Ask the Author: Sherilyn Decter
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Sherilyn Decter
I love recommending books that feature strong women, layered history, and emotional depth. Try The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah for sisterhood in wartime, The Address by Fiona Davis for New York history and hidden lives, or Before We Were Strangers by Renée Carlino for a poignant dual-timeline story. For mysteries, I recommend Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen—fun, clever, and filled with 1930s flair.
Sherilyn Decter
I’m wrapping up final revisions for The Promise Trilogy—a sweeping historical women’s fiction series set in 1920s Little Italy. These stories explore the strength of mothers, daughters, and chosen sisters building lives in a world shaped by tradition, secrets, and Prohibition. I’m also releasing Legacy Letters, a serialized epistolary project shared through my newsletter that dives deep into forgotten women’s voices from WWI to the Roaring Twenties.
Sherilyn Decter
Whiskey Wars was inspired by real Prohibition turf battles between rival bootlegging crews in Florida and Georgia—some of them led by women! I wanted to explore how ambition and loyalty collide when power is up for grabs, especially in a world where women have to fight twice as hard for respect. It’s a fast-paced mystery with stakes rooted in both crime and family legacy.
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