Katherine Wood is a native of Mississippi and a graduate of the University of Southern California. She is the author of the novel Ladykiller, and also writes under the pen name Katherine St. John. She lives in Atlanta with her husband, their two children, a naughty pug, and a ferocious kitty.

Advance praise for Sunburned

"Utterly delectable and addicting . . . Sunburned is what happens when Agatha Christie meets a thoroughly modern, sexy sensibility."--Ashley Winstead, USA Today bestselling author of Midnight Is the Darkest Hour

"A sizzling, page-turning romp . . . Katherine Wood delivers a clever tale of what happens when the rich and beautiful behave badly. This captivating story of betrayal and denial will make you think long and hard about karma."--Meredith Lavender and Kendall Shores, authors of Happy Wife

"A smart, juicy tale . . . As bubbly and effervescent as a flute of chilled Dom Perignon."--Morgan Richter, author of The Divide

Praise for Katherine Wood

"When we say we want a hot and sexy thriller, well, Katherine Wood absolutely delivered."--Cosmopolitan

"Wood has expertly mixed romance with mystery in a novel."--Library Journal, starred review

"Wood ingeniously orchestrates the plot to a series of powder-keg reveals."--Publishers Weekly

Publisher: Bantam

Pub date: 2026-07-07

Length: 352 pages