NOVEL

THREADS OF DECEPTION — A mystery in which a criminal attorney-turned-private chef returns to California after a bomb destroyed her firm and left her with a French foreign accent syndrome, stumbles into a murder, and clashes with the detective who happens to be her new roommate.

This novel blends classic mystery, crime, and character-driven drama. It presents a multifaceted murder case that keeps readers guessing, while offering insider glimpses into the fashion industry, political campaigns, and the legal world. It also explores the experience of navigating life with an accent, challenging conventional notions of Americanness.

SHORT STORIES  ​​

• "Harvest" (speculative fiction)— Dark Moments Year Three (Black Hare Press 2022); a top Dark Moments drabble of the month (November 2021).
• “Premeditated” (speculative fiction)— Wrath - The Seven Deadly Sins (Black Hare Press 2021)
• "Un-twinned", "The Gift", and "Mobile Home" (speculative fiction/horror)— Home (Ghost Orchid Press 2021).
• "Digging Through The Red Dust" (MG mystery/science fiction)— Young Explorer's Adventure Guide, Vol.6 (Dreaming Robot Press 2019).
• "How to Serve Carnivorous Plants" by Lexis Parker (speculative fiction)— Running Wild Anthology of Stories, Vol. 2 (Running Wild Press 2018); Running Wild Press Best of 2018.

• "The Crimson Gale" (fantasy/sword&sorcery)—Phantasmagoria Magazine (Issue 23/ Autumn 2023).
• "The Girl Without Shadow (MG mystery/folktale) — Balloons Literary Journal, Issue 14 (Dec 2022 / page 23);  Audio version (Sep. 2023/ read by Hannah Bosworth).
• "The Flutters" (speculative fiction)— Dream of Shadows story of the month (January 2023).

• "The Flutters" (speculative fiction/horror)— BioTeenFiction Podcast: Tales From the Heart and Other Organs (January 2023). Audio version (read by Hannah Bosworth).
• "Dragon Girl" (speculative fiction)— BioTeenFiction Podcast: Tales From the Heart and Other Organs (October 2022). Audio version (read by Hannah Bosworth).
• "PFO-ed" (YA contemporary)—BioTeenFiction Podcast: Tales From the Heart and Other Organs (September 2022). Audio version (read by Hannah Bosworth).
•  "Racing the Ghost" (spooky upper MG)—BioTeenFiction Podcast: Tales From the Heart and Other Organs (August 2022). Audio Version (read by NJO).

• "The Maze" (MG fantasy) — featured at the 2010 Kids Euro Festival and the National Children's Museum literary workshops (representing the Embassy of France).
• "Mont Saint-Michel" (PB non-fiction) —featured at the 2010 Kids Euro Festival and the National Children's Museum literary workshops (representing the Embassy of France).
•  "The Ingredients of Life" (MG historical) — featured at the 2009 Kids Euro Festival and the National Children's Museum literary workshops (representing the Embassy of France).

          (MG = middle grade; YA = young adult; PB = picture book)

AWARDS / DISTINCTIONS 

• 2024 Killer Nashville / Claymore Award finalist (Best Juvenile/Y.A.)
• 2023 New York International Women Festival award winner (short script)
• Pitch War 2015 mentee under the mentoring of Roselle Kaes/Lim (Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune;  Vanessa's Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop) to work on The Girl of Salt and Feathers (historical culinary mystery).
• SDSU Writers' Conference Choice Award 2016 for The Girl of Salt and Feathers (historical culinary mystery).

FICTION FOOD (Recipes/Food Styling /Photography)

• Fiction Food (monthly column)—Curiositales Magazine (13 print/digital issues): September 2018 - March 2020.
• Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse (Shadow and Bone) / recipes from Ravka. 
• For the (unofficial) Shadow and Bone cookbook, click here (for the 2 dishes/recipes I created for Leigh Bardugo's site, click here)

      For fiction food, click for the website; click here for Instagram