Kathy Lynn Emerson Books in Order

Kathy Lynn Emerson is a prolific author with a diverse body of work. She began writing at a young age, crafting a newspaper for her dolls and a series of adventures featuring her favorite television characters. Her writing career spans multiple genres, including contemporary, historical, and time-travel romance, as well as historical novels, children's books, non-fiction, short stories, and historical mysteries. Under various pen names, she has achieved notable success: as Kate Emerson, she writes historical novels; as Kaitlyn Gorton, she pens romance; and as Kaitlyn Dunnett, she crafts contemporary cozy mysteries. Her expertise in mystery writing earned her the Agatha award for nonfiction, and she maintains the website "A Who's Who of Tudor Women" at TudorWomen.com.

Bibliography verified: January 2026

Book Series by Kathy Lynn Emerson

  • #1
    Shalla(2020)
    Amazon
  • #2
    Best New England Crime Stories 2015(2014)
    Amazon
  • #1
    Crime & Punctuation(2018)
    Amazon
  • #2
    Clause & Effect(2019)
    Amazon
  • #3
    A Fatal Fiction(2020)
    Amazon
  • #4
    Murder, She Edited(2021)
    Amazon
  • #1
    Deadlier than the Pen(2004)
    Amazon
  • #2
    Fatal as a Fallen Woman(2005)
    Amazon
  • #3
    No Mortal Reason(2007)
    Amazon
  • #4
    Lethal Legend(2008)
    Amazon
  • #1
    Kilt Dead(2007)
    Amazon
  • #2
    Scone Cold Dead(2008)
    Amazon
  • #3
    A Wee Christmas Homicide(2009)
    Amazon
  • #4
    The Corpse Wore Tartan(2010)
    Amazon
  • #5
    Scotched(2011)
    Amazon
  • #6
    Bagpipes, Brides and Homicides(2012)
    Amazon
  • #7
    Vampires, Bones and Treacle Scones(2013)
    Amazon
  • #8
    Ho-Ho-Homicide(2014)
    Amazon
  • #9
    The Scottie Barked At Midnight(2015)
    Amazon
  • #10
    Kilt at the Highland Games(2017)
    Amazon
  • #11
    X Marks the Scot(2017)
    Amazon
  • #12
    Overkilt(2018)
    Amazon
  • #13
    A View to a Kilt(2020)
    Amazon
  • #1
    Murder in the Queen's Wardrobe(2015)
    Amazon
  • #2
    Murder in the Merchant's Hall(2015)
    Amazon
  • #3
    Murder in a Cornish Alehouse(2017)
    Amazon
  • #1
    Wives and Daughters: The Women of Sixteenth Century England(1984)
    Amazon
  • #2
    Making Headlines: A Biography of Nellie Bly(1984)
    Amazon
  • #3
    The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in Renaissance England(1996)
    Amazon
  • #4
    How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries: The Art and Adventure of Sleuthing Through the Past(2008)
    Amazon
  • #1
    The Pleasure Palace(2009)
    Amazon
  • #2
    Between Two Queens(2009)
    Amazon
  • #3
    By Royal Decree(2010)
    Amazon
  • #4
    At the King's Pleasure(2011)
    Amazon
  • #5
    The King's Damsel(2012)
    Amazon
  • #6
    Royal Inheritance(2013)
    Amazon
  • #1
    The Mystery of Hilliard's Castle(1985)
    Amazon
  • #2
    Julia's Mending(1987)
    Amazon
  • #3
    Cloud Castles(1989)
    Amazon
  • #4
    The Mystery of the Missing Bagpipes(1991)
    Amazon
  • #5
    Winter Tapestry(1991)
    Amazon
  • #6
    Echoes and Illusions(1993)
    Amazon
  • #7
    Firebrand(1993)
    Amazon
  • #8
    Unquiet Hearts(1994)
    Amazon
  • #9
    The Green Rose(1994)
    Amazon
  • #10
    Hearth, Home and Hope / The Rapunzel Trap(1995)
    Amazon
  • #11
    Sleepwalking Beauty(1997)
    Amazon
  • #12
    Relative Strangers(1997)
    Amazon
  • #13
    Separated Sisters / Family Lies(1997)
    Amazon
  • #14
    Sight Unseen / E-Mail Order Bride(1998)
    Amazon
  • #15
    Tried and True(1998)
    Amazon
  • #16
    That Special Smile(1998)
    Amazon
  • #17
    Someday(2001)
    Amazon
  • #18
    The Blessing Witch(2014)
    Amazon
  • #19
    Different Times, Different Crimes(2017)
    Amazon
  • #20
    The Valentine Veilleux Mysteries(2021)
    Amazon
  • #1
    Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie(1997)
    Amazon
  • #2
    Face Down Upon an Herbal(1998)
    Amazon
  • #3
    Face Down Among the Winchester Geese(1999)
    Amazon
  • #4
    Face Down Beneath the Eleanor Cross(2000)
    Amazon
  • #5
    Face Down Under the Wych Elm(2000)
    Amazon
  • #6
    Face Down Before Rebel Hooves(2001)
    Amazon
  • #7
    Face Down Across the Western Sea(2002)
    Amazon
  • #8
    Murders and Other Confusions(2004)
    Amazon
  • #9
    Face Down Below the Banqueting House(2005)
    Amazon
  • #10
    Face Down Beside St. Anne's Well(2006)
    Amazon
  • #11
    Face Down O'er the Border(2007)
    Amazon
  • #1
    Renegade Ways (By: Terry Lawrence)(1992)
    Amazon
  • #2
    Dark Fire (By: Peggy Webb)(1992)
    Amazon
  • #3
    Night Dreams (By: Sandra Chastain)(1992)
    Amazon
  • #4
    The Princess and the Pea (By: Fayrene Preston)(1993)
    Amazon
  • #5
    'Twas the Night (By: Helen Mittermeyer)(1993)
    Amazon
  • #6
    Animal Magnetism (By: Bonnie Pega)(1993)
    Amazon
  • #7
    Perfect Double (By: Cindy Gerard)(1993)
    Amazon
  • #8
    Baby, Come Back (By: Billie Green)(1993)
    Amazon
  • #9
    The Shadow Lover (By: Terry Lawrence)(1993)
    Amazon
  • #10
    Fly with Me (By: Jan Hudson)(1994)
    Amazon
  • #11
    Bad to the Bone (By: Debra Dixon)(1996)
    Amazon
  • #12
    Wild at Heart (By: Faye Hughes)(1996)
    Amazon
  • #13
    Cloud Dancer (By: Laura Taylor)(1997)
    Amazon
  • #14
    Love Thy Neighbor(1997)
    Amazon
  • #15
    Never Say Good-Bye (By: Maureen Caudill)(1998)
    Amazon
  • #16
    Your Wish is My Command (By: Stephanie Bancroft)(1998)
    Amazon

About Kathy Lynn Emerson

Kathy Lynn Emerson is a prolific author with a diverse body of work. She began writing at a young age, crafting a newspaper for her dolls and a series of adventures featuring her favorite television characters. Her writing career spans multiple genres, including contemporary, historical, and time-travel romance, as well as historical novels, children's books, non-fiction, short stories, and historical mysteries. Under various pen names, she has achieved notable success: as Kate Emerson, she writes historical novels; as Kaitlyn Gorton, she pens romance; and as Kaitlyn Dunnett, she crafts contemporary cozy mysteries. Her expertise in mystery writing earned her the Agatha award for nonfiction, and she maintains the website "A Who's Who of Tudor Women" at TudorWomen.com.

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