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  • Bibliography:
    40 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    November 2016
  • Latest Book:
    January 2026
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Full Series List in Order

Newport Beach

1 - The Newport Harbor House (Dec-2019)
2 - Newport Beginnings (Apr-2020)
3 - A Newport Sunrise (Jul-2020)
4 - Newport New Moon (Feb-2022)
5 - Newport Nuptials (Feb-2023)
6 - A Newport Christmas (Nov-2022)
7 - Newport Arrival (Mar-2025)
8 - Newport Negotiations (Apr-2025)
9 - Newport Unpacked (Sep-2025)
10 - Newport Nanas (Jan-2026)

Pearl Beach

1 - The Shell Shop (Sep-2022)
2 - The Shell Shop Secrets (Oct-2022)
3 - The Shell Shop Showdown (Oct-2022)
4 - The Shell Shop Sidelined (Oct-2023)
5 - The Shell Shop Second Chances (Jun-2025)
6 - The Shell Shop Sanctuary (Jul-2025)

River's End Ranch

1 - Honest Horseman (Nov-2016)
2 - Gallant Golfer (Jan-2017)
3 - Mischievous Maid (Mar-2017)
4 - Discovering Dani (Jun-2017)
5 - Snickerdoodle Secrets (Aug-2017)

Vaquita Beach

1 - As Deep As The Ocean (Jun-2019)
2 - As Bright As The Stars (Jul-2019)
3 - By The Light Of The Moon (Aug-2019)
4 - As Blue As The Sky (Sep-2019)

Book List in Order: 40 titles



  • Wyatt Weston never understood why Belinda Archer disappeared, just as he was set to offer her his heart and a life at River's End Ranch, the place they'd both loved and protected. And now she's back as a Fish and Game warden, assigned to help him fin...



  • Discover River's End Ranch, a gorgeous destination ranch and resort in Riston, Idaho, that is run by the six Weston siblings and their well-meaning, semi-retired parents. Five bestselling Western romance authors have created a world like no other--fu...



  • Mirabelle Walters Banks has left her past behind and will do anything to stay at River's End Ranch's and never set eyes on Southern California again, and happily takes a job in the housekeeping department. The ranch's rugged, majestic landscapes just...



  • When Dani Weston must fill in as general manager of her family's guest ranch in the high country of Idaho, she figures she'll have plenty of help, and ramping up to Christmas will be a breeze. But the Christmas spirit has other ideas, and help turns ...



  • If anyone had told Erica Sloan a year ago she'd end up on a ranch in the middle of Idaho, baking snickerdoodles and running the inventory office, she'd have called them crazy. But here she was, doing just that, at River's End Ranch, working for Dani ...



  • Olivia Hamilton loves everything about New York—her local coffee shop, the walk to work, the skyscrapers. As a young, single CPA working on audits, life is exciting—and longing for her Texas cowboy-boot history fades day by day. &nbs...



  • Jillian Wharton's world is rosy—her son, Fred, has found his beloved, their wedding is on track and the bank is running quite smoothly. Maybe grandchildren are in the future, and her world as head of the town's oldest bank is humming along. Not...



  • Opal Hamilton's newfound home at River's End Ranch is everything she'd hoped it would be. With her new job at the gallery, she's thrown herself into what's most important to her—her family and her photography of the magnificent mountains and wi...



  • Widower Allen Hamilton's entire family has found love at River's End Ranch. He's happy for them, but he's already had that—the love of his life passed away long ago. His daughters are pushing him to get out there, but he doesn't believe he coul...






  • Tamlyn is just settling into a quiet routine in her job as wardrobe supervisor for the TV show on location at River's End Ranch. Her Aunt Corinne's recent marriage has left her world quiet as she heals from her altercation with a drunk driver that br...



  • Sometimes when you search for something, you find more than you bargained for.  Wildfires threaten River's End Ranch as Lindsey Montgomery arrives out to find the brother she just found out she has. Family has never meant much to her, her a...



  • *** Uplifting Women's Fiction Beach Romance Series - Discover Love, Friendship, and Environmental Hope *** Cassie Lewis, a dedicated environmentalist... ...faces the challenge of her life. All her efforts spent in planning an enda...



  • *** Heartfelt Women's Fiction Beach Romance Series - A Journey of Rediscovery, Love, and Finding Happiness! *** Megan Lewis, a woman at a crossroads... ...and must choose between her business and her heart. Facing the harsh reality of ...



  • *** Engaging Women's Fiction Beach Romance Series - Unraveling Mysteries, Saving Lives, and Finding Love *** Hanna, dedicated to rescuing abused horses, finds her peace along the Sea of Cortez. Having established a sanctuary for abando...



  • *** Captivating Women's Fiction Beach Romance Series *** Jessica, a fearless adventurer, dreams of conquering the Baja 250 off-road race.Determined and well-prepared, Jessica embraces the thrill and adrenaline of the race, her eyes set on t...



  • Jen Watson can't believe this trip might be her last at the family beach house in Newport. She finally has a summer all to herself with her kids grown and gone and she's been waiting for this for decades--she's earned it after raising two boys on her...



  • It took only one summer to save a beach house and turn Carrie's perfectly planned life upside down.It took Jen and her best friends Carrie and Faith all summer to save the beach house. And none of them could have realized how much it would change the...



  • Faith's life has been turned upside down, and she's not at all sure that's a good thing...With Jen and Carrie at the beach full time, it's gotten harder by the week for Faith to return to her job inland as a new life has been unfolding for her at the...



  • The new moon in Newport brings high tides and high hopes, but quickly turn dangerous.High tides, high hopes, and sudden danger hit Newport as life-long best friends, Jen, Faith, and Carrie fight to protect their beloved harbor house. Friendship, fami...






  • One missing shell. One quirky family. One chance to save the Shell Shop. Julia and her husband started the shell shop in the Florida Keys decades ago, before their now-grown children were born—he sold the rare shells he found on diving tri...



  • She thought she was just prepping for a hurricane-turns out, the real storm was waiting inside her own front door.Julia Montgomery's got storm shutters to hang, a leaky sink to fix, and grown-up children who think she should stay safely out of the wa...



  • Between a missing shell and a blown-up fundraiser, Julia's about to find out what community really means.A beachfront fundraiser. A library in need. And a community stronger than any storm.Julia Montgomery and her best friend are determined to restor...



  • Ice skating? Sleigh rides? A white Christmas? Not at the Newport Beach house. In Southern California, it's twinkle lights on palm trees, boat parades with colored lights everywhere, gondola rides and beach-front mansions decorated with Santas.&#...



  • Somebody's getting married...And Jen's going to be a grandma, any minute. Her daughter-in-law's mother has dropped the ball for the baby shower and the wedding has come out of the blue. Faith, Carrie and Jen have to manage both events--but will any o...



  • A missing friend. A community in limbo. And one last chance to save what matters most.Jack and Maggie Durant were once part of everything in Pearl Beach-the marina, the holidays, the memories. And then one day, they were just...gone. No goodbye. No e...



  • A love reignited. A legacy at risk.Pepper Archer spends her days reporting on Tombstone's social events, but what she really craves is a story that matters. When whispers of a land fraud scheme surface—one that threatens both her family's ranch...



  • A home by the ocean. A family they built. And a new generation to welcome into it.For years, Jen, Faith, Carrie, and Joe have built a family of their own—one shaped by love, laughter, and unwavering friendship. Now, as Jen's son Michael and his...



  • Faith never planned to turn her small pillow-making business into anything more than a passion project -- but business is booming, and she’s running out of hours in the day. When Gene Porter, a retired businessman with a knack for expansion, and Ma...



  • A big dream, a fresh start, and a new chapter waiting to be written—just not the one Julia expected.Julia Montgomery has always kept The Shell Shop close to home—literally. Tucked into the side of her beach cottage, it's been a cozy tribu...






  • A viral rumor. A rare turtle. A beach town bracing for impact.When word of a rare sea turtle sighting near Pearl Beach hits the airwaves, the quiet Florida town is suddenly thrust into the spotlight-and no one is more surprised than sisters-in-law Ke...



  • Moving boxes, new keys, fresh starts — change has arrived in Newport Beach!In Newport Beach, new beginnings are never as simple as packing a box.As family and friends settle into fresh chapters of their lives, Jen finds herself at the heart of ...





  • An uplifting family saga about creativity, sisterhood, and second chances.Meg Walsh never meant to stay in Laguna Beach forever. But the Beach Shack-the quirky café her grandfather built-has a way of keeping people close. Now that summer is in f...




  • I thought I'd have my bakery in Chicago forever but it all disappeared in a single afternoon. Everything gone-my family business, my home, my future. What was I supposed to do? As a young, single woman in the 1880s, there were very few options.Fortun...



  • Welcome to Winterberry Hollow, where Christmas isn't just a season-it's a way of life. Set in the charming small-town world of Winterberry Hollow, love, community, and the magic of Christmas bring hope and second chances to life. Sweet and uplifting,...





  • Every family has things they can't talk about. Or won't. For Clara Martin, the prospect of moving to New York from snowy Chicago is her only option after losing her bakery job. Resigned to her fate, she prepares to go...until a chance encounter with ...







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    Meg Archer has had enough of being invisible in a family of six girls-especially since the man she's pining for doesn't notice her, either. When she finds out he needs a mail-order bride in a hurry, she hatches a plan to get him to notice her, one wa...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Cindy Nichols has published 40 books.

The next book by Cindy Nichols, Newport Nanas, will be published in January 2026.

The first book by Cindy Nichols, Honest Horseman, was published in November 2016.

Yes. Cindy Nichols has 4 series.