One person’s rut is another person’s groove. It’s my birthday, which means I’ve been doing that unavoidable thing: taking inventory. Where I am. How I got here. What’s changed. What hasn’t. Get older, and you’ll recognize the impulse. My days are filled with things that matter to me. Family. Friends. Dogs. Writing. Coaching. That’s the […]

🎉 Exciting news! 🎉 I’ll be at the Centennial Band Boosters Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Centennial Middle School (399 Elm St, Lino Lakes, MN 55014). This annual event draws hundreds of shoppers and showcases incredible crafters of all kinds—plus a few authors like me! I’ll […]

As a writer, I like to take my characters—and you, the reader—to familiar places in a most unfamiliar way. In Spook Squad, Abbey and her squad are on the hunt for powerful and dangerous artifacts in some of the most famous Minnesota landmarks. First, a little background Spook Squad is the third book in the […]

I owe a massive debt to author John Sandford. Reading his Prey series pulled me into the world of serial killers and the police who are tasked with stopping them. I’ve read all 32 of the Lucas Davenport novels, and I’ll admit here that without his inspiration, I wouldn’t be writing today. One of the […]

Ever want to be an insider on a book’s journey to publication? Long before a book reaches an editor, there are people who offer their insight to authors. I don’t care if you’re Orson Scott Card, John Sandford, or James Patterson; most authors use them. Who are they? They’re beta readers. A beta reader is […]

The upcoming third book in the Abbey series, Spook Squad, will be published Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 by Immortal Works Press. The first step in the publication process is working with an editor to refine the manuscript. I’m excited that Spook Squad has been assigned to the excellent John M. Olsen, who edited Class Clown, […]

I wanted to offer an update on new books I’ve been working on. First, SPOOK SQUAD, the third book in the Abbey Series (Abnormally Abbey and Class Clown) will be published in October of 2024 by Immortal Works Press. And for the first time ever, I’m writing two different novels simultaneously. Life’s too short to […]

Over the next several months, I have some book signings scheduled. Come see me and get autographed copies of Killer Blonde, Killer Smile, Abnormally Abbey and Class Clown. I’ll be at: 31st Annual Centennial Band Booster Holiday Bazaar Saturday, October 28, 2023, from 9 am to 3 pm Centennial Middle School, 399 Elm Street, Lino […]

Join me for the official Killer Smile book launch event at 3rd Act Craft Brewery (4120 Radio Dr, Woodbury, MN 55129) in Woodbury on Sunday, Oct. 1, from 4 to 8 p.m. I’ll be signing copies and I’d love to see you. 3rd Act Craft Brewery is located at 4120 Radio Dr, Woodbury, MN 55129. […]