Kate Johnson, also known as Cat Marsters, is a British author who writes in the
Paranormal
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and
Speculative Romantic Novel genres. She is the author of the award-winning novel ''Max Seventeen''.
Biography
Johnson is a
British
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-born writer of
paranormal
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novels, novellas and
short stories
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especially in the romance area. She is the author of the Romantic Novel of the Year award-winning novel ''Max Seventeen''.
Her award-winning novel is self-published which made it the first time an indie publication won an award from the
Romantic Novelists' Association
The Romantic Novelists' Association (RNA) is the professional body that represents authors of romantic fiction in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1960 by Denise Robins (first president), Barbara Cartland (first vice-president), Vivian Stuart ...
. Her novel was also notable for having a bisexual main character. Johnson has also won the Wisconsin Romance Writers's Silver Quill and Passionate Ink's Passionate Plume award. Her debut novel was shortlisted for the Contemporary Romantic Novel Category Award in 2012. She is also published by Choc Lit. She lives in
Essex
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.
Awards
* 2018 – Shortlisted Paranormal or Speculative Romantic Novel of the Year Award
* 2017 – Winner Paranormal or Speculative Romantic Novel of the Year Award
* 2012 – Shortlisted Contemporary Romantic Novel of the Year Award
* 2011 – Epic Award (as Cat Marsters)
Bibliography
* ''Not Your Knight in Shining Armour: a Royal Wedding Romance''
*''Not Your Royal Christmas, a royal romance novella''
* ''Not Your Prince Charming: a Royal Wedding Romance''
* ''Not Your Cinderella: a Royal Wedding Romance ''
* ''I, Spy? (Sophie Green Mystery, #1) ''
* ''"A" is for Apple (Sophie Green Mystery, #3) ''
* ''Ugley Business (Sophie Green Mystery, #2) ''
* ''Still Waters (Sophie Green Mystery, #4) ''
* ''Run Rabbit Run (Sophie Green Mystery, #5) ''
* ''The Twelve Lies of Christmas (Sophie Green Mystery, #0.5) ''
* ''The UnTied Kingdom''
* ''Impossible Things ''
* ''Max Seventeen''
* ''Max Seventeen: Firebrand''
*''Little Haunting by the Sea''
References
Further reading
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21st-century British novelists
British fantasy writers
British women novelists
Living people
Women science fiction and fantasy writers
21st-century British women writers
British romantic fiction writers
Women romantic fiction writers
Writers from Essex
People educated at Newport Free Grammar School
Year of birth missing (living people)