Kimberly Cates

Kimberly Cates, hailed as "a truly gifted storyteller" by Romantic Times, and "one of the brightest stars of the romance genre" by author Iris Johansen, is the beloved author of the historical romances Crown of Mist, Restless Is the Wind, To Catch a Flame, Crown of Dreams, The Raider's Bride, The Raider's Daughter, Stealing Heaven, Gather the Stars, Angel's Fall, Morning Song, Magic, Briar Rose, and Lily Fair. She turned her talents to contemporary fiction with her novels Fly Away Home and The Mother's Day Garden. She is also the author of the short story "Gabriel's Angel" in the holiday collection A Gift of Love. A native of Illinois, Kimberly taught elementary school for three years and married her high school sweetheart.