Julia Kelly Books in Order

Sisters Isabelle and Sylvia Shelton unexpectedly inherit their late mother’s dress shop in wartime London just as conscription pulls Izzie into the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force. Through letters and shared responsibility for the struggling business, the estranged women confront old hurts, ration era hardship, and the possibility of reconciliation.

Recovering from a gunshot wound, Evelyne Redfern returns to duty hunting a missing British informant in wartime Lisbon. When a fellow passenger is murdered soon after landing, Evelyne and David Poole plunge into a glittering world of exiles and spies where every clue could also be a trap.

Evelyne Redfern is sent undercover to Blackthorn Park, a remote country estate turned experimental weapons facility, where a visit from Churchill has everyone on edge. After the chief engineer is found dead, Evelyne and David Poole must navigate rival scientists and buried grudges to stop sabotage and another murder.

Viv Byrne, a young Catholic mother in 1930s Liverpool, is forced to give up her Jewish jazz musician husband and later evacuates their daughter to the countryside as war looms. Years after a bombing, Viv and Joshua fight to uncover what became of their missing child.

In 1940, factory worker Evelyne Redfern is recruited to be a typist in Winston Churchill’s secret underground war rooms. When a fellow secretary is murdered, Evelyne teams up uneasily with intelligence officer David Poole to unmask both a killer and a traitor leaking British secrets.

Three timelines follow designer Venetia Smith, wartime land girl Beth Pedley, and modern garden restorer Emma Lovett, all bound to the gardens of Highbury House. As secrets buried in its borders surface, each woman must decide what she is willing to sacrifice for love and independence.

In 1958, the final year young women are presented at court, aspiring student Lily Nichols agrees to do the London Season to please her ambitious mother. Amid glittering balls and strict rules, she forges intense friendships and faces a family secret that could upend her future.

On the brink of World War II, lifelong friends Nora, Hazel, and Marie build careers and relationships in London while trying to ignore rising tensions. When German born Marie is labeled an enemy alien, the trio risk reputations and safety to keep her from internment.

Antiques assistant Cara Hargraves discovers a 1940s diary and photo of a gunner girl, sending her searching for the writer’s identity. In parallel, wartime Louise Keene escapes her Cornish village to serve on an anti aircraft battery and learns how dangerous both love and war can be.

After a scandalous lawsuit against her faithless fiancé, Caroline Burkett flees to Edinburgh and begs famed matchmaker Moira Sullivan for a fresh start. Newspaper owner Jonathan Moray sees Caroline’s story as the scoop he needs, until their wary attraction threatens both her reputation and his ambitions.

Once engaged sweethearts, dressmaker Lavinia Parkem and sea captain Andrew Colter were torn apart by a shipwreck and family pressure. Years later, Andrew returns as a covert agent charged with stopping a plot against the Prince of Wales, and needs Lavinia’s help to infiltrate a dangerous household.

Independent sculptor Ina Duncan is nearly ruined by a scandalous encounter and needs a husband in a hurry. Edinburgh matchmaker Moira Sullivan pushes her toward Gavin Barrett, Ina’s longtime friend who has secretly loved her, but a surprise inheritance forces the couple to rethink every plan.

Allina Hemphill is tired of bad blind dates, yet another family setup on Christmas Eve lands her in the orbit of charming Blane Douglas. A mistletoe kiss turns into a New Year’s Eve decision about whether a seemingly casual fling deserves a real future.

Sports agent Rachel Pollard has built her career on strict rules and zero distractions, especially when a star NFL client’s draft prospects are on the line. Then Nick Ruben, the persistent TV reporter who once ignored her in high school, turns up needing a career saving exclusive and a second chance.

Rule bound wedding planner Annie Kalani never mixes business with pleasure, especially at the Hawaiian resort where she stages dream ceremonies. When flirty Los Angeles chef Chris Benson sweeps her into a beachside fling, one unforgettable week forces her to choose between safety and the love she did not plan on.

Plain spoken governess Jane Ephram is escorting rebellious Lady Margaret north when her charge vanishes from a coaching inn, along with a stranger’s prize horse. Joining forces with exasperated baron Nicholas Hollings, Jane hurtles through the countryside in pursuit, uncovering unexpected chemistry along the way.

Devoted governess Elizabeth Porter is content raising two lively girls in a respectable London household until she notices how often they feign illness to call in handsome doctor Edward Fellows. As playful schemes turn into stolen moments, both must decide whether love is worth risking positions and reputations.

Experienced governess Mary Woodward agrees to guide the Earl of Asten’s daughter through her debut Season, determined to stay professional. A masked ball and a stolen night with her employer test every boundary she has set between duty, desire, and a future she never expected to want.

After too many heartbreaks, writer Lydia Reed decides a week at a Wyoming ski lodge is the perfect time for a no strings fling. Her target is Evan Sullivan, a charming winemaker who agrees to keep things casual, then quietly sets out to convince her to believe in more.

Four romance authors send their characters to a luxury Hawaiian resort for seven days of sun, weddings, and second chances. Julia Kelly’s novella The Wedding Week follows determined planner Annie Kalani as a fling with chef Chris Benson collides with her no guests rule.

Set across one festive week, this anthology collects four holiday romances about couples finding, mending, or risking love at Christmas. Julia Kelly’s story Kiss Me at Midnight gives serial blind date victim Allina Hemphill an unexpectedly perfect match in Blane Douglas.

At a snowed in Wyoming lodge, four single writers and a pack of old college friends spark a tangle of flings, crushes, and slow burns. Julia Kelly’s Seduction in the Snow pairs guarded author Lydia Reed with charming winemaker Evan Sullivan for a supposed vacation fling.