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May 13, 2025
CROSSING PATHS is Here!
CROSSING PATHS is here!
The taller they are, the more fun they are to climb…
Norah Pax loves working for her family’s Rocky Mountain bounty-hunting business. But unlike her adrenaline-junkie sisters, she only enjoys chasing skips from the safety of her laptop. She has all the computer skills she could want, but her fighting technique is lacking—so when all hands are needed, she dredges up her courage to ask surly MMA expert Dashiell Porter to teach her everything she needs to know. Dash may be terrifying to most, but his unexpected gentleness makes her feel safe, and it isn’t long before things begin heating up.
Dash is used to people slowly backing away when he enters a room, but a certain beautiful bounty hunter’s earnest trust throws him off guard…and catches his attention. Yet as the two exchange punches and endearingly awkward flirtations, vultures circle. Every criminal in town has turned against the Pax girls, and they’re willing to hit them where they’re (supposedly) weakest: Norah. To keep herself and her family safe, Norah will need every new skill that Dash can teach her. Good thing that Dash is ready to do whatever it takes to protect the gentle yet fierce bounty hunter who stole his heart.
Get your copy of CROSSING PATHS today!
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July 30, 2024
THE SCENIC ROUTE Release Day!
Beneath a Wild Sky Book 1: The Scenic Route(This is Book #3 in the Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters Series, picking up right after the end of Risk It All)
Why date a mountain man?
Because climbing him will leave you breathless.
Felicity Pax loves her job. She craves excitement, and being a bounty hunter gives her that in spades. So when her estranged mother disappears with a small fortune in tow, Felicity chases her like she would any other skip. Too bad she didn’t barter on having increasingly infuriating (and infuriatingly hot) PI Bennett Green on her tail.
Bennett’s got a job to do, and if that means shadowing Felicity…well…he’s had worse assignments—even if he’s 99% sure the increasingly intriguing bounty hunter is leading him on a wild goose chase through the Rockies.
If she has to drag her PI tail through endless quirky mountain towns in order to shake him, that’s what she’s determined to do…but it isn’t long before Felicity’s intended distraction turns up a mystery worth solving—and Bennett becomes the unexpected partner she never realized she needed. As things heat up, Felicity will have to decide what’s most important to her: staying one step ahead of the “enemy” or giving herself freedom to experience the adventure of a lifetime.
The Rocky Mountains get unBEARably hot in Katie Ruggle’s brand-new series packed with adventure, action, tall dark & scruffy heroes, and a sense of quirky humor that will be your next perfect escape.
Click HERE for all The Scenic Route links to your favorite booksellers!
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February 16, 2024
FISH OUT OF WATER is here!!
WHY DATE A MOUNTAIN MAN? Because he knows how to pitch a tent.
When Dahlia Weathersby’s sister disappears on what should have been a simple day hike, Dahlia immediately heads deep into the Colorado Rockies to find her. Knowing she’ll never survive the mountains alone, she convinces the local hermit—adorably grouchy survival expert Winston Dane—to be her guide. All it takes is a good helping of Dahlia’s charm…and just the teeniest bit of blackmail…before she’s got all six-foot-something of him wrapped around her finger. But even with her very own mountain man in tow, things aren’t going to be easy. There are:
Long hikes through gorgeous wilderness? Check.Bears? Check.A single shared sleeping bag? Check.Enough sparks to set the Rockies ablaze? Check, check, check.With everything the wilderness has to throw at them, it’ll take more than charm and some city girl ingenuity to make this trek anything but a disaster waiting to happen…and an adventure she’ll never forget.
The Rocky Mountains get unBEARably hot in Katie Ruggle’s brand-new romance packed with adventure, action, tall dark & scruffy heroes, and a sense of quirky humor that will be your next perfect escape.
FISH OUT OF WATER is available now!
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November 8, 2023
Netgalley Read Now Event Happening Tomorrow!
Want to read Fish Out of Water months before it’s officially released? Join us at a Netgalley Read Now event! Thursday, 11/09/2023, at 10am CT, the first 200 people will get immediate access. Join us tomorrow here!
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June 4, 2023
Finally! A New Book!
Fish Out of Water is available for preorder! This sweet and funny stand-alone romcom will release on February 13, 2024. But don’t worry–more Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters books will be coming too! I’ll post updates on new titles and release dates as soon as I get them.
Why date a mountain man?
Because he knows how to pitch a tent.
When Dahlia Weathersby’s sister disappears on what should have been a simple day hike, Dahlia immediately heads deep into the Colorado Rockies to find her. Knowing she’ll never survive the mountains alone, she convinces the local hermit—adorably grouchy Winston Dane—to be her guide. All it takes is a good helping of Dahlia’s charm…and just the teeniest bit of blackmail…before she’s got all six-foot-something of him wrapped around her finger. But even with her very own hot mountain man in tow, things aren’t going to be easy. There are:
Long hikes through gorgeous wilderness? Check.
Bears? Check.
A single shared sleeping bag? Check.
Enough sparks to set the Rockies ablaze? Check, check, check.
With everything the wilderness has to throw at them, it’ll take more than some flannel and city girl ingenuity to make this trek anything but a disaster waiting to happen…and an adventure they’ll never forget.
Available February 13, 2024
Preorder your copy now at
Content Bookstore (my favorite local indie)
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June 8, 2021
The Good (And Not-So-Good) News…
The next book in the Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters series will be Felicity’s book, rather than Norah’s, so the release date will be pushed back. The good news is that the Bounty Hunter sisters will be hanging out in Simpson, so you’ll be seeing old friends from the Rocky Mountain Search & Rescue series again. Norah’s book should be coming out soon after Felicity’s. As soon as I have the new release dates, I’ll post them everywhere.
Like so many others, the past year and a half has been rough, but I’m still here and writing! I hope you’re all taking good care of yourselves and reading lots of wonderful books.
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October 29, 2020
Backlist Katie Allen Books are Back!
If you missed out on the out-of-print Katie Allen titles (or if you’re wishing for a re-read), you’re in luck! Five backlist Katie Allen titles have been republished and are again available as ebooks (and they’re in Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited program, so members can borrow them for free). Each can be read as a stand-alone, although the two books in the SANCTUARY series are more fun if read in order. Fair warning: Since they’re Katie Allen books, they’re going to be on the spicier side!
If you’re waiting for the next Katie Ruggle title, INTO THE FRAY (Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters #3) will be out in August 2021!
BREAKING THE SILENCE: Will is a sweet, muscle-bound, virgin hero with a tragic past, and Jenny is the sunshine that lights up his lonely life.
ONE-TWO PUNCH: Beth has a stalker, so it’s a good thing she has not just one, but two protective guys who are crazy for her (and each other).
PRIVATE DICKS: Grumpy on the outside but squishy on the inside, Rhodes tries to hide his desire for his PI partner, Nate Washington, but it turns out that Rhodes isn’t the only one keeping a secret.
HIDEOUT: Trevor from PRIVATE DICKS is back, and he’s in witness protection…and falling for his stoic protector, Pete.
BLINDSIGHT (Previously published as SEEING BLIND): Psychic Cassie and crush-worthy sheriff Ty work together to try to solve a murder…before it happens.
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December 31, 2019
RISK IT ALL Out Today!
Five bounty-hunting sisters
Deep in the heart of the Rockies
Fighting to save each other
…and the men who steal their hearts
Cara Pax never wanted to be a bounty hunter. She’s happy to leave chasing criminals and tackling skips to her sisters. But if she wants her dreams of escaping the family business to come true, she’s got one last job to finish… Only problem is, she doesn’t think her bounty is guilty.
Henry Kavenski is a man with innocence to prove. When he realizes that Cara believes him, he’ll do anything to keep her out of harm’s way. Escaping criminals and dodging cops might not be the best time to fall in love, but Henry and Cara won’t give up, not when there’s a chance at a new life ahead—if they can survive the fall.
Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters:
In Her Sights (Book 1)
Risk It All (Book 2)
Pick up your copy today!
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April 4, 2019
Book Signing!
Content Bookstore invites you to help celebrate their new romance section! Join me, Elizabeth Hoyt, Charlotte Hubbard, and Dylann Crush at Content Bookstore, 314 Division Street South, Northfield, MN 55057 from 4pm-5:30pm on Saturday, April 6th, 2019. There will be a book signing, an author Q&A session, prizes, and more. Join us for this fun event!
If you can’t make it, Content Bookstore can also ship you your personalized signed copy!
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March 26, 2019
It’s Here!
Five bounty-hunting sisters
Deep in the heart of the Rockies
Fighting to save each other
…and the men who steal their hearts
Bounty hunter Molly Pax fought hard for everything she has, turning the bail recovery business she shares with her sisters into an unqualified success. So when their sticky-fingered mother jumps bail and puts the childhood home up as collateral, Molly’s horrified. To make matters worse, every two-bit criminal in the Rockies now sees her family’s misfortune as their next big break.
She needs help, stat.
Enter rival bounty hunter John Carmondy: six feet of pure trouble, with a cocky grin to match. John’s the most cheerfully, annoyingly gorgeous frenemy Molly’s ever had the pleasure of defeating…and he may be her only hope of making it out of this mess alive.
Pick up your copy of IN HER SIGHTS today!
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Apple
Kobo
Or you can get your very own personalized signed copy from Content Bookstore!
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