New to Diane’s books? Start with Payback Mountain.
Love protective partners, resilient women, and small-town danger that feels all too real? Then you’ll fall hard for the Payback Mountain series. In the heart of the Sierras, the residents of Sisters, California navigate shifting loyalties, hidden threats, and unexpected passion. Among orchards, mountain trails, and tight-knit friendships, they confront danger… and find that trusting someone with your heart may be the bravest act of all.
Start with Book 1: Dangerous Secrets
From USA Today bestselling author Diane Benefiel comes a gripping romantic suspense about justice, redemption, and hope.
A second chance enemies-to-lovers romantic suspense
Eight years is a long time to brew on the injustice done to Walker McGrath, but he needed space to get his head straight. To learn to breathe without rage urging him to violence.
Payback Mountain Series
Set in the rugged Sierras, the small town of Sisters, California looks peaceful from the outside—orchards, groves, and mountain views. But beneath the beauty, danger runs deep. The men and women of Sisters are fighting people with deadly intent… and risking everything for the one thing worth saving: love.
Book 1: Dangerous Secrets
From USA Today bestselling author Diane Benefiel comes a gripping romantic suspense about justice, redemption, and hope.
A second chance enemies-to-lovers romantic suspense
Eight years is a long time to brew on the injustice done to Walker McGrath, but he needed space to get his head straight. To learn to breathe without rage urging him to violence.
Book 2: Honest Secrets
From USA Today bestselling author Diane Benefiel comes a captivating small-town romantic suspense about family secrets, greed, and a rancher whose protective streak is as strong as the rugged Sierras.
A Western Romantic Suspense
Emery Marino didn’t plan on staying in Sisters, California. But a letter from a woman claiming to be her grandmother—and the shocking revelation that she has sisters—changes everything.
Book 3: Secret Lies
From USA Today bestselling author Diane Benefiel comes a small-town romantic suspense about a woman on the run from a dangerous past and the last man she thought would protect her.
A woman-on-the-run romantic suspense
Cameron King is living under an assumed identity in the town of Sisters, California. And still, she never feels safe. As the baker for the café at the quaint Cider Mill Farm, she's grateful to the people who've taken her in and have treated her like family.
Book 4: Guarded Secrets
A small town, grumpy/sunshine, romantic suspense from USA Today bestselling author Diane Benefiel
Everyone in the mountain town of Sisters, California loves Keeley. Or do they?
When she's attacked, and a woman she knows is murdered, the one person in her life who acts like he can barely tolerate her, swoops in to become her avenger.
A bossy, overbearing avenger.
Book 5: Forbidden Secrets (Latest Release)
If you love small towns, strong heroines, and protective heroes, USA Today Bestselling author Diane Benefiel's Forbidden Secrets is the book for you.
Some Secrets Refuse To Stay Buried
Melanie Brennan’s world revolves around her daughter, and she’s worked hard to build a life rooted in safety and love. But when a disturbing incident shakes their quiet town, Melanie turns to former FBI agent Gage Landry, the one man she shouldn’t trust but can’t ignore.
About Diane
An avid reader for as long as she can remember, Diane has always favored stories with strong female characters who went on adventures and could think themselves out of the most dangerous situations. It’s no surprise that those are the kinds of books she enjoys writing today.
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