Kay Correll Books in Order
Browse Kay Correll books in order, with series guides, short summaries, and easy place-to-start picks for Comfort Crossing, Moonbeam Bay, and more.
Last updated: July 5, 2026
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Publication Order
59 books
The Christmas Cottage
by Kay Correll
2014
Veterinarian Holly Thompson comes to Comfort Crossing hoping to avoid Christmas altogether. Instead she finds a festive town, a single father, an adorable dog, and feelings that are harder to escape than the holidays.
The Memory Box
by Kay Correll
2014
An old memory box stirs up family questions and buried feelings in Comfort Crossing. As the past starts speaking louder than expected, one of Bella's closest friends has to decide what kind of future she wants.
The Shop on Main
by Kay Correll
2014
Bella Amaud is fighting to save both her shop and the home she shares with her boys. Falling for Owen would be hard enough, but he seems to be at the center of everything going wrong.
The Christmas Scarf
by Kay Correll
2015
Missy comes home to Comfort Crossing feeling like a failed dreamer, while Dylan wonders if his old feelings ever really left. A mysterious scarf and one last big chance make this holiday story especially hopeful.
The Letter
by Kay Correll
2015
After work trouble and personal loss, Madeline takes a road trip to deliver an old letter she finds hidden in her grandmother's desk. The trip to Comfort Crossing opens the door to second chances she never saw coming.
The Wedding in the Grove
by Kay Correll
2016
Josephine and Paul finally seem ready for the wedding they should have had years ago. This short crossover story adds a sweet dose of chaos, second chances, and Belle Island charm.
Sweet Holiday Memories
by Kay Correll
2017
Holiday lights and shoreline memories turn this Indigo Bay story toward family, healing, and unexpected love. It is a festive, comforting visit to one of Correll's warmest coastal settings.
Sweet Sunrise
by Kay Correll
2017
A new morning in Indigo Bay gives one woman a chance to start over, if she is brave enough to trust it. Family ties and gentle romance keep this seaside story grounded and inviting.
Bungalow by the Bay
by Kay Correll
2018
Courtney has finally found safety for herself and her son on Belle Island, until AJ Hamilton blows into town with his own ruined reputation. Their unlikely romance is tested when the past proves far too close.
Cottage near the Point
by Kay Correll
2018
Sammy returns to Belle Island hoping that buying back Bellemire Cottage will help repair an old regret. Harry needs the same cottage for reasons of his own, and their renewed friendship quickly gets complicated.
Love at the Lighthouse
by Kay Correll
2018
Susan loves her island inn, but Adam arrives hoping to persuade her to sell it to his company. Falling for her was never part of his plan, and neither was choosing between love and loyalty.
Return to the Island
by Kay Correll
2018
Tally's carefully ordered life is shaken when the man she loved decades ago returns to Belle Island. As family secrets and a frightened young mother with a child enter the picture, the island's past and present collide.
Sweet Starlight
by Kay Correll
2018
A return to Indigo Bay brings fresh hope, old emotions, and a romance that arrives at exactly the wrong time. This warm coastal story blends community, heartache, and a believable second chance.
The Magnolia Cafe
by Kay Correll
2018
Keely Granger feels trapped by family duty and the small Mississippi town she has never managed to leave. When photojournalist Hunt Robichaux comes home, old history and new truths threaten to change everything.
The Unexpected Wedding
by Kay Correll
2018
Becky Lee never expected to marry a man she barely knows, but protecting family changes the rules. She and Cal agree to an absurd plan, only to find danger and attraction growing at the same time.
Wedding on the Beach
by Kay Correll
2018
Cindy is determined to have the perfect Belle Island wedding, even as doubts about her fiance begin to creep in. Jamie wants to help her, but helping might cost him the woman he secretly loves.
Wish Upon a Shell
by Kay Correll
2018
Julie Farmington has built a bakery and a life on Belle Island, and she is not eager to risk either on a temporary visitor. Reed arrives carrying grief and guilt, and the island's old wish tradition starts to feel dangerously possible.
A Dream to Believe In
by Kay Correll
2019
In Sweet River Falls, Annie's steady life is nudged off course by a chance connection and the possibility of something more. Friendship, family, and mountain-town warmth anchor this series opener.
A Memory to Cherish
by Kay Correll
2019
Old memories and present-day choices collide as Sweet River's cast grows closer. This second book leans into family ties, healing, and the kind of love that asks people to risk change.
A Moment in the Moonlight
by Kay Correll
2019
Nora finally steps closer to the center of the Sweet River story in this tender final book. Love after loss, old friendships, and a hopeful new beginning give the series a satisfying close.
A Song to Remember
by Kay Correll
2019
Music, memory, and long-held feelings shape this warm Sweet River story. As familiar faces return and relationships shift, the past proves harder to ignore than anyone expected.
A Summer of Secrets
by Kay Correll
2019
Summer in Sweet River Falls brings discoveries that will not stay buried. As friendships hold steady, romance and family truths stir up the town in unexpected ways.
A Time to Forgive
by Kay Correll
2019
Past hurts do not fade on schedule, especially in a small town. This installment follows another Sweet River pair as honesty, family history, and forgiveness become impossible to avoid.
Charming Christmas
by Kay Correll
2020
Christmas at Charming Inn brings island warmth, family complications, and a fresh round of wishes. It is a cozy holiday visit full of second chances and familiar Belle Island charm.
Five Years or So
by Kay Correll
2020
A relationship that should be long over keeps tugging at the present on Belle Island. Five years, or so, turns out to be plenty of time for regrets to grow and for hope to return.
Four Short Weeks
by Kay Correll
2020
A tight deadline turns life upside down at Charming Inn just as fresh feelings and old assumptions collide. Four short weeks may be enough to force one woman to choose between caution and change.
One Simple Wish
by Kay Correll
2020
Sara rushes back to Belle Island to help her injured aunt run Charming Inn, sure she can manage home and career at once. Then Noah, the man who vanished from her life years ago, walks back into view.
Six Hours Away
by Kay Correll
2020
Distance sounds manageable until real feelings get involved. When love and real life are six hours apart, choosing a future becomes much harder than anyone expected.
Three Little Things
by Kay Correll
2020
Widow Ruby Hallet has built a decent life around her son, her dog, and her knitting friends. Then David Quinn comes to Belle Island carrying his own grief, and their slow friendship starts to feel like a second chance.
Two of a Kind
by Kay Correll
2020
Life around Charming Inn keeps shifting, and one of Sara's closest friends is pushed toward a romance she never quite planned for. Belle Island again mixes friendship, self-belief, and the nerve it takes to risk happiness.
A Heather Parker Original
by Kay Correll
2021
Heather Parker has stayed in Moonbeam longer than she ever expected, which makes avoiding Jesse harder by the day. A truce turns into something more, until the secret she has hidden threatens to blow everything apart.
The Parker Cafe
by Kay Correll
2021
Olivia is determined to make the new cafe a success, and Austin's help with promotion seems like a gift. Then someone returns to Moonbeam and threatens everything she has worked to build.
The Parker Family Secret
by Kay Correll
2021
Patricia Parker prefers her life neat, proper, and free from old complications, especially Ted Cabot. But when the past edges back in, a Parker family secret surfaces that can upend the whole town.
The Parker Women
by Kay Correll
2021
Donna and Evelyn Parker anchor this warm family saga set in Moonbeam, where daughters Olivia and Heather bring fresh ambition and hidden trouble. Between the general store, the Cabot Hotel, and family gossip, no secret stays buried for long.
Christmas Comes to Lighthouse Point
by Kay Correll
2022
Molly returns to Belle Island to clear out the cottage her mother's estranged friend left her. With Wade beside her, she uncovers old secrets, broken friendships, and the truth behind a wish made years ago.
Grace Parker's Peach Pie
by Kay Correll
2022
Evelyn's Sea Glass Cafe is finally thriving, and Rob Bentley keeps showing up for more than peach pie. As romance stirs, the Parker family is hit with new trouble and more secrets rise to the surface.
Memories of the Beach
by Kay Correll
2022
Aspen and Willow, strangers linked by a vanished mother, are both summoned to Blue Heron Cottages by mysterious letters. What begins as a strange trip turns into family revelations, sisterhood, and a new chance at belonging.
The Perks of Being a Parker
by Kay Correll
2022
Livy and Austin's long-awaited wedding should be simple, but family drama refuses to cooperate. An absent father, old troublemakers, and new chaos at the Cabot Hotel make this finale especially lively.
Walks Along the Shore
by Kay Correll
2022
Jill wants to give her best friend the perfect wedding at Blue Heron Cottages, even if everything is going wrong. The hardest problem is Scott, the ex who broke her heart and now happens to be the best man.
Wind Chime Beach
by Kay Correll
2022
Three women, Sara Jane, her daughter Rachel, and Rachel's friend Lizzie, face impossible choices in this standalone coastal drama. Their linked stories turn secrets, longing, and hard-won courage into an emotional beach read.
Bookshop near the Coast
by Kay Correll
2023
Collette's Moonbeam bookshop is her dream, until a quiet vacationer with a painful secret unsettles her careful balance. Mark's refusal to open up makes their growing connection feel as fragile as it is real.
Christmas by the Bay
by Kay Correll
2023
Violet is ready for her first Christmas at Blue Heron Cottages, but the holidays bring more than decorations. A troubled father and daughter, a grieving Rose, and more than one uncertain relationship give this book extra heart.
Flower Shop on Magnolia
by Kay Correll
2023
Daisy has opened a flower shop in Moonbeam and sworn off returning to the life she left in Colorado. Then Jack becomes her neighbor, friendship turns warmer, and the promises she made to herself start to crack.
Lilacs by the Sea
by Kay Correll
2023
Frankie comes to Moonbeam carrying old hurts and a habit of jumping to conclusions. Time by the water gives her a chance to untangle misunderstandings and decide whether love is still worth the risk.
Restaurant on the Wharf
by Kay Correll
2023
Tara has been stuck in the same routine at her family's restaurant for years, until her old friend Joey returns for their high school reunion. He offers to help her chase another man, but soon it is clear that may be the worst idea of all.
Coastal Candlelight
by Kay Correll
2024
Burned-out event planner Amanda Kingston heads to Magnolia Key for rest and instead gets pulled into saving the town's heritage festival. What starts as an escape slowly turns into a question of belonging.
Encore Echoes
by Kay Correll
2024
Tori Duran arrives on Magnolia Key hoping to keep both her identity and her past out of sight. Restoring the local theater with gruff bike shop owner Gavin forces her back into community, honesty, and risk.
Saltwater Sunrises
by Kay Correll
2024
Maxine returns to Magnolia Key hiding a secret and hoping for quiet, only to be pulled into friendship, family complications, and a mystery involving a hidden painting and a coded letter. The island has other plans for her.
Sea Glass from the Past
by Kay Correll
2024
Rose is ready for a fresh start when long-hidden truths shatter what she thought she knew. At the same time, Aspen and Willow are still chasing answers about inheritance, family, and their missing father.
Seaside Christmas Wishes
by Kay Correll
2024
A Christmas trip to the coast brings familiar places, heartfelt choices, and one more chance for a holiday wish to come true. This standalone leans into warmth, community, and second chances.
Bayside Beginnings
by Kay Correll
2025
Felicity expects a quiet summer at her grandmother's bed and breakfast, but soon she is helping historian Brent Dunn untangle an island scandal tied to royalty, romance, and old family secrets. The deeper they dig, the harder it is to stay safe.
Boardwalk Breezes
by Kay Correll
2025
Beverly's calm life on Magnolia Key is rattled when her old heartbreak, Cliff Griffin, returns with plans that could change the island forever. Between town politics, old feelings, and an approaching storm, nobody stays untouched.
Seaside Sunshine
by Kay Correll
2025
Darlene Bond is used to being the strong one at her bed and breakfast, until grieving author Mark Donovan checks in. Their quiet connection deepens just as business threats and family changes make everything feel uncertain.
Sweet River Holiday Homecoming
by Kay Correll
2025
Back in Sweet River for the holidays, old ties and unfinished feelings are impossible to ignore. This festive standalone blends homecoming comfort with a gentle, hopeful romance.
Tidal Treasures
by Kay Correll
2025
An old mystery and Magnolia Key's pull on newcomers keep this installment moving. Buried history, small-town ties, and fresh feelings wash ashore together.
Beachfront Pages
by Kay Correll
2026
A quiet reset by the water turns into something much bigger in Starlight Shores. Community, old secrets, and the chance to begin again give this coastal story its pull.
Coastal Shadows
by Kay Correll
2026
Photographer Melissa Reeves retreats to Starlight Shores after one image changes everything. Cliff Lockhart knows a thing or two about repair, but helping Melissa face what she is hiding may test them both.
Harbor Festival
by Kay Correll
2026
Cassidy Wren lands in a sleepy coastal town on a mandatory break and gets drafted into saving its struggling Harbor Festival. Working beside stubborn fisherman Bryan Lucas may do more to change her life than any vacation ever could.
Lighthouse Cottages
by Kay Correll
2026
After a false accusation ruins her life, art teacher Emily Blackstone hides out at a lighthouse cottage on the Gulf Coast. A guarded gallery owner, a wise lighthouse keeper, and an old journal pull her toward truth instead of retreat.
Where should I start?
If you want the Florida coastal world from the beginning: Wish Upon a Shell → Wedding on the Beach → Love at the Lighthouse
If you want a small Southern town: The Shop on Main → The Memory Box → The Letter
If you prefer a family saga: The Parker Women → The Parker Cafe → A Heather Parker Original
If you want a cozy resort setting: Memories of the Beach → Walks Along the Shore → Bookshop near the Coast
If you want a Colorado small-town series: A Dream to Believe In → A Memory to Cherish → A Song to Remember
Author bio
Kay Correll writes warm, community-centered fiction where romance matters, but friendship usually matters just as much. She is a USA Today bestselling author whose books sit between women's fiction and contemporary romance, and her stories often begin with people who are bruised, busy, grieving, or simply overdue for a fresh start.
Her fictional map is crowded in the best possible way.
She has built a web of connected small towns that readers can keep returning to. There is Comfort Crossing in Mississippi, Belle Island and Lighthouse Point on the Florida coast, Moonbeam and Magnolia Key across the bay, and later Sweet River Falls in Colorado. Bakers, innkeepers, cafe owners, shopkeepers, artists, and women trying to rebuild their lives show up again and again. That everyday texture is a big part of the appeal.
If you want a good place to see what she does best, The Shop on Main introduces the Southern small-town feel of Comfort Crossing, while Wish Upon a Shell opens the Florida coastal world that connects so many of her later books. The Parker Women leans into family ties and generational secrets. Memories of the Beach brings readers to Blue Heron Cottages, a restored beachside resort filled with new arrivals and old questions. More recently, books like Saltwater Sunrises and Lighthouse Cottages show that she is still expanding that world without losing the cozy, welcoming feel that readers come for.
Community is usually the real love story.
Correll's books tend to circle a few themes. Women come home after years away. Old misunderstandings finally get a second look. Family secrets surface at the worst possible moment. Grief is real, but it is not the end of the story. She also writes plenty of later-in-life romance, which gives her books a slightly different rhythm from many contemporary romances. The stakes are often emotional and practical at the same time: saving a business, protecting family, finding a place to belong, deciding whether to trust again.
Holiday stories fit neatly into that approach. Books such as The Christmas Cottage, The Christmas Scarf, and Christmas Comes to Lighthouse Point keep the same small-town focus while turning up the nostalgia, family tension, and hopeful second chances. Even when a book stands on its own, it usually feels like part of a larger neighborhood.
There is also a visual side to her work. Correll is an avid photographer and often uses her own photos in her book covers, which makes sense once you see how clearly place matters in her fiction. Beaches, cottages, cafes, bookshops, and boardwalks are never just backdrops in these stories. They are part of how people heal, reconnect, and figure out who they want to be next.
These days she splits her time between the southwest coast of Florida and the Midwest. Away from the page, she spends time with her husband, enjoys knitting, and is fond of puppies, specifically a cavalier and an Australian shepherd. She has also written about missing the noisy years of raising five boys, even as she enjoys life in an empty nest.
That balance is a good way to describe the books, too. They are gentle without being weightless, romantic without forgetting family and friendship, and full of places that readers are happy to revisit.
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