CATHERINE LINKA was almost thrown out of boarding school for being "too verbal." Fortunately, she learned to channel her outspokenness and creative energy into writing. A passionate traveler who has visited Iceland, the Amazon, and the Arctic circle, Catherine has seen five types of whales in the wild, but no orcas. Yet. She doesn t believe in fate, but she did fall in love with her husband on their first date when he laced up her boots, because she had a broken hand. She is the author of "A Girl Called Fearless".