Karin Tabke

Infobox Writer


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name = Karin Tabke
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birthplace = Miami, Florida
occupation = novelist
nationality = American
period = 2006 - present
genre = Romance, Fantasy
debut_works = "Good Girl Gone Bad"
website = http://www.karintabke.com/
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Karin Tabke is an American author of the "Hot Cops" series and the "Blood Sword Legacy" series. Born in Miami, Florida, she now lives in Northern California.

Biography

Tabke started writing romances in high school, but was interrupted by college classes, marriage, four children, and building her successful business. When she returned to writing, it took her three years to sell her book, but she never gave up. Because of her positive attitude, her passionate characters, and gripping plots, she now has two series, "Hot Cops" and "Blood Sword Legacy". [http://www.karintabke.com/index2.php] Her first "Hot Cops" book, "Good Girl Gone Bad", was excerpted in Cosmopolitan Magazine. [http://www.cosmopolitan.com/magazine/redhotreads]

Tabke’s advice for other writers and anyone pursuing a dream is to never give up. “Believe in yourself and persevere,” she says. She’s a co-creator of "Write Attitude" [http://www.writeattitude.net/about.php] , an inspirational website for writers. She’s a co-owner of "WriterPromoTips", a Yahoo group for writers to share promotion tips. She has also been the president of "SFARWA San Francisco Area Romance Writers of America" for two years. [http://www.sfarwa.com/board.asp]

Her husband, Gary, is a retired street cop turned football coach. [http://www.karintabke.com/index2.php] Recently she launched three contests on her blog that put fifteen aspiring authors before top New York agents and editors. [http://www.karintabke.com/blog/]

Bibliography

Novels

* "Good Girl Gone Bad" – Pocket Books – 2006 - ISBN 1416524851
* "Skin" – Pocket Books – 2007 – ISBN 1416524924
* "Jaded" – Pocket Books – 2008 - ISBN 1416564446
* "Master of Surrender" – Pocket Books – 2008 – ISBN 1416550895
* "Have Yourself a Naughty Little Santa" - Pocket Books – 2008 – ISBN 1416564584
* "Master of Torment" – Pocket Books – 2008 – ISBN 1416555032

Anthologies

* "The Hard Stuff" with Bonnie Edwards and Sunny – Kensington Books – 2006 – ISBN 0758214081
* "What You Can’t See" with Allison Brennan and Roxanne St. Claire - Pocket Books – 2007 – ISBN 1416542299
* "Italian Stallions" with Jami Alden – Kensington Books – 2008 – ISBN 0758225597

By series

Hot Cops series

* "Good Girl Gone Bad"
* "Skin"
* "Jaded"

Blood Sword Legacy series

* "Master of Surrender"
* "Master of Torment"

References and sources

* [http://www.karintabke.com/ Karin Tabke Official Website]
* [http://writerunboxed.com/2007/09/26/interview-karin-tabke Writer Unboxed Interview]
* [http://www.loveromancesandmore.com/interviews/interview_karintabke.htm Love Romances More Interview]
* [http://www.authorsoundrelations.com/MTB/beyondbook-karintabke.htm My Tote Bag Interview]
* [http://www.antiochpress.com/article.cfm?articleID=847 Antioch Press Interview]
* [http://www.cosmopolitan.com/magazine/redhotreads "Cosmopolitan" Red Hot Reads]
* [http://www.sfarwa.com/board.asp San Francisco Area Romance Writers of America]
* [http://www.writeattitude.net/about.php Write Attitude]

External links

* [http://www.karintabke.com/ Karin Tabke Official Website]
* [http://www.simonsays.com/content/destination.cfm?tab=1&pid=516819 Karin Tabke at Simon & Schuster, Inc.]
* [http://www.fogcitydivas.com/ Fog City Divas]
* [http://www.murdershewrites.com/ Murder She Writes]
* [http://www.writeattitude.net/ Write Attitude]