A LITTLE STORY ABOUT ME

Along  the way to my science fiction romance career I've been married to a  wonderful guy since just out of college, been a Peace Corps Volunteer in  Africa, raised a family (two girls, three grandkids), tried organic  farming, worked as a freelance journalist and editor, been a community  activist, earned black belts in two different styles of martial arts and  written four STAR TREK fanfic novels (and a number of short stories)  for “underground” publication. (Ask me sometime about STAR TREK cons!)  

In 2012, my first two SFR novels finaled in the Romance Writers of America® Golden Heart® contest. The first of my Interstellar Rescue series novels, Unchained Memory  was published in 2015 and is a Kirkus Reviews Recommended title. The second novel, Trouble in Mind, was published in  2016. The third and fourth novels in the series were SFR Galaxy Award  Winners in 2016 and 2018. They've since been updated in shiny new  editions published under my own imprint. 

I’m a member of the Romance Writers of America, the Science Fiction Romance Brigade, the Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal Chapter of RWA, and the Firebirds (2012 Golden Heart finalists).   

I  live on 44 beautiful mountain acres in Marshall, NC, with the other  members of our intentional community, my husband, our two rambunctious  dogs and our two talkative cats. When I'm not writing, I teach taiji and qigong and review movies and television on my podcast My Moviehouse My Rules. You can listen on SoundCloud or on my podcast website.