I am a graduate of Hillsdale College and live in Michigan with my husband and our two sons. My family is very supportive of my writing. They often bring me the take-out menu so that I can call and order them dinner. They listen patiently when I talk about my characters like they’re real. They rarely roll their eyes when I tell them I’ll only be a second while I finish writing a chapter…and then they take off their coats. They ask me how the story is going when I surface after living for hours in a world of my own making. They have learned to accept my "writing uniform" consisting of a slightly unflattering pink fleece jacket, t-shirt, and black yoga pants. And they smile at my nerdy bookishness whenever I try to explain urban fantasy to them. In short, they get me, so they are perfect and I am blessed.

* Winner of the UtopYA Con 2013 award for Best Villain of the Year: Brennus in Incendiary

* Winner of the UtopYA Con 2013 award for Best Book Cover of the Year: Incendiary

* UtopYA Con 2013 award nominee for Most Innovative Marketing of the Year: Incendiary Picture

* Winner of the UtopYA Con 2012 award for Best Debut Novel: Inescapable

* Winner of the UtopYA Con 2012 award for Best Villain: Brennus