Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
On Feb. 15, Kathryn Halberg of Springboro released her second book, “Hidden Agenda.” The newest release by the author is the second in a series of books called “The Eller Series.”
The series, which follows the Eller sisters, began with “Animal Attraction,” released in June 2021. Halberg, who has served as the social media program director at Wright State University for the last eight years, was inspired to finally write her first novel amid the stress of the 2019 faculty strike on campus.
“I found myself in a situation where I was getting so drowned in the day-to-day work that I needed to find some kind of escape,” Halberg said. “That’s when I decided, you know, I’ve never written anything full length before. I’ve always written short things, like advertising, and this would be a great chance for me to kind of tackle something that I never thought I would do before. So, I just sat down and just told my boss that I was going to just live in a creative land during these certain hours every day. So, that’s where I started. Controversy led me to a creative outlet.”
“Animal Attraction” follows Rachael Eller, a successful Cincinnati businesswoman struggling to choose between two “amazing” men — a prospective client and a veterinarian. The second book, “Hidden Agenda,” follows Rachael’s younger sister, Carlie Eller, as she attempts to discover which man — a sexy best-selling author or charming self-made millionaire — is out for revenge and which could be The One while attending a conference in Chicago.
Though she admits the romance genre is rather saturated, Halberg knew she had a story worth telling — or multiple stories, that is. However, she did face a bit of anxiety before publishing her first novel, until those close to her convinced her that she had, in fact, written something special.
