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WITH A PASSION FOR HISTORY
ABOUT CARRIE
My Story

I was born in California’s agricultural Central Valley, and my brother arrived two years later. I turned seven the summer our parents moved us from the outskirts of Los Angeles to a tiny community in northern Indiana, where my best friends morphed from Latinas to Amish girls.

My first research obsession? The Lincoln assassination. At age ten I raided my dad's Civil War books for more information. Aliens quickly followed--I still base my ideal of feminine strength on Ellen Ripley--but the most influential emerged with the debut of "The Young Riders," a '90s TV show about the Pony Express. I became the foremost authority on pony express history at my high school. Not much of a boast, but research, fan fiction, and historical romances kept me out of trouble.

I attended Bowling Green State University in Ohio, where I studied history and English. I spent my junior year in England, where I met my husband. I earned my MA from Ohio State University with a thesis on Old West outlaws and the impact of legend on society.

After getting serious about becoming published in romantic fiction, I started my career with Zebra Debut in 2008. I was also one of the authors who helped launch Harlequin's Carina Press. 

In 2010 I signed with Pocket to write a new Victorian series. Flawless will be followed in 2012 by a tie-in novella, "A Little More Scandal," and the series' second novel, Starlight, set in Scotland.

Farther out, I look forward to sharing my WWII-era historical romance novel, also with Pocket. Look for it in early 2013.
I've since expanded my career to new genres! Co-writing under the name Ellen Connor, the "Dark Age Dawning" trilogy of hot-and-dirty apocalyptic romances from Berkley Sensation are available now. I also co-write romantic erotica for Samhain under the name Katie Porter, with the "Vegas Top Guns" series beginning in July 2012.
Bits O' Trivia

Best adventure: my study abroad year in England

Fave musicians: U2, Chris Isaak, Florence + the Machine, a-ha, Imogen Heap, Radiohead, Interpol, Vast, The Fray, Bat for Lashes

I first noticed my husband: dancing, then discussing imperial Russian history

First romance: Santana Rose by Olga Bicos

Fave thrills: anticipation, new music, roller coasters, monster movies

Pets: two tabbies (Hopi and Walter)

Fave places: Cancun, the London Underground, the shores of Lake Michigan

Fave TV shows: "Doctor Who," "So You Think You Can Dance," "Spartacus"

Previous jobs: late night fast food cook, concrete laborer, graduate teaching assistant, financial secretary, waffle waitress

Want to visit: Salzburg

Worst fear: harm to my family

Biggest time waster: YouTube

Fave foods: freshly baked bread, mocha latte, enchiladas, lasagna, donuts

My heroes have always been: clever, funny, intense, wiry, dark-haired

My heroines have always been: tough, sassy, bold, maternal, independent



   

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