Catherine Cowles Books in Order

New teacher Carter heads to a tough Los Angeles school determined to make a difference, not fall for a brooding MMA fighter with a reputation. Austin never expected his best friend’s sunny roommate to become his anchor, but as obsession and violence swirl around them, their second chance at love is on the line.

Tessa arrives in Sutter Lake on the run from a violent past, content to blend into the background. Rock star Liam is hiding from fame and his own scars, and when their worlds collide, a tender relationship grows even as the danger she fled tracks her to the town she hoped would save her.

Reeling from her mother’s death, Taylor escapes to the quiet of Sutter Lake, planning to be alone with her grief. Instead she ends up in constant orbit around Walker, the local deputy whose own past is full of ghosts, and together they face both a brewing romance and a lurking killer.

Jensen and Tuck have always shared an unspoken bond, from childhood pranks to the worst days of her life. Years of distance and silence end when circumstances throw them back together in Sutter Lake, and as friendship turns to love, a hidden threat makes Jensen’s hard won future feel anything but safe.

Determined to prove she is nothing like her crime boss father, Kennedy hides in Sutter Lake and lives quietly below the radar. Billionaire Cain arrives to oversee a project and upend her careful calm, and when danger closes in, forced proximity turns shared secrets into a consuming, life altering love.

Kenzen has built her life around safety and control, avoiding charming men who promise the world. When one reckless night with laid back lawyer Liam turns into something deeper, old secrets and a ruthless enemy threaten to crumble everything she has rebuilt on the island they both call home.

Isabelle loved Ford long before she knew what love was, even though he belonged to her sister. After tragedy and betrayal send him running, she knits her life back together on Anchor Island, only to have Ford return and drag both of them into a second chance tangled up with deadly grudges.

Anna hides the bruises of her childhood and a costly mistake behind careful distance and a quiet life in Sutter Lake. When tragedy threatens the children she loves, wealthy friend Mason offers a marriage of convenience for protection, drawing them into a real marriage that someone is desperate to destroy.

Piper returns to Anchor Island to revive the seaside lodge she once dreamed of running with her best friend, whose death still haunts her. Working side by side with stoic contractor Hunter, she starts to believe in a future again, until sabotage and stalking reveal someone will do anything to stop them.

After years of hiding on a remote corner of Anchor Island, Isla trusts only her routines and her art. The haunted stranger who appears at her door carries wounds of his own, and as their connection grows, the forces they are both fleeing converge, threatening the one refuge they have left.

One disastrous night turns Caelyn from carefree college student into guardian of her three younger siblings. On Anchor Island she juggles three jobs and zero time for romance until tortured neighbor Griffin starts helping with school runs and late night emergencies, even as a malicious enemy targets the fragile home she is building.

Hadley once worshipped her brother’s best friend, Calder, until one tragic night blew their bond apart. Now she is an EMT, he is a single dad firefighter, and an attack on her life pulls them back together as sparks reignite and a shadowy foe tries to snuff them out.

Long treated as fragile after a horrific past, Shiloh finds purpose working at a horse rehabilitation ranch. Grumpy trainer Ramsey becomes her reluctant roommate and fiercest defender, but when the evil that once stole her freedom returns, their growing love is tested by a danger that wants everything.

After barely escaping a brutal upbringing, Addie wants nothing more than a normal job, a shabby cottage, and anonymity. Her new roommate, Beckett, sees the fear behind her careful smile, and as friendship deepens into longing, old dangers slip out of the dark determined to finish what they started.

Laiken pours her pain and chronic illness into her art, content to stay invisible in her small town gallery. When Hollywood star Boden walks in and actually sees her, an unlikely friendship flares into love just as a stalker’s escalating threats put both hearts and lives at risk.

Everly returns to Wolf Gap to turn her family’s land into an animal sanctuary and atone for her father’s crimes. Sheriff Hayes wants her gone, until threats against her mount and enemies from the past resurface, forcing them into a wary partnership that slowly becomes something more.

Maddie once believed Nash Hartley would be her forever, until she convinced herself he did not want her and ran straight into a nightmare relationship. When she returns home, bruised and desperate, Nash will do anything to protect her, even as the man she escaped proves he is not finished.

Halli grew up with Caden as both her crush and her brother’s best friend, until he vanished when she needed him most. Years later an obsessive ex and Caden’s ruthless father push them into a fake relationship that feels increasingly real as sabotage and danger flare around them.

Seeking a fresh start, a single mother moves her little girl to a quiet mountain town and swears off complicated men. Her grouchy, reclusive neighbor Roan keeps showing up anyway, and when threats from her past track her down, his determination to keep them safe turns into something far deeper.

Years after a single violent night destroyed her body and her first love, Wren has rebuilt a quiet life in Cedar Ridge. When Holt returns as a hardened security expert and danger closes in again, their second chance turns into a fight for survival and healing.

Five years after a brutal attack nearly cost her everything, Hallie finally has a chance at a new life as nanny to a single dad in Cedar Ridge. Lawson Hartley is older, guarded, and exactly what she should avoid, yet as their connection deepens, the terror she escaped rises from the ashes.

All Fallon wants is a safe, quiet life for her young son far from the chaos they survived. Hockey enforcer Cope Colson has a reputation for brutality on the ice, but at home he is all patience and home cooked meals, and when new threats rise, their fragile harbor is the only place either feels whole.

After years of running from an abusive ex, Arden keeps her head down working at a small town bakery and hiding in a rundown cabin. Golden boy contractor Shep Colson keeps showing up with tools, warmth, and sharp eyes, and when her past finally finds her, he refuses to let her face it alone.

Rhodes Stirling returns to Sparrow Falls to restore the charred Victorian where her family died, hoping bricks and paint will quiet old ghosts. Grumpy contractor Anson Hunt would rather be left alone, yet when a string of suspicious accidents threaten Rhodes, he steps in and discovers protecting her may cost them both.

True crime podcaster Ridley Sawyer heads to Shady Cove to cover a string of cold case murders that echo her twin sister’s disappearance. Sheriff Colter Brooks wants her gone, but when Ridley’s investigation turns deadly, he becomes both her reluctant ally and the only man she dares to trust with her heart.

Lila has spent years hiding who she really is in Sparrow Falls, content to fade into the background. When her brother’s best friend, billionaire hockey team owner Linc Pierce, moves onto their land, he sees through every lie, and as a dangerous enemy closes in, their forced proximity turns into a fierce, all in love.

Ellie arrives in Sparrow Falls determined to stay invisible, burying a lifetime of manipulation and fear under a new name and a cabin next to a broody single dad. Sheriff Trace Colson sees too much and cares too hard, and when danger finds Ellie again, he is the one standing between her and the dark.

Fallon Colson and Kyler Blackwood were once each other’s secret refuge in a brutal world, until life tore them apart and forced them into silence. Years later, a desperate arrangement pulls them back together under one roof, rekindling buried feelings while old threats move closer than either ever imagined.

Dex Archer, the reclusive son of a serial killer, keeps to himself in the mountains outside Starlight Grove, content to live with his ghosts. When single mom Braedyn Winslow returns to town to investigate her best friend’s long ago disappearance, their lives collide, uncovering a web of secrets that refuses to stay buried.

This holiday novella lets Catherine Cowles play with the chaos and expectations of Valentine’s Day, delivering a quick hit of banter, emotion, and swoony romance in a shorter story between her full length, small town suspense novels.