ABOUT
Behind the Quill
I am a Romance writer living in Oklahoma. My day starts by writing very early in the morning. I listen to classical music, read voraciously, and enjoy painting.
I’ve always loved historical romances, especially those set in the Regency era. Finding love within the constraints of society was quite complicated in the 19th century, and to write stories where the hero and heroine discover each other despite the formality and artifice of the time is my passion.
Represented by Amy Brewer of Metamorphosis Literary.
Awards
Reader’s Digest Poetry
Honorable mentions in Reader’s Digest Poetry contest 2021, 2022
OKRWG Heart Awards
Finalist in the OKRWG Heart Awards 2024 in Published Novella and Unpublished Novel divisions
WORDS TO LIVE BY
Love takes off the masks we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.
James Baldwin
WORDS TO LIVE BY
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong stumble, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly…
Theodore Roosevelt
Art Gallery
When I’m not weaving tales of Regency romance, I’m painting.