Making up stories in my head is such a natural part of me I can't remember when I didn't do it. As a child, I acted out plays with my dolls. Later on, I imagined TV stars as the heroes in my romantic adventures. I won't tell you who because that will definitely age me. Occasional insomnia drove me to concoct elaborate tales which I eventually began writing down. I wrote my first full novel in high school, a dreadful three-chapter gothic mystery which has mercifully disappeared.
Real life interrupted my writing career--college with a major in French Literature, graduate school, and a widely varied teaching career. For my years as a reading specialist, I wrote stories for my beginning readers to practice reading. While I taught seventh grade language arts, I came up with an idea for a young adult novel, which was eventually published as Pentangle, but it's out of print now. From there, I branched out into romantic suspense, and my writing career was launched. When it's time to tackle the dust bunnies or garden weeds, I can be found with my fingers glued to the keyboard and my head in the story.
I'm a West Virginia native, but I enjoy travel. I've lived with a French family in Paris and attended the Sorbonne, seen Europe on the back of a BMW motorcycle, kissed the Blarney Stone, bargained with crafty vendors in Mexican markets, rafted white water, kayaked the Colorado River, sailed the Caribbean, and visited a primitive Mayan village. I live on the coast of Maine with my husband and a series of lovable, but quirky mutts. Besides curling up with a good book, I enjoy walking my dog, sailing, hiking, gardening, and collecting Wade figurines.
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