I reside in Buckeye, Arizona, on the outskirts of Phoenix. My husband Jason, son Nicholas, and two crazy cats keep me very busy, but I still manage to squeeze in time for writing and other activities that help preserve my sanity. The success of these efforts is debatable. I'm originally from Hanford, California, a lovely city often pungent with cow manure.

My literary agent is Rebecca Strauss of the McIntosh & Otis Literary Agency.

If I'm not on the computer, I'm probably baking cookies or bread, playing with my son, yelling at my insane cat Palom, or sleeping--though there's often some overlap there. Except I usually don't bake while sleeping. That would be bad.

Author photographs by Corey Ralston Photography.

• Email: Beth.L.Cato @ gmail.com (remove the spaces)
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