I'm a total Jersey girl at heart, but I live with my husband, our two kiddos and rescue dog in Columbus, Ohio. We have yet to encounter a highway toll booth, and every time we drive below an overpass our kids shout, Whoa, a tunnel! :-)

My YA book, the Meghan-Markle-inspired romantic comedy TRULY MADLY ROYALLY (Scholastic/Point) is a Junior Library Guild Selection!

HOPE: PROJECT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Scholastic), my Middle Grade debut co-written with actor/activist Alyssa Milano, became an instant New York Times Bestseller.

SIMONE BREAKS ALL THE RULES, my much-anticipated YA rom-com will release summer 2021.

Not bad for a bridge and tunnel kid from around-the-way.