Erica Thomas, known as Coach Erica or Chyna T, has been a hybrid published and self published author since 2015. Her first series, Every D-boy's Dream, made her an Amazon bestselling author. She became a publisher in 2016 with Cokane Publications. She also opened an independent author ONLY bookstore in Tallahassee, Fl called Book Teas in 2016.
In 2017, Erica took a hiatus from fiction writing to become a certified life coach, which she achieved in 2019. She created her platform, Healing and Building, based on situations and people she survived while growing into the well-rounded coach and author that she is. During that time, she wrote 4 self-help books. In 2023, she signed a new hybrid publishing deal with national bestselling author, Racquel Williams Presents. Her first new fiction series and release is Her Man, My Sneaky Link, which is book 1 releases June 20!
Erica always possessed a passion to help independent and self published authors get their physical books into more homes and build their readership so all readers know they produce awesome stories. Since the idea of Indie Book Fair was to create a space for authors to be known and loved, she also scheduled a whole literary appreciation weekend to honor not just authors but other independent publishers, alpha and beta readers, audiobook narrators, cover art and book illustrators, promotion and marketing companies, and more.
Eria wants what she wants and doesn’t care about the toes she steps on to get it. Imagine sleeping with two of the cities most notorious men only to find out you're pregnant with an STD and don't know who did what. Not to mention, one of the men is your cousin's man!
Love is often said to be blind, and Brielle ‘Bri’ Smith knows firsthand that love can hurt coming from the wrong man. Soon Bri must choose whether her love for him is more important than her love for herself. Will she continue to be blinded by love or will she emerge as a survivor?