{{Short description|British novelist}} {{BLP sources|date=June 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
'''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),<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-03-08 |title=Books |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1049941788/ |access-date=2025-11-01 |website=The Bolton News |page=23 |language=en-US |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1999-12-15 |title=The jealous, lazy brother |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1231957237/ |access-date=2025-11-01 |website=The Leader |page=23 |language=en-US |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> ''The Loveday Fortunes'' (2000), ''The Loveday Trials'' (2001), ''The Loveday Scandals'' (2003), ''The Loveday Honour'' (2004), ''The Loveday Pride'' (2005),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hailey |first=Heather |date=2006-01-06 |title=The Loveday Pride |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1142613183/ |access-date=2025-11-01 |website=Daily Echo |page=41 |language=en-US |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> ''The Loveday Loyalty'' (2006), ''The Loveday Revenge'' (2007),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Helmich |first=Jane |date=2007-06-30 |title=The Loveday Revenge, by Kate Tremayne |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1145206189/ |access-date=2025-11-01 |website=South Wales Argus |language=en-US |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> ''The Loveday Secrets'' (2008),<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-05-15 |title=May 15, 2009, page 33 - at Newspapers.com™ |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1171412757/ |access-date=2025-11-01 |website=Daily Echo |page=33 |language=en-US |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> ''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.{{Cn|date=November 2025}}
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