put both her safety and trust at risk.

Newly freed from family obligations, photographer Hitch invites his longtime friend Rowan on a mountain camping trip. Unexpected intimacy challenges their friendship as his hunger for independence conflicts with her hopes for marriage and a family.

Shaman Damien is sworn never to become involved with a trainee witch, but his connection with Kimi threatens that oath. As her new powers awaken and dark forces gather, attraction puts both their magical responsibilities at risk.

Skeptical teacher Grace meets doctor-turned-medium Ash while helping his troubled daughter. Their attraction draws them together, but his unusual abilities challenge her beliefs and his previous experiences make another relationship with a skeptic difficult to trust.

Sam returns to Blue Penguin Bay to help his father run the family bakery, intending to leave again. Falling for Ginger challenges that plan, and a tropical cyclone forces him to reconsider what staying might mean.

A marriage agreement offers access to the inheritance needed to save a family vineyard. The plan is supposed to remain strictly practical, but growing attraction to Mac threatens the clear boundaries on which the arrangement depends.

Sandi begins an affair with Jace after her sister's wedding, surprised to find herself opening up again. Her suspicion that he is hiding something threatens their connection, especially after an earlier betrayal left her reluctant to trust.

Nurse Freya's plans to work abroad are trapped by her father's gambling debts. She becomes involved with Nate, whose supernatural healing ability cannot erase the guilt he carries, forcing both to confront the past limiting their futures.

Longtime friends Enya and Kit begin an intimate experiment during a trip to China. She hopes to overcome doubts about herself, while he already wants more, and a hidden part of her past threatens their growing relationship.

Museum archaeologist Cat tracks a stolen necklace to a Swedish ice hotel and encounters rival treasure hunter Heath. Their attraction complicates her plan to reclaim the artifact, especially when Heath discovers who has disappeared with it.

Chloe tries skydiving to prove she is adventurous and meets instructor Garth, a former captive struggling with traumatic memories. Their summer affair offers escape, but turning it into lasting love requires confronting the experiences that still constrain them.

Sebastian's new temporary secretary seems spectacularly ill-suited to the job, causing a string of mishaps almost immediately. Yet his attraction to Colette makes dismissal difficult, particularly as he begins suspecting she has another reason for joining the company.

Caleb usually dates polished, conventional women, making outspoken Roxie an unlikely romantic prospect. Her unconventional appearance and irreverent attitude challenge his carefully established preferences, while an immediate attraction makes dismissing their differences unexpectedly difficult.

Harrison is drawn to shy Gabriella just as their lives are about to take them in separate directions. A brief affair seems the only practical possibility, but their temporary arrangement challenges what each expects from the encounter.

After a painful breakup, Elen embarrasses herself with handsome stranger Kane and resolves never to call him. When he applies for a job at her workplace, she must confront both their attraction and their different hopes for family life.

Still recovering from a traumatic accident, Mia becomes involved with Colm, whose unusual gift lets him sense emotions through objects. His approaching return to Ireland and their shared reluctance to fall in love complicate the comfort they find together.

A plane crash changes the lives of childhood friends Elliot and Libby, leaving her grieving and him questioning his relationship. As they grow closer, an old promise offers hope, but a secret prevents Libby from embracing their possible future.

Actress Fliss escapes a public scandal by helping at a friend's bridal shop in the Bay of Islands. A secret romance with widower Dominic becomes headline news when a photograph makes the press believe they are planning a wedding.

Wounded soldier Freddie returns home eight years after leaving Bianca heartbroken. Playing her groom at a bridal fair offers a chance to rebuild their connection, but Bianca fears that trusting him again will only bring more pain.

Widowed bridal-shop owner Noelle unexpectedly reunites with her first love, Cameron, during his visit to New Zealand. Agreeing to play his wife on a business trip rekindles their connection, but his impending return to Britain threatens another painful goodbye.

Best friends Roberta and Angus wake in Las Vegas to discover they have married. They agree to conceal the wedding when they return to New Zealand, but their unexpected vows begin changing a friendship neither thought was romantic.

A head injury erases eight years of Phoebe's memories, including her relationship with firefighter Rafe. With their wedding only ten days away, he sets out to convince his bewildered fiancée that their love is worth rediscovering.

Billie agrees to date her flirtatious friend Jonah after their friends promise a charitable donation. The experiment becomes a genuine romance, but a secret Jonah keeps threatens the trust she has struggled to give him.

Elise plans to spend her thirtieth birthday and Valentine’s Day alone after a long workday. Instead, she finds a handsome man waiting outside her apartment with roses, a red bow, and an extraordinary gift from her friend.

Izzy has loved her wealthy best friend Hal for years but fears risking their friendship and her fragile confidence. When he finally confesses his feelings, she must decide whether she can trust the possibility of lasting love.

A personal assistant secretly loves Leon, her demanding boss at an animal sanctuary, despite his firm opposition to workplace relationships. An unexpected kiss forces them to confront feelings that threaten the professional boundaries both have carefully maintained.

A Christmas trip to the Arctic reunites a woman with Stefan, whose rejection left her hurt. Forced into close company for a family wedding, they confront an attraction complicated by the reason he refuses to date her.

Reclusive billionaire Noah King offers shelter to a pregnant woman after losing his own wife and baby. As affection develops, she must protect her independence while he confronts grief and the prospect of another family.

A French woman renting a room from Albie King tries to resist her wealthy housemate. Discovering his kindness makes that harder, but an approaching return to France threatens their chance to turn attraction into something lasting.

Missing a flight sends a veterinary student on a road trip with Ryan, a man she has long wanted. Their casual arrangement becomes harder to sustain when growing feelings collide with the separate futures awaiting them.

Determined to have a baby without risking another broken heart, a woman asks dependable Marc to become her donor. His alternative proposal brings them unexpectedly close, challenging her plan to keep parenthood and romance firmly apart.

When enemies steal the heart of the sacred tree sustaining Anguis, rejected former supplicant Conrad may be essential to saving it. The land's divided peoples must cooperate on a dangerous quest before the Arbor dies.

Fire elementals attack the Arbor through roots that stretch across time. Scholars and other inhabitants of three eras must combine their knowledge and ancient sunstones to resist a threat capable of destroying the land's living foundation.

Beck prepares to move away after years of trying to repair his broken marriage. When Josie finally begins discussing the grief that drove them apart, renewed intimacy offers hope, but both must confront their unresolved past.

Starting over at forty-five in a Devon village, a woman samples moonshine reputed to awaken psychic abilities. When her vision of a murder comes true, guilt drives her to investigate the killer despite the danger to herself.

Friends Tess and Finn become rivals for the same museum job just as their attraction becomes impossible to ignore. Working together on their interviews draws them closer, while illness and past difficulties complicate a possible future.

Nick Prince’s assistant has loved him through his grief for her best friend. As family troubles force her to leave, an unexpected encounter with him playing Santa at a children’s hospital complicates her carefully guarded feelings.

A woman survives a storm only to find herself stranded on an island with Theo Prince, the ex she left seven years earlier. Seeking shelter together brings old feelings back and reveals secrets that could change their history.

An antiques valuer travels to London determined to focus on work after a painful betrayal. Reconnecting with Callum, her unforgettable New Zealand encounter from years earlier, tests that resolve and raises questions about a future across continents.

A woman nursing private wounds becomes nanny to Ben Prince’s infant daughter at his isolated coastal home. As employer and employee grow closer, unanswered questions about the baby’s mother threaten the fragile trust developing between them.

Excavating a Bronze Age burial site on Dartmoor, an osteoarchaeologist discovers a recent murder victim and a message meant for her. Evidence of a serial killer makes her question everyone around her as the threat becomes personal.

A cleaner steals information from billionaire computer expert Mack Hart, hoping his rival will pay enough to solve her financial troubles. When he summons her, she expects discovery but instead receives an invitation that could endanger her secret.

With her family struggling and her bar facing closure, a woman agrees to a brief encounter with visiting billionaire Jacob Prince. Snow strands him in Queenstown, extending their time together while his complicated future looms over them.

An Olympic silver medalist dreads facing her ex at a Valentine’s wedding. Lucas Prince offers to pose as her date, but her rugby-playing brother’s objections and the histories connecting their families make their growing attraction difficult.

Working beside her brother's best friend at a wildlife hospital, a young woman realizes her feelings for Leander have changed. Sharing a room at a family wedding exposes their attraction, but his past complicates any future together.

After years of family responsibilities, Alice decides to venture into dating and arranges dinner with Kip through an app. Hoping for a single night without expectations, she finds the encounter opening possibilities she had never allowed herself to imagine.

A university student has long wanted her brother's best friend Damon, but he still treats her like a younger sister. An eight-hour drive brings her feelings into the open, prompting a determined attempt to overcome his resistance.

A woman leaves Auckland hoping to escape a troubled life after a memorable night with a stranger. Starting a temporary job in Wellington, she discovers he is her new boss and seems determined to pretend they have never met.

A woman agrees to pose as her brother's friend Titus's date at an investor's country-house event. Old attraction resurfaces during their weekend together, but his return to New Zealand and her life in Britain complicate any lasting relationship.

Single mother Mistletoe persuades her son's grumpy therapist Alex to play Santa at the school fair. His unexpected warmth draws them closer during Christmas, but a secret he is keeping threatens the happiness they begin to discover.

Wanting a baby without waiting years for a donor, a woman asks her longtime friend Oliver Huxley for help. His unconventional proposal revives an attraction she has resisted for a decade and risks the heart he once broke.

A homeless young woman accepts shelter at an exclusive house where its owner has profitable plans for her. Rumors of disappearances and graves expose danger beneath the luxury, while her own hidden purpose complicates the secrets surrounding her.

After his sister's death leaves him caring for an infant niece, James proposes a temporary marriage to nanny Aroha. He hopes to strengthen his custody case, but her dislike of him complicates the generous business arrangement he offers.

Juliette finally begins a relationship with her longtime colleague Henry after both become single. Then she discovers she is pregnant by her former partner, leaving her torn between a new love and pressure to rebuild the family her ex imagines.

A maritime archaeologist invites guarded museum curator Zoe on a dive to recover an opal necklace for her exhibition. Stranded together by a storm, they confront an attraction complicated by the wounds that make her resist commitment.

Struggling to support her disabled daughter, a woman takes work at an exclusive nightclub and attracts its scarred owner. His extraordinary financial proposal could transform their lives, but the growing emotional attachment is something neither planned.

Returning to New Zealand for his father's funeral, a man agrees to help Elora recover a family heirloom. Their shared past includes a forbidden kiss, and ten days together threaten the boundaries her family still expects them to respect.

Gardener Francesca agrees to pose as billionaire Kingi Davis’s fiancée after a scandal threatens his charitable ambitions. The arrangement could rescue her struggling family, but an old childhood attachment makes their public performance increasingly difficult to contain.

A woman fights to protect her late father’s property from Orson Cavendish, whose family has feuded with hers for decades. Their mutual attraction complicates a struggle over land, loyalty, and the future of a treasured pool.

A Māori artist’s attraction to her father’s business partner Spencer Cavendish becomes harder to conceal after an encounter at an exclusive club. His extraordinary bid at a charity portrait auction draws them into a dangerous emotional entanglement.

A museum director facing a funding crisis recruits conservationist Hallie to recover valuable historical love letters. Working together on a remote estate intensifies their attraction, while professional boundaries and a secret she conceals threaten what they are building.

Former dog handler Cullen finds refuge at an animal sanctuary after a devastating loss. Vet nurse and single mother Isla helps his traumatized dog, drawing them together as Christmas approaches and both consider whether to risk a new beginning.

After Beth leaves a partner who refuses children, one night with his friend Archer results in an unexpected pregnancy. Working together at a new therapy center forces them to confront loyalty, guilt, and the future each wants.

An heiress resents the bodyguard hired by her brother until a stalker's threats become unmistakable. Hiding together at an island resort deepens her attraction to Luke, whose protective instincts and private wounds complicate their professional arrangement.

Maddie conceals her identity during a night with billionaire rival Caesar, then meets him again while negotiating a corporate partnership. Her secret pregnancy and their families' mutual distrust threaten feelings neither can dismiss when they are stranded together.

Teacher Wren asks dependable Caesar to help her have a child, but his younger brother Marcus proposes marriage instead. Their practical agreement hides his longstanding love and challenges her determination to keep romance out of motherhood.