Karen Doornebos

http://karendoornebos.com

Photo by Pete Stenberg

Once an award-winning copywriter for brands such as Diet Coke and Johnnie Walker, I switched to tea with my debut novel, Definitely Not Mr. Darcy. I graduated with honors in English Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and lived and worked in London. That inspired the book, but the reality of life in a Chicago suburb with my husband, my son, daughter, and various pets provided the opportunity to write it.

I’m sampling candy cane martinis and wassail for my next book, Christmas on the Rocks.