Katie McGarry books

Katie McGarry is a YA and new adult romance author known for emotional stories about teenagers facing difficult circumstances, including the Pushing the Limits series and Thunder Road trilogy.

More Than Words

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Red at Night 2014 Buy

Pushing The Limits Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Pushing the Limits 2012 Buy
Complice la notte 2013 N/A
Pushing the Limits Collection Volume 2 2014 N/A
Crossing the Line 2013 Buy
Scommessa d’amore 2013 N/A
Crash into You 2013 Buy
Dare You To 2013 Buy
Red at Night 2014 N/A
Take Me On 2014 Buy
Chasing Impossible 2016 Buy
Breaking the Rules 2014 Buy

Pushing the Limits Next Generation Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Pushing the Limits 2012 N/A
Risking it All 2024 Buy
Complice la notte 2013 N/A
Pushing the Limits Collection Volume 2 2014 N/A
Scommessa d’amore 2013 N/A
Crash into You 2013 N/A
Red at Night 2014 N/A
Take Me On 2014 N/A
Chasing Impossible 2016 N/A

Short Story Collections

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Novella Collection 2020 Buy

Standalone Novels

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Say You’ll Remember Me 2018 Buy
Only a Breath Apart 2019 Buy
Echoes Between Us 2020 Buy

Thunder Road Reading Order

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Nowhere But Here 2015 Buy
Walk the Edge 2016 Buy
Long Way Home 2017 Buy

Witches of the Island Reading Order

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A Wicked and Beautiful Garden 2021 Buy
A Stormy and Sultry Sea: 2021 Buy
A Glorious and Devilish Expanse 2022 N/A

Katie McGarry debuted in 2012 with Pushing the Limits, a Harlequin Teen novel about two troubled teenagers navigating trauma and first love. The book earned strong reviews for its honest treatment of mental illness and the child welfare system, and McGarry followed it with several companion novels in the same world, including Dare You To (2013), Crash into You (2013), and Take Me On (2014). Each book introduced a new couple while keeping earlier characters in the mix.

In 2015, McGarry launched the Thunder Road series with Nowhere But Here, shifting to a small-town setting centered on a motorcycle club called the Reign of Terror. The trilogy continued with Walk the Edge (2016) and Long Way Home (2017). She also wrote standalone novels during this period, including Say You’ll Remember Me (2018) and Only a Breath Apart (2019), both of which kept her signature blend of romance and real-world struggles.

McGarry moved into self-publishing in 2021 with the Witches of the Island series, a paranormal romance trilogy beginning with A Wicked and Beautiful Garden. The series follows witch and midwife Cassie Strega and a Fae warrior in a story that mixes second-chance romance with supernatural conflict. In 2024, she returned to the Pushing the Limits world with Risking it All, a next-generation story set in the same universe as her debut.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Katie McGarry written?

Katie McGarry has written 31 books across seven series.

What was Katie McGarry's first book?

Katie McGarry’s first book is Pushing the Limits, published in 2012.

Do Katie McGarry's series need to be read in order?

Each book in the Pushing the Limits series and Thunder Road trilogy features a different couple and can be read as a standalone. However, characters recur across books, and reading in publication order gives the best experience since relationships develop in the background of later stories.

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