Jerri Alexander's The Last Execution on Erotic Notions

Daryl, thank you for hosting me. I love your blog, and wow, your book covers are beautiful! I appreciate the chance to get to know your friends.
Was there a moment when you first thought "I'm a writer"?It took holding a book in my hand with my name on the cover! And even that was surreal. Now I'll admit to freaking out when the contract was offered and signed. But throughout the edits, the cover selection process, and promotion of my first book, The Green-Eyed Doll, I didn't really feel in my gut that I was actually a published writer. The day that box of book arrived, I was beside myself. Holding the paperback, the weight of it in my hand, and the smell of fresh paper...that was the moment I thought OMG...I did it! That was almost better than sex!
What genre(s) do you write in?I'm sticking with romantic suspense at least for now. I tend to write gritty stories about controversial subjects and I love the research that goes into making the story realistic. But I have learned to never say never. :)
Have many books have you written? List names of published books?I have five books on the way. Wow..that sounds like I'm giving birth, and I guess in a way that's true.The Green-Eyed Doll and The Last Execution are available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, KOBO, and ARE.Someone To Watch Over Me, my 32K word short story will release midsummer.  Hell or High Water, book one in the Lost and Found series, is in the edit stage. And last, No Time To Kill, book two in the series is ready for edits too.
What is your latest book about?The Last Execution officially released June 7th. It's a story about a young woman who makes a controversial decision. Seven years later that decision puts her and an FBI agent on a collision course with a vigilante and a rapist.
What is your favourite moment in the story (one that doesn’t give away any secrets)The hero in The Last Execution has zero experience with kids. And kids will say or ask anything. There's a scene in the book where the hero is asked about the scar on his face. I hope my reader can feel the emotions as the two bond.
Plotter or a pantster?  Why does this work best for you?Just the word plotter scares me to death. I really wish I could plot out a book. I have a couple of friends who do, and they write much faster than I can. Before I begin, I have a premise, usually the first line in the story, and research on my characters. Then I give the reins to each of them. I really try to let them come alive. It works better that way...for me. Usually if I find myself in a corner, it's because I'm trying to force my opinion or morals on that character.
Have any of your characters ever been based on people you knew from real life?Not intentionally. I tell people I married the last John Wayne, which is true. He says little and means what he says. He still opens my car door, walks on the outside, and is the backbone of our family. So maybe, my heroes reflect my view of him.  
Short question time.Favourite ice cream - Blue Bell Chocolate Covered Cherries. Darn them for not having it available all the time.Dream vacation - Negril, Jamaica. To the Riu Palace. Where the water is so clear you can see your toes in chest deep water.Least favourite food – Sauerkraut. Can't eat it, can't be in the same room while it cooks. It's my Kryptonite.
Stuck on an island – what 3 things would you bring? Why did Gerard Butler pop into my head the second I read this question? Okay, he can't go. So I'd bring a working satellite phone, matches, and drinking water.



Release Date: June 7th, 2013

Blurb:
To survive, she must put the past behind her. To love, she must learn to trust.


Homicide detective Leigh McBride's first assignment with the FBI brings her face-to-face with a past she's tried hard to forget. And when her temporary partner, a cynical ex-marine, lights a fire in her she thought long-extinguished, her darkest secret is threatened.


Scarred both physically and emotionally, Special Agent J. T. Noble is a man of few words. He prefers to keep people at a distance—until he meets Leigh. He's attracted to her strength and drawn in by her secrecy. But in their line of work, secrets can be deadly.


When the killer they are hunting aims his vigilante justice at Leigh's past assailant, the fine line between right and wrong blurs. To heal the past—and find their future together—Leigh and J. T. must learn that only through trust and forgiveness can love grow.
Excerpt 
Ethan turned his head sideways as he studied J.T.’s face. Wide eyed, the boy pointed at the scar with his index finger. J.T. wasn’t surprised. The kid was probably curious.
               “How’d you get that?”
               “A piece of shrapnel—” He paused and considered Ethan’s age. “I was in the war. A bomb went off and a piece of metal smacked me in the face.”
               “Does it hurt?”
               “Not anymore.” J.T. marveled at the innocence in Ethan’s eyes.
               “Can I touch it?”
               “I guess so.” J.T. breathed in and waited. Ethan hesitated, leaning closer.
               “I’m not supposed to talk about your scar.”
               “Who said?”
               “Mama.”
               “It’s okay. I won’t tell.”
               J.T. turned his head to the side. No one had outright asked to touch the constant reminder of a day when his best friend caught the worst of an IUD. Hell, people shied away from his right side. Except Leigh, she looked him square in the face. He lay still while Ethan poked a finger into the scar a couple of times. After a few seconds of investigation, the kid cupped the scar with his small hand and patted lightly. The oddest thing happened to J.T.’s heart. It swelled inside his chest and then clenched.
               “Mama said you were a brave soldier.”
               Alien emotions swirled through J.T. and an unexplained urge to hug Ethan put a weird lump in J.T.’s throat. Unable to cope or understand, his mind raced for an idea, anything to end the moment. 

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A student of  creative writing in her youth, Jerrie set aside her passion when life presented her with a John Wayne husband, and two wonderful children.  A career in logistics offered her the opportunity to travel to many beautiful locations in America, and she revisits them in her romantic suspense novels. 
But the characters went with her, talked to her, and insisted she share their dark, sexy stories with others.  She writes alpha males and kick-ass women who weave their way through death and fear to emerge stronger because of, and on occasion in spite of, their love for each other.  She likes to torture people, make them suffer, and if they’re strong enough, they live happily ever after.
The author of THE GREEN-EYED DOLL, and THE LAST EXECUTION, Jerrie and her husband live in Texas. She loves sunshine, children’s laughter, sugar (human and granulated), and researching for her heroes and heroines.

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