Emma Heatherington Books in Order
Find Emma Heatherington books in order, with short summaries, where to start tips, and a quick guide to her warm, emotional Irish standalone novels.
Last updated: July 10, 2026
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Emma Heatherington books in publication order
14 books
Crazy For You
by Emma Heatherington
2007
Aspiring actress Daisy Anderson is dragged back to Kilshannon by a dying woman's wish and an old friend's wild plan. Home brings her face to face with first love, fresh temptation, and the secrets she thought she had left behind.
Playing The Field
by Emma Heatherington
2009
Donegal tomboy Cara McCarthy takes a cleaning job in the glamorous home of football star Dylan Summers and his image-obsessed girlfriend. Thrown into a world of fashion, fame, and class tension, Cara finds herself far more tangled in their lives than planned.
Since You've Been Gone
by Emma Heatherington
2010
When rising TV star Taylor Smith leaves Millfield, known locally as Little Hollywood, for America, the whole village feels the shock. Erin is left to manage life without him, and the arrival of a charming French choreographer makes her future look very different.
All Over Again
by Emma Heatherington
2011
Natalie thinks marriage to widower Dougie might finally settle her restless heart, but wanting a baby changes everything. As her friend Michelle faces the return of her first love, both women are forced to question the lives they've built.
One Night Only
by Emma Heatherington
2013
Four women, each carrying private unhappiness, escape on a spa break and girls' night away in Donegal. What begins as a break from real life turns into a funny, messy, revealing trip that forces each of them to face what comes next.
The Legacy of Lucy Harte
by Emma Heatherington
2017
Eighteen years after a heart transplant saved her life, Maggie O'Hara is struggling to see a future worth fighting for. Then a letter draws her back to the family of Lucy Harte, the little girl whose final gift still shapes her life.
A Miracle on Hope Street
by Emma Heatherington
2018
Ruth Ryans looks like she has everything, but Christmas finds her lonely and adrift after her father's death. A chance reunion with Michael inspires her to open her home to people in need, and kindness starts changing more than one life.
A Part of Me and You
by Emma Heatherington
2018
Juliette has weeks to live and one desperate question, who will care for her teenage daughter when she's gone? When her hidden past collides with Shelley's raw grief, both women are pushed toward painful truths and a fragile chance at healing.
Rewrite the Stars
by Emma Heatherington
2019
Charlotte Taylor never quite gets over Tom Farley, her brother's friend and first great what-if. When they meet again after years apart, music, timing, and one painful secret test whether second chances are worth the risk.
Secrets in the Snow
by Emma Heatherington
2020
Roisin O'Connor and her young son are grieving beloved neighbour Mabel when Mabel's nephew Aidan arrives in the snowy village of Ballybray. As winter eases into spring, old wounds and long-held secrets force them both to face the past.
The Promise
by Emma Heatherington
2021
During the Troubles, teenagers Kate and David share one shattering day and a promise they can't forget. When their lives cross again years later, old loyalties, buried trauma, and unfinished love make every choice feel dangerous.
One More Day
by Emma Heatherington
2022
Seven years after a terrible accident changed her husband Peter and their family forever, Annie Madden is worn thin by love and duty. A chance to work away from home with actor Senan Donnelly offers freedom, guilt, and a life she barely dares imagine.
This Christmas
by Emma Heatherington
2023
Rose and Charlie both head to a cottage in rural Donegal hoping to spend Christmas alone. When they discover it's been double-booked, grief, awkwardness, and unexpected warmth turn a lonely holiday into something neither of them saw coming.
Every Christmas Eve
by Emma Heatherington
2025
Lou and Ben fell in love as teenagers at the Ballyheaney Christmas Eve party, until one night tore them apart. Years later Ben returns with his young daughter, and the push to revive the old celebration brings their story back to life.
Where to start with Emma Heatherington
If you want an emotional, life-affirming read: The Legacy of Lucy Harte → A Part of Me and You → One More Day
If you like love stories with bigger historical stakes: The Promise
If you want festive comfort: A Miracle on Hope Street → This Christmas → Every Christmas Eve
If you prefer second-chance romance and what-if drama: Rewrite the Stars → Crazy For You
If you want her lighter early rom-coms: Playing The Field → Since You've Been Gone → All Over Again
Standalone Emma Heatherington books

Crazy For You
by Emma Heatherington
2007
Playing The Field
by Emma Heatherington
2009
Since You've Been Gone
by Emma Heatherington
2010
All Over Again
by Emma Heatherington
2011
One Night Only
by Emma Heatherington
2013
The Legacy of Lucy Harte
by Emma Heatherington
2017
A Miracle on Hope Street
by Emma Heatherington
2018
A Part of Me and You
by Emma Heatherington
2018
Rewrite the Stars
by Emma Heatherington
2019
Secrets in the Snow
by Emma Heatherington
2020
The Promise
by Emma Heatherington
2021
One More Day
by Emma Heatherington
2022
This Christmas
by Emma Heatherington
2023
Every Christmas Eve
by Emma Heatherington
2025
Author bio
Emma Heatherington grew up in Donaghmore, County Tyrone, in a world full of music and stories. She started writing young, making up songs in her bedroom and asking family and neighbours to listen. Long before the novels, she was already chasing the same feeling she looks for now, a story that can make people laugh, ache, and keep turning pages.
Nashville was part of the plan for a while.
Then life changed. When Heatherington was 15, her mother died suddenly of a heart attack, and she has spoken about having to grow up overnight while helping care for five younger siblings, including a baby. After school she worked in PR, but writing stayed with her. In 2005, encouraged by her aunt Kathleen, she entered a magazine short story competition and won.
That win opened the door. She staged early musical work, kept writing, and published her first novel, Crazy For You, in 2007. She also wrote romantic suspense as Emma Louise Jordan, which shows another side of her work. Whether she is writing light romance or darker material, she tends to focus on ordinary people carrying private hurts.
A lot of readers first meet Heatherington through her more emotional novels. The Legacy of Lucy Harte follows a woman whose heart transplant ties her to a little girl's family. A Part of Me and You digs into motherhood, grief, and a secret that changes several lives. The Promise brings love into the long shadow of the Troubles. These books may have romance at their core, but they are just as interested in loss, family, memory, and second chances.
Ireland is never just scenery.
Heatherington uses Irish villages, city streets, coastlines, and lough shores as places where people can hide, heal, and begin again. Secrets in the Snow and This Christmas wrap big feelings in winter settings. Rewrite the Stars leans into music, missed chances, and first love. Even early books like Playing The Field and Since You've Been Gone keep one foot in comedy and the other in real-life complication.
She has also written stage musicals, educational plays, and short films, and has worked on memoirs for Philomena Begley and Nathan Carter. That mix of fiction, stage work, and life writing helps explain why her books feel so conversational. She likes big emotions, but she keeps them close to the ground.
Heatherington still lives in Donaghmore with her partner, singer-songwriter and artist Jim McKee, and their five children. Home, music, and family keep showing up in her work because they are part of the fabric of her life.
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