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Alex Loch

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Many of my stories start with a dream that I just can't shake. My upcoming release was written based on such a dream... of standing in a sun room appreciating the gorgeous fall colors reflected in the leaves of the maple trees lining the street. The street looks like it's on fire and I'm lost in the beauty of it when a stranger walks right up to the window and starts a conversation. The stranger is charming, attractive, and looks harmless but as the conversation progresses, the more threatened I feel until my hand, the one currently holding a fork, instinctively strikes out at the only thing close to me, the stranger's face.

After being plagued by this dream for months I finally wrote it down. I stopped having the dream but I still kept com ...more

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Alex Loch I love making new worlds and characters come to life on the page and if I can relay every gritty detail and nuance of the characters and situations so…moreI love making new worlds and characters come to life on the page and if I can relay every gritty detail and nuance of the characters and situations so the reader sees and feels everything I do... then that's something pretty special to me.(less)

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Alex Loch I step into the dark house and smile as Bear, my pup who looks more like a giant white teddy bear than a dog, greets me at the door with her distincti…moreI step into the dark house and smile as Bear, my pup who looks more like a giant white teddy bear than a dog, greets me at the door with her distinctive butt wiggle and duster tail wag. Smiling, I automatically reach down to stroke her head but my hand halts in midair as I watch her front legs bend in a way a dog’s legs cannot and slowly wrap themselves around my calves and squeeze…(less)

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I have an upcoming book signing @ Indigo North on Sunday, October 23rd from noon to 5pm !

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