After more than twenty years in Colorado, author Kate Stevenson considers herself a "near native." Drawing on her knowledge of people and the Rocky Mountain Front Range, she writes stories about strong, risk-taking heroes and heroines who struggle to build lasting relationships in today's challenging world.Now that her children are grown, Kate spends her time writing and teaching. She shares her home, at the base of the Rocky Mountains, with her husband and their cat, Spike.Kate always enjoys hearing from her readers, who can write her at P.O. Box 20271, Boulder, CO 80308-3271