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Dee Ernst was born and raised in New Jersey, which explains a great deal about her attitude towards life. She loved reading at a very early age, and by the time she was ten she had decided to become a writer. It took a bit longer than she expected.
She went off to college, moved around a bit, had a job or two, a husband or two, and a daughter or two. It was the birth of her second daughter at the age of forty that got her thinking about what to do with the rest of her life. That was when she decided to give writing a real shot.
Dee loved chick-lit and romantic comedy, but hated the twenty-something heroines who couldn’t figure out how to go and get what they wanted. She began to write about women like herself — older, confident, and with a wealth of life experience to draw upon. She got an agent but no sales, and took the plunge into self-publishing in 2010.
In 2012, Better Off Without Him became an Amazon bestseller. She signed with Montlake Publishing, which went on to re-release Better Off Without Him and launch A Slight Change of Plan in 2013.
2016 will bring two ‘firsts’ for Dee — a series of cozy mystery novellas, and the release of her first full-length novel with Lake Union Publishing, Stealing Jason Wilde, in June.
She is still in New Jersey, where she writes full-time. She lives with husband #2, daughter #2, a few cats and a needy cocker spaniel. She loves sunsets, long walks on the beach, and a really cold martini.
Reviewed by Heather Osborne for Readers' Favorite
A Mother’s Day Murder: Mt. Abrams Mysteries Book 1 by Dee Ernst is a quaint novel of the cozy mystery genre. Mt. Abrams is a quiet, lakeside community where nothing ever happens, or so people think. Ellie Rocca, recently divorced freelance editor, lives with her two daughters. Her routine is mundane, walking the youngest to and from the bus stop and taking daily walks with her friends and dog, Boot. That is, until she discovers one of the local mothers, Lacey Mitchell, is missing. Ellie and her cohorts take it upon themselves to discover the whereabouts of the stay-at-home mom. Throw in one handsome police detective for good measure and you have a town asking what happened to Lacey Mitchell?
A Mother’s Day Murder by Dee Ernst was a fast-paced read, and kept me engaged from the first page. The plot flowed very well, and I was amused by the antics of Ellie and her friends. The dialogue was quick-witted, and I found myself giggling at some of the things said. I enjoyed the author’s descriptions and could easily picture the town in my mind. Ellie’s mother added an even more humorous element to the novel. I felt the ending was perhaps a bit rushed, but I can say I was very surprised as to who the culprit was! I haven’t read many cozy mysteries, but I would definitely pick up another by Dee Ernst. I can firmly say she has created a new fan for the genre.
