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A North Carolina native, I live at Smith
Mountain Lake, Virginia, with my husband
Ron, and our dog Angus. Ron and I have three
married children who have blessed us with 12
grandchildren. I enjoy visits with family and
friends, playing bridge, cross-stitching,
horseback riding, dancing with Ron, and
dreaming up plots for future books.
Made-from-scratch chocolate meringue pie is
my all-time favorite breakfast; grits swimming
in melted butter is second. A contributing
writer for Prime Living Magazine, I'm a member
of the Lake Writers, The Virginia Writers Club,
and Sisters in Crime. Secrets at Spawning
Run, my first novel, is a mystery set at Smith
Mountain Lake. I'm writing my second and third
novels, also set at the lake.

Secrets at Spawning Run: With her dog
King for company, Aurora Harris returns to
her childhood home at Smith Mountain Lake,
Virginia, for her mother's funeral and finds
herself entangled in a web of deceit, theft and
murder. Will her wits and her knowledge of
the lake be enough to save her life and her
husband's?

Luke followed the overturned boat's anchor rope into the
depths of Smith Mountain Lake, slid his gloved hand
down the rope until he hit a knot, then flipped on his
underwater light. He didn't like winter diving in Virginia,
disliked wearing the necessary dry suit instead of a wet
suit, but at least visibility was better than in summer. And
he knew that winter temperatures and forty-degree
water always slowed the decomposition and bloating of
victims' bodies.