Kelly Irvin

Best-selling author Kelly Irvin has published more than 30 novels, including 25 Amish romances and eight romantic suspense novels. Her first women’s fiction novel, The Year of Goodbyes and Hellos, debuted in December. Aimie K Runyan, best-selling author of A Bakery in Paris, said of this story, “A heartbreaking, truth-telling look at the ravages of cancer on the body and soul. Kelly Irvin’s tale will resonate with anyone who has been affected by this terrible disease.”

The first book in the Amish Blessings series, Love’s Dwelling, took second place in the Selah Awards long romance category. Irvin’s also the winner of a Reader’s Choice Award for her novel Upon a Spring Breeze and a two-time finalist in the ACFW Carol Award Contest in the contemporary romance category. Her romantic suspense story, Trust Me, was a finalist in the Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Contest.

A former newspaper reporter, Kelly worked in public relations for more than 20 years. She has been living with stage 4 ovarian cancer since 2016. She now writes fiction full time. She lives in Texas with her husband Tim. They are the parents of two kids, four grandkids, and two ornery cats.