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== Awards/Honors ==
 
== Awards/Honors ==

Revision as of 00:05, 28 July 2009

Biography

Award-winning author, Kathy Lynch Carmichael was born in Dallas, Texas. After she married her Scottish husband, John, who works in the restaurant industry, she has lived in San Antonio, Texas, Louisville, Kentucky, Lenexa (Kansas City), Kansas, Mobile, Alabama, and she currently resides in the Tampa Bay area of Florida.

A popular guest lecturer, she gives seminars to writers and readers. Prior to becoming an author, Kathy worked in advertising, as a paralegal and as a communications consultant. She tended bar while in college, where she served drinks mixed with advice. This gave her a unique glimpse into people's lives and motivations, which she uses in her writing.

Kathy served on the Board of Directors of the Romance Writers of America, is past-president of Tampa Area Romance Authors and was a founding member of the Gulf Coast RWA and the Beau Monde chapter of RWA.

Books

  • Diary of a Confessions Queen, Mystery, Medallion Press, 2010
  • Hot Flash, Women's fiction/romance, Medallion Press, 2009
  • Here Comes Trouble, Romantic comedy/contemporary romance, Avalon Books, 2004
  • My Lady Mischief, Regency historical romance, Avalon Books, 2002
  • Chasing Charlie, Romantic comedy/contemporary romance, Avalon Books, 2001

Other

Awards/Honors

  • Hot Flash, Booklist Starred Review and double citation
  • Here Comes Trouble, winner RIO/Dorothy Parker Award, Reviewers International Organization
  • My Lady Mischief, winner RIO/Dorothy Parker Award, Reviewers International Organization
  • Chasing Charlie, BookSense 76 Extended List

On the Web