In the late summer of a woman’s life she meets a handsome rancher who ignites her dormant  passion, a passion that isn’t fully realized until she follows a yearning to the city of her youth where her enlightenment becomes a costly foray. FINDING ROSE ROCKS is an 86,000-word contemporary women’s fiction with strong romantic elements.

JENNIFER’s business fails and she decides to leave Oklahoma in a cloud of red dust and return to her San Diego roots. TROY comes along with a solution to her company’s woes. He has a velvety voice and appealing confidence. They begin a relationship; it deepens and then stalls after she’s called to the west coast on a family matter and decides to stay for the summer. She meets BEN with his irresistible charm. Her newfound self-awareness mingles with salty ocean breezes and eucalyptus-scented air to place her in Ben’s arms. Their liaison is heartfelt but brief, mid-life’s last hurrah. Jennifer realizes her heart is back on the southern prairie and returns to Troy’s ranch, but she may be one adventure too late. 

FINDING ROSE ROCKS won first place in the 2014 Oklahoma City Writer’s contest and second place with Chesapeake Romance Writers. I’ve had short stories published in an anthology. My novel might be enjoyed by fans of Sue Monk Kidd’s The Mermaid’s Chair. Like my heroine, I own and manage corporate housing. I’m a member of Women’s Fiction Writers Association and Oklahoma Writer’s Federation.