USA Today Bestselling and award-winning author, Kathy Carmichael, writes mysteries, women's fiction and romance. Her romantic comedy, HOT FLASH, was named by the American Library Association's BOOKLIST as one of the Top 101 Romance Fiction titles of the last ten years. Her first mystery novel, DIARY OF A CONFESSIONS QUEEN, received a starred review from BOOKLIST. She lives on Florida's west coast, along with her husband, two not-so-wee sons, 2 black cats, and a bevy of dust bunnies. Kathy loves talking with readers and other writers. She's a popular guest lecturer at libraries, bookstores and writers' conferences. Despite rumors to the contrary, she has never been recruited by the CIA or the other CIA (Culinary Institute of America).