A passionate traveler, Catherine loves to visit wild landscapes like Iceland, the Amazon, Patagonia, the Arctic circle and the Australian outback. Catherine has seen 6 types of whales in the wild, and lived her lifelong dream when she stood on deck in pajamas and a parka watching orca in Antarctica's Gerlach Straits. She loves writing complex characters facing impossible decisions. She doesn’t believe in fate, but she did fall in love with her husband on their first date when he laced up her boots, because she'd broken her hand.