I served in the Army Reserve for a lot of years which meant I traveled a lot. I started working as a civilian for the Army more than a decade ago and have been working for them ever since. I draw on my militar experience for most of my characters and stories. 

The first book of mine ever published was a co-authored memoir about Shoshana Johnson who was captured and held as a POW in the early days of the Iraq war.  The book was nominated for an NAACP Image award. We didn't win, but going to the awards events were my first red carpet experiences. I posted a bunch of pictures from it on my facebook page.

I finally decided to self publish my mystery last year. The Peacekeeper’s Photograph, takes place in a small Army outpost during the Bosnian Peacekeeping mission. An early version of The Peacekeeper’s Photograph, was the winner of the Carey McCray Memorial Literary Award for best novel from the South Carolina Writer’s Workshop. And the second book, The Sapper’s Plot, is also available. I'm working now, on the third and final book in the series. The working title is THE RANGER’S REVENGE. 

I also recently published another co-authored memoir, called A Promise Fulfilled which chronicles the life of Brigadier General (Ret.) Julia Cleckley. 

And last year I published an adult romance series, Limited Partnerships, which features four novellas that can also be purchased in an omnibus format.  I publish the romance under the pen name Louise Kokesh. 

Most days, I write with my cat on his bed on the corner of my desk and wish I could write full time. As many different jobs as I've had in my life, I know writing is the one I'm meant to do.