Author: Kat

Kat Latham writes sexy contemporary romance, including the London Legends rugby series. With degrees in English lit and human rights, she loves stories that reflect the depth, humor and emotion of real life. She's a California girl living in the Netherlands with her baby girl and British husband.

“He drinks WHAT?” Product placement in novels

At one point near the beginning of my work-in-progress (a contemporary romance set in a small mountain town in California), my hero sits in a greasy-spoon cafe and thinks about how much he misses being a Starbucks customer. I didn’t put that thought in his head on a whim. You see, he’s a small-business owner,… Continue reading “He drinks WHAT?” Product placement in novels

When did category romance get this good?

I first started reading romance novels when I was 12 and I somehow got on Harlequin’s mailing list. One day I got a package of Harlequin Presents novels (and a crappy necklace), and I was hooked. For years, I spent my babysitting money on their book club. As I matured, my romance reading tastes changed.… Continue reading When did category romance get this good?

My dark moments

One of my manuscripts is a finalist in the Break-up Contest, run by Alaska Romance Writers! Pretty good, since the scene I entered was my hero and heroine’s wedding (let’s just say, all does not go as planned for them). This is a different ms to the one I entered in the Between the Sheets… Continue reading My dark moments