Welcome!
I write romantic fantasy where magic is real and love is dangerous.
My books are full of genre-blending plot twists and impossible choices that will make you suffer in the best way possible. (Not to mention so. much. yearning.)
Two of my romantic fantasy series are now available:
🗡 Minutes Before Sunset – a Midwest-inspired rural romantasy where the “dark side” are actually the good guys (and everyone has two faces—literally!)
⚡ Bad Bloods – a dark dystopian fantasy that’s part X-Men, part rebellion, all heart (& found family)
When I’m not writing, I work in Art Rights & Permissions at Penguin Random House Audio and bake cookies at midnight while binging K-dramas. I’m also a cat mom to two mischievous gremlins. I’m represented by Gallt & Zacker Literary agency.
Ready to chat books? ☕ You can reach me at via my Contact page. I’ll be drinking coffee when I read your message.
Talk to you soon!
Bad Bloods!
Bad Bloods: November Rain (#1) FREE
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Bad Bloods: November Snow (#2)
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Bad Bloods: July Thunder (#3)
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Bad Bloods: July Lightning (#4)
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The Timely Death Trilogy!
Minutes Before Sunset (#1) FREE
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Seconds Before Sunrise (#2)
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Death Before Daylight (#3)
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Thank you Shannon for stopping by my blog, I am honored. You are a very accomplished writer and person an inspiration! I look forward to following you.
Hi Shannon,
Thanks for the follow. You seem wise beyond your years with regard to writing, and congrats on being published at such a young age. Finally:
Casablanca … my all time fave movie. Those of us with good taste need to stick together.
Chris
Hi Shannon,
Thanks for the follow. You seem wise and experienced beyond your years with regard to writing. Good luck with your career.
Casablanca= my favorite movie. Those of us with great taste need to stick together. 🙂
Chris
Sorry for the double post. Computer seized up on me at the exact wrong moment.
No worries! Happens to me all the time.
~SAT
Hi Shannon: Thanks so much for becoming a follower of my blog. I read your About Me post and you sound like a very inspiring and amazing person. I am a writer myself and I wish you all the best in your future writing endeavors. Good luck to you! There’s nothing like the love of writing.
I am 21 years old and struggling to write my own novel. Reading about you and your life has inspired me to keep at it. You are amazing 🙂 xx
Thank you. That’s very kind. I hope to inspire others to continue to pursue their dreams, so it makes me VERY happy to hear such words.
Best of luck! You can do it!
~SAT
Shannon,
Do you believe in Six Degrees of Separation?
I’ll be we know folks in commong – I lived in Kansas for 12 years. And, I have friends in Lawrence. Will you be attendig the RT Convention in KC in May? Would love to me you.
Smiles,
Linda Joyce
PS- I had one poem published in Coal City Review.
I find Six Degrees of Separation very interesting. Sounds like we wouldn’t even need six links.
I have to admit I don’t know what the RT Convention in KC in May is, but let me know? Maybe we can meet!
Congrats on the publication,
~SAT
Everything RT you want to know is here:
http://www.rtconvention.com
It would be lovely to meet.
Smiles,
LJ
I’ll be we won’t need six links either.
Here’s the link for RT: http://www.rtconvention.com/
Looking into it now!
~SAT
Thanks for the follow, Shannon. Not only are you a talented writer, but your choice of schools is commendable … my daughter and niece were both Jayhawks!
Thank you for stopping by my blog. I wish you much success with your writing. I wish I would have pursued my writing dreams early in life like you are doing, but better late than never! 🙂 It is really a blessing to know early on what you want and to go after it. I am so sorry to hear that you lost your mother and roommate. That is a lot of heartache. I lost both my parents when I was 12, so I understand how hard that is. Again, best of luck to you and keep writing! 🙂
Hi Shannon thanks for visiting our blog. And greetings from Canada. Lawrence, KS makes me think Winchester boys.:) Keep writing!
Hey Shannon. I’ve nominated you for a versatile blogger award: http://luciferknight.wordpress.com/2013/01/24/versatile-blogger-award/ 🙂 Great posts about writing and being motivated to achieve your dreams.
I appreciate your nomination! Thank you,
~SAT
Thanks for the follow! Also, I read somewhere that cats sleep an average of nineteen hours a day.
Hey. Great blog. Thanks for stopping by mine and checking it out.
Massively impressed you wrote your first novel at 16 – wow..born to be a writer I’d say! So happy you dropped round my blog so it would lead me to yours. Look forward to reading your work.
Thanks for following my blog, Shannon. I look forward to reading more of your offerings! I’m having a lot of fun interacting with so many writers. I must say we’re a fascinating bunch. 😉
Hey Shannon,
Thanks for looking at and following my blog. I look forward to following yours. I resonate most with your statement, “I find that reality really can be stranger than fiction,” life is most interesting when meeting and getting to know new people. Best Wishes, R.
Thanks for coming by the Art Prescription Shannon. You are living a creative life! Good for you!
Thank you for following my blog. I’ll make sure to stop by regularly to see what you are up to 🙂
Bruno
Thanks so much for following my blog Shannon! My plan for this year is to serialise a novel which has some autobiographical elements, heavily fictionalised. Perhaps we can discuss that very diffcult balancing act some time! In the meantime, best wishes and greetings.
Thanks for dropping by my blog, Shannon. I look forward to reading your first novel – what an achievement. I’m studying an MA in Creative Writing through Kingston University in London (also called KU), although I live in South Africa. Keep writing. Nella
Hi Shannon
Thankyou for following my blog.
Thank you so much for your encouragement and inspiration Shannon. Mutual admiration for Sylvia Plath by the way and wonder do you like Carson McCullers? My favourite is Ballad of the Sad Cafe. Looking forward to catching up with your books, enjoying your blog at the minute. Thanks again and all the best for now 🙂
I’m not familiar enough with Carson McCullers poetry to discuss his individual pieces, but I’ll have to check him out again soon.
~SAT
Ni hao Shannon! I am really chuffed that you liked my blog, and that you are now following. Very flattering that a gorgeous young person would bother with the witterings of an old(er) lady in faraway China! I’ll be checking your blog out regularly. Gong Xi Fa Cai!
which is best wishes for the up-coming Chinese New Year.
Hi Shannon. I love your sensitive writing. Thank you for visiting my blog and following my journey! Good luck with your books too.
Congratulations, Shannon!
I have nominated your fine blog for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award.
The rules of this award are at
Thank you!
~SAT
Well deserved 🙂
It’s nice to “meet” you, Shannon! It’s great to meet a writer who has been published. I too moved around a lot when I was growing up and books and poetry were my one anchor throughout. Wishing you all the best in your writing endeavors : )
Congratulations on publishing your first book at 16! Remarkable!
Thanks for the follow, Shannon. I think it’s a great time for young people to be writers, so much more opportunity to showcase your talents both in print and eprint now. 🙂
Hey, cool. Nice to cyber meet you! Young and talented…how does that feel every morning? 🙂
Like I need a coffee. After that, great. 😀
Nice to cyber meet you too.
~SAT
Hi! Thank you for visiting my blog today, I’m sorry to hear about your loss of your mom. I’m very certain that she is super proud of your amazing writing. Congrats on your publishing though! I’ve been wanting to for the longest time 🙂
Thanks for checking out my blog. Your writing is amazing. Congrats on what you have achieved so far, especially with November Snow.
Shannon,
Congrats on publishing your first novel at 16! That’s a big accomplishment.
Also, I want to thank you for stopping by my blog and checking it out as a follower. Thank you very much.
Marion (kammbia1)
First of all, your mother must have been one of the greats! You are so very fortunate to have had shared all you did.
Second, there is no thing as too much coffee! 🙂
Third and least, thanks for choosing to follow one of my blogs. I hope you continue to enjoy the posts.
Love your cat and the name is great.
Is Lawrence Kansas anywhere near Clay Center? I have family there and have visited in the past.
Bon courage et bonne chance!
Clay Center is about two hours away from Lawrence. (I actually had to look it up, to be honest.) Ha.
My mother was great 😀
Thank you for your sincere encouragement.
Looking forward to further communication via posts,
~SAT
Hi Shannon –
Thanks for the follow, from one Packers fan to another! Next year, we bring Vince home (I say this every year. I have been right twice…lol)! Looking forward to reading your posts and checking out your book!
Sue
Thanks for following my blog. Such a cute photo of you and your mom. Will go and read an excerpt from your book. A published novelist at 16. Impressive.
Thank you for following! Really like you blog too, I am following you now 🙂
A black cat…not unusual, I guess, but I thought that was my Luna peeking out the bag. And, a Bogart fan…I’ve got High Sierra, Key Largo, The Petrified Forest, Casablanca, and The Maltese Falcon in and out of my DVD player so often the labels are getting faded. Lot of people on your page…good place to get lost. I’ve got three followers, if one of them hasn’t left in the last two hours…you are now a percentage of my “following.”
Later…
Hi Shannon, I wish I had more 21 year olds like you in my writing classrooms!
– Shelley
http://whatsyourpointblog.com
Wish I could join!
~SAT
Shannon,
john from the Book of Pain poetry blog (http://bookofpain.wordpress.com/). Got a message that you are following me and I wanted to drop and say thank you and check your site out. I love it and I love your positive attitude. But while you talk of writing poetry, I didn’t see any, and that’s a shame! Please post them.
The ones that were published are posted on my “Poetry Collection” tab at the top of my page.
Also, after my Undergraduate Reading Series this Wednesday, I will be posting what I read to the University of Kansas.
~SAT
Hi, Shannon I nominated you for the versatile blogger award…keep up the great blogging 🙂
Thank you!
~SAT
your welcome 🙂
Thank you for stopping by my blog. You are so creative and accomplished! Kudos to you and thank you for inspiring me to get focused and send some work out! I will be following your blog.
I am delighted that you have found your way to dragonshades where you can pass through many portals to alternate worlds full of fascinating stories. I admire your inner trust and your ability to share your thoughts and dreams. Every success now and always.
Thanks for the like and follow. You are an inspiration.
Shannon, thanks for stopping by and following my blog!
Wow, you are very accomplished for someone so young. That’s very admirable. Thanks for visiting my blog and for following it. I look forward to reading your posts. On a totally unrelated note my sister and parents (we are originally from Bangladesh), lived in Lawrence for years.
Hi shannon, thanks for signing up for my blog. And good luck with your writing.
Thanks for the follow, I look forward to reading your posts.
Just wanted to stop by quickly to thank you for visiting my blog and to tell you how cute your little Bogart is!
Shannon, thank you so much for looking at my blog! The follow was greatly appreciated and I wish you luck in your writing career.
Oh, one quick question: Why did you choose to follow my blog? From what I can tell you don’t seem to have any interest in Japanese music, so I was curious as to what compelled you to follow a blog like mine! Thank you again!
I actually LOVE Japanese music. Any foreign sounding music, actually. One song inspired a novel of mine. I believe it’s Chinese though. “Dreamland” by Fan Shiqi. I’m not positive, but it’s common for music like that to inspire me.
~SAT