I currently reside in Central Illinois with my cat, Daisy Mae. I am a substitute teacher by day, an Item Processing Specialist by evening, and a ballroom/line dancer by night! When I do find free time, I'm either writing or curled up with a good book.

WORKS IN PROGRESS Gravity My first novel, a contemporary romance, is about a young woman who's trying to find happiness in today's world, while still holding onto her Christian values. Skeletons is a contemporary romance about a young woman who falls in love after unwillingly moving back to her hometown. However, the reality of being a survivor of leukemia conflicts with her new beau's secret desire to be the father he never could be.

PUBLISHING CREDITS "Waterfall Dreams": Short story published in the compliation book Walking Beans Wasn't Something You Did With Your Dog: Stories of Growing Up in and Around Small Towns in the Midwest by Shapato Publications, 2008. Also available on Amazon.com. "Grave Memories": Short story received Honorable Mention in the top 100 Genre Short Story entries for the Writer's Digest 77th Annual Writing Competition for 2008.

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