Kate Johnson, also known as Cat Marsters, is a British author who writes in the Paranormal and Speculative Romantic Novel genres. She is the author of the award-winning novel Max Seventeen.[1][2][3]
Kate Johnson | |
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 Johnson in 2019 | |
| Born | 1982 Leeds, United Kingdom |
| Pen name | Cat Marsters Kate Johnson |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | British |
| Genre | romance, fantasy, paranormal romance |
| Notable awards | Paranormal or Speculative Romantic Novel of the Year Award |
| Website | |
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Biography
editJohnson is a British writer of novels, novellas and short stories especially in the romance and paranormal genres. She is the author of the Romantic Novel of the Year award-winning novel Max Seventeen.[1] Her novel is self-published, which made it the first time an indie publication won an award from the Romantic Novelists' Association. Johnson has also won the Wisconsin Romance Writers' Silver Quill and Passionate Ink's Passionate Plume award.
Johnson lives in Essex and attended Joyce Frankland Academy.[2][1][4][5][6][7]
Awards
edit- 2021 – Shortlisted Jackie Collins Romantic Thriller Romantic Novel of the Year Award for Death Comes To Cornwall[8]
- 2018 – Shortlisted Paranormal or Speculative Romantic Novel of the Year Award for Max Seventeen: Firebrand[9]
- 2017 – Winner Paranormal or Speculative Romantic Novel of the Year Award for Max Seventeen[1]
- 2012 – Shortlisted Contemporary Romantic Novel of the Year Award for The United Kingdom[10]
- 2010 – Epic Award for Mad, Bad and Dangerous (as Cat Marsters)
- 2005 – Silver Quill Award for Almost Human (as Cat Marsters)
- 2005 – Passionate Plume Award for Almost Human (as Cat Marsters)
Bibliography
edit- I, Spy? (Sophie Green Mystery, #1) (2007, 2018)
- "A" is for Apple (Sophie Green Mystery, #3) (2008, 2018)
- Ugley Business (Sophie Green Mystery, #2) (2007, 2018)
- Still Waters (Sophie Green Mystery, #4) (2008), 2018)
- Run Rabbit Run (Sophie Green Mystery, #5) (2011)
- The Twelve Lies of Christmas (Sophie Green Mystery, #0.5) (2008, 2018)
- The UnTied Kingdom (2011, 2022) Shortlisted for Contemporary Romantic Novel of the Year Award
- Impossible Things (2014)
- Max Seventeen (2016) Paranormal and Speculative Romantic Novel of the Year Award
- Max Seventeen: Firebrand (2017) Shortlisted for Paranormal and Speculative Romantic Novel of the Year Award
- Max Seventeen: Empire of Dirt (2019)
- Little Haunting by the Sea (2018)
- Not Your Cinderella: a Royal Wedding Romance (2018)
- Not Your Prince Charming: a Royal Wedding Romance (2018)
- Not Your Knight in Shining Armour: a Royal Wedding Romance (2019)
- Not Your Royal Christmas, a royal romance novella (2018)
- Death Comes To Cornwall: a Molly Higgins Mystery (2020) Shortlisted for Jackie Collins Thriller Romantic Novel of the Year Award
- Murder Most Cornish: a Molly Higgins Mystery (2020)
- Death on the Aisle: a Molly Higgins Mystery (2021)
- Hex Appeal (2022)
- Hex and the City (2023)
- Hex and Hexability (2024)
As Cat Marsters
Novellas:
- Sundown Inc: She Who Dares
- Sundown Inc: Blue Moon
- Sundown Inc: What Wizards Want
- Sundown Inc: Baby Sham Faery Love
- Sundown Investigations: East Side Story
- Sundown Investigations: Drive Me Daisy
- Sundown Investigations: Get Lucky
- Sundown Investigations: Here Kitty Kitty
- Sundown International: Never Leave Me
- Sundown International: Duty and the Beast
- Sundown International: Unholy Trinity
- Sundown International: Maneater
- Paranormal Mates Society: Playing with Matches
- Naked Eyes
- Empire: After the Fall
- Empire: Burning Desires
- Empire: City of Lust
- Empire: Dawn Rising
- Elf Gratification
- Spaceport: Incognito
- Spaceport: Courtesan
- Madame Periwinkle: Out of this World
- Escape: Room Service
- Snowbound: White Wedding
- Heat Stroke: 15 Minutes from the Sun
- Dreaming of You
- Hardest of Hearts
Novels:
- Almost Human
- Mad, Bad & Dangerous
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Kate Kerrigan wins Historical Romantic Novel Award". The Irish Times.
- ^ a b "Love and romance is still the write stuff for so many readers". The Independent.
- ^ Manning, Anne. "2011 eBook Award Winners". www.epicorg.com.
- ^ "Colgan and Haig make RNA shortlists". The Book seller. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "Romantic Novel of the Year goes to YA title Love Song". The Book seller. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ Steward, Michael. "Stansted novelist nominated for prestigious book award". Dunmow Broadcast.
- ^ "Essex author Kate Johnson scoops Romantic Novel Award - Essex-TV". Essex-TV. 14 March 2017. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018.
- ^ "The RNA Announces Shortlists For The 2021 Romantic Novel Awards". Romantic Novelists' Association. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "The Rona Shortlists For 2018 Are Announced". Romantic Novelists' Association. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ Flood, Alison (13 February 2012). "Romantic novel of the year shortlists announced". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
