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Kathy (Wernly) Clark is an American bestselling author of Reality Romance novels that encompass the young adult mystery, new adult romantic suspense, erotic romance and contemporary romance genres. She has also published works under the pen names of Kris Cassidy and Bob Kat (Co-written with her husband, Bob Wernly).
Biography
Kathy Clark was born in Houston, Texas, grew up in Alvin, Texas and graduated from Sam Rayburn High School in Pasadena, Texas. She sold her first book to Dell for their Candlelight Ecstasy romance line in 1983. In 1989 she sold Sweet Anticipation to Harlequin American which began a long association with Harlequin editor Tahti Carter. Clark's 23 women’s fiction (romance) novels have sold over 3 million copies in more than 10 languages and have been on the New York Times’ bestsellers’ list and won numerous awards.
In 2000, she graduated Summa Cum Laude from York College of Pennsylvania with a BA in Mass Communications and Fine Arts with a perfect 4.0 GPA. She then worked as an adjunct professor at York College and taught an upper level Media Writing class.
In 2012 she teamed up with her husband Bob Wernly to write a young adult time travel mystery/romance series called Time Shifters under the pen name of Bob Kat. Also, under the Kathy Clark pen name, they wrote a fictionalized version of his fraternity days at Kent State University in 1970 that mixes the drama of senior year with the first military draft lottery, the Vietnam war and the Kent State shootings.
Beginning in 2013 Kathy began co-writing all of her books with Bob. They have self-published three books in their New Adult series called Scandals under the name Kathy Clark.
In 2015, their Denver Heroes series was published by Random House and they have another three book contract with Random House for the three book series, Austin Heroes, that releases throughout 2016.
Awards
- 1988 Romance Writer of the Year
- 1989 Romantic Times WISH Hero Award for Cmdr. Scott Sanders from Kissed by an Angel
- 1989 Romantic Times Best Harlequin American finalist for Kissed by an Angel
- 1989 Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for Angel of Mercy
- 1990 Romantic Times Best Harlequin American for Angel of Mercy
- 1991 Romance Writers of America National Service Award
- 1991 Romance Writers of America RITA Finalist for Angel of Mercy
- 1991 Romance Writers of America Region Four Service Award
- 1993 Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence for Cody’s Last Stand
- 1993 Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Awards Finalist for Stand by Your Man
- 1994 Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence for Goodbye Desperado
- 1995 Worldfest Houston International Film Festival 1st Place for biographic screenplay Matchless
- 1995 Worldfest Houston International Film Festival 1st Place for dramatic/original screenplay Run for the Border
- 1995 Worldfest Charleston International Film Festival 2nd Place for dramatic/adaptation screenplay When Lightning Strikes (adapted from Kristin Hannah’s novel)
- 2013 Best Indie Book Young Adult for OMG (Oh My God)
- 2013 Best Indie Book Suspense for After Midnight
- 2013 Best Indie Book Mainstream Finalist for Life’s What Happens
- 2013 Beverly Hills Book Awards Finalist for OMG (Oh My God)
- 2013 Readers’ Favorite Suspense Bronze Award for After Midnight
- 2013 Readers’ Favorite Young Adult Silver Award for BRB (Be Right Back)
- 2014 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award for Cries In The Night
- 2014 Colorado Humanities Colorado Book Award Finalists for Cries In The Night
- 2014 Readers' Favorite Young Adult Romance Bronze Award for BION [Believe It Or Not]
- 2014 Readers' Favorite Fiction - Historical - Event/Era Bronze Award for Life's What Happens
- 2014 The Best Indie Book Awards Young Adult for BION [Believe It Or Not]
- 2014 The Best Indie Book Awards Romance for Due Dates
- 2015 Readers' Favorite Book Awards finalist for Rest In Peace
- 2015 The Best Indie Book Awards Romance for Killer Date 3rd place
- 2015 The Best Indie Book Awards Romance for Rest In Peace finalist