Hi, I’m Alyssa!

Thanks for being here! These YA/NA stories follow college-aged characters as they navigate the gray area between self-destruction and self-discovery. From shifting friendships and complicated families to the messy world of dating and relationships, the books show that mistakes don’t break us; they make us human. And that’s pretty special.

My Credentials

10+ years of published work as a journalist


BA in Communication from Cal State East Bay


MBA from Cal State San Marcos

Indie-published The Last Special Thing, which topped Amazon categories several times over:
#1 New Release YA Drug & Alcohol Abuse
#2 New Release YA Dating and Sex
#2 New Release YA Peer Pressure
#11 Best Seller YA Peer Pressure.

Where you can find me

Drinking iced coffee even when it’s snowing.

On the 4th of July in San Diego with a to-gosy and a new outfit.

Contemplating if my daughter will have an identity crisis by giving her a variation of my own name.

Writing, editing, connecting, and repeating.

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