As the oldest daughter of a librarian and a teacher, I was taught to love stories from an early age and have been writing my own for as long as I can remember. While my focus is on novels, I have had some success with short fiction: my story “Prima Facie” won first prize for fiction in Southern Connecticut State University’s Folio Art and Literary Magazine and my story “After the Fire” was included in the anthology Best of Dreams of Decadence.
My current WIP is an adult fantasy called The Lady of Desires. Poor but stunning, Sable was raised by her mother Rou with one goal: find an elite man to make her his mistress, taking care of both her and Rou. What Rou doesn’t know is that Sable carries within her a presence she calls the Darkness, which speaks to her, goading her to pursue her own desires. Rou brings Sable to a brothel in search of the right man, but when a violent encounter with a patron leaves Sable scarred and broken, she is taken in by the ruling family and becomes a handmaid to the family’s youngest son, Valin. Sable finds herself torn between Valin and his older brother, Alaric, and her relationships with both men draw her deeper into the world of power and politics. Can she find a way to save herself by proving her worth to the elites of the country, to her goddess—and to herself?
