Title: Alpha Erased
Series: Alpha Girls
Author: Aileen Erin
Publisher: Ink Monster LLC
Genre: Paranormal, YA
Release Date: 12th May 2020
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Tessa—part witch, part werewolf,
raised human and now the unofficial leader of a newly minted supernatural
alliance—thinks nothing of her brother, Axel, texting her and Dastien to meet
up. The location pin is in a weird spot, but maybe he found a magical anomaly?
But when Tessa steps into the darkened warehouse, she doesn’t expect to see her
brother laying in a pool of his own blood, smell the sulfuric scent of
black magic, or feel the pain of her mate being shot full of silver.
Tessa has seconds to make a choice, but there’s only one thing she can do to
save the two most important men in her life—sacrifice herself.
The last thing Dastien hears from Tessa is her plea—help Axel. Then their bond
goes silent. He can’t hear her. He can’t feel her. And there’s no sign of the
attackers who took her.
Dastien does everything he can to save Axel before calling his friends in a
panic. It takes all of them to find Tessa, but when Dastien’s finally reunited
with her, there’s no sign of recognition in her eyes.
No magic in her touch.
No wolf beneath the surface.
Everything that made Tessa who she was…has been erased.
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AUTHOR INTERVIEW
Aileen Erin is
half-Irish, half-Mexican, and 100% nerd–from Star Wars (prequels don’t count)
to Star Trek (TNG FTW), she reads Quenya and some Sindarin, and has a severe
fascination with the supernatural. Aileen has a BS in Radio-TV-Film from
the University of Texas at Austin, and an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from
Seton Hill University. She lives with her husband in Los Angeles,
and spends her days doing her favorite things: reading books, creating
worlds, and kicking ass.
How
many books will be in the Alpha Girl series?
Alpha
Erased is the ninth and final book in the series. That’s not the end for the
world, though. I’ll be spinning off Samantha (who appears in Being Alpha and Alpha
Erased) into her own series next.
Do
you, basic plot/plan for each individual book in the Alpha Girl series, before
you actually begin writing it all out? Or do you let the writing flow and see
where it takes the story?
I
actually do a mix of both. I do a very quick outline from Blake Snyder’s Save
the Cat. He has thirteen key plot points to a story in his Beat Sheet, and from
there, he expands into forty note-cards.
I
used to do the note-cards, but I found that once I started writing, I always
strayed from what I wrote on them. It ended up being a waste of time for me.
So, I stick to the thirteen points as my framework, and then let the story flow
from there.
As
you add books to the Alpha Girl series does the process become easier or
harder?
It’s
been both easier and harder. Easier in the sense that I’ve lived in that
storyworld for a long time now. I can slip into it quickly, and it’s not work
to get there.
It’s
harder to keep the writing fresh and original. That’s why I’ve decided to end
the current series and spin off another series. I still have plans for Tessa,
Dastien, and the rest of the gang, but I think breaking the current series at
nine books is for the best. Otherwise, I’d have to move into a
monster-of-the-week format, and that doesn’t feel creatively fun for me. I
found I enjoy bigger, multi-book arcs.
Did
you have to any specific research for the Alpha Girl Series? If so what/how did
you do it?
Not
as much anymore. I used to research different magics and bad guys/demons/etc
but the world is so fleshed out now, that I don’t find myself researching as
much.
Who
designed the Covers of the Alpha Girl Series? Do you have a lot of input
into the process?
Ana
Cruz Arts designed the cover art, and I used a separate graphic designer to do
the layout of the fonts and titles, etc.
I
have a ton of input. It starts with an email to Ana with my idea and a
PowerPoint full of stock photos for inspiration. From there we go back and
forth on what she thinks will work best. We go through a LOT of rounds where
she sends me previews, and sometimes, we end up trashing a whole cover and
starting over with a new concept. We did exactly that for Alpha Erased a few
times, but it was worth it.
People
love to say not to judge a book by its cover, but that’s because we judge a
book by its cover. It’s the first thing that draws a potential reader in. Getting
the right feel and look for a book is essential to finding those readers.
If
you had to choose to be a character from the Alpha Girl Series, which would you
be and why?
Tessa!
She’s the most like “me” of all my characters—minus the whole werewolf and
witch bit. ;)
What
can we expect from you next and in the future?
I’m
currently writing the last two books in the Aunare Chronicles. It’s a young adult
space opera book. It’s fast-paced and has a solid romance sub-plot. Book Three—On
Mission—comes out on 12/1, and the finale of the series—On Destiny—comes out
next spring.
After
that, I’ll be working on Samantha’s book—Invocation.
Where
can your readers follow you?
Blog:
https://inkmonster.net/blog
Facebook
page: https://www.facebook.com/aelatcham
Goodreads
author page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7190350.Aileen_Erin
Twitter:
@aileen_erin
Instagram: @aileenerin ßThis
one is my favorite of the bunch. I love Instastories, and it’s the one I check
the most.
Other:
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/InkMonsterFans/ßThis is another place I check
frequently. I love the group and chatting about all kinds of things with
readers.
I’m a very introverted—and very shy!—so I don’t post a ton, but I feel less shy about Instastories since they’re short-lived, and the Ink Monster Superfans Facebook group is a safe space with good people. So, come say hi! J
I’m a very introverted—and very shy!—so I don’t post a ton, but I feel less shy about Instastories since they’re short-lived, and the Ink Monster Superfans Facebook group is a safe space with good people. So, come say hi! J
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