I am a mother to four fabulous kids. When I'm not carpooling or helping with homework, I'm a preschool teacher and the author of two romance novels.  I graduated from the University of Notre Dame and went to grad school at DePaul University.  I feel so incredibly fortunate that I get to spend my days with my kids and doing what I love - teaching and writing.

2. Describe your book ‘The New Ever After (The New Ever After Series)’ in 30 words or less. 

The New Ever After is a sequel to Tripped Up Love.  It's about second chances  and finding love again. It's about friendship and learning to ignore what's not important. 

The hardest part of writing a book for me is finding the time.  The ideas are all in my head and scattered on tiny pieces of paper on my desk but with four kids and a day job, time is precious.  Right now I start writing at 5:45, get the kids up and then continue writing after I teach and before they come home from school.

I've been influenced y Jane Austen's novels.  I'll never forget reading Emma for the first time and falling in love with it.  I like books that allow me to escape from my daily life.  They give me a break and don't make me think too hard.

I write a blog about my life and many of my blog readers are also readers of my books.  I try to blog twice a week.  I have built up a following on Facebook and Twitter as well.  I begin each day with a quote on Facebook to get the day started.  I also am an avid pinnner and spend a good deal of time on Pinterest promoting my book.

When I'm not writing, I spend my time with my kids and husband. We go to the boys' baseball games and try to spend a lot of time outside.

I am working on the third book in The New Ever After Series and working on a stand alone book titled Mapping Magic that is almost done.  

Thanks for this opportunity!