While raising three children, Deborah earned BA and MS degrees in Anchorage, Alaska. She taught a variety of English, business and communications courses at the post-secondary level before attempting to write fiction. "I have learned the hard part is not the writing; rather, it's the publishing. But I persevere! With my husband, I have hunted the hills of Wyoming, fished and snowmobiled the mountains in Alaska, hiked the highlands of Scotland, and helped build a cabin home in Montana. Through my education, work experience and travels, I have experiences I can't wait to share."