Tracey Alvarez Books in Order

Grieving her father, Carly Gatlin spends Christmas with her stepbrothers on Stewart Island while avoiding holiday festivities. Bartender Kip Sullivan faces visiting relatives intent on matchmaking, and their mutual reluctance to celebrate becomes complicated by attraction.

Widow Kezia Murphy has built a secure life with her daughter on Stewart Island. When Ben unexpectedly discovers he has an eight-year-old daughter, their attraction grows alongside his struggle to become a father and overcome his resistance to family.

Sous chef Shaye Harland wants control of Due South’s kitchen, but returning chef Del Westlake takes the role she covets. His plans for a television cooking competition collide with their attraction, professional rivalry, and secrets from his damaged career.

This collection gathers the first five Due South books, following interconnected romances on New Zealand’s Stewart Island. Returning hometown lovers, reluctant parents, rival chefs, and holiday couples navigate family tensions, second chances, and relationships within a close community.

Former model Lauren Taylor hides from her abusive past with her young son in a New Zealand hometown. When photojournalist Nate Fraser moves next door, attraction challenges her secrecy and his commitment to a life without permanent attachments.

Actress Savannah Payne retreats to her holiday home after losing a film role, only to discover lawyer and aspiring novelist Glen Cooper occupying it. Their renewed acquaintance threatens his writing deadline and her plans for a career-saving audition.

Four short stories revisit Due South couples celebrating Valentine’s Day through hospital visits, ambitious cooking, an overnight hike, and surprise plans. Shaye and Del, Piper and West, Carly and Kip, and Kezia and Ben face romantic arrangements that rarely proceed smoothly.

Mechanic Ford Komeke receives unwanted help finding a girlfriend, including a makeover from his friend Holly Parker. Holly secretly plans to leave Stewart Island for a dream job, but a kiss forces both to reconsider their friendship and futures.

Artist Harley Komeke returns to Stewart Island seeking inspiration and reconnects with Bree Findlow, the woman he once hurt. The arrival of her sister and a nine-year-old boy exposes a concealed child, challenging their attraction and Harley’s fear of family.

With seven days until her wedding to Del Westlake, Shaye Harland believes she has every detail organized. On Stewart Island, however, unexpected mishaps and an obstinate sea lion threaten the meticulously planned celebration and test her determination.

Workaholic doctor Owen Bennett needs help caring for his orphaned nieces and nephew, so he hires free-spirited Gracie Cooper as a live-in nanny. Her temporary return to New Zealand becomes complicated by attraction, family responsibilities, and unresolved hurts.

This collection combines Due South books six through nine with a bonus short story. Stewart Island romances follow Ford and Holly, Harley and Bree, Joe and MacKenna, and returning couples whose Christmas travel plans are disrupted by a storm.

Carly Gatlin plans a snowy Colorado Christmas with her fiancé, but a fierce summer storm disrupts travel from Stewart Island. Returning couples face unexpected celebrations, while the community’s elderly matchmaker attracts a secret admirer of her own.

Former rugby star Isaac Ngata returns home burdened by guilt over his teammate’s death. Coaching the dead man’s daughter places him beside widow Natalie Fisher, whose wish to avoid him becomes complicated by an attraction neither has resolved.

Irish doctor Joe Whelan wants to prevent his sister’s ill-advised marriage and enlists bridal designer MacKenna Jones, linked to his own failed wedding. A road trip toward Las Vegas challenges both cynics’ determination to avoid romance and commitment.

Constable Noah Daniels has kept emotions at a distance since his life collapsed six years earlier. When scriptwriter Tilly Montgomery arrives on Stewart Island for a month, her presence challenges his skepticism about love and his carefully maintained boundaries.

A Christmas breakdown strands Karen Wallace at her friend’s brother’s home in New Zealand. Observatory scientist Art Donnelly has little interest in holiday cheer, but sharing his space with Karen may change both their celebrations.

Sam Ngata needs a convincing girlfriend to impress an investor who values domestic stability. Single mother Vee Sullivan agrees to pretend in exchange for affordable retail space, but attraction threatens their business arrangement and her guarded heart.

An earthquake leaves single mother Ana Grace trapped in her office with former soldier Daniel Calder, separated from her children. Their dangerous journey through a devastated New Zealand city becomes more urgent when an enemy targets her family.

Breast cancer survivor Darby Livingston needs talented bridal designer Reid Hudson to create costumes for her charity production of Cinderella. Their attraction challenges his reluctance to help and his fear of loving someone whose future feels uncertain.

Tui Ngata’s holiday encounter with a stranger becomes complicated when she discovers he belongs to the Griffin family, her family’s longtime enemies. Returning architect Kyle Griffin faces their encounter’s lasting consequences and someone determined to keep them apart.

Allison Moore has hidden from attention since an intimate teenage moment became a humiliating viral spectacle. Tanner Armstrong’s return to New Zealand reopens those wounds, and their renewed attraction depends on trust despite secrets both still keep.