All main and primary secondary characters have happily ever afters.
North Beach Bakery series*:
*all main characters (mcs) are in their 20s and 30s
Valentine Kisses: white cisgender male and female main characters; family friends to more
brief discussions of grief, religion (Catholicism), and adultery (not the main characters); familial tension; social, brief alcohol use; food scenes; sexual tension
Spring Kisses: white cisgender male and female main characters; family friends to more
brief discussions of grief, past parental emotional abuse, past spousal abuse (hero’s father), past attempted assault (perpetrated against the heroine), past violent behavior, past sexual affairs, therapy, and Catholic faith; brief alcohol use; food scenes; sexual tension
Chocolate Kisses: white cisgender male and female main characters; friends to more/rivals to more
familial tension; discussion of sexism; brief discussions of grief (loss of grandparent), and cancer in remission (parent); brief alcohol use; food scenes; sexual tension; video game use
Autumn Kisses: white cisgender male and female main characters; family friends to more
familial tension; brief mentions of racism, anti-LGBTQ+, and sexism/toxic masculinity; brief discussion of grief; therapy; anxiety; social, brief alcohol use; food scenes; sexual tension
Mistletoe Kisses: white cisgender male and female main characters; family friends to more
brief mentions of past fat-shaming (from the female mc's ex), adultery (not the mc's); Christianity (Catholicism); social, brief alcohol use; food scenes; sexual tension
Christmas Kisses: white cisgender male and female main characters; friends to more/second chances
discussions of grief (parental death, spousal death, relatives' death); sexism/sex- and fat- shaming; parental overprotectiveness; firefighters in danger (off-page); grappling with inner critic and feelings of shame; social, brief alcohol use; food scenes; sexual tension
Summer Kisses: white cisgender male main character + Latina cisgender female main character; family friends to more
discussions of grief, sexism, and past sex-shaming; familial tension; social, brief alcohol use; food scenes; sexual tension
Montana Matchmakers series (all main characters are cisgender males and females and were raised as Christians):
Sweet Christmas: white male/white-Latina female (mid20s); second chance
brief discussions of grief (parent and grandparent deaths) and teasing; food scenes
Sweet Valentine: white male/Latina female (late 20s); second chance
brief discussion of grief (parent and grandparent death); brief alcohol use, food scenes
Sweet Spring: white male/Latina female; love at first sight/friends to more; wedding preparations; twelve-year age gap (24 and 36)
brief discussions of grief (parent and grandparent and partner death) and war; food scenes
Sweet Summer: white male/white female; second chance; ten-year age gap (30 and 40); childfree by choice
brief discussions of grief (parent and grandparent) and stillbirth; food scenes
Hello Dolly: white male/white female (30s); love at first sight
brief discussions of grief and childhood trauma; malicious/sexist gossip from secondary characters; brief mention of bullying and antisemitism; food scenes; brief alcohol use
Sweet Fall: white male/white female (early 20s); love at first sight
brief discussions of familial tension and teasing; food scenes
One Moment: white male/white female (30s); second chance
discussion of grief; mention of female mc's arthritis; food scenes; Christmas celebrations
Sweet Winter: white male/white female (40s); love at first sight; wedding buddies; fake relationship
brief mentions of gossip, panic attacks, and familial tension; food scenes; wedding
Sweet Easter: white male/white female (early 20s); second chance/friends to more; wedding buddies
brief discussions of grief and parental emotional abuse; brief alcohol use; food scenes
Sweet May: white male/white female (early 20s); love at first sight; attending weddings
brief discussions of grief (parental death), anxiety, and past fat-shaming; food scenes; brief alcohol use
Escape in Love series (white cisgender male and female mcs in their 20s and 30s):
Greek Getaway: discussions of grief; family drama/scandal/betrayal; mentions of murder and suicide and sexism; secondary character's parent has a heart attack off-page; alcohol use; food scenes
Paris Interlude: discussions of grief; family drama/betrayal; parent heart attack recovery; sexism; alcohol use; food scenes
Italian Honeymoon: discussions of grief; family drama/betrayal; sexism; alcohol use; food scenes
Petals, Pride, and Persuasion: discussions of grief; grappling with inner critic; attempted sexual assault by a secondary character; mentions of Japanese American incarceration during WWII; alcohol use; food scenes
California Fairy Tales series: family drama; suspense plots/attempted assault and abuse; attempted murder; accidental death; anxiety; sexism; brief discussions of grief, war, PTSD, military, law enforcement, and past sexual/love affairs
Love at Pemberley books: brief discussions of grief, past love/sexual affairs, war, gossip
A Gentleman's Daughter trilogy: parental and other familial emotional abuse; gossip; sexism; cisgender woman posing as a man