As a transplanted Hoosier, Kate Nixon enjoys the beaches and sunshine that Florida offers. She shares her home with husband and terrier adopted from the Humane Society. The Heirloom Garnet Brooch is the second in her Heirloom Series. She keeps book club readers in mind as she writes historical fiction with strong female characters and includes discussion questions in each novel. Kate asks any readers who are genealogists to contact her if any surname or unusual first name is familiar. She says they made be related. Contact her to share information.