Catherine Matthews
ALLi Author Member
Location: United States of America
Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Mystery, Women's Fiction, Suspense
Catherine Matthews is an award-winning Pacific Northwest author of high-stakes suspense and evocative women’s fiction. Her novels, including Releasing the Reins and Roadside Sisters, have earned top honors in Thriller, Suspense, Women’s Fiction and Contemporary Fiction for their atmospheric tension, deep emotional grit, and unyielding female protagonists. Catherine crafts her stories with a strong cup of coffee in the silent hours before dawn, under the watchful eyes of her two constant companions and literary guard dogs—Wally and Delta.
Catherine Matthews' books
Releasing the Reins
Bunny O’Kelly can’t go home, but can she survive the secrets hiding in the tundra? In the dawning of summer, the rugged landscape of rural Alaska sets the stage for a tale of determination and dark secrets. Headstrong Bunny O’Kelly arrives on the sprawling expanses of Buck Miller’s horse ranch, with the fiery ambition to make a name for herself. Against the backdrop of wild horses and unchecked wilderness, she embarks on a grueling journey to prove her worth, not just as a ranch hand, but as a woman in a world that doesn’t want her. But when Bunny stumbles upon the shattered remnants of Katie Miller’s life, the ranch transforms into a web of lies. Katie’s fatal accident, long unexamined, whispers of hidden truths and cloaked motives. As Bunny delves deeper, she uncovers a sinister layer to the tragedy and finds herself caught in a dangerous game where her...
Roadside Sisters
Four states, three sisters, two dogs, one disappointing roadside attraction, and far too many secrets . . . When Molly Casey asks her sisters to drive her home from Reno to Seattle, they’re reluctant—until they learn she has cancer. Recreating the last road trip their family took before everything fell apart, she hopes to heal the rift between them. Instead, misunderstandings and repressed grievances explode across state lines. As painful revelations spill out like dirty laundry from an overstuffed suitcase—an accident, a withheld letter, a lineage laced with lies—their fragile connection threatens to break irreparably. Clinging to their scars, the sisters refuse to own the wounds they've caused, leading them to question if forgiveness can prevail when the deepest wounds are inflicted by those we love. As tensions mount, Molly’s plan to bridge the chasm between them seems doomed. But when Molly’s condition worsens, the sisters are forced to confront...













