Valerie Tate lives in a 19th century heritage cottage in Ontario, Canada. She has a degree in English Literature and a teaching degree from Victoria College at the University of Toronto. When not working on her mystery novels, she can be found at the barn with her horse and her Jack Russell Terrier. CATNIP is the first in the series of Dunbarton Mysteries. The second in the series, HORSE SENSE, is due for publication.