About the author

I started writing because I read another author’s bio, and he said if you have a story in your head, then just write it and see what happens. So I tried it. I was amazed at my accomplishment. So I kept writing and found it was very fulfilling. It satisfied a creative side of me that I didn’t know existed.

I live below the beautiful Wasach Mountains in Utah. I’m a farmer by nature and spend my summers tending our small farm, which mostly grows fruit. I prune, thin and harvest with a whole lot of little jobs in between. We grow peaches, nectarines, apples, pears, cherries and plums. We also have a nice vineyard of Concord grapes. We also grow strawberries and raspberries. I don’t do much writing in the summer.

The fruit matures

We harvest by the truckload

Nectarines

Elberta Peach

Granny Smith Apple

We sell at farmers markets

During September into October, we sell at the Provo, Orem, and Lindon Farmers Markets.

But that’s not all. Now I need to preserve enough for my family

I dry a lot of fruit, including raisins and goji berries. I make cherry pie filling, spaghetti sauce, and jams.

Concord Grape juice

Angelus and Elberta Peach

Apple Juice

When we are done–YIPPI

And now I have more time to write amazing novels.

I have more hobbies than I know what to do with.

Crafting is a big part of my life. I do gardening and grow herbs, along with the farm chores. I crochet and knit, make soap with tallow, do beadwork, make porcelain ornaments, sew, with a lot of quilting, and do woodworking. Writing novels is like the icing on the cake.

I have been learning about herbs and the medicinal properties of plants and mushrooms. This is a picture of the turkey tail mushrooms I collected.

I like doing triathlons with my husband Joe. I haven’t done one for a while because the body is failing in that department. But they sure were fun.

I think the highlight of my life, aside from my family, was publishing my first books.

I graduated from BYU with a bachelor’s in Computer Science. I know that most authors start writing at a young age with dreams of becoming an author. That wasn’t me. In fact, I hated reading. Maybe I have dyslexia or some other condition, but reading was a challenge, and I avoided it. I love watching kids devour books and wish I had been like that.

I love living in Utah with my husband and 4 children and 10 grandchildren. They are a blessing in my life.