Kathleen Kelly Martin is an American

United States

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 writer

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 of romance novels under the pen name

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s of Kat Martin, Kathy Lawrence and Kasey Marx. She is married to writer and photographer Larry Jay Martin.

Biography

Martin was born in the Central Valley of California. She obtained a degree in Anthropology

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 and History

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 from the University of California

University of California

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 in Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California

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She lives with her husband, writer and photographer Larry Jay Martin in Missoula, Montana

Missoula, Montana

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. They have collaborated on a book under the pseudonym of Kathy Lawrence.

Martin is a member of the Romance Writers of America

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. To date, she has been published in England, Spain, Italy, Greece, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Bulgaria, Russia, South Africa, China, and Korea.

Single novels

• Magnificent Passage (1988)
• Dueling Hearts (1989)
• Captain's Bride (1990)
• Lover's Gold (1991)
• Bold Angel (1994)
• The Dream (1995)
• Midnight Rider (1996)
• Christmas Angel in This is the Season (1997) & in Five Golden Rings (2000)
• Night Secrets (1999)
• The Secret (2001)
• Hot Rain (2002)
• Secret Ways (2003)

Southern series

1. Creole Fires (1992)
2. Shavannah Heat (1993)
3. Natchez Flame (1994)

Garrick family series

1. Gypsy Lord (1992)
2. Sweet Vengeance (1993)
3. Devil's Prize (1995)

Heartless series

1. Heartless (2001)
2. The Fire Inside (2001)
3. Fanning the Flame (2002)

Heart Series

1. Heart of Honor (2007)
2. Heart of Fire (2008)
3. Heart of Courage (2009)

Sinclair sisters series

1. Midnight Sun (2003)
2. Desert Heart (2004)
3. Deep Blue (2005)

Necklace series

1. The Bride Necklace (2005)
2. The Devil's Necklace (2005)
3. The Handmaiden's Necklace (2006)

The Bride Trilogy

1. Royal's Bride (2009)
2. Reese's Bride (Jan 2010)
3. Rule's Bride (May 2010)

The Raines of Wind Canyon

1. Against the Wind (Jan 2011)
2. Against the Fire (February 2011)
3. Against the Law (March 2011)

External links

• Kat Martin's Webpage in Fantastic Fiction Website