Hi! Whether you're visiting for the first time, or we're already friends, I'm glad you're here!

I wish we could be sharing iced lattes and visiting in person, but this will have to do for now. I hope we can stay connected via my eUpdates and your favorite social media platform.

Reach out! I'd love to hear about you.

I'm so grateful we're on this journey together,

Tamera

P.S. People often ask how my name is pronounced. It's Tamera like "camera" with a T. But Tammy is just fine, too!

Tamera Alexander is a USA Today bestselling author whose richly drawn characters and thought-provoking plots have earned her devoted readers worldwide, as well as multiple industry awards.

These awards include the Christy Award for Excellence in Christian fiction, the RITA Award for Best Inspirational Romance, the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence, Bookseller’s Best Award, and being listed among Publishers Weekly and Library Journal’s Top Inspirational Fiction, among others.

Tamera was recently inducted into the Christy Award Hall of Fame for excellence in Christian Fiction, an honor bestowed to an author following four Christy Award wins. Her books have been translated into numerous languages. She's toured Germany and The Netherlands meeting readers and cherishes those connections.

Tamera was inspired to become a writer by her mother-in-law Claudette who gave her a book that Tamera took one look at and thought, "Mmmm...not interested." (So much for 'Don't judge a book by its cover!') But being a Southern gal, Tamera thanked her sweet mother-in-law profusely, then shelved the book for a later date.

A few weeks passed, and Tamera got a phone call one afternoon. Claudette had died very suddenly of a brain aneurysm at age 58. In the following months, Tamera happened upon that little book again, the one Claudette had given her. But this time, she sat down and read it cover-to-cover—and her long-ago-tucked-away love of writing was given new life!

The book? Love Comes Softly by Janette Oke.

Tamera writes her novels at home in Tennessee and treasures being a writer. But mostly, she cherishes her connections with people—both real and imagined.

She hopes readers who pick up one of her novels will be swept away into another time and place, that they'll fall in love with the characters and gain insights into the history of the setting and people of yesteryear. But most of all, when a reader turns that final page in one of her novels, she prays they will have taken a step closer to Christ. Because she believes that having a relationship with Him is the most important decision you'll ever make in this life—and the next.

Tamera and her husband make their home in Nashville where they enjoy life with their adult children who live nearby, and Murphy and Bailey, two rambunctious but oh-so-lovable Australian Terriers.

A personal note . . .

I grew up reading anything and everything I could, so it was a natural step when my interest eventually turned to writing.

To date, I've written fifteen novels and two novellas, which includes my 2019 release, With This Pledge, a Carnton novel which readers made an instant #1 Amazon Bestseller and #2 ECPA Bestseller (thank you!), and my October 2020 release Colors of Truth, a Carnton novel book 2, currently Amazon's #1 seller in American Historical Romance.

I write Southern historical fiction/romance set in Civil War and post-Civil War Nashville, and also Colorado Territory historical fiction/romance set in the wilds and grandeur of the Rocky Mountains where we lived for over seventeen years.

At the heart of each book is a male and female protagonist at crucial turning points in their lives. As each story unfolds in my writing, I take the couple's journey with them and hope you'll enjoy taking each of these journeys too.

I live in Nashville, Tennessee, with my husband—not far from the antebellum mansions I write about—and with Murphy and Bailey, our two rambunctious but precious Australian Terriers. (Don't let these pics fool you. They really are rambunctious!)

My husband and I have two grown children who live nearby as well, which makes life pretty wonderful. And our son was married in December 2020, so we've add another gorgeous and talented daughter to the mix!

My latest novel, Colors of Truth, is the second full-length standalone novel in the Carnton series set at the Carnton Plantation in Franklin, Tennessee. This novel was originally scheduled to be released from my publisher but after several twists and turns, I've indie published Colors of Truth on my own through Fountain Creek Press, as I'll do the third and final book in the Carnton series in 2021.

All the mansions I write about—Carnton, Belmont, and Belle Meade—are current day house museums that welcome patrons, so I encourage you to grab your friends and book club buddies and head to Nashville for a visit.

Who knows... We just might cross paths there. I hope so!

Every blessing in Christ,

Tamera