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I am a Chicago native pulled from the shackles of a 9 to 5 job and wound up in a small town in Germany to follow my writing dreams. As Gwendolyn Brooks said, “Writing is a delicious agony.” In 2012, I jumped over the big pond into another culture. My writing ideas come from living life. "How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live." Henry David Thoreau. I’m a blogger, poet, and multi-genre indie author of three published books: Lightness In My Dark, Net Switch and Fogged Up Fairy Tale. Through my imprint, Baer Books Press, I’ve published a poetry book, Sipping a Mix of Verse; compiled, formatted, and published a cookbook, La Folie Forty; along with being a contributor and publisher of a poetry anthology, Silver Lining – Poets Against Violence, and a short story anthology, No Bounds. Both anthology proceeds go to charity. Aside from reading, writing, and watching my favorite shows, much of my time is spent with my husband and our dog, Shakespeare. He doesn't recite sonnets, but he has a beautiful howl when listening to opera.

A Three-Year Marriage Contract. Financial Freedom. All she has to do is sign on the dotted line.

Finn Trevino’s principal goal is to become CEO of his family’s business at Trevino Holdings. To do so, he needs to change his ways. Finn is like the calm before the storm—magnetic energy—waiting to release its force. He has everything, except a trustworthy wife to devote her time to him and keep his secrets.

Knotted by her clandestine past, Wren Jagger keeps to herself, preferring quiet and appearing reserved to those around. By accident, Wren stumbles her way into Finn’s life after losing her job. She does not know how much she’ll have to weather the storm and prays it will break soon. If she survives Finn’s behavior, she’ll be financially set for life.

For the volatile Finn to crack, and the battered Wren to trust, they must become the lightness in each other’s dark.

Author’s Note: Lightness In My Dark is a standalone, slow burn, steamy, dark contemporary romance sprinkled with humor. My characters are flawed and reckless. They’re tangled and raunchy… and sometimes downright adorable. The story delves into unpleasant but real issues. It contains adult content and triggers. Reader discretion is advised. If you want a list of warnings, please visit authordenisebaer.com.

Kindle Price: $4.99

Category: Romance

This novel contains strong language, violence and sexual content. She is trying to get out of the mental institution. He wants to keep her in. The only possibility for her release is to hand over her prize possession—her journal, but can she trust him with her secrets? In the dead of winter, Sydney Hayes finds herself in an internet chat room in hopes of expelling her loneliness. Enchanted by a stranger, she soon finds herself caught up in an affair that spills over into her everyday life. Within a short period of time, the stranger captures her mind, her body and eventually her heart, but excitement turns to terror and Sydney must abandon the life she built in Chicago and assume a new identity. A fragile woman in a new city, Sydney tries to put it all behind her as she makes a fresh start in Seattle, but her troubles follow her and she is running out of time. Feeling as though she has no other choice, Sydney is determined to destroy him before he destroys her—unaware that her journal holds the key. Will she discover the secret before it’s too late?

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Category: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Brand Rye’s life has come to a halt. She’s lost everything—even her memory. After spending time in the hospital, Brand returns home to a husband she doesn’t remember, and a life that has disappeared overnight. Her husband, Easton, provides Brand with bits and pieces of her past while she tries to put it all together.

As Brand learns about her life, she begins to realize that she isn’t the person she hopes to be... or is she?

Alcohol and loss are what brought Easton and Brand together. Once out of rehab, Easton offered Brand a place to stay for a price. With nothing left to lose but her sarcasm, Brand took him up on his offer, which began a whirlwind of adventure, sexual tension and their fairy tale of love.

Is Brand’s second chance too late? Or will she be able to cope with the secrets as they’re revealed?

Kindle Price: $2.99

Category: Romance