Katy Evans is the author of Real, a New York Times and USA Today best selling, self-published, (new) adult contemporary romance novel that chronicles the relationship between Remington Tate, an underground boxing champion and Brooke Dumas, a sports rehabilitation therapist. Real was released on April 9, 2013, and quickly became a best seller in the top four self-publishing marketplaces, including both Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Simon & Schuster's Gallery Books acquired rights to the Real series, which will include five books in total, in June 2013.