Author Archives: E.A. West

About E.A. West

I am an author of inspirational and other G-rated romance. I'm also addicted to yarn and love to crochet and knit. Some of my other hobbies include reading and reviewing, gardening, and playing with my two dogs and two cats.

Winner of the Rachel Van Dyken Got the Contract Blog Hop!

Posted on May 20, 2013

Thanks to everyone who stopped by to help Rachel Van Dyken celebrate getting the big New York contract! And thank you to everyone who left a comment. I used Random.org to choose the winner of a copy of Finding the … Continue reading →

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Sweet Saturday Sample – Finding the Way Back

Posted on May 18, 2013

When I wrote Finding the Way Back, I always loved the chance to write Ellie, Hazel’s four-year-old daughter. Kids that age are so much fun and can be so precocious. Here’s a peek at one of my favorite scenes between … Continue reading →

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Blog Hop – Rachel Van Dyken Got the Contract!

Posted on May 14, 2013

We’re having a big ol’ party, er, blog hop to help author Rachel Van Dyken celebrate some awesome news. She’s received a contract from Grand Central Publishing for her two self-published books The Bet and Elite! And this is coming … Continue reading →

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Sweet Saturday Sample – Jordan’s Battle

Posted on May 4, 2013

In light of Jordan’s Battle being nominated for Best Novella/Short Story Work for the RONE Awards, I thought this would be a good day to share a taste of the book. (I’d love to have your vote in the RONE … Continue reading →

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Nominated for the RONE Awards

Posted on May 3, 2013

I’m so excited! Two of my books, Imperfect Beauty and Jordan’s Battle, have been nominated for Best Novella/Short Story Work in the RONE Awards! It is such an honor to be nominated, not once, but twice. Voting for this category starts today … Continue reading →

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The downside to “curing” autism

Posted on May 2, 2013

Autism Awareness Month ended with April two days ago. Normally I would have written a post raising awareness of some challenge faced by those of us on the spectrum and encouraged acceptance, or perhaps created a post about the positives … Continue reading →

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Sensory Processing Disorder and Autism

Posted on April 23, 2013

Although sensory processing disorder and autism spectrum disorders don’t always occur together, they frequently do. As someone whose brain has never processed sensory information in a normal manner, I can tell you that it can range from fun to weird … Continue reading →

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Sweet Saturday Sample – The Key to Charlotte

Posted on April 20, 2013

Since April is Autism Awareness Month, I’ve decided to share an excerpt from The Key to Charlotte, my inspirational romance with an autistic heroine. ~~ Charlotte switched off the vacuum and breathed a sigh of relief. The silence in the … Continue reading →

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Interview with R R Smythe

Posted on April 16, 2013

Please welcome my fellow Astraea Press author R R Smythe! Tell us a little about yourself. Hmm. Well, by day I am a pediatric therapist. I specialize in the autism spectrum, sensory processing and feeding disorders. So I spend my … Continue reading →

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Sweet Saturday Sample – Finding the Way Back

Posted on April 13, 2013

Here’s a peek at my release from last November, Finding the Way Back. ~~ Hazel turned to face the director and Mr. Wolenczek behind him. “I want to speak with Ian for a moment before I make a final decision. … Continue reading →

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