Giselle was born in Havana, Cuba.
She and her family emigrated from Cuba to the United States when she was five years old.


Giselle age five. Havana, Cuba.

Before her writing career had taken off, Giselle became interested in medicine. She studied Natural Health and received her postgraduate degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Natural Health and obtained her Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine degree from The National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Oregon. During this time, she balanced her nascent writing venture, authoring technical journals and magazine articles on health and nature, with her career as a naturopathic physician.

Her first published book was a children's story titled Nicholas and The Magical Wind (2005). After several youth articles came a second book, The Off-Limits Watermelon Patch in 2006.

In 2007 she wrote her first poetry work The Wayfarer's Stone, Tales of Twilight Dreams. That year, The Wayfarer's Stone was nominated for the prestigious California Book Awards of The Commonwealth Club. In 2009, she released a second poetry book titled Cold Blue Flame, a collection of reflective and melancholic poetry.

Her debut novel titled The Burning of Grey was published in 2012. Followed by the release of her second novel, Rivers Never Fill the Sea some years later in 2018. In that same year, California experienced the devastating Woolsey fire. Giselle released a compilation of poems, both old and new, titled Fire Lily. The book is dedicated to the victims of the California wildfires of November 8, 2018. She and her family were personally touched by the tragedy.   Read about her experience with the fires HERE.

Her fourth poetry book connects to a more personal and emotional side of Giselle. Desert Rose - Notes on The Intangible Realm of Emotions, is a reflective work comprised of short verses that delve into her thoughts on loss, love, and finding the way back to peace and harmony. Read about the significance of this title HERE.

In 2022, her third novel was printed titled, Two Wolves. Set in the mid-1800s gold rush era. You can watch the book trailer HERE.

Her fifth poetry book was released in August 2023 titled Evoke. To read an excerpt click HERE, to view the book trailer follow this link  HERE.

Giselle lives in California with her husband and has a grown son. When not working on a book she spends her time photographing nature and cooking.