Content strategist by day, historical fiction writer by night, unless I'm gardening, practicing Friulan (my ancestral language), or riding alongside The Husband, on Vixen, my tricked-out motorcycle. I believe the secret to happiness includes curiosity, lifelong learning, and tales well told—but travel and tea help. I have journeyed to more than 20 countries and sipped tea in each one.

I reside in the foggy-rainy-cool Pacific Northwest, though I make regular research forays north of the 49th parallel to Vancouver (my former hometown), and east of Greenland to my true ancestral home, near Venezia. It helps to be a dual Italian-Canadian citizen, hold a U.S. green card, and have relatives all over the globe. All it really does is give me more work and research options, not to mention fodder for the tales I spin.