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Monica Shantel

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in Boise, The United States

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Fantasy, Romance, Horror

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Monica Shantel currently works a full-time job outside of writing. She’s always had an interest in artistic and creative hobbies of sorts, including but not limited to: drawing, crafting, graphic design, and painting.

Although all she has is a high school diploma under her belt, she is not new to the writing community. She began at the age of twelve through YouTube and continued on with Wattpad before pursuing self-publishing. She began building stories to escape reality and find hope in life once again. Since then, she spends most of her time writing, reading, and learning to hone her craft amongst other writers.

She’s always known fantasy romance was her genre. There was never a day where she questioned what she enjoyed, and her first ever ...more

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Average rating: 4.45 · 31 ratings · 23 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	Seven Deadly Sins (Queens of Orsadia, #1) 4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — 3 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
	To Believe in Peter Pan (To Believe Duology, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — 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
	One Poisonous Queen (Queens of Orsadia Duet Book 2) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 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
	To Believe in the Demon King (To Believe, #2) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Blissful 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Beauty of a Crimson Soul (Feathers and Flames, #1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	37 Nights it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Beauty of a Burning Flame (Feathers and Flames, #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Tainted liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2023 — 3 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 Goddess in the Shadows 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2023 — 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

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Daggermouth (The Heart, #1)

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This Blood That Binds Us (This Blood That Binds Us, #1)

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Deadly Darlings (October Darlings Book 2)

by Wendolyn Baird

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