About Kelly Irvin

Award-winning author Kelly Irvin has published more than 35 Amish romances, romantic suspense novels, and novellas. While the characters, settings, and themes vary widely in these disparate genres, all of Kelly’s books feature powerful stories of strong women who struggle with difficult trials. Readers often will relate as they walk through similar seasons.

Kelly’s recent Amish series Amish Blessings features three stories of adoption and how it changes lives. Set in Yoder, Kansas, it includes Love’s Dwelling, The Warmth of Sunshine, and Every Good Gift. Another series Amish Callings focuses on a Virginia family of auctioneers and the topic of how Amish families cope with rare diseases that are more prevalent in their communities. The first book is called The Heart’s Bidding.

She has also penned seven critically acclaimed romantic suspense novels, including Trust Me, which debuted in February 2022. Publisher’s Weekly said of the novel: “(In this) whirlwind romantic thriller . . . Irvin follows the characters through twists and turns, writing through the lens of faith and broken faith, while illuminating a bridge across shattered relationships to second chances.”

She is the author of the Amish of Big Sky Country series, which focused on three Amish communities in northwestern Montana affected by devastating wildfires. These included Mountains of Grace, A Long Bridge Home, and Peace in the Valley.

The first book in the Every Amish Season series, Upon a Spring Breeze, won the 2018 Readers’ Choice Award from the Faith, Hope, and Love Chapter of Romance Writers of America in the long contemporary romance category.

She is also the author of the Amish of Bee County series which includes The Saddle Maker’s Son, The Bishop’s Son, and The Beekeeper’s Son. This last novel received a starred review from Publisher’s Weekly, calling it “a delicately woven masterpiece.” The Beekeeper’s Son was a finalist in the national 2016 ACFW Carol Awards Contest in the romance category. Kelly is also the author of the Bliss Creek Amish series and the New Hope Amish series.

Among her other works are novellas in eight anthologies with other best-selling Amish romance authors.

Kelly’s novel, Love Redeemed, was a 2015 finalist in the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) Carol Awards contest.

The Kansas native is a graduate of the University of Kansas School of Journalism. She has been writing nonfiction professionally for more than 30 years, including 10 years as a newspaper reporter. She retired in 2016 after working 22 years in public relations for the City of San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department. She is a member of ACFW and Alamo City Christian Fiction Writers. In her spare time, she blogs, reads fiction, and loves her family.