Susanne O’Leary Books in Order
Explore Susanne O’Leary's books in publication order, with short book summaries and guides to the individual series to help you choose where to start.
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Susanne O’Leary books in publication order
46 books
Diplomatic Incidents
by Susanne O’Leary
2001
Former ballerina Anna hopes a diplomatic posting in Paris will revive her marriage, but her husband's work and a disruptive guest bring disappointment. Attraction to another diplomat and a politically explosive letter threaten both personal loyalties and professional security.
European Affairs
by Susanne O’Leary
2003
Three women's romantic lives intertwine against the contrasting settings of Brussels and Saint-Tropez. As ambition, attraction and the pursuit of influence shape their relationships, their choices reveal the costs of seeking love in a world preoccupied with power.
Fresh Powder
by Susanne O’Leary
2006
Former friends Lucy and Claire arrive at the same Alpine chalet after ten years of estrangement. Snowbound with unfamiliar companions, they must confront their broken friendship as their holiday becomes a test of relationships and survival.
A Woman's Place
by Susanne O’Leary
2010
Two women's lives unfold through family upheaval, migration and changing opportunities in the early twentieth century. Julia seeks her child's father in New York, while Sonja's journey takes her from Finland toward Paris and America.
Finding Margo
by Susanne O’Leary
2010
After an argument with her husband on a French motorway, Margo walks away and accepts a lift from a woman truck driver. Her impulsive escape becomes an adventure of unexpected romance, while her husband tries to find her.
Silver Service
by Susanne O’Leary
2010
Dublin caterer Chris faces fresh complications when her impulsive sister returns from New York and joins the business. As their working relationship grows difficult, an attraction to a Spanish businessman challenges Chris to reconsider her expectations of others.
Swedish for Beginners
by Susanne O’Leary
2010
After her father's death, Maud discovers a hidden side to her late Swedish mother's history. Letters lead her to Stockholm and an older man with intimate knowledge of that past, unsettling her assumptions about family and love.
Villa Caramel
by Susanne O’Leary
2010
European Commission employee Eva sees a holiday in St Tropez as a chance to cultivate influential contacts. Accompanied by her husband and two hostile stepdaughters, she enters a summer of overlapping romances, social ambitions and diplomatic complications.
Duty Free
by Susanne O’Leary
2011
Anna moves to Paris with her diplomat husband, only to find domestic life complicated by an unwelcome journalist. Attraction to a Spanish diplomat leads her to deliver a secret letter, risking a scandal that could damage her marriage and husband's career.
Sonja's Place
by Susanne O’Leary
2011
Starting again in 1930s New York, Sonja pursues architecture while confronting grief, love and unexpected responsibilities. As relationships and family life become increasingly complicated, her past returns against the approaching threat of another European war.
Virtual Strangers
by Susanne O’Leary
2011
Online acquaintances Annika and Seabee exchange murderous fantasies, only to find their imagined crimes becoming real. The mismatched pair must discover who has turned their private conversations into a deadly game before suspicion closes around them.
Hot Gossip
by Susanne O’Leary
2013
Janine leaves France for an Irish coastal village under a new identity, hoping to escape a painful history. Local curiosity and attraction to a secretive man complicate her plans, and press attention forces her to choose between fleeing again and confronting the past.
Hot Property
by Susanne O’Leary
2013
After her divorce, Megan inherits a house on Ireland's Atlantic coast and imagines a peaceful retreat. Expensive repairs persuade her to sell, but family secrets, a growing romance and a campaign to drive her away make leaving less straightforward.
Virtual Suspects
by Susanne O’Leary
2013
Former lovers Annika and Seabee meet again after a long separation, only to become suspects in a murder. Reunited in Sweden’s frozen north, they must work together to solve the crime and navigate their complicated connection.
Hot Pursuit
by Susanne O’Leary
2014
Rita leaves heartbreak and a failed Kerry business for a new life in Dublin, where two very different men compete for her attention. As romance unsettles her fresh start, she realizes an old mistake must be confronted before she can move forward.
Selling Dreams
by Susanne O’Leary
2014
Chantal runs a property agency on the French Riviera while concealing troubles in her personal life. New employee Flora seeks recovery from heartbreak, but romance and her boss's questionable business practices complicate the fresh start she hoped for.
Borrowed Dreams
by Susanne O’Leary
2015
Recovering from a difficult relationship, Daisy housesits a billionaire's Saint-Tropez home and borrows the glamour surrounding her. Parties and a promising romance make her invented life attractive, until other people's secrets and her own pretenses threaten to collide.
Hot Wishes
by Susanne O’Leary
2015
Megan anticipates a cosy Christmas with family and friends after a demanding year on their Irish farm. News that a long-lost relative will visit threatens to transform the gathering, bringing tensions that test both her holiday plans and her marriage.
Blind Date
by Susanne O’Leary
2016
Unhappy in her marriage, New York talk-show host Lindy forms an intimate online friendship over the course of a year. As she prepares to meet her correspondent, anticipation mingles with uncertainty about the stranger behind their connection.
Forgotten Dreams
by Susanne O’Leary
2016
Jewelry designer Molly hopes for a quiet winter establishing her new life in Provence. A major commercial offer brings demanding deadlines and threats to her designs, while a returning figure forces her to confront unresolved feelings and painful memories.
Marianne's Christmas
by Susanne O’Leary
2016
Facing her first Christmas as a widow, Marianne opens her Riviera villa to family and friends. The gathering brings the possibility of renewed happiness, particularly when a familiar friendship begins to suggest the promise of romance.
The Blow-In
by Susanne O’Leary
2016
Political reporter Finola leaves Dublin to run a small-town newspaper, expecting a quieter life in Tipperary. Local conspiracies soon undermine that hope, while the arrival of a Hollywood star adds another complication to an already unsettled romantic life.
The Prodigal
by Susanne O’Leary
2016
Ten years after leaving Tipperary amid scandal, Desdemona returns on a work assignment and reconnects with family and old friends. A new affair threatens to repeat the past, especially when someone from her earlier life arrives in town.
A Long Way to Christmas
by Susanne O’Leary
2017
Finola struggles to prepare Christmas for her twins while her film-star husband remains in Los Angeles. An unfinished country house, troublesome ponies and the arrival of an old flame complicate her efforts to give the children a holiday and reunite the family.
The Bluestocking
by Susanne O’Leary
2017
Audrey's quiet life running a Tipperary newspaper is disrupted when fire destroys its offices. Her London boss arrives planning to close the paper, but his unexpected offer leaves her choosing between an unfamiliar future and the life she hoped to preserve.
A Holiday To Remember
by Susanne O’Leary
2018
Lottery winners Maddy and Leanne continue their travels through Italy and the Dalmatian islands. New romances promise excitement, but Leanne's relationship with Carlo raises questions that threaten the easy happiness of their escape from ordinary life.
The Road Trip
by Susanne O’Leary
2018
When two dissatisfied women win money, they embark on a road trip from Dublin toward the French Riviera. Maddy searches for a long-ago lover while Leanne hopes to find the father who abandoned her.
Dreams of Willow House
by Susanne O’Leary
2019
An unexpected inheritance draws Cordelia from Florida to Ireland and two cousins she has never met. Warm welcomes compete with doubts about her identity, while family history and an intriguing outsider complicate her search for a place to belong.
Secrets of Willow House
by Susanne O’Leary
2019
Exhausted by her London career, Maeve retreats to her aunt's home on the Irish coast. Restoring the crumbling house reconnects her with family, an old attraction and secrets that may reshape what she wants from life.
Sisters of Willow House
by Susanne O’Leary
2019
Feeling increasingly distant from her husband, Roisin helps her sister restore their aunt's Irish home. The project and a new acquaintance revive her sense of independence, forcing her to reconsider her marriage and the future she wants.
Daughters of Wild Rose Bay
by Susanne O’Leary
2020
After a breakup, Jasmine leaves Paris for her mother's Irish village, only to find their relationship has changed. A local chef and the history of a ruined coastal village offer new connections and a possible way back to family.
Memories of Wild Rose Bay
by Susanne O’Leary
2020
Grieving her father, doctor Kate takes a temporary job in the Irish village where he was born. Attraction to a local healer challenges her assumptions, while a summons from her former life forces a difficult decision about her future.
Miracles in Wild Rose Bay
by Susanne O’Leary
2020
Photographer Tara visits her sister in Ireland on a magazine assignment that could transform the village through tourism. Local opposition and a growing attraction complicate her work, while research into an old farmhouse uncovers unexpected family connections.
The Lost Girls of Ireland
by Susanne O’Leary
2021
After losing her former life, Lydia takes her daughter to an inherited cottage on Ireland's coast. Welcoming neighbours and an intriguing artist offer a fresh start, but the secret she is hiding threatens the fragile security she hopes to build.
The Lost Promise of Ireland
by Susanne O’Leary
2021
Hoping to recover from heartbreak, Maggie returns to the Irish village where she spent childhood summers. A renewed friendship offers the possibility of romance, until rediscovered letters awaken memories of another love and a promise she once made.
The Lost Secret of Ireland
by Susanne O’Leary
2021
Grieving her mother, Ella moves to Sandy Cove and is joined by her mother's adventurous friend Lucille. As Ella falls for Lucille's protective son, she discovers a secret that places her loyalty to the older woman in conflict with romance.
The Lost House of Ireland
by Susanne O’Leary
2022
An engagement ring found on Cape Cod leads Allegra to an Irish village and a family estate with unresolved secrets. Her growing affection for one heir is tested when the ring's return creates conflict over inheritance and the past.
The Lost Letters of Ireland
by Susanne O’Leary
2022
Seeking a new beginning in Sandy Cove, Edwina discovers a twenty-year-old message in a bottle and sets out to find its writer. The search complicates her growing relationship with a local doctor and threatens the home she hopes to make.
The Lost Mother of Ireland
by Susanne O’Leary
2023
Laura inherits a cottage and a valuable painting from a cherished friend, hoping for a fresh start in Ireland. A disputed will and the painting's hidden history complicate her new life, while attraction to a local man introduces further uncertainty.
The Girl with the Irish Secret
by Susanne O’Leary
2024
Actress Violet returns to Ireland to portray a celebrated local figure and reconnect with her sisters. Falling for her leading man complicates the production, while old notes uncover secrets that could threaten the film and her family's reputation.
The Granddaughter's Irish Secret
by Susanne O’Leary
2024
Returning to her grandmother's Irish home after losing her job and relationship, Rose discovers a treasured necklace is a fake. Searching for the original with a young lawyer leads her toward romance and an old family secret.
The Keeper of the Irish Secret
by Susanne O’Leary
2024
Heartbroken Lily visits her grandmother's deteriorating Irish manor and becomes determined to restore it. A difficult builder, unexpected attraction and letters discovered in the gatehouse draw her into secrets that could change her understanding of her family.
The Book of Irish Secrets
by Susanne O’Leary
2025
Following her late aunt's notebook to Ireland, Claire discovers relatives at Magnolia Manor but hesitates to reveal her identity. Village friendships and a new romance encourage her to stay, while an old family rivalry threatens her place there.
The Widow's Irish Secret
by Susanne O’Leary
2025
After years away, widowed Patricia returns to the Irish coast, hoping to reconnect with her daughters and grandchildren. Friendship with Cillian offers new possibilities, but a discovery among old belongings threatens to expose the secret behind her departure.
The Wife's Irish Secret
by Susanne O’Leary
2025
Discovering a love letter to her husband from another woman, Marian flees to Ireland before her sister's wedding. A sense of belonging offers hope, but her husband's arrival and the letter writer's secrets complicate her choices.
The Secret Bookshop in Ireland
by Susanne O’Leary
2026
Ciara leaves her unsettled Dublin life after inheriting a bookshop from a relative she never knew. A helpful local lawyer and an old letter draw her into family history, romance and a secret that could threaten her inheritance.
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