I have been writing professionally for over twenty years. Most recently, I have co-written three historical fiction novels with my writing partner, Cheryl Bartlam DuBois. We call it the Secret Heroine Series. It starts with a Civil War novel called Soldier, Spy, Heroine, (based on the real life of Michigan’s own Sarah Emma Edmonds who served in the Union Army disguised as a man). We have also written a screenplay based on the life of Sarah Emma Edmonds and were named finalists in the Filmmatic Screenplay Competition at the Sundance Film Festival. The screenplay was also featured at the Beverly Hills Film Festival. The second book is called The Revolution: Captain, Pirate Heroine and is based on the Fanny Campbell story, which was originally published in 1841. The third book in the series is called The Revolution II: Seer, Spy, Heroine and is centered on a real person, Moll Pitcher who was known as the Great Psychic of Lynn (Massachussetts). My lates book is very different for me--Imperfect Paradise - Book One of the Chandler Connection.

In addition, I have written a non-fiction book called Bringing Up Oscar, The Men and Women Who Founded the Academy about the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Bringing Up Oscar was named runner-up in the nonfiction category of the 2011 Hollywood Book Festival and took first place in the History: Media/Entertainment category of the USA Best Books 2011 Awards.

In the past, I was a regular contributor to two on-line entertainment magazines based in Los Angeles. My articles were designed to entertain and, at the same time, teach my readers a thing or two they might not have known before. I profiled a variety of personalities, including French entertainer Mistinguett, legendary outlaw Belle Starr and Hollywood’s original It Girl, Clara Bow, I have covered such intriguing events as the 1914 sinking of the Empress of Ireland in the St. Lawrence Seaway, the 1927 Bath School massacre in Michigan and the rum-running antics of Detroit’s own mobsters, The Purple Gang, during Prohibition.

I have also written multiple Hollywood history articles about the fascinating world of silent film and the nearly forgotten personalities who, at one time, held the world spellbound. Among those early Hollywood figures were flapper Colleen Moore, who ushered in the Jazz Age, rotund Fatty Arbuckle, the blacklisted funny man accused of murder, as well as Tinseltown’s first super couple, Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. and his wife, Mary Pickford, who defined Hollywood royalty.

I have also authored a book, Farmington and Farmington Hills, for Arcadia Publishing’s ‘Making of America’ series. In addition, I have contributed to three Chicken Soup for the Soul books. My work has also appeared in various magazines such as The Writer, Aviation History, Pennsylvania Heritage, and Michigan History. My many articles for Michigan History include a cover story on Danny Thomas, a feature on the Detroit Salt Mine, as well as a piece on early filmmaker Robert Flaherty plus several more subjects. I have written an in-depth profile on John Philip Sousa, which was released on CD by Allegro Music. Additionally, I have completed a children’s book profiling the legendary Bruce Lee. I was also a regular contributor to Scoliosis Quarterly Magazine.

In addition to my Associates degree from Oakland Community College, I have also earned a screenwriting certificate from UCLA.

I write from southeastern Michigan and Florida where I live with my husband, Michael.