[1] Terri Conn joined the cast of the CBS daytime drama ATWT in 1998 but was not the first to appear on the show in the role as Cori Anne Hansen played the part from 1989 to 1994.

[1] The actress and character's critical acclaim allowed the show to capitalize on the attention with the release of the novel Oakdale Confidential: A Novel, which spanned a series of other books inspired by other CBS and ABC daytime dramas.

Katie has been on one of Oakdale's most beloved characters and her relationship with con artist and jewel smuggler Simon Frasier (Paul Leyden) has become one of daytime's most successful modern day supercouples.

[14][15] The book follows the investigation into the murder of Gregory Marron, Jr., a longtime supporter of Oakdale Memorial Hospital whose killer can be anyone in town due to his high volume of enemies.

With Katie's boyfriend Mike, Maddie Coleman's brother Henry and Carly Snyder's husband Jack being the three main suspects, all three women attempt to conceal any evidence that could imprison the men they love.

[16] Re-released as Oakdale Confidential: Secrets Revealed seven months later on November 14, 2006, the book achieved acclaim as it entered The New York Times Bestseller List.

[17] Promoted heavily on the show itself, the novel was praised by mystery and crime writer Jeffery Deaver, saying that the publication was "Fast, fun, and filled with sizzling intrigue and gossip galore..."[16]