When 40-something Kate "Cyn" Francis changes her name, her hair color, and her age in order to snag a younger man on a Caribbean cruise, the last thing she expects is to fall overboard for a Cary Grant look-alike. Sandy Brown, 20-something and eager to get over a broken heart, is also looking for love. Millie Evans, having recently sold her publishing empire, is on a succession of one-week cruises, looking to reconnect with a past love. But this is no ordinary love boat. Three women, three generations, all connected in an unexpected way. And it's more than sharing the same motto that "real women wear red."
Kathy Holmes often says that she was "Born in the City of Angels, raised on Walt Disney, and inspired by the dreams of both."
Maybe she should say something about being conceived in San Francisco, but it doesn't sound quite as poetic.She grew up halfway between Disneyland and the beach with influences from nearby Hollywood during the Mad Men era. No wonder there's usually some sort of retro scene in her writing.
Tantalized by the tropics since Adam Troy set sail on the Kon Tiki in James A. Michener's "Adventures in Paradise," Kathy has traveled to tropical destinations such as Hawaii, Florida, the Caribbean, Mexico, and Asia Pacific. Eventually, she moved to Florida where she wrote and secured representation for Real Women Wear Red. She also wrote for Walt Disney World and the Orlando Sentinel.
After living in Florida, Las Vegas, and the Pacific Northwest, she's now returned to her native state of California.
