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Austin, Texas, The United States

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Colleen Shannon's ancestor signed the Texas Declaration of Independence and her West Texas roots give her the optimistic yet inquiring viewpoint that she tries to reflect in her books. Believing in the redeeming power of love, the benefits of knowledge, with a bit of sprituality included, are the elements she most enjoys in books and that's what she tries to write. With a bit of humor thrown in for spice!

The strength of her first book for Berkley many years ago led to her nomination by Romantic Times as Best New Historical Author. She went on to win and/or be nominated for numerous other awards, including a Kiss Award for all three heroes of her Fairy Tale trilogy which she wrote for Dorchester Books.

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	Sinclair Justice (Texas Rangers, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 228 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Foster Justice (Texas Rangers, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 147 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gentle Beast 3.69 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Travis Justice 4.15 avg rating — 78 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Trelayne Inheritance 3.27 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Catspell (Shelley Holmes, Werewolf Detective #3) 3.15 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2006 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Surrender The Night 4.05 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1992 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heaven's Rogue 3.67 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Prince of Kisses 3.74 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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It's been so long since I posted anything I just thought I'd say I'm still alive, haven't caught covis though it did break up my critique group. I miss it a lot and haven't written much without it.

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Texas Rangers (3 books)
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Shelley Holmes, Werewolf Detective (3 books)
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Fairy Tale Trilogy, The Kimball Family (3 books)
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Heaven (2 books)
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Colleen Shannon shared a quote “The moving finger writes, and having writ moves on. Not all your piety nor wit shall lure it back to cancel half a line, nor all your tears wash out a word of it.” Omar Khayyám
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“Emm vacillated between shock and laughter. “Must be a Texas Ranger motto; instead of ‘one riot, one ranger,’ ‘see a woman you like, arrest her”
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“The moving finger writes, and having writ moves on. Not all your piety nor wit shall lure it back to cancel half a line, nor all your tears wash out a word of it.”
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