Rochelle Alers Books in Order

After being abandoned at the altar, Dyana Randolph starts over at a New York magazine. Working closely with its new editor, Nicholas Bradshaw, draws her toward romance despite the hurt that has made her cautious.

Nicole Moore is attracted to Zachary Regan, a widower reluctant to risk his heart again. As their connection deepens, both must confront the fears and expectations that stand between their independent lives and lasting love.

Five years after their brief marriage ends, author Cal Samuels returns to Lauren Taylor's life and discovers the son he never knew. Family obligations bring the former couple together, reopening feelings neither has fully resolved.

Parris Simmons has spent a decade hiding from danger and former lover Martin Cole. When Martin finds her and their daughter, a marriage meant to provide protection revives their attraction while a dangerous secret threatens them.

Photographer Quintin Lord is intrigued by his new neighbor, former ballerina and caterer Victoria Jones. Her past losses have made her wary of love, but their encounters challenge her determination to keep her heart safe.

To recover her abducted son from Mexico, Eve Blackwell turns to soldier of fortune Matt Sterling. Their rescue plan requires a pretend marriage, but growing attraction complicates the dangerous mission and the trust it demands.

Accountant Rina Matthews enjoys a successful Atlanta business and a secure relationship with her partner. The arrival of an arrogant, attractive man unsettles that comfortable life, tempting her to question her existing relationship and choices.

During a vacation in Mexico, accountant Vanessa Blanchard begins an affair with an alluring stranger. She knows little about the man who captures her heart, and his sudden disappearance leaves their connection surrounded by uncertainty.

After her husband is killed, Rebecca finds support in Daniel, a man with whom she shares a complicated past. Her growing feelings collide with disturbing questions about his possible involvement in the death that shattered her life.

Serena Morris-Vega returns to Costa Rica to help free her imprisoned half brother. When she saves a gravely injured stranger, their attraction grows amid questions about his identity and a vendetta that could endanger them both.

After her older husband's death, actress Regina Cole meets his estranged son, microbiologist Aaron Spencer. Their mutual attraction draws them together, but Aaron's plan to avenge himself on his father threatens the possibility of honest love.

Recently divorced teacher Caryn Edwards expects a quiet summer at a friend's beachfront house in North Carolina. Architect Logan Prescott arrives seeking refuge of his own, and sharing the retreat forces both to confront their emotional baggage.

District attorney Sara Sterling retreats to her family's New Mexico home after a major prosecution and meets neighbor Salem Lassiter. Their attraction challenges his reluctance to love again, while mysterious accidents put Sara's safety at risk.

Journalist Emily Kirkland's friendship with political candidate Christopher Delgado becomes a romance and a secret marriage. When scandal and a dangerous enemy threaten their future, Emily must investigate the truth behind the mounting danger around them.

Three holiday romances explore a mother's younger lover and her daughter's disapproval, a woman's hopes for love during Kwanzaa, and a widow's new beginning. Donna Hill, Rochelle Alers and Candice Poarch each contribute a story.

Former marine Kumi Walker helps widowed Veronica Hamlin with a flat tire, beginning an attraction neither expected. Their age difference and the scandal surrounding their relationship challenge Veronica's willingness to trust him with her heart.

Reporter Dana Nichols returns to Mississippi to investigate her parents' long-ago murder-suicide and clear her family's name. Her attraction to doctor Tyler Cole grows complicated when the investigation threatens his reputation and the career he values.

Jolene Walker devotes her days to helping victimized women at The Sanctuary until Army captain Michael Kirkland draws her toward romance. A new client's dangerous secrets then threaten Jolene, forcing Michael to confront the risk.

DEA agent Summer Montgomery poses as a drama teacher to expose a drug operation in a Massachusetts high school. Her attraction to musician Gabriel Cole threatens her cover, drawing them both into the dangerous investigation.

DEA agent Summer Montgomery poses as a drama teacher to expose a drug operation in a Massachusetts high school. Her attraction to musician Gabriel Cole threatens her cover, drawing them both into the dangerous investigation.

After her mother's death and evidence of her husband's affair, Morgana Johnson-Wells returns to Georgia to settle the estate. Hidden diaries and an attraction to a local artist force her to reconsider her family and marriage.

Three strangers spend a summer on McKinnon Island while confronting personal upheaval. An advice columnist faces betrayal, a mother questions her marriage, and a bachelor screenwriter adjusts to guardianship of his younger siblings amid new possibilities.

Widow Kelly Andrews takes a job at Blackstone's horse farm with no intention of seeking romance. Veterinarian and single father Ryan Blackstone shares her reluctance, but working near each other challenges their determination to remain unattached.

Nurse Tricia Parker returns home to help her grandfather and finds herself caring for injured former lover Jeremy Blackstone. Their enforced closeness revives old passion, but accusations and secrets from their breakup still stand between them.

Nurse Tricia Parker returns home to help her grandfather and finds herself caring for injured former lover Jeremy Blackstone. Their enforced closeness revives old passion, but accusations and secrets from their breakup still stand between them.

Chef Lydia Lord leaves a frustrating restaurant job and returns to Baltimore, where volunteering at a summer camp brings her near former football player Kennedy Fletcher. Their growing romance raises questions about what happens after summer.

After World War I, Samuel Cole pursues business success and marries Havana heiress Marguerite-Josefina Diaz. Their move to West Palm Beach brings family responsibilities, racial injustice and private tensions that threaten the life they hope to build.

Pregnant Renee Wilson takes a job at Blackstone Farms to secure work and a safe home for her child. Her attraction to employer Sheldon Blackstone complicates those priorities, while his past regrets weigh on their connection.

Tired of city life, Gwendolen Taylor inherits an antebellum estate in Bayou Teche. The unexpected legacy gives her a chance to change her surroundings and opens possibilities for romance as she considers a different future.

Supermodel Ilene, advertising executive Faye and fashion editor Alana enter an exclusive circle of wealthy admirers. Their new lives offer luxury and attention across glamorous destinations, while raising questions about what money can provide in love.

CIA agent Merrick Grayslake has learned to keep people at a distance after growing up in foster care. Meeting hardworking graduate student Alexandra Cole challenges his defenses and interrupts the carefully ordered life she has built.

Adina flees Brooklyn after learning someone wants her killed and settles in an affluent suburb. Her new friends hide complicated sexual lives of their own, while her budding romance threatens to expose secrets from her past.

Teacher Belinda Eaton and attorney Griffin Rice become joint guardians of their twin goddaughters after a tragedy. Caring for the girls draws them closer, challenging their assumptions about commitment and the family life they never expected.

A citywide blackout strands prosecutor Micah Sanborn overnight at wedding planner Tessa Whitfield's home. Their attraction becomes a romance, but his reluctance to express love leaves Tessa questioning whether she can wait for lasting commitment.

Floral designer Simone Whitfield receives a live-in bodyguard during a high-profile court case: U.S. marshal Raphael Madison. Sharing her home with the lawman turns their protective arrangement into a growing friendship and an increasingly difficult attraction.

Bakery owner Faith Whitfield has grown wary of romance after repeated disappointments. Former air force pilot Ethan McMillan awakens her interest, but their passionate connection cannot move forward without convincing her that his intentions are lasting.

Psychotherapist Ivan Campbell prefers relationships without commitment, and photographer Nayo Goddard seems to want exactly the same arrangement. Their casual affair becomes complicated when Ivan discovers he wants a future that Nayo may not be willing to offer.

A minor car accident introduces attorney Kyle Chatham to social worker Ava Warrick. Friendship develops into romance, but Ava's distrust of love threatens their connection just as the longtime bachelor begins to imagine a lasting commitment.

Emergency doctor Tamara Wolcott meets financial expert Duncan Gilmore when they become trapped in an elevator. Their attraction grows into an affair, but both carry reservations about commitment that may keep them from building a future.

Hollywood party girl Breanna Parker leaves an imploding marriage and moves to Rome, where romance with an artist helps launch a lingerie business. Returning to the United States brings a scandal that threatens her new life.

After her politician husband's death, Vivienne Neal moves to Florida and works for CEO Diego Cole-Thomas. Their attraction becomes entangled with danger when someone wants her late husband's little black book, forcing her to reconsider whom she trusts.

Law professor Myles Eaton once lost Zabrina to another man. When she returns years later, the explanation behind her marriage changes his understanding of their breakup, and a summer together offers them a chance to rebuild trust.

Attorney Jordan Wainwright protects the secrets of his adoption while pursuing fellow lawyer Aziza Fleming. Her unhappy marriage and damaging harassment case make commitment difficult, leaving their growing relationship dependent on the honesty both need but fear.

Wounded in a hospital shooting that killed her fiancé, emergency physician Celia Cole-Thomas retreats to a Tennessee cabin. Nearby FBI agent Gavin Faulkner offers companionship, but his search for a fugitive threatens the refuge she needs.

Supermodel Seneca Houston retreats to a villa while considering a life beyond her career. Meeting plastic surgeon Eliot Rollins complicates her plans, as their attraction draws attention from tabloids and people with competing interests in her future.

When Chandra Eaton leaves her private dream journal in a taxi, playwright Preston Tucker returns it and becomes an unexpected romantic possibility. But she suspects his interest may involve material for his work rather than genuine affection.

Daycare owner Denise Eaton faces a business crisis that her former lover Rhett Ferrell could resolve. The corporate raider still resents their breakup, making his offer of help a complicated negotiation between lingering attraction and revenge.

Bethany, Deanna, and Marisol form a friendship while married to influential Washington men. Trouble with a stepdaughter, a husband's concealed life, and doubts about commitment expose the private strains beneath their seemingly enviable marriages and public standing.

Football star Brandt Wainwright needs care after a car accident, bringing nurse Ciara Dennison into his life. His celebrity status makes her wary, but their time together tests her determination to avoid another difficult romantic relationship.

Dr. Mia Eaton leaves Dallas to work in a West Virginia mining community. Caring for injured sheriff Kenyon Chandler brings attraction, but his desire for a lasting relationship clashes with the possibility that she will return home.

Military bachelor Xavier Eaton returns to South Carolina and meets chocolatier Selena Yates. Her guarded approach to romance and his habit of avoiding commitment complicate an attraction that begins to challenge the lives they expected to lead.

Social worker Kara Newell inherits a coastal South Carolina estate and discovers a family she never knew. Resentful locals complicate her arrival, while sheriff Jeffrey Hamilton offers protection and an unexpected connection as she confronts her past.

Horse-farm owner Nicholas Cole-Thomas invites veterinarian Peyton Blackstone into his home when she needs help. Their attraction offers a possible future together, but past disappointments and the trouble following Peyton make trust difficult for both of them.

Widowed Deborah Robinson moves her family to Cavanaugh Island and takes over her grandmother's bookstore. There she meets physician Asa Monroe, whose own losses have left him searching for purpose, as unexpected secrets complicate their growing connection.

Musician Jason Cole discovers waitress Greer Evans's singing talent during an Oregon retreat and offers her a recording contract. Her refusal hides an undercover assignment, placing their attraction at the intersection of professional ambition and personal danger.

Music executive Ana Cole receives death threats after signing a new artist and retreats under US marshal Jacob Jones's protection. Their enforced closeness creates an attraction that complicates his responsibility to keep her safe from the threat.

Volunteering at a Kentucky clinic, Dr. Levi Eaton becomes involved with Angela Chase, his colleague's sister. Both initially avoid commitment, but her concealed double life and a former fiancé's betrayal make their growing feelings difficult to acknowledge.

Architect Morgan Dane undertakes the restoration of Angels Landing Plantation and reconnects with carpenter Nathaniel Shaw. Working together brings unexpected intimacy, but his painful romantic history and secrets from the past threaten the relationship they are building.

Divorced pastry chef Iris Nelson joins a friend's family for Christmas on Cavanaugh Island and meets visiting soldier Collier Ward. Their attraction raises the question of whether a connection formed during his short leave can become lasting.

After divorce and a failed acting career, Francine Tanner returns to Sanctuary Cove to work as a hairstylist. Filmmaker Keaton Grace wants her in his next production, complicating their attraction with the career she hoped to leave behind.

Hotel designer Crystal Eaton shares a brief encounter with attorney Joseph Cole-Wilson in Charleston. When chance reunites them, Joseph seeks something lasting, but a secret Crystal carries complicates their renewed attraction as Christmas approaches for them both.

Pregnant attorney Devon Gilmore leaves New York to start over on Cavanaugh Island. Local bachelor David Sullivan helps restore her cottage and works alongside her on a legal case, drawing them toward a relationship with an unexpected family.

Losing her bank's chef position sends Tonya Martin to New Orleans, where she considers opening a restaurant at a friend's inn. Apprenticing with chef Gage Toussaint introduces new culinary possibilities and an attraction that challenges her caution.

Former marine Giles Wainwright discovers he has a baby daughter, but her aunt Mya Lawson holds legal guardianship. Their custody conflict changes as he becomes involved in Lily's life and proposes marriage, leaving Mya questioning his motives.

Software engineer Sawyer Middleton returns to Wickham Falls expecting to leave again. Meeting teacher Jessica Calhoun, his sister's friend, challenges that plan, as their attraction exposes different ideas about home, independence, and the future each of them wants.

Laid off from her Manhattan job, widowed attorney Hannah DuPont-Lowell returns to her ancestral New Orleans home and considers turning it into an inn. Reconnecting with former classmate St. John McNair challenges the distrust left by her marriage.

Taryn Robinson moves into former Navy SEAL Aiden Gibson's home to teach his daughters. His dedication as a father and talent as a chef attract her, but their living and working arrangement makes pursuing romance feel complicated.

Interior designer Jasmine Washington starts over by helping manage a friend's New Orleans inn after her husband's betrayal. Investment banker Cameron Singleton challenges her reluctance to date, and an unexpected pregnancy raises the stakes of trusting him.

Rhianna Campbell returns to Shepherd years after her fiancé died in a Christmas Eve accident. His brother Emery Sutherland resents her departure, making their holiday reunion a confrontation with grief, old anger, and the possibility of renewed connection.

Dr. Natalia Hawkins leaves a city emergency room for a small-town practice and meets her neighbor, deputy sheriff Seth Collier. The former marine's appeal unsettles her resolve to avoid romance after a painful relationship with her ex.

Army ranger Lee Remington returns to Wickham Falls to help his sister and falls for military widow Angela Mitchell. When the mother of toddler twins accepts his proposal, an undisclosed part of his life complicates their plans.

Real-estate businessman Noah Wainwright meets bed-and-breakfast owner Viviana Remington, whose principles challenge his casual approach to relationships. Their attraction grows, but her discovery of the Wainwright family's business methods threatens the trust developing between them in Wickham Falls.

Nydia Santiago visits New Orleans for a friend's wedding and meets renovation engineer Lamar Pierce. His stability appeals to her, but becoming involved with a widowed father would require decisions about motherhood that she has not prepared to make.

Attorney Nicole Campos returns to Wickham Falls and encounters mechanic Fletcher Austen after her car breaks down. His help with a family custody matter brings them closer, but their damaged high-school friendship still stands between them and commitment.

Pregnant Renee Wilson takes an administrative job at Blackstone Farms, seeking financial security and a safe home for her child. Her attraction to CEO Sheldon Blackstone complicates those priorities while challenging his tendency to dwell on past mistakes.

Baseball player Sutton Reed returns home and befriends a troubled young neighbor. His attraction to the boy's sister, Zoey Allen, meets resistance from a woman whose responsibilities to her family have left little room for a romantic life.

Returning home to open a bakery, Sasha Manning hires a teenager and becomes attracted to his divorced father, Dwight Adams. Both carry painful relationship histories, making their growing connection a test of whether they can trust again.

At thirty-two, Georgina Powell moves out of her parents' home and opens a business in Wickham Falls. Romance with returning war correspondent Langston Cooper brings another change, but his newspaper career may pull their futures in different directions.

Leah Kent returns to Coates Island after her husband's angry response to her plans deepens doubts about their marriage. Friendship at the summer book club and attraction to widower Derrick offer possibilities, but she must consider her readiness to begin again.

Kayana Johnson returns to Coates Island to help run her family's café after a betrayal. A summer book club with customers Leah and Cherie brings friendship as all three confront unhappy relationships and unexpected possibilities for change.

After leaving an abusive marriage, Sonya Rios-Martin accepts work from project engineer Taylor Williamson to build an independent future. Their strong attraction complicates her plans, requiring both to establish trust without repeating the damage of her earlier relationship.

Executive chef Viola Williamson must prepare the kitchen before the restored Bainbridge House opens. Working with estate caretaker Dom Shaw sparks attraction, but his determination to keep his distance leaves Viola trying to discover whether their connection can become something more.

Cherie Thompson settles on Coates Island determined to stop waiting for her former lover and embrace a new life. Attraction to sheriff Reese Matthews offers possibility, until her ex returns promising the luxurious future she once hoped for.