Karen Marie Moning
Karen Marie Moning was born November 1, 1964 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is a graduate of Purdue University where she completed a BA in Society & Law. Her first novel, Beyond the Highland Mist was nominated for two RITA's, won a Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award, and made Ms. Moning Waldenbooks bestselling debut romance author for 1999. Her third novel, The Highlander's Touch was awarded the prestigious RITA, at the historic Saenger Theatre in New Orleans in 2001. Her fourth novel, Kiss of the Highlander was selected by Publishers Weekly as one of the best mass market novels of 2002. Her fifth novel, The Dark Highlander was chosen as one of the Top Ten Favorite Books of the year by Romance Writers of America. Her novels have appeared on USA Today, Publishers Weekly and the New York Times bestseller lists.
Some of her favorite things are: Moonshadow, being outdoors, Scotland, a cloudless starry night, RBL Romantica, mangoes, the ocean, reading, writing.
Her novels have been translated into German, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Korean, Chinese and Japanese.
