Kathryn Shay

35 Series

Kathryn Shay is a renowned author of contemporary romance, known for series such as Bayview Heights, America’s Bravest, and Hidden Cove Firefighters. She began writing at age 15 and later sold her first manuscript to Harlequin Superromance after a career in teaching. Shay retired from teaching in 2004 and resides in upstate New York with her husband; they have two children.

Kathryn Shay's works have been published under various titles. "The Man Who Loved Christmas," also known as "Risking It All," explores themes of love and risk. "The Fire Within," republished as "Never Far Away," delves into the complexities of relationships. "A Suitable Bodyguard," later titled "The Bodyguard" and part of the Safe Haven series, focuses on protection and trust. "Our Two Sons," also published as "Playing for Keeps," examines familial bonds. "Home for Christmas," originally "A Christmas Legacy" in the Welcome to Riverbend series, celebrates holiday reunions.

About The Baby

Just One Night

(1997)

A Time to Give

(2005)

Be My Babies

(2008)

America's Bravest

Feel the Heat

(1999)

The Man Who Loved Christmas / Risking It All

(1999)

Code of Honor

(1999)

The Fire Within / Never Far Away

(2001)

All I Need

(2018)

Bayview Heights

Cop of the Year

(1998)

Because It's Christmas

(1998)

Count on Me

(2001)

Between Two Worlds

(2015)

If You Were Mine

(2016)

Brothers Of Fire

All Fired Up

(2023)

The Rescue

(2023)

Friendly Fire

(2023)

Scorched

(2023)

Rekindled

(2023)

Coming In Hot

(2023)

Casella Cousins

Hayley

(2020)

Seth

(2020)

Finn

(2020)

Alessia

(2020)

Gideon

(2020)

Ronan

(2020)

Educators

Still the One

(2010)

Someone Like You

(2011)

Maybe This Time

(2011)

Gentileschi Sisters

I Will Always Love You

(2018)

This Guy's in Love

(2018)

Can't Help Falling in Love

(2018)

How Deep is Your Love?

(2019)

Love Will Keep Us Together

(2019)

I Think I Love You!

(2019)

Hidden Cove Firefighters

After the Fire

(2003)

On the Line

(2003)

Nothing More to Lose

(2003)

America's Bravest

(2011)

In Too Deep

(2011)

It Had to Be You

(2012)

Chasing the Fire

(2013)

The Fire Inside

(2014)

A Burning Passion

(2016)

Take Me Back

(2020)

Lean On Me

The Father Factor

(1995)

Michael's Family

(1997)

Promises to Keep

(2002)

Trust in Me

(2003)

A Price Worth Paying

(2011)

Chronological Order of Lean On Me

Promises to Keep

(2002)

Michael's Family

(1997)

Trust in Me

(2003)

The Father Factor

(1995)

A Price Worth Paying

(2011)

Lipstick Chronicles

The Lipstick Chronicles

(2003)(With: Fiona Kelly,Vivian Leiber,Lynn Emery)

More Lipstick Chronicles

(2004)(With: Emily Carmichael,Vivian Leiber)

Logan Brothers

Tell Me No Lies

(2006)

The Wrong Man For Her

(2007)

Lucky Lady Casino

The Big Gamble

(2019)

Bet On It

(2019)

Lucky Me

(2019)

All In

(2019)

Jackpot

(2019)

The Winning Ticket

(2019)

Bon Appétit

(2020)

Ludzecky Sisters

Begin Again

(2015)

Primary Colors

(2015)

Risky Business

(2015)

The Way We Were

(2015)

Handle with Care

(2015)

Love Story

(2015)

O'Neil Family

Someone to Believe In

(2005)

Close to You

(2007)

Taking the Heat

(2008)

High Stakes

(2014)

Always and Forever

(2014)

The Reckoning

(2019)

Portals Of Time

Just in Time

(2013)

Perfect Timing

(2013)

Another Time

(2013)

President's Daughters

Never My Love

(2022)

Lie With Me

(2022)

Be Mine Again

(2022)

Not For You

(2022)

Lost To Us

(2022)

RightMatch.com

Better than Before

(2012)

Meant To Be

(2012)

Waiting for You

(2012)

Serenity House

Practice Makes Perfect

(2002)

A Place to Belong

(2002)

Against the Odds

(2003)

Sexy Men... Sassy Women

A Suitable Bodyguard / The Bodyguard

(1996)

Finally a Family

(2000)

Our Two Sons / Playing for Keeps

(2005)

Ties That Bind

(2006)

The Betrayal

(2011)

Playing for Keeps

(2012)

Dancing in the Dark

(2016)

Sisters of Fire

More Than Enough

(2021)

At Last

(2021)

No Easy Choice

(2021)

Equal Partners

(2021)

A Different Way

(2021)

To Trust Again

(2022)

To Serve and Protect

Above and Beyond

(2017)

Say You'll Stay

(2017)

Only With You

(2017)

No Other Love

(2017)

Come Back To Me

(2017)

Teacher's Pet

(2021)

Wounded Heroes: The Redemption

Always Mine

(2024)

Beyond Perfect

(2024)

Shadows of Before

(2024)

Too Much Heat

(2025)

Blessings in Disguise

(2025)

Twins

Two Sisters

(2000)(By: Kay David)

The Wrong Brother

(2000)(By: Bonnie K. Winn)

Baby, Baby

(2000)(By: Roz Fox)

The Unknown Sister

(2000)(By: Rebecca Winters)

The Real Father

(2000)(By: Kathleen O'Brien)

A Sister Would Know

(2001)(By: C.J. Carmichael)

Straight from the Heart

(2001)(By: Linda Warren)

Two Much Alike

(2001)(By: Pamela Bauer)

Wife by Deception

(2001)(By: Donna Sterling)

The Wrong Woman

(2003)(By: Linda Warren)

The Replacement

(2003)(By: Anne Marie Duquette)

Suspicion

(2003)(By: Janice Macdonald)

For The Children

(2003)(By: Tara Taylor Quinn)

The Right Woman

(2004)(By: Linda Warren)

The Family Man

(2004)(By: Melinda Curtis)

His Real Father

(2005)(By: Debra Salonen)

Comfort and Joy

(2007)(By: Amy Frazier)

Her Reason to Stay

(2007)(By: Anna Adams)

Be My Babies

(2008)

Twice the Chance

(2011)(By: Darlene Gardner)

Twins for the Mountain Firefighter

(2020)(By: Melinda Curtis)

Standalone Novels

A Man She Couldn't Forget

(2008)

Back to Luke

(2009)

The Perfect Family

(2010)

Home for Christmas

(2011)

Short Story Collections

A Love So Strong

(2016)

Welcome To Riverbend

Birthright

(2000)(By: Judith Arnold)

That Summer Thing

(2000)(By: Pamela Bauer)

Homecoming

(2000)(By: Laura Abbot)

The Last-Minute Marriage

(2000)(By: Marisa Carroll)

A Christmas Legacy

(2000)

Bundles of Joy

Lullaby And Goodnight

(1995)(By: Sandra Steffen)

The Daddy Project

(1995)(By: Suzanne Carey)

The Cowboy, the Baby and the Runaway Bride

(1995)(By: Lindsay Longford)

Adam's Vow

(1995)(By: Karen Rose Smith)

Babies Inc.

(1995)(By: Pat Montana)

Hazardous Husband

(1995)(By: Christine Scott)

Make Room for Baby

(1995)(By: Kristin Morgan)

Baby Talk

(1995)(By: Julianna Morris)

Temporarily Hers

(1995)(By: Susan Meier)

The Rancher and the Baby

(1996)(By: Elizabeth August)

Instant Mommy

(1996)(By: Annette Broadrick)

An Unexpected Delivery

(1996)(By: Laurie Paige)

For Better, for Baby

(1996)(By: Sandra Steffen)

The Man Who Would Be Daddy

(1996)(By: Marie Ferrarella)

Having Gabriel's Baby

(1996)(By: Kristin Morgan)

Baby Business

(1997)(By: Laura Anthony)

Your Baby or Mine?

(1997)(By: Marie Ferrarella)

Daddy Woke Up Married

(1997)(By: Julianna Morris)

Boot Scootin' Secret Baby

(1998)(By: Natalie Patrick)

Man, Wife And Little Wonder

(1998)(By: Robin Nicholas)

Baby Wishes And Bachelor Kisses

(1998)(By: Valerie Parv)

Burke's Christmas Surprise

(1998)(By: Sandra Steffen)

Baby, You're Mine

(1999)(By: Lindsay Longford)

The Baby Arrangement

(1999)(By: Moyra Tarling)

A Vow, A Ring, A Baby Swing

(1999)(By: Teresa Southwick)

The Billionaire and the Bassinet

(1999)(By: Suzanne McMinn)

The Baby Bond

(1999)(By: Lilian Darcy)

Babies, Rattles & Cribs... Oh, My!

(1999)(By: Leanna Wilson)

Be My Babies

(2008)

The Diaper Diaries

(2008)(By: Abby Gaines)

Another Man\'s Baby

(2008)(By: Kay Stockham)

Having Justin's Baby

(2008)(By: Pamela Bauer)

Baby, I'm Yours

(2008)(By: Carrie Weaver)

The Marine's Baby

(2008)(By: Rogenna Brewer)

Child's Play

(2009)(By: Cindi Myers)

A Natural Father

(2009)(By: Sarah Mayberry)

Mother to Be

(2009)(By: Tanya Michaels)

Sophie's Secret

(2009)(By: Tara Taylor Quinn)

Baby in Her Arms

(2009)(By: Stella Maclean)

The Baby Factor

(2011)(By: Carolyn Zane)

An Unexpected Bonus

(2013)(By: Caroline Anderson)

Going Back

The House on Creek Road

(2003)(By: Caron Todd)

Past, Present and a Future

(2004)(By: Janice Carter)

Return to Little Hills

(2004)(By: Janice Macdonald)

Mr. Imperfect

(2006)(By: Karina Bliss)

Everything To Prove

(2006)(By: Nadia Nichols)

Man With a Past

(2006)(By: Kay Stockham)

His Best Friend's Baby

(2006)(By: Molly O'Keefe)

The Truth About Family

(2006)(By: Kimberly Van Meter)

Count on Love

(2007)(By: Melinda Curtis)

The Wedding Heiress

(2007)(By: Pamela Ford)

Return to West Texas

(2007)(By: Jean Brashear)

The Wrong Man For Her

(2007)

A Time to Come Home

(2007)(By: Darlene Gardner)

More Than a Memory

(2008)(By: Roz Fox)

A Man to Rely on

(2008)(By: Cindi Myers)

A Forever Family

(2008)(By: Jamie Sobrato)

Cowboy Comes Back

(2009)(By: Jeannie Watt)

The Man She Once Knew / The Price He Paid

(2009)(By: Jean Brashear)

A Letter for Annie

(2009)(By: Laura Abbot)

Trust Me / The Promise He Made

(2009)(By: Linda Style)

The Boyfriend's Back

(2009)(By: Ellen Hartman)

An Unlikely Setup

(2009)(By: Margaret Watson)

Can't Stand the Heat?

(2010)(By: Margaret Watson)

Always a Temp

(2010)(By: Jeannie Watt)

A Lot Like Christmas

(2010)(By: Dawn Atkins)

Deserving of Luke

(2011)(By: Tracy Wolff)

A Southern Reunion

(2011)(By: Lenora Worth)

The Baby Connection

(2011)(By: Dawn Atkins)

The Last Goodbye

(2011)(By: Sarah Mayberry)

One Good Reason

(2011)(By: Sarah Mayberry)

The Prodigal Son

(2011)(By: Beth Andrews)

The Christmas Gift

(2011)(By: Darlene Gardner)

In His Eyes

(2012)(By: Emmie Dark)

The Long Shot

(2012)(By: Ellen Hartman)

Beyond Ordinary

(2014)(By: Mary Sullivan)

John Riley's Girl

(2020)(By: Inglath Cooper)

Code Red

The Unknown Twin

(2004)

Riding the Storm

(2004)(By: Julie Miller)

Hard Rain

(2004)(By: Darlene Scalera)

Washed Away

(2004)(By: Carol Marinelli)

Line of Fire

(2004)(By: Julie Elizabeth Leto)

Father by Choice

(2004)(By: M.J. Rodgers)

Silent Witness

(2004)(By: Kay David)

Critical Affair

(2004)(By: M.J. Rodgers)

Warning Signs

(2004)(By: Kay David)

Lightning Strikes

(2004)(By: Bobby Hutchinson)

No Known Cure

(2004)(By: Joanna Wayne)

Spontaneous Combustion

(2004)(By: Bobby Hutchinson)

Next of Kin

(2004)(By: C.J. Carmichael)

Nightwatch

(2004)(By: Jo Leigh)

Total Exposure

(2004)(By: Tori Carrington)

Blown Away

(2004)(By: Muriel Jensen)

Turbulence

(2005)(By: Jessica Matthews)

Crossfire

(2005)(By: B.J. Daniels)

Tremors

(2005)(By: Debra Webb)

The Trigger

(2005)(By: Jacqueline Diamond)

Aftershocks

(2005)(By: Nancy Warren)

Justice for All

(2005)(By: Joanna Wayne)

Count On a Cop

Cop of the Year

(1998)

Her Protector

(1998)(By: Ellen James)

Child of Mine

(1998)(By: Lynn Erickson)

The Family Next Door

(1998)(By: Janice Kay Johnson)

It Takes a Baby

(1998)(By: Dee Holmes)

Are You My Mommy?

(1999)(By: Kay David)

Her Own Ranger

(1999)(By: Anne Marie Duquette)

A Ranger's Wife

(1999)(By: Lyn Ellis)

Falling For Him

(1999)(By: Morgan Hayes)

Jack Murray, Sheriff

(2000)(By: Janice Kay Johnson)

The Man Behind the Badge

(2000)(By: Dawn Stewardson)

Annalee and the Lawman

(2001)(By: Lyn Ellis)

My Private Detective

(2001)(By: Rebecca Winters)

Accidentally Yours

(2001)(By: Rebecca Winters)

The Baby Cop

(2001)(By: Roz Fox)

Beneath a Texas Sky

(2002)(By: Rebecca Winters)

Wonders Never Cease Count

(2002)(By: Debra Salonen)

She's My Mom

(2002)(By: Rebecca Winters)

Maggie's Guardian

(2002)(By: Anna Adams)

My Three Girls

(2002)(By: Susan Floyd)

Vanished

(2003)(By: Bonnie K. Winn)

Two on the Run

(2004)(By: Margaret Watson)

Revelations

(2004)(By: Janice Kay Johnson)

Forgotten Son

(2005)(By: Linda Warren)

The Chosen Child

(2005)(By: Brenda Mott)

In Her Defense

(2005)(By: Margaret Watson)

The Runaway Daughter

(2006)(By: Anna DeStefano)

Family First

(2006)(By: Margaret Watson)

A Man of Honor

(2006)(By: Linda Barrett)

Her Secret Family

(2006)(By: Sherry Lewis)

Son Of Texas

(2006)(By: Linda Warren)

Secrets in Texas

(2006)(By: Carrie Weaver)

The Perfect Daughter

(2007)(By: Anna DeStefano)

Safe in His Arms

(2007)(By: Kay David)

Nobody's Hero

(2007)(By: Carrie Alexander)

Not on Her Own

(2007)(By: Cynthia Reese)

Not Without Her Family

(2008)(By: Beth Andrews)

Single-Dad Sheriff

(2008)(By: Amy Frazier)

The Man Behind The Cop

(2008)(By: Janice Kay Johnson)

Cop on Loan

(2008)(By: Jeannie Watt)

His Only Defense

(2008)(By: Carolyn McSparren)

Summer at the Lake

(2009)(By: Linda Barrett)

Do You Take This Cop?

(2010)(By: Beth Andrews)

Bachelor Cop

(2010)(By: Carolyn McSparren)

Homecoming Day

(2010)(By: Holly Jacobs)

All That Remains

(2011)(By: Janice Kay Johnson)

Then There Were Three

(2011)(By: Jeanie London)

Honor Bound

(2011)(By: Julianna Morris)

Bone Deep

(2011)(By: Janice Kay Johnson)

A Better Man

(2012)(By: Emilie Rose)

No Ordinary Sheriff

(2012)(By: Mary Sullivan)

Dangerous to Love USA Series

Devil's Gambit

(1985)(By: Lisa Jackson)

Twice Shy

(1987)(By: Evelyn A. Crowe)

Measure of Deceit

(1988)(By: Caroline Burnes)

Life Line

(1990)(By: Rebecca York)

Someone To Turn To

(1990)(By: Marilyn Cunningham)

Accompanying Alice

(1991)(By: Terese Ramin)

A Dangerous Loyalty

(1991)(By: Suzanne Ellison)

A Dangerous Game

(1991)(By: Candace Schuler)

The Perfect Frame

(1991)(By: Barbara Bretton,Betsy Page)

Deadly Currents

(1992)(By: Caroline Burnes)

Stage Whispers

(1992)(By: Barbara Bretton,Elise Title)

The Reluctant Bride

(1992)(By: Barbara Bretton)

Passion's Verdict

(1993)(By: Barbara Bretton,Frances Williams)

A Haven in His Arms

(1993)(By: Phyllis Halldorson)

Only a Dream Away

(1993)(By: Doreen Roberts)

Deadly Devotion

(1993)(By: Sheryl Lynn)

A Wanted Man

(1994)(By: Kathleen Creighton)

Surrogate Dad

(1994)(By: Marion Smith Collins)

Capture

(1994)(By: Emily French)

Night Prince

(1994)(By: Muriel Jensen)

Safekeeping

(1994)(By: Peg Sutherland)

The Gunslinger

(1995)(By: Mary McBride)

Heart of the Hunter

(1995)(By: B.J. James)

A Secret And A Bridal Pledge

(1995)(By: Barbara Bretton,Andrea Edwards)

An Innocent Man

(1995)(By: Margaret Watson)

True Lies

(1995)(By: Ingrid Weaver)

Behind The Mask

(1995)(By: Joanna Wayne)

Caitlin's Guardian Angel

(1995)(By: Marie Ferrarella)

His Friend's Wife

(1995)(By: Janice Kay Johnson)

Time and Again

(1995)(By: Kathryn Jensen)

Badlands Bride

(1996)(By: Cheryl St. John)

A Suitable Bodyguard / The Bodyguard

(1996)

Stranger in Paradise

(1996)(By: Amanda Stevens)

Baby Romeo: P.I.

(1996)(By: Jule McBride)

When a Man Loves a Woman

(1996)(By: Bonnie K. Winn)

The Marrying Kind

(1996)(By: Beverly Bird)

The Only Child

(1996)(By: Carolyn McSparren)

Touch Me In The Dark

(1996)(By: Patricia Rosemoor)

Renegade's Redemption

(1997)(By: Lindsay Longford)

Sunset Promises

(1997)(By: Carla Cassidy)

The Twenty-Third Man

(1997)(By: Peggy Nicholson)

Wed To A Stranger?

(1997)(By: Jule McBride)

The Amnesiac Bride

(1997)(By: Marie Ferrarella)

You, Me & the Kids

Shenandoah Christmas

(2001)(By: Lynnette Kent)

The Man Upstairs

(2003)(By: Pamela Bauer)

Kelton's Rules

(2003)(By: Peggy Nicholson)

The Second Family

(2003)(By: Janice Carter)

Married In Haste

(2003)(By: Roz Fox)

The Christmas Wife

(2003)(By: Sherry Lewis)

Along Came Zoe

(2004)(By: Janice Macdonald)

A Cowboy at Heart

(2004)(By: Roz Fox)

A Full House

(2004)(By: Nadia Nichols)

Caleb's Christmas Wish

(2004)(By: Debra Salonen)

High Mountain Home

(2005)(By: Sherry Lewis)

A Family for Daniel

(2005)(By: Anna DeStefano)

A Sweetbrook Family

(2005)(By: Anna DeStefano)

For the Sake of the Children

(2006)(By: Cynthia Reese)

Four Little Problems

(2006)(By: Carrie Weaver)

Montana Skies

(2007)(By: Kay Stockham)

Love, by George

(2007)(By: Debra Salonen)

Star-Crossed Parents

(2007)(By: C.J. Carmichael)

A Texas-Made Family

(2007)(By: Roz Fox)

How to Trap a Parent

(2008)(By: Joan Kilby)

An Imperfect Match

(2008)(By: Kimberly Van Meter)

Ranch at River's End

(2010)(By: Brenda Mott)

Calling the Shots

(2010)(By: Ellen Hartman)

Christmas Homecoming

(2011)(By: Sherry Lewis)

Reconcilable Differences

(2011)(By: Elizabeth Ashtree)

Playing for Keeps

(2012)

Love That Man

A Man Called Jesse

(1998)(By: K.N. Casper)

Because It's Christmas

(1998)

Love, Lies & Alibis

(1998)(By: Linda Markowiak)

A Man I Used To Know

(1999)(By: Margot Dalton)

The Man from High Mountain

(1999)(By: Kay David)

Falling for the Enemy

(1999)(By: Dawn Stewardson)

Anthologies

Ten Shades of Sexy

(2012)

I Never Thought I'd See You Again

(2013)

Cupid to the Rescue

(2021)

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