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Gene Desrochers

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Growing up in an 18-room guesthouse/wartime hospital in the Caribbean isn’t for everyone, but it proved just the right atmosphere for bestselling author Gene Desrochers to hone a sense of story, mystery, and scene that would prove critical in his writing career.

Born on a tiny dot called “St. Thomas” (somewhere in the Caribbean), Desrochers migrated steadily west over the years until he found a home – with a wife who loves him, kids who are now adults, and a cat who tolerates him – in the continental United States. He also found the time to earn a JD and become a practicing lawyer, run a tennis club, and publish award-winning short fiction in publications across the US and beyond.

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Gene Desrochers She stepped onto the soft shag carpet. The acid fibers weaved up and devoured her skin, leaving only blood and bone as she collapsed in a putrid pile …moreShe stepped onto the soft shag carpet. The acid fibers weaved up and devoured her skin, leaving only blood and bone as she collapsed in a putrid pile of congealing red.(less)
Gene Desrochers My first novel was one of those. One of my closest childhood mates was murdered. He had become a drug dealer after we lost touch and when I went to vi…moreMy first novel was one of those. One of my closest childhood mates was murdered. He had become a drug dealer after we lost touch and when I went to visit in my thirties, I found out about his murder years earlier. That was the basis of Dark Paradise. (less)
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BELOW IS MY EXCHANGE WITH A SCAMMER WHO GOT PRETTY FAR ALONG, BUT MY INSISTENCE THAT I GET REFERENCES AND TALK WITH JOANNA DIRECTLY RESULTED IN MORE AND MORE EXCUSES. THEY’VE GOT A FISH ON THE LINE AND THEY DON’T WANT ME GETTING OFF THE HOOK.

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“Does anyone ever get tired of being brave, Prosper?” I put my tiny hand in his.

He squeezed it gently and said,” Sure they do little darlin’, people get tired of being brave all the time.”

“What happens then, Prosper?” I was looking at him now, the weight of the world on my shoulders.

I heard something catch in the back of his throat and he had to clear it before he went on. “Why they call on someone who has some brave left over, that’s what they do honey.”

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“Yes Raine?”

“Do you have any brave left over?”

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