Sandy Appleyard

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  • Bibliography:
    51 Books (8 Series)
  • First Book:
    July 2011
  • Latest Book:
    March 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Betrayal

1 - Blessed and Betrayed (Dec-2012)
2 - Betrayal Only Comes in Green (Jul-2015)
3 - Seven Lies, Four Truths (Feb-2016)

Big Heart, Small Town Address

1 - Lost in Texas (Sep-2021)
2 - Found in Texas (Nov-2021)
3 - Torn in Texas (Jan-2022)
4 - Stuck in Texas (Mar-2022)
5 - Broken in Texas (Jun-2022)
6 - Stolen in Texas (Oct-2022)
7 - Left in Texas (Dec-2022)
8 - Wanted in Texas (Apr-2023)
9 - Missed in Texas (Apr-2024)
10 - Fooled in Texas (Dec-2024)

A Calamity Place Romance

1 - Misunderstood (Sep-2016)
2 - Decisions (Feb-2017)
3 - Complicated (Jun-2017)

Christmas in Huttonville

1 - Travis (Dec-2023)
2 - Liam (Dec-2023)
3 - Darryl (Dec-2023)
4 - Christian (Dec-2023)
5 - Jovi (Dec-2023)

LA Cops

1 - The Wife of a Lesser Man (Mar-2013)
2 - Don't Mess With Daddy's Girl (Oct-2014)
3 - The Wheels of Change (Jan-2015)

Magic at Cog Hill

1 - She Only Speaks to Butterflies (Apr-2015)
2 - Knowing (Apr-2020)
3 - It's Not the Flowers (Jul-2020)

Spicy Romance

1 - A Coupling Conspiracy (Nov-2015)
2 - 21 Days for Liza (Mar-2016)

A Town Without Pity

1 - No More Tears (Sep-2020)
2 - No More Lies (Nov-2020)
3 - No More Games (Jan-2021)
4 - No More Pain (Mar-2021)
5 - No More Fear (May-2021)
6 - No More Time (Aug-2021)
7 - No More Dice (Oct-2021)
8 - No More Luck (Feb-2022)
9 - No More Doubt (May-2022)
10 - No More Shame (Jul-2022)
11 - No More Faith (Nov-2022)
12 - No More Grace (Feb-2023)

Book List in Order: 51 titles

  • The Message in Dad's Bottle

    My father was an alcoholic all his adult life, and the disease took his life at the age of forty-one. When I was ten years old, I became exposed to alcoholism. This book describes what I saw, my reactions to it, and how each situation made me feel. M...

  • Blessed and Betrayed

    Betrayal - 1

    Victoria’s life is a jigsaw puzzle. Her nightmares, unfeeling mother and a secret picture of her sister, are the puzzle pieces. The ghost of her nanny and her best friend begin to help her put the puzzle together. A near fatal accident reveals one ...

  • The Wife of a Lesser Man

    LA Cops - 1

    Mark Tame is Chief of Police for the Los Angeles police department. His return to work after a heart attack is eventful as his team hunts down a serial killer. Mark is used to unexpected situations at work, but when he finds himself amidst a shocking...

  • Don't Mess With Daddy's Girl

    LA Cops - 2

    A serial killer, a stock broker, and a police chief’s daughter clash in this mysterious tale of greed and love. Michael is forced to choose between his most precious asset and the love of his life, when a serial killer tries to take what matters mo...

  • The Wheels of Change

    LA Cops - 3

    Simon Cross is a type-A personality advertising executive who has a penchant for sleeping with married women. When one lover’s husband learns of the affairs, Simon finds himself at the mercy of a madman.The advertising executive develops a very dif...

  • She Only Speaks to Butterflies

    Magic at Cog Hill - 1

    Can a young widow ever find the perfect romance again?Love and romance are the last things on Sherry’s priority list. With her special needs daughter and living in a small town where everybody knows her business, the single mother doesn’t have ti...

  • Betrayal Only Comes in Green

    Betrayal - 2

    Shocked by the untimely death of his wife, Saul finds himself in the unwelcome company of his son, David. Saul’s new neighbors, Mary and young Suzie, befriend both men. But David and Saul pick up on subtle hints that the young mother and child have...

  • To Hide in Holly Springs-Book One

    Layla Dixon is a bright, beautiful, no-nonsense high school student who loves living in the Big Apple. The thought of moving from New York seems horrifying, until tragedy strikes, and the teen is the first to pack her bags. Eyebrows lift as her mind ...

  • To Hide in Holly Springs-Book Two

    A seemingly well-balanced, hard-working and good-natured family, the Dixons mesh well with the residents of Holly Springs. But when asked why such a dramatic move, their story is too practiced. Layla makes friendships selectively. A ghost haunts her....



  • A Coupling Conspiracy

    Spicy Romance - 1

  • To Hide in Holly Springs-Book Three

    A return home for Layla does not mean all is well. Her Uncle Jack works tirelessly to help bring his family to safety, all the while learning of a twist that turns the case into something much more shocking than he originally thought. While Layla str...

  • Seven Lies, Four Truths

    Betrayal - 3

    When your dream means changing someone else's life, what lengths would you go to to make it come true? After Elizabeth witnesses domestic violence, her father is suddenly killed in a car crash. Elizabeth is inserted into a new life: a new father and ...

  • When Will Knocks at Your Door

    A stranger's hand is clamped over her mouth as she awakens to the sound of a switch blade springing to life. Her house is ransacked as she watches helplessly; restrained to her own bed. Weeks later she still hears his seething voice threaten her in h...

  • To Hide in Holly Springs

    Layla Dixon never dreamed of being a small town girl. Living in New York City is the only life she ever wanted. Until something happened one September afternoon that only Tasha Dixon's teddy bear knows about. But while Layla sets her plan in motion, ...

  • 21 Days for Liza

    Spicy Romance - 2

  • Would You Still Love Me?

    Would you Still Love Me? Is a very touching, dramatic story about a young actress who, in her youth, falls in love with an actor, and later seeks him out. But when he falls in love and marries her, he doesn’t marry the real her, just a sanitized v...

  • Misunderstood

    A Calamity Place Romance - 1

    Aptly named ‘Calamity Place’, there is never a dull moment at the apartment in Toronto’s downtown core. If it isn’t Lynda throwing her husband Ray’s clothes out the window, or Missy bringing home another date for their landlord, Mrs. Cummi...

  • Decisions

    A Calamity Place Romance - 2

    Book Two - DecisionsCassandra has never known romantic love. Her son, her parents, and her friends love her…but no man ever has. Until she's torn between two. Luke and Cassandra conceive Christopher after they meet at a bar. Months...

  • Complicated

    A Calamity Place Romance - 3

    Book Three - ComplicatedWhat would you do if the love of your life suddenly didn’t want the same things as you? What if you had an unfulfilled dream and only your partner could make it come true? Ray is the love of Linda’s life. They have an e...



  • The Man with the Black Belt

    The Karate Kid meets Gran Turino Young Sam has long ebony hair, caramel skin, a wicked kick, and he is hated by many. An old man holds a bitterness for him, just waiting for the boy to screw up, and when a young girl exploits him in a deplorable mann...

  • Knowing

    Magic at Cog Hill - 2

    Doctors can't diagnose her son. Until she finds one that follows his heart for the answer.Born in a small town in Arkansas, Stacey Bailey never dreams of falling in love with big, New York newscaster Larry Keenan. When their son Jet is born, they lea...

  • It's Not the Flowers

    Magic at Cog Hill - 3

    A selfish birthday wish. An undeserved new life. A tragic lesson. An important final prayer.Is the grass ever greener on the other side? Raelynn asks herself that....and then spends months trying to figure out how to take it back. Raelynn is a succes...

  • No More Tears

    A Town Without Pity - 1

    A riches to rags cowboy. A hardened cowgirl. The gunshot that erases all doubt.Laura Warner knows nothing but horses. Her entire life has been lived on a ranch. It’s her love, her dream, and aside from the love of her life, Quentin, it’s ...

  • No More Lies

    A Town Without Pity - 2

    Men are Lisa’s magnets. Kurt is her Kryptonite. Until he discovers the true woman behind the act.After a failed engagement, Lisa resigns herself to never fall under the spell of another man again. From then on, the ball is always in her court a...

  • No More Games

    A Town Without Pity - 3

    The right man. The wrong time. The lie that can’t outrun the past.Clint plays a balancing act; he runs his medical practice in Huttonville while helping his sister Laura with the family ranch. He has one major flaw with women: he falls too hard...

  • No More Pain

    A Town Without Pity - 4

    An unexpected union. A mystery intruder. A miracle. And a wedding that threatens the family.After an abrupt departure from her previous career, Presley never expects to be so well received at the rival company, despite the null and void NDA and quest...

  • No More Fear

    A Town Without Pity - 5

    Two lawyers; as unlikely a union as two Scorpios…the secret that could ruin their lives…and the miracle that saves them.Rachel Thomas is a coveted El Paso lawyer. Her prowess in the courtroom is enough to shun any criminal into retirement...

  • No More Time

    A Town Without Pity - 6

    A kidnapping gone wrong. A chronically ill child. And a union nobody sees coming…except the barrel of a gun.uin Hedger is a rare breed. He’s a doctor who grew up on a ranch, with four brothers, a pious mother and a father who left this ea...

  • Lost in Texas

    Big Heart, Small Town Address - 1

    The cowboy refusing to mourn. The city girl in a strange predicament. The scoundrel that thinks fiancés come with a price tag.Never, ever date a client. That’s what I keep telling myself. Until Terence Daniels walks into my office. Fine. I caved. ...



  • No More Dice

    A Town Without Pity - 7

    A kidnapping gone wrong. A chronically ill child. And a union nobody sees coming…except the barrel of a gun.uin Hedger is a rare breed. He’s a doctor who grew up on a ranch, with four brothers, a pious mother and a father who left this ea...

  • Found in Texas

    Big Heart, Small Town Address - 2

    A woman he hates. A man she hates more. An unwanted child. And a man who tries to take it all away with one signature.As soon as Zack Walters walked into that sticky bar, I knew he couldn’t put a sentence together without effort. To my surprise...

  • Torn in Texas

    Big Heart, Small Town Address - 3

    She returns home. He watches over her. Then they both find out the truth, amongst a killer…a day too late.Years ago, I left Clarkstown with a sour puss on my face and better hopes for the future. But what I ended up with was extra baggage, in m...

  • No More Luck

    A Town Without Pity - 8

    The little white lie. The wasted years together. And the mistaken toe tag that ends up saving a life.Carson Thomas joins the military because of Hawk. Not leaving home on good terms puts a sour taste in his mouth and a world of resentment in his girl...

  • Stuck in Texas

    Big Heart, Small Town Address - 4

    The millionaire. The orphaned Texan woman. The deadly night that changes everything. The contract that nobody bargained for.This rich guy and his friend show up, one’s drunk as a skunk, the other has an accent matching mine. I wonder why this s...

  • No More Doubt

    A Town Without Pity - 9

    The wrong girl. The right moves. The dirty business deal that ends with a mule and a gun…in the hands of someone Chase least expects.After spending more than a decade in Afghanistan, Chase is more than happy to start his own business, doing exa...

  • Broken in Texas

    Big Heart, Small Town Address - 5

    She takes her secret to the grave. He can’t live again until he knows. But will the person he trusts tell him before he loses everything…again?Nope, I won’t do it. I’ve been offered many jobs over the years and stubbornly, I t...

  • No More Shame

    A Town Without Pity - 10

    The deadly family secret. The perfect crime. The impossible romance. And the man who can end it all with one phone call.Growing up in a home without a mother and with a world-renowned surgeon for a father, wasn’t easy for Mila. And when she gro...

  • Stolen in Texas

    Big Heart, Small Town Address - 6

    The secret that everyone knows. The tragedy that pulls them apart. The shocking past that catches up and takes it all…except the most important thing.Sure, my divorce just finalized. But the moment I see Maverick, I know I’m in trouble. S...

  • No More Faith

    A Town Without Pity - 11

    The accident that nearly destroys him. The team that miraculously pulls him back together. And the lie told that could change both of their lives forever.Kiley has a lot going for her. She’s got the perfect man, the perfect career choice, a bra...



  • Left in Texas

    Big Heart, Small Town Address - 7

    The right girl. The wrong past. The mystery double life that catches up to her. The special gift that begs for blood...Well, that’s just great. I’ve missed the cut-off to apply for a scholarship, so my folks are freaking out about two thi...

  • No More Grace

    A Town Without Pity - 12

    The perfect lie. The deception that goes viral. The truth that should set them free…but instead, it threatens to kill.Rachel Lewis has it all. Being a business consultant, she has a long list of successes, but an even longer list of potential r...

  • Wanted in Texas

    Big Heart, Small Town Address - 8

    Two people bad at relationships. Two criminals at large. As authorities vie for peace, two hearts struggle to unite. It seems like it will take a miracle…and then one happens.My brother Will, as much as I love him, he’s a thorn in my side...

  • Christian

    Christmas in Huttonville - 4

    A lonely CFO dressed as Santa. A single mom and her special son. And a Christmas carol that creates a miracle nobody would ever expect.I’m just minding my own business, grabbing a snack for my son, before I head back to work. Next thing I know ...

  • Darryl

    Christmas in Huttonville - 3

    A future almost shattered. A strange new friend. And a holiday party that does more than raise a glass to good cheer.Now, normally I don’t go around asking strange women personal questions, you know, owning a bar and all, it’s usually the...

  • Jovi

    Christmas in Huttonville - 5

    An unforgiving past. A future on the chopping block. And a secret revealed days before Christmas, that can redeem or ruin everything they’ve been fighting for.The strike comes before I can stop it. Before I know it, my eyeball feels like itR...

  • Liam

    Christmas in Huttonville - 2

    High school sweethearts. A shotgun-style Christmas wedding. And a bomb dropped just days before the nuptials that could end it all forever.My brother hands me a beer. I’d love to wipe the smug look off his face. We both know what he’s goi...

  • Travis

    Christmas in Huttonville - 1

    A crushing breakup. A secretive fiancé. An unwelcome new face in town. And a Christmas miracle that could fix it all…or ruin everything.So, I’m sitting in the car, with my new assistant. We just met new clients. Big clients. Clients ...

  • Missed in Texas

    Big Heart, Small Town Address - 9

    An actress. A veterinarian. A deep and unexpected love. And a past that follows her to Hollywood, to try to take away the one thing she never knew she wanted…again.It feels like I've come back from the dead. After a long stint shooting a film i...

  • Fooled in Texas

    Big Heart, Small Town Address - 10

    A secret crush. A filthy lie. A disastrous reunion. And a little present set to make an event more memorable…unless the wrong wire is cut and it all goes out with a bang.When I see him, for the first time since high school, I still cringe. Clea...



  • Don't Trust the Cowboy

    A black sheep. A runaway. The American dream. And an old friend that reappears from thin air...bringing Billy’s past with him...setting his future with Piper to a grinding halt.The stain on my secondhand blouse taunts me as I drive to Billy Bar...

  • Don't Cross the Cowboy

    Three lies. An introduction gone wrong. An impossible decision. And four words chosen that could make or break a perfect romance.Ever since Piper’s birthday party, we’ve been giving the town something to talk about. But now that Blair has...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Sandy Appleyard has published 51 books.

The next book by Sandy Appleyard, Don't Cross the Cowboy, will be published in March 2025.

The first book by Sandy Appleyard, The Message in Dad's Bottle, was published in July 2011.

Yes. Sandy Appleyard has 8 series.
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