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Start with Nora Roberts Land and continue through all 13 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with Nora Roberts Land
Book 1 by Ava Miles • Published 2013
Journalist Meredith Hale heads home to Dare Valley to prove true love is real and write about it, not knowing her ex has ordered war reporter Tanner McBride to seduce her and sabotage both her story and her heart.
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Dare Valley reading order
Ends with The Sky of Endless Blue
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Book 1:Nora Roberts Land
Ava Miles • 2013
Journalist Meredith Hale heads home to Dare Valley to prove true love is real and write about it, not knowing her ex has ordered war reporter Tanner McBride to seduce her and sabotage both her story and her heart.
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Book 2:French Roast
Ava Miles • 2013
Business whiz Jill Hale has always loved her childhood best friend, chef Brian McConnell. When he limps home from a failed New York career, she gambles on opening a restaurant together, only to face jealous exes and a...
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Book 3:The Grand Opening
Ava Miles • 2013
Divorced deputy sheriff Peggy McBride has sworn off men, especially charming gamblers, until hotel magnate Mac Maven arrives in Dare Valley to reopen the historic Grand Mountain Hotel. Sabotage, scandal, and an unexpe...
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Book 4:The Holiday Serenade
Ava Miles • 2013
Single mom Abbie Maven keeps her life tightly controlled, but flamboyant professional gambler Rhett Butler Blaylock refuses to stay in her past. As Christmas nears, his over-the-top wooing forces Abbie to decide wheth...
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Book 5:The Town Square
Ava Miles • 2013
In 1960, ambitious journalist Arthur Hale returns to Dare Valley to build a newspaper that gives the West a voice. His brilliant new secretary, Harriet, secretly blames him for ruining her family and takes the job pla...
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Book 6:The Park of Sunset Dreams
Ava Miles • 2014
Jane Wilcox is hiding from a dangerous past behind a designer wardrobe and a dog-walker job in Dare Valley. Falling for widowed lawyer and would-be mayor Matt Hale at the town dog park threatens to expose her secrets...
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Book 7:The Perfect Ingredient
Ava Miles • 2014
Elizabeth Saunders reinvented herself after tragedy, keeping her real identity locked away. When celebrity chef Terrance Waters lands in Dare Valley to fix his bad-boy image and turns out to be the man she once loved,...
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Book 8:The Bridge to a Better Life
Ava Miles • 2015
Retired NFL quarterback Blake Cunningham buys the house next door to his ex-wife in Dare Valley and literally builds a bridge between their yards. To win Natalie back, he must help her face a devastating loss and beli...
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Book 9:Daring Brides
Ava Miles • 2015
This companion collection revisits four Dare Valley couples on their wedding days, from Meredith and Tanner to Abbie and Rhett. Each short story offers behind-the-scenes mishaps, family chaos, and heartfelt vows on th...
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Book 10:The Calendar of New Beginnings
Ava Miles • 2016
Globe-trotting photojournalist Lucy O'Brien comes home to Dare Valley reeling from loss and suddenly seeing her best friend, widowed doctor Andy Hale, in a new light. As they create a cheeky fundraising calendar for c...
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Book 11:Home Sweet Love
Ava Miles • 2017
Restless businessman Chase Parker hates being sidelined in Dare Valley after a skiing accident. Staying in a house that echoes the one he tragically lost, he reluctantly accepts care from practical Moira, whose steady...
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Book 12:The Moonlight Serenade
Ava Miles • 2017
Before the events of The Holiday Serenade, polished single mom Abbie Maven quietly rebuilds her life after trauma. Bad-boy poker legend Rhett Butler Blaylock slips past her defenses with charm and genuine care, forcin...
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Book 13:The Sky of Endless Blue
Ava Miles • 2018
Art-loving J.T. Merriam is ready to toast his ugly divorce and a fresh start with curator Caroline Hale as they open the Merriam Art Museum in Dare Valley. When his ruthless ex-wife storms into town, the couple must p...
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What is the best order to read the Dare Valley series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Nora Roberts Land.
How many books are in the Dare Valley series?
There are 13 books currently listed in the Dare Valley series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Dare Valley series?
New readers should start with Nora Roberts Land, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Dare Valley series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2013 to 2018.