Dee Davis

Dee Davis

During her formative years, Dee Davis spent half of her time dreaming of imaginary worlds and the other half of her time telling her friends the stories.  Which led to a permanent seat next to various elementary school teachers’ desks.  When she discovered that her stories could also be committed to paper, it saved a lot of time and basically kept her out of trouble.

Despite life’s ups and downs, basic nature changes very little.  And today, Dee still spends quite a bit of time talking and she has missed more than one exit driving while dreaming up stories.  One day with a rather large birthday looming, she decided that just talking about writing a romance was never going to get the job done. So she set out to write a novel. Her highly acclaimed first novel was published in July 2000, and she’s never looked back.   To date, she’s the award winning author of eighteen novels, and is constantly pinching herself to make sure all of this is really happening.

In her everyday life, which rarely includes bon-bons or tiaras, Dee is married to her real life hero (which, honest to God, she’d begun to believe was never going to show up).  The marriage has produced twenty years of adventure and the most wonderful daughter in the world.  Recently when facing ANOTHER big birthday (sigh) she learned that she was actually an adopted whine sister, which made total sense when one considers her adoration for wine.  Originally from the southwest, Dee and her family live in Manhattan—a kingdom all unto itself—where she continues to write and spend time with her husband, daughter, cat and Cardigan Welsh corgi.

Astrological sign: Aquarius; loyal, intellectual, and (according to her brother) spacey.

Favorite Leading Man: Clive Owen and/or Sean Connery

Favorite Comfort Food: Mac and Cheese

Check out more about Dee and her books at www.deedavis.com

Recent posts by Dee Davis:

Deadly Dance

by Dee Davis

  As the intelligence specialist for A-Tac, a black-ops CIA unit masquerading as Ivy League faculty, Hannah Marshall is used to working behind the scenes. But when a brutal murder hits too close to home, Hannah finds herself in the middle of the action, falling in love while racing to outwit a sadistic mastermind. A [...]

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A Little Taste of Texas

by Dee Davis
Flour tortillas

When I first moved to NY—one of the things I missed the most was Tex-Mex food.  And at the top of that list were Texas tortillas.  You wouldn’t think there’d be a lot of variation in something as simple as a flour tortilla—but there is something special about those made in Texas—especially when they’re served [...]

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Everything Must End

by Dee Davis

So as you guys already know, I’m a big fan of watching TV.   I love the escape and am often found at the end of a long day in front of the tube with a favorite show.  And the advent of DVRing has just made it better! But one of the things I’ve always hated [...]

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Once More With Feeling

by Dee Davis
revision

“Half my life is an act of revision.”  John Irving This week I’m revising.   (Double Danger, coming Jan. 2013) Taking a scalpel to my work and trying to make it better.   But sometimes it is like killing my children or at least bits of myself.   My words, each carefully thought out to make a perfect sentence [...]

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Dog vs. Cat

by Dee Davis

Okay, so I’m pinch-hitting today—no boos from the audience.  It’s me you’re stuck with–and a funny that I’ve always loved and so am sharing with you!   The Dog’s Diary   8:00 am – Dog food! My favorite thing! 9:30 am – A car ride! My favorite thing! 9:40 am – A walk in the [...]

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Space, the Final Frontier

by Dee Davis

The world spins on with or without us.  And the passage of time, is often bittersweet.  As I age, I’m finding all kinds of new and wonderful experiences, but I’m also seeing things that were important to  me slipping away.  One of those “things” is the space exploration program at NASA.   I grew up during [...]

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Cosmo Girl!

by Dee Davis

As you guys probably already know, Deadly Dance, the fifth book in my A-Tac series, was featured in the May issue of Cosmo as its Hot Read!   As you probably also already know, I’m really excited about it.  I read Cosmo religiously when I was younger.  And still like to flip through the pages from [...]

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And In the News…

by Dee Davis
Shutterstock

So  in the Times yesterday morning there were two articles about children and books.  The first was about a woman with a new book deal who essentially bullied her child into losing weight and at least to my mind probably set her on a lifetime of eating disorders (the child was seven at the time [...]

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I Need a Hero

by Dee Davis
Deadly Dance cover_lo res

So this is the week.  My book, Deadly Dance, no. 5 in my A-Tac series, actually hit bookstores on Tuesday (the same day as the marvelous Julia London’s latest).   And even though Deadly Dance marks my twentieth book, it still feels every bit as exciting as the day that Everything in its Time first hit [...]

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When Did Your Passion Flare?

by Dee Davis
TerriBrisbin-photo

Today, I’m happy to introduce one of my favorite people and favorite writers—Terri Brisbin.  She’s guest blogging for us today and I know you’ll all give her a warm Whiner welcome!!!! No matter what you thought that title meant, I’m asking about when you first discovered and let loose your love of reading romance novels! [...]

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

by Dee Davis

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Shared Attributes

by Dee Davis
dad guitar

Today is my father’s birthday.  A date that I suppose will live in my heart forever, even though my dad is no longer here to celebrate with me.   With the passing of time, the pain has faded a little bit.  But the memories are always there.  All the more precious because they’re all that I [...]

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The End

by Dee Davis
DD and JK many moons ago

There is such an amazing feeling finishing a book.   It’s mostly elation.  The uncontained joy of realizing that yes, there truly was a beginning, a middle and an end to the story.   (Somewhere in the middle of every book, I start to believe that there isn’t,  just ask JK or KO.)  But there’s also an [...]

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Schinken Feckerlin

by Dee Davis
ham noodle

So on Friday I was discussing Heurigers and among other things the great food they serve.  So today, I decided to share another of my Austrian recipes.  This one for Schinken Feckerlin (Ham Noodles).   It’s great for a winter night, served with a salad and crusty bread, and of course some good wine. Schinken Feckerlin [...]

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A loaf of bread, a jug of wine and…spring cheese!

by Dee Davis
Alt  Haus Grinzing (1993)

So, as many of you know, I love wine.  And I also lived in Austria for a time.  Which, and this may come as a surprise to some of you, was the perfect combination.  Girl meets her idea of the perfect way to spend an evening. The heuriger is an institution in certain parts of [...]

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I want to be cool, but I’m very afraid

by Dee Davis
PC vs Mac

So when the Mac vs. PC commercials first aired ages ago, I fell in love with Justin Long.  I mean who wouldn’t want to be geeky cool.   But I am a die-hard PC fan, and to be honest, far more resemble Jon Hodgeman’s character.  Stodgy comes to mind.   But I am surrounded by uber cool [...]

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The Sound of Jersey

by Dee Davis
4seasons

And no, I’m not talking about a certain incident in a red rental car on the way to the NJ conference or a certain orange-tinged group of also-rans.  Instead, I’m thinking about all the great musicians to come out of the state.  The train of thought started when my husband treated me to seeing Jersey [...]

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Downton Abby

by Dee Davis
Downton Abby

I am completely and totally in love with Downton Abby.  I discovered series 1 in December, through a recommendation of a woman I met in a cooking class.  And immediately went home and glommed all seven episodes.   It was amazing.  And I was in love.  I actually counted the days until the premiere of the [...]

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Sometimes the duckling becomes a swan

by Dee Davis

I was watching an old movie with George Clooney last night, thinking about his growth from awkward geekiness (Facts of Life) to superstar leading man.   Some men it seems just get better as they get older.  And some of them surprise us, emerging from adolescence into adulthood with a “wow”.   So just for fun here [...]

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Young and at the Top of Their Game

by Dee Davis
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So Darren Criss, from Glee, is all set to take over for Daniel Radcliff  on Broadway in How to Succeed in Business for three weeks.  And quite frankly I’d kill for a ticket.  Criss is a triple threat, he can act, he can sing and he can dance.   And he isn’t too hard on the [...]

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Holiday Windows

by Dee Davis

For your enjoyment a few photos from Bergdorg Goodman’s windows.  They’re always my favorites!                                                                             And a couple [...]

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