Kathleen Buckley grew up in Alaska, where winters encouraged staying in and reading.

A Master's Degree in English prepared her to work a variety of jobs including a long stint as a paralegal, which is probably why 18th century legal issues tend to creep into her books, as well as elements of crime.

Because she fell in love with Georgette Heyer's romances, there's no explicit sex in her novels. There is some mild bad language, as her characters sometimes find themselves in situations calling for an oath a little stronger than "Zounds!" There's also crime and some humor.

Her heroines do not fall in love at the first kiss and her heroes usually prefer to solve problems with their wits rather than fists, swords or pistols. Which is not to say swords are never wielded or pistols fired.

She now lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and writes full-time.