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I love nature, chickens and birds of all kinds, all animals, fudge, humor, writing mysteries, and helping writers.

I’m currently working on mystery novels, picture books for children, scripts, and I’m reading good books and leaving reviews on social media and through my free newsletter.

Writers—my “Quick Fix” column on this website has a new entry every month. Stop by again.

I’m also a long-time writing instructor/coach, having spent considerable time teaching and putting on conferences and retreats at University of Wisconsin-Madison Continuing Studies. I answer questions for writers—FREE. Contact me via email.

My free newsletter features monthly tips for “writing fast,” especially designed to help writers who may have contracts or other reasons to not put off their good storytelling talents.

Fudge or fowl get a spotlight in my mysteries. I mix in fun, humor, little-known facts, recipes oftentimes, and bits about Wisconsin culture. There are different types of fudge around the world, but it only took hold in this country in the 1840s when it sold for pennies at fundraisers at Vassar College. Find out more when you read Book 1, First-Degree Fudge, of The Fudge Shop Mystery Series.

A new, third mystery series is in the works, so stay-tuned! It’s set in southern Wisconsin.

They say in Wisconsin there’s a holy trinity of beer, brats, and cheese. Did you know Door County, Wisconsin has the most lighthouses in a single county in the United States? The Eagle Bluff Lighthouse pictured on this page is featured in Book 2 of the Fudge Shop Mystery Series.

The Mischief in Moonstone Series also unfolds next to water—Lake Superior.

Chickens pop up in various stories within the Mischief in Moonstone Series, though they don’t take center stage. I belong to several chicken groups on Facebook. Perhaps we’ve met?

And speaking of birds, I’m a Blackbird Writers Group member. Visit my blogs at BlackbirdWriters.com and my posts for writers and readers on the Blackbird Writers Group Facebook page.

You can buy my books at the bookstore at www.BlackbirdWriters.com and other stores online.

Thank you for stopping by my website today.

Christine DeSmet

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What’s New?

A new Mischief in Moonstone Novella has arrived!

Book 7 in my “Mischief in Moonstone” series: All She Wore Was A Bow is here!

Nestled against the sparkling shores of Lake Superior, the tiny village of Moonstone is anything but ordinary. Between romantic entanglements, quirky neighbors, and mysteries that seem to pop up with every season, the locals know life here comes with a generous dose of laughter and surprise.

Kincaid Hunter, professional bull rider and decorated veteran, has never been tamed–least of all by the thought of marriage. But when a good friend back home in Wisconsin plans a Christmas wedding, Kincaid can’t resist riding in to try and stop him from making what he thinks is a big mistake.

What Kincaid doesn’t expect is to be lassoed himself–by a wedding planner dressed as Mrs. Claus, with a sparkle in her eyes and a bow for every occasion.

Soon, the cowboy who vowed he’d never walk down the aisle discovers that love can tie a knot tighter than any rope.

All She Wore Was a Bow is a festive small-town romance full of humor, heart, and holiday magic.

Thank you for reading the books in my novella series. There are more to come in the future. You’ll get to know a lot of fine people in the little community of Moonstone on the Lake Superior shore.