Debra Borchert has had many careers. She debuted, at the age of five, as a model at a local
country club where her crinoline petticoat dropped to her ankles in the middle of the runway.
Since then, she’s been a clothing designer, actress (starring in her first television commercial
with Jeff Daniels for S.O.S. Soap Pads), TV show host, spokesperson for high-tech companies,
marketing and public relations professional, technical writer for Fortune 100 companies, and
author.
She is the author of the Château de Verzat series—following headstrong and independent women
and the four-hundred loyal families who protect a Loire Valley château and vineyard during the
French Revolution—Her Own Legacy 2022, Her Own Revolution 2023, Her Own War 2024, and
a companion cookbook to the series, Soups of Château de Verzat, 2023.
A graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology, she weaves her knowledge of textiles and
clothing design throughout her French historical fiction. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with
her family and standard poodle, named after a fine French Champagne.
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@lj_sommers was Alternate
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