About Mickey
Ever since Mickey Brent was little, she knew she would write books. She has always had an insatiable curiosity about human psychology and what makes people tick.
She began penning adventure stories as soon as she could hold a pencil. She would pretend she was a famous author by creating colorful little picture books and selling them to her brothers and neighborhood kids for a dime a piece.
As an adult, Mickey worked as a freelance artist and writer for various editorial publications in San Francisco, CA. When the travel bug bit her, she relocated to several countries in Europe, where she became a translator and language teacher and studied creative writing.
Mickey has finally settled down, to the astonishment of family and friends, after thriving for two decades as a globe trotter.
Through the adventures of her fictional characters, Mickey's aim is to provide readers with delicious entertainment as well as glimpses of her favorite cities and cultures around the world.
She relies on her linguistic and teaching skills to fund her writing passion, and spends her free time learning exotic languages, drawing, taking photos, and jotting down crazy anecdotes from her travel experiences in faraway lands.
Blended lives
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Lucy subsists on nightly stir-fry and go-go dances in queer clubs. A struggling graphic artist, she sleeps in a converted garage, races bike messengers, and thinks landing the perfect girlfriend will solve all her problems.
Molly, Lucy’s straight best friend, concocts a plan for Lucy to meet her match. Soon, Isabel, a professional dancer, sweeps Lucy, the only gringa in her salsa class, off her feet. Lucy hopes Isabel (Isa) prefers women, like she does.
When Jessica, Lucy’s trans Black friend and colleague, invites Lucy to her art show, Jessica’s former classmate shows up. It’s Isa. Sparks fly.
After Lucy and Isa start dating, Lucy realizes her brain is wired differently, but she can’t figure out why.
When her parents make a disastrous surprise visit to San Francisco, Lucy struggles to keep her relationship with Isa, embarking on a journey of deep personal growth and self-discovery.
Underwater Vibes
A contemporary romance with an LGBTQIA+ twist showcasing multilingual, multicultural characters with plenty of humor
When Hélène, a translator in Brussels, Belgium, meets Sylvie, a young Greek photographer and swim coach, unsettling feelings hijack Hélène's mind and body—even her poems.
Underwater Vibes is an unforgettable, quirky tale that takes place in Brussels, Belgium.
It is a contemporary romance with an LGBTQIA+ twist, showcasing multilingual, multicultural characters with plenty of humor. Its talented author, Mickey Brent, created this highly entertaining piece of literary fiction to entice all kinds of readers.
The idea for Underwater Vibes came as an assignment for a college English composition course. The story was about a plump, shy girl—a loner—who learned to swim in a lake one summer. Mickey Brent's teacher loved the story and urged her to keep writing.
Years later, while taking a creative writing course in Brussels, Belgium, Mickey remembered that original essay. Each day, as she biked through Brussels, she jotted down new ideas for the story.
Despite minor accidents with light poles and a parked car, she kept up her pace until she had birthed a unique, humorous novel. Now, like a delicious fruit, Underwater Vibes is at last ripe-ready for its diverse readers to devour.
The Sequel
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The Sequel 〰️
Broad Awakening
"This wonderful story introduced me to complex characters who whisked me away to Brussels for a much-needed vacation!
Broad Awakening is a beautifully rich story that reminds us all why we love to fall in love." - Lucy J. Madison
After kissing at the Belgian coast during a romantic sunset swim, Hélène and Sylvie find ruts in their road to eternal bliss. In this sequel to Underwater Vibes, Hélène struggles to avoid Sylvie, her sexy Greek swimming coach.
Attempting to shun her deepest emotions to save her marriage, inner turmoil makes Hélène react in bizarre ways. An intimate dinner turns sour and Sylvie wonders why she keeps falling for women who are wrong for her.
When Sylvie heads to the airport with a mysterious, gorgeous woman, and a psychic reveals unexpected news, Hélène must face up to her feelings or risk losing Sylvie forever.
When disaster strikes, both women must decide how important being true to yourself, and to love, really is.