In 2013, Julie welcomes five new releases including two Honey Creek novels, a YA suspense, Deceived, and her debut cozy mystery, Murder by the Seaside, book one in the Patience Price, Counselor at Large series. A mother of three, she's a self-proclaimed nerd and caffeine addict with a special fondness for Pop Tarts, but she would rather read than do anything else. Julie is a member of the International Thriller Writers (ITW), Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI), Sisters in Crime (SinC) and the Canton Writer's Guild.