Susan Mallery Books in Order

Cal Buchanan hires his former wife, chef Penny Jackson, to revive his struggling Seattle restaurant. She is planning motherhood without a partner, but working together revives their attraction and forces them to confront their unresolved past.

When Noelle Hunter's life falls apart, Devlin Hunter offers a practical solution: marriage. His proposal promises security during a difficult time, but unexpected feelings complicate an arrangement meant to solve her problems without involving their hearts.

Former Marine Walker Buchanan helps his neighbor Elissa Towers and soon becomes part of her life. Both have sworn off dating, but their growing connection tests her determination to protect her daughter and his resistance to settling down.

After his father's death, lawyer Jack Hanson must rescue the family media business and hires business-school friend Samantha Edwards. She is determined never to fall for another boss, but their working relationship makes that promise increasingly difficult.

Kindergarten teacher Rachel Harper becomes pregnant after a night with Carter Brockett, a man known for avoiding commitment. As her feelings deepen, she must find the courage to tell him about the baby and risk his response.

Former Navy SEAL Joe Marcelli returns to his family's California winery to protect Darcy Jensen, the president's daughter, after a kidnapping attempt. Keeping her hidden becomes harder as their attraction clashes with his responsibilities and her need for trust.

Ryan Bennett impersonates his wealthy cousin on a blind date with Julie Nelson, only to discover real attraction. When his deception emerges and Julie becomes pregnant, he must rebuild the trust his impulsive substitution destroyed.

Reclusive Kane Dennison takes injured Willow Nelson home to help her recover. She believes they belong together, but his deep distrust of others turns their growing attraction into a struggle between her optimism and his determination to remain alone.

A single mother needs a billionaire’s money to fund research that could save her son. He needs her respectable image for a publicity campaign, but their practical arrangement grows complicated when feelings challenge the terms they thought they understood.

Businessman Ryan Sperling is working toward revenge against his father when he meets an unforgettable woman. Her connection to his father's mistress makes pursuing her risky, pitting growing attraction against a family conflict he is determined to win.

Banker Devlin Campbell discovers that the stranger he spent a night with in Atlantic City is pregnant. Finding Nicole far from home, he offers a practical proposal, but they must decide whether responsibility can become a deeper bond.

Crissy Phillips is invited back into the life of the son she placed for adoption twelve years earlier. Meeting his adoptive uncle, widower Josh Daniels, opens another possibility for love, while an unexpected pregnancy complicates their fragile connection.

Luke Barton wants revenge on the identical twin who took their family company. When his brother's fiancée mistakes Luke for her intended husband, he sees an opportunity, until attraction to Lauren complicates the payback he has planned.

Meredith Palmer arrives at Hunter's Landing determined to seduce millionaire Jack Howington III, who rejected her years ago. Staying across the hall puts her plan within reach, but his connection to her brother complicates their renewed attraction.

Matthias Barton's dependable assistant announces she is leaving for a competitor, unsettling both his business and his personal life. His determination to win her back forces him to recognize feelings that years of working together have kept hidden.

Former baseball player Reid Buchanan hires Lori Johnson to nurse his grandmother after a broken hip. Unlike her predecessors, Lori resists his charm, but glimpses of his kindness challenge her judgment of the man behind the playboy reputation.

Dani Buchanan searches for her biological father and discovers a senator running for president. His campaign manager, Alex Canfield, wants to contain the potential scandal, but Dani resists his control even as their attraction grows.

Teacher Kayleen James asks Prince As'ad to help three orphaned American girls. He agrees to adopt them if she becomes their nanny, bringing her into a palace where caring for the children soon complicates her heart.

Single mother Mia Marcelli thought her lover was dead until he returns as a prince. Learning that they have a son, he wants a royal future for the boy, forcing Mia to confront his deception and demands.

Kayleen James seeks a home for three orphaned girls and turns to Prince As'ad. His offer to adopt them requires her to stay as their nanny, drawing a practical teacher into palace life and an unexpected romance.

Marina Nelson and Todd Aston help plan a family wedding while struggling with their attraction. Todd distrusts women seeking marriage, and Marina's grandmother makes matters worse by offering a million dollars to whichever sister marries him.

Nicole Keyes has spent years keeping the family bakery running and looking after her younger sister. When former football player Hawk offers romance, she must decide whether she can risk the independence she has finally begun to claim.

Pianist Claire Keyes returns home to care for her sick sister, despite knowing little about everyday family life. Rebuilding those strained relationships brings her close to Wyatt, a man whose world is very different from hers.

Jesse Keyes returns to Seattle with a steady job and a young son who wants to meet his father. Her sisters remain wary, and Matt has not forgiven her, making reconciliation harder than simply coming home.

Mechanic Maggie Collins travels to El Deharia to restore Prince Qadir's antique car. A pretend engagement and her pregnancy complicate their arrangement, leaving Maggie to question whether the prince's offer of protection includes the love she wants.

Prince Qadir hires Maggie Collins to restore an antique car, then draws her into a fake engagement. When pregnancy adds another complication, the independent mechanic must decide what his promises mean beyond duty and royal appearances.

Duncan Patrick's board demands that the powerful CEO improve his public image. He recruits kindergarten teacher Annie McCoy to pose as his lover, but manipulating her kindness becomes harder when their arrangement awakens feelings he cannot control.

Deputy Dana Birch is determined to protect the Titan sisters from Garth Duncan's revenge against their father. As his plans threaten the family, her growing attraction to him puts her loyalty and judgment under pressure.

Mitch Cassidy returns to Texas eight years after Skye Titan left him at the altar. Now a wounded veteran, he wants answers, while Skye struggles with her father's control and the daughter whose existence changes their reunion.

After an oil rig explosion damages her sight, Izzy Titan withdraws from the world. Her sisters send her to a survival camp, where instructor Nick challenges her fears while hiding his own reasons for helping her.

Victoria McCallan's father's gambling debts bring her into Prince Kateb's desert world. Their six-month arrangement is meant to make her his mistress, but growing affection clashes with his duty to choose a suitable royal wife.

Prince Kateb takes Victoria McCallan into the desert after her father's gambling creates a debt. What begins as a temporary arrangement between a secretary and a prince becomes harder to contain when love challenges his royal obligations.

Phoebe Carson's bold encounter with a stranger takes an unexpected turn when he becomes her guide in his homeland. Discovering that he is Prince Nasri Mazin complicates their attraction, especially when the prince has seduction in mind.

Lexi Titan needs two million dollars within thirty days to save her spa. Cruz Rodriguez offers the money in exchange for a fake engagement and access to Texas society, but their shared history makes the bargain personal.

Zeke Titan enjoys a town that excuses his womanizing because of his good deeds. New teacher Alethea Harbaugh challenges its treatment of women, and his plan to seduce her into leaving brings him up against an unexpected opponent.

Liz Sutton returns to Fool's Gold with the son her former boyfriend never knew existed. Facing Ethan Hendrix again revives an old attraction, but their painful history makes trusting a second chance at love far from simple.

City planner Charity Jones arrives in Fool's Gold hoping to settle down and help solve the town's shortage of men. Former cycling star Josh Golden complicates her plans, challenging her determination to avoid another disappointing romance.

Pia O'Brian unexpectedly inherits her late friend's frozen embryos and decides to become a mother. Meeting former football player Raoul Moreno introduces a new possibility, but both must reconsider what they believe about family and commitment.

Jayne Scott has spent years serving the wealthy Worden family and living in their shadow. When David returns and reciprocates her longtime feelings, his mother's opposition forces Jayne to weigh family loyalty against a life of her own.

These two Marcelli romances follow Joe as he protects the president's daughter at his family's winery, and Mia as her supposedly dead lover returns. Danger and royal obligations complicate both couples' chances of building a life together.

Divorced chef Jenna Stevens returns to Texas to open a cooking store and rebuild her confidence. The arrival of her free-spirited birth parents unsettles her adoptive family, adding questions of belonging to her uncertain new beginning.

Two sisters face unexpected romance in this collection. Chloe's birthday dream points toward traveler Arizona Smith, while Cassie's temporary job caring for Ryan Lawford's orphaned niece draws her toward a businessman with little experience of family life.

Nevada Hendrix applies for her dream job and discovers that her prospective boss is Tucker Janack, the first love who broke her heart. They agree to keep things professional, but working together makes their old attraction difficult to ignore.

Dakota Hendrix oversees a television dating competition filming in Fool's Gold. Finn Anderssen arrives determined to keep his twin brothers off the show, and their clash draws two people with painful family histories toward an unexpected romance.

Therapy dog trainer Montana Hendrix hopes to find love in the hometown she adores. Surgeon Simon Bradley avoids emotional attachments by moving between hospitals, but Montana challenges the habits that keep him from making a home.

This collection pairs Rina Fiore's feelings for her veterinarian boss with Kayleen James's palace romance. One woman risks a valued friendship with a single father, while the other becomes nanny to three girls adopted by a prince.

An injury brings dancer Evie Stryker back to her estranged family in Fool's Gold, where she agrees to stage the winter festival. Attraction to her brother's friend, lawyer Dante Jefferson, complicates her intention to leave again.

Former model Clay Stryker returns home to build a ranching life, tired of being judged by his looks. Firefighter Charlie Dixon wants a family but struggles with painful memories, bringing two guarded people into an uncertain summer romance.

Paige McLean longs to travel, but adventure arrives at her door when British surgeon Alistair Woodbury needs somewhere to stay. Their growing affection challenges his vow to remain alone and her expectation that his visit must end.

Army veteran Michelle returns to her family's Blackberry Island inn, where former friend Carly now lives with her daughter. Old betrayals complicate their reunion, but the inn's financial troubles force them to work together.

A dispute over Castle Ranch pits businessman Rafe Stryker against Heidi Simpson, who refuses to lose the home she finally found. Protecting their families keeps them on opposing sides even as their mutual attraction grows.

Horse trainer Shane Stryker wants a quiet relationship and misjudges librarian Annabelle Weiss as too adventurous. When she needs his help with a town festival, spending time together challenges his assumptions about the woman he keeps avoiding.

Social worker Maggie Sullivan has spent years caring for others and now wants a child of her own. Meeting a daredevil construction foreman brings attraction, but his resistance to commitment complicates the future she hopes to build.

Lissa Cartwright's life changes when entrepreneur Sullivan Grayson helps her family's struggling vineyard. A makeover and growing attraction offer new possibilities, but a stranger's arrival reveals unsettling news from her past that tests their emerging relationship.

Noelle Perkins opens a Christmas shop to celebrate her fresh start, and recovering army doctor Gabriel Boylan offers to help. Their holiday attraction brings together her optimism and his unhappy memories, testing whether he can welcome something new.

This companion combines 150 recipes with a Fool's Gold romance about returning chef Ana Raquel and restaurateur Greg Clary. Asked to collaborate on a cookbook, the longtime rivals must work together while confronting feelings their competition has concealed.

Business owner Fayrene Hopkins plans to establish her career before falling in love, making visiting worker Ryan Patterson seem safely temporary. But his approaching move to Texas becomes a problem when their relationship starts to feel lasting.

Patience McGraw's childhood crush returns to Fool's Gold to open a defense academy. Bodyguard Justice Garrett rekindles their attraction, but his troubled past and her fear of another abandonment complicate the possibility of a future together.

Isabel Beebe returns home to run her family's bridal shop before pursuing her own plans. The arrival of Ford Hendrix, her old teenage crush, revives feelings that threaten to change what both believe they want from life.

After being abandoned on her wedding day, Andi buys a neglected Blackberry Island house. Her neighbors, Deanna and Boston, face their own marriage troubles and grief, drawing three very different women into an unexpected friendship.

Felicia Swift seeks an ordinary life and close relationships in Fool's Gold, only to encounter Gideon Boylan from her past. His military experience keeps him emotionally distant, challenging her hopes for the home and family she wants.

Four romance stories follow women confronting unexpected attraction, old reputations and the risks of commitment. Mallery's contribution pairs aspiring business owner Fayrene with visiting contractor Ryan, whose temporary stay challenges her carefully scheduled plans for love.

Former football player Sam Ridge flees a fling after mistaking stored wedding gowns for a marriage scheme. When his firm hires event planner Dellina Hopkins, working together forces him to confront both the misunderstanding and their unfinished attraction.

Nurse Nina has spent years caring for her family instead of pursuing her own ambitions. Her sister's troubled return to Blackberry Island, two romantic possibilities and renewed dreams force Nina to reconsider what she wants.

Former soldier Jeff Ritter offers struggling single mother Ashley Churchill a place to stay and work as his housekeeper. Living together with Ashley's daughter draws them closer, challenging two people determined to avoid falling in love.

After fleeing her wedding and overhearing a murder plot during a Colorado blackout, Randi Howell hides at Brady Jones's Texas ranch. He offers work without demanding answers, but her secrets complicate their growing attraction.

Randi begins to feel at home working with horses on Brady's ranch, yet she cannot tell him why she fled her wedding. As their attachment deepens, the gunmen she escaped remain a threat to her refuge.

With the gunmen closing in, Randi fears her presence will endanger Brady and his ranch. Returning to Grand Springs may protect the life she has found, but facing her past could cost their developing relationship.

Larissa Owens keeps her feelings for boss Jack McGarry private until her mother reveals them. The former football star's guarded friendship becomes an attraction, but a family tragedy has left him unwilling to risk another emotional loss.

Bodyguard trainer Angel Whittaker has built a protected life after painful losses. Confident public relations professional Taryn Crawford catches his attention, but their attraction challenges the emotional defenses that have allowed him to feel safe in Fool's Gold.

Single mother Bailey Voss considers former football star Kenny Scott far beyond her reach. Working together on a Christmas toy drive reveals his generosity and brings them closer, giving Bailey reason to reconsider her assumptions.

Destiny Mills wants stability after growing up with volatile celebrity parents, but a search-and-rescue assignment brings her close to thrill-seeking Kipling Gilmore. The former skier's interest forces both to consider how much trust a relationship requires.

After trouble at work, Phoebe Kitzke helps a friend at a Fool's Gold ranch, where reserved cowboy Zane Nicholson must lead a tourist cattle drive. Their attraction unsettles his carefully controlled life and her uncertain plans for the future.

Bridal boutique owner Madeline Krug helps organize a Christmas wedding alongside the bride's brother, movie star Jonny Blaze. He wants an ordinary escape from celebrity life, but their growing affection makes the holiday assignment unexpectedly personal.

In nineteenth-century Montana, widower Caleb Kincaid encounters his former love Ruth Whitefeather when his runaway son returns with her. Her help with his household gives them another chance, complicated by the history that once separated them.

Nicole struggles with a husband who has abandoned his job, Shannon faces a complication in her new romance, and Pam feels restless in her marriage. Their friendship helps three women navigate changes in work, family and love.

Maya Farlow returns to promote Fool's Gold and discovers that her celebrity spokesman is Del Mitchell, the man she left ten years earlier. Their professional reunion rekindles attraction while confronting the distrust left by their painful separation.

Cupcake baker Nancee Smith's former fiancé returns to Fool's Gold at Christmas, claiming he is ready to give up flying and settle down. She must decide whether to trust the man who previously abandoned her.

Baker Shelby Gilmore seeks a male friend to help her learn to trust, while Aidan Mitchell wants to change his reputation for casual affairs. Their agreement to avoid dating becomes complicated when friendship begins turning into something more.

As Courtney, Sienna and Rachel prepare for their mother's wedding, each faces a romantic dilemma of her own. Secret attraction, doubts about an engagement and an ex-husband's renewed interest test the sisters' understanding of themselves and family.

Chef Ana Raquel returns to Fool's Gold with a mobile kitchen and finds herself competing with restaurant owner Greg Clary. Collaborating on a cookbook brings them together, stirring feelings neither can easily separate from their rivalry.

Gabby wants to return to work, Hayley pursues motherhood despite painful setbacks, and newly divorced Nicole struggles to trust another man. Three friends support one another as marriage, parenting and romance challenge the lives they imagined.

After a breakup, Zoe realizes how isolated she has become. Her friendship with new mother Jen and Jen's widowed mother Pam grows more complicated when romantic interest and family loyalties threaten the support they offer one another.

Princess Bethany poses as stablehand Beth Archer while delivering a prized stallion to Cade Saunders's ranch. Cade prefers ordinary women to wealthy ones, making their growing attraction increasingly difficult to reconcile with the identity she has concealed.

In Mallery's Christmas romance, contractor and single father Tanner asks heartbroken Kelly to help with his newborn. The companion story by Maisey Yates follows Madison, whose temporary holiday affair with a cowboy may challenge their agreement to avoid commitment.

Gamekeeper Carol Lund thinks her neighbor Mathias Mitchell could never be interested in her. His help finding companions for her lonely giraffe draws them together, but his resistance to commitment complicates the friendship taking a romantic turn.

Tulip farmer Kelly Murphy's routine changes when an old acquaintance returns seeking romance and her estranged sister Olivia comes home. Rebuilding their relationship means confronting long-held assumptions, personal disappointments and secrets neither sister has been willing to share.

Wedding venue owner Pallas Saunders hires sculptor Nick Mitchell for carpentry while he awaits a commission. An ambitious wedding project encourages her creativity, but his temporary stay complicates an attraction that grows alongside their work.

When Keira Carlesso learns that scientist Dalton has nowhere to spend Christmas, she welcomes him into her family's holiday celebrations. An invitation offered to a stranger creates an unexpected friendship, with the possibility of something more.

Silver Tesdal needs financing for her wedding business, and former sweetheart Drew Lovato offers to invest. Working together rekindles their attraction, but trusting him again means confronting the hurt of their breakup and a secret she has kept.

Divorced Harper struggles to support her daughter through a new business, while scientist Stacey faces pregnancy with unexpected anxiety. The sisters support each other through romantic uncertainty, motherhood, and the demands of an overbearing mother they both fear disappointing.

Malcolm Carlesso's orderly life changes when two previously unknown half sisters arrive. As Callie struggles to belong and Delaney questions Malcolm's emotional distance, strangers tied by blood and friendship must learn whether they can become a family.

Gallery worker Natalie Kaleta checks on reclusive glass artist Ronan Mitchell during a storm and becomes stranded at his mountain home. Their attraction grows, but a family secret has left him reluctant to trust anyone with his wounded heart.

Sisters Finola, Zennie, and Ali are dumped in the same week, forcing each to rethink her future. Infidelity, an unexpected surrogacy commitment, and a canceled wedding test their confidence as they support one another through starting over.

Wedding coordinator Renee Grothen and thriller writer Jasper Dembenski agree to a fling without a future. Both have reasons to avoid commitment, but growing affection challenges their assumptions about damage, control, and whether love deserves another chance.

Etiquette coach Margot tackles an unpredictable movie-star client while her sister Sunshine resolves to finish college and stop chasing men. One summer tests both sisters' plans, asking them to risk change without repeating the romantic mistakes of their past.

Schoolteacher Abby Hendrix helps plan her sister's wedding and shows the groom's brilliant but awkward brother around Fool's Gold. Surgeon Joaquin Kincaid finds unexpected acceptance with her, but his private reason for visiting threatens their growing connection.

Wynn Beauchene helps neighbor Garrick McCabe prepare for his pregnant daughter's Christmas visit. Holiday preparations bring their families closer, but repairing old wounds and confronting past mistakes prove harder than making a house ready for the season.

Sophie returns to Blackberry Island to rebuild her business, Kristine dreams of opening a bakery, and Heather struggles to save for college. Family obligations and the need for independence test their plans as they lean on one another.

Ellen wants to prove she can thrive without holding back her college-bound son. With widowed friend Unity, she tackles a list of challenges that pushes them beyond familiar routines and toward difficult questions about grief, friendship, and new possibilities.