{{Short description|Canadian writer}} {{Infobox writer | embed = | honorific_prefix = | name = K.A. Tucker | honorific_suffix = | image = | image_size = | image_upright = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | pseudonym = | birth_name = Kathleen Tucker | birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living people supply only the year with {{Birth year and age|YYYY}} unless the exact date is already widely published, as per [[WP:DOB]]. For people who have died, use {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}}. --> | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) --> | death_place = | resting_place = | occupation = | language = | nationality = <!-- use only when necessary per [[WP:INFONAT]] --> | citizenship = <!-- use only when necessary per [[WP:INFONAT]] --> | education = | alma_mater = | period = | genre = <!-- or: | genres = --> | subject = <!-- or: | subjects = --> | movement = | notable_works = | spouse = <!-- or: | spouses = --> | partner = <!-- or: | partners = --> | children = | relatives = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | signature_size = | signature_type = | years_active = | module = | website = {{URL|https://www.katuckerbooks.com}} | portaldisp = <!-- "on", "yes", "true", etc.; or omit --> }} '''Kathleen (K.A.) Tucker''' is a Canadian writer known for her romance novels.
== Career == Tucker worked in sales prior to her writing career. After the birth of her second child, she began writing and self-published her first books.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Simon |date=2018-02-20 |title=Stouffville author pens new thriller |url=https://www.yorkregion.com/things-to-do/stouffville-author-pens-new-thriller/article_42cdef06-2a96-530a-acfc-751ad480b675.html |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=Stouffville Sun-Tribune |language=en}}</ref> ''Ten Tiny Breaths'', her [[New adult fiction|new adult]] [[romance novel]], was self-published online in 2012. She signed with [[Atria Books]] shortly after ''Ten Tiny Breaths'' came out.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chan |first=Stephanie |date=2014-08-24 |title=Fast-selling ‘new adult’ genre vying for shelf space in bookstores |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/new-adult-earns-shelf-space-in-bookstores/article20187161/ |access-date=2024-09-17 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}}</ref>
== Personal life == Tucker lives in [[Stouffville]], Ontario.<ref name=":0" />
== Books ==
* ''Ten Tiny Breaths'' series ** ''Ten Tiny Breaths'' (2012) ** ''One Tiny Lie'' (2013) ** ''Four Seconds to Lose'' (2013) ** ''Five Ways to Fall'' (2014) * ''Burying Water'' series ** ''Burying Water'' (Atria, 2014)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Vilma |date=2014-10-13 |title=Love in Suspense interviews: Laura Kaye and K.A. Tucker |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/happyeverafter/2014/10/13/love-in-suspense-vilma-gonzalez-laura-kaye-ka-tucker/17068773/ |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> ** ''Becoming Rain'' (2015) ** ''Chasing River'' (2015) ** ''Surviving Ice'' (2015) * ''The Wolf Hotel'' series ** ''Tempt Me'' (2015)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gandara |first=Maya |date=2023-01-07 |title=The Spiciest & Sultriest Reads BookTok Is Going Wild Over—& Where to Buy Them |url=https://stylecaster.com/entertainment/entertainment/1349818/spicytok-books/#slide-3 |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=StyleCaster |language=en-US}}</ref> ** ''Break Me'' (2016) ** ''Teach Me'' (2016) ** ''Surrender to Me'' (2017) ** ''Own Me'' (2023) * ''He Will Be My Ruin'' (2016)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-02-03 |title=Must-read romances by KA Tucker, Susan May Warren and more |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2016/02/03/recommended-romance-reads-ka-tucker-susan-may-warren/79759746/ |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> * ''Until It Fades'' (Atria, 2017)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gorny |first=Danny |date=2017-07-31 |title=Print Matters: Until It Fades by K.A. Tucker |url=https://torontoguardian.com/2017/07/review-until-it-fades/ |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=Toronto Guardian |language=en-CA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019 |title=Until It Fades by K A Tucker |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-5011-3338-1 |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> * ''Keep Her Safe'' (2018)<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2019-02-07 |title=Best of 2018 "Romantic Suspense" Category |url=https://suspensemagazine.com/blog2/2019/02/07/best-of-2018-romantic-suspense-category/ |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=Suspense Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> * ''The Simple Wild'' series ** ''The Simple Wild'' (2018)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Buonocore |first=Julianne |date=2024-06-19 |title=Hot Alaska Romance Novels Set in the Cold |url=https://theliterarylifestyle.com/best-alaska-romance-books/ |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=The Literary Lifestyle |language=en-US}}</ref> ** ''Wild at Heart'' (2020) ** ''Forever Wild'' (2020) ** ''Running Wild'' (2022) * ''Say You Still Love Me'' (2019)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dumpleton |first=Elise |date=2019-07-23 |title=Fall In Love With The Second Half of 2019's Romance Releases |url=https://thenerddaily.com/romance-books-july-to-december-2019/ |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=The Nerd Daily |language=en-AU}}</ref> * ''Polson Falls'' series ** ''The Player Next Door'' (2020) ** ''The Hustler Next Door'' (2023) * ''Fate & Flame'' series ** ''A Fate of Wrath & Flame'' (2021) ** ''A Curse of Blood & Stone'' (2022) ** ''A Queen of Thieves & Chaos'' (2023) ** ''A Dawn of Gods & Fury'' (2024)
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