Thanks for visiting my site! Feel free to email me. With more than 100 books published, I still love writing and have several more coming in the future.
I’m a native of central Maine and grew up on a small farm. My husband, Jim, and I lived in his home state, Oregon, for a while after we were married, but decided to move back to Maine and be near my family. We lived in Clinton, Maine for more than 32 years. In May 2010, we moved to western Kentucky.
Our six children were all home-schooled. The exception was that our two youngest took their final year at a Christian school. We have eleven gorgeous, brilliant grandchildren. 🙂 Right now we also have two cats, one naughty and one nice.
I’ve always loved reading, history, and horses. I took a vocational course in horseshoeing after earning a bachelor’s degree in history. I don’t shoe horses anymore, but the experience has come in handy in writing several of my books.
Another longtime hobby of mine is genealogy, which has led me down many fascinating paths. Some of Jim’s and my quirkier ancestors have inspired fictional characters.
For many years I worked for the Central Maine Morning Sentinel as a freelancer. This experience was a great help in developing fictional characters and writing realistic scenes. I also published nonfiction articles in several magazines and had several short stories appear in Woman’s World, Grit, and Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. I’ve been blessed with awards for several of my books, including the Carol Award (formerly known as the Book of the Year, sponsored by American Christian Fiction Writers), two Will Rogers Medallions, and two Inspirational Readers’ Choice Awards from the Faith, Hope, and Love Chapter of Romance Writers of America. Three of my books have been “Top Picks” in Romantic Times Book Reviews magazine.
