Erica Writes Isla

Welcome Readers!

Erica Damon is a writer, equestrian, and artist living in Western Massachusetts. Her compulsively creative nature has led to a collection of ‘what ifs?’ and that sense of wonder weaves its way into her fiction.

She writes thriller and horror under her name, and equestrian romance under the pen name, Isla Ryder. Her goal is to sweep the reader into her world, keeping it grounded enough in reality that the reader doesn’t question a moment of the action.

This is what she loves helping other authors with, as she has discovered that she enjoys reading books in the early stages even more than published ones and helping writers to spin their stories into something riveting as a developmental editor.

If she’s not writing, she’s likely out riding horses while ideas swirl in the background.

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July 25th: Bashista Orchards - Southampton

October 17th: Franklin County Fall Festival - FCAS Fairgrounds

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New & Upcoming Releases

A Shadow Rises

An In The Cards Story

Can houses be bad?

Lee’s family was murdered, and he’s desperate for a new start. Everything seems to align when he sees an ad for a fixer-upper on Chapman Drive.

But the voices in his head only get louder the more time he spends at 392 Chapman Drive. What secrets will the house reveal? What end will mark its new beginning?

~a stand-alone prequel to A House in Shadow ~

Coming July 10th

pre-order here

Work In Progress

An In The Cards Story

Rashida is sick of being the has-been. Art was her life, and since her fall from popularity, everything has been beige.

One afternoon walk through her neighborhood brings inspiration in the form of a dying garden. Maybe bringing it to life in a painting will bring her back to life too.

How far will she go to get back in the spotlight? Where does the line between creativity and madness blur?

Read it today!