Welcome!

I am a contemporary fiction author, and I write about love, family, and the challenges that shape our lives. I graduated from The University of Iowa and am a member of the Women’s Fiction Writers Association. When I'm not drafting stories, I can be found traveling between Iowa and Florida in search of the best writing weather.

Growing up in Ottumwa, Iowa, one of my elementary school teachers did a unit on novel writing. She instructed us to write a book, complete with a cover and author bio—all on penmanship paper (you remember the cream-colored sheets with the wide lines, don’t you?). We were assigned to do a single story, but I couldn’t settle on just one and turned in a dozen. From then on, I was hooked on coming up with book ideas.

I spent the next forty years trying to find time to sit down and write my first real novel. I graduated from college, got married, had three kids, was divorced and remarried, enjoyed a career in healthcare fundraising, attended every extracurricular activity my kids were in, and sent them off to college. Once my schedule freed up, I opened my computer and started writing.

I left my day job in 2020, and that’s when I really got busy becoming an author. I took a novel writing class as part of The University of Iowa’s Endless Summer Writing Program. I started watching webinars and participating in Zoom calls offered by writers I admire. Research, writing, and editing became daily rituals for me, and I loved it.

When I decided to publish Giving Up Grace in 2022, I had no idea how exciting it would be. I’ve learned so much, met new friends, and had a blast making my dreams come true. 

Since that time, I've written two more novels. The First Summer came out in 2023, and my newest release is Everything Will Be Okay. 

I'd love it if you'd buy, read, review, and share my books with your friends and family. 

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