I live in Nevada—amid the dry desert sagebrush and the lush beauty of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Yes, the scenery will "astound and amaze."

I met my husband Steve, when he had just started graduate school. Two weeks later, we were engaged to be married. That was twenty-seven years ago and we're still crazy about each other. Yep! We firmly believe in love at first sight.

My husband and I are the proud parents of two wonderful children; a son and a daughter. Our daughter is a chef extroardinaire and one of the smartest things I ever did (other than marry Steve) was to teach her to cook. My son is a U.S. Marine. He and his wife have provided one of my favorite hobbies—two beautiful granddaughters. I've decided being a granny is payback for raising such great kids. I've never had so much fun!

My major in college was History. Although my husband holds a juris doctorate and a Ph.D., we both love learning so much that we tend to find "just one more" class we want to take. Sometimes, we take classes together and we enjoy studying everything from world politics to astronomy. At this rate, we’ll both be hobbling to class with walking sticks before we're through.

I've worked outside the home for most of my adult life, but writing has always been a huge part of my spare-time activities. I wrote my first full-length novel on a typewriter, back when they still made carbon paper and 8-track tapes. I had no outline and no clue what I was doing. Since then, I have gone on to complete numerous novels and was published in short fiction in 1994. I did the research and wrote an extensive article on the Golden Heart Contest, the most prestigious contest an unpublished romance novelist can enter. Titled The Golden Heart: Not for the Fainthearted, the article was published in RWA's Romance Writer's Report in June 2004. I won the Golden Heart for best Inspirational in 2006 and sold the book titled THE HEALING PLACE to Steeple Hill with a December 2007 release. My books have won and finaled in numerous national writing contests, including the Orange Rose (Orange Rose RWA 2003), the Finally A Bride (OKRW 2005), and the Duel on the Delta (River City RWA 2006).

In addition to family, work, and writing, my husband and I are busy in a multitude of church activities and I am still taking classes and a member of Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society.

To read more about my books, check out my responses to the frequently asked questions people often ask me. Also, check out some fun photos of my family and writer friends. Enjoy!