I've had a somewhat unusual path. After graduating from Cornell, I joined McKinsey & Company's Chicago office where I spent 4 years in management consulting. From there, I was off to San Francisco where I worked at an e-commerce startup in Silicon Valley. The events of 9/11 served as a profound wake up call. The tragedies of that day caused me to question whether I was spending my time and energy in ways that were personally meaningful. I concluded that I was not. Shortly thereafter, I quit my job and started teaching history at a private high school in San Francisco. That winter break, I started writing THE HOUND OF ROWAN, the first in a five-book fantasy series that would be published by Random House and translated into twenty languages around the world. Teaching and writing will never offer the same degree of financial stability available in finance or consulting, but there's no question I'm in a better place for making the change.

And that place has only gotten better. While living in San Francisco, I reconnected with a former classmate from my elementary school days. She lived in New York, however, and thus, when we got engaged, I packed up and moved east. We rented an apartment in Brooklyn and that's where we started our family. When space got tight, we moved a few miles west to Montclair, New Jersey where we've expanded the household (2 boys and a pair of rescue pups) and I continue to write. In June 2024, I published my 7th novel. THE WITCHSTONE is my first book written solely for adults. When I say this, people seem to think I've pivoted to erotica, but no—it's just a fun urban fantasy involving a young woman, her curse, and the incompetent demon who manages it. Reviews have been encouraging, so there might be a sequel down the road. Time will tell. In the meantime, I'm working on some other projects that have me pretty busy and excited.