I started writing poetry as a teenager and still dabble a bit. There are a couple of original poems in THE RUBY BROOCH. From the fall of 1996 to September 1997, I read almost three hundred romance novels. I started with Elizabeth Lowell’s Winter Fire and from there read her entire back list, then I moved on Beatrice Small, Linda Howard, and several other romance writers. Finally, I put down the book I was reading and said, “I can do this.” Ten weeks later, I wrote The End to THE RUBY BROOCH. Over the next several years, the story was either in the closet or going through one of a dozen rewrites. Finally, in 2012, the book came out in ebook and print.

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2012 West Houston RWA “The Emily”, First Place for The Last MacKlenna
2011 LERA Rebecca Contest Finalist for The Last MacKlenna
2011 Golden Gateway Contest Finalist for The Ruby Brooch
19th Annual Lone Star Writing Competition First Place for The Ruby Brooch
2011 Cleveland Rocks Romance Contest, Finalist for The Last MacKlenna
Silicon Valley Gotcha! Contest 2010, First Place Winner for The Last MacKlenna
Lori Wilde's 2010 Drive 'Em Wilde Contest, Historical Finalist for The Ruby Brooch
Washington Romance Writers 2008 Marlene, First Runner-Up for The Ruby Brooch
20th Annual Duel on the Delta Contest Second Place for The Last MacKlenna
Yellow Roes Chapter of RWA 2008 Winter Rose, Finalist for The Ruby Brooch
Maine Romance Writers 2007 Synopsis Finalist for The Ruby Brooch