Kate's Blog

Congratulations

Congratulations

Please help me congratulate Patricia Brousseau Caradonna, winner of the $100 Amazon gift card and a copy of one of my books.  Many thanks and a Welcome Spring to all who entered. I appreciate you all so much.

Research and Writing Giveaway

Research and Writing Giveaway

As an author I am aware of the research that is required in writing a novel. If details are incorrect the whole premise falls flat. How to weave the facts into an intriguing story and engage your reader is a challenge of upmost importance. Even though I have lived in...

Congratulations

Congratulations

Please help me congratulate Alyce Paolillo, winner of the $100 Amazon gift card and a copy of one of my books.  Many thanks and a Happy Mardi Gras to all who entered. I appreciate you so much and wish I had a prize for everyone.

Love Your Pet Giveaway

Love Your Pet Giveaway

February is a month that has a celebration for just about anyone. For sports fans, there’s the Super Bowl. For party-goers, there’s Mardi Gras. For foodies there’s National Pizza Day – and National Chili Day for good measure. For the health-conscious, it’s National...

Congratulations

Congratulations

Please help me congratulate Joy Flynn, winner of the $100 Amazon gift card and a copy of one of my books.  Many thanks to all who entered. I appreciate you so much and wish I had a prize for everyone.

January Self Care

January Self Care

As a child, January always seemed like a bit of a let down. After weeks of build-up to Christmas, the big day itself finally arrived, stuffed full of opening presents, wonderful meals, and family get-togethers and games of Crazy-Eights and Monopoly. Of course,...

Holiday Traditions

Holiday Traditions

I am an early riser and truly enjoy the quiet start to my days that allows me to journal and write before a multitude of tasks fill up my day. I don’t suffer from SAD but the dark mornings do seem to sap my energy at times. Thankfully there are a number of holiday...

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About Kate

Kate Lloyd is a bestselling novelist, a mother of two sons, and a passionate observer of human relationships.

A native of Baltimore, Kate spends time with family and friends in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the inspiration for Leaving Lancaster. She is a member of the Lancaster County Mennonite Historical Society.

Kate and her husband live in the Pacific Northwest, the setting for Kate's first novel, A Portrait of Marguerite. Kate studied painting and sculpture in college. She has worked a variety of jobs, including car salesman and restaurateur.