Desirée Lee is an amalgam wrapped inside of an enigma; a book junkie, vampire and self-proclaimed geek with a fascination bent toward the dark and macabre. When not writing or reading, she is usually trying to catch up on elusive moments of sleep, now that she's over her role-playing game addiction! She still loves the dark, evil characters. If word ever got out that she was secretly a level 15 paladin, her reputation would be ruined.

Des currently lives in a hole-in-the-wall town in Northern California in a small, crooked house that makes for a perfect writing cave.

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I have overcome a lot of obstacles in my life. I suffered extreme abuse and both my biological parents were felons and served prison time, so I spent a good portion of my life in foster care and as a runaway. Books were my refuge. The concept that if you needed to do something, someone had done it before and wrote about it and I could find it in a book--helped me learn how to solve problems and  pointed me down a better path. My first "published" book was in first or second grade. I stole books from the library and felt guilty so decided I would write ones to compensate for what I had taken. I had an angel for a librarian and I wish I knew her name because she saved my mind and my life. I brought her my first story about a fairy captured under a glass and she put a real cover on it and a library card on the inside and put it on the shelf. I started to believe in hope and my dream started taking form. Of course I had to bring the books back, but she let me keep some.

I had long journey to get where I am
and where I hope to go. The odds of a foster child finishing high school in the 1980's were in the very low percent. And at 18, you were on your own. I had no family at that time, but I had my book friends. I got was married at 16 and got my GED at 19. Before the I was twenty-three, I had four little girls. I was determined they would not have my life-- And probably went overboard on education, but they are all college graduates or attending college presently.  I went back to school as a single mom and got my LPN and now am attending college to get my RN. I have 6 classes to go. My first book has been accepted for publication by DCL LLC and will be released soon. I am polishing two others for the trilogy.

My girls are all grown now and I finally can focus on my true love writing. I hope you enjoy my work and God bless.

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Susan Blexrud

Writing motto:  Alpha males should have a sense of humor.

Susan Blexrud says she’s “grounded by God and my imagination.”  She insists it’s not a dichotomy.  “I can’t deny a higher being who watches over us here on planet Earth, and at the same time, I love the fantasy of other worlds and other beings out there.”

                Combining her 25 years of public relations with her love of paranormal fiction, Susan began her prolific career at DCL Publications with her fang series, which kicks off when a sexy vampire with an infected fang falls in love with his dentist.

                “I think the appeal of this series is the notion that a lethal vampire can also be funny and campy.   I’ve been thrilled with the reception my immortal beings have received from readers around the world,” Susan said.

                Susan divides her time between the mountains of North Carolina and Orlando, Florida, where she grew up.  Her husband, dog and bird are always in tow as she treks back and forth, and her two college-age children occasionally join the troop.  “We look like the Beverly Hillbillies going down Interstate 95, with the dog barking in the back and the bird feathers swirling.  Needless to say, we try to drive straight through.  Sneaking into a Holiday Inn with this entourage would be a major feat.”

                Beginning her career as a technical writer, Susan is a stickler for grammar and proper sentence structure.  She adds point of view and character development to the elements that make her characters leap off the page and into the hearts of her readers.

                What’s next in store from Susan’s imagination?  “I continue to be fascinated with the Mayan culture, and I need to plunk my Mayan warrior from Delora’s Necklace into modern Miami.  I can’t get the picture out of my head of having him land on South Beach in a loincloth.  I think he’d cause quite a stir.”

                Will there be more vampire stories in the fang series?  “That remains to be seen, though I’m toying with a story about the very real die-off of bats due to white-nose syndrome and how that might affect the vampire community.  Sounds like a job for John Wright, my vampire vigilante.”

                Readers, what do you think?  Susan welcomes your comments at:  http://susanblexrud.blogspot.comOr visit her at:  www.susanblexrud.com

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