Kathryn Kramer (42 page)

"I had plans for you!"  Again there was a long drawn out silence.  "Even so, I do not see how I can do otherwise than say yes.  You have already spent time in the Tower and I must confess that I have little liking to have you escape again.  'T is an embarrassment."

"Yes, your Majesty."  Nicholas coul
d barely contain his joy.  The queen had consented to their marriage.  "Sweet love, did you hear that?"  he whispered in Alandra's ear. 

Fearing that the q
ueen might change her mind as she was wont to do on occasion, he hurriedly and politely  took his leave, dragging Alandra behind him.  Only when they were beyond Whitehall's door did he dare let out a thunderous shout.

"What a
wedding it will be.  As splendid as any of my plays,"  Shakespeare said, kissing Alandra fondly on the cheek. 

The other actors greeted the idea of the marriage with equal enthusiasm.  "We'll give an encore performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream.  'T
is a perfect play for a wedding,"  Kempe stated.

"Seeing as how it was written to celebrate
just such an occasion," Armin confided.

Murray
took Bessie by the hand, thinking to himself that there might be two weddings in the near future. Looking into Bessie's twinkling eyes he smiled, knowing she’d make a lovely wife. Then he turned to Shakespeare. "All's well that end's well, eh Will?"  Murray cocked his head and winked in Alandra's direction, only to see that she was oblivious of all  their chatter, kissing Nicholas with all the tenderness of her heart.

Shakespeare nodded, and without a backward  glance, the players departed, leaving
the two lovers locked in each other’s arms.                           

AUTHOR BIO

Under her own name or her pseudonyms—Katherine Vickery and Kathryn Hockett
,  Kathryn Kramer has published with NAL, Dell, Pocket, Berkley, Kensington and  Dorchester publishers.  Together with her mother, Marcia Hockett, who aided her daughter in research and editing until her death in 2003, she has  written a total of 40 historical romance novels which have been translated into German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Japanese and Hebrew.

Kathy is from the
Rocky Mountain area of the United States – Boulder, Colorado.  She has won the Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Award several years in a row.

A current project  has been formatting all 40 book
s into the ebook format. Since many of the originals were typed, this means redoing many of the manuscripts into computer format.  To date thirty-four have been completed and are available on Amazon.  They include:
Lady Rogue, Midsummer Night’s Desire, Pirate Bride, Notorious, Desire’s Disguise,  Desire’s Masquerade, Flame From the Sea
(Kathryn Kramer);
Desire of the Heart, Arrow to the Heart, Flame of Desire, Flame Across the Highlands
(Katherine Vickery);
Outrageous, Indigo Sea,  Highland Destiny, Sweet Savage Surrender, Gentle Warrior, River of Passion  and the Women of the West series – Outlaw Seduction, Cherokee’s Caress, Renegade Lady, The Legend’s Lady, Wild Western Fire
(Kathryn Hockett

Prior to writing, Kathy sang with a jazz band and devoted her time to music via theater, teaching and singing professionally.
Her favorite role was that of Maria in West Side Story. She attended the University of  Colorado College of Music on a music scholarship. She added modeling to her itinerary when she modeled as the heroine for the cover of her novel, LADY ROGUE.   MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DESIRE reflects her ongoing fascination with the works of Shakespeare.

Kathryn’s websites are: kathrynkramer.net  and kathrynhockett.com.