Kathryn Shay has published thirteen books for Harlequin Enterprises and is under contract for three more, to be released in 2002 and 2003. She will see the release of two mainstream novels by The Berkley Publishing Group in August 2002 and February 2003. There are over 3 million copies of her novels in print. She has won numerous industry awards, among them four Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice awards, two Holt Medallions, two Desert Quills, the New Jersey Gold Leaf Award and several online citations. Her books have appeared on the Waldenbooks bestseller list and the Amazon bestseller list. She is a teacher at Gates Chili High School and lives in Chili with her husband Jerry and children, April and Ben.