Location: United States
Member Since: Feb. 12, 2012

Kate Cooch


Biography

Kate was born and raised in Fairfax, Virginia and graduated from the University of Virginia. She joined the US Coast Guard after graduation and went to Hawaii to serve on the Cutter Jarvis. From there she went to US Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Florida and then was stationed at Air Station Los Angeles where she flew the HH65 Dolphin helicopter.

During her time in Los Angeles she started writing and decided to turn that hobby into a second career after leaving the Coast Guard. She began as a history writer and has been published in Military Heritage and Fairfax County Stories: 1607-2007.

Her first mystery novel, The Happy Housewife, was released in 2012 as an eBook. Kate lives with her husband and two children in the Philadelphia suburbs.

Where to find Kate Cooch online

Website: http://www.katecooch.com
Twitter: katecooch
Facebook: Facebook profile
Blog: http://www.katecooch.com/blog/

Books

Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: Did the Continental Army Try and Stage a Coup After the Revoluntionary War?    by Kate Cooch
Price: Free! 2570 words. Published on February 12, 2012. Nonfiction.
0.5 star(4.50 from 2 reviews)
A 2200 word history short about a possible military coup after the Revolutionary War. The Society of the Cincinnati was formed by disgruntled members of the Continental Army as the Revolutionary War drew to a close. They were unhappy with lack of pay and supplies promised to them by the Continental Congress. Was formation of the Society an attempt to form a milita junta to rule the new country?
Was She or Wasn't She? Antonia Ford: Polite Southern Lady or J.E.B. Stuart's Spy?    by Kate Cooch
Price: Free! 2370 words. Published on February 12, 2012. Nonfiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Was She or Wasn’t She is a 2300 word history short about Antonia Ford, accused Confederate Civil War spy. Did she hide the fruits of her spying under her hoop skirts when the Yankee’s searched her house or was she “as innocent as Abraham Lincoln?” Discover her secrets by downloading now! (www.katecooch.com)
A Kentucky Cuckoo's Egg: The Clay-Randolph Duel of 1826    by Kate Cooch
Price: Free! 2940 words. Published on February 12, 2012. Nonfiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
A Kentucky Cuckoo’s Egg is a 2500 word history short about the duel between Secretary of State Henry Clay and Senator John Randolph in 1826. It also delves into the history of dueling generally and specifically in Virginia. Who died, who lived, and who showed up to duel in a white bathrobe? Find out by downloading now! (www.katecooch.com)
The Happy Housewife    by Kate Cooch
Price: $2.99 USD. 60850 words. Published on February 12, 2012. Fiction.
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
“The Happy Housewife” is a 200 page suburban murder mystery which involves one ordinary woman, Samantha, who finds herself drawn into a criminal investigation. In the process of solving two murders, she also struggles to overcome a mistake from her past career as a Coast Guard helicopter pilot which resulted in her current inability to make decisions and assert herself.

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