Geri Krotow
(pronounced "crow-toe")
Geri at Book Expo Americain New York, May 2009
Meet Geri
Extended “Twitter” Version
Geri Krotow has travelled the world, first as a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman, then as a Naval Officer, and now as a Navy wife. She’s been to four of the seven continents and saw number five from a Navy ship on her 21st birthday. Geri never left her hometown of Buffalo, New York until she was nineteen but obviously made up for lost time. For news of where she’s currently living and her thoughts on that place, be it a different State or country, check out her blog.
Bio told over cookies and coffee
Geri loves to write and will never have enough years to translate onto paper the characters and stories that persistently knock on her mind’s door. When not writing Geri loves to knit and bake. Cookie baking is a favorite, but knitting often replaces the baking as yarn doesn’t add the dimensions to her figure that the cookies tend to. Walking and yoga are other passions, as well as birds, dogs, and foreign languages.
Full-blown “History Channel” Bio
Geri Krotow is the award winning author of contemporary and historical romance. While still unpublished Geri received the Daphne du Maurier Award for Romantic Suspense in Category Romance Fiction. Her 2007 debut A Rendezvous to Remember earned several awards to include the Yellow Rose of Texas Award for Excellence. Geri’s first novel as well as her second book What Family Means received critical acclaim to include a review in the Chicago Tribune.
Prior to writing, Geri served for nine years as a Naval Intelligence Officer after graduating from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. While on active duty Geri earned her Master’s Degree in Information Systems from the United States Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. Geri served as the Aviation/Anti-Submarine Warfare Intelligence officer for a P-3C squadron during which time she deployed to South America, Europe, and Greenland. She was the first female Intel officer on the East Coast to earn Naval Aviation Observer Wings. Geri also did a tour in the war on drugs, working with several different government and law enforcement agencies.
Geri was proud to serve her country and after nine years of active duty she resigned her commission. She never looked back as she gave in to her desire to be a full-time novelist. She continues to serve her country as a Navy wife. She and her Navy pilot husband travel the country and the globe with their two children, dog and parrot.
Geri In the News
• Read the online interview with fellow author Stephanie Draven, where Geri shares about her own personal love story. (posted September 25, 2009)
• Geri's brush with President Barack Obama and the First Lady is featured in the October 2009 issue of RT BOOKReviews. Read the article: Obama Does Romance. (posted September 3, 2009)
• Geri is featured in the June 28, 2009 issue of the Capital Gazette in Annapolis. Read the article: The Write Stuff: Military Provides Good Training for Some Authors. (posted August 17, 2009)
• The story about Geri's encounter with President Barack Obama was covered by The Huffington Post. Read the article online, and check out the photo and video below. (posted July 23, 2009)
Above: (Official White House Photo) President Obama with Geri's book A Rendezvous to Remember in hand. (Geri is the blond head behind the woman with her cheek in her hand.) Read the story behind the photo, and watch the video below.
This story made it to The Huffington Post! Read the article.