Kathy Coatney

ALLi Author Member

Location: United States of America (the)

Genres: Writing & Publishing, Romance, Children's general

Skills: Speaking Engagement/Lecture

Kathy Coatney has spent long hours behind the lens of a camera, wading through rice paddies, dairies and orchards over her twenty plus years as a photojournalist specializing in agriculture. With her roots in agriculture running four generations deep, she felt a deep concern that children didn’t know how their food was produced. Envisioning a new direction for her writing, she launched From the Farm to the Table series of nonfiction children’s books about agriculture.

Kathy also loves—and writes—deeply emotional, small-town romances. She gets her inspiration from movies like While You Were Sleeping, Return To Me, a variety of music, and from her own happily-ever-after. Her favorite place to plot out novels is swinging in a hammock on a warm spring day. Ironically, her fiction books also carry an agriculture thread in them, some more than others.

Kathy’s favorite things: cuddling by the fire, ice cream, fresh-baked scones, mochas, and finding outdoor activities for every season, whether it’s swimming, skiing, mountain biking or a quiet stroll through the woods.

Happily married for over thirty-five years, she and her husband have two grown sons, a granddaughter and a menagerie of animals—a black lab who thinks she’s human, a house cat that looks part bobcat, and numerous wild animals that roam freely on her property.

Kathy Coatney's books

Falling in Love...Again

They vowed to love each other forever, then grief tore them apart.

Clare and Ethan Burke carved out a life in Paradise Falls, Idaho. While Clare built a career as an outdoor photographer, Ethan taught eighth-grade. They raised three children and had a happily-ever-after life until tragedy struck, and they lost their teenage daughter in a boating accident.

Two years later, Clare and Ethan still love each other, but their grief has pushed them to the brink of divorce. When Clare leaves for a photo shoot into the mountains and doesn’t return, what really matters becomes clear. And with a blizzard looming, Ethan must move heaven and earth to find her.

Will they get a second chance at love or lose each other forever?

Falling in Love With You

Three friends, three broken hearts, and an everlasting love.
Best friends from childhood, Jon, Abby, and Noah, built a friendship that has survived the test of time.

Noah secretly loves Abby, but Abby only has eyes for Jon—except Jon doesn’t love her back. When Jon is diagnosed with ALS, and Abby convinces Jon her feelings are strong enough for both of them. But after fifteen years of a marriage, Abby discovers her love for Jon was only infatuation. It’s Noah who has truly owned her heart.

Jon’s final request to Noah—Confess to Abby that you’ve always loved her and give her the life she was meant to have. But before Noah can profess his love, disaster strikes, and Noah fears he will never get the chance to fulfill his promise and win the love of his life.

Falling in love for the First Time

She fell in love with the man of her dreams, then grief tore them apart.
Maggie Murphy is passionate about three things—running, nursing, and Daniel Gregorio.

Maggie and Daniel grew up next door to each other in Paradise Falls, Idaho. They fell in love and got married, then settled in their hometown to build a life together. Maggie worked as a flight nurse, while Daniel started Adventure Docs, an emergency medical service. Life was good until Daniel’s brother returned from the military, suffering from PTSD.

Their fairytale marriage unravels when Daniel’s brother dies, and Daniel’s own PTSD symptoms intensify. No longer able to control his outbursts of anger, his only choice is to push Maggie away. But when Maggie goes hiking and doesn’t return, Daniel won’t let anything keep him from finding her.

Will Daniel and Maggie get a chance to rekindle their love or lose each other forever?

She's Out of His League

Reunion or heartbreak––only time will tell . . .

Emma Delaney has always loved Sam Parker. Her childhood friend turned baseball superstar, Sam reminds her of warm sunshine, laughter and passion. In his arms, she dreamed of white picket fences and happily-ever-afters, until the day he abandoned her for baseball, proving what she’s always known—she’s out of his league.

Sam lived and breathed baseball for nine years, all the while trying to relieve his guilt over his brother’s death and avoid a father he disappointed. But now his baseball career is over, and Sam returns home to face his guilt, and the woman he abandoned for the game, the woman he can never have—Emma.

Leave Me Breathless

What does an inquisitive reporter, a dedicated cop, and a band of geriatric mystery sleuths have in common? The desire to see justice done!

Tossed from her position at a prestigious San Francisco newspaper, C. J. Pulaski returns to her hometown of Conspiracy in disgrace. She's hit rock bottom and will do anything to find her next big story and get her career back on track. In desperation, she even joins her father's Trench Coat Brigade, a wacky group of seniors with a penchant for solving mysteries.

Nate Cole has left the LAPD after his partner is killed in the line of duty to take the job of police chief in Conspiracy. Small town living suited him just fine and he was content until he has to solve a thirty-five year-old murder, keep the Trench Coat Brigade in line and deal with a spunky, outspoken reporter. Now, Nate suspects there might be something missing from his life—C.J.

Dad's Girls

Lily and her dad were very close. They spent lots of time together. Friday was her dad’s day off, and they did special things together while her mom taught school. But then a few months before her sister, Violet, was born, her dad died, and everything changed.

This is Lily’s story about all the special memories of her dad. She told it to preserve the memories for her and for Violet, who never had a chance to know him.

From the Farm to the Table Dairy

For over 70 years, Farmer John has been a cow guy. Not much surprises him any more, except for the day quadruplet calves were born on his dairy. The story with photographs of Farmer John and his Four Quart Girls tell this special event.

From the Farm to the Table series are books about agriculture designed for second and third grade readers. Each book highlights second grade vocabulary words.

Kathy Coatney pens From the Farm to the Table series of non-fiction children’s books about agriculture.

From the Farm to the Table Bees

Beekeeper Pat is an insect guy. He started out as a bike guy until he traded a bike for a colony of bees, and he’s been a bee guy ever since. The story with photographs of Beekeeper Pat and his amazing dancing bees tells the important work bees do.From the Farm to the Table series are books about agriculture designed for second and third grade readers. Each book highlights second grade vocabulary words.

Kathy Coatney pens From the Farm to the Table series of non-fiction children’s books about agriculture.

From the Farm to the Table Olives

Farmer Nick and Farmer Charlie are olive guys. They are neighbor farmers who raise two different varieties of olives, Sevillano and Manzanillo. Farmer Nick worked in olive orchards all through high school, and Farmer Charlie started farming after he was an adult. The story with photographs of Farmer Nick and Farmer Charlie tells how olives are grown.

From the Farm to the Table series are books about agriculture designed for second and third grade readers. Each book highlights second grade vocabulary words.

From the Farm to the Table Potatoes

Farmer Terry is a spud guy. He raises two varieties of potatoes, Russet Norkotah and Red. Farmer Terry planted his first potatoes in high school with his brother, John, and continues to grow them today. The story with photographs of Farmer Terry tells how potatoes are grown.

From the Farm to the Table series are books about agriculture designed for second and third grade readers. Each book highlights second grade vocabulary words

Kathy Coatney pens From the Farm to the Table series of non-fiction children’s books about agriculture.

From the Farm to the Table Almonds

Farmer Dan is an almond guy. He raises almonds and also grows wildflowers to feed the bees that pollinate his almonds. The story with photographs of Farmer Dan tells how almonds are grown.

From the Farm to the Table series are books about agriculture designed for second and third grade readers. Each book highlights second grade vocabulary words.

Kathy Coatney pens From the Farm to the Table series of non-fiction children’s books about agriculture.

From the Farm to the Table Beef

Rancher Mary is a beef gal. She raises beef cattle for meat and for medical use. The story with photographs of Rancher Mary tells how beef cows are raised.

From the Farm to the Table series are books about agriculture designed for second and third grade readers. Each book highlights second grade vocabulary words.

Kathy Coatney is all about agriculture, from over 20 years as a freelance photojournalist specializing in agriculture, to her nonfiction agriculture series of children’s books, From the Farm to the Table.

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