I'm many things--a wife, a mother, a grandmama. Equally, I enjoy writing and publishing. It's a busy life! These keep me hopping with a huge smile on my face. While I didn't teach history, it's always been a passion of mine. (I am a retired English teacher.) It is little wonder that so many of my romances are historical stories. I want to recreate that life and time period for my readers. I often focus on my home state of Wisconsin. Growing up, I loved hearing stories about my family homesteading in that state. Those stories, in part, are what inspired me to begin writing.