Hello! I'm new adult and contemporary romance author Kate Givans. Those closest to me might say I'm quirky, clumsy, and a little off-key . . . but they also know there's more to me...view moreHello! I'm new adult and contemporary romance author Kate Givans. Those closest to me might say I'm quirky, clumsy, and a little off-key . . . but they also know there's more to me than my oddities and eccentricities.I've always been a bit of a book nerd, reading almost anything I could get my hands on. Now I'm fortunate enough to be the one writing the stories. No stranger to the darker and more painful aspects of life, I drag my complicated characters through unimaginable losses and pain--domestic violence, death, sex trafficking, child abuse, and more. But because I'm obsessed with creating more empathy, understanding, and compassion in the world, those same characters often find the happily ever afters that seem to evade us in everyday life.In addition to my fiction writing, I contribute annually to the End the Silence Campaign. I also blog about parenting at Growing Your Baby, and I provide non-fiction copywriting services. In my "spare" time, I also offer formatting services to other Indie authors.I'm also a wife and mother of five with a serious coffee addiction. I like to dance for no reason at all, I'm a day-dreamer who loves to play with the voices in my head, and somewhere in the midst of all the fun and crazy, I remind myself to "breathe" and enjoy the life I have.view less