Shannon Mayer
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Reading and writing from a very young age I learned early that stories created in a fantasy world were the most fun! Reading books by Robert Jordan (which was the first real epic fantasy that I fell in love with) started me off with fan fiction. After that came Piers Anthony, Melanie Rawn and into my older teen years, Anne Rice.
It was in Rice’s novels that the idea of urban fantasy really bloomed for me and it was about that time that my grandmother was letting me read her Harlequin Historical novels. (Okay, actually she was slipping them to me when my mother wasn’t looking, but let’s not get picky.)
The combination of love stories and darker fantasy stuck with me and it’s now not only what I gravitate towards to read on my off time (Kelly Armstrong, Laurell K Hamilton, Kim Harrison), but has become the style I love to write in. Besides writing, I love to spend time with my family and animals, horseback ride, garden and hike with my husband.
I'm currently working on a paranormal romance series set on Vancouver Island involving a miracle drug gone wrong, flesh-eating monsters and the end of the world. "Sundered", is scheduled to be out early September. The sequel, "Bound", will quickly follow as will the final installment, "Dauntless". I'm a firm believer that readers should not have to wait years between novels in a series. I hate that myself, so I plan to not leave my readership hanging for too long.
[/caption]Reading and writing from a very young age I learned early that stories created in a fantasy world were the most fun! Reading books by Robert Jordan (which was the first real epic fantasy that I fell in love with) started me off with fan fiction. After that came Piers Anthony, Melanie Rawn and into my older teen years, Anne Rice.
It was in Rice’s novels that the idea of urban fantasy really bloomed for me and it was about that time that my grandmother was letting me read her Harlequin Historical novels. (Okay, actually she was slipping them to me when my mother wasn’t looking, but let’s not get picky.)
The combination of love stories and darker fantasy stuck with me and it’s now not only what I gravitate towards to read on my off time (Kelly Armstrong, Laurell K Hamilton, Kim Harrison), but has become the style I love to write in. Besides writing, I love to spend time with my family and animals, horseback ride, garden and hike with my husband.
I'm currently working on a paranormal romance series set on Vancouver Island involving a miracle drug gone wrong, flesh-eating monsters and the end of the world. "Sundered", is scheduled to be out early September. The sequel, "Bound", will quickly follow as will the final installment, "Dauntless". I'm a firm believer that readers should not have to wait years between novels in a series. I hate that myself, so I plan to not leave my readership hanging for too long.To follow me or find out more about my writing, you can check out my blog or my Facebook page or follow me on Twitter.
Last but certainly not least, here is the link to my book trailer for Sundered. Enjoy and happy reading!
