Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mother for Hire | 1989 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 2 | Diamond in the Rough | 2010 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 3 | The Bride with No Name | 2008 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 4 | Mistletoe and Miracles | 2008 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 5 | Travis’s Appeal | 2010 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 6 | A Lawman for Christmas | 2011 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
Kate’s Boys is a six-book series by Marie Ferrarella that stretches across more than twenty years of publishing, from 1989 to 2011. The series revolves around Kate and the men she has raised, following each of her boys as they find love in their own way. Mother for Hire introduced the family, and subsequent books returned to check in on new romances within the same household.
The long gaps between some of the books give the series an unusual feel. Readers who started with the earliest titles got to revisit the family years later in Diamond in the Rough and A Lawman for Christmas. Each book works as a standalone romance, but the family connections add warmth and continuity. It is a series for readers who like watching a family grow and change over time, with each son getting his own love story.