Debbie Dee

Debbie Dee writes young-reader fantasy and romance, often drawing on fairy-tale structures, hidden identities, and characters learning the reach of their own abilities. The Last Witch opens the Incenaga series with Emmeline, a girl raised in seclusion who discovers that she belongs to a persecuted magical lineage. Removed from the safety her father created, she must understand both her powers and the political bargain surrounding her future. The novel was first published in 2012 and was followed by The Underground Witch and The First Witch, expanding the same world across three books. Dee has described the initial idea as a scene that grew from a daydream into her first novel. Music is another sustained part of her creative life, including piano, harp, violin, and cello. The Last Witch combines a coming-of-age arc with court intrigue and questions about whether inherited power can remain personal when rulers seek to control it.