I love my work, because when I write, I can be anything, from a racecar driver to a private detective to a half Elf. Best of all, since I write for young adults, I get to be sixteen again, and how cool is that? When I’m not reinventing my teen years, I also teach creative writing at Minot State University and take photos of (mostly) my dogs. My favorite music is the roar of stock car engines. I live in North Dakota—for now—with my husband and four legged children, a 13 year old Lab named Goldberry, a 1 year old beagle named Willow, and a 4 month old beagle puppy named Harper. In June 2024, we lost our nearly 12 year old beagle, Elanor, to TCC, Transitional Cell Carcinoma, or bladder cancer. Elanor was my heart; it hurts to lose a dog to something ugly like cancer.

My current finished project is titled Drive Like A Girl and I’m subbing it now, so look out! Hopefully, it will be on shelves soon.

My other finished project is called Wild Music, about Nina Barrow and her biologist father who are working to reintroduce wolves to northern Idaho. Nina’s fighting to regain her memory of a car crash that killed a guy she cared for and her favorite wild wolf. She’s struggling to overcome her guilt and grief and learn to love again–while also trying to help her father restore the wolf pack.

I’m also working on a private investigator novel and an epic fantasy novel.