About Kathleen

Award-winning author Kathleen Donnelly is a retired K-9 handler. She co-owned and worked dogs for nineteen years with Sherlock Hounds Detection Canines. She continues to enjoy crafting realism into her fictional stories from her dog-handling experience. Along with working dogs, Kathleen trained horses and loves spending time with her own mare. Her love of the mountains came from growing up in Colorado and exploring the wilderness. She has a B.A. in Journalism from Colorado State University and formerly wrote for The Berthoud Weekly Surveyor where she won a Colorado Press Award. Her books have won or been finalists for multiple awards including book of the year for the PenCraft Award, the Silver Falchions and Colorado Authors League. She lives near the Colorado foothills with her husband and four-legged friends.