Believe it or not, I'm still partial to my old Nook. I guess I just got use to the weight of the thing. Makes a good weapon, too. I also read on my smart phone as well as my iPad.

I love romantic suspense! Alpha male with a protective side. Strong female lead who can take care of herself. A mystery to be solved. There needs to be some tension between the two but also a strong attraction...and a happy ending. If we can't have a happy ending in a romance then all that romance is wasted. Right?

Word of mouth and networking through friends and social media.

Cluttered but still organized.

Born and raised in Florida. My novels take place in different locations in Florida. The beaches, the heat, the sand that feels like silk between your toes...what better place to set a romance novel?

I've been writing for years but in a business office. Reading has always been a love of mine. I would walk for miles to get the the library each weekend when I was a kid. I started writing my first novel a few years ago for fun and was encouraged to publish by friends who read it.

It started out as something to fill my time and create characters I wanted to spend time with. Friends encouraged me to publish because they enjoyed the characters and plot, as well.

Knowing just one person enjoyed the plot and characters.

Everything. I would write without fans just because I enjoy the process but without fans there is no reason to publish.

So many...Heather Graham, Nora Roberts, Jayne Ann Krentz, Elizabeth Lowell, Julie Garwood, are just a few.

I actually work full time. When I'm not working or writing I enjoy the beach and traveling with my husband. We very much enjoy road trips - one of my favorites is to the Florida Keys. The Overseas Highway is breathtaking.

Usually suggestions made based on previous purchases.

I use an ebook cover and formatting company. Based on suggestions I give them they submit mock-ups and we go from there.

"Angels Fall" and "Birthright" by Nora Roberts (nobody writes dialogue like Ms. Roberts). 'Shadow & Silk' by Elizabeth Lowell (love Dani & Shane). Heather Grahams series "Krewe of Hunters" (the most interesting paranormal, romantic suspense series). Julie Garwood's "The Bride" (absolutely the best romantic, suspense set in ancient Highlands of Scotland). The characters in each are different but touched and, therefore, stayed with me long after I finished the books. I have reread them all many times. Each have a mystery to be solved and the romance was just perfect.

First for pleasure. Sometimes it's difficult when I'm stuck on the direction of the plot or the right way to express what the character is trying to relate but for the most part for the shear joy of expression.

I keep a book with ideas, then work on an outline. Next comes the first draft, then the second, etc.

The first book I stayed up all night reading was a thriller by Robert Ludlum, The Chancellor Manuscript. I was hooked on him and was then introduced to Clive Cussler. I read every thing they wrote. I realized after The Chancellor Manuscript that there were authors out there that could make you loose yourself in the pages. My tastes have changed a little since and I've migrated to suspense with the right balance of romance.

It has given me the opportunity to share the "friends" I create.

A sequel to Sanctuary Island. The working title is Lovers Key. Some of the secondary characters, one in particular, will step up as the hero in this novel. The original characters from Sanctuary Island will stick around, though. They were too much fun to write about to push out of the story altogether.

The new day. What else?

Not really. I'm sure it was a short story in high school. It mustn't have been all that impressive or I would remember it.

Just that they had fun reading it. I write characters I want to spend time with and put them in a story that will interest me. I hope they feel the same way.

A former Special Forces commander literally runs into a woman being hunted by a hired assassin. It is set in steamy Southwest Florida and the tropical heat isn't the only thing steaming up the pages. There are some twists and turns and some interesting secondary characters that I plan to bring back in future novels.