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Amber De Torfino

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Amber De Torfino is a thriller author with a deep love for true crime and mystery.

Her passion for storytelling began at a young age, fueled by an insatiable curiosity and a love of books that kept her up late into the night. Now, she crafts gripping, edge-of-your-seat thrillers that keep readers turning pages long past bedtime. When she’s not writing, Amber can be found indulging in copious amounts of coffee, buried in a book, or helping aspiring authors navigate the world of writing, editing, and publishing. She also has a love for all things spooky, dark, and the unexplained.

Amber lives in North Carolina with her incredibly supportive husband, Jon, and their mischievous black cat, Sammy, who serves as both a writing companion and a chaoti ...more

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Decoding Jessica (Jessica Fairling #1)

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Where did you get the idea for Decoding Jessica?

The idea for Decoding Jessica came to me while I was on a 3-week work vacation. I woke up one morning, sat down with my trusty coffee mug, and just started writing. By the end of the vacation, I had logged 40k words.

I went back to my normal job after that and found that I just couldn’t focus on much else, I knew I had to finish the book. Over the next few months my amazingly supportive, wonderful Read more of this blog post »

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