<p>Ericka Clay is a published novelist and the author of <em>A Violent Hope</em>, <em>Unkept</em>, and <em>Dear Hearts</em>. She has been awarded a number of times by Writers Digest for various short fiction pieces and placed as a quarter-finalist in the 2010 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest for her novel<em>, Cooper Cooper</em>.</p>
<p>Ericka lives in Northwest Arkansas with her husband, daughter, one dog (RIP Roxie), and an insatiable need to push buttons, both figuratively and literally. You can find her at erickaclay.com.</p>
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