Growing up I was voracious reader like many authors before me.  At the beginning of my writing career I wrote articles and studied children's literature. I received a diploma in 1996 from the Institute of Children's Literature.

Teaching and sharing what I've learned came next. 

My love of romance writing came when I was 12. Once I discovered romance novels I knew that was what I wanted to write. As my knowledge of the craft of writing grew, my interest in other sub-genres of romance expanded.

Art was just as important to me as the writing. There was never a  separation, they were extensions of each other. I began sketching portraits and came to love florals and animals. The art of Beatrix Potter, Tasha Tudor, Brian Froud, Julie Bell and Boris Vallejo, Mary Englebreit and Sandra Boynton have all influenced and inspired my art. I hope my work lifts your spirit and inspires your imagination!