Born in Berlin as the first child of a spy and his secretary then wife, I grew up oblivious to their past. My earliest memories arise from growing up in the Washington, D.C. area where I went to public schools. As I entered junior high, my dad took a job with the Drug Enforcement Agency; a detriment to high school popularity. I graduated from Sewanee|The University of the South with a major in history. A career in corporate and international banking gave me the opportunity to travel to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. I now write, live, and work in Atlanta near our son and his treasured family. I am a member of the Historical Novel Society and the Atlanta Writers Club.

In June 2024, I signed a three-book contract with Histria Books for the Queens of Portugal Trilogy. Ines, the first novel, launches on Nov. 04, 2025. Leonor follows in 2026 and Philippa in 2027.