I had been dabbling in writing for about a year and on a whim submitted a short story to XOXO Publishing for a paranormal romance anthology with co-author Patricia Laffoon. This was our first published work. We have just had our first novel accepted for publication, and are working on a compilation of related short stories. I also deal with a full-time job and a robust family. And in my "spare" time I enjoy watching football, but have had to reduce to only one fantasy football team. I also love to play poker and RP within the Dark Hunter series, and travel when I can.