They have three children, Bryan, Rachel, and Lauren. She met her husband, an English geologist, while they worked for the same oil company. Her historical romance, Notorious, sold out its first printing in a mere four days.

She resigned from her position after the networks began to insist that she move to New York City to be more accessible. During this time frame, Sutcliffe also made a guest appearance on Another World, playing herself. During her time as a soap opera writer, she concentrated on developing the six-month story lines, which the breakdown writers would then develop into dialogue and individual scenes for the show. His wife, who loved Sutcliffe's book, insisted that he contact her. Sutcliffe was offered the job after Bill Graham, who searched for writers for Procter & Gamble, mentioned to his wife that they wanted to refocus the soap opera stories on romance. In 19, Sutcliffe worked as the Consultant Head Writer for the soap operas As the World Turns and Another World. In the past, she has used the soundtrack to Somewhere in Time and Kitarō's Silk Road. Sutcliffe also attempts to find a single CD that will provide inspiration during the writing of each book. She works eight hours a day, five to seven months a year. Three years later she sold her first book, Desire and Surrender to Avon Books. After working for a time at an oil company and as a headhunter for a computer personnel company, Sutcliffe decided in 1982 to quit her job and attempt to write a novel.

Katherine Sutcliffe was born an only child in East Texas. Many of her books are considered to be 'dark' romances, examining issues traditionally not mentioned in the romance genre. Katherine Sutcliffe (born 1952 in Texas) is a best-selling American author of romance novels.

Shadow Play by Katherine Sutcliffe