Cheryl lives with her family in rural north Florida, in a community similar to her fictional Drake Springs, where she divides her time experimenting in the kitchen and spinning stories at her computer. Her mass market debut romantic suspense about the classic car industry, RESTORE MY HEART, earned her a mention in Publishers Weekly as one of ten new romance authors to watch. RUNNING SCARED scored a Perfect 10 with Romance Reviews Today. She recently moved from writing romantic suspense to sweet category romance, including the Drake Springs series from Turquoise Morning Press.Her debut Inspirational Romance story, The Christmas Prayer, is part of THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS story collection from Highland Press. A connecting story, Hometown Blessings, is included in the 2014 release, CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS.In addition to romance fiction, Cheryl writes cookbooks and hosts an award-winning blog called THE HASTY TASTY MEALS KITCHEN. Her latest "Hasty Tasty Meals" book is HASTY TASTY RV MEALS.