Kimberly Amato is the author of the best-selling Jasmine Steele Mystery Series, Steele Intent, Melting Steele and Breaking Steele.  Amato is also a freelance writer, actress, and filmmaker to her credit.  Among her several film projects, the teleplay Party Girl, which she co-wrote and starred in, has accorded her the most honors, including The Golden Ace Award and the Aloha Accolade for Excellence in Filmmaking from the Honolulu Film Awards.

Kimberly is director of marketing and development for Stiegelbauer Associates.  She is currently collaborating on the upcoming documentary film, Rise Of The Millennial, with actress/filmmaker Michelle Tomlinson.

Amato holds a BA in Psychology from Hofstra University and an MA in Forensic Psychology from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice.  She is currently working on several more books, including another Jasmine Steele Mystery and Enemy a standalone story.

Kimberly hails from the great state of New York, where she currently lives with her wife.