My home music studio. So thankful music has always been a big part of my family. A blast and a joy!


The Women’s Fiction Writers Association presented the Rising Star Award at its annual retreat in Albuquerque, NM. So blessed and grateful for this community’s support!


My wife Pam and I are big sports fans! We especially love college sports. We’ve spent our lives together in college towns after we met while both working at the University of Florida. Go Gators! Pam works at the University of Washington. Go Huskies!And we root for our hometown Seattle teams. Go Hawks!


Ringo and Mr. Beats, two brothers we rescued from a tree stump as kittens, were my constant companions for most of the time I penned Someone to Watch Over.  Sadly, we lost them both to cancer during the writing. They were our buddies, and we miss them so much. But they’ll live on forever in our hearts and in the Special Thanks section of the book.