Dale Mayer is a Canadian USA Today bestselling author celebrated for her versatility across romance, thriller, and mystery fiction. She is best known for the long-running Psychic Visions and Family Blood Ties series, as well as the SEALs of Honour, Lovely Lethal Gardens, and Kate Morgan Thrillers series. Her work spans genres from steamy romantic suspense to light-hearted comedy and cosy mystery.
Mayer has also written several non-fiction titles, including her Career Essentials guides, and is regarded as one of the leading creative voices in independent publishing.
Born and raised in Canada, Dale Mayer began writing full-time about fifteen years ago after careers that drew on her practical and creative instincts. She describes herself as an “army brat” whose early experiences shaped the discipline and independence that mark her approach to storytelling. Her first novels combined paranormal and psychological suspense, notably in her Psychic Visions series, which explores intuition, danger, and emotional connection. As her readership expanded, she began experimenting with military and romantic thrillers, launching the SEALs of Honour and By Death series.
Her ability to move between genres reflects a self-declared refusal “to colour inside the lines.” Mayer dictates her novels—often 10,000 words a day—allowing what she calls her “muse” to drive each story. This process, she explains, lets her characters “take the lead” while silencing the inner critic until the editing stage. The result is a distinctive voice that combines emotional honesty with a fast-paced storytelling style.
Mayer’s lighter writing emerged with the Lovely Lethal Gardens series, which began when, as she put it, “my psyche insisted on something light to balance the darkness.” The books follow Doreen Montgomery and her eccentric pets—a basset hound, parrot, and cat—through humorous small-town mysteries.
The series, arranged alphabetically from Arsenic in the Azaleas to Zonked in the Zucchinis, became a significant success with cosy-mystery readers. To bridge the end of that sequence, Mayer wrote Merry Mistletoe Madness. This Christmas novella launched a related line, the Lovely Lethal Gardens Rewind series, running from Z back to A. The novella reached #2 on the Barnes & Noble Press Top 10 list.
Her romantic comedies, such as It’s a Dog’s Life and the Charmin Marvin Romantic Comedy books, balance her darker fiction with humour and warmth. At the same time, novels like Second Chances and Skin showcase her talent for writing emotionally charged contemporary romance. She also maintains a catalogue of non-fiction works on subjects including résumé writing, gardening, and the U.S. mortgage system, reflecting her wide-ranging curiosity and practicality.
Mayer publishes independently and “wide,” ensuring her books reach readers across platforms worldwide. She credits her success to creativity, discipline, and an unbreakable connection with her audience. “Every book I write,” she says, “promises to be a great read—every single time.”
Photo credit: dalemayer.com
Mayer has also written several non-fiction titles, including her Career Essentials guides, and is regarded as one of the leading creative voices in independent publishing.
Born and raised in Canada, Dale Mayer began writing full-time about fifteen years ago after careers that drew on her practical and creative instincts. She describes herself as an “army brat” whose early experiences shaped the discipline and independence that mark her approach to storytelling. Her first novels combined paranormal and psychological suspense, notably in her Psychic Visions series, which explores intuition, danger, and emotional connection. As her readership expanded, she began experimenting with military and romantic thrillers, launching the SEALs of Honour and By Death series.
Her ability to move between genres reflects a self-declared refusal “to colour inside the lines.” Mayer dictates her novels—often 10,000 words a day—allowing what she calls her “muse” to drive each story. This process, she explains, lets her characters “take the lead” while silencing the inner critic until the editing stage. The result is a distinctive voice that combines emotional honesty with a fast-paced storytelling style.
Mayer’s lighter writing emerged with the Lovely Lethal Gardens series, which began when, as she put it, “my psyche insisted on something light to balance the darkness.” The books follow Doreen Montgomery and her eccentric pets—a basset hound, parrot, and cat—through humorous small-town mysteries.
The series, arranged alphabetically from Arsenic in the Azaleas to Zonked in the Zucchinis, became a significant success with cosy-mystery readers. To bridge the end of that sequence, Mayer wrote Merry Mistletoe Madness. This Christmas novella launched a related line, the Lovely Lethal Gardens Rewind series, running from Z back to A. The novella reached #2 on the Barnes & Noble Press Top 10 list.
Her romantic comedies, such as It’s a Dog’s Life and the Charmin Marvin Romantic Comedy books, balance her darker fiction with humour and warmth. At the same time, novels like Second Chances and Skin showcase her talent for writing emotionally charged contemporary romance. She also maintains a catalogue of non-fiction works on subjects including résumé writing, gardening, and the U.S. mortgage system, reflecting her wide-ranging curiosity and practicality.
Mayer publishes independently and “wide,” ensuring her books reach readers across platforms worldwide. She credits her success to creativity, discipline, and an unbreakable connection with her audience. “Every book I write,” she says, “promises to be a great read—every single time.”
Photo credit: dalemayer.com
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