Margaret Watson

Two-time Rita finalist Margaret Watson is an avid reader whose earliest writing efforts involved rearranging the characters or ending of a book she'd just finished reading — usually to provide a happily-ever-after result! Her love of a happy ending and the kinds of characters she found in romance novels finally led her to try to write down some of the stories in her head. She published her first romance novel more than 10 years ago and now, seventeen books later, she is still thrilled every time she sees her name on the cover of a book. When she's not writing award-winning, best-selling novels, Margaret practices veterinary medicine in Chicago. Not only does she love treating her patients and helping their owners, but her "day job" provides her with wonderful characters and inspiring stories for her books. Two of her books feature heroines who are veterinarians — a composite, she says, of all the wonderful vets she's known and worked with. At home, she shares her life with three cats, a succession of dogs and birds and a wonderful family. She's been married for over 20 years to the love of her life and they have three daughters, all in college. They love to travel together, and their favorite vacations are hiking in national parks.