Katie Agnew was born in Edinburgh in 1972 and spent her childhood in Lasswade. She studied English at Aberdeen University and followed by journalism at City University in London.

Her first job was as a features writer on 19 magazine. Since then, she has written articles, celebrity interviews and columns for many newspapers and magazines including the Evening Standard, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire and the Daily Mail.

Katie currently lives in Bath with her husband John Latimer and their daughter, Olivia.

Her first novel DROP DEAD GORGEOUS is a glamorous, sexy, hard-hitting romantic debut about the fame game - and the price you have to pay to play it.

Katie’s second novel BEFORE WE WERE THIRTY was published by Transworld on 11th October 2004.

Their twenties are almost over, but their lives have just begun …

Rachel Travis has lost her job, her figure, her friends and possibly her husband too. She has just moved from London to rural Wiltshire with their new baby and whilst all seems idyllic, Rachel can’t help feeling that life is passing her by.

At first sight Rachel has little in common with the other young women in Coombe. Bianca is an ex-glamour model, Harriet is rich, bitchy and eccentric and Summer is an enigmatic hippy.

But with the arrival of a mysterious, sexy young millionaire, things begin to hot up. Under Jack’s magical influence, Rachel, Bianca, Harriet and Summer are thrown together into a whirl of parties, adventures, friendship and love.

Why does Jack show such an interest in them all? Can one man really bring happiness to four women?

As summer draws to an end, the twenty-somethings realise they still have a lot to learn before they are thirty…

Praise for BEFORE WE WERE THIRTY

‘A compulsively good read.’ Cosmopolitan

‘A touching countryside comedy’ *** Heat

‘An engaging story with more than a few surprises’ - Image

‘Frothy fun’ *** Company

*** New Woman