Davis later attended the Golden Gate University, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in business and humanities.
[3] Davis began writing the Sophie Katz series due to the stress resulting from the divorce and published her first novel through Red Dress Ink in 2005.
[5] Davis lives in Los Angeles, California, with her son and her husband, director and screenwriter Rod Lurie, who has two children from a prior relationship.
[6] Reception to Davis's work has been positive,[7][8] with "Just One Night" getting a starred review in Publishers Weekly and Lust, Loathing and a Little Lip Gloss being one of GalleyCat's "Featured Book of Color Pick of the Day".
[9] The Houston Chronicle praised Sex, Murder and a Double Latte, calling it "a terrific mystery".