Who are your favorite witches, wizards and warlocks in pop culture or in general? With a little adjusting, that story eventually became The Ex Hex. Suddenly it occurred to me that I could do that in adult romance, too! I had been working on a book about a woman who has to deal with the rockstar she had an intense summer fling with coming back into her smalltown. I’d gotten my start writing about witches and magic, just in the YA sphere. Then I saw someone on Instagram saying they wanted to read a “paranormal romcom,” and it was like my whole brain lit up.

I had several false starts, all sort of normal contemporaries, and none of them were really working for me. I’m a lifelong romance reader, and have wanted to write a romance for ages. 😉 It’s all the coziest bits of autumn- woodsmoke, brilliantly colored leaves, full moons, caramel apples- and adding a little bit (okay, a lot) of kissing, and a fair bit of Magical Mayhem. I like to say this book is taking the concept of “Pumpkin Spice” to a new level. I live in Alabama with my husband, my son, and Entirely Too Many Cats (one of whom may be the inspiration for a certain talkative feline in The Ex Hex.) Now, onto The Ex Hex! What can readers expect? I started in YA before moving onto thrillers for adults, and The Ex Hex is my first romance.

Thank you so much for having me! So yes, I’m Erin Sterling AKA Rachel Hawkins, and I’ve been writing over a decade now. Erin Sterling, aka New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins, recently sat down with The Nerd Daily to chat about her spell-casting second-chance romance The Ex Hex, which is full of hexes gone wrong, witch power and a cauldron full of snark! We got to ask Rachel all about her upcoming release, her favorite witches in pop culture and so much more! Hi, Erin! Thanks so much for joining us today! Why don’t you tell our readers a bit about yourself?

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