Kate Merrill is a longtime art gallery owner--- first in the Philadelphia area, and since 1997 in Davidson, NC. Although she retired from the retail business in August 2014, she remains active in the arts, but now devotes herself full time to her career as a real estate broker and writing fiction. A Lethal Listing was the first in the Diana Rittenhouse real estate mystery series, Blood Brothers is the second, with three more to come. Kate has also published two romance novels: Flames of Summer (as Kate Merrill) and Northern Lights (as Christie Cole) Kate also enjoys swimming, boating, and allowing her two rescue Golden Retrievers to take her for a walk.