I live in southeast Wisconsin on a small farm with my husband, a handful of Australian Shepherds, Her Royal Highness Princess Fiona the Cat, and assorted livestock. Growing up as the youngest of nine children, and the daughter of a librarian, I spent many hours between stacks of books and secluded away in dusty archives, drawn to tales of medieval heroes and conquering knights. With so many characters and ideas spinning in my head, I had to get them onto paper or risk what little sanity I possessed. 

I've been penning wild tales of magic and mayhem as long as I can remember but opted to follow my artistic muse first. After earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and spending many years working as a freelance artist, grocery clerk, art teacher, graphic designer, stable hand, advertising account coordinator, dog trainer, and process technician (among other things) I answered the call of my writing muse. Mainly because she refused to give me peace.

When not writing, I train and trial working Australian Shepherds, paint, dabble in photography, graphic design and anything else creative my assorted muses send my way.

I overcame severe rewriteritess to finish FIRST OF HER KIND and release back in January of this year. It is the first in the Darkness and Light series, and I'm sharing it here with hopes you'll enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

My work also appears in several anthologies. Currently I'm finishing up book two in the series and working on an Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance, along with a couple smaller projects. Always something on the stove top . . .
  • WI, USA
  • JoinedOctober 6, 2013