She is the mother of four, grandmother of six, and an educator who has taught for 30 years as an English/Speech teacher (including 15 years as a Speech/debate coach and 14 years as a yearbook adviser.) She also served 2 ½ years as a librarian, a total of 32 ½ years in public education. She holds a B.A. in English and M. Ed. in Speech. Besides writing, she enjoys reading, gardening, painting, crocheting, and crafts. All of her books are available on amazon.com or smashwords.com