I've been writing as far back as I can remember. Interest in the written word, no doubt spawned by my English teacher father, continues to this day. I'm a voracious reader, gobbling everything from romance to horror to fantasy and more. I'm in love with the art of putting pen to paper...so to speak.

I majored in English from Penn State University, earning a B.A. in Liberal Arts, as well as a commission in the United States Marine Corps. Five years later, after serving as a communications officer, I left the service to focus more on family. After going through an assortment of jobs--the Marine Corps Reserve, a government contracted agency as an IT representative, a middle manager for a Fortune 500 transportation company--I stopped working to raise two new additions to the family--my youngest sons. During this period, I decided to stop dreaming and start seriously writing.

In December of 2004 my first story was published, and I haven't looked back since.  I currently have fifty titles with Amber Quill, Carina Press, Ellora's Cave, Loose Id, Samhain, Total E-Bound and Whispers Publishing.

I've received several awards to include: the 2005 Passionate Plume for Scifi/fantasy romance, the 2006 Amber Quill Heat Wave contest winner, 1st Place in Steamy Erotic romance for the 2006 Lories, finalist in the 2007 Linda Howard Award of Excellence, and finalist in the 2008 Reveal Your Inner Vixen MRWA contest.

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Some facts about me:

• I'm a mood reader. If I read a book with a bad ending, it throws me into a funk for days.
• I'm a cat person who currently has two Labrador Retrievers that eat a lot.
• If it's paranormal, I'm digging it.
• I majored in English but never read Charles Dickens until a few years ago when my oldest had to read Great Expectations, and I read it to test him. I have yet to read Jane Austen. Seriously.
• I'm naturally lazy but perform best under deadlines.
• I've fired a 9mm pistol, a Squad Automatic Weapon, an M16A2 rifle, an M203 grenade launcher, and have thrown live grenades. And I loved it!
• Grammar is my rock. I respect those who know when to use their, there and they're correctly.
• I'm definitely a night owl.
• I love books.  I'll read until they bury me, and then I'll haunt libraries.
• I can't write to music or television.  I need perfect quiet.