About Me
My background
My dad was in the Navy, so we moved around a lot. I was born in California, and grew up in Virginia, Rhode Island, and Maryland. After getting my BS in Biology, I completed an MS in Entomology—the study of insects. Then I discovered that there weren't too many jobs that pay people to collect butterflies—in fact, there are none. So I s
My dad was in the Navy, so we moved around a lot. I was born in California, and grew up in Virginia, Rhode Island, and Maryland. After getting my BS in Biology, I completed an MS in Entomology—the study of insects. Then I discovered that there weren't too many jobs that pay people to collect butterflies—in fact, there are none. So I switched to crop diseases caused by thrips (that's a tiny plant-feeding insect). After a few years, I completely changed gears. I decided that fabrics were more interesting than bugs and got an MS in Textiles. I was an academic advisor and college instructor, and I've mounted textile exhibits and lectured on historic quilts. I've published articles on Indigo Resist Prints from eighteenth-century America. My husband and I live on Cape Cod.
My writing roots
I write with one foot in the real world and one foot in a fantasy world, where all problems have a solution and the good guys win. One of the things I like best about writing mysteries is that I get to make things up. After writing professional foot-noted journal articles, I enjoy the freedom that comes with writing fiction. An Inheritance of Secrets is my first novel.
A few of my favorite things
A few of my favorite things
I like mysteries with a happy ending. I adore traveling to new places. The picture above is me at a School of Falconry in Ireland! I’m a Downton Abbey and Outlander junkie—any costume drama for that matter. Have you seen Victoria on PBS? Don’t call me when that’s on. Another version of a Jane Austen book on film? I’m all in. I love t
I like mysteries with a happy ending. I adore traveling to new places. The picture above is me at a School of Falconry in Ireland! I’m a Downton Abbey and Outlander junkie—any costume drama for that matter. Have you seen Victoria on PBS? Don’t call me when that’s on. Another version of a Jane Austen book on film? I’m all in. I love to tour castles, historic homes, and visit textile museums—especially quilt museums. I’m obsessed with Pinterest and Instagram. When I’m not writing, I enjoy crafting, all things quilts, walking the fabulous Cape Cod beaches, and singing in the choir at my church.