Biography

I write.
I love to write.
I love to write more than even eating chocolate.

Publication:

My contemporary novel, Someone to Blame, will be released by Zondervan in August 2010. This book set on the north California coast in the fictitious town of Breakers, is a psychological suspense story about a family reeling from the tragic deaths of their two teenage sons. Hoping to pick up pieces and start all over, their hopes are dashed when their family collides with Billy Thurber, a young drifter who comes into town one day selling firewood. Read more on my contemporary fiction page!

Novels written:

• A Rip in the Redwood Curtain (Literary Fiction)
  
• Innocent Little Crimes (Suspense/Mystery/Women's Fiction)
  
• A Thin Film of Lies (Suspense/Mystery/Thriller)
  

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Novels written (continued):

• The Wolf Of Tebron (Fantasy)
  
• The Map Across Time (Fantasy)
  
• Someone to Blame (Contemporary Fiction)
  
• The Land of Darkness (Fantasy)
• Time Sniffers (YA Sci-fi)
• Conundrum (In Progress: Contemporary Fiction/Mystery)

More novels in the making.

More than you probably wanted to know:

I come from a family of successful writers, i.e.: they have actually made a living writing books and television scripts. I have finally landed my first fiction contract, after winning the Zondervan First Novel contest at Mount Hermon in April 2009. But as a friend once said, "God doesn't call us to be successful; he calls us to be faithful." My prayer is to keep focused on God—it's all about Him, not me, and my dream is to reach people with hope and the means to extol my faithful and loving God to my readers.

Another friend encouraged me to keep on pressing forward. She said, "A life spent loving God is never a failure." I keep these comments fresh in my heart each day, knowing God has a plan. He always does. He doesn't tell me what it is, so I try to guess. (laugh). Sometimes I even ask him to please tell me his plan. He never does. He intends to show me. He wants me to wait and see.

Waiting has never been my strong point. My friend Renae says this is my favorite word: Sheesh. Sheesh. Just where did that word come from, anyway? My twenty-year wait has paid off, and now I see how God has been training me—not just in my writing skills but in my nature—to understand that success means nothing, but God's will is everything.

I love: hiking, backpacking, watching Star Trek reruns cuddled up on the couch in my husband's, arms, doing everything with my daughters (especially eating and baking), gardening (when I'm not writing or editing, I landscape for a living), taking my dog Sweetie for walks, reading, playing Zuma on the computer (OK, I confess my addiction), sleeping with my three kitties on the bed, and the list is endless. Most of all I love God and give him the glory for "He created all things, and by his will they exist and were created." I am just a little speck of dust in this vast universe. What do I know? Only one thing. (I am picturing Billy Crystal in "City Slickers" holding up his one finger to his buddies). When you hold up that one finger, it only points in one direction and to one Person. And that's all that matters. God is the creator of all things. God is in control. Thankfully, God knows what he is doing, and that makes me feel so relieved. So, I'll just keep on writing...