Dee writes novels as short series and standalone novels, writing humorous romances in the regency, elvish and paranormal universes.
Ridiculous Lovers Series
Changing Magic Series
Summer Bride
Paranormal Regency Romance
The sky over London is a brilliant green, the Season is in full swing and the Elanfine prince has chosen Eleanor Grant to marry the Earl of Appon. To be the next Summer Bride. Since no one has seen the last seven brides, alive, after the wedding, this might not be an honor.
Ridiculous!
Ridiculous Lovers Series, Book 1
Identity theft, regency style
After the death of her miserly cousin Antony North, Millicent Boarder is determined her family should never be poor or vulnerable again. To protect them, she conceals her cousin’s death and assumes his identity. Now she must face the ton and the world as Mr. North and accept the price she must pay for her family’s safety – she will never be loved.
Which means now is the perfect time for her to meet a duke!
Obstreperous
Ridiculous Lovers Series, Book 2
The adventures of the Boarder family continue…
The disadvantage of inheriting a considerable estate by an illegal trick is it puts the family of Mr. North at a disadvantage when someone tries to present a fraudulent will claiming half of that estate.
Timothy, the Duke of Trolenfield, and his new wife, Millicent (the sometimes “Mr. North”), depart to investigate the claim leaving the ladies of the Boarder family in Bath to enjoy themselves. Two single ladies, one seeking adventure, the other seeking security, are left unsupervised.
You know that can’t end well.
Buy the unabridged audiobook, read by Rachael Beresford (P)2019 Tantor Audio
The Use of Changing Magic
Changing Magic Book 1 of 2
Epic Fantasy Paranormal Romance.
The magicians of the empire are no longer able to have children and no one can provide a reason or cure.
Halidan tor Ephram is human, a mortal in a land where the very air she breathes is controlled by the Elemental magic of her Elvish overlords. The lowest caste in the Empire, she has no recourse under the law, no protection other than the good will of Elves she and her learned father serve as tutor. When her father dies, that protection disappears in an instant, leaving her with nothing but her education and her pride to depend upon.
Eioth is the High Lord of the North West Demesne, a Master of the Elemental Magic that regulates everything in the Empire, from the weather to the harvest to healing the sick and injured. Air, Earth, Fire, Water, he can bend all of them to his Will in the service of his people. He can solve any of their problems, except the empty cradles gathering dust in the nurseries of the High Elves. Love of books brings them together. One ancient book, on the uses and techniques of sex magic, dismissed by scholars and long forgotten, threatens to tear them — and the rest of their world — apart. (Kindle, 978-0983256861)
The Complications of Changing Magic
Changing Magic Book 2 of 2
Eioth is crowned High King. The problem that has haunted the High Court elves has been answered. They all live happily ever after – right? Sadly no. During the Third Harvest celebration the weather spells shatter and Elemental Magic is rendered impotent. Widespread flooding endangers the citizens of the empire. Far to the south, Silva, a weaver displaced by the floods, and Federan, heir to the True South, must use a form of magic that cannot possibly exist, but does, to protect the people of the empire from rain that will not stop. (Kindle, 978-1625280077)
Ruined Forever
Mr. Collins is rightly angered when Elizabeth Bennett refuses his honorable offer of marriage.
Sadly that is the last emotion he experiences.
Which gives the gossips of Meryton a delightful piece of news to gossip over – Miss Elizabeth Bennett has pushed her cousin, her father’s heir, down the stairs to his death!
Elizabeth Bennett, Murderess? Oh, shocking, shameful scandal. Someone must speak for her before she is ruined forever.
Fortunately, a new arrival in the neighborhood – a Mr. Darcy – read law at Cambridge and is willing to be of use to Miss Elizabeth. (Kindle, 978-1625280084)
Gentlewoman Urgently Seeks Husband
Forced to reexamine her ambition for a marriage based on love after being dragged by her mother to a meeting with two impoverished gentlewomen, Mrs. Bates and Miss Bates(from Jane Austen’s EMMA), Elizabeth Bennet is sent to Hunsford with orders to become a flirt and return married or not at all. Unfortunately her mother’s letters to Mr. Collins are misunderstood and the local gentry assume that she is ‘in a certain condition’.
You know that won’t end well. (Kindle, )
Crimes of the brothers
Brothers are supposed to be kind… caring… supportive… protective. Catherine Walman’s brother, however, is not. He has maligned her reputation until no honorable man will seek her company, wasted her dowry and endangered her home with his gambling and now his new wife has made it clear Catherine is no longer welcome. The hand of fortune intervenes when a letter arrives advising Catherine that a stranger has bequeathed to her “a home and money to keep it.” Catherine seizes upon this chance, hoping that it might be enough for her to be independent, to be free – only to discover this stranger also had a brother, or two, or three.
Dawn of Autumn Light
The perpetual wars of the elves have overridden the mortal lands so many times that all mortal civilization – literacy, law and medicine is lost! One brave woman undertakes a journey to beg that the elves aid her in returning written language to the mortal people. (Kindle, )
Midshipman Elizabeth Bennet
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good space warship must be in want of a navigator.
Ensign Elizabeth Bennet, wants a career in the space navy. And she just got her orders to serve in Captain Darcy’s crew aboard the Pemberley. She never imagined what her life would become.
A large trading vessel in its day, the Pemberley was converted into a space warship out of necessity.
Now, it’s thrust into a battle that could change the course of human history. The Tyrant’s fleet is strong and he is resorting to dirty tricks to win the war.
When Captain Darcy discovers the Tyrant’s new weapon, everything changes. Can Elizabeth, Captain Darcy and the usual Pride and Prejudice crew save The Pemberley and themselves?
What do their futures hold?
Is Captain Darcy’s dream of retirement to his estate, and the quiet life, gone for good? You’ll love this Space Regency Pride and Prejudice adventure, because in the vastness of space, ‘The distance is nothing when one has motive.’ (Kindle, )
The Adventures of a Super Hero's Insurance Adjuster
In a universe where Super Villains are threatening to unionize, Captain Amazing is working on his fifth divorce and pet companies are offering 2 million dollars for the worlds first panda bear colored Guinea pig, Ali Brent is employed by the Super Support Corp. – a company created to deal with the everyday problems of Super Heros. Everyone reads about the Super Heros and their battles with various Villains, but when the dust settles and the jail doors slam shut on evildoers, someone has to clean up the mess. As Site Supervisor, Insurance Assessor, and general dog’s body, it’s Ali’s job to supervise that clean up. Unfortunately a rumor has started that there is a new super villainess and suspicion falls on Ali. It is hard to prove yourself innocent when not only are you not a villain but no crime has actually been committed. (Kindle, 9780692338230)
First Destroy All Giant Monsters
Amber Kemp is summoned to investigate the disappearance of her favorite aunt, the head of the World Wide Witches Research Association (and Pinochle club). Before she can figure out where to begin her search, she receives cryptic instructions stating she has to “First Destroy All Giant Monsters.” In over her head from the start, Amber could use a little help on defining who, what, where, and most importantly … how GIANT are we talking, exactly!!? (Kindle, 978-0985066390)
Reviews and Interviews
D L Carter answers The Usual Questions
Putting Them Back in the Closet
How the Big Five Romance Publishing Houses Make Gay Characters Disappear
At a recent Sci Fi Convention in the U.S. I was sitting on a panel on Building Your Character’s Back Story and a fellow panelist revealed she was quarreling with her publisher because in her most recent novel she had an expository character — a character that existed to help the hero/ine tell his/her/it/they/them/Mz story — that was gay. Gender on this occasion is irrelevant.
Continued click here Festivale Online Magazine, Bookroom. May 2016
What is this thing with Zombies!!!
I was ignoring them, the creapers, the eaters, the shamblers, the mutterers, the dripping, the splitting, the falling apart. I was content to consider them proof that some people would watch/read anything and then I was approached by someone putting together — and I quote — a collection of zombie romance short stories.
What was that there now? Who the what which???
My boyfriend has bad breath not because he needs to visit the dentist but because he’s been dead three weeks?
Ahhhh, no.
Continued click here Festivale Online Magazine, Bookroom. Summer 2015-6 (Dec – Feb)
About Dee
D.L. Carter is a talented author who loves to mix humor and history in her stories. She enjoys creating strong characters who challenge the world around them. With a unique writing style, D.L. Carter has gained a dedicated following of readers.
D.L. (Dee Leana) Carter was decanted from her incubation pod in the outback of Australia many decades ago. This terrifying event was closely followed by shrieks of “there, there it goes. Hit it with a brick!”
These valiant attempts to correct the existence of D.L. were, unfortunately, unsuccessful and she now resides in New Jersey, US., in a box with her toys, a human being, and a variable number of cats, writing humorous romances in the regency, elvish and paranormal universes. If she appears distracted when you speak to her, please wave tea – (Pu erh– Hot) – under nose. (cream, two sugar)
While rumours abound that D. L. Carter is the name for an infinite number of cats on an infinite number of typewriters pretending to be an AI, she does exist in the real world, and occasionally at conventions.
