I have been an avid reader all my life, but truly wanted to become an author after reading The Stand by Stephen King when I was 16 years old. I also grew up reading Daphne DuMaurier, Margaret Mitchell and The Nancy Drew Mystery Series. I am a bohemian at heart and love all things related to the arts including composing and performing original music, poetry, painting with acrylics and working in my garden. While the natural world and its beauty and mystery has always been my greatest inspiration, the supernatural has become a bit of an obsession!