I feel truly blessed to continue to be a published author with a publishing company behind me.

My fascination with the craft began when I was twelve years old.  While other kids were outside playing, I was inside writing short stories by long hand in one of many spiral notebooks. In those days being raised by a single mother, there was no typewriter or computers handy. I wrote over twenty short stories and plays. I even went as far as creating covers for each book and making all my friends and family sign them out and return them just like a library. Even then, I knew someday I would be in print.

I went on to major in English at Northwestern University and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree. While in college, I further developed my writing skills through creative writing courses and writing for my college newspaper, The Daily Northwestern.

Life, however, took me along a different path away from my true passion. A chance job at a residential real estate company after graduation led me to my knack for problem solving and management. I  began my career in the residential field before moving on to commercial property management. A native Chicagoan, I now reside in Orlando, FL working as a Property Manager. 

In 2001, my passion for fiction was reawakened at a local conference after a long talk with a fellow author who encouraged me to pursue my dream. The talk along with my long held desire to be published, finally led me to complete my first novel, One Magic Moment.  The pessimist in me was terrified of submitting the book to publishers, but my mother, family and friends were immensely supportive.

I am blessed because the rest of my story reads like a fairy tale. In 2003, I attended Romance Slam Jam, a romance writer's conference and pitched my novel during an editor appointment. The editor expressed some interest so I immediately sent my synopsis and three sample chapters.  Three days later, I received a call from the editor. She wanted to read the whole book. Needless to say, I was ecstatic and overnighted the novel. Three months later, the editor phoned and although she was leaving the house, told me not to worry. Two weeks later, I received the call from BET Books. The road to publication has been a dream come true for me and turned this one time pessimist into an eternal optimist.

From the start, my novels have been well-received and have encourage me to continue developing my craft. Many have garnered 4 and 5 stars respectively. Check out the reviews on the Bookshelf page. Since my debut novel in December 2004, I have six published novels: One Magic Moment, Dare to Love, Never Say Never, Risky Business of Love and my new Orphan Series featuring Playing for Keeps and This Time For Real. My goal is to continue doing what I love and that's bringing you the reader more great stories.