The Writers Behind the Wreckage
Death Do We Party Press was founded by husband-and-wife writing team Erica M. Goros and Dustin Lee, two authors obsessed with stories that stick, linger, and matter. Together, they write across genres—western historical fiction, literary and modern romance, post-apocalyptic sagas, and speculative thrillers—tied together by emotional depth and human truth.
Their work is personal, poetic, and rooted in the belief that good stories don’t just entertain—they capture the spirit of the soul.
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ERICA M. GOROS is the author of The Daisy Chain-Named an Amazon #1 New Release in U.S. Historical Fiction and Amazon Top 5 Bestseller–Prequel to the Cole Edwards Saga, a haunting, heart-split novel of women, land, and legacy in the Texas Hill Country. First released in 2011, the revised and expanded edition of The Daisy Chain marks not just a return—but a reckoning. Erica is the co-founder of Death Do We Party Press, a story-driven publishing collective devoted to work that lingers and loves that last.
Raised in Dallas and educated in Austin, she earned her degree in Journalism with a concentration in Photojournalism from the University of Texas. She’s written fashion copy for some of the most iconic brands in the industry and co-founded a wellness company rooted in ritual, resilience, and deep nourishment.
She lives for her three boys—wild-hearted, sharp-eyed, and the best stories she’s ever helped write. Most days, she balances book launches and bedtime routines with freelance deadlines and dream drafts. Her voice is shaped by family, memory, and the belief that a good story should never leave you the same.
DUSTIN LEE writes sweeping, genre-bending fiction with soul—stories that span post-apocalyptic thrillers, literary Westerns, historical sagas, and speculative love stories, all bound by the emotional gravity of grief, hope, and desire. His work is gritty, lyrical, and obsessed with the kind of truth that doesn’t flinch.
He is the co-founder of Death Do We Party Press, where he leads creative development and champions stories that feel like relics—books meant to be kept, not just read.
Born and raised in Texas, Dustin draws from the dust, silence, and mythology of the American landscape. He’s the kind of writer who builds worlds from heartbreak and lets you live there a while. His words have roots, and they know how to ache and they know how to nourish.
When he’s not writing, he’s making music, building bonfires, or exploring backroads and bookstores with his wife and their three sons—his fiercest joy and greatest adventure.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
Why We Created This Press
We started Death Do We Party Press to create a space where story comes before algorithm. Where emotion trumps genre. Where voice matters more than volume.
We believe in high-touch publishing. In books as artifacts. In intimate launches, bespoke experiences, and stories that refuse to be forgotten.
“Let’s get one thing clear right now, shall we? There is no Idea Dump, no Story Central, no Island of the Buried Bestsellers; good story ideas seem to come quite literally from nowhere, sailing at you right out of the empty sky: two previously unrelated ideas come together and make something new under the sun. [Our] job isn’t to find these ideas but to recognize them when they show up” – Stephen King, On Writing
"[We] don't write stories, [we] let them crawl up [our] legs and out [our] fingers" – Ray Bradbury
OUR VIBE
What Makes Us Different
We Don't
Chase trends
Mass-produce content
Offer cookie-cutter services
Talk about books like products
We Do
Cultivating bards & legacies
Make artifacts that linger
Tailor each project like it's our own
Treat stories like they have a right to be told