Teri was born and spent her early years in Redondo Beach, California, then grew up living among the apple orchards in central Washington State. Books and writing have always been important to her. After graduating from Central Washington University, Teri was a librarian for over a decade while writing magazine articles freelance. She became a corporate writer and web manager for a regional medical center, then went on to manage communications, news, and social media for a large school district before becoming a novelist full time. 


 

Teri’s award winning novels include Invisible by Day and The Clovis Dig. The Restless Lake is her third novel. Along with winning awards for her novels, a nonfiction book and short stories have taken first place in literary contests. Most recently The Clovis Dig was named runner up for the PNWA Nancy Pearl Award for Literary Fiction. She’s a member of the Pacific Northwest Writers Association (PNWA) and the Write on the River (WOTR) organization. Teri and her husband Don live on the shores of beautiful Lake Chelan in Washington State.