Mary Campisi

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  • Bibliography:
    53 Books (8 Series)
  • First Book:
    May 2000
  • Latest Book:
    June 2023
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Full Series List in Order

Best Intentions

1 - The Sweetest Deal (Sep-2010)
2 - The Perfect Deal (Mar-2020)

Betrayed Trilogy

1 - Pieces of You (Jul-2011)
2 - Secrets of You (Apr-2013)
3 - What's Left of Her (May-2013)

Family Affair Shorts: Park Bench

1 - Destiny (Mar-2018)
2 - Regret (Mar-2018)
3 - Love (Mar-2018)
4 - Heartbreak (Mar-2018)
5 - Peace (Apr-2018)

Model Wife

1 - The Redemption of Madeline Munrove (Jul-2012)

Reunion Gap

1 - Strangers Like Us (Jun-2017)
1.5 - Christmas In Reunion Gap (Sep-2017)
2 - Liars Like Us (Jan-2018)
3 - Lovers Like Us (May-2018)
4 - Couples Like Us (Mar-2019)
5 - Guilty Like Us (Jul-2020)
6 - Pretenders Like Us (Dec-2021)
7 - Players Like Us (Jun-2023)

That Second Chance

1 - Pulling Home (Jul-2012)
2 - The Way They Were (Nov-2011)
3 - Simple Riches (Aug-2002)
4 - Paradise Found (Mar-2002)
5 - Not Your Everyday Housewife (Oct-2011)
6 - The Butterfly Garden (Jan-2003)

Truth In Lies

1 - A Family Affair (Jan-2006)
2 - A Family Affair: Spring (Sep-2013)
3 - A Family Affair: Summer (Apr-2014)
4 - A Family Affair: Fall (Sep-2014)
5 - A Family Affair: Christmas (Oct-2014)
6 - A Family Affair: Winter (May-2015)
7 - A Family Affair: The Promise (Aug-2015)
8 - A Family Affair: The Secret (Jan-2016)
9 - A Family Affair: The Wish (Mar-2016)
10 - A Family Affair: The Gift (Aug-2016)
11 - A Family Affair: The Weddings (Nov-2016)
12 - A Family Affair: The Cabin (Mar-2017)
13 - A Family Affair: The Return (Aug-2017)
14 - A Family Affair: The Choice (Oct-2018)
15 - A Family Affair: The Proposal (Feb-2019)
16 - A Family Affair: The Homecoming (Jul-2019)
17 - A Family Affair: The Decision (Jan-2020)
18 - A Family Affair: The Journey (Oct-2020)
19 - A Family Affair: The List (Apr-2021)
20 - Family Affair: The Vow (May-2022)

Unlikely Husband

1 - The Seduction of Sophie Seacrest (Aug-2011)
2 - A Taste Of Seduction (Mar-2011)
3 - A Touch of Seduction (Dec-2014)
4 - A Scent of Seduction (Jan-2015)

Book List in Order: 53 titles

  • Innocent Betrayal

    Zebra Splendor

    SHE WANTED HER FREEDOM Headstrong Emily St. Simon longed to escape the stifling confines of her English noblewoman's life. So, dressed as a boy, she daringly stowed away on a ship bound for America -- unaware that her dreams of independence wo...

  • Paradise Found

    That Second Chance - 4

    Love Shows Up In The Most Surprising Places... Seven months is a long time to spend hiding from the world. But when a freak accident takes celebrated author Matthew Brandon's sight, he's no longer interested in a world he can't see--or a woman who...

  • Simple Riches

    That Second Chance - 3

    Sometimes The Only Thing Worth Treasuring...Is In Your Heart Developing luxury resorts may be an odd career for a woman who never takes a vacation, but growing up with her grandfather's no-nonsense work ethic has made Alexandra Chamberlain good at h...

  • The Butterfly Garden

    That Second Chance - 6

    LOVE IS NOT ABOUT WHERE YOU'RE GOING...IT'S ALL IN HOW YOU GET THERE Carefree photographer Jenny Romano is nearly as famous as her subjects. Her globe-trotting life leaves little time for a serious relationship, and that's just the way she likes i...

  • A Family Affair

    Truth In Lies - 1

    Christine Blacksworth is every man's dream: sexy, well-to-do, and tucked neatly into daddy's company pocket. But when her father's sudden death reveals that his weekend getaways were spent with a passionate mistress and a second family, Christine is ...

  • The Sweetest Deal

    Best Intentions - 1

    An impossible demand... Max Jernigan is ready to close the most important business deal of his life -- all he has to do is agree to one request from Grayson Crowell: impregnate the mogul's daughter. No way can Max do this. He's a decent guy. But ...

  • A Taste Of Seduction

    Unlikely Husband - 2

    A young woman of noble blood, raised as a peasant girl . . . An orphaned stable boy, now grown and the surrogate son of a powerful earl ? the same earl who just so happens to be the young woman's father . . . Meriel and Anthony have nothing in common...

  • Pieces of You

    Betrayed Trilogy - 1

    Heartache. Betrayal. Forgiveness. Redemption. These are the hallmarks of bestselling author, Mary Campisi’s novels, and she does it again with The Betrayed Trilogy. If you love romance and women’s fiction, family dynamics, hope, and second chance...

  • The Seduction of Sophie Seacrest

    Unlikely Husband - 1

    Love and Betrayal . . . Regency StyleThe Seduction of Sophie Seacrest is Book One of Mary Campisi’s Regency historical series, An Unlikely Husband.When Holt Langford, the new Earl of Westover, returns to England after twelve years at sea, he resemb...



  • Not Your Everyday Housewife

    That Second Chance - 5

    It's all about that second chance... Not Your Everyday Housewife is Book Five of That Second Chance Series. (These are stand-alone books tied together by a common theme -- belief in the beauty of that second chance.) A wise and humorous tale of livin...

  • The Way They Were

    That Second Chance - 2

    Sometimes we're lucky enough to get that second chance - in life and in love. That Second Chance Series are stand-alone stories of strong women who battle heartache and loss with a courage and determination to find new paths and true love. What ties ...

  • Pretending Normal

    Pretending Normal, formerly Lies Imitating Life, was a past quarter finalist in Ray Bradbury’s New Century New Writer Award contest. It was also a past semi-finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest.
    1976 Before-Sara Polokovich wan...

  • Pulling Home

    That Second Chance - 1

    It's all about that second chance...

    Sometimes we're lucky enough to get that second chance -- in life and in love. Pulling Home is a stand-alone story of a strong woman who battles heartache and loss with courage and determination to find new...

  • The Redemption of Madeline Munrove

    Model Wife - 1

    Love and Betrayal…Regency StyleMadeline Munrove’s mother instilled three truths in her daughter. These truths were as follows: First, men were basically useless creatures driven by decisions calculated below the waist. Second, women were far supe...

  • Begin Again: Short Stories from the Heart

    Begin Again is a collection of emotion-filled short stories that served as a springboard for Mary Campisi’s later novels, including the much talked about A Family Affair. Along with her short stories, Mary also shares how the themes from these offe...

  • Secrets of You

    Betrayed Trilogy - 2

    He's not who he says he is...but neither is she...- Secrets of YouWealthy, privileged, the product of too much money and too little responsibility, Ash Lancaster routinely pretends he's someone else so he'll be valued for more than his bank accounts....

  • What's Left of Her

    Betrayed Trilogy - 3

    How could a mother walk away from her family?This is the question many readers asked after finishing Pieces of You, Book One of The Betrayed Trilogy. They wanted to know the real story behind the disappearance of Evie Burnes. What’s Left of Her off...

  • A Family Affair: Spring

    Truth In Lies - 2

    A Family Affair: Spring is a story of betrayal, forgiveness, and redemption, all wrapped up in the lives of the people we love to love, and even a few we love to hate.Harry Blacksworth is rich, handsome, the ultimate playboy with a killer smile and a...

  • A Family Affair: Summer

    Truth In Lies - 3

    Heartache. Betrayal. Forgiveness. Redemption. It’s time to head back to Magdalena, New York, and spend a little time with the people we love to love and even a few we love to hate. Eight years ago, tragedy struck the town’s perfect couple, Daniel...



  • A Family Affair: Fall

    Truth In Lies - 4

    Heartache. Betrayal. Forgiveness. Redemption. It’s time to head back to Magdalena, New York, and spend a little time with the people we love to love and even a few we love to hate. Gina Servetti was raised to believe she wasn’t enough -- not thi...

  • A Family Affair: Christmas

    Truth In Lies - 5

    Christmas is coming to Magdalena! It's time to head back to Magdalena in this holiday novella... The town is preparing to celebrate the holidays when a snowstorm hits and threatens to ruin the festivities. But that's not the only threat blowing into ...

  • A Touch of Seduction

    Unlikely Husband - 3

    Love and Betrayal...Regency Style He was the second son of an earl. She was the daughter of a vicar. They were young, in love, and believed nothing could keep them apart… Oh, but they were so very wrong. Jason Langford fell in love with Ariana Kend...

  • A Scent of Seduction

    Unlikely Husband - 4

    English noblewoman, Julia Langford wants nothing more than to escape the constraints of a society that demands she turn in her breeches and secure a husband. She cares nothing about men or love until she encounters daring sea captain, Jon Remmington,...

  • A Family Affair: Winter

    Truth In Lies - 6

    Mary Campisi’s bestselling Truth in Lies series takes us back to Magdalena in A Family Affair: Winter... Heartache, Betrayal, Forgiveness, Redemption...all wrapped up in the people you will love to love, and those you will love to hate! They should...

  • A Family Affair: The Promise

    Truth In Lies - 7

    Heartache. Betrayal. Forgiveness. Redemption... It's time to head back to Magdalena, New York, and spend a little time with the people we love to love and even a few we love to hate.A lot has happened since readers left town in A Family Affair: Winte...

  • A Family Affair: The Secret

    Truth In Lies - 8

    Heartache. Betrayal. Forgiveness. Redemption... It's time to head back to Magdalena, New York, and spend a little time with the people we love to love and even a few we love to hate. Roman Ventori isn’t looking for a wife. He’s had one of those a...

  • A Family Affair: The Wish

    Truth In Lies - 9

    Heartache. Betrayal. Forgiveness. Redemption... It's time to head back to Magdalena, New York, and spend a little time with the people we love to love and even a few we love to hate.Bree Kinkaid is finally going to get her happily-ever-after with Ada...

  • A Family Affair: The Gift

    Truth In Lies - 10

    Heartache. Betrayal. Forgiveness. Redemption...

    It's time to head back to Magdalena, New York, and spend a little time with the people we love to love and even a few we love to hate.

    Only one thing is missing from Tess and Daniel "Cash" Cas...

  • A Family Affair: The Weddings

    Truth In Lies - 11

    Wedding Bells in Magdalena!What's more charming than a Christmas wedding? How about TWO Christmas weddings? Join us as we head back to Magdalena in this holiday novella and witness two couples head down the road of happily ever after. But don't expec...



  • Spring Rain

    Immerse yourself in three full length romantic women’s fiction novels from some of the most beloved authors in the genre " more than 800 pages of emotionally uplifting, heartfelt family drama -- where falling in love is only part of the story… ...

  • A Family Affair: The Cabin

    Truth In Lies - 12

    Heartache. Betrayal. Forgiveness. Redemption... It's time to head back to Magdalena, New York, and spend a little time with the people we love to love and even a few we love to hate.He’s lost his fortune… She’s nursing a broken heart…When fat...

  • Strangers Like Us

    Reunion Gap - 1

    Readers who loved Mary Campisi’s bestselling Truth in Lies series also known as the “A Family Affair” books, won’t want to miss Strangers Like Us, Book One in Mary’s new Reunion Gap series.

    Yes, there’s heartache, betrayal, forgive...

  • A Family Affair: The Return

    Truth In Lies - 13

    Magdalena, New York. Home of memories long buried, steamy nights, and one regrettable summer...Grace Romano had been seventeen, impressionable, innocent to the power of attraction and desire.Max Ruhland taught her about both. He loved Grace and thoug...

  • Christmas In Reunion Gap

    Reunion Gap - 1.5

    Christmas is coming to Reunion Gap in this charming holiday novelette, the prequel to the Reunion Gap series.Nicki Gallagher doesn’t believe in Christmas, small towns, or relationships that aren’t about business. She’s a city girl with big drea...

  • Liars Like Us

    Reunion Gap - 2

    Unlock the secrets in Reunion GapWhat happens when destiny ignores the rules?Tate Alexander has the good luck to be born with looks and charm, and the bad luck to belong to a family where money and power mean more than honor and integrity. When he re...

  • Destiny

    Family Affair Shorts: Park Bench - 1

    What happened before A Family Affair began? Bestselling author, Mary Campisi, answers this question in her new Park Bench series. These short stories make the perfect park-bench read, and are named after her signature park bench covers.Book One is ap...

  • Heartbreak

    Family Affair Shorts: Park Bench - 4

    The story before the story…What happened before A Family Affair began? Bestselling author Mary Campisi answers this question in her new Park Bench series. These short stories make the perfect park-bench read, and are named after her signature park ...

  • Love

    Family Affair Shorts: Park Bench - 3

    The story before the story…What happened before A Family Affair began? Bestselling author Mary Campisi answers this question in her new Park Bench series. These short stories make the perfect park-bench read, and are named after her signature park ...

  • Regret

    Family Affair Shorts: Park Bench - 2

    The story before the story...What happened before A Family Affair began? Bestselling author Mary Campisi answers this question in her new Park Bench series. These short stories make the perfect park-bench read, and are named after her signature park ...



  • Peace

    Family Affair Shorts: Park Bench - 5

    The story before the story…What happened before A Family Affair began? Bestselling author Mary Campisi answers this question in her new Park Bench series. These short stories make the perfect park-bench read, and are named after her signature park ...

  • Lovers Like Us

    Reunion Gap - 3

    Luke Donovan’s back in town and the only woman he’s ever trusted is about to betray him...The saga continues...Reunion Gap series:Book Zero: Christmas in Reunion GapBook One: Strangers Like UsBook Two: Liars Like UsBook Three: Lovers Like UsBook ...

  • A Family Affair: The Choice

    Truth In Lies - 14

    If Ben Reed could have guessed at the event that would hurl him into danger and set off a chain reaction that threatened his marriage, his family, his health, and his future in Magdalena, he would not have said it would occur at home. For a man who...

  • A Family Affair: The Proposal

    Truth In Lies - 15

    It was only supposed to be a simple arrangement...until emotions got in the way. Now, Lies and subterfuge could destroy everything...Lawson Carlisle, the ostracized black sheep of the wealthy Carlisle family is back in Magdalena. It’s been sixteen ...

  • Couples Like Us

    Reunion Gap - 4

    Christmas is a time of joy, hope, and wonder...until the ultimate challenge threatens one of Reunion Gap's favorite couples.Note to the reader:As a reader, I often wonder about the before and after of certain characters. As a writer, I'm able to act ...

  • A Family Affair: The Homecoming

    Truth In Lies - 16

    Delilah O’Reilly and Nicholas Borado fell in love, married, and planned to spend a life together full of dreams, joy, and endless possibilities... until lies and betrayal tore them apart.Delilah O’Reilly may have grown up in a small town, but the...

  • A Family Affair: The Decision

    Truth In Lies - 17

    Nate Desantro is a born leader who believes in family, honor, and protecting what’s his. He minds his own business and expects others to do the same. When New York City businessman Grayson Westfield arrives in Magdalena asking questions about him, ...

  • The Perfect Deal

    Best Intentions - 2

    Brilliant, free-spirited Roxie Revito wants a baby and she wants Rhyder Remington’s DNA to get it. The man might be uptight and way too conservative, but he has an IQ that equals hers.
Rhyder’s not interested in the over-opinionated, pint-sized...

  • Guilty Like Us

    Reunion Gap - 5

    She was the last person he wanted to fall for, but now she's the only one he wants.People called Meredith Alexander a high-society do-gooder with a penchant for trusting the wrong people—especially men. Some said the failing had to do with her...

  • A Family Affair: The Journey

    Truth In Lies - 18

    Sooner or later the past catches up with you and then you have to face the truth...Fourteen years is a long time to pretend someone doesn't exist, especially if that person is responsible for crushing your heart. But pretending in a small town where ...



  • A Family Affair: The List

    Truth In Lies - 19

    Can her free-spirited ways fit into his plan?

Radford Keller is a successful businessman who sees life as a corporation. He's guided by structure, facts, and deadlines. He has no time or interest in concepts like serendipity, destiny, ...

  • Pretenders Like Us

    Reunion Gap - 6

    Unlock the secrets in Reunion Gap He's not who he says he is...but neither is she...Ethan Nance lives his life guided by analyses and spreadsheets and avoids anything resembling an emotion. He did that once and suffered the disastrous consequences of...

  • Family Affair: The Vow

    Truth In Lies - 20

    Rachel Darlington once believed she could achieve anything if she worked hard and followed a plan. But life had other ideas, ones she never anticipated. When a family emergency sends her back to her hometown of Magdalena, New York, the town has no id...

  • Players Like Us

    Reunion Gap - 7

    Unlock the secrets in Reunion GapNeal Alexander has a reputation as a heartbreaker and a troublemaker who uses his trust fund, good looks, and come-closer glances to get what he wants. Except that's not who he really is—not anymore.Rachel Rees...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Mary Campisi has published 53 books.

Mary Campisi does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Players Like Us, was published in June 2023.

The first book by Mary Campisi, Innocent Betrayal, was published in May 2000.

Yes. Mary Campisi has 8 series.
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