Darby began her career as a sports desk intern at The Times Picayune in New Orleans, La. Since then, she has written for several news organizations, including

The Washington Post in their Relationships vertical. For 7 years, she also ran a blog, Choices, Voices, and Sole, that focused on her dating life, shoes, and politics.

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In January 2022, Darby's debut novel, The Shoe Diaries hit stores and online retail outlets. The book was the first in her Friendship Chronicles series with Harlequin Books. Her latest and sixth installment in the series, A Risk Worth Taking, released on July 29 and is available wherever books are sold.

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Currently working as the deputy director of strategic communications at a national nonprofit (based in NYC), Darby spends her days laughing with friends and loved ones and longing for the shoe closet she once had in Maryland.