Kathleen Shoop

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  • Bibliography:
    23 Books (6 Series)
  • First Book:
    May 2011
  • Latest Book:
    November 2023
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Full Series List in Order

'Tis the Season

1 - The Christmas Coat (Dec-2019)
2 - The Tin Whistle (Dec-2020)

Brashear

1 - Love Under the Stars (Sep-2020)

Bridal Shop

1 - A Puff of Silk (Oct-2018)

Donora

1 - After the Fog (Mar-2012)
2 - The Strongman and the Mermaid (Feb-2019)
3 - The Magician (Apr-2021)

Endless Love

1 - Home Again (Aug-2013)
2 - Return to Love (Jun-2014)
3 - Tending Her Heart (Oct-2014)

The Letter

1 - The Last Letter (May-2011)
2 - The Road Home (May-2015)
3 - The Kitchen Mistress (Aug-2017)
3.5 - The River Jewel (Dec-2019)
4 - The Thief's Heart (Jan-2020)

Book List in Order: 23 titles

  • The Last Letter

    The Letter - 1

    Katherine wouldn’t have believed it if she hadn’t found the letter… Katherine Arthur's dying mother arrives on her doorstep, forcing her to relive a past she wanted to forget. When Katherine was young, the Arthur family had been affluent city d...

  • After the Fog

    Donora - 1

    A love story wrapped in historical drama…In the steel town of Donora, Pennsylvania, site of the infamous 1948 “killing smog,” headstrong nurse Rose Pavlesic tends to her family and neighbors. Efficient and precise, she’s created a life that r...

  • Love and Other Subjects

    For every woman who wonders if she chose the right career... Carolyn Jenkins strives for two things--to be the greatest teacher ever and to find true love. She's as skilled at both as an infant trying to eat with a fork. Carolyn's suburban upbringing...

  • Bliss: An Anthology Of Novellas

    Five authors contribute five novellas to this romantic collection set over centuries, in one home on Albemarle Sound.Where the heart is…Bliss, the stately residence on North Carolina’s Albemarle Sound is home to five stories of spellbinding roman...

  • Home Again

    Endless Love - 1

    1969-- Set on the shores of the Albemarle Sound, April Harrington has fond memories of summers at her family home, Bliss. After her fairytale wedding disintegrates, it becomes her refuge -- the one place where she can attempt to pull the unraveling t...

  • Return to Love

    Endless Love - 2

    Sweet Romance… Fresh off their whirlwind nuptials and unexpected, but joyous pregnancy, April and Hale Abercrombie are gleeful about their life together. But, while Hale is serving his country in Vietnam, he receives news of the loss of their newbo...

  • Tending Her Heart

    Endless Love - 3

    Sweet, Fun Romance--Set in 1971, nurse Julie Peters is ambitious and tenacious, but her plans to modernize Waterside Hospital's labor and delivery department are thwarted by old-school doctors and brown-nosing colleagues. The last thing on her mind i...

  • The Road Home

    The Letter - 2

    THE ROAD HOME... The Long-Awaited Sequel to Award-Winning, Bestselling Author Kathleen Shoop’s The Last Letter… 1891 -- Living separately for three years, fourteen-year-old twins, Katherine and Tommy Arthur, have done their best to make each boar...

  • The Kitchen Mistress

    The Letter - 3

    THE KITCHEN MISTRESS--Katherine’s Story -- The Letter Series -- Book 3 For every woman who’s had to choose between the secrets that protect her and the people she loves the most… 1892 -- Des Moines Katherine Arthur and her family are back and i...



  • A Puff of Silk

    Bridal Shop - 1

    A Novella-Book 1-Bridal Shop SeriesNew York City dress designer to the stars, Amelia Pettipiece, cleared a unique path to fashion-glory. With her career soaring, grand penthouse apartment on Central Park, and handsome boyfriend who supports her ambit...

  • The Strongman and the Mermaid

    Donora - 2

    2019 Donora, Pennsylvania Ninety-one-year-old Patryk Rusek hides in his attic, hoping the searchers think he's escaped. When Lucy finally bursts in, she discovers her beloved grandfather clutching a fat, hand-illustrated, antique book. In it is the s...

  • Over the River and Through the Woods

    A holiday pastiche from the authors of Mindful Writers Retreat, sure to light your festive candles! From a Thanksgiving snowstorm that mends old feuds... to the family misunderstandings that fuel new ones... a quirky elf and some romantic stardust wi...

  • The Christmas Coat

    'Tis the Season - 1

    Two days before Christmas, ornery Elliot Ebberts is tasked with school drop-off even though distracted by an important real estate transaction. In the holiday carpool chaos his extravagant, lucky coat goes missing. In a panic, he searches for his coa...

  • The River Jewel

    The Letter - 3.5

    For everyone who hopes to find the perfect match…1875 Des Moines, IowaThe novella, The River Jewel, takes readers of the bestselling Letter Series novels back in time, before there was a last letter, before the Arthurs lost everything, before t...

  • The Thief's Heart

    The Letter - 4

    Des Moines, 1892 Taking place during the same timeframe as The Kitchen Mistress, The Thief's Heart provides a portal into Tommy and Pearl as their relationship develops, inviting the reader into the inner workings of their lives. After losing their...

  • Love Under the Stars

    Brashear - 1

    1861, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Inspired by the true story of John and Phoebe Brashear who developed telescopes and lenses that are still in use today, Love Under the Stars brings the beginnings of their journey to life. Set against the steel mills of...

  • The Tin Whistle

    'Tis the Season - 2

    Inspired by a true story... 1854 Jacob Gusky wakes up hoping Santa has arrived. And he has... but not for Jacob, one of two Jewish boys living at the Boys' Home of Manhattan. When a friend gifts him a tin whistle, Jacob learns the power of giving, th...

  • The Magician

    Donora - 3

    Donora 2019Ninety-two year old Patryk Rusek is on the run, bath-towel flying off, with nothing but his new Nikes to carry him to freedom. His plan to escape from Blue Horizon Retirement Community is in motion. Except his great-grandson Owen isn't at ...

  • Into the Woods

    Short stories, poems, essays, music, and one walking meditation. Each piece is unique in tone and genre and the result is that the collection captures the fascinating, frightening, fun, healing, and fantastical wonder of time spent in the woods.Proce...



  • Love on the Edge

    Experience love's emotional gamut from the authors of Mindful Writers Retreat, sure to bring joy and bliss to your heart any time of year. From love in the time of war... to love at first sight and long walks in the snow... to sparks flying because o...

  • Cinder Bella

    WINNER: NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS--ROMANCEDecember, 1893--Shadyside, PennsylvaniaShe never had anything.He lost everything.Together they create a Christmas to remember.Bella Darling lives in a cozy barn at Maple Grove, an estate owned by indu...

  • Shell House

    A compelling new beach read from the authors of Mindful Writers Retreat. From new love to old love... even the love of a house plays host to generations of special events at Shell House. Beautifully situated between the Atlantic Ocean and Silver Lake...

  • Boxing Day

    Donora, Pennsylvania—December, 1923 It's Christmastime and twenty-four-year-old Socialite, Wrenly Hawthorne, is teetering between the comfort of family wealth and her risky drive for independence. Feeling estranged from friends and at odds wit...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Kathleen Shoop has published 23 books.

Kathleen Shoop does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Boxing Day, was published in November 2023.

The first book by Kathleen Shoop, The Last Letter, was published in May 2011.

Yes. Kathleen Shoop has 6 series.
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