Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Loves Me, Loves Me Not |
2009 |
Buy |
Libby Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Winter’s Orphan |
2023 |
Buy |
| A Mother’s Secret |
2024 |
Buy |
Liverpool Sisters Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Liverpool Daughter |
2020 |
Buy |
| Under the Mistletoe |
2020 |
Buy |
| Over the Rainbow |
2021 |
Buy |
Neyler Quartet Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| The Glory |
1982 |
Buy |
| The Pride |
1983 |
Buy |
| The Splendour |
1983 |
Buy |
| Full Circle |
1986 |
Buy |
| Loves Me, Loves Me Not |
2009 |
Buy |
Rose Queen Trilogy Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| The Rose Queen |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Winter Rose |
2022 |
Buy |
| A Rose and a Promise |
2023 |
Buy |
Runaway Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| The Winter Runaway |
2024 |
Buy |
| Forgotten Child |
2025 |
Buy |
| The Winter Bride |
2025 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Cousin to the Queen |
1972 |
Buy |
| My Master Mariner |
1974 |
Buy |
| The Bright Day Is Done |
1974 |
Buy |
| Princess In Waiting |
1976 |
Buy |
| The Winter Queen |
1977 |
Buy |
| Child of Passion |
1978 |
Buy |
| The Winyard Fortune |
1981 |
Buy |
| A Crock of Gold |
1990 |
Buy |
| First Love, Last Love |
1992 |
Buy |
| A Liverpool Lass |
1993 |
Buy |
| The Girl From Penny Lane |
1993 |
Buy |
| Liverpool Taffy |
1994 |
Buy |
| The Mersey Girls |
1994 |
Buy |
| Strawberry Fields |
1995 |
Buy |
| We’ll Meet Again |
1996 |
Buy |
| From Clare to Here |
1997 |
Buy |
| Rainbows End |
1997 |
Buy |
| Waterloo Sunset |
1998 |
Buy |
| You Are My Sunshine |
1998 |
Buy |
| Rose Of Tralee |
1998 |
Buy |
| No Silver Spoon |
1999 |
Buy |
| The Silken Thread |
1999 |
Buy |
| Feather Light, Diamond Bright |
1999 |
Buy |
| The Queen’s Corsair |
1999 |
Buy |
| Polly’s Angel |
2000 |
Buy |
| Prisoner in Peking |
2000 |
Buy |
| The Girl From Seaforth Sands |
2001 |
Buy |
| The Liverpool Rose |
2001 |
Buy |
| False Colours |
2001 |
Buy |
| Sir Walter’s Lady |
2002 |
Buy |
| Place In The Sun |
2002 |
Buy |
| Poor Little Rich Girl |
2002 |
Buy |
| The Bad Penny |
2002 |
Buy |
| Down Daisy Street |
2003 |
Buy |
| A Kiss And A Promise |
2003 |
Buy |
| The Merry Mistress |
2003 |
Buy |
| Two Penn’orth Of Sky |
2004 |
Buy |
| A Long And Lonely Road |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Cuckoo Child |
2005 |
Buy |
| Darkest Before Dawn |
2005 |
Buy |
| Orphans of the Storm |
2006 |
Buy |
| Little Girl Lost |
2006 |
Buy |
| Beyond the Blue Hills |
2006 |
Buy |
| Forgotten Dreams |
2007 |
Buy |
| Sunshine and Shadows |
2008 |
Buy |
| Such Sweet Sorrow |
2008 |
Buy |
| A Mother’s Hope |
2009 |
Buy |
| In Time for Christmas |
2009 |
Buy |
| Heading Home |
2009 |
Buy |
| A Mistletoe Kiss |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Lost Days of Summer |
2011 |
Buy |
| Christmas Wishes |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Runaway |
2012 |
Buy |
| Family Feeling |
2012 |
Buy |
| This Royal Breed |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Blue and Distant Hills |
2012 |
Buy |
| Harvest Moon |
2012 |
Buy |
| A Sixpenny Christmas |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Forget-Me-Not Summer |
2013 |
Buy |
| Someone Special |
2013 |
Buy |
| A Christmas to Remember |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Arcade |
2014 |
Buy |
| Still Waters |
2014 |
Buy |
| Time to Say Goodbye |
2014 |
Buy |
| Sophie |
2014 |
Buy |
| All My Fortunes |
2014 |
Buy |
| A Family Affair |
2014 |
Buy |
| Jenny Alone |
2014 |
Buy |
| Chasing Rainbows |
2014 |
Buy |
| Harbour Hill |
2014 |
Buy |
| A Family Christmas |
2014 |
Buy |
| A Summer Promise |
2015 |
Buy |
| When Christmas Bells Ring |
2015 |
Buy |
| An Orphan’s Christmas |
2016 |
Buy |
| A Christmas Candle |
2017 |
Buy |
| Christmas at Tuppenny Corner |
2018 |
Buy |
| A Mother’s Love |
2019 |
Buy |
| A Christmas Gift |
2019 |
Buy |
| Winter’s Orphan |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Winter Fair |
2026 |
Buy |
The Mersey Queen#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Mersey Queen |
2026 |
Buy |
White Christmas Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| White Christmas / Christmas at Petticoat Lane |
2021 |
Buy |
| Winter’s Orphan |
2023 |
Buy |
| A Mother’s Secret |
2024 |
Buy |
Katie Flynn has been writing since the early 1970s and has built a catalog of over 100 books across more than five decades. Her earliest titles, such as Cousin to the Queen (1972) and The Bright Day Is Done (1974), were historical in flavor, and by the 1990s she had shifted heavily toward Liverpool-set sagas. Titles like A Liverpool Lass, Liverpool Taffy, and The Liverpool Rose made that city her most recognizable setting.
Flynn has a strong attachment to seasonal and holiday themes. Many of her standalone titles reference Christmas or winter directly, and she published a steady stream of Christmas-themed novels from 2011 onward, including A Sixpenny Christmas, When Christmas Bells Ring, A Christmas Candle, and A Christmas Gift. Her named series include the Neyler Quartet from the 1980s, the Rose Queen Trilogy, and the more recent Libby and Runaway sequences. The Liverpool Sisters series, starting in 2020, extended her long history with that city into a new decade.
With 101 books and new releases still appearing through 2026, Flynn’s output is remarkable in both volume and consistency. Her readers know what to expect: warm, character-driven stories set in recognizable British communities, often with wartime or postwar backdrops.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Katie Flynn written?
Katie Flynn has written 101 books across nine series.
What was Katie Flynn's first book?
Katie Flynn’s first book is Cousin to the Queen, published in 1972.
What genres does Katie Flynn write in?
Katie Flynn writes holiday fiction. Their best-known work includes the Libby series.