Debbie Reed Fischer

 

Pictured during a book signing at the West Kendall Barnes and Noble are (l-r) Debbie Reed Fischer, Gaby Triana and Dorian Cirrone.

But Triana didn’t sign alone. She was there with Prom Kings and Drama Queens author Dorian Cirrone of Davie and Debbie Reed Fischer of Boca Raton who wrote Braless in Wonderland. The three young adult (YA) authors have known each other for years. They also have the same literary agent who suggested that group signings makes sense.

“I like to think that we are capturing each other’s audiences, allowing them to see two other options similar to what they already like,” Triana said. “Most people tend to pick up all of our books, not just one.”

Plus, they each have readers in all three counties, Fischer said.

Triana said it’s too early to know if the co-signings have affected sales but they do draw more attention than a solo signing might. Book signings also create excitement about a book or, in this case, books. All of the books are set in South Florida and they all have strong tropical glamour themes.

Braless in Wonderland is centered on Allee, a brainy small-town girl who gets discovered by modeling scouts and is whisked away to Miami Beach to model. Fischer said Braless in Wonderland is a crazy adventure full of transformation and self-discovery but with glamour and fun along the way.

Triana’s book, Temptress Four, is about four best friends who graduate from high school and go on a cruise. But before they go they visit a fortuneteller who tells them they are going on a voyage that will be filled with storms and strife and one won’t come back. Cirrone’s book, Prom Kings and Drama Queens, set in Fort Lauderdale, is about Emily who wants desperately to go to the prom with Brian, the hunk next door, but he doesn’t know she exists. Things change because of a class cruise, and then Emily finds herself having to decide whether she should go to the prom with Brian or to the alternative prom she’s planned with Daniel.

Each author read a chapter from her respective book. After the readings, they took questions from the floor and then signed dozens of books. An inevitable question for authors at signings is “when did you know you wanted to write.” For the YA trio, they each knew early on this was a path they needed to take.

“I sleep, I eat, I walk and talk, and…I write,” Triana said. “It’s always been a regular part of my everyday life.”

Fischer said she always has loved creating her own world with her own characters. “Writing is great therapy for me and a fun escape from day-to-day life.”

Cirrone said she knew in third grade she wanted to be a writer.

“Even when I was as young as 6 years old I loved words — their sounds, their meaning, their music. Writing was a natural progression for me.”

Braless in Wonderland is Fischer’s first book. Triana has two already in print, Backstage Pass and Cubanita. Cirrone is the author of Dancing in Red Shoes Will Kill You and the Lindy Blues middle grade series.