How do you deal with terror? Honestly, I'm putting my happy ending to what terrifies me! Join me on Twitter @ValdaDeDieu or write me: Valda.DeDieu@gmail.com. An insomniac for most of my childhood, I would create, then write myself out of "impossible adventures" as a way of giving me my own happily ever after -- and I still love books which end that way. I believe in our own innate Magick to shape our reality based on what we believe and I'm still exploring this truth. I'd like to meet as many of my readers as possible!
Often caught daydreaming or "reading in class" as a schoolgirl, my best moment in school came when I was sent before the principal, a nun, who didn't realize what I had been reading was a romance novel and so - sent me back to class, unpunished, with the mild admonishment. "It's good to read (novels). Just try not to do it in class." The look on my teacher's face when I came back, unscathed! I also drew a comic strip with my best friend at the time, and tried selling it for something like $5...
My books are multi-genre, like the work of many writers I admire (by 1st name alphabetically) : Agatha Christie, Alistair McLean, Dean Koontz, Georgette Heyer, John Sandford, Linda Howard, Maya Angelou, Stephen King etc. But, like fever dreams, they're very Quantum-enlarged experiences I've had - or fear.
I've written RAISING HELL (Horror) series as Jasper Ace in tribute to my one horrible experience with racist cops. Yes, they do exist! I've written Erotica: INVASION OF THE TEKOREI as Aija Athene. And a fascinating Police Procedural: DIARY OF MURDER: DET. PRENTISS PARK'S CASEBOOK as: V.I. Dedieu detailing events taking place a few years ago. My Dystopian YA (Young Adult): DEATH MISSION TRILOGY -- as Valkyria Dedieu -- which really tells of my fears for this world. And a few longer and alternate versions of my multi-genre novels, including WILL HE KILL ME TODAY as Xema Gold.
My favorite Thriller/Suspense/Romance novels I've written as Valda DeDieu: BLOODPACT, NOCTURNE, A FINE THING MURDER and other titles. I've a songbook: SONGS FROM ATHENA FORTUNA and twoPoetry volumes: THIS WOMAN'S LIFE and POEMS OF TRANSFORMATION as Valda DeDieu, and so much more...
After experiencing a spiritual renaissance due to hardship and betrayal following a diagnosis of cancer, I chose holistic healing which resulted an even deeper continuance of my journey -- (being naturally intense at whatever I attempt, I truly believe without my daughter's loving, gentle influence during cancer -- and the pain and grief of cancer itself, this epiphany would never have happened) and an understanding of the Divine Feminine and WiseCraft -- fueling an explosion of exponential growth. I remember once looking up at the sky and each time I blinked, I kept seeing the most beautiful patterns. I know now "Divine Love is the greatest power in the Infinite Universe." My email is WriteValda@gmail.com .
REVIEWS FOR VALDA DE DIEU'S NOVELS ON AMAZON:
"I have started reading Bloodpact and wow that is a tough opening chapter.
Heartbreaking! I also see what you mean about "sensual". The scene of Cliff and Laird in the Caribbean creates quite a visual in the reader's brain. I look forward to seeing how Laird and Cliff deal with their situation, and what becomes of Father Minkelbrink." SEAN, INKWATER PRESS.
BOGDAN BILYK: "Valda De Dieu is a writer of the highest caliber of writing she grabs you by your shirt lapels and drags you in. A reader does not just "read" her books she makes you experience the tales as if you were somehow personally involved and experiencing all the pleasure, pains, dangers and elation for yourself. For a writer to get a reader so involved that they become the hero or heroine themselves is a mark of a great. You live and experience on an intimate and personal level and that is the mark of high level and enjoyable literature. Bravo, Valda and may you write dozens and dozens more of your captivating and immersive tales to give us an understanding, an experience we would not have
otherwise." Bogdan Bilyk, Screenwriter: TROPICS OF PARADISE.
A FINE THING MURDER Genre: Thriller The last thing a Miami PI needs is to run afoul of a rogue Black Ops operative who has plans for her -- deadly plans.
SHAN SUTHERLAND: "Excellent! I thought it read very masculine, ie: straight to the point. The daily events make her real and approachable. Your audience may be bigger than just women who like stories about women a good basis for a screenplay." SHAN SUTHERLAND
OAK TREE PRESS: "Words well-chosen and descriptions and metaphors are extremely well done." OAK TREE PRESS
BLOODPACT Genre: Suspense
BLOODPACT: When the system fails to punish the man who kidnapped and murdered her only child, Laird takes matters into her own hands -- and gets away with it, because Laird and only one other person
knows the true meaning of a Bloodpact.
TELL ME HOW YOU FEEL TODAY Genre: Suspense For twenty years she has been in hiding -- now she emerges to reclaim her life -- and inheritance, even if she has to kill her own brother to do so.
SHADOWMASTER CHRONICLES Genre: Fantasy/Thriller (Young Adult) Growing up in 21st Century Coconut Grove, Eamon finds that he is the most recent of a long line of the ShadowMasters; those who stand in the breach -- because where light and dark meet is where the battles are won, or lost, in the never-ending struggle of good against evil.
"I also read The ShadowMaster Chronicles: Book One Quest for the World, and I like what I've read ... I like how (the author's) brain works loop holes between reality and the unknown (or theorized) world good strong beginning." Sean, INKWATER PRESS
RAYNE HAWKE: THE KILLING FIELDS: DUSK 'TIL SUNRISE Genre: Fantasy A prominent Miami Attorney travels through time to right the wrongs of history, and often does so with grave consequences to, and sometimes, to the detriment of, her caseload, reputation, and personal relationships.
"It is very original and well thought through. I love the science fiction/spiritual fantasy of the Seeker abilities to bend time. Meshing science theory with religious history/ideology was a cool and unique idea. character development was extensive, and I think necessary given that Rayne will be the protagonist in a series of books. Rayne sounds like an incredibly tough and intelligent woman with a lot of social savvy that helps her in both her time-bending assignments and her legal profession.
I must admit she had me consulting my dictionary a few times to brush up on my vocabulary do a very good job introducing the reader to new characters throughout the novel, showing their attributes and flaws, making them feel very real. And finally the plot development was solid and gives a good framework for future novels." Sean, INKWATER PRESS
LONG PAST DEAD Genre: Suspense How do you capture what you never had? A young girl with no memory of her family escapes the brothel where she was held as a child prostitute, and finds herself on the run: at odds with the system, the law, and the people she managed to get away from -- who will do anything to get her back.
"Superb & Heartrending." ECKHARD BLEY, Reader
Collections and Poetry: She, Endless: The Myriad of Woman Little Girl, Big Sky, Now Woman This Woman's Life Alexandryr Chronicles The End of the Bend in the Woods (Photos, Essays, Poetry) Poems of Transformation: Verses from Three Non-Fiction, Commentary, Lifestyle: How to Wean Your Kid Off Junk Food in 7 Days Potty Train Your Pup in Three Days The Other Side of Dystopia Why Vote For Barack Obama: The Terror Slide Into Dystopia
