Originally from Ireland, USA Today bestselling author Kate Meader cut her romance reader teeth on Maeve Binchy and Jilly Cooper novels, with some Harlequins thrown in for variety. Give her tales about brooding mill owners, oversexed equestrians, and men who can rock an apron, fire hose, or hockey stick, and she’s there. Now traveling the world with her soulmate, she writes sexy contemporary and sports romance with big-hearted guys and strong heroines - and heroes - who can match their men quip for quip.