Born to the great lively city of Manhattan, NY, and raised in quiet Connecticut. Denise started writing when drawing and painting were not enough. Deciding to try a new type of medium, she thought to start with poetry. After her first success and first reading at the age of fifteen. Her writing began to take on new life with her own worlds of fantasy, time travel, action, adventure and of course romance. 

Graduating with an MFA in Creative Writing and a BA in Marketing, Denise has many passions including the arts, volunteering, and reading and reviewing books. Being an award winning author and book blogger for over 7 years has allowed her to have the opportunity to be a speaker at Book Expo America. When not writing, Denise loves technology, blogging, watching movies and TV shows and of course volunteering for many RWA chapters.