Kathleen Morris is an award-winning writer, an aficionado of American and Western history, is a graduate of Prescott College in Arizona and lives and writes in the desert Southwest. She loves being able to immerse herself in the lives of her characters, especially bringing to life the charismatic and capable women of the West, both real and imaginary. Her debut novel, The Lily of the West, the story of "Big Nose Kate" Haroney, was published in 2019 to critical acclaim and was awarded "Best First Western Novel" from Western Fictioneers. Her second novel, Fiona Rising was published in November 2020, and The Transformation of Chastity James in 2021 was a Western Writers Spur award finalist. Fallen Child won the Peacemaker award for Best Western Novel in 2022. Visit her website www.KathleenMorrisauthor.com for more and to see what she’s currently working on.