Born and raised on a farm in White House, Tennessee, I dreamed of leaving my small town and traveling the world as an award-winning archaeologist. Then life happened: I married my high school sweetheart, he joined the Air Force, we moved every four years, and we were blessed with two awesome children.
While stationed in Charleston, South Carolina, I obtained my bachelor's degree in American History. Charleston was unique and rich in culture and pirate lore, and I was able to build my knowledge of the world where the pirates and their crews lived and played!
My husband retired from the Air Force at our last duty station, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) in Alaska, and we decided to stay in the frozen north even after our children graduated. You couldn’t ask for a more remarkable and beautiful environment in which to write! Finally, able to devote time to my research and writing, I published my first book in 2024.
