Biography

I currently live in the Midwest with my partner of 20 years and with our two doodles, Truffle and Roux. I graduated from college with a BA in both Psychology and Journalism. With over more than 30 years of professional life, I was eager to venture into another phase of adventure.

During my career, I worked with gangs in the 80s, adolescent and child psychiatry in the 90s and crimes against children and human trafficking until 2017. I never expected my career to take me down such dark paths and experiences. The faces of troubled teens and abused children haunted my dreams. Although I worked with amazing professionals in local law enforcement, state police and the FBI; closure and justice were rarely the outcome.

One day, after commuting between home and office, I felt compelled to start writing again. Not case notes or reports, but something more, something different. After my retirement in 2017, I was able to take my thoughts and dreams and put them down on paper. Although this is my first book, I have enjoyed writing for many years. Before I knew it, I had the rough draft of my first novel. My partner encouraged me to keep going, to polish it into something publishable. I have since completed a second book, almost ready for editing, and am working on my third. So here I am, venturing into the world of authorship.