From even my earliest years, I loved jotting down stories and really, really bad poetry. I dabbled in the world of the short story for a long time, until I finally sat down one fateful February day and decided that my beloved short story, "Days of Plenty" deserved to become a novel. I felt (and feel) it was a story the world needed to hear. More importantly, I knew that after thirty-three years of life, seven years of marriage, and two children, I finally had the life experience to tell it. Thus, Promised to the Crown was born.
Since Promised, and its little sister Duty to the Crown, I've moved forward in time. The World Wars--especially their untold stories--will be my stomping grounds for the foreseeable future. My newest novel, Daughters of the Night Sky is a complete departure from my earlier works, but the stories of the long-forgotten female pilots on the Russian front in World War Two deserved to be told. There are so many similar missing pages in our history books, particularly women's contributions to the war efforts, from this era that I may stay here quite awhile. Plus, people keep sending me "articles we thought you'd find interesting" about the wars, and lo and behold, shiny new book ideas comes to life. (Feel free to keep sending those articles, everyone!)
Before transitioning to full time writing, I taught French to high schoolers, with occasional stints into English, Public Speaking, and Competitive Forensics. When I'm not writing or wrangling my wayward kiddos, I enjoy hiking, baking, sewing (especially costumes), music (especially live), theater, movies, and all things sacred unto Nerd Culture.
I'm proud to be a member of the Tall Poppy Writers, Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, Pikes Peak Writers, and the Women's Fictions Writers Association.
For more information, please contact me!
Since Promised, and its little sister Duty to the Crown, I've moved forward in time. The World Wars--especially their untold stories--will be my stomping grounds for the foreseeable future. My newest novel, Daughters of the Night Sky is a complete departure from my earlier works, but the stories of the long-forgotten female pilots on the Russian front in World War Two deserved to be told. There are so many similar missing pages in our history books, particularly women's contributions to the war efforts, from this era that I may stay here quite awhile. Plus, people keep sending me "articles we thought you'd find interesting" about the wars, and lo and behold, shiny new book ideas comes to life. (Feel free to keep sending those articles, everyone!)
Before transitioning to full time writing, I taught French to high schoolers, with occasional stints into English, Public Speaking, and Competitive Forensics. When I'm not writing or wrangling my wayward kiddos, I enjoy hiking, baking, sewing (especially costumes), music (especially live), theater, movies, and all things sacred unto Nerd Culture.
I'm proud to be a member of the Tall Poppy Writers, Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, Pikes Peak Writers, and the Women's Fictions Writers Association.
For more information, please contact me!
