Born in Dallas, Texas, kidnapped by my father when I was three years old, I began my writing career as a means of escape from emotional scars, pain, and repetitive nightmares from my childhood.

I wrote my first poem when I was 9 years old about my mother, the same night after her funeral. About two years later I began writing my first novel, a sci-fi, while still in grade school.

With only one chapter to go, my aunt found the manuscript hidden in the back of my closet, under a box of old clothes. Without reading it, she called it garbage, a waste of time and paper, then she forced me to watch as she tore it up and threw it in the trash.

I was so devastated I gave up writing until after I'd left home at age 18. I then continued to write poetry for several years. My main problem was: I couldn't write a poem to save my life unless depressed, which really wasn't a problem back in the early to mid young adult days. The words seemed to flow freely back then.

Fighting for many, many years I struggled constantly to tackle my childhood demons. I wrote my first full-length non-fiction book, Bitter Memories A Memoir of Heartache & Survival, about my memories after the kidnapping, the death of my mother (for the second time), going to live with her brother and his wife, and more.

Not stopping there, I wrote book 2 in the series, Trophy Murders for my fiction fans and Drowning In Memories for my non-fiction fans. Cutter's Revenge, #3 ends the series, mixing truth with fiction to bring a close in a way I wanted to "pretend" my life had turned out. Fiction and non-fiction fans both should like Cutter's story as it allows me "safe" revenge toward a few who hurt me over the years.

Although I decided not to include my book of poetry in the bitter memories series, it could be part of it. From that first poem written at age 9 — plus 14 more poems — I expose feelings never shared before from various times in my life. Included are short clips that inspired the writing of each poem.

Just for fun I wrote a fantasy story, The Rose, that "kids" of all ages should like.

I live in Nevada with my husband of 20 years, two dogs, a cat and a bird. Despite the life I write about, after winning my battle against haunting memories and demons, today I am very happy! I enjoy the outdoors (when it's not too cold or too hot), and I love to read anything with a good story line and interesting characters.

As for writing: Well, that's in my blood. I live to write and I write to live.

When writing that next story for my fantastic friends/fans, unless reminded, I find forgetting to eat very easy to do. When words are still rattling around in my head I just have to keep writing until I'm literally falling out of my chair. Of course, this is typical in the life of a writer — and I love my life!

To learn more about me and my books please visit my website for more information.

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