by Desiree | Oct 7, 2023 | My Books - Behind The Scenes
Hey there, avid readers and mystery aficionados! The streets of New York have always been brimming with secrets, but none quite as enigmatic as the ones in my latest thriller, Cat Scratch Fever. And now, to celebrate its launch and to thank all of you for the...
by Desiree | Aug 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
We’re embarking on a thrilling journey together as we dive into the world of Stone Morgan. The prequel novella to the upcoming series, ‘The Better Angels,’ is finally here, and I can’t wait for you to start turning its pages! The title...
by Desiree | Sep 21, 2022 | My Books - Behind The Scenes
You’ve no doubt heard of the term frenemy. Wikipedia defines a frenemy as “a person with whom one is friendly, despite a fundamental dislike or rivalry.” This term can also describe a competitive friendship. And this is exactly the dynamic we see...
by Desiree | Jul 30, 2022 | How I'm Livin'
It’s that time of year! When I was a kid I *loved* those Scholastic catalogs we would get in school. Sidenote: why don’t they have that for adults? Well, I guess they do … Amazon! But it’s not really the same. I’d like a nice paper...
by Desiree | Jul 9, 2022 | My Books - Behind The Scenes
“Forgive me, father, for I have sinned.” He waited for a response but there was only silence. Uncomfortable silence. He shifted on the hard wooden bench. It creaked loudly but he could still hear the sound of a throat clearing violently on the other end of the divide....
by Desiree | Jun 18, 2022 | The Writing Life
If you’d guess that most of a writer’s life is writing, I suppose you’d be correct. But besides chipping away at my work in progress there are other activities I partake in regularly to cultivate my writer’s brain. It’s important to give the brain some white...
by Desiree | Jun 4, 2022 | The Writing Life
Confession: I’ve been into astrology since I was a teenager. I think it started in high school when a friend of mine (Jessica was her name, I think) told me one day while we were struggling to hear each other over a crowded lunchroom table that she could plot my...
by Desiree | Jul 20, 2021 | My Books - Behind The Scenes
As I’ve said here before, my new series takes place in New York City in the ’80s. Boy was the research for this one fun! I did move to New York in the ’80s, but I caught the tail end of the time period. So I was curious as to how it all looked before...
by Desiree | Oct 12, 2020 | The Personal and The Political
In case you haven’t heard, I’ve got a new book in the works. And it takes place in New York City during the ’80s. Fun fact: I actually came to New York in the ’80s … ’88 to be exact. I was just a little girl, and up until then,...
by Desiree | Aug 3, 2020 | Tarot
As much as the court cards still confound me a little (did you notice that my card for last month was a court card as well? … and stay tuned because several more come up before the year is over), I do get hyped when *my* card comes up. That card being the Queen...