Location: Canada
Member Since: Aug. 19, 2011

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Alexandra Amor

Biography

Alexandra Amor writes mystery novels about love, friendship and the search for truth. At the moment, she is working on the next book in her Freddie Lark mystery series.

Alexandra began her writing career with an award-winning memoir about ten years she spent in a cult in the 1990s. She has written four animal adventures for middle-grade readers, set on a fictional island in the Salish Sea, several historical mysteries set in 1890 in frontier British Columbia, and a cozy romantic mystery.

Every Monday she hosts It’s a Mystery, a podcast that connects mystery readers like you to exciting new mystery authors. Listen to the show on your favourite podcast app and find your next great read.

Smashwords Interview

What motivated you to become an indie author?
Many things influenced me to become an indie author. I love that as an indie author I have control over the types of stories I write and the way the books are presented (design of the covers, etc.). I love that writing has become like painting or dancing in that the artist can present her work to the world without gatekeepers who might reject it. I have a strong entrepreneurial streak, so I love it that my art and my business are one and the same - I get to think of new marketing ideas and make my website as effective as it can be etc. I love that, succeed or fail, it is all up to me.
What is the greatest joy of writing for you?
So much joy!! I love the writing itself, when I am in the zone and my fingers are flying and the story is pouring out. I love when I make myself laugh or cry with my writing. I feel a tremendous amount of joy when I give a story to a reader and they say that they enjoyed it and connected with the characters. I feel lots of joy when a project is completed, but I also feel joy when I'm beginning a new project. There is joy-potential in a story that is just beginning and I love that.
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Where to find Alexandra Amor online

Website: https://AlexandraAmor.com
Twitter: @artconnectsus
Facebook: Facebook profile
Blog: https://alexandraamor.com/blog/

Where to buy in print

http://AlexandraAmor.com

Series

A Town Called Horse Mysteries by
In late 19th century British Columbia, Julia Thom finds herself on the wrong side of gender inequality when she dares suggest she wants to study law. Dreams crushed she ends up in a small town called Horse where the local police constable has got his hands full when Julia's justice seeking mind refuses to turn away from the crimes in the area. If you like mysteries with a strong female lead, that put you on the edge of your seat, and focus on the relationships as much as the plot, then you’ll love Alexandra Amor’s heartfelt examination of life in frontier British Columbia.
Horse With No Name
Price: $4.99 USD.
Juliet Island Romantic Mysteries by
Cozy romantic mysteries set on an island in British Columbia's Salish Sea.
Love and Death at the Inn
Price: $4.99 USD.

Books

Charlie Horse by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 26,490. Language: English. Published: June 10, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
Feeling betrayed by her family, Julia Thom has started her life over as a schoolteacher in a tiny Canadian frontier town. When her brightest pupil is accused of a crime he couldn’t have committed, and his dreams of becoming a doctor are ruined, Julia makes it her mission to clear his name.
Horse With No Name by
Series: A Town Called Horse Mysteries. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 66,450. Language: English. Published: June 23, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
(5.00 from 1 review)
Would you risk your life simply to be yourself? When reclusive watchmaker James Hunter is beaten, but has no memory of the event, schoolteacher Julia Thom vows to find the culprits. Even if Hunter hadn’t saved Julia herself from being assaulted, she would still be on the case; meddling helps keep her focus off her own complicated life.
Love and Death at the Inn by
Series: Juliet Island Romantic Mysteries. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 77,950. Language: English. Published: May 31, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
Born and raised on Juliet Island, Maggie Archer’s whole life is dedicated to the rustic inn her parents built. When a guest is found dead, the inn’s already precarious financial situation teeters on the brink. Maggie begins to wonder if the growing number of accidents at the inn are really just that, or if something more sinister is at play.
Cult, A Love Story: Ten Years Inside a Canadian Cult and the Subsequent Long Road of Recovery by
Price: $8.99 USD. Words: 89,610. Language: English. Published: September 28, 2011 . Categories: Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Religious cults, Nonfiction » New Age » Meditation
Cult, A Love Story is an award-winning memoir, which intimately and powerfully chronicles one woman’s journey from falling under the spell of a manipulative spiritual guru to the hard-won and triumphant break with, and recovery from, thought reform.

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