Who is Jody?
Living her own romance story is what inspired Jody to write romance novels because it was never her dream to become a writer. Jody left a job opportunity in a different state because she met a man and fell in love. After losing her real-life law enforcement hero of nearly 30 years, she is finding her way back to the world of writing romance.
Based on her life experiences and journey, Jody lives by the belief, "We may not understand why something happens, but the higher power does. And he has plans for us that we don't know about." In short, this is Jody's life—met a man and got engaged after knowing each other for three months, having to leave a job and become a stay-at-home mother, become a writer and published author, surprise four-year post-vasectomy baby, and the untimely loss of her beloved husband. After each event, she learns the purpose of the event and why it happened. However, Jody is waiting for the reason to present itself on the last loss.
In the fall of 2022, Jody met a fellow widower and moved over the river into Wisconsin to live with RJ. In her youth, Jody enjoyed reading V.C. Andrews' Dollanganger series (starting with Flowers in the Attic), S.E. Hinton, and Stephen King. As an adult, her list of authors and genre choices has broadened.
Jody has been lucky enough to travel to the Bahamas, Cancun, Montana, Florida, New York, Colorado, South Dakota, the Dominican Republic, and the Hawaiian islands, and the list continues to grow. She's cruised with Carnival, Disney, Holland America, and Norwegian. Visiting several of the West Indian Islands was her most recent trip abroad with RJ. All of these travel experiences inspire her stories.
