I earned a BA in creative writing from Ashland (OH) University and I writes full-time in Phoenix, but I left my heart in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, where I grew up. I love speaking to young adults and I guest lecture on writing at several Arizona colleges. When I'm not writing or muddling through some crisis—real or imagined—you’ll find me hiking in the Superstition Mountains with my husband or meddling in my kids’ lives.