Stonehill Books in Order
Part ofMarci Bolden Books in OrderSee the Stonehill books by Marci Bolden in order, with quick summaries, series background, connected characters, and simple where-to-start guidance.
Last updated: July 4, 2026
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Stonehill books in publication order
6 books
Friends Without Benefits
by Marci Bolden
2015
Dianna Friedman is barely holding things together after her husband leaves. When betrayed spouse Paul O'Connell shows up with a plan, friendship becomes their lifeline, and maybe something more.
The Forgotten Path
by Marci Bolden
2015
Annie O'Connell trusts no one more than herself, even as Marcus Callison has loved her for years. When tragedy shatters her carefully managed life, Marcus refuses to let her face the fallout alone.
The Road Leads Back
by Marci Bolden
2015
Artist Kara Martinson has built a life far from the town that cast her out. A surprise reunion with Harry Canton pulls her back toward old love, old pain, and a hometown she never meant to face again.
Jessica's Wish
by Marci Bolden
2016
Eleven-year-old Jessica wants one thing for her birthday, a mother. As her father Phil grows close to Mallory O'Connell, family pressure and old fears threaten the fragile happiness taking shape around them.
This Old Cafe
by Marci Bolden
2017
Jenna Reid is fighting to keep her struggling cafe afloat when Daniel Maguire enters her life at his own low point. Fixing the building turns into something more personal for them both.
Forever Yours
by Marci Bolden
2019
Four years after Aiden broke her heart, Meg Tanaka wants nothing to do with him. His return to town reopens old hurt and raises one hard question, can a first love really earn a second chance?
Stonehill books in chronological order

The Road Leads Back
by Marci Bolden
2015Stonehill, Book 1
Friends Without Benefits
by Marci Bolden
2015Stonehill, Book 2
The Forgotten Path
by Marci Bolden
2015Stonehill, Book 3
Jessica's Wish
by Marci Bolden
2016Stonehill, Book 4
This Old Cafe
by Marci Bolden
2017Stonehill, Book 5
Forever Yours
by Marci Bolden
2019Stonehill, Book 6
Series background & context
Stonehill is Marci Bolden's small-town romance series, and the town matters almost as much as the couples do. These books are full of people who thought they had moved on, only to find that home, family, and old love stories still have a pull. Each novel centers on a different pair, but the families, friendships, and local history knit everything together.
The series opens with The Road Leads Back, where Kara Martinson is pushed back toward the hometown that once rejected her. Her reunion with Harry Canton brings up unfinished business, old hurt, and the question of whether two people can build something real after so much lost time. That second-chance feeling runs through much of the series.
Other books widen the circle. Friends Without Benefits pairs two people blindsided by their spouses' betrayal. The Forgotten Path follows fiercely self-reliant Annie O'Connell and the man who has loved her for years. In Jessica's Wish, an eleven-year-old girl who wants a mother becomes the quiet center of a new love story between her father Phil and Mallory O'Connell.
Small town, big feelings.
By the time you reach This Old Cafe and Forever Yours, Stonehill has become the kind of place where people show up bruised by divorce, grief, money problems, or bad timing and slowly find room to start again. A struggling cafe, a family home, or a familiar main street can become the backdrop for repair. Even when the books focus on romance, family ties are never far away.
The tone is warm, emotional, and very character-driven. These are adult love stories, not teen romances, and the conflicts often come from years of history rather than simple misunderstandings. Parents, exes, children, siblings, and longtime friends all have weight here. So do secrets that towns remember long after individuals want to forget them.
If you like interconnected series where familiar faces keep returning, Stonehill delivers that comfort without losing tension. The appeal is not just who ends up together. It is watching a whole community make room for forgiveness, honesty, and a little hope.
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