11 Novels by Kate Sweeney
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Overview: Kate Sweeney was the 2007 recipient of the Golden Crown Literary Society award for Debut Author for She Waits, the first in the Kate Ryan Mystery series, which was also nominated for the Lambda Literary Society award for Lesbian Mystery. The second in the series, A Nice Clean Murder, was nominated the Lambda this year for Lesbian Mystery, and is a nominee for GCLS award in the Mystery category. Her novel Away from the Dawn released in August 2007 is also nominated for the GCLS award for Speculative Fiction. She is also a contributing author for the anthology Wild Nights: (Mostly) True Stories of Women Loving Women, published by Bella Books. Born in Chicago, Kate resides in Villa Park, Illinois, where she works as an office manager—no glamour here, folks; it pays the bills. Humor is deeply embedded in Kate’s DNA. She sincerely hopes you will see this when you read her novels, short stories, and other works.
Genre: Fiction, Romance, FF
The O’Malley Legacy (2008)
Travel through history with the O’Malley women-from the 14th century and Branna O’Malley, the Irish Barbarian, to the 1820s and sail the Jamaica Winds with Quinlan Stoddard, and finally to Seana Riordan, fighting for her love and country during the weeks before the invasion of Normandy during WWII in Twilight’s Own. Though vastly different in time and generations, the fiercely loyal, independent blood that courses through their veins connects these women. Each a warrior in her own right, three women struggle to find their rightful place in the world in which they live. Strengthened by the spirit of all the O’Malley women who walked the earth before them, they battle tenaciously for family; they fight passionately for love-they are the O’Malley
Winds of Heaven (2009)
After the untimely death of a former lover, Casey Bennet receives a letter from Julie’s lawyer, begging Casey to help Julie’s partner, Liz Kennedy, and their adorable, yet precocious three-year old, Skye, who are now alone. An avowed bachelorette, Casey has no idea what’s in store when she grudgingly agrees to help Liz, who, by the way, is also pregnant and due in four months. Casey, Liz, and little Skye find themselves in for a hilarious, tender ride that will change their lives forever.
Sea of Grass (2010)
Professor Tess Rawlins spent the last twelve years teaching agriculture in California, away from Montana and her heart. When she’s called back to the sprawling Double R cattle ranch and her ailing father, Tess is thrown back into the world she had nearly forgotten since the death of her brother two years earlier. Unsettling memories boil to the surface for Tess, and her only pleasant distraction is the new cook Claire Redman and her son Jack. However, there is more facing Professor Rawlins than dealing with the memory of her brother or her attraction to Claire. Tess must figure a way to save the Rawlins’s five thousand acres of rich grassland. It has thrived for five generations, when her great-grandfather started the dynasty in the 1880s; now she may lose it all to an unscrupulous land developer. Set in the foothills of the Bitterroots, Tess and Claire find themselves in the fight of their lives—for love and the sea of grass.
Paradise (2011)
Genevieve Gastineau is a reporter for a newspaper in a small town in Wyoming. With its circulation dwindling, Genevieve is desperate for a good story. When she hears about a reclusive mountain woman, she realizes her chance. Graham Sheridan needs her seclusion for a multitude of reasons, none of which she wants to impart on the intrusive, tenacious reporter. Was it fate that bought them together or something otherworldly?
Love At Last (2011)
At forty-nine, Alana Sanders was at the stage where life should be easier. She had put her artistic passion on hold when she married, raised two children and kept a happy home. Now that the kids are grown and out of the house, it is Alana’s time, at last. However, she and her husband find themselves faced with a new, and sad dilemma—figuring out who the stranger is that sits across from them at the dining room table. The questions and doubt now begin when Alana retraces the decisions she has made that brought her to this point. As her life unravels around her, she meets Toni O’Hara, a Chicago fire inspector. Through her humor and compassion, Toni helps Alana come to terms with her life, her culpability in her failed marriage, and the most wonderful realization of all—Love, at last.
Stone Walls (2012)
Tyler Cameron was at the top of her skiing game. She had everything—fame, endorsements, and any woman she wanted. All was good until a tragic accident put everything in perspective. Tyler was forced to do some serious soul searching, and she was never forced to do anything. RN Rachel Whitaker was no stranger to disastrous circumstances. She left England because of them, hoping to hide in obscurity behind the stone wall she had quietly constructed brick by brick, but taking care of the convalescing arrogant skier was not helping. They annoy each other, help each other, and fight each other on a daily basis and hopefully, find love—before they kill each other.
Love in E Flat (2012)
How does a conductor go about finding the perfect orchestra? Well, first he would need a good woodwind and brass section. Enter sportswriter Louisa Preston, or Lou to her friends and colleagues at the Chicago Sentinel. She’s full of wind and brass or hot air, depending on who’s talking. Now for the second section of the orchestra, the strings: Agata Karetnikov, world famous cellist from Russia. She’s in Chicago for Christmas playing at Orchestra Hall and is Lou’s interview. Madam Karetnikov is also in Chicago for another reason, which unfortunately for her, Lou is determined to find out. Someone should tell Lou the Cold War is over. And finally, the conductor needs the percussion section. With drums banging and cymbals clanging, enter young siblings Ana and Dmitry Maslov. Orphaned refugees, they are alone in the city, their future uncertain.
The orchestra is now set. The lights dim, the audience silent. The conductor raises his baton, and with a wave of his hand, the music starts and life begins—with Love in E Flat.
Mistress of Peacock Walk (2014)
Rose Culhane leads an unremarkable life. She lives in a quaint apartment on the North Side of Chicago and has an ordinary job that pays the bills and affords her a yearly adventure—to visit her cousin, Kathleen, and her family in Ireland at the Culhane ancestral home, Peacock Walk. In an instant, however, her life becomes quite remarkable. Rose is notified of the death of Kathleen, whose husband died tragically the year before. And to make matters even more unbelievable—she is now guardian of Kathleen’s two children and inherits the ancestral home. Rose must now travel to Ireland for a different adventure. Through her sadness and confusion, she finds comfort in Meghan Quigley, an attractive, charismatic friend of her cousin, who knows more about the Culhanes than Rose realizes.
But the strange circumstances surrounding her cousin’s death and the now ever-present Meghan have Rose worried for the two children in her care. When Rose seeks to know what happened, she finds more questions than answers.
And the mystery behind Peacock Walk begins.
Build Me A Dream (2014)
Three old cronies from Sheboygan, Wisconsin: Jean, Yolanda—or Yoyo as she’s known—and Edie had a ridiculous idea. The adorable, if not eccentric women wanted to do a revival of The Chordettes, the famous quartet from the fifties. They wanted to go on a two-week whirlwind tour of Wisconsin’s supper club crowd. All they needed were a place to stay and a manager. Eleanor Johansson had a great life. She owned a successful fitness club in her adopted city of Chicago. She was fifty, single, and content—until she got the call involving a harebrained idea from the three elderly women she adored. Eleanor knew they could sing, but now they had a “gig” at a supper club? Really? And where would they stay? Connie Beckman was nearing the magical age of fifty. She wanted to retire someday, just not this day. But her uncle was in a helpless situation after he sank his retirement to build a dream and own a supper club and resort. Connie figured it was providence or just good old rotten luck. So she decided to help and make a success out of the vacation spot. Now there was only one thing missing at the Loon Lake Resort, those little incidentals—customers. When The Ginkgo Girls invade upper Wisconsin, the quiet pristine woods will never be the same—neither will Eleanor or Connie.
The Right Window (2015)
June Daniels lost her best friend Lorena Carroll in a tragic accident. Now she must finally do what Lorena wanted—to go back to her hometown of Fraser Creek, South Carolina, at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. June summons all her resolve, and with a hideous-looking urn with Lorena’s ashes, she comes face to face with Lorena’s family. Lorena’s aunt, Adelaide Carroll, the matriarch of what’s left of the Carroll family. And the youngest Dylan, an irascible teenager on the verge of becoming a woman, who struggles with her sexuality and her aunt. And let’s not forget the adorable Avery sisters, the twins who have been in Fraser Creek since the Civil War and have their own opinion about Lorena Carroll.
A welcome respite from all eccentricities of Fraser Creek is the engaging Vinnia Carlisle, who owns a small farm and takes in every animal that wanders into the yard. On one early autumn morning when June wanders in looking for directions, well, Vinnia believes this lost critter needs all the love and attention she can get.
Through her wit and simple approach to life, Vinnia helps June salvage some peace with herself—and perhaps for them, much more.
Autumn Waltz (2017)
In the sequel to Lilac Time, Autumn Waltz finds Jessica and Cliff adjusting to their new life of being in love and sharing a family. Between Ben sending letters to colleges and Mattie preparing for her stage debut in the school play, the newly in love couple have no alone time—quality or otherwise. Things seems to settle, but not for long. Jessica is informed that the house she’s renting is being sold, and she has one month to move. This has the madcap redhead, aka Mattie, petrified that their belongings will be thrown out in the street. Mattie must come up with a plan. And to throw a monkey wrench in for good measure, a woman from Cliff’s past enters, causing more chaos. Of course, Mattie once again must come up with a plan to save the day. What could possibly go wrong?
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