“From sacred groves to sea-kissed shoreswhere love and legend meet.”

Kate Gateley’s The Lost Wells Trilogy and The Mythic Bones Duology seamlessly blend Celtic folklore, Canadian landscapes, contemporary fantasy, and ardent romance, transporting readers to an enchanting world of ancient and modern magic.

Meet Kate

Kate Gateley is an award-winning Canadian contemporary fantasy and romance author who currently lives, writes, and creates on a small farm in traditional, unceded Quw’utsun territory (Cowichan Bay, BC) with her wonderfully helpful husband, two amazing kids, two dogs, two geese, and a whole lot of ducks and chickens.

She enjoys a wide variety of hobbies (ask her about her hobby library!), drinks a great deal of coffee, and is barefoot as often as possible.

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Awards

2022 Winner of the Canadian Book Club Awards Tides of the Sovereign
2023 Readers’ Favorite - 5 Star Honorary Mention Mantle of the World Ruler
2023 Winner of the Canadian Book Club Awards Mantle of the World Ruler
2024 Readers' Favorite Book Awards - 5 Star Review Severance of the Sorcerer
2025 Readers' Favorite Book Awards - 5 Star Review Shadow of the Yew Tree
2025 Finalist in the Canadian Book Club Awards Shadow of the Yew Tree