THE HANDMAIDEN S NECKLACE

For New York Times bestselling author Kat Martin, a career in real estate led her down the road to romance. Through real estate, Kat found her own perfect match--her husband, Western author Larry Jay Martin. "We were on opposing sides of a transaction--I represented the seller and he represented the buyer," Kat recalls. A short time after the two became acquainted, Larry asked her to read an unpublished manuscript of an historical western he''d written. Kat fell in love with both the book and the author! "It was quite a romantic story," she admits. "I''d still like to see it get published." Then, after doing some editing for her future husband, she thought she''d try her own hand at writing. Kat moved on to become the bestselling author of over thirty historical and contemporary romance novels. To date, 10 million copies of her books are in print, and she''s been published around the globe, including Germany, Norway, Sweden, China, Korea, Bulgaria, Russia, England, South Africa, Italy, Spain, Argentina and Greece. When she''s not writing, Kat also enjoys skiing and traveling, particularly to Europe. Currently, she''s busy writing her next book.