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I am a writer raised in a family of storytellers. My earliest and fondest memory is of my Irish Nana relating a mystical story of a man looking in a window upon a beautiful lady whose long silvery hair swept the floor as she walked. With a simple telling, my grandmother drew me into her tale. A man. A woman. A forbidden love that wouldn't die. From opening word to shivery conclusion, I lived that story with her. Many years later, I'm still awed by the spell of the fantasy world she created with only the dip and swell of her voice.

There's power in words. Hope in love stories. Joy in a happy ending. I'm proud to carry on my family's storytelling tradition.

Romance novels

Even as a child I was a voracious reader and was very early hooked on reading romantic novels. I was a frequent visitor to the local library during summer vacations, carrying armloads of novels home and back. My favorites were the dark gothic tales: Bronte, Du Maurier, Holt, Austin. So many more authors appealed to my own angst-ridden teenage soul. My bookcase still has the tattered and worn copies of many early classics. I feel my voice comes through most clear and true when I capture the essence of these works in my prose.