Cathy Yardley
http://www.cathyyardley.com
When I was still in high school, I wasn't allowed to bring
romance novels into the house, much less read them," Cathy
Yardley remembers with a smile. "My family was pretty
strict, and very focused on scholastics. The only romances I
got to read were Jane Austen or Charlotte Brontė. So when I
went away to college, and my best friend had a closet full
of them, I binged." That small rebellion turned into a
writing career with the publication of her first novel, "The
Cinderella Solution", published by Harlequin Duets.
Cathy Yardley's writing career has been "a complete
surprise." After graduating from University of California,
Berkeley with a double major in Mass Communications and Art
History, she had originally planned on trying to be a
publicist for other romance authors. She joined the Los
Angeles Chapter of the Romance Writers of America in 1995.
When she won first place in the Romantic Suspense category
of their annual writing contest, she "took my writing more
seriously." The result was her first sale. "I'd written a term paper at Berkeley about the feminist
themes in romance fiction," she remembers. "Now I get to
put those ideas into practice. I love writing about strong
heroines and heroes, and about the realities and rewards of
falling in love." She explores these themes in her latest
book, "The Driven Snowe", a November 2001 release from
Harlequin's super-sexy new line, Blaze.
Currently living in the San Francisco Bay Area, the
20-something writer is working as a budget analyst at a
major healthcare organization and working on a women's
fiction project for the new Red Dress Ink imprint. Titled
"L.A. Woman", it will be released next summer.
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Books
Couch World
January 1, 2005
I woke up having no idea where I was. It's a familiar
feeling. If I did know where I was. . .then I think I'd be
worried.
P.J.'s life is Read more...
Working It
June 1, 2003
Jade Morrow is a consultant with one final hoop to jump
through before getting promoted: get the new owner of
Robson Steel to honor his contract with her company, at Read more...
Playing With Matches
April 1, 2003
Sabeeha Johnson's story, THE SPICE BAZAAR, is
about Nalini,
a marketing executive born in the U.S.A. of Indian parents.
She
chooses to have a match made for her after dating blonds Read more...
Guilty Pleasures
(Blaze #59)
October 1, 2002
IF YOU CAN'T TAKE THE HEAT, GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN...
Mari
Salazar risked everything to create her restaurant, Guilty
Pleasures, and now she's willing to risk everything all
over again Read more...
L. A. Woman
June 1, 2002
Ever moved to a city you didn't know, for a guy who wasn't
worth it...all because you thought you were in love?
Sarah Walker has.
She's just moved to L.A. Read more...
The Driven Snowe
(Blaze, #14)
November 1, 2001
Angela Snowe is definitely driven - she's shifting gears and
moving into the fast lane of life. And she's starting with
gorgeous Josh Montgomery. Her sexy proposition shocks
him...even if it Read more...
Say Yes / The Cinderella Solution
(Duets #23)
March 1, 2000
THE CINDERELLA SOLUTION by Cathy Yardley
The woman of his dreams was right under his
nose...
When Charlotte Taylor's best friend, Gabe Donofrio, agreed
with her that she wasn't the type of Read more...
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