Alicia Dean lives in Edmond, Oklahoma and is the mother of three grown children.Alicia loves creating spine-chilling stories that keep readers on the edge of their seats. She's a huge Elvis Presley fan, and loves MLB and the NFL. If you look closely, you'll see a reference to one or all three in pretty much everything she writes.
If she could, she would divide all her time between writing, watching her favorite television shows-such as Dexter, Vampire Diaries, Justified, Gossip Girl, and True Blood-and reading her favorite authors...Stephen King, Dennis Lehane, Michael Connelly, Lee Child, and Lisa Gardner to name a few. For more information, visit http://aliciadean.com/
Favorite Beach: I like crisp, chilly, Maine beaches with rocky shores and lighthouses
I am thrilled to announce that I was commissioned by Amazon Publishing to be a debut author for their new Kindle Worlds Platforms. The most exciting part is that the stories I wrote are for The Vampire Diaries and Gossip Girl, two of my favorite shows! The stories I have coming out this month are What the Heart Wants (The Vampire Diaries Book 1), Divine Enemy (The Vampire Diaries Book 2), and We All Fall Down (Gossip Girl). Updates coming soon. For more information on the platform, go to: Amazon Kindle Worlds
BOOKS:
| Gossip Girl: We All Fall Down (Kindle Worlds) Blair wants Chuck back. And she’s not too proud to beg for his attention. Especially since the Versace gown she’s wearing to New York’s party of the year looks fabulous when she bends down. It’s summer on the Upper East Side and emotions are hotter than July! Blair is back from Paris, ready to take over Waldorf Designs. She also has her designs on her oldest, hottest flame, who just happens to be throwing the season’s most exclusive affair, an “I Don’t Give a Damn That My Father is a Son of a Bitch – Chuck Bass Isn’t Down for the Count” party. At first, Chuck tells Blair that she is now no more than a sexual plaything to him. But their relationship is truly tested when New York’s celebration of the summer turns into a surprise party. Blair is stolen away from Chuck’s hotel suite. And the kidnapper is suddenly on Chuck’s cell phone. Do exactly as I say, he informs Chuck, or else I’ll kill your favorite party favor. |
 
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| The Vampire Diaries: What the Heart Wants (Kindle Worlds) Book I Golden girl Elena’s dark side takes over and Stefan and Damon struggle to keep her from the destruction that will surely come from loving to her ravenous heart’s content. Now the former prom queen knows what so many girl ghouls before her came to understand: Life sure can suck when you’re a teenage vampire. One more complication that makes nightlife in Mystic Falls an intoxicating brew of heartache and longing: on one hand, Damon is quite happy that vampire Elena is no longer suffering from her brother Jeremy’s cruel death. On the other hand, he’s crushed to discover that, when he turned off her humanity, the act seems to have killed whatever feelings Elena had for him. But is Jeremy really dead? Not if Elena’s best friend, the obsessive, scheming Bonnie has her way. Fans of The Vampire Diaries books and People’s Choice-winning television series will be thrilled to discover there is way more life (and love) after death in Mystic Falls. |
 
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| The Vampire Diaries: Divine Enemy (Kindle Worlds) Book II Elena Gilbert is no longer a vampire and is now trying to learn to live with the grief over her brother, Jeremy’s passing. There is also the sobering knowledge that in her previous incarnation she caused so much suffering and death. On top of all that emotional baggage Elena experiences another frustration: A strange, alluring woman arrives in Mystic Falls; the kind of sorceress who can enslave men with a single knowing glance. Is she simply a seductress or someone -- or something -- more threatening? Yet another evil threatens Elena’s hometown. A mysterious psychopath is stalking Caroline. Suddenly powerless, a mere human being, Elena reaches out to the dark side, imploring Stefan Salvatore for guidance and help. But he’s with Rebekah now. And Elena begins to understand that she’s probably lost him forever. Complicating matters, Tyler and Klaus are prepared to fight over Caroline’s safety. Perhaps even fight to the death. With Mystic Falls suddenly a cauldron of furious, exploding passions, Elena must somehow summon the human strength and cunning to protect friends and banish newfound enemies. An urgent, at times breathlessly suspenseful mystery, Divine Enemy is an exciting story inspired by the bestselling Vampire Diaries series. |
 
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A killer has something to say—and he’s using her obituary column to get his point across... When columnist Monroe Donovan receives an obituary notice with a date of death two days in the future, she dismisses it as a typo. Then, a second incorrect obituary comes in, and a woman whose name matches the name of the deceased is murdered—on the date listed in the obituary. Monroe realizes that something much more sinister is happening. A serial killer is trying to communicate with her. She turns to Detective Lane Brody for help, but her attraction to him is complicating her already complicated life. And when the killer turns out to have a disturbing connection to Monroe, complications turn deadly. |
 
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Death Offerings (The Northland Crime Chronicles Book 2) For more than twenty-five years, a series of unsolved murders has haunted newspaper columnist, Monroe Donovan. One of those victims was Monroe’s best friend, Katie, who was snatched from Monroe’s back yard when they were only twelve years old. Hours later, Katie’s body was found, but the killer was never caught. The most recent murder was over two years ago. It seems the monster has finally stopped. After a promotion from obituary columnist to crime writer, Monroe begins publishing a series of articles on the murders, hoping to uncover information that will lead the police to solve the case. But, rather than helping find the killer, it appears the articles might have woken a sleeping maniac. A young girl is brutally slain and the M.O. is eerily similar to the others...except the killer has added a twist that points directly to Monroe. |
 
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Nothing To Fear (The Wild Rose Press) Jade DiMarco's dreams of "happily ever after" are shattered the night she discovers her husband is a psychotic criminal. After his attempt on her life is thwarted by an unlikely rescuer...the mysterious El Lobo...Jade is forced to begin a new life in the Witness Protection Program. Terrified that even the US Marshals can't stop her husband from finding her, she takes up martial arts and shooting lessons. Just when she starts to feel in control of her destiny, FBI agent Luke Butler appears, throwing her off balance with questions that sound suspiciously like accusations. |
 
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Cupid's Beau (ShadowSpell Publishing ) Ivy Pierce is a Cupid who prides herself on doing her job well. Except when it comes to a certain human male, Grant Crawford. Although she doesn’t understand why, each time she’s supposed to shoot her arrow into his heart, her stomach hurts, her chest hurts, and she feels….sad. Cupids are never sad. Humans who are not looking for love only get three chances to find it. And after Ivy sabotages Grant’s last chance, her boss, Aphrodite, sends her to earth to right her wrong. She has until Valentine’s Day to help him find his soul mate. But the more she’s around him, the more she wants him for herself, even though she knows that can never be. A Cupid and a human? Unheard of. As V-Day draws closer, can she sacrifice her own happiness to help the man she loves find his? |
 
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Liberty Awakened, Isle of Fangs, Book 1 (ShadowSpell Publishing) Evil lurks beneath the surface in the beauty of the tropics… After graduation from her small, Oklahoma high school, Liberty Delacort is looking forward to a fun-filled summer before college. But when the people she trusts the most betray her, and a letter arrives claiming her deceased father is still alive, she jumps at the chance to travel to an exotic island to meet him. But her excitement is short-lived. Her father is dying, and he doesn’t want her around. And, in spite of its outward tranquility, the island is filled with danger and ominous secrets. The secrets soon begin to unravel, and she discovers she is a descendant of Van Helsing, the vampire hunter. |
 
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Soul Seducer (Crimson Romance) When nurse Audra Grayson is brutally beaten, the near-death experience opens a door to the world beyond. Two Grim Reapers invade her life. One is charming, with the angelic blonde looks of a saint and the black soul of a psychopath. The other is not charming. He's dark and dangerously attractive. When Audra's patients begin to die unexpectedly and her loved ones are threatened, she will risk her life, even her soul, to save them. But can she risk her heart to an inhuman being whose very purpose is to take those she is trying to save? |
 
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Heart of the Witch (Love Spell) Ravyn Skyler narrowly escapes death at the hands of a serial killer and now she must find him before he can kill again. Nick Lassiter is a private detective with issues and teaming up with Ravyn will be just the beginning of the troubles that now comes their way. Magic, mayhem and heart-rendering emotions are brewing into something both Nick and Ravyn have no control over; all the while dark magic and evil minds are plotting to destroy them. Can they stop death before death stops them? |
 
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Lady in the Mist (ShadowSpell Publishing) Upon her arrival in Shoal Harbor, Maine, Lily Jackson hears eerie moans that the locals claim are the ghostly cries of the unfortunate Breckenridge women. Running from loss and setback in Cincinnati, Lily needs the job as semi-psychiatric caregiver for Andrew Breckenridge, but the storm she has to weather from the eldest Breckenridge brother is severe. Clinton Breckenridge is a brooding man used to getting his own way, and he’s not convinced Lily is the right person to help his troubled younger brother. Even as Lily starts picking up the pieces of Andrew’s tortured psyche and finding out his dark secrets, another mystery looms before her. Andrew’s lover has gone missing in recent months and no one knows what happened to her, or if her voice has joined those of the other Breckenridge women. Before she knows it, Lily finds herself in danger, thrust directly into the eye of the raging storm. |
 
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Tears of the Wounded (The Wild Rose Press; Crimson Rose edition) Can their love survive a hostile teenager and a madman bent on revenge? After a violent incident in her past, Abby Bishop wants nothing more than to live in peace. She wants it so badly, she ends a relationship with the man she loves to avoid conflict with his resentful fourteen-year-old daughter. Wil Garrett gave up his career as a bomb squad officer for his daughter, who needed him safe and alive, after losing her mother to suicide. But when evil invades their small coastal town, Wil is plunged back into the violent past he left behind. Now, he must break the promise he made to the two people he loves most in the world...in order to save their lives. |
 
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Thicker Than Water (Crimson Rose edition) A ten-year-old accidental killing and an ancient cursed doll are only part of Julia Bennett's problems. When she returns to her hometown of Covington, Oklahoma for an old friend's funeral, she's thrust into the middle of a murder case--and discovers she never stopped loving her high school sweetheart. Jake Devlin is now the sheriff of Covington and faced with solving a murder. He isn't surprised to find Julia in the middle of things. She still seems like the troublemaker whose reckless mistake caused a man's death years ago--and who broke his heart when she left him without so much as a goodbye. Jake makes it clear he's over her, and Julia can't wait to leave Covington behind. But when another friend dies, she knows she must stay. Can they put the past behind them and stop a killer before he claims another victim? |
 
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Truly Madly (The Wild Rose Press) After her parents’ murder/suicide, Isabelle Connelly returns to her home town to settle their estate. But a year later, with her business concluded, Isabelle still hasn’t left, even though she has every reason to. The townspeople shun her because of her family’s history of mental instability, she hasn’t gotten over her feelings for the man who shattered her heart, and now she’s a suspect in a murder and mysterious house fire. Someone is out to frame Isabelle for the crimes. Failing that, it appears they plan to make Isabelle their next victim. |
 
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Poetic Injustice (The Wild Rose Press) Detective Samantha Colby's sole focus is her career, and her job is basically the only thing she's good at. So, when she lands the high profile murder case of a celebrity television judge, she's determined to solve the crime quickly. Not only to stop a killer, but it might just earn her that promotion she's worked so hard for. Medical Examiner Dexter Hawkins is a Harley riding, smooth-talking, bad boy. One look at him raises all sorts of red flags for Samantha. Long ago, she learned all she needed to know about his type, but it took a painful divorce to drive the lesson home. Even though she knows better, Samantha finds herself growing more attracted to Dex each day. She soon learns that summoning the willpower to stay away from him might prove as difficult as catching a killer. |
 
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A Knight Before Christmas (The Three Kings, book 2) (The Wild Rose Press; Champagne Rose edition ) The last thing Heath King wants is to return to Kansas City for the holidays. Being in his home town holds too many bad memories, and now there are new bad memories in the making, among them a sister he never knew about--proof that his father was unfaithful. But the most difficult thing he’ll face is running into Nicolette, his best friend’s widow—the woman he’s loved since the day he met her. Before Nicolette Morgan has time to fully grieve over her husband’s death, a blackmailer enters the picture, demanding she pay him or he’ll ruin the lives of everyone she loves. Nicolette sees no way out until she unexpectedly encounters Heath King. When she turns to him for help, old feelings are rekindled and she realizes she never stopped wanting him. As Christmas approaches, Heath must find a way to stop the blackmailer...but can he also rescue the love he lost fifteen years ago? |
 
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Twitter: @Alicia_Dean_Website: www.AliciaDean.com
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