As a child I used to sneak my mother's historical romance novels which began my preoccupation with the past.

With an interest in viewing history as it happened I graduated from Broadcast-Journalism. After graduation I pursued my other passion, theatre. I spent several years on stages in Toronto, Canada and London, UK until I decided I no longer wanted to speak other people's words.

I began writing plays, mostly with historical themes, as well as articles and essays and won a few awards along the way. After a lifetime of listening to my family's stories about Northern Ontario and Creighton Mine I knew I needed to bring these tales to light.

The Northern Mystery Series was inspired by my family and their tales of growing up in Northern Ontario. I live in London, Ontario with my husband Jim and our two cats, Helen and Rosey.