Meet Marie Force
Marie is the New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal author of more than 110 contemporary novels that include everything from small towns to second chance to heart-pounding suspense and sizzling erotic romance. She would tell you that her “core story” revolves around family, both the families her characters are born into and the “found families” they create for themselves. Readers countdown to the next book in all her series and often re-read full series before each new release.
Take it from the readers…
Pat said: “Your books are so exceptional. Each one leaves me craving more but so worth the wait once they are released. Thank you for sharing your marvelous talents.”
Patricia said: “Love all of Marie’s books and I eagerly await the next in the series every time.”
Maureen said: “Marie never disappoints!”
Janet said: “Marie – you’ve done it yet again!!!! You NEVER disappoint!”
In addition to her books, Marie has cultivated communities of readers for each of her series through her many Facebook groups and stays in close touch with her readers every day. Below you’ll find information about all her series, including genres, tropes, reviews and what to expect in each book. Whether you’re interested in straight contemporary romance, erotic romance or romantic suspense, Marie has got you covered! Take on a long series or scroll down for her list of single titles (not part of a series).
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Small-Town Magic
These small-town series feature some of your favorite tropes, from single parents to best friend’s little sister to second chance to love triangle to age gap and friends to lovers. You can’t go wrong with series that take you into a community where people look out for each other, cheer each other on and mind everyone else’s business. You can expect laughter, tears and a few swoons on the way to happily ever after.
The Gansett Island Series (Contemporary Romance)
(Completed series)
Set on a fictional version of Marie’s beloved Block Island, RI, Gansett Island is Marie’s marquee series with more than 5 million copies of the books sold since Maid for Love debuted in 2011. Readers come back book after book to catch up with their
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “My all-time favorite series. The McCarthys and all their friends feel like family.”
Tropes: #singlemomromance #friendstoloversromance #forcedproximityromance #contemporaryromance #beachread #familyseries #bestsellingromance #islandromance #summerromance #agegap
Join the Gansett Island Reader Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/McCarthySeries
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The Wild Widows Series (Contemporary Romance)
Follow this group of young widows as they put their lives back together after shattering loss and find a community of fellow travelers in the Wild Widows support group—and take a chance on new love. A spin-off of Marie’s bestselling Fatal Series and set in Northern Virginia, the Wild Widows Series brings a small-time feel to the greater Washington, DC area.
Tropes: #youngwidows #grief #secondchanceromance #griefjourney #emotionalromance
Pamela said: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I lost my husband 4 and a half years ago. I’ve read most of your books, but the other night I downloaded Wild Widows Someone Like You. I have to say, that you must have done incredible research to write this book. It totally answered so many questions and feelings that I had not figured out and everything started making sense. Thank you so much for this.”
Join the Wild Widows Reader Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thewildwidowsseries
Join the Wild Widows Grief Support Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wwsupportgroup1
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Butler, Vermont Series (Contemporary Romance)
(Completed series)
Set in a small mountain town in Vermont, the Butler series follows the Abbott family as they work together to run the family’s country store, maple syrup operation and other businesses while managing the hijinks of a town moose named Fred. With ten Abbott siblings and their eight Coleman cousins, someone is always on the way to happily ever after in Vermont!
Marcy said: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I fell in love with the Abbott family from the very first book. Their big family, so full of love and laughter, was one of my favorite places to visit.”
Tropes: #snowbound #familyromance #closeproximity #friendstolovers #secondchance #hefallsfirst #longdistanceromance #billionaireromance #singleparentromance #mountainromance
Join the Butler, Vermont Reader Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/GreenMountainSeries
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Treading Water Series (Contemporary Romance)
(Completed series)
The series that started Marie’s career as an author, The Treading Water series contains her first three books: Treading Water, Marking Time and Starting Over as well as Coming Home, a book her readers asked her to write to finish a story begun in Marking Time, and the series finale, Finding Forever. This series is full of family dynamics, sizzling romance and happily ever afters.
Linda said: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I just finished Treading Water, and I have to tell you, it left me feeling deeply moved. Jack’s quiet strength and Andi’s gentle resilience drew me in completely. You wrote their pain and hope with such honesty that it felt less like fiction and more like watching two real people slowly rediscover what it means to live and love again.”
Tropes: #familyromance #secondchance #longdistanceromance #grief #singledadromance #agegapromance #addictionrecovery #heartwarming #resilience
Join the Treading Water Reader Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TreadingWaterSeries
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City Vibes
If big city romance is more your groove, we’ve got you covered there, too! Check out the erotic Quantum Series, featuring a found family of actors, a director, producer, cinematographer and their long-suffering attorney, set in New York and Los Angeles, and the Miami Nights Series, set in Little Havana where a family restaurant takes center stage.
NEW IN 2026! The Remington Family Law Series (Contemporary Romance)
No one is ever going to put a ring on their fingers…
The nine Remington siblings, Family Law attorneys like their parents, are determined to AVOID romance and everything that comes with it—especially LOVE—at all costs after withstanding a brutal custody battle between their parents that dragged on for ten endless years. Not to mention, these LA-based lawyers spend their days dismantling happily never afters… However, when true love comes a’calling, even the hardest hearts can’t resist destiny.
An exciting new series from New York Times Bestselling author Marie Force, set in the same Hollywood world as her Quantum Series.
Tropes: #millionaireromance #singlemomromance #spicyromance #familysagaromance #officeromance #lawyerromance
Join the Remington Family Law Series Reader Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/remingtonseries
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The Quantum Series (Erotic Romance)
The Quantum Series marks Marie’s first foray into erotic romance. In this series, she writes about celebrities working and playing in New York, Los Angeles and other locations around the world while pursuing their passion for dominant sexual relationships. Join the principals of the Quantum production company as each of them meets their match in life and love! Watch for Book 10, MOMENTOUS, coming in 2026.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Truly, madly, deeply in love with these people.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Wonderfully, naughty series!”
Tropes: #spicyromance #bdsmromance #hollywoodromance #moviestarromance #agegapromance #hefallsfirst #singlemomromance #foundfamilyromance #officeromance
Join the Quantum Series Reader Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/QuantumReaders
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Miami Nights Series (Contemporary Romance)
(Completed series)
Set in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood, meet the Giordinos, proprietors of one of the city’s most celebrated restaurants, where the Italian and Cuban sides of the family face off in friendly competition, while their children (and grandchildren) are falling in love.
Melanie said: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Marie Force is a master at creating genuine, relatable characters. Then gives them… highs and lows to keep you engaged and anticipating what happens next. I smiled, chuckled and (was) a little teary eyed as I read. This romance warmed my heart.”
Tropes: #familyromance #spicyromance #doctorromance #widowromance #secondchanceromance #baseballromance #medicalromance
Join the Miami Nights Reader Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MiamiNightsSeries
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Heart-Pounding Romantic Suspense
Fatal Series and First Family Series (Romantic Suspense)
(Fatal Series is completed)
Marie’s NYT bestselling Fatal Series and its spin-off First Family Series follows a female Washington D.C. homicide detective and her politician partner through two series as their life together become something neither of them ever could’ve imagine. Sam and Nick are Marie’s most beloved characters, and their found family is one you’ll want to follow through both series. The Fatal Series is complete at 16 books and First Family is ongoing.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Don’t even think twice… BUY THEM ALL. This series is everything.”
Tropes: #contemporaryromance #thriller #crimefiction #femaledetective #politicalthriller #foundfamily #romanticsuspense
Join the Fatal/First Family Reader Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FatalSeries
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Watch the First Family Series trailer.
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The Single Titles
Five Years Gone and One Year Home (Contemporary Romance)
This two-part story embraces the themes of sacrifice, honor and moving forward even when the past is unresolved. You’ll love Ava’s story in FIVE YEARS GONE and the sequel ONE YEAR HOME that completes the epic journey with these unforgettable characters.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I will never be the same after reading this book!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “An incredibly moving novel about the sacrifices we make for the ones we love.”
Tropes: #secondchanceromance #lovetriangle #militaryromance #foundfamily #gutwrenchingromance #forcedproximity
In The Air Tonight (Contemporary Romance & Romantic Suspense)
Do you know the difference between right and wrong?
Blaise Merrick thought she did until one night upends everything she once believed about herself and others.
An egregious crime.
A small town circling around one of their own.
If she speaks up, everyone will hate her.
If she doesn’t, she’ll hate herself.
They say the truth can set you free.
It can also get you killed.
(Trigger warning: contains SA storyline)
“This is the first book I’ve read by Marie Force, but it won’t be the last. WOW! She has written a powerful and thought provoking examination of the impact of a single action on an entire community. I literally could not put this book down and binge read it in a single day.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Tropes: #romanticsuspense #smalltown #romance #intrigue #thriller #consequences
The Wreck (Contemporary Romance & Romantic Suspense)
Wrenched apart by tragedy, they’re brought back together by love.
Carly Holbrook and Brian Westbury are weeks away from their high school graduation, and their future seems bright with promise. Everything changes one spring night when their six closest friends, including Brian’s younger brother, are killed in a fiery car accident that Carly and Brian witness.
The trauma leaves Carly unable to speak, and Brian is forced to make unimaginable decisions about a future that once seemed so certain. With Carly incapable of going forward with their plans, Brian leaves home and Carly for good. Fifteen years later, disturbing new clues indicate the accident that wrecked so many lives wasn’t an accident at all, bringing Brian home to face a past—and a love—he’s never forgotten.
Trigger warning: contains an SA storyline
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “The Wreck was so well written, the characters so real. I even dreamed about them last night…I’m so glad at how it ended. I highly recommend this book.” 5 stars from Christy on Amazon
Tropes: #smalltown #suspense #younglove #duelingtimelines #griefjourney #crime
True North (Contemporary Romance)
Two high-powered careers. Two weeks of no-strings sex. A love they never expected…
The first time Travis North lays eyes on Liana McDermott, she’s wearing the most hideous bridesmaid dress he’s ever seen. He doesn’t immediately recognize the world-famous model who is attending her cousin Enid’s wedding at the country club he owns. Thanks to Enid’s shameless matchmaking, Travis and Liana become acquainted and later embark on a two-week fling intended to be free of emotion and entanglement.
As Liana’s return to work gets closer, however, Travis wonders how he’ll ever let her go when the time comes while Liana considers whether he might be her true north. Two high-powered careers, two amazing weeks and a love that comes along just once in a lifetime. Is she ready to give up her career for a different kind of life?
Does he want the same things she does? After insisting on an emotionless affair, she can’t very well ask him. Or can she?
Debbie said: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Such a great love story!! Marie force is one of the best authors out there today!!! Keep writing Marie! You are the best.”
Tropes: #vacationromance #duelingcareers #fame #spicyromance #smalltown #beachread
The Fall (Contemporary Romance)
He’s finally met a woman who makes him ache with desire. Too bad she’s dating his best friend of twenty years.
This simple premise has momentous consequences for Dr. Ted Duffy in The Fall, a story that explores the bonds of friendship, the expectations of family, and the power of love to unite and divide.
Ted is a thirty-seven-year old, third-generation pediatric oncologist in Boston who is married to his work, and considers his patients to be his kids. He and his friends spend summer weekends in Newport, Rhode Island, which is the only break Ted allows himself from the grind of his job.
After a devastating loss at work, he leaves for Newport where he meets his friend’s new girlfriend, Caroline. Over that first weekend, Ted and Caroline fall in love. When they later act on their feelings, shock and disbelief ricochet through his tight-knit group of friends and family.
A highly respected doctor, a beloved son and grandson, a loyal friend, Ted is stunned by his sudden free-fall from grace.
Cathy said: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I fell for the The Fall. All I can say is Marie Force is a great story teller, author! I have not found a book of her’s I could put down.”
Tropes: #doctorromance #lovetriange #foundfamily #fallfromgrace #steamyromance
Georgia On My Mind (Contemporary Romance)
After a tragedy, she stumbles upon a whole new life. But which life does she want—the one she had or the new one?
Since Georgie Quinn’s mother died after a brief illness, the highlight of her life has become “jogger stalking” every morning with her roommates Tess and Cat. Stuck running the senior center her mother founded in Newport, RI, until a replacement director is found, Georgie dreams of returning to her glamorous life in Atlanta. As that life begins to unravel, she discovers a whole new one in Newport where the jogger turns out to be sexy detective and tree hugger Nathan Caldwell. Determined to get her mind off her many problems—including a possible threat to her own health—Georgie indulges in what she intends to be a no-holds-barred one-night stand with Nathan.
Unfortunately, Nathan has other ideas and sets out to have a relationship with her.
Tess, on the run from an abusive husband, and Cat, who raised her younger brother and sister, hook up with Nathan’s brothers, Ben, an injured Iraqi war veteran, and Ian, a single-father and talented musician. Add a zany cast of seniors who seem determined to drive Georgie slowly mad with their never-ending needs and comparisons to her sainted mother, and you’ve got the ingredients for a fast-paced, often comical, emotional journey that leads Georgie straight to the home of her heart.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Super fun and flirty! I really liked this book. It was easy to read and there was good character development. Easy to read book for vacation, insomnia nights, the bathtub or just a little break from reality! With a lovely Happily Ever After!!”
Tropes: #smalltown #roommates #foundfamily #loss #grief #secondchance
Line of Scrimmage (Contemporary Romance)
An NFL quarterback and the Hail Mary play of his life…
Ryan Sanderson has ten days to convince his wife Susannah to give their marriage another chance—and there is nothing he won’t do to win her back, even if he has to play a little dirty…
Read Marie Force’s first published novel now with an ALL NEW extended epilogue!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Marie’s debut novel is wonderful! I was captured on the first page, and her characters are bigger than life. The emotional tug-of-war between two people who loved deeply but lost, takes you to the core in matters of the heart. Marie does a marvelous job leading you to the edge, and back again. So buckle up for a fun ride!” —Magical Musings
Tropes: #contemporaryromance #spicyromance #sportsromance #footballromance #secondchanceromance #marriageromance
Love at First Flight (Contemporary Romance)
He knew with one glance she would change his life…
A prosecutor about to try the trial of his career and a hard-luck hairstylist meet at Baltimore-Washington International Airport on a Friday night, on their way to visit significant others in Florida. Michael and Juliana have a lot riding on this weekend as they try to repair relationships strained by distance. When they discover they’re on the same flight home, they agree to meet up again to compare notes about how their weekends unfolded.
… but he couldn’t have known that everything is about to change…
The instant connection they shared the night they met forms the foundation for a new friendship that soon leads to love, and as Michael’s trial takes a violent turn, staying alive becomes their top priority. Follow Michael and Juliana’s emotional journey in this newly reissued edition of one of Marie Force’s most beloved standalone contemporary romances. Included in this edition is a never-before-published extended Epilogue that takes you inside Michael and Juliana’s happily ever after.
JC said: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Great book! I loved this book. It had everything in it. Suspense, murder, but most of all lots of love. You won’t be disappointed.”
Tropes: #spicyromance #lawyerromance #suspenseful #lovetriangle #friendstolovers
Everyone Loves a Hero (Contemporary Romance)
The whole world loves him. He loves only her.
Cole Langston believes things happen in threes. So far, he’s landed an airliner in a blizzard after his captain had a heart attack and revived the captain, catapulting himself to national hero status as “Captain Incredible.” Life is finally returning to normal for Cole when he’s punched unconscious in airport store by a bully who doesn’t appreciate Cole’s interference in his diatribe against the saleswoman. When Cole comes to and finds the saleswoman gazing down at him, he experiences the oddest jolt when the lovely young woman touches him. It happened so quickly! Olivia Robison is working a routine shift at an airport store when a man in her line punches the pilot behind him, sending the pilot sprawling into a Washington Nationals display. And when she touches the injured pilot, a jolt of electricity takes her by surprise. After he’s carted away by paramedics, she learns he’s “Captain Incredible,” the pilot who landed a plane in a blizzard and then saved the life of the stricken captain. She expects to never see him again…
Until he comes looking for her a couple of weeks later, when he’s back to work and intent on finding the woman who’s haunted him since that memorable first meeting. Cole and Olivia’s long-distance relationship is full of soaring highs and crushing lows as his fame has women throwing themselves at him everywhere they go. Will the unrelenting attention be too much for Olivia to handle or can she trust the dashing pilot who is her first love? And when the third thing happens, as it always does, will it be the end for them or an opportunity for a new beginning?
First published in 2009. The updated 2017 edition includes a 4,000-word Bonus Epilogue that shows Cole and Olivia’s life seven years after the end of the original edition.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “What a true love story again by Marie! Olivia and Cole had some rough patches but because of the love between the two it survived and flourished! What a great read!”
Tropes: #longdistance #friendstolovers #fame #hefallsfirst #airportromance #pilot
Sex Machine & Sex God (Erotic Romance)
Two spicy reads set in Marfa, Texas, that’ll have you fanning your face and turning the pages as these characters fall in love!
Tropes: #spicyromance #secondchanceromance #smalltownromance #eroticromance
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