I was born in Liberia, Africa because my father was a diplomat. We lived there only two years before we moved back to the U.S. When I was five, we moved to Holland where I went to a Dutch school and learned to read, write and speak Dutch. I didn’t learn to read or write English until I was eight. The first book I could read on my own was Dr. Seuss’, The Cat in The Hat, which I loved. I have always loved animals too, and just about anywhere outside in nature is my favorite place to be.

I’ve always been a writer and pretended to write when I was three, scribbling lines on paper with a pencil, which felt like writing. I’ve written many different things professionally, but EXTINCTION WARRIOR is my first novel.

I love to travel to explore new environments and experience other cultures. At home, I love growing flowers, fruits and vegetables. I also love ice cream, desserts in general (!) and the color turquoise. I am married and live with the sweetest rescue dog, three cats, four ducks and thousands of honeybees in New York’s Hudson Valley.