Kathy Love

Kathy Love Cowen, author of the Native American romantic-adventure series, The Walking Stick, was born and raised in Kansas. She attended Baker University in Baldwin, Kansas as an art major. Kathy and her husband Al, now live in Texas. She has one son, Wesley Love, a Purple Heart veteran of two wars. \n\nWesley’s prompting started her quest to research their ancestry. In her youth, Kathy would spend time on her aunt’s cattle ranch in Oklahoma. “Aunt Maude was a feisty woman and probably has had the greatest influenced my life.” In the evenings, her aunt would spin stories of their Indian ancestors. Kathy has finally been able to establish a paper trail to her Cherokee lineage. Her 5th, great grandparents, Chewahnih and Isaac Nicholson are the principal characters of her debut novel. The Walking Stick has grown into 3 book series and so far, encompasses three generations. A 4th book is planned for late 2019. \n\nThe Walking Stick is set in the Oklahoma Indian Territory during the 1800’s. Animals have always played an important role in Kathy’s life. She enjoys an unusual empathy with her fur-bearing friends and chooses to believe that this appreciation for wildlife is linked to her Native American lineage. The depth of her perception into their unique personalities becomes apparent in the humorous secondary characters woven into The Walking Stick. \n\nWhen Kathy is not writing, she and her husband enjoy their beachside home in Galveston, Texas, which is where her first manuscript was drafted. \n\nMost of what Kathy does involves the assistance of a fat-black cat named Bandit. Hypnotized by the blinking cursor, Bandit claims co-authorship of the series and is responsible for any unintentional oversights in the manuscript. \n\nThe Walking Stick is a slightly mystical story that will help you understand the way of life for Native American’s during the frontier days. Learn many of the Cherokee rituals and take a glimpse of life where fast food, was a deer. \n\nSnuggle up to a bobcat named Six Toes, or Angel, the white wolf, and get ready for adventure, romance, mystery, and humor. \n\nPlease visit www.KathyLoveCowen.com for information on new releases and enjoy the photographs that have inspired her critter characters, along with many of the scenic locations depicted within the Indian Territory. \n\n