Alexa Verde writes sweet, wholesome books about faith, love, and murder. She penned her first literary masterpiece, a rhymed poem, at the ripe age of eight, and since has had 200 short stories, articles, and poems published in the five languages that she speaks. She has bachelor's degrees in English and Spanish and a master's in Russian. She's worn the hats of reporter, teacher, translator, model (even one day counts!), caretaker, and secretary, but thinks that the writer's hat suits her the best. After traveling the world and living in both hemispheres, she calls a small town in south Texas home. The latter is an inspiration for the fictional setting of her popular series Rios Azules Christmas and Secrets of Rios Azules.
Social media (please connect with me!)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alexaverdeauthor
Amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/Alexa-Verde/e/B00KCA754C
Website: http://www.alexaverde.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexaVerde3
Interview
In your bio, it says you speak five languages. And those languages are…
English, Russian, Belarusian, Spanish, and German. Frankly, I start forgetting German, though I used to speak it fluently. It’s fun for me to learn new languages, and once upon a time I wanted to learn Japanese, but then I decided I needed to keep up with the ones I already know.
You love traveling. Does it reflect in your books?
I enjoy learning about other cultures, and I write about culturally diverse characters. I’ve traveled to Germany, France, Russia, Poland, Lithuania, and other countries. In Book 2 in my Rios Azules Christmas series, Season of Joy, the heroine is a travel reporter who has to choose between a trip of a lifetime and true love. I admit that I love to eat, so I mention national dishes of different countries in several of my books.
What is the destination you’ve never been to but would like to visit?
Jerusalem.
Do you have an outline before you start writing a book?
Usually an idea comes to my mind, and that can happen anywhere (often the ideas come to me in my dreams!). Then I start asking myself, what would happen next? Sometimes I have no clue where the book will take me, and I have to write faster because I want to know what will happen to the characters!
How readers can help an author?
Anything readers do to encourage an author and help spread the word matters very much. Heartfelt thanks, Debbie, for writing reviews! Every review means a lot to me and puts a huge smile on my face, as well as help other readers find new books. Recommending books to friends, posting on social media, sharing author’s posts, commenting and liking posts about books helps tremendously, too. And I treasure every reader’s letter more than I can express. I’m so grateful to all my readers.
Do you have a new or an upcoming release you’d like to talk about?
I’m happy to announce a new release! Book 4 in the Secrets of Rios Azules series, Touch of Danger, was published on September 1st and was #1 New Release in Hispanic American literature on Amazon at the time. Of course, it might be a small category, and the status was gone almost as soon as I blinked, but I’m so thankful to the readers who downloaded Touch of Danger. All books in the series are set in a small south Texas town, Rios Azules (Blue Rivers in Spanish). Welcome to Rios Azules, where rivers and emotions run deep, and the secrets are deadly.
About the latest book:
Rookie cop Ivan Vargas blames small-town accountant Julia
Morrison for his brother’s suicide, as claimed in the note. When Julia is attacked, Ivan wonders if she’s right about the suicide being staged. He’s determined to find his brother’s killer and keep Julia safe but reluctant to lose his heart to the stubborn beauty who's known to break them…
Hurt in the past, Julia has avoided letting men too close. But she needs Ivan’s help to uncover traumatic secrets someone would kill to keep hidden. Can she stay alive long enough to learn to love and trust again?
Giveaway!
I’ll be happy to give a Kindle copy of my new book, Touch of Danger, to one randomly chosen commenter to this post. The entries are limited to the commenters with www.amazon.com account, as the book will be gifted via Amazon. The giveaway will close at 11:00 pm CST on September 8th, 2017. I look forward to reading your comments!
Please leave a way to reach you if you are the winner!
Please leave a way to reach you if you are the winner!
Thank you so much for the spotlight, Debbie!
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ReplyDeleteEnjoyed the blog spot. Absolutely love the idea of faith, love, and murder! And I like your glasses. Couldn't figure out how to comment on the blogspot thing, but the new book looks awesome.
Thank you very much for your kind words, Jeanne! I'm so glad you enjoyed the blog spot. And I appreciate your nice words about my new book.
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DeleteCongratulations to Jeanne! I hope you'll enjoy reading Touch of Danger. And thank you to everybody who commented!
DeleteThank you for the interview and the giveaway. I wish I could speak more than a couple languages!
ReplyDeleteI love mystery and suspense and Alexa Verde is a new author to me.
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Thank you for commenting, MH! I'm glad you love mystery and suspense. Best wishes in the giveaway!
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ReplyDeleteI always enjoy reading about my friend, Alexa
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Thank you so much for your kind words, Linda! And I'm very grateful for your friendship.
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DeleteEnjoyed the interview. I love Alexa's books. Don't include me in the drawing since I already have a copy of the book.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your kind words, Ann! You're such a blessing.
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ReplyDeleteLovely interview! Love reading about authors and their talents! May the Lord continue to bless your writing!
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DeleteLoved reading this! Alexa's books are so good, so I'm sure this one will be as well! Great review!!
ReplyDeleteBecky, you just made my day! So happy you like my books! I'm so blessed to have readers like you.
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ReplyDeleteThank you, Kim Hansen! Best wishes in the giveaway!
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