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.

Upcoming Events

July 25th: Bashista Orchards - Southampton (10-4)

July 26th: Texas Roadhouse Summer Kick-Off - Hadley (11:30-5)

October 17th: Franklin County Fall Festival - FCAS Fairgrounds (12-6)

November 22nd: Smith Vocational Craft Fair - Northampton (9-2)

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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 ~

Read it today!

You'd Never Know

A Bleeding Hearts Valley Thriller

Mikhail and his friends have a game of breaking into houses. But when they put his house on the list, they are met with a lot more than they bargained for. An unfamiliar car. A woman who’s not his mother, and heated words echoing down the stairs.

When Aubrey returns home on college break, her mother is missing. Her dad is out of the country and the police aren’t taking her seriously. Finally, she makes some headway—her mom’s phone pings in Bleeding Hearts Valley.

Pre-order it here - coming July 29th