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Alex St. Clair

Goodreads Author

Born

in The United States

Website

http://corazonebooks.wordpress.com

Twitter

http://twitter.com/alexxstclair

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction, Romance

Influences

P. R. Ghandi, Thoreau & Emerson plus Nan Ellzey and Mrs. Honeycutt who ...more

Member Since

August 2012

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/AlexStClair

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Alex St. Clair hails from the Lone Star State of Texas and is the author of The Mexican Rose, Rosa Rios Suspense and Cartel Crime Thrillers in the House Of Cartels Trilogy.

Early on in public school, he discovered his deep writing skills and joined the Writer's Honor Society. But growing up as a teen, he dodged the local gangs called 'pachucos' and left Texas for a rowdy elitist and tequila-infused college prep school in Guadalajara, Mexico, always keeping a journal about the new magical world around him.

In neighboring Nayarit, he discovered the mystical Huichole Indians. Soon he and his bohemian class-mates joined the 'marakame' shamans in their annual pilgrimage to Real De Catorce for the scared 'peyote' gathering ritual. It is here tha Alex St. Clair hails from the Lone Star State of Texas and is the author of The Mexican Rose, Rosa Rios Suspense and Cartel Crime Thrillers in the House Of Cartels Trilogy.

Early on in public school, he discovered his deep writing skills and joined the Writer's Honor Society. But growing up as a teen, he dodged the local gangs called 'pachucos' and left Texas for a rowdy elitist and tequila-infused college prep school in Guadalajara, Mexico, always keeping a journal about the new magical world around him.

In neighboring Nayarit, he discovered the mystical Huichole Indians. Soon he and his bohemian class-mates joined the 'marakame' shamans in their annual pilgrimage to Real De Catorce for the scared 'peyote' gathering ritual. It is here that he became enlightened to the spirit world....

Ten years later, he later returned to study lingusitics at Cuahanahuac in Cuernavaca, Morelos, living with a Mexican family for one year to immerse himself in modern Mexico. This led to his fascination with Aztec and Mayan culture; he travelled through the Mayan Highlands to Palenque and the rich exotic rainforest and lush jungles for several years. It is there he fell passionately in love with the Caribbean and Yucatan where Tulum, Coba, Uxmal and Chichen Itza converge. Subsequently, he studied marine life and learned to scuba dive while practicing the local customs amongst the Mayans.

Alex St. Clair is now a semi-retired Ex-Pat, residing in Merida, Yucatan and Cancún, Q.R. When not writing, he can be found cooking Tex-Mex fusion foods and Mexican cuisine dishes, climbing Mayan pyramids and swinging in a hammock with a tropical breeze to his back.

His two concurrent writing projects include the second installment to the House Of Cartels Trilogy, American Beauty Destroyed, and La Cocina De Mi Madre E-CookBook, with a short collection of my memoirs and famous family recipes.

The Mexican Rose (House Of Cartels Trilogy) A Rosa Rios Romance Crime Thriller on Amazon.com http://amzn.com/B008ZPOJHC

Friend him on http://facebook.com/alex.stclair.908

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Alex St. Clair's Blog: What Writers Need to Know About GoodreadsBy Jason Boog

What Writers Need to Know About GoodreadsBy Jason Boog on December 11, 2012 3:42 PM

Have you joined Goodreads? This bustling community of readers seems perfect for writers, but it is very easy to make a bad impression on its members.

After a long Ask Me Anything interview on Reddit, novelist Michael J. Sullivan recently collected some advice for writers using Goodreads. His advice can spare many writers some bad experiences on the network.

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Alex St. Clair’s books

Average rating: 3.14 · 14 ratings · 1 review · 2 distinct works

	The Mexican Rose (House of Cartels Trilogy, #1) 3.14 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	The Mexican Rose: House of Cartels Trilogy by Alex St. Clair (Goodreads Author), Rex Anderson (Editor), Brett Sollee (Cover Design) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Digital Learning for Young Minds: Equity, Access, and Engagement in PK–6 Classrooms by Anne Tapp Jaksa, Alex St. Clair (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Digital Learning for Young Minds: Equity, Access, and Engagement in PK–6 Classrooms by Anne Tapp Jaksa, Alex St. Clair (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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