Kylie Brant
http://www.kyliebrant.com
Photo by Lee Isbeli of Studio 16
In the all-about-me department, I'm a native Midwesterner,
having lived my whole life in Iowa. My husband and I are
still trying to adjust to becoming empty nesters. Much of
the time we rattle around our big century-old Victorian with
a spoiled Polish Lowland Sheepdog named Lexie. We're on the
go a lot, traveling to see our kids and grandsons,
tailgating at Iowa games, and enjoying new tropical
getaways. If you know anything about Iowa winters, you'll
understand our desire for sun and beach once January hits.
In 1990 I began writing out of sheer desperation. Always an
avid reader, I'd found that my favorite authors just
couldn't write fast enough to keep me in reading material.
Someday if you twist my arm and buy me very strong
margaritas, I might be convinced to share my whole
embarrassing road to publication story. The short version is
that my second manuscript sold in 1992, and then a few
months later my first manuscript was bought, too, after it
had undergone several major surgeries. To date I've written
twenty-five books for Silhouette Intimate Moments (Romantic
Suspense), three dark romantic thrillers for Berkley, a
short story for eharlequin.com and participated in an Iowa
authors murder mystery.
I live a dual life. Believe me, that sounds much more
glamorous than it is. By day I'm an elementary special
education teacher, working with students who have learning
and behavior problems. During the weekends and
summers...well, I can be forgiven for needing a little
relaxation, right? And if my idea of relaxation includes
dreaming up new ways to kill and maim my characters, it
seems a harmless enough hobby. Some people golf. Now there's
a dangerous pastime. All those swinging clubs and small
speeding objects. Someone could lose an eye.
When I'm not at the computer (always writing, never playing
solitaire), I enjoy hanging out with family and friends,
exercising, reading, flower gardening, and traveling.
I'm sure there's more you're dying to know about me. Check
out the FAQ page and maybe some of your questions will be
answered. I can't make any promises, but that's probably
just as well. According to my husband, I feel no particular
compunction to stick to my promises anyway!
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Books
Deadly Sins
(The Mindhunters #6)
August 2, 2011
An unknown assassin has appointed himself judge, jury, and
executioner, brutally taking out high-level human targets
citywide. And the list of suspects is a sensitive one: an
Iranian diplomat, a U.S. senator, and Read more...
Deadly Dreams
(The Mindhunters #5)
April 5, 2011
Risa Chandler’s prescient dreams of death and murder
haunted her nights. They also proved invaluable for Adam
Raiker’s brilliant team of forensic criminologists,
the Mindhunters—until a tragic end to one case
shattered Risa’s confidence, Read more...
Deadly Intent
(The Mindhunters #4)
November 2, 2010
No one knows the patterns and nuances of communication like
forensic linguist Macy Reid. She is also an expert on
kidnapping, having experienced firsthand the stark terror of
being abducted when she was Read more...
Waking The Dead
(The Mindhunters #3)
November 3, 2009
Former forensic anthropologist Caitlin Fleming knows bones.
So the investigator is the first one called when seven sets
of skeletal remains are found dumped in a makeshift
graveyard in the Oregon wilderness. Each Read more...
Waking Evil
(The Mindhunters #2)
October 6, 2009
Buffalo Springs, Tennessee is a neighborly kind of place
where folks leave their doors unlocked and crime is unheard
of. But once every generation, a strange red mist settles
over the town, and Read more...
Waking Nightmare
(The Mindhunters #1)
September 1, 2009
He knows where you live. He knows your deepest, darkest
fears. And now he'll make you live them....
A serial rapist is stalking Savannah, injecting women with a
designer drug before Read more...
The Last Warrior
(#1437)
October 1, 2006
Tribal police investigator Joe Youngblood had the heart of
an ancient warrior and the raw beauty of the Navajo Nations
land he called home. And to photojournalist Delaney Carson,
he was more of Read more...
Close To The Edge
January 1, 2005
In Sight of the Enemy
(Family Secrets: The Next Generation)
October 1, 2004
Truth or Lies
(#1238 "The Tremaine Tradition")
August 1, 2003
Dr. Shae O'Reilly followed the rules—but Cade
Tremaine caused her to break them. With a criminal father
and a brother in jail, she knew the last man she should
ever Read more...
Entrapment
(#1221 Tremaine Tradition)
May 1, 2003
She couldn't refuse him...
Sam Tremaine could charm the thorns off roses, and
Juliette
Morris both wanted and hated him. The CIA agent had
learned
her secret identity--and had used it Read more...
Alias Smith and Jones
(#1196 "The Tremaine Tradition")
January 2, 2003
Hard to Tame
(Intimate Moments #1125 "Charmed and Dangerous")
January 1, 2002
Mysterious Nick Doucet rescues Sara Parker from a hitman,
and discovers her secret past. He promises to keep her safe
by hiding her in plain sight of the man she's Read more...
Hard to Resist
(Intimate Moments #1119)
December 1, 2001
Charmed and Dangerous Two years after a brief but
unforgettable weekend together, attorney Addison Jacobs and
handsome investigative reporter Dare McKay reunited to work
on the high-profile kidnapping case she was Read more...
Born in Secret
(Intimate Moments #1112)
November 1, 2001
Walker James felt a rush of adrenaline when he was assigned
to infiltrate a terrorist compound and discover the location
of a deadly virus, but the brazenly sexy spy was incensed to
learn Read more...
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