• My second novel won the 1990 National Romance Novel of the Year, awarded by National Press Women.
• One of my short stories, ONE MAN'S TRASH, was a 1986 Hemingway Short Story Competition finalist.
• My first book with Berkley went into second printing.
• The second one, BECKONING SHORE, made Ingram's top 50 bestselling romance list, then was nominated for 1997 Best Americana Historical of the Year by Romantic Times reviewers.
• SMALL BLESSINGS, my first inspirational romance from Barbour Publishing was voted one of the top ten historicals by their Reader Poll.
•  My advice on plotting can be found in various writers magazines, particularly the 1996 ROMANCE WRITER'S SOURCEBOOK, published by Writer's Digest.
• American Writers' Review interviewed me in their May '97 issue regarding my technique for developing character substance/internal character growth.
• I'm listed in several collections about writers such as Contemporary Authors and International Who's Who In Writers.