 
				http://www.kathryn-smith.com
				During mandatory reading time in the Nova Scotia school 
system, Kathryn Smith was the only kid in her 9th grade 
class allowed to write rather than read. When classmates 
began passing around the pages of her stories, Kathryn 
decided fiction writing was what she wanted to do with her 
life. 12 years (and numerous false starts) later, she quit 
her job in retail and gave her dream a shot.  Her first 
attempt at a romance resulted in four hundred pages of 
cliches and bad melodrama. Thankfully it was rejected by 
any and all who saw it. Her second attempt, ELUSIVE 
PASSION 
was published by Avon in April 2001. Kathryn hasn't 
stopped 
writing since. Currently she lives in Ottawa, Ontario with 
her wonderful husband and a cat who is slightly less than 
wonderful. Kathryn is working on her next Avon.