Firehouses, ER floors, and detectives' desks — one coastline, one tangled crew.

I write firefighter, medical, and police romance across three connected series set on the Georgia coast. Every book stands alone. Every book ends happy.

Cara Donnelly, author
The world

Three series. One coastline.

Southern Fire, Mercy South, and Shield & Stone all share the same corner of Georgia — a firehouse, a hospital, and a police department whose people keep crossing paths. Read one series or all three; every book works as a standalone.

Under the Skin book cover, Southern Fire series

Southern Fire

Where it started. Station 19, Savannah — the crew that anchors the whole world. Firefighters, forced proximity, earned happy endings.

Start with Under the Skin →
Fault Lines book cover, Mercy South series

Mercy South

Trauma bays and night shifts at the hospital down the road. The doctors and nurses who patch up Savannah — and each other.

Start with Fault Lines →
Thin Blue Leash book cover, Shield & Stone series

Shield & Stone

Detectives, K-9 units, and the department that raised them. Suspense, slow burns, and the people who show up anyway.

Start with Thin Blue Leash →

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Cara Donnelly
About

Hi, I'm Cara.

I write romance about people whose jobs put them in the way of other people's worst days — firefighters, trauma docs, cops — and what it costs them, and what it's like to fall for someone who understands exactly why you can't leave the job at the door. Every book is a complete standalone with no cliffhangers and a guaranteed happy ending. Jump in anywhere.

New books land regularly across all three series. The reader club is the easiest way to hear when one does — plus you'll get the bonus chapter as a welcome gift.