I have been writing stories ever since I could hold a pencil and singing in church choirs since I was big enough to hold a hymn book. During my highschool years, I dabbled in drama, includ- ing historical plays where I got to dress up in elegant gowns from bygone eras.
In university, I met my husband, the inspiration for many of my clever, nice-guy heros. While he was earning his doctorate in physics, I worked at a preschool and spent my lunch hours at the Provincial Archives. Tracing my ancestors to their origins in Regency Britain, I uncovered enough fascinating true stories to keep me in romance plots for years to come!
A special needs teacher by train- ing, I left the classroom to raise our young family, fully expecting to return when my children reached school age. In my limited spare time, I wrote my first historical ro- mance then began learning the skills I needed to make it sell. In 1998, my life took an amazing detour when my two youngest sons were diagnosed with autism and I sold my first book. Suddenly my writing hobby became a ca- reer that allowed me the flexibility to be at home for my boys, and my former profession became my life.
Since then, I have written more than twenty historical romances and two other-world fantasy no- vels, many of which dealt with my favorite themes of grace and forgiveness. After the launch of the Love Inspired Historical line, I be- came an avid reader of those wonderful stories and yearned to write some of my own. I am delighted and grateful to have been given that opportunity!
My family and I live in historic, romantic Nova Scotia. When not writing books or driving my child- ren to various appointments and activities, I continue to worship in music with the Celtic Singers.
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