Novelist, short story writer and award-winning nonfiction author
Coming on March 31, 2026:
A job transfer uproots a young family to a quiet Midwestern town where safety seems like a given. Instead, they uncover a dark secret—a killer who hunts women new to town has been on the loose for decades.
Inspired by true events, this twist-filled thriller will leave you breathless until the final page.
Dive into a renovation from hell…
A wealthy Atlanta businesswoman’s brother manipulates her into buying a luxury home that he pledges to renovate and flip for a quick profit. But his lies surface just as the market crashes, sending tension to a boiling point and plunging the family into a downward spiral of deceit and violence.
Nominee, Georgia Author of the Year Award – Detective/Mystery
Nominee, Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award – Best Novel
“…a complicated tale with lots of twists and turns. Characters are well developed and believable. I think I know these people!
Cash-poor, property-rich, and out for blood…
After her wealthy father’s remarriage and then his sudden death, a woman must navigate the challenges of a tech start-up and the unraveling of her privileged life.
Nominee, Georgia Author of the Year Award – Detective/Mystery
“McDermott does a wonderful job of setting the scene in the cutthroat startup industry…Atlanta is given a little bit more magic in these pages.”
Your whole world can change in a day…
An inspiring true story and intimate look at her son’s resilience and bravery when a sudden brain cancer diagnosis forced him to stare death in the face.
Finalist, Georgia Author of the Year Award – Memoir
Listen to this two minute soundbite of the author describing Jack’s journey.
“…full of hope, reality, and perseverance…”
“Between the first and last pages of this stirring true story lie the answers of how to walk with grace through one of life’s darkest traumas, be guided by a courage outside of yourself, and emerge whole…”
“As I read…I realized that I am not alone and that my feelings, fears and hopes are not unique or strange. Only those who have walked this road can truly understand this cruel and brutal illness called cancer. Cancer, like a cruel master, forces you to stand up and keep walking when all you want to do is to stay down and hide.”
Before there was Emily in Paris, there was Jenny in the South of France…
It’s fall 1979. Jenny Miles leaves her college boyfriend behind to spend a year studying in France…and to decide if he’s The One.
“Wish I was in Europe right now in a cafe with girlfriends!”
“Anyone who has either lived in France or wish to have lived there will find this novel intriguing. It is a must-read!”
JULIA MCDERMOTT 