About Maureen

Growing up in a small town in Minnesota farming country, Maureen has enjoyed penning stories since the moment she learned to read, write and string sentences together.  She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology at St. Cloud (MN) State University then taught middle school science for three years, until her husband joined the Air Force.  After that, she held various jobs--bookstore clerk, administrative assistant, customer service manager, department manager, and pharmacy technician--until settling on writing.  (Or, more aptly, until writing settled on her.)

In 1993, Maureen attended her first writers' conference in Omaha and began writing in earnest.  Her first manuscript, "Winter Hearts", was a finalist in a national contest for unpublished writers.  She flew to Honolulu for the awards ceremony, and although she didn't win, she did capture the attention of an editor who later bought "Winter Hearts."  Since then, she's had nine more books and a short story for an anthology published.  Her most recent release, A Reason to Live is a western historical romance of courage, compassion, forgiveness, and, above else, the strength of love.  She's currently working on another historical western, which features Rye Forrester, the brother of Creede in A Reason to Live.

Maureen and her husband, who retired from the Air Force, live on 40 nature-filled acres in southwestern North Dakota.  Her eclectic list of leisure pursuits include long walks with hubby and their two French Brittany Spaniels, reading, wildlife watching, fishing, hunting, baking, and listening to movie soundtracks while writing.