Kristin Gabriel

RITA award-winner, Kristin Gabriel, got her lucky break when she won Harlequin's Love & Laughter contest in 1995. Her first book, Bullets Over Boise (March 1998, Harlequin Love & Laughter), combined her three favorite elements: comedy, mystery, and romance. Later, it was selected by Alliance Productions as one of the Harlequin movies and premiered on The Movie Channel in, December 1998, under the new title: Recipe for Revenge. She won back to back RITA Awards in Best Traditional Romance for MONDAY MAN (Love & Laughter, Nov. 98) and ANNIE GET YOUR GROOM (Duets, Aug. 99) and now writes for Harlequin Temptation well as authoring books for Harlequin continuity lines such as Trueblood Texas, Cooper's Corner, and Forrester Square.

Kristin, a transplanted city girl, lives in rural Nebraska with her husband, three children, a Springer Spaniel and assorted cats. Adjusting to country life has given her plenty of fodder for her stories. So have her jobs as a waitress, telephone operator, and library employee. Her hobbies include snacking and procrastination.