Shore Leave Cafe Books in Order

After catching her husband cheating, Joelle Gordon leaves Chicago with her three daughters and returns to Landon, Minnesota. At her family's lakeside cafe, she faces single motherhood, an alluring younger man, and a family curse that makes love feel dangerous.

Joelle Gordon has found a new life and love in her Minnesota hometown, but neither is secure. When Blythe is in trouble and Joelle's estranged husband returns, she must choose between the past she fled and the future she wants.

Three years after Joelle's return to Landon, the women of the Shore Leave Cafe face another turbulent summer. Jillian's pregnancy is threatened by danger, while Camille's unsettling dreams pull her toward Montana and answers about the family curse.

Young single mother Camille Gordon finds an old photograph hidden in her grandmother's attic and becomes obsessed with the stranger in it. Her search leads to White Oaks Lodge, a nearby inn where history, family secrets, and an unexpected love converge.

Ambitious law graduate Tish Gordon heads to Montana for a summer internship, eager to return to Chicago and her planned career. Instead, a land dispute and cowboy musician Case Spicer force her to question what kind of future she really wants.

After a devastating fire leaves Tish's true love critically injured, she searches for whoever is responsible. Her family arrives from Minnesota, while Ruthann discovers a dangerous connection to the past and feelings that may change her future.

Widowed Jillian Henriksen has built a steady life around her son, family, and the Shore Leave Cafe. When damaged longtime friend Justin Miller returns, they must decide whether two wounded hearts can risk love despite the family's feared curse.

Ruthann Gordon's disappearance pulls Camille and Tish into a desperate search shaped by a feud spanning generations. As the Davis and Yancy families collide across past and present, the sisters fight to protect one another and the people they love.

Ruthann Gordon vanishes into a frightening past, far from everything she knows. As Marshall Rawley also disappears, Ruthann must learn why their families are connected and find the strength to save the people she loves.