About Alexis

Alexis Walker has finaled in many Romance Writers of America (RWA) chapter contests with her manuscripts Highland Magic and Hephaestus Unexpected. She is a member of PRO, the RWA group that recognizes those who have not only finished a manuscript, but have also had it requested by an agent or editor. Alexis Walker was a founding Vice President and President of the Maine RWA Chapter and is currently Vice President of the Valley of the Sun RWA Chapter, and a member of the Desert Rose RWA Chapter. She is also a member of the online RWA group Celtic Hearts.

Alexis Walker has a Bachelors degree in English from St. Anselm College in New Hampshire, a Master's degree in American Literature from Iowa State University, and did doctoral work at the University of Notre Dame where she focused on 19th Century American Women's Literature. After a career running nonprofit organizations and writing numerous successful grants, she quit to pursue her writing career. Currently, she is an Associate Faculty Member at Arizona State University and adjunct faculty at Grand Canyon University.

Alexis Walker lives on her three story houseboat with her better half, retired fire chief Bob and her 14 lb tuxedo cat "Gizmo." Unfortunately, Giz gets sea sick when the winds cause the boat to rock. Alexis likes to live in different parts of the country, but always returns to the east coast to visit her family in New Jersey, Maryland, and New York. A lover of change, she rarely stays in one place for more than six years, but always returns to visit Scotland, the place she calls her home away from home.

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