
MARIA K. ALEXANDER
Contemporary Romance
Where Love, Family and Friendship Unite

News & More
News
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November 17, 2017 - BELIEVE IN MY HEART's release date
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June 2017 - BELIEVE IN MY HEART is contracted with The Wild Rose Press for publication
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May 10, 2017 - AWAKEN MY HEART's release date
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September 2016 - AWAKEN MY HEART is contracted with The Wild Rose Press for publication
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September 2016 - FOREVER IN MY HEART wins first place in the Long Contemporary Category of the Heart of Excellence Reader's Choice contest
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August 2016 - FOREVER IN MY HEART finals in the Long Contemporary Category of the Aspen Gold and Heart of Excellence Reader's Choice contests
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February 20, 2015 - FOREVER IN MY HEART's release date
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September 2014 - UNTANGLE MY HEART won first place in the Heart of Excellence Reader's Choice Contest
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August 2014 - UNTANGLE MY HEART finaled in the NJ Romance Writers Golden Leaf Contest
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August 2014 - UNTANGLE MY HEART finaled in the Heart of Excellence Reader's Choice Contest
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June 2014 - FOREVER IN MY HEART is contracted with The Wild Rose Press for publication
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March 19, 2014 - UNTANGLE MY HEART is available world-wide in digital and print
Contests & Awards
Believe in My Heart
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December 2018 - Won first place in the International Digital Awards (IDA) for Contemporary Short
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July 2018 - Won first place in the RWA Contemporary Romance Writers Stiletto Contest for Romance Novella
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May 2018 - Placed second in the Write Touch Reader's Award contest for Romance Novella
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May 2018 - Placed third in the New England Reader's Choice Awards contest for Romance Novella
Awaken My Heart
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May 2018 - Placed third in the New England Reader's Choice Awards Contest for Long Contemporary Romance
Forever in My Heart
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September 2016 - Won first place in the Heart of Excellence Reader's Choice Contest for Long Contemporary Romance
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August 2016 - Finaled in the Heart of Excellence Reader's Choice Contest for Long Contemporary Romance
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August 2016 - Finaled in the Aspen Gold Contest for Long Contemporary Romance
Untangle My Heart
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September 2014 - Won first place in the Heart of Excellence Reader's Choice Contest for Single Title Contemporary Romance
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August 2014 - Finaled in the NJRW's Golden Leaf Contest for Best First Book
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August 2014 - Finaled in the Heart of Excellence Reader's Choice Contest for Single Title Contemporary Romance
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October 2012 - Placed first in The Indiana Golden Opportunity Contest (Indiana RWA), under original title, "Love's Second Chance"
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May 2012 - Placed first in The Write Stuff Contest (Connecticut RWA), under original title, "Love's Second Chance"
Spotlights
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USA Today Happy Ever After Blog- I was featured here where I blog about Sunday afternoon dinners and other Italian traditions that you can read about in Forever in My Heart.