 
I was born Phyllis Jean Ashworth
in Oak Park, Illinois, went to J. Sterling Morton High
School and, briefly, to Northwestern. I got married and
divorced and had three children before moving to California
where I met my present husband and his four children. We
look forward to some day celebrating our 50th
anniversary.
As a child, I read everything I could get my hands on and
knew at an early age that I wanted to be a writer. Although
I had written for my high school and college newspapers, and
even sent short stories to national magazines, I didn’t get
serious about my career until we lived in the San Francisco
Bay Area and I took a writing class. That resulted in my
first short story sale and, afterward I joined a group who
were writing romance novels. My first novel was sold in
1984.
Since then I’ve continued writing and selling my books,
and I joined writing groups when we moved to San Diego and
to our present location in Palm Desert. I started a writers
club in this community and am a member of Romance Writers of
America and their Mystery/Suspense chapter. My Book List
shows the novels I’ve had published, and the Awards section
lists some awards I’ve been given. I have also ghost-written
three books and had two radio scripts performed by American
Radio Theatre. I have been on radio and television to
promote my books, as well as signings at book fairs.
My hobby is acting and singing, and these days I often
write skits and one-act plays for the Repertory Players and
can sometimes be seen in a musical production by the
Performing Arts Club. Finally, I’m a member of Mensa and am
listed in Who’s Who in American Women.
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