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DeiIra Smith-Collard

DeiIra Smith-Collard is an author from Houston, Texas. With a creative writing style that intertwines fact with fiction, love and lust, and moral dilemmas, her books are thought to challenge the mind and question the lines of relationships, love and life.

THE AUTHOR

DeiIra Smith-Collard is an author from Houston, Texas. With a creative writing style that intertwines fact with fiction, love and lust, and moral dilemmas, her books are thought to challenge the mind and question the lines of relationships, love and life.

DeiIra’s first novel, Love Lust & a Whole Lotta Distrust was self-published in 2008 and met with great reviews. After the success of the first novel, DeiIra went on to write for Anexander Books, publishing her next 2 full length novels, Secrets, Sins and Shameful Lies and Role Play. In addition to her full length novels, she has also published a short story, My Extra and was also featured in 2 anthologies, Bedtime Stories and Coffee Confessions.

In addition to writing DeiIra Smith-Collard is also the Founder and Editor-In-Chief for Le Charme Magazine and a freelance photographer/graphic and web designer.

THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

In an effort to combine three of her favorite loves, writing, photography & design and girl power, DeiIra Smith-Collard founded Le Charme Magazine.

Le Charme was founded as a voice and a vision. Composed of an all girl team, it is a movement of empowerment and sisterhood meant to unite women and motivate them to greatness.

Le Charme Magazine believes in beauty, passion and purpose and aims to inspire women and celebrate diversity. DeiIra Smith-Collard's key duties are editor-in-chief, creative director/designer and photographer.
Find more information on Lecharme Magazine at www.lecharmemagazine.com

THE DESIGNER

DeiIra Smith-Collard’s talents go beyond writing. For over 17 years DeiIra Smith-Collard has been a professional photographer specializing in weddings, boudoir and glamour photography. Like her writing, her style of photography tells a story while challenging boundaries and concepts.

In addition to photography, DeiIra is also a web and graphic designer. In 2010 she decided to expand her skill set by returning to college to complete a degree in Web Design and Interactive Media. DeiIra is a graduate of The Art Institute of Houston, where she excelled with honors.

As a designer, DeiIra mainly works with companies, entrepreneurs, models and other talent seeking to expand and develop their brand. In 2018 DeiIra created NubianFX Book Covers & Graphics. Her company focusing on quality and creative graphics for authors. For more information please visit

www.depictionsoflife.com

www.nubianfx.com

Writing

Creating worlds and cultivating words feeds my soul.

Reading

My first love! Before writing I found books. Each story was a way of transporting me to another world.

Photographing

Photography is an extension of my story telling, I love visually telling a story through the images I capture.

Web & Graphic Design

Creating is the spice of life. I create web and graphics for small business and nonprofits, and even book covers for other authors.

Exercise & Cycling Enthusiast

Exercise is such an important part of my day. Cycling and weights are my favorite. They keep me healthy and filled with energy.

Editorials

My love of design, photography and writing lead me to create a magazine centered on women's empowerment and purpose.
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Creativity is learning to see beyond the obvious

DeiIra Smith-Collard
Upcoming Releases
New and Upcoming Releases from DeiIra Smith-Collard
  • Memoirs of a Married Woman: Cursed by Monogamy

    What happens when having it all is never enough?

    Daya Chevalier has a life of envy, a successful business, a loving husband, and her every desire is fulfilled. But Daya has secrets, her biggest being her fiery illicit affair with her lover Omari Francis. Omari’s passion captivates Daya, but is the cost of her desire too high?

    After an explosive argument with her lover, her husband Josiah knows, and now he’s out for blood. Omari is now presumed dead, and all the evidence points to Daya.

    But did she do it?

    Daya remains silent about the murder, digging a deeper hole and confirming her guilt. As more details of her private affairs are exposed, other suspects emerge. Is Daya guilty, or is she a pawn in someone else’s game?

    Memoirs of a Married Woman, Cursed by Monogamy is a twisted tale of love, passion, and forbidden behavior. This suspenseful thriller will leave you piecing together the puzzle until the very last page.