An avid mystery reader, I thought I'd try writing a mystery, but as my daughters pointed out, it was more of a romance. (Mom, she noticed his brown eyes were flecked with hazel on page 10. It's a romance!) I realized that even when reading a mystery, I was captivated by the relationships between the characters – Faye Kellerman's Rina and Peter, Barbara Parker's Gail and Anthony, even Laurie R. King's Mary and Sherlock. Even in books without continuing relationships, I was still watching characters hook up more than paying attention to the crime—on the first read. Of course, this means I read almost every book twice; once for the relationship, once for the mystery.

Finalist and winner of many RWA contests, including the Jasmine, Molly, Suzannah, IGO, Gotcha, Daphne du Maurier, Aspen Gold, Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence, Laurel Wreath