Kinds of Smart
Years ago, I am parted these words to one of my sons; maybe he’d done poorly on a test he thought he’d aced. “Let’s imagine two boys walking home from school. One of them was a straight A student and the other got so-so grades. A car pulled up driven...Lost and Found
Hurray, I found my favorite blue earrings! Again. After searching for them for months, I gave up and bought another pair, thanks to a gift certificate from our younger son. I bought the new pair over the phone after seeing a photo of them, and wouldn’t you know it?...Too Many Books
Can a person read too many books? Is the phrase too many books an oxymoron? Have you ever bought the same book twice? I plead guilty, but I blamed it on the fact the publisher gave the novel a handsome new cover. Still, shouldn’t I have recalled the title by an author...Vannetta Chapman Interview
An interview with Vannetta Chapman, popular author of Amish romance and mystery novels. Kate: Vannetta, where do your characters come from? My books always start with characters and the plot follows. Usually these are a combination of people that...Lancaster County Getaway
Several years ago, heading home from tranquil Lancaster County, PA, where my husband and I had visited relatives, Amish friends, and enjoyed the scenery, we planned to fly out of Philadelphia to find Hurricane Sandy barreling up the East Coast headed straight at us....
About Kate
Kate Lloyd is a novelist and a passionate observer of human relationships. A native of Baltimore, MD, she and her husband live in Seattle the setting of several of her novels. She lived in Rome and studied Italian in college. Kate has worked a variety of jobs, including car salesman and restaurateur.