Erin Wade (author)

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Erin Leigh Wade (May 9, 1987) is an American lesbian fiction author. With international #1 best sellers on Amazon in action/adventure/romance, she has released thirty-four #1 bestselling lesbian novels and thirty-four #1 bestselling audios since 2017.[1] Wade’s work spans several genres, from action and adventure to mystery and thriller. This genre diversification is essential in broadening the scope of lesbian fiction and appealing to a wider audience.[8][9] While romance is a component of her stories, it is often secondary to the main plot.[10]

Early life and education

Wade was born in Memphis, Texas. In high school and college, she played with a five-piece all-girl band. After completing a bachelor’s in accounting at the University of Texas at Austin, she planned to work for a major accounting firm and live a comfortable life but soon discovered that she liked taking chances and started acquiring small parcels of land to resale. Within a year, Wade developed an interest in land brokering in Texas. Her wife encouraged her to begin writing and she is now a full-time author.[2][3]

Career

Wade’s first books were murder mysteries written for mainstream readers. She published her first book in 2014. In 2016, she began writing The Destiny Factor, a murder mystery, which assumed a path of its own and transformed into a lesbian romance/thriller. Wade had never thought about writing lesfic, but she started enjoying writing about what she knew and had experienced, gradually morphing into a lesfic author.[3][4]

On January 25, 2017, Wade released her first intentional lesfic novel, Too Strong to Die, which shot to number ten the same day and reached number one on Feb. 1. On May 9, 2017, she released Death Was Too Easy, which reached to #1 in Hot New Releases.[3][4]

Publications

Wade is the author of 31 books, including three series.[5][6]

•   Too Strong to Die (January 24, 2017)
•   Death Was Too Easy (May 8, 2017)
•   Three Times as Deadly (September 16, 2017)
•   Branded Wives (December 3, 2017)
•   Living Two Lives (April 11, 2018)
•   Don't Dare the Devil (June 17, 2018)
•   The Roughneck & the Lady (July 17, 2018)
•   Wrongly Accused (November 20, 2018)
•   The Destiny Factor (December 8, 2018)
•   Shakespeare Under Cover (February 10, 2019)
•   Assassination Authorized (May 29, 2019)
•   Do You Hear What I Hear? (December 9, 2019)
•   Cupid's Crossbow (February 12, 2020)
•   A Woman to Die For (April 19, 2020)
•   The Littlest Werewolf (May 20, 2020)
•   Barbed Wire (August 28, 2020)
•   The Trinket (October 2, 2020)
•   The Hotel (October 19, 2022)
•   You Ring My Bell (December 9, 2022)
•   The Table Between Us (December 14, 2020)
•   Haunting Vanity (September 20, 2021)
•   A Kick in the Heart (February 14, 2023)
•   Please Lie to Me (September 27, 2023)
•   The Dark Side of Midnight (December 14, 2023)
•   A Valentine for Robbie (January 25, 2024)
•   Here’s to You Mrs. Anderson (May 20, 2024)

A Java Jarvis Thriller Series

•   Two Ways to Die: A Java Jarvis Thriller (November 12, 2019)
•   Mardi Gras Ghost: A Java Jarvis Thriller (July 15, 2021)
•   Another Cup of Java: A Java Jarvis Thriller (March 31, 2023)

Dark Justice Young Adult Series

•   God's Canyon (October 28, 2021)
•   Garden of Eden (July 15, 2022)
•   Buried Secrets (May 9, 2023)

Daredevils Rescue Series

• Riding the Storm (May 9, 2022)

Awards and recognition

Dark Justice won the April 2022 LGBT + Fiction Award.[7]

Personal life

Wade lives in Austin, Texas, with her wife, Alex, her dog, Tank, and her cat, Fast Eddie. She met Alex while attending the University of Texas at Austin.[4] They have been married since November 5, 2008.