I’ve been in love with books for as long as I remember myself. The typewriter my first attempts at writing had been made at still sits proudly on its shelf in the basement, and when I go down there, I always have an urge to save it from its exile.

I’ve always been writing something. Diaries, letters, poems, short stories. I’d even attempted to write a novel a couple of times when I was about thirteen. Still, there was always something more important than my writing.

There was always “real life” reminding me of its undeniable claims. “You have to study, you have to work, there is no place for fruitless dreaming,” it whispered. And I moved forward as if running on rails I couldn’t step down from.

I’d spent fifteen years, trying to fit into the office work pattern. Do you remember Kevin Kline in the “In & Out” movie – “men do not dance”? Well, that used to be my philosophy – real people don’t write books. They work, they build careers, they travel through the corporate jungle. And despite I was feeling miserable and out of place every day of that climbing the ladder process, I managed to build a relatively successful career after an ambitious shift from the private to the public sector. The job I had wasn’t boring. It was actually pretty exciting. I worked with internationally funded projects and met people from all over the world every day. But it failed to ignite a spark in my heart.
After my son was born, I had a unique chance to stop and rethink not only what I’d achieved so far, but what I really want from life. I made a decision to leave my old life behind, and I’ve never regretted it. Changes in the daily routine led naturally to changes in my way of thinking. I finally allowed myself to be who I really was.

Since then, I’ve published six books.

The Neglected Merge fantasy romance/drama trilogy:

- Book 1 “Neglected Merge”

(i) Silver Medal in the 2021 Global Book Awards in the Science Fiction / Fantasy category
(ii) Award Finalist in the 2021 Readers’ Favorite International Book Award Contest in the Fantasy General category
(iii) Honorable Mention in the 2021 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards in the Science Fiction/Fantasy category.

- Book 2 “Tangle of Choices”
Honorable Mention in the 2023 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards in the Science Fiction/Fantasy category.

- Book 3 “Shifting Directions”

Books set in Latvia:
- “Finding Your Way”
Honorable Mention in the 2023 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards in the Cultural Diversity category.

- “The Accidental Cop”
(i) Finalist award in the Pacific Book Awards 2023 contest in the Best Thriller category;
(ii) Honorable Mention in the 2023 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards in the Fiction Novel category.

Women's Fiction:
- "Broken Chances"

I’d love to connect with my readers and hear your thoughts about my books.

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