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Erica Summers

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in Casper, Wyoming, The United States

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http://www.rustyogrepublishing

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Horror, Romance, Mystery

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Ash Ericmore, Stephen Graham Jones, Chandler Morrison

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Erica Summers is an award-winning independent author, filmmaker, artist, and film grip. She is a cancer survivor and a member of the LGBTQIA+ community. Several of her horror films have screened worldwide and garnered awars (including Obsidian & Mister White, both available on most streaming services).

Born and raised in Wyoming, Erica spent most of her life in the swampy American South. Now, she resides in southern Connecticut. She is usually slathered in garden dirt, kayak fishing, solving cold case files, or devouring movies.

Summers also writes spicy romance under the pen name Odessa Alba and hilarious cozy mysteries as Trixie Fairdale.

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	Feed the Machine 3.52 avg rating — 363 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vanity Kills 4.15 avg rating — 104 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Writhe: A New Years Horror Novella by Erica Summers (Goodreads Author), H.M. Wohl 4.17 avg rating — 83 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Blood of the Martyr 3.35 avg rating — 85 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ensuring Your Place In Hell 2 by Stephen Cooper (Goodreads Author), Otis Bateman (Goodreads Author), Erica Summers (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bad God's Tower 3.89 avg rating — 71 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Derailed 4.08 avg rating — 66 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Price Slashers by Chisto Healy (Goodreads Author), Michael R. Collins (Goodreads Author), Erica Summers (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rictus Grin and Other Tales of Insanity by Erica Summers (Goodreads Author), Chisto Healy (Goodreads Author) (introduction) 4.04 avg rating — 48 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mantis 4.37 avg rating — 38 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Limoncello Yellow (Franki Amato, #1)

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Erica Summers finished reading A Field Guide to the Jewish People: Who They Are, Where They Come From, What to Feed Them…and Much More. Maybe Too Much More by Dave Barry (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Erica Summers rated a book it was ok Girl in Snow by Danya Kukafka (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Wow. I read Kikafka's newer book first. I liked her writing style and hated the ending. This one, I felt the same way only I disliked the ending a lot more. This felt like a lot of extraneous nonsense about several fairly unlikable characters that, o ...more
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Erica Summers rated a book liked it Published.: The Proven Path From Blank Page to Published Author by Chandler Bolt (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A little help and a lot of fluff. Wasn't a waste of time but I also wouldn't recommend it to anyone looking for this kind of self-publishing info. ...more
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Erica Summers rated a book liked it Published.: The Proven Path From Blank Page to Published Author by Chandler Bolt (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A little help and a lot of fluff. Wasn't a waste of time but I also wouldn't recommend it to anyone looking for this kind of self-publishing info. ...more
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Erica Summers rated a book it was amazing The Vocabulary Builder Workbook: Simple Lessons and Activities to Teach Yourself Over 1,400 Must-Know Words by Magoosh	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Fantastic workbook. Wish I'd have discovered this sooner. I picked up a lot of new, interesting words from this guide. ...more
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Erica Summers rated a book it was amazing Mastering Your Mystery: Write, Publish, and Profit with Your Mysteries & Thrillers by Cheryl Bradshaw (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This was an extremely helpful guide for crafting a mystery and also what to do with it afterward. Would recommend highly to other writers.
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