Shaw Hart Books in Order

Businessman Hunter resents being stranded on Kiawah Island by a tropical storm until he meets chef Peyton. She wants a lasting relationship, and their unexpected encounter gives him a limited opportunity to show he could be her match.

A woman working on a film assignment in the woods finds herself carried away by a lonely stranger. As captivity gives way to an unexpected connection, she struggles to understand her growing feelings for the man who took her.

Tattoo artist Atlas has little trouble with his work but finds love harder to locate. Meeting Darcy, whose life revolves around responsibilities and work, inspires him to draw her into possibilities she has never made time to consider.

Homeless and desperate for work, a young woman applies at a lumberyard and instead accepts Heath's offer to become his housekeeper. Sharing his home brings security, but her growing attraction makes their arrangement increasingly hard to keep practical.

After losing her father, a young woman discovers plans for the journey they had hoped to take together. Traveling in his memory offers a way through grief, until an unexpected encounter opens a future she had not imagined.

Bryson has wanted Bianca since their first meeting, and a job protecting her finally brings them close. She fears commitment, leaving him to prove that his feelings offer something more lasting than the assignment keeping them together.

Mischa has watched love damage lives and follows strict rules to avoid becoming vulnerable himself. When Indie arrives at his tattoo shop, her energy disrupts that carefully managed existence, forcing him to reconsider the defenses he has built.

Reserved tattoo artist Nico finds himself captivated by Edie, a translator whose work takes her around the world. Their attraction is immediate, but building a future means showing her that commitment need not cost the independent life she loves.

Adventure writer Owen Marshall charters Andie’s boat to search for shipwrecks and buried treasure. Their growing attraction complicates an arrangement meant to last a day, leaving both to question whether his visit can become something more lasting.

Steele has spent years stealing from the wealthy to help his friends, without finding anything he wants for himself. Meeting Everly changes that, leaving him determined to convince her that their sudden connection is worth pursuing.

Roman and Flynn have searched together for a woman they can build a future with. Meeting Aspen seems to end that search, but the two men must discover whether she shares their hope for a life together.

Hired to track a thief, Ryder discovers his target is Lark, the woman who slipped away from him years earlier. Their reunion tests his commitment to the job as old attraction threatens to draw him onto her side.

Zeke believes the tattoo shop's close community is enough until college student Trixie enters his life. As she seeks independence from her controlling mother, their attraction raises questions about age, expectations, and the future they could share.

After an accident, Ledger wakes believing his employee Tilly is his wife. She steps into the role while he recovers, but their mutual attraction turns an apparent medical misunderstanding into a difficult question about the relationship they actually want.

Magnolia's restraining order has failed to stop a persistent stalker. When Graham notices someone following her in Fallen Peak, he carries her away to safety, but must convince her that the man who kidnapped her can also protect her.

Accountant Snow returns to the lumberjack she met weeks earlier with unexpected news: she is pregnant. Wells initially pushes her away, then realizes he wants a future together and must persuade her to give him another chance.

Needing somewhere to stay, Myra arrives at Alder's home posing as the woman he has been messaging online. He recognizes the deception but lets her remain, and their growing attachment makes the original lie increasingly difficult to ignore.

An email sent to the wrong address leads Rory and Rhodes into months of friendship and growing affection. When she arrives to meet him, his fears about his scars and appearance stand between them and the relationship they both want.

Ames discovers that the woman he met on arriving in town is his new boss's daughter. Avoiding Maxine seems the sensible way to protect his job, but his feelings make keeping that distance increasingly difficult.

Banks falls for Palmer, his new neighbor, but worries about the difference in their ages. Her interest and another man's attention force him to decide whether to pursue a relationship or keep his feelings to himself.

After her mother's death, Sutton follows a letter's instructions to spend summer with an unknown great-uncle in Destiny Falls. Working at his eccentric tourist attraction and meeting its handyman make her question the future she had carefully planned.

Devastated when longtime love Milo abruptly ends their relationship, a woman books a flight to Iceland to recover. Finding him in the adjoining seat forces them to confront whether either truly wants the separation she hoped the journey would make bearable.

A woman shares the costs of a cross-country drive with arrogant comedian Anthony, stopping for his performances along the way. Their uneasy arrangement becomes romantic, raising the question of what happens when the journey finally ends.

Ender feels out of place among the younger people at a nightclub, yet keeps returning because of Cat. Their unexpected connection offers comfort to them both, but he must overcome doubts about the age difference to pursue a relationship.

Gray has loved Nora since childhood, but years of hesitation have left him as her friend and roommate. Deciding whether to reveal his feelings means risking their comfortable closeness for the future he has always wanted.

Tattoo artist Harvey is immediately captivated by Coraline, the chef serving food outside his workplace. His awkward attempts at flirting seem unlikely to succeed, until her amused response gives him hope that his feelings might be returned.

Mafia enforcer Locke expects freedom after retrieving his boss’s runaway mistress. Instead, he finds Keyera, a woman who insists he has the wrong person, and forced confinement gives them time to fall in love before he must choose whom to believe.

Raised on his parents' account of instant love, Rooney hopes for the same certainty himself. Meeting programmer Sayler seems to fulfill that wish, but learning she has been promised to someone else threatens their emerging connection.

Lyla's year of travel ends abruptly when she crashes into a restaurateur's vehicle in Destiny Falls. Staying to earn money for the repairs, she builds friendships and falls for Hudson, complicating her determination to resume life on the road.

After leaving the military, Jonah resents being celebrated for an experience he wishes people would stop discussing. Rescuing stranded motorist Mabel offers a different connection, but accepting her affection means confronting his doubts about the future he deserves.

Convinced she brings bad luck to everyone around her, Record leaves home to live alone. A breakdown near Destiny Falls introduces her to mechanic Gavin, whose interest and determination challenge her belief that affection will only cause harm.

Fighter Jameson becomes guardian to his niece after his brother’s death and hires Phoenix as her nanny. Training for a championship is difficult enough, but his growing feelings threaten the stability he wants to give the child.

Professional fighter Niall risks his career by entering illegal underground bouts. When he finds Everly being auctioned, he intervenes, but rescuing the woman he wants is easier than convincing her to trust him with her heart.

An injury ended Kit King’s fighting career, but running his gym gives him a new purpose. Saving Stella from a mugger introduces a different challenge: winning the trust of a fiercely independent woman tired of men.

Focused on advancing his fighting career, Finn has little room for distractions until accident-prone Sylvie moves next door. Her optimism unsettles his guarded outlook, making him question whether love belongs in the future he has planned.

After a drunken Christmas encounter with her longtime best friend, a woman suggests forgetting what happened to protect their friendship. His proposal to repeat it instead complicates the feelings she has kept hidden for years.

After thieves damage Iris's antique shop, bartender Arlo helps her put things right. His attention unsettles the comfortable routine she has built in Destiny Falls, offering the possibility of romance alongside the practical business of recovering from the break-in.

Candy-shop owner Maple is struggling financially and sleeping behind her store when she catches her gruff neighbor’s attention. Hardware merchant Burke prefers solitude, but her arrival tempts him to build a life with someone again.

Recently returned to palace life after living on the streets, Anya is still adjusting to her changed circumstances. Her grandmother, the queen, insists on a ball to find her a prince, though marriage is hardly Anya’s priority.

A baker agrees to pose as Elijah's girlfriend so his visiting family will stop matchmaking. In return, he will help establish her business, but spending time with the man she dislikes begins challenging her certainty about their mutual hostility.

Madelyn has lived with best friend Flynn since college, keeping her deeper feelings hidden. When he receives a job offer far away, she must decide whether to risk their friendship by admitting what she wants before he leaves.

Grier enjoys sparring with the persistent Hunter but refuses to admit how much he means to her. Learning that she plans to try online dating persuades him to make a serious attempt to turn their chemistry into a relationship.

Anise hides in Fallen Peak to escape a forced marriage, resisting her attraction to Whit because she fears endangering him. After they spend a night together, he wants to prove that their connection can become something lasting.

Desperate for money after helping the wrong friend, Izzy accepts a job that seems to offer a fresh start. Davis recognizes trouble in his cousin’s offer and intervenes, determined to protect her and pursue their unexpected connection.

Determined to manage alone, a man reluctantly accepts live-in caregiver Corrine because she needs the job. Their weeks together expose the limits of his independence and awaken feelings he fears his circumstances make impossible for her to return.

Lucy avoids relationships because she associates love with pain and abandonment. Former Navy SEAL Remington is determined to win her trust, but protecting their possible future means confronting the fears that keep her from accepting him.

Childhood friends Lilliana and Foster have quietly loved each other for years. As the deadline on their marriage pact approaches, he fears she has forgotten their promise and decides it is time to make his intentions clear.

Ruby abandons her vow to avoid men for one night with Ransom, then discovers she is pregnant. She struggles to tell him while he tries to prove he wants a future with her beyond their brief encounter.

Vera inherits a struggling wolf sanctuary and refuses to sell it to visiting billionaire Fisher. Their immediate attraction complicates his resort plans, forcing him to find a way to earn the trust of the woman opposing him.

Cameron hides her longstanding love for employer Ford, unaware he shares it. He proposes a two-week courtship with marriage or funding for her art career at stake, turning their guarded friendship into a risky romantic wager.

Ginger begins falling for an anonymous admirer through his letters. Kip, convinced she would reject him in person, must choose between hiding his feelings and meeting her under the mistletoe at their town’s Christmas celebration.

When Cora’s rental home is condemned, moving in with Huxley seems to solve her housing problem. He has quietly helped engineer the arrangement and now hopes their shared home will become the beginning of a permanent relationship.

Mira leaves her parents’ home seeking independence, only to find former Army Ranger Townes constantly looking out for her. He plans to use Valentine’s Day to win her affection, but his protectiveness clashes with her desire for freedom.

Evie invents a relationship with her grumpy boss Hendrix to silence local gossip. When she needs him to play along at the town fair, the former Marine sees an opportunity to turn her story into a real romance.

After tragedy drives Lilou to seek an arranged marriage, firefighter Milo pays to become her husband. She sees a financial agreement, while he hopes to overcome her distrust of love and turn their marriage into something real.

Lymric visits Wolf Valley hoping for peace and a fresh start, then encounters Camden, a Marine immediately convinced they belong together. With her departure approaching, he must find a better way to earn her trust than simply declaring it.

Sienna’s first serious attraction is to her brooding new boss Kye. He has hired her partly to keep her close, but both believe the other is beyond their reach, making their mutual feelings difficult to acknowledge.

After housing and work troubles leave Lula isolated in Wolf Valley, Navy SEAL Koa arrives looking for his friend’s sister. Finding her is easy; handling his immediate attraction to the woman he came to help proves harder.

Jade’s excitement over buying her first home fades when she meets her rude neighbor Meyer. A blind date unexpectedly pairs them together, giving him a chance to reveal the feelings concealed behind his unfriendly behavior.

Blake and Luca build their friendship through a series of playful bets. When she challenges him to plan the better first date, he sees an opportunity to show that his interest has always gone beyond friendly competition.

Coco’s kitchen mishap introduces her to grumpy neighbor Alec, a chef whose first response embarrasses her. When she later joins his cooking class, he hopes to repair that impression and convince her to consider more than lessons.

Alexi reluctantly visits Wolf Valley’s new doctor when a fever worsens, then finds Hugh unexpectedly attentive. His continued concern unsettles a woman who dislikes asking for help, while he struggles to show that his feelings are personal.

Perry arrives in Wolf Valley trying to disappear from a frightening past. Reclusive former Green Beret Luca notices her fear and offers protection, but accepting his help also means confronting the intimacy she had hoped to avoid.

Determined to avoid another wedding alone, Jem asks isolated lumberjack Rune to pose as her boyfriend. She fears her growing attraction will ruin the arrangement, while he searches for a way to make their relationship real.

New to Wolf Valley, Larsen is embarrassed to admit she cannot drive. Mechanic Kian agrees to secret evening lessons, bringing them close enough that both struggle to pretend their growing attachment is only about learning the road.

Desperate to save her grandmother's house, Daisy advertises for a roommate and takes in Navy SEAL Ledger. He wants quiet and order, but her cheerful, chaotic presence makes their temporary arrangement feel increasingly like a home.

Suri has secretly written to Devon throughout his military service, finally revealing her identity when she leaves for Wolf Valley. Having fallen for his anonymous correspondent, Devon follows her, determined that her farewell will become a beginning.

When veterinarian Wells Bennett takes over his mentor's clinic, his attraction to longtime employee Pearl helps persuade him to stay. Their mutual interest grows, but the risk of disrupting their working relationship keeps him from acting.

After a year spent establishing her business, Maple proposes a casual fling with Ryder. He has wanted her since she arrived in town, and he intends to turn their arrangement into the lasting relationship she never expected.

Unable to afford repairs to her new house, Saffron accepts her neighbor Nolan’s offer: renovations in exchange for posing as his Thanksgiving girlfriend. Their practical bargain grows complicated when his feelings start to outlast the holiday.

Lincoln falls for Adeline immediately, but her wariness makes his certainty difficult to share. As he tries to show that they belong together, their romance depends on whether she can trust the future he sees for them.