Having majored in Creative Writing and minored in History at Miami University in Ohio, married my best friend and given birth to two wonderful daughters, I'm now living in Colorado with them and four cats (yes, 4). I'm working full-time on a series of Wars of the Roses novels that centers on the friendship between King Edward IV and his chamberlain, William Lord Hastings.

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I have four short stories published in Wars of the Roses-themed anthologies. In  RIGHT TRUSTY AND WELL BELOVED, edited by Alex Marchant with a forward by Philippa Langley, my story "Let Him Fly That Will" shows what happens when King Edward gives his favorite brother, the future Richard III, a valuable gift -- then has to take back that gift.

Also in RIGHT TRUSTY, "The Play's the Thing" is my ghost story which ponders what might happen if Richard III ever had the chance to confront the man who did the most damage to his reputation: William Shakespeare.

In YORKIST STORIES, edited by Michéle Schindler, my "With Hasty Speech and Trembling Hand" delves into what Edward favorite sister Margaret was up to at Ludford Bridge when he had to flee his home, his family and his best friend. Their poor father certainly had his hands full that night.

THE ROAD NOT TRAVELLED, edited by JR Larner with a foreword by Matthew Lewis, is full of "What If" alternative history stories. Mine, "The Butterfly of Bosworth," is an homage to Ray Bradbury's short, "A Sound of Thunder." It asks, What if a time traveler from today journeyed back to the Battle of Bosworth to save Richard III -- and wound up killing the wrong man?

All three of these anthologies are available on Amazon and AmazonUK.

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And, just in case you were curious, the stained-glass image as well as the background castle image are both mine, taken on trips to Ludlow, England, where Edward spent much of his youth. The castle is Ludlow Castle and the window is in St. Laurence's church, both sites well worth visiting.

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