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ⓘ About Kate O'Keeffe
O’Keeffe published “Styling Wellywood,” her debut novel in 2016 and this would pave the way for her to become the type of author that she is today. She now publishes at least three novels every year and has at least two dozen novels to her name spread across several series. Kate currently makes her home in Hawke’s Bay New Zealand alongside her family and two rambunctious dogs. When she is not penning her blockbuster works of fiction, she can usually be found hiking slowly up hills, eating a lot of chocolate, traveling to different countries across the world, reading romances, and playing tennis. Kate O’Keeffe’s novel “Never Fall for Your Back-Up Guy” is an intriguing romance fiction work that tells the story of Asher McMillan and Zara Huntington Ross.
All Book Series by Kate O'Keeffe
Never Fall for Your One that Got Away
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2022
Faking It With the Guy Next Door
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2023
Breaking the Ice
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2024 Anthology · Whitney Dineen
Penalties and Proposals
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2024 Anthology · Anne Kemp
Fake-Off with Fate
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2025 Anthology · Whitney Dineen
Goalie and the Girl Next Door
Book 5 of 7 · published 2025 Anthology · Elsie Woods
Soulmates and Slapshots
Book 6 of 7 · published 2025 Anthology · Melissa Baldwin
The Icing on the Cake
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2025 Anthology · Grace Worthington
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Kate O'Keeffe?
O’Keeffe published “Styling Wellywood,” her debut novel in 2016 and this would pave the way for her to become the type of author that she is today. She now publishes at least three novels every year and has at least two dozen novels to her name spread across several series. Kate currently makes her home in Hawke's Bay New Zealand alongside her family and two rambunctious dogs.
Which Kate O'Keeffe series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Wellywood series, the earliest of Kate O'Keeffe's multi-book series: it opens with Wedding Bubbles (2014) and runs to 4 books across 2014–2016, ending with Falling for Grace (2016). Kate O'Keeffe's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Kate O'Keeffe written?
Kate O'Keeffe has 46 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2014 and 2026. 43 of them belong to 11 named series — the largest being the Love on Thin Ice series with 7 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Kate O'Keeffe's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Kate O'Keeffe's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Wellywood (2014–2016, 4 books), Cozy Cottage Café (2017–2018, 4 books) and High Tea (2019, 3 books), plus 8 more.
How are Kate O'Keeffe's books organised into series?
This guide splits Kate O'Keeffe's 46 books into 11 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Love on Thin Ice (7 books, 2024); Love In Maple Falls (7 books, 2025); Royally Kissed (5 books, 2024–2026); Cozy Cottage Café (4 books, 2017–2018); It's Complicated (4 books, 2021–2022), plus 6 further series.