About me
Hello! I am the author of the forthcoming thriller, THE ENIGMA CHALLENGE (coming 2026 from Viking Penguin) as well as the novel A Very Typical Family (Sourcebooks 2022) and The Second Chance Hotel (September 2023).
I am from Santa Cruz, California (which is where A Very Typical Family is set) but lived all over the place as a kid, including Santorini, Greece. Now I live in the San Francisco Bay Area with my husband and two sons, with a lot of animals including a dog, two cats, and a turtle, which seems like a lot and is. I have had a long career in technical writing, creating everything from user manuals to API documentation in the semiconductor, solar, telecommunications, and AI industries. I have also been a graphic designer and a sports reporter.
I am the host of the Heartbreakers podcast, along with Claire Bone, the owner of Wild Sisters Books in Sacramento. We talk about publishing and bookselling and laugh a LOT.
In my spare time I’m almost always reading.
I am mostly on Instagram and Threads. I’d love to hear from you.
Some random facts about me:
I love European soccer and support Atlético Madrid as well as Hibernian FC out of Edinburgh (mon the Hibs). When it is necessary to support a French team, it is Olympique de Marseille.
I love octopuses (not octopi!) and I feed my neighborhood crows.
My elbows are double-jointed.
I was on an episode of HGTV’s Curb Appeal and an episode of Bay Area Backroads many moons ago.
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Note: literally no one has asked me these questions, and certainly not frequently.
Who are you?
I am an author!
What books have you written?
I have written A Very Typical Family, September 2022 from Sourcebooks, and The Second Chance Hotel, September 2023 from Sourcebooks. I have a thriller, The Enigma Challenge, coming in 2026 from Viking Penguin and it is VERY exciting.
What are your favorite books and authors?
This is hard one! I love so many and I read a LOT. I often say what I’m reading in my newsletter, so subscribe to that for current reads. I mostly read romance and romantasy and thrillers.
When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? 
I wanted to write stories and I wanted to be a designer. I’ve written stories since I was a kid. I wrote baseball fanfic in high school.
You live in California. Is it hot and sunny there with palm trees?
No. I live in the area covered in a thick marine layer of fog and there aren’t a lot of palm trees. But there are a lot of bridges. Here is a look at where I live.
What kinds of socks do you wear?
It really depends on the use. I like plain black socks if I’m wearing black shoes, and I wear white socks with my running shoes. But I do like socks with stuff on them. When I was in high school, I enjoyed wearing socks with cats on them. Who wouldn’t? Believe it or not, I was called “weird” and “stupid” by mean girls for this. It was even suggested that I discontinue wearing such socks. I kept wearing them, obviously.
Do you still cover soccer?
Not anymore. It was little to no pay and lots of time, and it is an industry that I was not willing to devote myself solely to in order to rise to a full time position with a large outlet. But! I was sometimes a credentialed member of the press and I had a lot of amazing experiences while doing it. See? Here I am in Madrid, Spain, in the press room after the match I covered for Atletico Madrid, which was my dream.
What is your favorite kind of cookie?
Chocolate chip, every time.
What is the one thing you regret?
I’m not going to say that I regret nothing and that everything lead me to where I am now, even though it’s true. You want to hear about regrets, so I will tell you. I regret many things, but probably my biggest regret is when I was 22, I went with my best friend to Europe for two weeks and my mother said, “Stay longer! Stay as long as you want! Travel around! I’ll give you money.” And I didn’t do it. FACE PALM.
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