I always said I'd never write a sequel because I have too many ideas! However, my readers liked "Poppy" quite a bit and kept asking if I'd ever consider writing more about her. When I asked Poppy how she felt about that, she told me she definitely had another story to tell. And so "Evergreen" was born.

"Evergreen" synopsis:

A pink-loving mortician who can speak to the dead.
A moody funeral director who’d prefer not to speak to anyone.
Poppy and Dante are back

When Skyview Funeral Home burns down, Poppy and Dante decide to fulfill a lifelong dream of owning their own funeral home. Settling on another Victorian, they discover the house holds many secrets. And not just what lurks in the basement.
The lonely spirit of a little girl with a gift
The ghost of a woman cheated in life
And a small town with a questionable history
These secrets come together to make Poppy and Dante’s dream...a nightmare

I wrote my first short story in grade six. I was asked by the teacher to read it aloud to the class, which terrified me. After I was finished, I realized that I actually had everyone’s attention! I was shy and we moved every year, so I was always the new kid. When you’re in that situation, it’s kind of like being invisible. Finding my voice through story-telling made me realize how powerful writing could be.

When a reader tells me my story was unique and stuck with them. That's probably the best compliment I could get. I love to pull readers into another world.

Neil Gaiman, Robert Holdstock and Gerald Brom

My family

I'm pretty active! I've been taking ballet for 20+ years. I run, fence and am an avid photographer. I also just finished taking a trapeze class. When I'm not swinging from the ceiling or writing, I do wildlife rehab and run my own pet-sitting business.

It was a rather gruesome short story about a shark attack. My parents took me to see JAWS and it probably ruined me for life.

I hate desks! I write in a recliner. But I keep my laptop computer on a "sort of" desk in the kitchen. I have a ton of little toys and ridiculous things scattered all over it. I'm a bit of a packrat.

We moved yearly, so I experienced a lot of different cultures and people. That was the good part! The bad part was that I was always the new kid. In a way, it gave me an understanding of what it's like to live as an outsider--much the same as a ghost or paranormal entity.

I can't read fiction when I'm focused on writing, it taints my writing style. I read a lot of world mythology and folklore when I'm not actively writing.