I started writing on a crazy dare and found my passion. Now I'm a USA Today and Amazon bestselling author. I write what I love to read—thrillers. More importantly, I live the experience whenever I can. From graduating from the DEA and ATF Citizens academies, landing by tail hook on the USS Nimitz, and living in Albania to research ancient blood feud, I hope my adventures make my books unforgettable. 

In my life before writing, I was an advertising executive, climbing a corporate ladder with an MBA in hand. That seems forever ago, but even then there was creativity in my work. That experience paved the way for my next chapter as an author. It has now been over 40 years since I published my first book.

I am long married (49 years) to my husband, a superior court judge whose career inspired so much of my work. I'm also a mom to two grown sons both of whom followed their mom into creative careers.