Kendra Elliot

Kendra Elliot is a successful author of romantic suspense novels. Born in the Pacific Northwest, she worked in dentistry for sixteen years before deciding to pursue her passion for writing full-time. Growing up, she was an avid reader of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Nancy Drew, and Trixie Belden novels, which sparked her interest in mystery and suspense.

Elliot is well-known for her thrilling and romantic suspense novels, which include the Bone Secrets series, the Callahan & McLane series, the Mercy Kilpatrick series, and the Widow's Island series. She has sold over 12 million books and has been on the Wall Street Journal bestseller list more than a dozen times. Her writing has also earned her recognition as an International Thriller Writers finalist, a three-time Daphne Du Maurier winner, and a Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice finalist.

In addition to her successful solo career, Elliot also collaborates with fellow author Melinda Leigh on the Widow's Island and Rogue River novellas. She is fascinated by forensics and enjoys reading authors such as Lee Child, Karen Rose, Robert Crais, and Tami Hoag. Despite her success, Elliot remains true to her roots and still resides in the Pacific Northwest with her family and two cats, although she dreams of living every day in flip flops and watching the sunrise over the ocean.
Bone Secrets Books
# Title Year
1 Hidden 2012
2 Chilled 2012
3 Buried 2013
4 Veiled 2013
5 Alone 2014
6 Known 2016
Callahan & McLane Books
# Title Year
1 Vanished 2014
2 Bridged 2015
3 Spiraled 2015
4 Targeted 2016
Columbia River Books
# Title Year
1 The Last Sister 2020
2 The Silence 2020
3 In the Pines 2022
4 The First Death 2023
5 At the River 2024
6 The Next Grave 2024
Mercy Kilpatrick Books
# Title Year
1 A Merciful Death 2017
2 A Merciful Truth 2017
3 A Merciful Secret 2018
4 A Merciful Silence 2018
5 A Merciful Fate 2019
6 A Merciful Promise 2019
Rogue River Books (with Melinda Leigh)
# Title Year
1 On Her Father's Grave 2014
2 Gone to Her Grave 2014
3 Her Grave Secrets 2014
4 Walking on Her Grave 2014
Rogue Winter Books (by with Melinda Leigh)
# Title Year
1 Tracks of Her Tears 2015
2 Dead in Her Tracks 2015
Rogue Vows Books (with Melinda Leigh)
# Title Year
1 Death and Her Devotion 2016
2 Burned by Her Devotion 2016
Rogue Justice Books
# Title Year
1 Twisted Truth 2017
2 Truth Be Told 2017
Widow's Island Books (with Melinda Leigh)
# Title Year
1 Close to the Bone 2018
2 A Bone to Pick 2018
3 Whisper of Bones 2019
4 Bred in the Bone 2019
5 Below the Bones 2020
6 A Broken Bone 2020
7 Buried Bones 2021
8 The Lost Bones 2021
9 Bone Deep 2022
10 The Wrong Bones 2022
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 Echo Road 2024