ABOUT THE AUTHOR
I’ve always had an adventurous streak and a passion for art and history. as an army brat, I looked forward to touring forts, castles, battlegrounds, and cathedrals. my interest in writing began early on when I started penning poetry, beaming with pride when one of my haikus made it into my Junior High school yearbook. in my teens, my mother introduced me to romance novels—the first being Kathleen E. Woodiwiss’s THE FLAME AND THE FLOWER. art school followed. and, in the middle of obtaining my art degree, I was introduced to a handsome Army Officer who swept me off my feet. Eight moves. four children. six grandchildren and a lifetime of memories later, my nomad days are over. I can now honestly say that I have lived in one place long enough to call it home.
Who am I? It isn’t easy being a military dependent, an Army wife, a military mom, or a military mimi. Rarely does anyone talk about the loneliness military parents, husbands, wives, and children feel while their loved one is deployed, or away on temporary assignment. And if they do, you can’t really understand the myriad feelings flowing through a person until you’ve experienced it. At eight years old, I remember crying at church when my father was deployed to Vietnam, never knowing if I’d see him again, asking my mom if any of the dead shown on television might be my dad. Rest assured, we were no longer allowed to watch the news after that. And thankfully, we didn’t have to. Our lives were blessed with my father’s safe return. (Bless the souls of those who gave all!) The fear, the unknown, and prayerful intention taught me early on that hatred and war are terrible beasties that must be vanquished at all costs.
like everyone else, my daily battles were tough. I look back and cannot fathom the things I did, the loads I carried. married and raising four children, I used to stay up reading romance novels late into the night for the escape characters and stories provided while my Rogue served our country elsewhere. Romance novels swept me away on numerous adventures, helping me to see the world through a different lens. happily-ever-afters, passion, and power. In a world gone mad, there is nothing better than the assurance that at the end of a book, lovers will be reunited, families set to rights, and danger thwarted at every turn.
the written word is a powerful tool. Throughout seasons of heartache, loneliness, and despair I’ve clung to those happily-ever-afters, and I desire to pay that forward, to paint pictures in ink that’ll renew hearts, helping readers to feel big and wild and free, the way our spirits are meant to be.
Follow my adventures, won’t you?
I wish you all an incredible reading journey, and following winds.
Katherine
