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Shane Cowden

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in Hamilton, Canada

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https://www.sierracharlienovels.com/

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Fiction, Thriller, Psychology

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Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Shane Cowden is a decorated veteran with 18 years of military and law enforcement experience. Serving in Kandahar, Afghanistan, in 2008 and as a Nuclear Response Force member in Ontario, he has spent his spare time putting pen to paper in telling important stories.

With an education background in Journalism, Shane is naturally passionate about storytelling. His number one fans are his wife and three children, who also share a passion for a good story.

Having lost friends in Afghanistan and here at home, mental health is an issue that is close to his heart. These issues inspired him to write his first novel 'ORION.''. A debut thriller about a veteran and his struggles to come to terms with his past. ...more

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It's been one week since the launch of ORION, and I'm proud to say we have had over 130 copies sold and counting! That includes paperback, hardcover and ebook! ORION has also recently been registered with Kindle Unlimited (Netflix for books essentially), So if you're registered with that, you can read ORION at no extra cost!

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