Jordan Richards Richards

where the pines remember

Two hearts building a future from the sawdust and dreams of a small town

• Romance

In Pine Creek, dreams are often buried under the weight of duty and debt. Emmett Grady knows this better than anyone. He’s spent years at the local sawmill, sacrificing his passion for woodworking to pay his father’s medical bills. He’s a man of resin and silence, until a jagged piece of pine and a trip to the emergency room change everything. Sawyer Hayes is a nursing student living on caffeine and grit. With three jobs and a mountain of student debt, she’s determined to outrun her father’s messy legacy. She doesn't have time for distractions, especially not the quiet, handsome man who ends up in her care. What begins as a brief encounter sparks a connection that neither can ignore. From shared late-night coffees at the diner to stolen moments under the towering trees, Emmett and Sawyer find in each other a home they never thought possible. But when a local power play threatens Emmett’s family land and Sawyer’s stability is shaken, they must decide if their love is strong enough to weather the storm. Where the Pines Remember is a tender, slow-burn romance about the resilience of the human spirit and the beauty of being seen by the one person who matters.

where the cliffs break

Secrets wash ashore where love and danger collide on the cliffs

• Romance
• Erotica
• Adventure

In the fog-shrouded town of Grayhaven, nurse Nora Bennett has spent years healing others while her own heart remains locked away. Her quiet life by the cliffs is upended when a storm brings a brooding stranger to her rescue—the new sheriff, Eli Mercer, with haunted eyes and a past he refuses to reveal. As Eli investigates strange incidents tied to a long-forgotten disappearance, Nora finds herself drawn into the mystery—and into a slow-burning passion neither can deny. But in a town where whispers travel faster than the tide, secrets have a way of surfacing. Caught between the familiar comfort of a local fisherman and the dangerous pull of a man who makes her feel seen for the first time, Nora must decide if love is worth the risk of losing everything. Set against crashing waves and the lonely glow of a lighthouse, Where the Cliffs Break is a gripping coastal romance about healing, trust, and two broken souls finding home when they least expect it.

The House That Promised more

Sometimes the greatest threat to a new beginning is the love that refuses to die

• Romance
• Thriller
• Paranormal

Lily and Daniel Harper had the perfect life planned. One year of marriage, a quiet country home, and a future full of promise. But in one shattered moment on a rain-slicked road, Daniel is gone. Left alone in their massive, echoing house, Lily is drowning in a silence that feels far too heavy. Then, after a devastating fall, she wakes to the impossible: Daniel is standing over her. He is whole. He is unharmed. He is home. At first, Lily fears her grief has finally broken her mind. But Daniel’s presence is more than a memory. He is moving things, watching her, and lingering in the shadows. Just as she begins to accept this supernatural second chance, Ethan enters her life—warm, grounded, and very much alive. As Lily’s heart pulls her between the man she lost and the man who offers a future, the house itself begins to shift. Cold spots turn into freezing grips, and a dark, ancient hunger awakens within the walls. Daniel isn't the only soul trapped here, and the entity that built this house has no intention of letting either of them go. In this haunting tale of love and obsession, Lily must decide if she belongs to the living or the dead before the house claims her forever.

The Chronicles of Drăculești

In the ruins of a shattered kingdom, forbidden magic awakens dark desire and doom

• Fantasy
• Romance
• Erotica

Twenty years after the war that razed Castle Drăculești, Lucien haunts its frozen ruins as the last son of the rose queen and immortal king. Alone with ghosts and unkillable roses, he sharpens his blade against memories that refuse to die. Then Elara Vale arrives—a defiant alchemist with green eyes and secrets that pierce his isolation. She brings warning: a crystalline contagion stirs beneath the mountain, fracturing Lucien's dual-rose magic. Seismic tremors threaten to unearth the Sleepless King's dormant curse, while a ruthless empire marches to claim the ruins. Forced into an alliance bound by raw, consuming passion, Lucien and Elara journey through fractured realms. Shadows hide presumed-dead kin, political traitors plot coups, and the veil between mortal and immortal worlds thins to breaking. To forge an ancient alchemical cure, they must master renewal and void—or watch their world crystallize into eternal glass. From Jordan Richards Richards comes an epic of dark fantasy, slow-burn romance, and erotic power struggles where love is the deadliest magic.

a pair of roses

One shall heal the world and one shall bury it beneath the shadows

• Fantasy
• Paranormal
• Romance

Twenty years of peace are about to wither. Princess Elyra and Prince Caelan are the heirs to a kingdom built on the ruins of the Architect’s fall. While Elyra wields the radiant healing magic of the living roses, her twin brother Caelan is haunted by whispers from the Void—a darkness that is beginning to consume the world in a crystalline rot. As the sacred roses mutate and the northern villages fall to a frozen gray blight, an ancient prophecy resurfaces: When the Pair of Roses blooms beneath a dying sky, one twin will save humanity, and the other will be its executioner. While Queen Rosalie and King Aeric struggle to hold a fracturing alliance together, Caelan descends into forbidden ruins to confront the Sleepless King, an abandoned god seeking his return. Elyra must journey to the birthplace of magic to find a way to save her brother’s soul before the crown splinters for good. In this epic conclusion to the trilogy, the cost of peace may be higher than anyone imagined. Can love survive when destiny demands a sacrifice? Or will the Void finally claim the Kingdom of Thorns?

Kingdom of Fallen Thorns

A prophecy of storms, a crown of thorns, and the blood that binds them

• Fantasy
• Romance

Love is eternal, but power demands a sacrifice. Amilia Drăculești thought her greatest challenge was being the mortal wife of the legendary Count Vladimear Dracula. But when she becomes pregnant with an immortal heir whose power threatens to tear her apart, she must choose the unthinkable: a transformation into the very darkness she once feared. From her blood, a legend is born. Lilly is a child of prophecy, a princess of storms with the ability to command the heart of nature itself. As she matures within the shadows of Castle Drăculești, an ancient threat stirs in the north. The Eclipsed Court, a cabal of shadow-weavers, seeks to weaponize Lilly’s power to plunge the world into eternal night. When Prince Adrian of Velravia arrives, his fate becomes entwined with Lilly’s in a bond that transcends politics. As Karveth’s armies march and a shadow titan rises, the two heirs must unite light and tempest to save their kingdoms. In a world of fallen thorns and rising shadows, can a daughter of the night become the savior of the dawn? Kingdom of Fallen Thorns is a sweeping dark fantasy romance perfect for fans of epic stakes and immortal passion.

The soul keepers Daughter

In a world of soul and shadow, enemies forge a bond sharper than any blade

• Romance
• Fantasy
• Paranormal

She was born to guard the Veil. He was bred to tear it down. Elira Voss, daughter of a legendary Soul Keeper, has always known her life is tethered to the boundary between life and death. But when a desperate truce demands her hand in marriage to Kael Draven—the ruthless Hunter leader who vows to eradicate her kind—everything changes. Kael expects a fragile prize to break. Elira expects a monster. Instead, they find recognition. A pull that defies their worlds. In the shadowed halls of his stronghold, their connection ignites—not with tender promises, but with a dark, consuming intensity that borders on worship. He watches her like a predator studying its equal. She sees the control masking a storm within him. But secrets unravel. Elira's bloodline hides a power that could shatter the Veil forever, unleashing chaos neither side can contain. As betrayal looms from Kael's own ranks and the balance frays, their devotion becomes a dangerous weapon. In this epic of forbidden desire, love isn't salvation. It's destruction wrapped in devotion. From debut author Jordan Richards comes a slow-burn dark romance that will haunt your dreams.

The Quiet Bride

Her silence was a shield, but his obsession will be her ultimate weapon

• Romance
• Thriller
• Fantasy

In a world where power is written in blood and loyalty is enforced by shadow magic, Elena Virelli is a ghost in silk. Traded like a piece of territory to settle a debt, she is the silent bride of Luca De Santis—the man they call the Crown of Thorns. Luca is a master of control, ruling his empire with cold precision. He expected a submissive pawn; instead, he got a mystery that haunts his every waking moment. For months, Elena offers him nothing but stillness, her silence a desperate defense against the psychic manipulations of her past. But beneath the composed exterior lies a devastating secret: a hidden daughter being used as leverage by the monsters who broke her. As Luca’s fascination turns into a dark, consuming obsession, the icy walls between them begin to fracture. When the truth of Elena's stolen life comes to light, their forced union transforms into a lethal partnership. To reclaim her child and destroy the Virelli empire, Elena must finally find the voice she buried twenty years ago. In this high-stakes game of betrayal and ancient curses, trust is the most dangerous risk of all. They didn't plan for the attraction burning between them, but in the heat of war, they will realize that choosing each other is the ultimate act of rebellion.

A Diamond at First Sight

• Literary Fiction
• Romance
• long chapters

Some wounds heal with time, while others leave scars that reshape our entire existence. Jane was a woman defined by her badge and her K9 partner, until a debilitating leg injury forced her to slow down. It was during that forced stillness that she met Andrew at a Christmas shooting competition—a spark of hope in a darkening world. But as Jane struggles to return to the high-stakes life of a police officer, her world begins to unravel. From the tragic loss of her partner to a brutal assault on duty that ends her career, Jane’s resilience is tested like never before. Through the physical pain and the emotional trauma, Andrew is her rock—until the ultimate betrayal shatters the life they built together. Infidelity, a lost pregnancy, and a painful divorce force Jane to strip away her old identity and confront the woman staring back in the mirror. A Diamond at First Sight is a powerful story of reinvention. It explores the messy, beautiful reality of moving forward when everything you loved is gone, proving that even the most fractured souls can find a new kind of brilliance. Sometimes, the most important rescue mission is the one you lead for yourself.

Ohara

A heartbreaking journey of love, loss, and the strength found in the echoes of the past

• Romance
• Young Adult
• Adventure

Jamie Ohara wasn't supposed to be part of the plan. When he literally crashes into Jordan Richards' world during a university lecture, the friction is immediate. He is guarded, volatile, and shielded by a quick temper; she is intuitive, observant, and looking for something real. Despite a rocky start, an undeniable pull draws them together. Forced into a demanding academic partnership, they finally begin to dismantle the walls they’ve spent years building. What starts as a chaotic collision evolves into a steady, intentional love—a hard-won victory for two souls who finally feel understood. But just as they find their rhythm, a secret pregnancy and a devastating argument during a violent snowstorm shatter everything. One split-second accident changes the course of Jordan’s life forever, leaving her to navigate a landscape of profound grief and double loss. In the quiet aftermath of tragedy, Jordan must decide if her pain will break her or reshape her. Moving from the front lines of police work to the healing halls of nursing, she discovers that some connections are never truly severed. Jamie may be gone, but his presence remains the foundation of her resilience. Perfect for fans of emotional contemporary romance, Ohara is a bittersweet testament to the love stories that don't end—they just change form.