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Ali Vali
Originally from Cuba, Ali Vali has
retained much of her family’s traditions and language and uses them
frequently in her stories. Having her father read her stories and
poetry before bed every night as a child infused her with a love of
reading, which carries till today. In 2000, Ali decided to embark on a
new path and started writing.
She
has discovered that living in Louisiana and running a non-profit
provides plenty of material to draw from in creating her novels and
short stories. Mixing imagination with different life experiences, she
creates characters that are engaging to the reader on many levels. Ali
states that "The feedback from readers encourages me to continue to
hone my skills as a writer."
Awards
Book Reviews
BSB Interview
Article on the 2005 New Orleans devastation By Ali
Current Releases...
Blue Skies
(May 2009)
Excerpt
Commander Berkley Levine is content with her life as a Top Gun
instructor in Fallon, Nevada, flying F-18s for the Navy. A change
of government and a new equality initiative places Captain Aidan
Sullivan at the helm of the Navy’s newest carrier, the USS
Jefferson. Her first mission could lead to serious
international consequences if she fails. Aidan’s orders are to
destroy two sites housing the nuclear program of an unfriendly
nation, and she can think of only one person she trusts enough to
get the job done: her old lover Berkley.
Blue Skies
will take you from Fallon, Nevada, to the Sea of Japan and beyond, as
Berkley leads an elite group of pilots over enemy territory. As they
embark on this adventure, Berkley and Aidan try to rediscover what they
gave up for family, duty, and country.
Romantic
Intrigue/Thriller
Novels
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Calling the Dead.
Detective Sept Savoie is a cop who thinks making a relationship work is
harder than catching a serial killer, but her current case may prove
her wrong.
Six months
after Hurricane Katrina has devastated most of New Orleans, Detective
Sept Savoie is battling the nightmare of everything the storm has taken
from her when a brutalized body turns up behind one of New Orleans’s
most famous restaurants, run by Keegan Blanchard. The more Sept works
through the clues, the more they point to Keegan, making the
relationship growing between them anything but love at first sight. The
first death is only the
beginning, though, as the miles of deserted neighborhoods Katrina left behind provide
the perfect stage for murder.
2008 Lesbian Mystery Lambda Award Finalist
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The Casey
Family Saga
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The Devil Inside.
Derby
Cain Casey was groomed from birth to take the reins of the Casey
family enterprises, which just happens to be one of the
major crime organizations in New Orleans. Surviving by never turning
away from a fight and knowing how to win at all costs, Cain is as
careful with her heart as she is with her business—until she met Emma Verde.
The farm girl
from Wisconsin puts a hit out on Cain's heart and leads her down a
dangerous road filled with great joy and devastating sorrow.
The Devil Inside is the story of unexpected passion, a
shattering betrayal, and the challenge of love put to the test.
First
in The Casey Family Saga
*2007
Lesbian Mystery/Thriller/Adventure Goldie Finalist*
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The Devil Unleashed.
As the heat
of violence rises, so does passion.
A
gunshot meant to end the legacy of the Casey Clan has left a
weakened Cain fighting to regain control of her business while
trying to protect her heart from the woman who left her.
Threatened
from every side, Cain must unleash that devil to protect all she
holds dear. One by one, Cain faces her enemies and discovers the
truth of who was behind one of the greatest losses of her life.
Only this time she might not have to carry the burden of leading
the family alone—if she is willing to take a chance on love again.
But can she trust Emma not to run as she did once before when faced
with the dark parts of the Casey family leader?
Second
in The Casey Family Saga
*2008
GCLS Goldie—Lesbian Mystery Winner*
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Deal with the Devil.
It’s business as usual for crime boss Cain
Casey, as she maneuvers to form an alliance with the Jatibon organization
and secure peace among the ruling families in
New
Orleans . Cain’s new associate Remington Jatibon is a lot like Cain used to
be—a playgirl with a passion for bedding beautiful women and an even
greater passion for expanding her father’s empire, on both sides of the law.
When Remi meets Dallas Montgomery, a budding actress working for the studio
Remi's father has just acquired, she finds that there’s more to
Dallas
than is included in her press pages.
Meanwhile, on the home front, life is anything
but routine as Cain and Emma hope to conceive another child. Little do
they know an old enemy is about to surface bent on revenge on Cain, and
what better way that to take what she values above all else—her wife.
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in The Casey Family Saga |
Romance
Novels
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Carly's Sound.
Is passion still possible the
second time around?
Poppy
Valente has the world in the palm of her hand until fate steals from
her the one thing that matters most—her wife Carly. When breast
cancer ends their life together, Poppy finds herself at a loss as to
how to begin to live again. Julia Johnson is running to Carly’s
Sound with her newborn daughter Tallulah in search of the path to
her future. On a chance meeting two years after Carly’s death,
these two women form a bond of friendship that lays the foundation
for something more.
*2007
Lesbian Debut Author Goldie Finalist* |
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Second Season.
As Hurricane Katrina ravages New Orleans, attorney Tully Badeaux's
life follows suit when betrayal leads to heartbreak...
Tully Gaston
Badeaux might be successful in the courtroom but at home her
relationships with her partner, Dr. Jessica Badeaux, and their
children are falling apart.
In one life-changing moment
precipitated by a spilled cup of coffee, the world Tully had so
carefully constructed comes to an end. As Tully struggles to pick up the pieces, two women
add to the complications—Dr. Kara Nicolas, the woman who stole her
wife, and Libby
Dexter, the young woman who moves in to assist Tully with the kids.
Kara becomes her focus in the courtroom, and Libby
offers more than a helping hand around the house.
*2008
GCLS Goldie—Lesbian Romance Winner*
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