I was born in small-town Milton, Florida, but life as a roving military kid soon mellowed my (unintelligibly strong) Southern accent. Wanderlust is in my blood, and I’m always waiting for the wind to change. Stories remain my constant.

I got my BA in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing from Berry College and my MA with honors in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University. I’ll happily talk your ear off about either of these programs — they both rocked!

The Eleventh Trade is my debut book (!!!) and it launched 2018 with Roaring Brook/Macmillan (U.S.) and Piccadilly Press (U.K.), as well as a handful of other foreign publishers. My second book is The Invisible Boy.

For info on audio, foreign, or TV/film rights, please contact my agent Amber Caravéo of Skylark Literary. She’s lovely and she has a British accent, so you’re bound for a treat.