Kate Ryder is a bestselling author of romance and fantasy fiction, originally from the South East of England. She was born in Middlesex, United Kingdom, and spent much of her earlier years living in Surrey. Kate is known for her international bestselling romantic suspense and timeslip/magic realism novels. She is represented by the Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency and is published by Embla Books and Aria Fiction. Kate is also a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association (RNA) and the Society of Authors (SoA).
One of Kate's most popular novels is "Beneath Cornish Skies," a beautiful romance with a shimmer of ghostliness that achieved #1 eBook in the Amazon Australia Kindle Store and peaked at #83 in the Amazon UK Kindle Store. It was also shortlisted for the RNA Romantic Novel Awards 2022. Another notable work is "Secrets of the Mist," a mysterious timeslip romance set in Dorset that reached #49 in the Amazon UK Kindle Store and achieved bestseller flags in the UK, Canada, and Australia. In its original, self-published version as 'The Forgotten Promise,' it was awarded the first Chill with a Book "Book of the Month."
Kate's other popular novels include "Summer in a Cornish Cove," a contemporary romantic suspense set on the wild and rugged Lizard Peninsula, and "Cottage on a Cornish Cliff," a standalone novel that peaked at #1 in Kindle categories in the UK. Her latest novel, "Into a Cornish Wind," is a contemporary romance with a twist of otherworldliness that was published on 28 September and bestseller flags on Amazon UK and Australia by the end of the day. Kate currently resides in the 'jam-first' Cornish side of the beautiful Tamar Valley with her husband and a rehomed Bengal-cross cat. When not writing, she enjoys spending her time by the coast, theatre, music, and art. However, instead of painting, she prefers to paint pictures with words.