I love words--writing, reading, and crosswords. Variety should be my middle name. I write for children, teens, and adults. I've had seventeen books published.

Before I switched to fiction, I wrote a diet book and over 200 magazine articles on food and nutrition. I'm a retired elementary teacher who now teaches online classes for Writer's Digest University.

An Indiana native,my husband and I now live in Florida. Our four children are married with families of their own. My book, Love in a Small Town, was one of three fiction finalists for Best Books of Indiana 2007.

Chosen for Wordstruck--Indiana Authors and Illustrators Tour (speakers for schools and libraries)

Eppies finalist three years in a row.

Member of Authors' Den, Books We Love, All Star Scribes, Epic, RWA, and Chick Lit Chapter of RWA.
Eppie 2001 Finalist in YA category for Camp Cheer, an interactive mystery (Hard Shell Word Factory

Eppie 2002 Finalist in Contemporary Romance category for Male Wanted. (Treble Heart Books)

Eppie 2003 Finalist in Anthology category for No Rain, No Rainbows (YA anthology, Atlantic Bridge)

My publishers are Books We Love Publishing Partners, Hard Shell Word Factory, Writers Exchange, Whiskey Creek Press, and DiskUs where I also have some short stories (quick picks) in addition to my full-length books.