Erin Sterling

Erin Sterling is the pen name of Rachel Hawkins, a New York Times bestselling author who has a talent for weaving spells of romance, humor, and magic into stories that feel both enchanting and grounded. Under this name she steps away from the darker gothic thrillers she writes as Hawkins and instead invites readers into the witch-lit charm of small towns where curses, family legacies, and the occasional love potion keep life deliciously unpredictable.

Born in Virginia and raised in Alabama, she grew up surrounded by Southern folklore and a fascination with the uncanny. That mix of ordinary life and something otherworldly never quite left her, and it now shapes the heart of her work. Before publishing full-time she taught high school English, a period that sharpened her ear for dialogue and gave her an appreciation for how humor and vulnerability can live side by side in a single line of conversation.