I've been passionate about three things my whole life: reading, flying, and animals. Reading is as important to me as breathing, and one of my greatest joys now as an author is getting to know other writers. What could be more awesome than reading a fantastic book and being friends with the writer? Well, one thing is on the same level-hearing from readers that they enjoyed and appreciated my books. My hope is always to inspire and touch my readers Thanks to a marvelous husband who knows how much I love flying, I've been up in a hot air balloon, a two-man helicopter, a glider, and an open cockpit bi-plane. He even encouraged me to get my private pilot's license, and sympathized when I had to quit during the economy crash in 2008. Every minute in the air was amazing, and today I'd go up in anything, with anyone willing to take me, anytime, and anywhere. No wonder one of my writing idols is Richard Bach, pilot and author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull and my favorite book ever, Illusions, The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah. My love of animals made me want to be a veterinarian, but I fell in love dropped out during my first year of college.

I still made a contribution to animal welfare by raising 514 bottle-fed kittens, working an all-volunteer cat spay and neuter clinic every month for 20 years, and writing books about animal rescue. Sacramento, California has been home for most of my life. My husband, Stan and I live next door to my parents, and share our home with our cats Gracie, Portia, Bonnie, Becca, and Ash. We also have three chickens, Bernice Williams, Anna Banana, and Lady Cluck, that fertilize and cultivate our garden while taking care of insects throughout the yard. My philosophy of life is simple. If you find harmony within, you can make a difference to the people around you. That in turn spreads out and makes a difference in the world. Life just gets better each year as long as you keep dreaming and loving.