Stories make us human

Katie Marie Rensch earned a BA in English from the University of Iowa and an MFA in Poetry from the University of Minnesota. She has more than ten years of professional writing experience ranging from creative consulting at PwC to her role as a Content Director with a boutique consulting firm. DIFFERENT THIS TIME is her debut novel. She lives with her husband and three children in Atlanta, GA. 

Katie writes smart, funny, and deeply felt stories that center on story-telling fundamentals. She is drawn to stories about generational conflict, sibling dynamics, motherhood, and art. Her stories are crafted to expose a lived, human experience, taking readers on a journey that extends beyond the page and into their lives. 

 Katie writes in the upmarket/book club genre. 

A bittersweet second chance at motherhood collides with a complex ethical dilemma for Diane Shaw.

When a newly retired woman discovers her estranged son’s abandoned newborn on her doorstep, Diane must learn to accept a new version of love or risk losing her family entirely.