Raquel has written books for more than a decade. She loves to do research and has taken private detective courses, gun classes, and underground tours to get every detail right for her novels. She writes romantic suspense with an edge-of-your-seat pace. Stories filled with faith, love, and adventure

In 2009 she signed with agent, Terry Burns, at Hartline Literary.  Terry worked to get her Shades of Hope series sold and in 2010, White Rose Publishing purchased the three-book series. Raquel's debut novel, Purple Knot, releases in June 2011.  Her other books in the series will release in 2011 & 2012.