Farm poor is how Desiree describes growing up in rustic South Africa with financial nomads for parents. She found solace in the pages of books. Stories helped her escape the turmoil of her childhood.

Desiree studied Psychology and Literature and worked as a copywriter and co-founder of an advertising agency.

While excellent for sharpening her writing skills, advertising left her spiritually starved, and Desiree searched for more. Her outward quest involved traveling the world, hiking the grand mountains, including Mount Everest, and journeying across India. She used natural medicine with shamans, met indigenous tribes in the jungles of Borneo, and attended initiation with Sangomas in Southern Africa.

Meditation, silent retreats, and yoga with her guru, the late BKS Iyengar, was a turning point. Desiree realized the journey to peace was inward. Her debut series, The Great Way, takes readers on a similar discovery.

Today, Desiree lives a simple life in a small village on the tip of Cape Town, South Africa, with her husband, daughter, cats, and Shih Tzu. She faces the ocean while writing and hopes her books will bring joy to her readers as so many have done for her.