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Awesome Romance Author Erica Alexander writes contemporary romance full of heart and hope with a side of sexy. She is here today to talk about her newest book.

Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?

I’m Erica Alexander, married to my real life book boyfriend, mom of two boys, two cats and a dog. Books are my passions. My earliest memories have books in them. I love to read, and I love to write. For years I have written stories in my head. Sometimes I put them to paper. Sometimes they just stayed in my imagination. Life gets in the way of dreams, so it took me a while to turn my imagined stories into real books. But I finally did it. I published my first book in 2016. It’s a novella called Seventeen Wishes. And I published two full novels last year.

Do you have an unusual hobby?

I don’t know if it is unusual or not, but I love watercolor painting. In a way it is similar to writing. You start with a blank piece of paper or a blank screen and you create something where there was nothing before.

What other genres of novel would you love to write?

I’m a huge fan of paranormal and fantasy books. I have this story playing in my head, taking form right now, and I hope to start on it soon. I love the freedom that paranormal gives. You can create your own world and set of rules, and you don’t have to conform to what we perceive as the real world and it’s laws.

Is anything in your book based on real life experiences or purely all imagination?

There’s always a little bit of both in my books. Seventeen Wishes is about very real situations and something that is very dear to me, even if I have never experienced it myself. This book came to me in a dream.

Because of Logan and Because of Liam have scenes that happen in real life. The readers can try guessing. 😉

What was your favorite chapter (or part) to write and why?

I love the beginning. I love first chapters. I love the challenge of the blank page. The start of creation so full of potential. And I also love epilogues. The coming to a full circle. Wrapping it all together so the story makes sense and the reader can see that all the trials and troubles the characters had to endure are well worth in the end. I believe in happy endings.

What project are you working on now or what book will be next?

I’m working on book three of my Riggins U series. And also on a romantic suspense idea. I usually work on more than one book at a time.

Is there anything special that you would like to say to your readers and fans?

Thank you! Thank you for helping me make true my childhood dream of being a writer. I leave behind a little piece of me with each word. I hope you find joy in my books. I hope they make you laugh and cry and laugh again. I hope you can feel the love and joy I put into them. Thank you for taking the time to read.

Because of Liam by Erica Alexander

River Devereaux has always faced the world without fear.

She’s sarcastic, confident, and doesn’t hold back.

After a single night changes everything, River retreats into herself and is constantly watching over her shoulder.

Even then, no one ever dares stand in her way.

Until him.

That irritating man knows how to get under her skin.

Too bad she’s sworn off men, even if he’s sexy as sin.

Liam Cole used to be carefree until life stepped in the way and forced him to shun everyone he knows.

After five years in the Marines, he’s having a hard time adjusting to civilian life.

All he wants to do is forget the past and be left alone.

Until her.

That hellion of a woman challenges him every step of the way.

Too bad she hates him, even if she’s the best part of his days.

In a battle of wills, each tries to top the other, but when they are forced to face their own fears, the resulting consequence is something neither could have ever imagined.