Vanessa Waltz Books in Order

Luke Pardini offers Jessica money to pose as his girlfriend and convince his dying father he deserves a vast inheritance. Their arrangement becomes emotionally complicated, especially when publicity exposes Jessica's abusive past and threatens both the romance and Luke's financial future.

Natalie accepts billionaire Will Pardini's offer to work as a graphic designer for his luxury hotels, hoping to rebuild her career after a broken engagement. Their attraction offers a fresh start, but a secret from Will's past threatens their fragile connection.

A woman is forced to end her engagement to Vincent and spy on crime-family captain Carmine Lucchesi. With the Rizzo boss threatening her loved ones, she must conceal her loyalties while becoming entangled with an increasingly disturbing target.

Vittorio soldier Joe DiFiore is assigned to watch Marisa and kill her if she threatens the family. Attraction complicates his duty when rival crime families turn against her, leaving Marisa dependent on a protector who may also be her executioner.

A struggling woman takes work dealing cards at Vincent Cesare's illegal games, expecting quick money rather than romance. His charm draws her into a criminal world, where threats from the Vittorio family make reliance on his protection increasingly costly.

A woman's attraction to a charming, dangerous man ends in captivity in his basement. As he manipulates her through alternating cruelty and intimacy, she struggles with growing feelings for the captor who controls her daily existence.

After stealing from the Dragons motorcycle club and rebuilding her life, a woman loses her husband and is kidnapped by Cain. His violent control leaves her trapped, while a growing connection with Spike threatens both lovers if Cain discovers it.

Silas lives an unsettled life of jobs, towns and casual encounters until he meets Fawn. A dangerous man pursuing her changes his reluctance to marry, drawing him toward a protective commitment that puts his usual freedom at risk.

Hitman Silas is attracted to Fawn despite knowing she should be off-limits. When another man's threat makes her safety urgent, he considers marriage as protection, confronting how far he is willing to go for a woman he cannot leave behind.

A man accustomed to brief affairs becomes attached to Maya, and her pregnancy changes his resistance to family life. Discovering her father wants him dead turns their relationship into a conflict over protecting Maya and their unborn child.

Elena seeks help escaping a dangerous man and believes a criminal playboy's assistance is merely a financial arrangement. His growing attachment gives him a different motive, while the man pursuing her makes their connection a potentially lethal choice.

Released from prison, a crime-family member blames Claire for his incarceration and the loss of their child. Determined to reclaim the family, he pursues her with demands for marriage, turning their reunion into a struggle over trust and control.

Beatrice is offered by a motorcycle club as a peace gesture to a reluctant prospective husband. Attraction and an unexpected pregnancy transform the arrangement, but the club's demand for her return threatens the new family and risks renewed violence.

Prince Liam of Anglefell imprisons a woman after she slaps him, then offers freedom through a temporary marriage. He needs a wife to retain his crown, but their turbulent arrangement develops feelings that complicate the promised separation after his accession.

Christine leaves her dangerous husband Thane without revealing her pregnancy, determined to raise their son elsewhere. Two years later, Thane finds them and demands his family back, forcing Christine to confront the attraction and fears that drove her departure.

A struggling writer accepts billionaire Luke Pardini's offer to become his temporary pretend girlfriend. Formal dinners and expensive dresses promise financial relief, but genuine attraction makes the agreed end of their Cinderella arrangement harder to accept.

Jasmine's new life in Fair Oaks is disrupted when she falls for Heath, a detective sent to bring her home. His revenge against her FBI-agent ex becomes personal, leaving both caught between her refusal to return and the danger following them.

City woman Olivia Stewart clashes with small-town mechanic Gage Carter, but attraction leads to an accidental marriage and pregnancy. A wealthy rival claims Olivia belongs with him, challenging Gage's determination to protect their unexpected family.

Lost in the forest, Alexa trespasses onto reclusive lumberjack Lucas Wood's property and finds shelter in his cabin. Their mutual attraction meets his insistence on marriage, turning a chance encounter into a sudden proposal for a life together.

A woman accepts housing from her brother on strict conditions, including avoiding his former best friend Grayson. Attraction to the athlete develops into a secret summer relationship, risking her place to live and her future if her brother discovers it.

Eva's marriage begins as a calculated move in a larger criminal conflict. Her husband's unexpected love and her pregnancy transform the arrangement, but the truth about his identity threatens the family he now wants to keep together.

A woman is paired with childhood tormentor and football star Ronan for a week of Christmas events, including a parade as Santa and Mrs. Claus. Their constant banter stirs an attraction that undermines her longstanding determination to dislike him.

An online exchange with a man known as August develops into a secret engagement before the couple meets. Discovering he is the protective former soldier he claimed to be encourages hope, but an unexpected complication threatens their unusual arrangement.

After her sister's mysterious death, Mia becomes heir to her father's assets and the intended bride of gangster Alessio Salvatore. Their families need the marriage to avoid war, but Mia struggles between escaping criminal life and her growing attachment to him.

A professor discovers a revealing note from Blair, his student and best friend's younger sister. Their mutual attraction leads to a supposedly temporary affair, but growing feelings complicate the professional boundaries and personal loyalties that should keep them apart.

Senator Montgomery’s nineteen-year-old daughter Rain falls for her older bodyguard, Cassian. His protection offers safety while his emotional distance threatens her heart, and their forbidden relationship risks creating a scandal that could undermine her father’s campaign.

A woman trapped in an engagement to wealthy Ethan Blackwood is confronted by former lover Graham Hawthorne, who claims they are already married. The men's struggle over her exposes a longstanding secret that threatens more than their rival relationships.

A woman who once loved her brother's best friend Vinn Costa has cut ties with him after a betrayal. Now a powerful Boston gangster, Vinn draws her into posing as his pregnant fiancée, a dangerous lie she cannot easily escape.

Gangster and single father Michael Costa takes Carmela as part of his revenge against her family, turning her bargain into marriage. Her bond with his children complicates their coerced relationship, while an abusive former partner threatens their developing household.

A biker princess is forced into marriage with mafia heir Tony Costa to serve her father's plans. Tony's hostility toward her family and demands for obedience collide with her resistance, while mutual attraction complicates a union founded on coercion.

Cainan's apparent charm draws a woman into a whirlwind romance, but their vacation becomes imprisonment on an island. As he asserts control and conceals his own desire to escape, she must navigate both captivity and her continuing feelings for him.

Reporter Indie Starling's assignment to profile billionaire Bryan Knox reveals a dangerous man whose fascination with her becomes obsessive. When her attempt to get away creates new trouble, Knox offers protection at a price that threatens her independence.

A possessive hitman recognizes his features in Violet Harper’s son and believes she concealed his child. Determined to claim a place in their lives, he insists on marriage despite Violet’s resistance and the dangers surrounding his world.

Luca tries to resist his attraction to mafia boss Dominic Caruso, whose authority makes their relationship dangerous. Forced into close quarters, he questions his identity and struggles to decide whether he wants freedom from Dominic or a deeper connection.

A woman seeks protection in Boston through an arrangement with Santino Costa, intending to keep feelings separate. When her past forces their separation, he kidnaps her to an island and demands a future she never agreed to share.