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KATHERINE CENTER
KATHERINE CENTRE
BookPage calls KATHERINE CENTER “the reigning queen of comfort reads.”
She is the New York Times bestselling author of thirteen novels, including The Bodyguard, The Rom-Commers, Hello Stranger, and The Love Haters. Katherine writes deep, nuanced, laugh-and-cry rom-coms that brim with hope and healing.
The movie adaptations of her novels Happiness for Beginners and The Lost Husband have both hit the global top ten on Netflix, and The Bodyguard is in production now as a Netflix original starring Leighton Meester and Jared Padalecki.
Katherine’s books have made countless best-of lists, including Amazon’s Top 100 Books of the Year, Barnes & Noble’s Best Books of the Year, the Indie Next Great Reads List, Goodreads’ Best Books of the Year, and many more. Her newest book is The Shippers—and People says “Katherine Center’s The Shippers is the wedding romance you need.” Katherine has two mostly-grown kids, and she lives in her hometown of Houston, Texas, with her husband and their fluffy-but-fierce dog.
KJ
CHARLES
KJ CHARLES
KJ Charles was an editor for twenty years, including a RITA-winning stint at Mills & Boon, before she switched sides to become a full-time novelist. She writes mostly historical queer romance, some with fantasy, for publishers including Orion, Tor, and Sourcebooks, and her books have been translated into eight languages. Her romance-writing guide THINK, WRITE, EDIT, ROMANCE is published by Hay House.
KJ lives in London with her husband, intermittent teenagers, a self-rewilding garden, and a cat of absolute night.
FIONA
MCINTOSH
FIONA MCINTOSH
After worldwide success in speculative fiction Fiona McIntosh moved into historical fiction where she regularly hits the National Top 10. These books are now being released across UK/US.
She also writes crime and has just sold her Det. Jack Hawksworth crime series into the UK/US. Her next Hawksworth novel is hotly anticipated for 2028. In the meantime, Penguin will be releasing Fiona’s new series, featuring an Australian private detective. Nina Crow will launch in February 2027 in her first story called The Silencing, which has already sold into UK/US.
Last year Penguin began re-releasing her 14 adult fantasy novels with all new jackets, and her first picture book for new readers was shortlisted for a children’s Indie Book Awards. The second Harry and Gran will release in 2027.
Her upcoming release across ANZ/UK/US is the much-anticipated historical drama, The Art Lovers, set in Malta.
She hosts one of the country’s most successful writing masterclasses that is highly regarded by the publishing industry, responsible for some of the newest popular authors in the country with several on debut in 2026.
Fiona is married with adult twin sons and lives between South Australia and Wiltshire in UK.
CATHIE HEDRICK-ARMSTRONG
CATHIE HEDRICK-ARMSTRONG
Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong is a literary agent at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency with ten years of industry experience. A member of the Association of American Literary Agents (AALA), Cathie is alife-long lover of books and enjoys vivid memories of the exact moment she unlocked the secret code behind the letters that, when combined, form words. Since then, it’s the rare occasion when she’s without a book in hand, a Kindle in her purse, or a pair of AirPods in her ears while devouring the works of whatever author is her new favorite of the month.
Born and raised in Oklahoma, Cathie is a 1992 graduate of the University of Oklahoma where she earned a B.A. in Journalism and a minor in history. She currently resides in Minnesota where she and her husband of 33 years share two grown children, a son-in-law, and a precocious black lab-mix named Ozzy.
A K
MULFORD
A. K. MULFORD
A.K. Mulford is an internationally bestselling fantasy author with books published in twelve languages worldwide.
A hybrid author of over 35 books, A.K. is known for writing queer and neurodivergent characters, thrilling adventures, and romance that leaves you breathless.
They also write cozy romantic comedies under the pen name Ali K. Mulford. A US and New Zealand citizen, A.K. now lives in Australia with their partner, kids, trouble-maker cats, and a very patient dog.