Welcome to my Author's Page.
I write books I hope you'll enjoy. Like my own interests, they defy particular genres, which you can see in the descriptions below.
Welcome to my Author's Page.
I write books I hope you'll enjoy. Like my own interests, they defy particular genres, which you can see in the descriptions below.
UPDATES: I'm currently at work on Book #4 of the Cota Club series, featuring Gwen Deville's story, and will venture into the world of the supernatural.
Love and Money: a Santa Barbara Mystery is Book #1 of the Cota Club series and focuses on Kristi McCormick, rookie PI on her first case.
The Offering is Book #2 of the Cota Club series and stars Carla DeVille, CIA agent extraordinaire as she investigates a sect of the Illuminati.
LOVE AND HATE is Book #3 of the Cota Club series and focuses on Tate McCormick, an ex-CIA agent confronting her emotions as she recovers from PTSD.
The Cota Club Series tells the stories of five girls who grew up together in Santa Barbara, with the the genre of each book reflecting the personality of its main character.
Dialysis: a Memoir describes my experience of kidney failure and life After.
Finding Clarity: Romantic Suspense in the Humboldt Redwoods tells the interwoven tale of a heroine and hero who find clarity in their lives as they confront the wilds of both men and nature in the Emerald Triangle.
Telling Time is my PhD dissertation from UC Santa Barbara's English Department in book form, with a comprehensive annotated bibliography of early American AIDS novels for academic reference.
I grew up in Southern California, with a side trip around the world as a kid, college at Harvard, and a few unforgettable years in Santa Barbara. My literary taste runs the gamut from Shakespeare, Poe, and Austen, to Elizabeth Lowell, Toni Morrison, and Jo Nesbo. I write lighter books that my readers can have fun with (except my memoir, which is more of a cope-and-deal story).