Kate Tremayne

Kate Tremayne is a British novelist from East Tilbury in Essex.

She is best known as the creator of the Loveday series of novels, about a family living in 18th century rural England during the time of the French Revolution. Billed as a Cornish family saga, most of its books contain also sections set in France, London, America and Australia. The series includes 11 titles: Adam Loveday (1999),^[1][2] The Loveday Fortunes (2000), The Loveday Trials (2001), The Loveday Scandals (2003), The Loveday Honour (2004), The Loveday Pride (2005),^[3] The Loveday Loyalty (2006), The Loveday Revenge (2007),^[4] The Loveday Secrets (2008),^[5] The Loveday Conspiracy (2009), and The Loveday Vendetta (2010).

While generally categorised as period romance novels, the Loveday books cover a broad spectrum of subjects including betrayal, crime, family rivalry, adventure, sacrifice, class discrimination and domestic abuse.^{[citation needed]}