Kathleen O'Brien

Since the day Harlequin bought her first novel, Kathleen O'Brien has published more than 30 titles with them- everything from hot, sexy contemporaries to dark, brooding suspense. Read in more than 30 countries and 29 languages, she's a five-time finalist for the prestigious RWA RITA Award, a winner of the Maggie Award, and a three-time finalist for Romantic Times' Reviewer's Choice.

Kathleen comes from a family of writers, poets, and journalists- though she may be the one shameless romantic in the bunch. A true Cancer, she values home and family above everything and wouldn't dream of ditching a single friend, memory, gift, or love letter. Consequently, her office is a mess, full of books, colored cut glass, photo albums, Madame Alexander dolls, and a cockatiel who whistles the theme from "The X Files." She is addicted to Mozart and Elvis, Dancing With the Stars, Dorothy Dunnett novels, and sugar-free Popsicles.

Recognitions

• 2014 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, The Secrets Of Bell River
• 2007 RITA Award Finalist - Romantic Suspense, Quiet As The Grave
• 2005 RITA Award Finalist - Romantic Novella, The Edge Of Memory
• 2004 RITA Award Finalist - Long Contemporary Series Romance, The One Safe Place
• 2003 RITA Award Finalist - Long Contemporary Series Romance, Babes In Arms
• 1993 RITA Award Finalist - Short Contemporary Romance, Between Mist And Midnight