by Dee Detarsio
Thank you for reading!
I feel like I should invite you over for dinner! When I’m not writing, I like to say I’m busy speaking and cooking fluent Italian, teaching yoga class and volunteering for the Peace Corps...but none of that would be true.
Until we meet again...
Dee
The Scent of Jade
A woman is lost in the Costa Rican rainforest with an ancient idol that may hold secrets to global warming!
“Romancing The Stone” meets “Survivor” for Julie Fraser, who was minding her own business, living her life as snug as a bug in a rut in San Diego, California. As the least adventurous person she knows, Julie finally whooped it up one day to jet off and surprise her husband, who was on a business trip in Costa Rica. Reeling from the discovery that her husband wasn’t who she thought he was, she accidentally steals an ancient artifact and is chased through the wilds of the rainforest, not knowing where to turn, literally, or whom to trust. She knew she should have stayed home.
Can a monkey, a blonde Juan, a foreign scientist, a mysterious ‘love potion’ and the jade stone itself (that may hold secrets to global warming), help Julie on her mission to find and forgive her husband?
As the stolen idol catapults Julie on her quest, she discovers truths along the way about herself and her place in the universe. The Scent of Jade is creative and unique with surprising twists—in turns suspenseful and heartbreaking, combining humor and romance to reach the payoff ending. Original characters keep the pages turning, drawing those who love mystery, suspense, romance, and adventure. While there are no vampires, readers are invited to enjoy the intrigue...
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00466HRVY
‘Til Somebody Loves You, Romantic Comedy Quick-Pick
When a copywriter for a Chicago ad agency has to promote a new celebrity fragrance, she’s convinced its secret ingredient is the key to her happily-ever-after! MaryBeth Winters weaves advertising slogans with sweet dreams about her office crush, Dean Dineno. Adventures along the way help her discover how much fun it is to be a damsel in distress—who can also save the day!
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0047O2Q6Q
Dee DeTarsio is a television writer living in southern California. After growing up in Ennui, Ohio, and graduating from Ohio State University she vowed ‘never to be cold again’ (in a tantrum more worthy of Suellen than Scarlett) and ended up in Tucson, Arizona, producing the news for the CBS affiliate, oddly enough called KOLD-TV. She moved to San Diego where she worked in the SeaWorld entertainment department as a Producer/Writer, (Penguins are mean!) and then became a Producer/Writer with NBC for a live, comedy/variety show.
After working for Children’s Hospital, she totally sold out and became the Marketing Director of a cosmetic dermatology group where she got free Botox. Her husband is a Director of Photography and travels around the world while she stays behind as the indentured servant of their two children. Though her father was never famous and her mother never beat her (that hard!) she suspects one of her sisters is a vampire...