Tess Thompson Books in Order

Pregnant and in deep debt after her husband's death, Lee returns to her small Oregon hometown with nowhere else to go. Opening a restaurant offers hope, until the man she owes finds her again.

Sylvia sees a chance at motherhood and grabs it, only to find herself tangled in murder and an illegal adoption scandal. Love and family both start to look far more fragile than she imagined.

Chef Annie Bell is building a better life for herself and her son when her abusive ex resurfaces. The wealthy recluse who offers help may be her best hope, and her next risk.

Bella Webber heads to River Valley for a movie shoot and unexpectedly falls hard for a charming executive. When he is arrested for murder, she joins friends to prove his innocence.

Fresh from divorce, Blythe Heywood follows the path she once abandoned and reconnects with Finn Lanigan in Blue Mountain. Their second chance is complicated by grief, family history, and the lingering shadow of an unsolved murder.

After her mother's death, Sutton Mansfield begins uncovering the hidden life Constance kept from everyone around her. Grief, old love, and long-buried truths collide as she tries to understand her family.

Workaholic executive Bliss Heywood is forced to start over and finds herself drawn to billionaire playboy Ciaran Lanigan. Their chemistry is instant, but his violent past makes every new feeling harder to trust.

This standalone leans into music, longing, and complicated relationships as its characters try to make sense of love, timing, and the lives they thought they wanted.

Tommy and Lee want one more child, but infertility has left them aching and uncertain. Christmas in River Valley brings family, faith, and the possibility of a miracle.

A buried secret begins to reshape the lives around it in this emotional standalone. Love, loyalty, and old wounds all come under pressure as the truth edges into the open.

Movie star Genevieve Banks finds friendship and maybe love while filming in River Valley. But if she speaks publicly about the man who once abused her, everything in her carefully managed life could change.

Lawyers Grant Perry and Liz Teeny were once in love before life split them apart. A case, a return to River Valley, and newly uncovered family secrets give them one more chance.

This holiday standalone mixes courtroom tension with Christmas warmth. A case tied to Santa gives Tess Thompson a chance to blend humor, heart, and seasonal charm.

Doctor Jackson Waller thinks his first love died years ago, until he finds Maggie standing at her own grave. Their second chance comes wrapped in family lies, old grief, and one more secret waiting to explode.

Back in Cliffside Bay after a broken engagement, Zane Shaw wants a clean start. Honor Sullivan needs protection when the man who once terrorized her reenters her life, and old feelings turn into something far more urgent.

Playboy developer Kyle Hicks gets surprise custody of a baby he never knew existed. The one person he turns to for help is Violet Ellis, the single mother who blames him for threatening the town she loves.

Lance Mullen returns home to open a bookstore and finally notices the woman right in front of him. After one impulsive night, Mary Hansen is forced to face pregnancy, old grief, and the risk of loving again.

Quarterback Brody Mullen hires a private nurse to help his injured mother, only to discover Kara is hiding from a dangerous past. In Cliffside Bay, public fame and witness-protection secrets make love risky for both of them.

Broke writer Charlotte Wilde takes a caretaking job and stumbles into old letters, family secrets, and a century-old mystery. Falling for her employer's son only makes the whole situation more complicated.

Pepper Griffin finally gets her dream wedding in France, or so she hopes. Missing dresses, unwanted attention, and travel chaos threaten to steal the magic from her big day with Stone.

Lisa and Rafael head to snowy Emerson Pass for the wedding she has always wanted. A family curse and a last-minute bombshell threaten to derail the whole celebration.

Christmas brings babies, cats, and a full reunion with the Cliffside Bay crew. Zane and Honor await one miracle while Brody and Kara welcome another, making this a warm catch-up for series readers.

Former Marine Stone Hickman feels an instant pull toward Pepper Griffin, but she wants nothing to do with him. Their spark turns into an enemies-to-lovers story shaped by travel, family, and buried pain.

Sophie knows Nico is the one, but the older architect keeps his distance. When tragedy strips away her joy, he becomes the person most determined to help her find her way back to life.

Lisa Perry's acting career is finally taking off when one tragic moment changes everything. Back in Cliffside Bay, she and Rafael have to face grief, fear, and whether love can survive a life split in two.

Autumn Hickman is tired of failed dates and secretly wants the best friend she believes she can never have. Trey risks everything with a fake online profile, only to learn that love built on secrecy comes at a price.

Single mom Teagan Lanigan comes home hoping for a quieter life, only to face her estranged mother and a country music star she has not forgotten. Old attraction flares while both of them try to outrun pain.

Wedding plans, family emotion, and Christmas magic bring another soul sister's story to the forefront. The result is a tender holiday romance wrapped in the series' found-family charm.

After losing her husband and only child, Maddie Kirby chooses to survive Christmas by helping four motherless girls. This moving prologue sets up the foster family bond at the heart of the entire Soul Sisters series.

Set in 1906, this opening Castaway Christmas novel blends young love, hardship, and social divides in a story about starting over. It sets the tone for a historical series full of ache, hope, and community.

Widowed Sara Ness retreats to Cliffside Bay with her baby and a mountain of grief. When a support group throws her together with equally wounded David Perry, irritation slowly gives way to understanding and hope.

Rosa Soto never expected a late-in-life romance, especially not with powerful Dominic Perry. Their stolen kisses turn into something deeper as Christmas forces both of them to face what they truly want.

Quinn Cooper arrives in Emerson Pass from Boston to teach in a rough Colorado mountain town. Boarding with widower Lord Alexander Barnes brings romance, children, and a murder investigation into her new life.

Josephine Barnes believes the man she loved died in World War I and plans a life built around books instead of marriage. Then a soldier arrives carrying her letters, and a secret that could change everything.

Bakery owner Brandi Vargas never forgot Trapper Barnes, the boy she let go so he could chase his hockey dream. When he comes home for good, old regret and a threatened town force them to face the truth.

Carlie Webster returns home after a failed marriage and is pulled back into her sister's old murder case. Rekindled feelings for the suspected killer's brother force her to question everything she thought she knew.

Actress Holly Turner crashes into Garland Grove after a humiliating public breakup and ends up staying with grumpy innkeeper Forest Sully. Snow, forced proximity, and family pressures slowly turn irritation into romance.

Under the glow of Christmas lights, another soul sister faces old hurts, new love, and the pull of family. Like the rest of the series, it mixes holiday warmth with second chances and found family.

Millicent Cashmere lives in luxury but not freedom, while Teddy Hill has loved her from afar for years. When tragedy changes everything, they must fight class barriers, family darkness, and fear to build a life together.

After a fire destroys her home, widow Crystal Whalen finds herself living too close to daring ex-Olympian Garth Welte. Grief, guilt, and attraction collide in this mountain-town second-chance romance.

Cymbeline Barnes has spent years insisting Viktor Olofsson is the wrong man for her. Their longtime battle of wills starts to look very different when she realizes love may have been waiting beside her all along.

This short prequel steps back to 1989 to show the earlier heartbreaks, family ties, and choices that shape the Blue Mountain novels. It adds extra depth to the series' later romances and mysteries.

Theo Barnes has loved Louisa Keller for years, even while she pined for someone else. When tragedy leaves her penniless, a marriage of convenience gives them both a risky chance at something real.

A dangerous secret has damaged Flynn and Shannon's happy marriage. With Christmas approaching, the Barnes family hatches a seven-day plan to help Flynn win back the woman he loves.

Stormi Collins cannot stand newspaper owner Huck Clifton, and the feeling is mutual. A snowstorm strands them together in a cabin and turns sharp-edged dislike into something much harder to ignore.

Jamie Wattson thought her one-night stand was safely in the past, until the man shows up in Emerson Pass for a new teaching job. Friendship seems manageable, but their chemistry has other ideas.

Fiona Barnes is hiding a life-changing secret, and music is no longer enough to quiet her fear. Li Wu has loved her for years and must decide how much he is willing to risk for their future.

Veterinarian Breck Stokes comes home to Emerson Pass ready for a quieter life. Falling for wedding planner Tiffany Birt would be simple if her terrifying past, and the cult she escaped, would stay buried.

Adelaide Barnes dreams of becoming a writer, but the man she wants is her brother's best friend, James West. He is older, unavailable, and impossible to forget, which makes every choice harder.

The hidden matchmaking scheme on Whale Island nudges one bookish bride toward an unexpected romance. Family secrets and the larger murder mystery keep the stakes higher than a simple courtship.

A brighter, more playful heroine still has to navigate the serious complications of the Tutheridge world. Matchmaking opens a door to love, but the family's past never stays quiet for long.

Shame and suspicion follow this bride into a romance she never expected. On Whale Island, the series keeps mixing healing, matchmaking, and the long aftermath of one family's damage.

The series turns its eye toward a bride tied especially closely to the matchmaking scheme itself. By now, romance and the wider Whale Island mystery are fully intertwined.

Another Tutheridge-connected romance unfolds under the matchmakers' careful interference. A reluctant bride, old family wounds, and the shadow of murder make love hard to trust.

A strong-willed heroine meets her match in this Whale Island installment. The romance grows inside a family still learning how to live after tyranny, secrecy, and loss.

This Crescent Moon Ranch opener follows two bruised people toward an unexpected family and a fresh start in Bluefern, Montana. Ranch life and emotional honesty make the romance feel hard won.

Another Moon family romance unfolds in Bluefern, where old hurt and fresh attraction collide. Small-town loyalty, ranch life, and a hero worthy of the title keep the story moving.

On remote Whale Island, a brutal patriarch's murder leaves the strange, damaged Tutheridge family suddenly free and suspicious of everyone. A secret matchmaking plan begins just as the family mystery deepens.

Delphia Barnes returns home determined to live life on her own terms, then falls for horse breeder Jack DePaul. Their hard-won love is tested when war calls him away.

Rivalry turns personal in this later Crescent Moon Ranch romance. Strong wills, family ties, and life on the ranch keep pushing two people together until they have to face what is really between them.

Grumpy rancher Soren Moon is the last man Finley expects to rely on when her past catches up with her. Their close-quarters Montana romance balances sharp banter, community, and real danger.

Set against the rhythms of ranch work and changing season, this Crescent Moon story pairs heartache with the possibility of home. Two wounded people get a risky shot at love.

A need for safety and a need for belonging pull this romance toward Crescent Moon Ranch. In Bluefern, shelter can become family, and family can become something more.

After becoming guardian to her late cousin's two children, Abigail Parker lands in snowy Sugarville Grove with her life upended. Falling for single dad and maple farmer Luke Hayes was never part of the plan.

Set in 1921, this historical opener follows Estelle after she is cast out and left with almost nothing. In the darkness, survival and unexpected love begin to point toward a new life.

In 1922, romance is the last thing these connected characters expect. Old wounds, wary hearts, and the pull of a new beginning drive the second Midnight Stars story.

Jilted at the altar, Laney Gray escapes to Sugarville Grove and helps in her aunt's bookstore for the holidays. There she reconnects with Nolan Hayes, the boy who once broke her heart by simply growing up.

In snowy Sugarville Grove, another heart-sore newcomer discovers that community, family traditions, and an unexpected connection may be the real holiday treasure after all.

Food, community, and Christmas cheer frame this cozy small-town romance. As the season unfolds, two guarded people find that comfort and love may belong on the same table.

Five kids in Willet Cove secretly put their single moms on a dating app called Second Chance. This warm prequel launches a found-family series built on meddling children and overdue second chances.

Gillian Horton never forgot Alex Garcia, the first love she lost years ago. Then her daughter secretly matches them on a dating app, and old heartbreak comes rushing back with new possibilities.

Lila Morgan's daughter secretly matches her with charming Vance Prescott on the Second Chance app. Their promising date gets much messier when he turns out to be her first client on a brand-new design show.

This Regency opener pairs love with duty as a duke faces reputation, inheritance, and feelings he cannot neatly control. Family history gives the romance extra weight.

The Midnight Stars world keeps widening as another connected romance unfolds under the series' signature mix of hope, heartache, and new beginnings. It promises history, feeling, and earned tenderness.

This later Midnight Stars novel continues the saga's mix of historical atmosphere, longing, and emotional recovery. Love arrives for people still trying to make peace with what came before.

A return home at Christmas brings unfinished feelings back to life in Sugarville Grove. This is another gentle holiday romance about healing, memory, and taking one more chance.

Another Willet Cove single mom gets pulled into the kids' secret matchmaking plan. What starts as one more app match turns into a chance to risk hope, family change, and love again.

This later Parent App story returns to Willet Cove for more single-mom romance, family entanglements, and gentle meddling. The app may start the trouble, but the emotional risks are very real.

The Parent App continues with another woman who thought romance was firmly behind her. In Willet Cove, friends, kids, and one unexpected connection push her toward a second chance.

Carefully laid holiday plans go wonderfully off script in this Sugarville Grove romance. Surprises, community, and a fresh chance at love carry the story through the season.

A rakish hero and a wary heroine collide in a Regency romance shaped by scandal, longing, and the burden of family expectations. Charm only goes so far when trust is on the line.

A governess at the center of an aristocratic household has to protect both her position and her heart. Class, duty, and buried feeling complicate every step toward love.