Kathryn Shay has been a lifelong writer. Though she spent much of her adult life as a teacher of high school English, she published her first book in 1995 for Harlequin Superromance. Since then, she's published 22 Superromances, ten mainstream romances for the Berkley Publishing Group, two novellas and three online reads. One of these novellas was excerpted in COSMOPOLITAN magazine in 2003. She considers one of her great successes her firefighter books: five for Harlequin, and four for Berkley. She lives in upstate New York with her husband and two children.
Genres: Romance, Romantic Suspense
New and upcoming books
Series
Lean On Me
1. Promises to Keep (2002)
2. Michael's Family (1997)
3. Trust in Me (2003)
4. The Father Factor (1995)
5. A Price Worth Paying (2011)
1. Promises to Keep (2002)
2. Michael's Family (1997)
3. Trust in Me (2003)
4. The Father Factor (1995)
5. A Price Worth Paying (2011)
Sexy Men...Sassy Women
1. The Betrayal (2011)
2. Finally a Family (2000)
3. Ties That Bind (2006)
4. The Bodyguard (1996)
aka A Suitable Bodyguard
5. Playing For Keeps (2005)
aka Our Two Sons
6. Dancing In the Dark (2016)
1. The Betrayal (2011)
2. Finally a Family (2000)
3. Ties That Bind (2006)
4. The Bodyguard (1996)
aka A Suitable Bodyguard
5. Playing For Keeps (2005)
aka Our Two Sons
6. Dancing In the Dark (2016)
Bayview Heights
1. Cop of the Year (1998)
2. Because It's Christmas (1998)
3. Count on Me (2001)
4. Between Two Worlds (2015)
5. If You Were Mine (2016)
1. Cop of the Year (1998)
2. Because It's Christmas (1998)
3. Count on Me (2001)
4. Between Two Worlds (2015)
5. If You Were Mine (2016)
America's Bravest / Rockford Fire Department
1. Feel the Heat (1999)
2. Risking It All (1999)
aka The Man Who Loved Christmas
3. Code of Honour (1999)
4. Never Far Away (2001)
aka The Fire Within
5. All I Need (2018)
1. Feel the Heat (1999)
2. Risking It All (1999)
aka The Man Who Loved Christmas
3. Code of Honour (1999)
4. Never Far Away (2001)
aka The Fire Within
5. All I Need (2018)
Serenity House
1. Practice Makes Perfect (2002)
2. A Place to Belong (2002)
3. Against the Odds (2003)
1. Practice Makes Perfect (2002)
2. A Place to Belong (2002)
3. Against the Odds (2003)
Hidden Cove
1. After the Fire (2003)
2. On the Line (2003)
3. Nothing More to Lose (2003)
4. America's Bravest (2011)
In Too Deep (2011)
5. It Had To Be You (2012)
6. Chasing the Fire (2013)
7. The Fire Inside (2014)
8. A Burning Passion (2016)
9. Take Me Back (2020)
1. After the Fire (2003)
2. On the Line (2003)
3. Nothing More to Lose (2003)
4. America's Bravest (2011)
In Too Deep (2011)
5. It Had To Be You (2012)
6. Chasing the Fire (2013)
7. The Fire Inside (2014)
8. A Burning Passion (2016)
9. Take Me Back (2020)
O'Neil Brothers
1. Someone to Believe in (2005)
2. Close to You (2007)
3. Taking the Heat (2008)
4. High Stakes (2014)
5. Always and Forever (2014)
6. The Reckoning (2019)
1. Someone to Believe in (2005)
2. Close to You (2007)
3. Taking the Heat (2008)
4. High Stakes (2014)
5. Always and Forever (2014)
6. The Reckoning (2019)
Educators
1. Still The One (2010)
2. Someone Like You (2011)
3. Maybe This Time (2011)
The Educators (2017)
1. Still The One (2010)
2. Someone Like You (2011)
3. Maybe This Time (2011)
The Educators (2017)
Ludzecky Sisters
1. Begin Again (2015)
2. Primary Colors (2015)
3. Risky Business (2015)
4. The Way We Were (2015)
5. Handle With Care (2015)
6. Love Story (2015)
1. Begin Again (2015)
2. Primary Colors (2015)
3. Risky Business (2015)
4. The Way We Were (2015)
5. Handle With Care (2015)
6. Love Story (2015)
Serve and Protect
1. Above and Beyond (2017)
2. Say You'll Stay (2017)
3. Only With You (2017)
4. No Other Love (2017)
5. Come Back To Me (2017)
6. Teacher's Pet (2021)
1. Above and Beyond (2017)
2. Say You'll Stay (2017)
3. Only With You (2017)
4. No Other Love (2017)
5. Come Back To Me (2017)
6. Teacher's Pet (2021)
Gentileschi Sisters
1. I Will Always Love You (2018)
2. This Guy's in Love (2018)
3. Can't Help Falling in Love (2018)
4. How Deep is Your Love? (2019)
5. Love Will Keep Us Together (2019)
6. I Think I Love You! (2019)
1. I Will Always Love You (2018)
2. This Guy's in Love (2018)
3. Can't Help Falling in Love (2018)
4. How Deep is Your Love? (2019)
5. Love Will Keep Us Together (2019)
6. I Think I Love You! (2019)
Lucky Lady Casino
1. The Big Gamble (2019)
2. Bet On It (2019)
3. Lucky Me (2019)
4. All In (2019)
5. Jackpot (2019)
6. The Winning Ticket (2019)
7. Bon Appetit (2020)
The Lucky Lady Short Stories Collection (2020)
1. The Big Gamble (2019)
2. Bet On It (2019)
3. Lucky Me (2019)
4. All In (2019)
5. Jackpot (2019)
6. The Winning Ticket (2019)
7. Bon Appetit (2020)
The Lucky Lady Short Stories Collection (2020)
Casella Cousins
1. Hayley (2020)
2. Seth (2020)
3. Finn (2020)
4. Alessia (2020)
5. Gideon (2020)
6. Ronan (2020)
1. Hayley (2020)
2. Seth (2020)
3. Finn (2020)
4. Alessia (2020)
5. Gideon (2020)
6. Ronan (2020)
Sisters of Fire
1. More Than Enough (2021)
2. At Last (2021)
3. No Easy Choice (2021)
4. Equal Partners (2021)
5. A Different Way (2021)
6. To Trust Again (2021)
1. More Than Enough (2021)
2. At Last (2021)
3. No Easy Choice (2021)
4. Equal Partners (2021)
5. A Different Way (2021)
6. To Trust Again (2021)
President's Daughters
1. Never My Love (2022)
2. Lie With Me (2022)
3. Be Mine Again (2022)
4. Not For You (2022)
5. Lost To Us (2022)
1. Never My Love (2022)
2. Lie With Me (2022)
3. Be Mine Again (2022)
4. Not For You (2022)
5. Lost To Us (2022)
Brothers of Fire
1. All Fired Up (2023)
2. The Rescue (2023)
3. Friendly Fire (2023)
4. Scorched (2023)
5. Rekindled (2023)
6. Coming In Hot (2023)
1. All Fired Up (2023)
2. The Rescue (2023)
3. Friendly Fire (2023)
4. Scorched (2023)
5. Rekindled (2023)
6. Coming In Hot (2023)
Wounded Heroes: The Redemption
1. Always Mine (2024)
2. Beyond Perfect (2024)
3. Shadows of Before (2025)
4. Too Much Heat (2025)
5. Blessings in Disguise (2025)
1. Always Mine (2024)
2. Beyond Perfect (2024)
3. Shadows of Before (2025)
4. Too Much Heat (2025)
5. Blessings in Disguise (2025)
Novels
A Man She Couldn't Forget (2009)
Back to Luke (2009)
The Perfect Family (2010)
Home for Christmas (2011)
Back to Luke (2009)
The Perfect Family (2010)
Home for Christmas (2011)
Collections
A Taste of Romance (2006) (with others)
A Love So Strong (2016)
Dear Santa, I Really Tried (2021) (with others)
A Love So Strong (2016)
Dear Santa, I Really Tried (2021) (with others)
Series contributed to
Omnibus editions show
Books containing stories by Kathryn Shay
Kathryn Shay recommends
Girls Aloud (2023)
Judith Arnold
"As always, Judith Arnold's prose is captivating. I stopped many times to enjoy a beautiful phrase or an apt metaphor. And throughout the book is Arnold's trademark humor. I smiled as I read this wonderful novel. Another winner here that makes the world a better place!"
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