Second-chance romantic suspense

These 12 books by Lori Matthews are second-chance romances, between two people with a history. The list follows Lori’s own sorting of her books, the one behind the “Where do I start?” picker on the home page. Each title leads to its page, with the blurb, its place in the series and where to buy it.

Callahan Security

  • Secrets and Lies, book 7: A missing statue. A case of mistaken identity. And a wedding no one saw coming.

Coast Guard RECON

  • Diverted, book 1: She saved his life once. Now he must help her save an entire tribe.
  • Incinerated, book 2: A stranded cargo ship is blocking the Suez Canal, and someone aboard is willing to kill to protect its secrets.
  • Conflicted, book 3: To take down a cartel kingpin, they must pretend to be the couple they used to be.
  • Subverted, book 4: An abandoned Navy ship. A hidden cargo of bodies. And a storm that’s only beginning.
  • Terminated, book 5: She wants vengeance. A powerful mercenary organization wants her dead. He may be the only man capable of keeping her alive.

Coast Guard Hawai’i

  • A Lethal Betrayal, book 1: He’s fighting to save his Coast Guard career. She’s investigating him for murder. Trusting each other could get them both killed.

Hughes Racing

  • Shifted, book 1: Former professional racing driver Dalton Hughes traded the driver's seat for team management, but nothing prepared him for a death on his own team. When one of his drivers dies in a fiery crash, the case lands in the…

Justified – Brotherhood Protectors

  • Justified Misfortune, book 1: She’s accused of murder. The only man who believes her is the one who broke her heart.
  • Ethan’s Command, book 4: She swore she'd never forgive him. Now he's the only one who can save her.
  • Cross’s Target, book 7: The Louisiana bayou runs thick with secrets, and blood.
  • Raider Unleashed, book 8: Retired Navy SEAL Raider Torres came to Hawaii's Big Island to leave chaos behind. When Kilauea erupts and he's pressed into service as a first responder, his old instincts kick back in, and so does his ex-wife…

More ways to choose

And the romance? Immediate Attraction Under Pressure · Slow Burn · We Should Absolutely NOT Be Attracted to Each Other · Dark Romance

Every way to pick a book · Reading order for every series · Romantic suspense, the way Lori writes it

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