Born long, long ago in a place not so far away, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, Kathryn Quick has been writing since the Sisters in St. Casmir’s Grammar School gave her the ruled yellow paper and a number two pencil. She writes contemporary and career romances, romantic comedies, historical romances as well as urban fantasy.
Kathye has twenty fiction books in print with various publishing houses and one non-fiction compilation of her town’s history at the behest of the Manville Library Bord. She was honored to have been named an Amazon top 100 Romance Author for Ineligible Bachelor published by Montlake Romance. Other works include a three book Grandmother’s Rings Series – Amethyst, Sapphire and Citrine, a rom-com series that follows three siblings as they use their Grandmother’s Rings given to them by their mother to find their soulmates.
Because she has been fascinated by King Arthur and his knights for almost forever, her series Beyond Camelot, Brother Knights, is her vision of how the majestic kingdom may have survived after Arthur. Two books are written in this series with the third and final still in concept.
She is a founding member of Liberty State Fiction Writers and has been a part of Romance Writers of America and New Jersey Romance Writers.
She is married to her real-life hero, Donald, and has three grown sons, each having romantic adventures of their own. Her two grandkids, Savannah and Dax, happily cut into her writing time but she still manages to get a few pages done each day.
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Thanks to novelist and editor, Dr. Nathasha Brooks-Harris who invited Patt Milhailff to write for several TRUE CONFESSION lines of magazines where she learned tight and entertaining writing and resulted in the publication of more than two hundred short stories and articles.
One of Patt’s most gratifying experiences was when she moderated a standing room only workshop at the African American Romance Slam Jam in 2004 and has since enjoyed speaking engagements at libraries, book clubs and other forums.
She was awarded 2009 Author of the year and 2010 Mentor of the year by Romance writers of America, New York City Chapter, a terrific organization that helped her to obtain valuable lessons and insight while on her writing journey.
Patt is also featured in A Dream Deferred, A Joy Achieved, a non-fiction novella by Charise Nesbit a co-producer at Tyler Perry Studios, about foster care, as well as being included in two of Times Bestselling Author Zane’s anthologies.
Patt is one half of the writing duo P.K. Eden along with Kathye Quick, authors of Firebrand, that received a five star Affaire de Couer Reviewer’s Choice Award.
She is also a member of Liberty States Fiction Writers the home of a magnitude of talented writers and fellow authors and is the author of nine novels.
Patt was raised, and educated in New York City, residing in New Jersey, and has since relocated to Delaware.
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10 Things You Might Not Know About The Mirror
1. The artifacts from the fairy tales are real with the Primogen Sentinels protecting them from discovery for hundreds of years.
2. The Primogens are led by Siene and Reed Dower, direct descendants of the Brothers Grimm, and are joined by a Sentinel from each continent who protect the artifacts and folklore object of each culture native to their continent
3. The Primogens are opposed by Taltos, a rogue offshoot who wish to use the artifacts for personal gain
4. The Primogen Sentinels t do not have "powers". They have abilities that help in the charge to keep the artifacts safe.
5. The Legacy - Shield the artifacts from those who would exploit them even unto the cost of your life
6. The Sentinels are:
- Siene and Reed Dower, Europe, brother and sister, direct descendants of the Brothers Grimm and overseers of the Grimm Protectors,
- Siene – adept at German engineering, dabbles in nuclear technology
- Reed – weapons expert, likes fast cars and fast women
- Kai Soong, Asia, female, martial arts expert and electronics wizard
- Caleb Buru, Africa, male, tracker and runner
- Jon Two-Bear, North America, male, Shaman, attuned to the elements and nature
- Paz Santos, South America, female, large network of contacts who can get almost anything
- Quinnock E’ak, Antarctica, male, expert in survival techniques
- Jack Brumboo, Australia, MacGyver-like abilities to make something from nothing
7. The race for the artifacts takes the reader over three continents
8. The Primogen Sentinels are like a Council of Elders who advise and protect and are only activated in dire situations
9. Taltos comes from Hungarian folklore and usually means leader. but can also mean someone in a cult
10. Snow White's Mirror activated to show that if Dr. Ben Michaels gets into a city cab and dies, so will the world, but it doesn't tell the Primogens why or by whose hand. They must find Ben and discover who wants him dead and why.
Title: The Mirror
Author: P.K. Eden
Publication Date: October 14, 2024
Pages: 390
Genre: Urban Fantasy
What if you found out the artifacts from the fairy tales you loved as a child were real and one of them just predicted your death? That’s the dilemma Scientist Ben Michaels faces when Siene Dower, descendant of the Brothers Grimm, tells him that Snow White’s Magic Mirror sent her to stop him from getting into the cab that crashed and burst into flame right before his eyes at the intersection at Penn Station, New York City. Does practical Dr. Michaels dismiss everything he knows about reality and science and follow the curious and beautiful woman who just saved his life?
The Mirror is available at Amazon.
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