Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was a school teacher for twenty-seven years, but my dream was to write full time. I have written over 25 books, but have only published seven. Hopefully, someday, they’ll all be published. I started writing children’s books first, then romance, and moved into romantic suspense.
I live in Bartlett, Tennessee. I have three daughters and three granddaughters. I’m married, and my husband, Geoffrey, also likes to write. I love to inner tube down rivers and hike. I’ve hiked to the bottom of Brice Canyon and back. I have also hiked through parts of Alaska. The greatest thing I’ve ever done is learned to fly a plane. I flew right down the MS. River. Cool. I also sing. I’m a first soprano with the Rhodes Master Singers. We perform with Memphis Symphony Orchestra. I also sing with a Scottish group. I’m a member of Clan Wallace and a member of the Memphis Scottish Association. I’m also a member of Bartlett Methodist Church.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is Blood Tide. It had first been titled Dark Suspicions. Since I have Dark Side of the Mirror, also set in Alaska, I feared people would think the two books were a series, so I changed the title. I actually found it in the Bible. It fit, because the heroine’s father washes up dead on the shore in the morning tide.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Nope. I get a story idea, jot a few notes and start writing. About halfway through, I plot the rest of the book.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love Linda Howard, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Debbie MacComber, Candice Proctor, and Pat Potter.
What are you working on now?
Now that Blood Tide is finished, I’ll finish my three-book comedy series. Also, I’ll start my next romantic suspense, Love in the Shadows.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Facebook and passing out promotional cards.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write because you love it. Take the advice of others.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t burn your bridges in the writing world.
What are you reading now?
I don’t have time to read right now other than research material.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Finish my comedy series and write Love in the Shadows.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Other than my books, I’d take a few by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Linda Howard, and Candice Proctor.
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