Kathia Books in Order
Browse Kathia books in order, with quick summaries, series guides, and easy where-to-start advice for Laurel Heights, Irish Hope, Rough and Ready, and more.
Last updated: July 13, 2026
As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases (at no extra cost to you).
Kathia books in publication order
51 books
Project Daddy
by Kathia
2006
For a promotion, Katherine Murphy has to find the right man for her impossible boss. Teaming up with her best friend Luc to pull it off may lead her straight to the romance she never saw coming.
Project Date
by Kathia
2007
Determined to win back her ex, a woman starts dating his best friend as part of a risky plan. What should have been a convenient setup turns into a far messier and much more real love story.
Chosen by Desire
by Kathia
2009
Carrie steals a lost ancient scroll to protect the life she has built, then strange accidents start closing in around her. The one man determined to take the scroll back may also be the one who breaks her heart.
Marked by Passion
by Kathia
2009
Born to guard an ancient scroll, she wants nothing to do with destiny after love cost her too much. Then a mysterious fellow Guardian appears, and she has to decide whether he wants her power or her heart.
Tempted by Fate
by Kathia
2010
Willow tracks her mother's killer to San Francisco and walks straight into a trap. Hunted by both a murderer and the police, she has to trust a homicide detective she finds far too tempting.
Sweet Endeavors
by Kathia
2011
After a scandal, a teenage girl is sent away for the summer to live with a grandmother she barely knows in a lighthouse. Distance from home might help her heal, but first she has to face herself.
Close to You
by Kathia
2012
Bookstore cafe owner Eve Alexander is tempted to take a chance on sexy contractor Treat Byrnes. Then sabotage strikes her business, and the truth drags his own family into the mess.
Dream of You
by Kathia
2012
After a brutal breakup, romance novelist Lola Carmichael needs inspiration fast. Sports radio bad boy Sam Taylor seems perfect for the job, until she discovers he has reasons of his own for getting close.
Looking for You
by Kathia
2012
Gwen hides in Laurel Heights as an artist, not the missing wine heiress she used to be. Falling for private investigator Rick Clancy is a terrible idea, especially when he finds her as suspicious as he does irresistible.
Perfect for You
by Kathia
2012
Designer Freya Godwin loses her creative spark just when a major job demands her best work. Looking for inspiration leads her right back to the playboy lawyer upstairs, the last man she should want.
Return to You
by Kathia
2012
Olivia Parker never expected her high school sweetheart to walk back into her lingerie shop. Michael Wallace only meant to come home, finish a film, and leave, until Olivia makes old feelings impossible to escape.
Sweet on You
by Kathia
2012
Pastry chef Daniela Rossi wants an abandoned building so she can turn it into a soup kitchen. Ruthless entrepreneur Nico Cruz wants the same place for reasons tied to his brother's death, and neither is ready to back down.
Loved By You
by Kathia
2013
Karma Taylor is pushed to prove she is living up to her potential, preferably on stage in front of everyone. Chance Nolan offers a fake engagement as a solution, but pretending quickly becomes far too real.
Mad About You
by Kathia
2013
Julie Miller wants one thing, a trophy from the San Francisco Flower Competition. Scott Wright wants Julie, but her fierce focus on winning may keep her from seeing the prize that matters most.
Say You Will
by Kathia
2013
Rosalind Summerhill returns to London after her father's scandalous death and joins her sisters in searching for a missing will. Nick Long seems like the one good thing about being back, until his secrets threaten everything.
Tamed by You
by Kathia
2013
Valentine Jones has never been great at her family's matchmaking tradition, but she is determined to prove herself. Ex-fighter Ethan Hunter seems like the perfect client, until he decides he wants the matchmaker instead.
Let's Misbehave
by Kathia
2014
After a sleazy ex leaks intimate photos, actress Imogen Summerhill needs less scandal, not more. Falling for political bad boy Merrick Graham in private might be exactly the kind of trouble she cannot afford.
Lost in Love
by Kathia
2014
Portia Summerhill finally gets a shot at meaningful work, if she can secure the family's infamous tiara. Cowboy hotelier Jackson Waite holds the key, and their bargain quickly turns personal.
Once Upon a Dream
by Kathia
2014
Summer Welles has always wanted the fairy tale that seemed to belong to the Summerhill family. Now that she is finally inside that world, she has to figure out whether happily ever after is real, and who it belongs with.
Stay the Night
by Kathia
2014
Photographer Titania Summerhill gets one last shot at saving her career through a photo essay on reclusive football star Ian MacNiven. Getting close to him could cost her the story, or change her life for good.
Give a Little
by Kathia
2015
Beatrice Summerhill loves risk, until racecar driver Luca Fiorelli turns desire into a dangerous business proposition. Working with him could launch her career, but it may also cost her far more than she planned.
How Sweet It Is
by Kathia
2015
After her marriage falls apart, Viola Summerhill is trying to rediscover herself and open an art gallery in London. The artist she most wants to work with may also be the man who unsettles her new beginning.
That Kind of Girl
by Kathia
2015
Mechanic George Connolly has buried sensuality and softness under grief, grease, and hard work. When artist Remy Savage comes to paint a mural on her garage, he starts asking her to imagine a different life.
Under the Kissing Tree
by Kathia
2015
Eliza Westwood returns to Paris for Christmas hoping to hide from a year of heartbreak. Instead, family, memory, and the grown-up boy next door force her to consider a second chance at love.
What a Girl Wants
by Kathia
2015
Sebastian Tate returns to San Francisco to help Ariana Warren grow her organic skincare company into something bigger. Ariana wants neither his help nor her father's influence, which only makes their clash more charged.
Dancing on a Moonbeam
by Kathia
2016
Former prima ballerina Eleanor Westwood-Fehr is determined to open a dance studio and rebuild her life. A teenage daughter, old doubts, and an enticing new neighbor make that fresh start far more complicated.
Silver Moon Sparkling
by Kathia
2016
Robbie Masters has treated love like a bad investment for far too long. Then quirky self-help star Sara Wright walks into his life and makes a happily-ever-after feel possible again.
Stars Shining Bright Above
by Kathia
2016
Luna Kipling moves to Bedford Falls for a clean slate and a chance at real respect. Contractor Travis Scott is exactly the kind of distraction she does not need, which only makes him harder to ignore.
Playing Doctor
by Kathia
2018
After catching her fiance with the intern, Dr. Daphne Donovan heads home and vows to become normal. Then she meets Ulysses Gray, a smart, handsome doctor who makes that plan impossible to keep.
Playing for Keeps
by Kathia
2018
Grace Connors has spent years holding her family together, and now her sister's wedding is one more thing to manage. When everything starts falling apart, her growing feelings for best friend Pete only raise the stakes.
Unraveled
by Kathia
2018
Mara Reynolds has spent her life being invisible, especially to the boy she believes is her soul mate. On her sixteenth birthday, a goddess appears and offers her the impossible job of becoming Fate.
Playing to Win
by Kathia
2019
Getting back together with her safe, perfect ex feels like the easiest way to make everyone proud. But the plan goes sideways when his best friend steps in and turns a tidy scheme into a very real mess of the heart.
Make My Wish Come True
by Kathia
2020
Chloe arrives in Ireland jobless, heartbruised, and stuck with the entire Summerhill clan for the holidays. Then the hot man at the neighboring estate makes her wonder if her terrible year could still end well.
Painter of Souls
by Kathia
2020
Gifted New Orleans artist Abigail Angevine can heal through her paintings, until one act of love goes disastrously wrong. Desperate to make it right, she travels to Ireland and a doctor who may be her only hope.
Dancer of Truths
by Kathia
2021
Madelynne Broussard has spent years refusing to hear the voices she calls The Whispers. After an accident threatens her career, the truth comes rushing back, and she must decide which voices, and which future, to trust.
Singer of Visions
by Kathia
2021
Sarah Connelly wants to leave her small Irish town and start over with her daughter. But the visions she has tried to suppress are returning, and so is the possibility of first love finding her again.
The Words You Say
by Kathia
2021
Wedding cake baker Henriette Buchanan needs a major break before her new business collapses. Liam Buckley, the chef who once got away, offers help and a second chance she is not sure she can risk.
This Could Be the Night
by Kathia
2021
Luke Summerhill Waite has money, adventure, and success, but not the kind of love he really wants. Dr. Aine Buckley takes one look at him and insists involvement would be a mistake.
All In
by Kathia
2022
Former football superstar Jamie MacNiven sets out to help young phenom Erik Nilsen find love far from fame and tabloid noise. The trip to Chicago may end up waking parts of Jamie's heart he thought were gone.
Want It
by Kathia
2022
Football captain Danny Osei is staring down bankruptcy and a career slide, so turning to former rival Jamie MacNiven is his last real play. Winners Inc. might steady his life, if he can face what is truly broken.
Written in the Sky So Blue
by Kathia
2022
Antiquities trader Trent Summerhill Waite has a gift for spotting what is real, but trusting people is harder. When bookstore owner Rhiannon Byrne offers to help restore his reputation, desire and doubt collide.
Game On
by Kathia
2023
Didier thought he had lost Emily for good when ambition and timing tore them apart. Now the retired footballer and the fallen love guru get one more chance, if they can survive the scandal around them.
The Lies of Gods
by Kathia
2023
Warrior Carrick was prophesied to die in battle, but he survives and throws his king's faith into chaos. Sent to find the Blue Seer, he discovers a fate far stranger, and far more dangerous, than expected.
My Big Comeback Romance
by Kathia
2024
A famous love psychic is publicly called out for not having a soul mate of her own, so she goes looking for one to protect her business. Then she falls for a small-town police chief who wants no part of forever.
The Corrupter of Virgins
by Kathia
2024
As love and prophecy tighten their grip, a woman who speaks for the gods, an ambitious high priest, and a desperate king all enter the fight. In this world, even the gods may not know the warrior's true destiny.
My Epic Love Disaster
by Kathia
2025
After discovering her boyfriend's betrayal in the worst possible way, a rockstar heads to Rough and Ready to find the town's famous love psychic. What starts as desperation may turn into a real shot at love.
My Next Colossal Mistake
by Kathia
2025
Done with heartbreak and bad choices, she swears men are off the table. Then a tall, dark, grumpy bartender named Brett makes one reckless night sound dangerously reasonable.
My Secret Book Boyfriend
by Kathia
2025
A struggling single mom and bestselling romance author does not have time for trouble, even shirtless baseball-player trouble next door. But the man who looks like pure fantasy may understand her better than anyone.
My Yummy Second Chance
by Kathia
2025
A globe-trotting cocktail expert lands in Rough and Ready for the job of a lifetime and plans to keep things simple. Ice cream shop owner Noah Baker ruins that plan by seeing exactly what she wants, and needs.
My Best Happy Ending
by Kathia
2026
Set in Rough and Ready, this romance promises a slower build and a hard-won path to love. It is the kind of story where small-town connection turns uncertainty into the chance for a real happy ending.
My Very Wicked Hero
by Kathia
2026
A spirited heroine and a protective, tattooed bad boy collide in Rough and Ready. Their soul mate connection brings plenty of heat, banter, and small-town interference along the way.
Where to start with Kathia
If you want funny contemporary romance: Perfect for You → Close to You → Return to You
If you want glamorous family drama: Say You Will → Lost in Love → Let's Misbehave
If you want romance with magic and Ireland: Painter of Souls → Dancer of Truths → Singer of Visions
If you want higher-stakes paranormal romance: Marked by Passion → Chosen by Desire → Tempted by Fate
If you want a newer small-town rom com: My Big Comeback Romance → My Secret Book Boyfriend → My Next Colossal Mistake
Kathia sub-series and character series
- A Whimsical Story of Young Love books in order
- Bedford Falls books in order
- Fillmore & Greenwich books in order
- Irish Hope books in order
- Laurel Heights books in order
- Pillow Talk books in order
- Rough and Ready books in order
- Summerhill books in order
- Summerhill Next Generation books in order
- The Guardians of Destiny books in order
- The Raven Scry books in order
- Winners Inc. books in order
A Whimsical Story of Young Love books in order
Explore this seriesBedford Falls books in order
Explore this seriesFillmore & Greenwich books in order
Explore this seriesIrish Hope books in order
Explore this seriesLaurel Heights books in order
Explore this series
Close to You
by Kathia
2012Laurel Heights, Book 2
Dream of You
by Kathia
2012Laurel Heights, Book 5
Looking for You
by Kathia
2012Laurel Heights, Book 4
Perfect for You
by Kathia
2012Laurel Heights, Book 1
Return to You
by Kathia
2012Laurel Heights, Book 3
Sweet on You
by Kathia
2012Laurel Heights, Book 6
Loved By You
by Kathia
2013Laurel Heights, Book 9
Mad About You
by Kathia
2013Laurel Heights, Book 8
Tamed by You
by Kathia
2013Laurel Heights, Book 7
Laurel Heights books in chronological order

Perfect for You
by Kathia
2012Laurel Heights, Book 1
Close to You
by Kathia
2012Laurel Heights, Book 2
Return to You
by Kathia
2012Laurel Heights, Book 3
Looking for You
by Kathia
2012Laurel Heights, Book 4
Dream of You
by Kathia
2012Laurel Heights, Book 5
Sweet on You
by Kathia
2012Laurel Heights, Book 6
Tamed by You
by Kathia
2013Laurel Heights, Book 7
Mad About You
by Kathia
2013Laurel Heights, Book 8
Loved By You
by Kathia
2013Laurel Heights, Book 9
Pillow Talk books in order
Explore this seriesRough and Ready books in order
Explore this series
My Big Comeback Romance
by Kathia
2024Rough and Ready, Book 1
My Epic Love Disaster
by Kathia
2025Rough and Ready, Book 5
My Next Colossal Mistake
by Kathia
2025Rough and Ready, Book 3
My Secret Book Boyfriend
by Kathia
2025Rough and Ready, Book 2
My Yummy Second Chance
by Kathia
2025Rough and Ready, Book 4
My Best Happy Ending
by Kathia
2026Rough and Ready, Book 7
My Very Wicked Hero
by Kathia
2026Rough and Ready, Book 6
Rough and Ready books in chronological order

My Big Comeback Romance
by Kathia
2024Rough and Ready, Book 1
My Secret Book Boyfriend
by Kathia
2025Rough and Ready, Book 2
My Next Colossal Mistake
by Kathia
2025Rough and Ready, Book 3
My Yummy Second Chance
by Kathia
2025Rough and Ready, Book 4
My Epic Love Disaster
by Kathia
2025Rough and Ready, Book 5
My Very Wicked Hero
by Kathia
2026Rough and Ready, Book 6
My Best Happy Ending
by Kathia
2026Rough and Ready, Book 7
Summerhill books in order
Explore this series
Say You Will
by Kathia
2013Summerhill, Book 1
Let's Misbehave
by Kathia
2014Summerhill, Book 3
Lost in Love
by Kathia
2014Summerhill, Book 2
Once Upon a Dream
by Kathia
2014Summerhill, Book 5
Stay the Night
by Kathia
2014Summerhill, Book 4
Give a Little
by Kathia
2015Summerhill, Book 7
How Sweet It Is
by Kathia
2015Summerhill, Book 6
Summerhill books in chronological order

Say You Will
by Kathia
2013Summerhill, Book 1
Lost in Love
by Kathia
2014Summerhill, Book 2
Let's Misbehave
by Kathia
2014Summerhill, Book 3
Stay the Night
by Kathia
2014Summerhill, Book 4
Once Upon a Dream
by Kathia
2014Summerhill, Book 5
How Sweet It Is
by Kathia
2015Summerhill, Book 6
Give a Little
by Kathia
2015Summerhill, Book 7
Summerhill Next Generation books in order
Explore this series
Make My Wish Come True
by Kathia
2020Summerhill Next Generation, Book 1
The Words You Say
by Kathia
2021Summerhill Next Generation, Book 2
This Could Be the Night
by Kathia
2021Summerhill Next Generation, Book 3
Written in the Sky So Blue
by Kathia
2022Summerhill Next Generation, Book 4
Summerhill Next Generation books in chronological order
The Guardians of Destiny books in order
Explore this seriesThe Raven Scry books in order
Explore this seriesWinners Inc. books in order
Explore this seriesStandalone Kathia books
Author bio
Kathia Zolfaghari writes both as Kathia and as Kate Perry, and that split tells you a lot about her work. Under Kate Perry she built a big contemporary romance backlist full of witty banter, tangled families, and women trying to sort out messy lives. As Kathia, she has also written stories with psychic gifts, prophecy, fantasy politics, and a little more shadow at the edges.
She has sold more than 6 million books, and her novels have picked up starred reviews from Booklist, Editor's Pick mentions for romance, and features in major magazines. Those are the headline facts. The more useful reader fact is simpler: she likes stories about hope, desire, friendship, family, and people who keep reaching for love even when it would be easier not to.
That runs through a lot of her best known books.
If you start with Perfect for You or the larger Laurel Heights books, you get smart, funny San Francisco romance with strong community ties. Say You Will and the Summerhill novels widen the frame into family scandal, money, old hurts, and glamorous complications. Painter of Souls moves into Ireland, psychic gifts, and healing. More recently, books like The Lies of Gods and My Big Comeback Romance show just how comfortably she can move from romantasy and prophecy to playful small-town rom com.
She doesn't stay in one lane for long.
That range makes sense when you look at the rest of her life. Kathia is also an artist and photographer, and she has said the first painting she sold was in Paris, a city she clearly loves. Her site describes her artwork as doing in color what her books do in words, which feels like a fair way to think about the connection between the two sides of her work. Even when the genre changes, there is usually a strong emotional palette underneath it.
She has also trained seriously in martial arts, becoming a master of Kung Fu San Soo in 2009, and she has taught tai chi to adults and children for more than twenty years. That detail fits her books more than you might think. Even the lightest romances often have a sense of control, rhythm, and timing to them. The fantasy books, especially, show a writer who likes power systems, discipline, and what happens when people are pushed to act with courage.
Her off-page life sounds full in the best way. She has lived in San Francisco, Buenos Aires, Paris, Madrid, New York, and Ireland. She loves to travel, loves to cook, and seems to enjoy making things, whether that means stories, paintings, cosmetics, or a pot of something warm on the stove.
These days she lives in Provence, in the French countryside.
That setting feels right for a writer whose books often balance sweep with intimacy. There is scale in her bibliography, dozens of books, multiple pen names, several linked series. But the appeal is usually close-up: two people talking, a family in chaos, a woman trying to trust herself again, a touch of magic that changes everything. Whether she is writing a San Francisco rom com, an Irish paranormal romance, or a fantasy about gods who lie, she keeps coming back to the same core question, what does it take to choose love, and what happens after you do?
Edited by
Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.
Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.
























Comments
Did we miss something? Have feedback?
Help us improve this page by sharing your thoughts