Erica James

Erica James
Born	Erica Sullivan 1960 (age 55–56) Surrey, England
Pen name	Erica James
Occupation	Novelist
Language	English
Nationality	British
Period	1996–present
Genre	Romance
Notable awards	RoNA Award
Spouse	Divorced
Children	2
Website
ericajames.co.uk

Erica James (née Sullivan; born 1960) is a British writer of several romance novels. In 2006, her novel Gardens of Delight won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award from the Romantic Novelists' Association.^[1]

Biography

Born Erica Sullivan in 1960 in Surrey, England, she grew up on Hayling Island, Hampshire since 4 years.^[2] Divorced, she has two grown-up sons, Edward and Samuel, and lives between Suffolk^[3] and Lake Como in Italy.^[4][5]

She began writing after attending a creative writing course at the Arvon Foundation.

Bibliography

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Single novels

• A Breath of Fresh Air (1996)
• Time for a Change (1997)
• Airs and Graces (1997)
• A Sense of Belonging (1998)
• Act of Faith (1999)
• The Holiday (2000)
• Precious Time (2001)
• Hidden Talents (2002)
• Paradise House (2003)
• Love and Devotion (2004)
• Gardens of Delight (2005)
• Tell It to the Skies (2007)
• It's the Little Things (2008)
• The Queen of New Beginnings (2010)
• Promises, Promises (2010)
• The Real Katie Lavender (2011)
• The Hidden Cottage (2013)
• Summer at the Lake (2014)
• The Dandelion Years (2015)
• Song of the Skylark (2016)

Anthologies in collaboration

• What A Woman Wants (2006) (with Donna Hay and Maureen Lee)

References and sources

1. http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,1757850,00.html
2. Erica James at LoveReading, 10 July 2012
3. http://www.eadt.co.uk/what-s-on/queen_of_romance_erica_james_beams_down_in_long_melford_after_being_seduced_by_suffolk_1_3946905
4. Erica James at Curtis Brown, 10 July 2012
5. "Violence and bullying: Best-selling author Erica James describes her troubled relationship with her mother", Daily Mail, London, 14 October 2012
6. Erica James at FantasticFiction, 10 July 2012

External links

• Official website