 Named
a “Rising Star of Publishing” by loveromancesandmore.com.
Catherine
Kean has always loved tales of heroic knights and stubborn
damsels. She penned her first novella
at age twelve and her first full-length manuscript at sixteen.
After completing a Bachelor of Arts double major (first class)
in English and History from the University of Victoria, BC,
Canada, she was accepted into the post-graduate Works of Art
Course run by Sotheby's auctioneers in London, England, where
she studied centuries of history, antiques, and fine art.
She worked in Canada for several years as a fine art appraiser.
Her
debut medieval historical romance, Dance Of Desire, was
the launch title of Medallion Press's Sapphire Jewel Imprint.
Dance Of Desire won two Reviewer’s Choice Awards and
Best Medieval in industry in Affaire de Coeur’s 2006
Reader-Writers’ Poll, and finaled in four contests
for published romance novels.
Her
other medieval romances have also garnered accolades. Among
them, My Lady's Treasure won the historical category
of the 2008 Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence Contest and
finaled in the 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.
A Knight’s
Reward was a 2008 National Readers’ Choice Awards
finalist.
Catherine
is currently working on her next novel while
mulling over exciting new story ideas. She lives in
Florida with
her husband, daughter, and two spoiled cats.
Web Site: www.catherinekean.com
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Awards
and Nominations
Named
a "Rising Star of Publishing" by
loveromancesandmore.com
Dance of Desire
Georgia
Romance Writers’ 2006 Maggie Awards for Published
Romance Novelists Finalist for Historical
2005
Road to Romance Reviewer’s Choice Award
2005
Reviewer’s Choice Golden Rose Award, Love Romances
Winner,
Best Historical—Medieval—Category, Affaire
de Coeur Magazine’s 2006 Reader-Writer’s
Poll
Finalist,
Historical Category, Georgia Romance Writers’ 2006
Maggie Awards for Published Romance Novelists
Finalist,
Best First Book Category, The Phoenix Desert Rose
Chapter of RWA’s 2006 Golden Quill Contest
for Published Authors
Finalist,
Debut Novel Category, Reviewers’ International
Organization’s 2005 RIO Award of Excellence
Contest
2nd
Place, Historical Category, Smoky Mountain Romance Writers’
2005 Readers and Booksellers’ Best Laurie
for Published Authors Contest.
A Knight's Vengeance
Third
place winner in the Volusia County Romance Writers' 2007
Laurel Wreath Contest!
Finalist, Historical Category,
Georgia Romance Writers' 2007 Maggie Awards for published
romance novelists.
Second
place in the Historical Category of Lake Country Romance
Writers' Barclay Gold Contest!
My
Lady's Treasure
Reviewer's
Choice Award from The Road to Romance
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