I've always been obsessed with the beach. I grew up in southern California and spent a lot of my teenage years at the beach. I first vacationed in Maui in 2006 and instantly fell in love with the islands and the people and I just knew that I had to live there. I moved to Oahu later that year. I hiked every trail I could find, got into rock climbing, and I kayaked and snorkeled. I learned about Buddhism, meditation and Karma. I was so inspired by the majestic Hawaiian islands, the Aloha of the people and the myths and legends of the ancients that I started writing my first novel, Naupaka Blooming. I always wanted to write but in my twenties I followed a more practical (safe!) career in accounting instead. Story ideas continued to come to me over the years though and I always jotted each one down, never taking the time to actually follow my true desire to be a writer. Until now! My current project is a paranormal thriller series with a bit of romance mixed in. This time I set the story in Portland. No beaches :( I met and married my soul mate in Hawaii (I had the beach wedding with the native Hawaiian priest I'd always dreamed of!) and now we have a 3 year old daughter and two dogs. We recently moved back to Portland where my husband is from. I love Portland but I sure do miss my beaches (and everything else about Hawaii...) I love reading as much as I love writing. I'm a big fan of fantasy. I love exploring ideas such as time travel, astral projection, ghosts and guardian spirits and reincarnation. Get me hooked in a good book and I'm lost to the world!