About Me

The reason you’re reading this is because one day, when I was little, our local library failed me. I wanted to read a western and they didn’t have one suitable for ten-year-olds. I figured if I wanted to read a western, I was going to have to write one myself. There, in a blue notebook, Tom McBride was written. Most of the characters died in an ambush from the hand of the ruthless outlaw and there were plenty of melodramatic heroics from the good guys. The story remained unfinished, but, as I painstakingly penned the words in my neatest handwriting, I realized I could write the stories I wanted to read. My imagination ran wild at the possibilities, and it’s been running wild ever since.

As a kid, my dad told me adventure stories, my mom read the Little House series out loud, and I devoured any history or mystery book I could get my hands on. As my writing evolved from adolescent melodrama, I began to draw on my strong, rural family history and my love of all things suspense. Loyalty, integrity, and a firm foundation on God are wound through my writing style, along with a healthy dose of adventure.

I’m a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers, an alumna of the Writers’ Police Academy, a three-time finalist of the ACFW VA Crown Awards, a semi-finalist for the 2025 Genesis Award (suspense), a winner of the 2025 First Impressions Award (historical), and the winner of the 2026 Historical Romance Sparkie Award. I am currently working on multiple novellas and short stories, as well as a Western suspense novel.

When I’m not writing, reading, or daydreaming up a new story, you can find me teaching music, practicing for my job as a church musician, or preparing for the next Beaver Dam Area Orchestra concert where I serve as the concert master. I have numerous hobbies ranging from weather to hunting to baking. I’m over halfway to my goal of visiting all 50 states!