Kristina Cook

Pseudonym: Kristi Astor.

Born and raised in the South, Kristina now lives with her husband and two daughters just north of New York City. The daughter of a Federal agent, Kristina and her family moved quite often, but she counts Orlando, FL, Atlanta, GA, Fort Walton Beach, FL, and Slidell, LA among her 'home towns.'

An avid ballet dancer for many years, she managed a brief career with a professional company, then switched gears and graduated with honors from the University of Southern Mississippi with a degree in History. Afterwards, she went on to do graduate work in History at Columbia University, and worked several years as a non-profit grant writer in some of New York City's top cultural institutions. She 'retired' after the birth of her first child in 1999, and, after the birth of her second child in 2001, decided to finally write that novel she'd always wanted to write. The rest, as they say, is history.

In addition to reading and writing romance, she divides her time between the kids' activities and the ballet studio. UNLACED is her first novel, which will be followed by UNVEILED, the second book in the Ashton/Rosemoor series, in May 2005.

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