THE DEATH OF INNOCENCE The Vamp Squad Series, Book 2 Struggling with self doubt after a hellacious fight with her father, Susannah sneaks away from the safety of Olney Farm and the Vamp Squad to find her vampiric roots. Still a fledgling by vampire standards, she poses as a private detective delving into her own "death" in Daytona Beach. What she finds is so much more than just her roots! Her sire's dead, but his son is stuck in the middle of a conspiracy to control vampires and subjugate the human race. Jordan couldn't care less if Master Metolius Proctor had his old man destroyed for turning a teenager without permission. When that teenager shows up as a beautiful blonde detective, secrets begin to surface... secrets no one wants to acknowledge. Jordan vows to help her escape Proctor's clutches, but when they try to escape the Coven's estate, Jordan is captured and sentenced to burn in the sun. Susannah must swallow her pride and ask the Vamp Squad for help. But will she be in time and will her father, Commander of the Vamp Squad, agree to let the Squad get involved? Join Miriam Matthews in Book 2 of the Vamp Squad Series, THE DEATH OF INNOCENCE as Susannah searches for her vampiric roots and ends up finding a love worth fighting for and an evil plot that could change the world forever.

I was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest but knew Alaska would be my heart's home as soon as I stepped off the plane way back in the mid 1980's. I saw the mountains and that was it! I love all the things that make living in Alaska so appealing: fishing, flying, skiing, hunting and long winter nights. A pilot myself, many of my stories involve aviation, strong female characters and the cultures and legends of my wild, untamed Alaska. I believe strong female characters provide a rich backdrop for hot romance, and give young girls a sense of what women can really do. I write romantic suspense, paranormal romance and historical romance and enjoy weaving intricate plots with current events or cultural legends or myths. When I'm not writing, I can be found teaching women's self defense seminars and martial arts, scuba diving in tropical locales, flying to meet my husband for a quick rendezvous in some romantic out-of-the-way spot, playing with graphic design... or just kicking back and enjoying this thing we call life.