PUBLISHING HISTORY

• 17 books with Silhouette, including traditional romances, Intimate Moments, and Shadows
• Novella with Berkley, Midnight Lover in the collection Moonglow

AWARDS

• 1994 RITA winner, Annie and the Wise Men
• Four time RITA finalist, including finalist for Best First Book, 1990; Finalists: Jakeâ Child; Annie and The Wise Men; The Cowboy, the Baby, and The Runaway Bride; Undercover Daddy.
• 3 time Romantic Times Reviewerâ Choice Award Recipient, including Best First Book, Best Series: Jake’s Child, Pete’s Dragon, Undercover Daddy
• Finalist for Reviewers’ Choice Award category for several other books
• Finalist for Career Achievement in Series Romance
• Romantic Times W.I.S.H Awards
• Winner, Orange County’s Best Unpublished Novelist Contest, 1987

SALES RECOGNITION

• Waldenbooks’ bestseller list
• Ingram’s List

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

• Thirteen years experience teaching English and creative writing as a former high school English teacher.
• Master’s degree in English literature (Northwestern University, Chicago, IL)
• Cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Florida State University with an honors degree in literature
• Frequent speaker at local and national RWA conferences; active member of Romance Writers of America and RWA local chapters Chicago North RWA, Windy City, and Orange County
• Member of Novelists’ Inc.
• Member of Orange County RWA
• Member Mystery Writers of American
• Member International Thriller Writers