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.

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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Finalist in the OKRWG Heart Awards 2024 in Published Novella and Unpublished Novel divisions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

A smiling woman with short, curly red hair, wearing a white top and a dark jacket, sitting indoors near a window with sunlight.

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

A woman with curly red hair and a blue shirt holding a small black and brown monkey.

Art Gallery

When I’m not weaving tales of Regency romance, I’m painting.

Watercolor painting of three hazelnuts on a branch with green leaves.
Close-up of a small, pale-colored rock surrounded by dry leaves, branches, and some green plant life.
Watercolor painting of a large purple and green plant with yellow flowers in the background.
Abstract watercolor painting of pink and green leaves and flowers.

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What are you reading today? I'm reading "A Perfect Engagement" by Karla Kratovil.
#regencyromancewriter
#romancewriter Such wonderful memories from our Paris trip 4/23-4/30.
Notre Dame
Pere Lachaise Cemetary. Graves of Jim Morrison, Edith Piaf, Sarah Bernhardt and F. Chopin
In front of Sacre Coeur with Marcus Jellerson
Springtime in Paris! C'est belle!
The Louvre yesterday, Versailles and the Eiffel Tower today...having a great time! So far the people are nice and the city pretty easy to navigate. I've already eaten far too many pastries...