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Kathryn Nolan Books in Order

Explore Kathryn Nolan books in order, with quick summaries, series background, and simple where-to-start tips for her romance and suspense novels.

Last updated: July 9, 2026

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19 books

Bohemian

by Kathryn Nolan

2017

Calvin Ellis inherits a struggling bookstore in Big Sur and agrees to host a fashion shoot to keep it afloat. Then supermodel Lucia Bell arrives, and a storm traps two opposites together among books, cliffs, and long-buried dreams.

Riptide

by Kathryn Nolan

2017

Avery arrives to help build a luxury development on a beloved stretch of beach, only to clash with local surfer Finn Travis. Their attraction hits hard, but so does the fight over what should happen to the coast they both care about.

Breath of Fire

by Kathryn Nolan

2018

Yoga star Sage McAllister is on the verge of bigger fame when Olivia Nguyen, the first love they never forgot, walks back into class. The reunion turns a career crossroads into a tender, very personal second chance.

Landslide

by Kathryn Nolan

2018

Big Sur bartender Gabe Shaw wants lasting love. Josie Torres, a city girl with plans that lead elsewhere, believes in keeping things temporary. Their chemistry is immediate, but wanting different futures makes every step toward each other feel risky.

Sexy Shorts

by Kathryn Nolan

2018

This collection gathers Kathryn Nolan's steamy short fiction, from quick fantasies to fuller love stories, plus a novella. Expect bold chemistry, playful setups, and plenty of heat in bite-sized form.

Strictly Professional

by Kathryn Nolan

2018

Months after a blistering one-night stand, tattoo artist and MBA student Roxy Quinn is paired with polished hotel heir Edward Cavendish as her mentor. Their rules say business only, but inheritance pressure and old desire make that impossible.

Behind the Veil

by Kathryn Nolan

2019

Delilah Barrett, a former cop turned rare-book recovery specialist, goes undercover as a newlywed with buttoned-up librarian Henry Finch after a priceless manuscript vanishes in Philadelphia. The fake marriage, glittering suspects, and growing attraction make a dangerous case even riskier.

Wild Open Hearts

by Kathryn Nolan

2019

After a scandal wrecks her wholesome brand, billionaire beauty founder Luna da Rosa heads to a struggling dog rescue to repair her image. Beck Mason, the gruff ex-biker running the place, wants the funding, not the complication she brings.

In the Clear

by Kathryn Nolan

2020

Former FBI agent Abe Royal is hunting a cunning book thief when ambitious detective Sloane Argento starts tailing the same suspect. Their cat-and-mouse rivalry turns into an uneasy partnership as the clock, and the chemistry, keep tightening.

Under the Rose

by Kathryn Nolan

2020

Codex investigator Freya Evandale is forced to work with her longtime rival, FBI agent Sam Byrne, when a case leads them into a secret society. Their sharp banter and buried history heat up fast as the mission turns deadly.

Not the Marrying Kind

by Kathryn Nolan

2021

Fiona Quinn loves the idea of marriage. Max Devlin absolutely does not. While planning a benefit show to save a punk club in New York City, childhood friends start seeing each other differently, and the no-strings bad boy becomes a very real problem.

On the Ropes

by Kathryn Nolan

2021

Former boxer Dean Knox-Morelli is trying to build a quieter life in South Philly when his old crush Tabitha Tyler returns next door. Their summer project and shared history pull friendship toward something deeper, sweeter, and much harder to ignore.

Out of the Blue

by Kathryn Nolan

2021

Pro surfer Serena Swift lands a major sponsor just as unexplained threats start closing in. The bodyguard assigned to protect her is Cope McDaniels, her estranged husband, forcing them to face old hurt, old heat, and very current danger.

Off the Mark

by Kathryn Nolan

2022

Motocross racer Charlie Maddox invents a boyfriend to calm worried sponsors, then asks old friend Rowan O'Callaghan to play the part. Fake dating brings real feelings fast, especially once these two stop pretending they do not fit.

Rival Radio

by Kathryn Nolan

2022

Radio hosts Daria and Theo give totally opposite advice about love, and they would rather snipe at each other from separate studios. When their station needs them to share the mic, the rivalry gets louder, funnier, and a lot more personal.

Keep You Both

by Kathryn Nolan

2023

A snowy New Year's trip strands a woman in a cabin with the engaged best friends she is secretly in love with. The storm cuts off the outside world, but it also strips away every excuse for staying quiet.

Free Fall

by Kathryn Nolan

2024

A veteran protection agent never breaks the rules, until he is assigned to guard wealthy troublemaker Luke Beaumont. Forced proximity, family secrets, and a kidnapping push their connection from inconvenient to impossible to deny.

Thrill of the Chase

by Kathryn Nolan

2025

Reporter Harper Hendrix wants the story that will make her career, and the legendary Blackburn Diamonds could be it. Teaming up with antiques salvager Eve Bardot on a dangerous treasure hunt means nonstop sparks, rival clues, and feelings neither woman planned for.

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High Heat

by Kathryn Nolan

2026

Sports reporter Darcy thinks covering rising baseball stars Cash Barlow and Sawyer Knight will help her career. Instead, close quarters and a shared secret pull all three of them into a risky, high-heat romance with a lot to lose.

Where should I start?

If you want romantic suspense first: Behind the VeilUnder the RoseIn the Clear
If you want a coastal escape: BohemianLandslide
If you want warm contemporary romance: Strictly ProfessionalNot the Marrying KindOn the RopesOff the Mark
If you want billionaire rom-com vibes: Wild Open Hearts
If you want queer adventure and heat: Free FallThrill of the Chase

Author bio

Kathryn Nolan is a queer romance author from the Philadelphia area who uses they/them pronouns, and place matters in their work. Their books bounce from South Philly blocks to Big Sur cliffs, from rare-book vaults to radio stations and beach towns, but the throughline is familiar: strong chemistry, openhearted emotion, and people trying to build lives that feel honest.

Writing came first. Nolan has said they were the kid who was always making up stories, and in sixth grade they even wrote a soap-opera-style novel called All My Students. They studied creative writing in college, but for a while the writing dream slipped to the side as they moved into political science and social justice work.

Then they found their way back.

Before publishing, Nolan spent a couple of years doing NaNoWriMo, taking writing classes, and joining writing groups. They published their first novella in 2016, and the pace picked up fast. In 2017, Nolan and their husband quit their jobs, moved into a camper van, and spent months traveling around the U.S. and Canada. A move to Sacramento also changed their life in a more personal way, because that is where they met their husband, Rob. Later, they ended up back in Philadelphia, the city they still call home.

That mix of motion and homecoming shows up all over the books.

Readers who start with Bohemian or Landslide usually meet the side of Nolan that loves beautiful settings and opposites who should not work, but do. Both Big Sur romances lean into wild coastline, cramped proximity, and people learning to say what they actually want. Strictly Professional and Not the Marrying Kind bring a different energy, punk, family chaos, business pressure, and a lot of sparks. Then On the Ropes slows things down just enough to give South Philly a tender, funny, lived-in love story.

The Codex books, Behind the Veil, Under the Rose, and In the Clear, show another big part of Nolan's range. Those novels blend romance with rare-book theft, private investigators, secret societies, and a steady sense of danger. They are suspenseful, yes, but still very much romance novels, with the emotional push and pull always front and center.

Nolan also likes writing people who are a little prickly, a little lost, and very worth rooting for. Wild Open Hearts pairs a scandal-hit billionaire beauty founder with a dog-rescuing ex-biker. Rival Radio turns clashing on-air hosts into a smart, sexy workplace romance. More recently, Free Fall and Thrill of the Chase lean further into queer love stories, action, and adventure, while keeping the same warmth, humor, and heat that run through the earlier books.

Off the page, Nolan describes themselves as a bisexual bookworm with big Leo energy and an amateur photographer. They live in Philadelphia with their husband Rob and their rescue dog Walter, and they love hiking, camping, traveling, and road-tripping. That outdoor streak, along with the love of books, community, and chosen family, keeps showing up in the fiction too. Even when the setup is flashy or high-concept, a Kathryn Nolan romance usually comes back to something simple: two people learning how to be brave with each other.

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