For twenty years, I worked in the trenches of addiction and mental health therapy. I didn’t just sit in an office; I walked side-by-side with people through their own personal underworlds. I’ve seen real-life heroes face down unimaginable demons and claw their way back to the light.

In my world, recovery is the foundation for strength. After years of navigating a fractured healthcare system, and surviving an on-the-job physical attack that left me at my own breaking point,I finally leaned into the call I’d been ignoring. During a trip led by a shamanic practitioner through the mist-heavy landscapes of Ireland, the seeds for the Last Battle of Moytura were planted.

I realized that the ancient Celtic myths were maps for the human spirit that could lead us to understand ourselves and our world right now.

Today, I write dark, mythic Urban Fantasy from my home in Pennsylvania. I craft stories where the Fae are dangerous, the villains have a moral point, and the heroines are survivors. Like the people I spent two decades helping, my characters are scarred, reluctant, and beautifully flawed. They prove that even when the world is crumbling, we don’t just endure: we rise.

Learn more about the inspirations behind The Last Battle of Moytura series in this blog post.