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Shannon Mayer

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June 12, 1979

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A long time ago, in a galaxy far away, I was born into a family of Star Wars nuts. I have a lot of siblings (somewhere I lost count but I think there was more than could be numbered on one hand) and being one of the young padawans I was subjected to Star Wars marathons, on a regular basis. If you've read any of my books you'll see there is often a reference to said movies as a small homage to my upbringing. May the force be with you and all that jazz.

I started writing when I realized I didn't want to grow up not believing in magic, or not believing in creatures everyone else said didn't exist. That being said, I have never seen a fairy, unicorn or dragon. I had a neighbour who swore they fed the leprechauns in their garden, but I never caug A long time ago, in a galaxy far away, I was born into a family of Star Wars nuts. I have a lot of siblings (somewhere I lost count but I think there was more than could be numbered on one hand) and being one of the young padawans I was subjected to Star Wars marathons, on a regular basis. If you've read any of my books you'll see there is often a reference to said movies as a small homage to my upbringing. May the force be with you and all that jazz.

I started writing when I realized I didn't want to grow up not believing in magic, or not believing in creatures everyone else said didn't exist. That being said, I have never seen a fairy, unicorn or dragon. I had a neighbour who swore they fed the leprechauns in their garden, but I never caught the little buggers no matter how long I lay in wait. (And consequently had to help the neighbours plant new flowers to replace those I killed waiting for the leprechauns to show their faces.)

Along the way, I found my husband who is the rock that keeps me from floating away into my dreams, and we have a little boy who is the centre of our world. Living on a farm keeps us busy (as if the writing wasn't enough) and I have more than my share of stories about wrestling with cows, helping birth calves and ending up in the creek during the process, falling in the mud (we'll call it mud but we all know that on a farm, mud is rarely mud) and chasing escaped livestock in the hopes the four legged convicts don't make it to the highway.

I've taken up archery, and the goal is to move into horseback archery in time (you know, when I can hit the target on a consistent basis) and when no one is looking, I love to bake (this doesn't happen often as it's hard to keep the sweet treats in stock with two boys in the house.)

As to what's coming next for me? More stories (since those never stop inside my head, I might as well share them with all of you!) and more adventures. Pretty much, when the fancy strikes, I'll jump on it. Leap before you look I'm sure that motto was created for me.

Or was that . . . think big and dream bigger, ready, set, pull the trigger . . . yeah. That one is a good one too. But only if you have a gun. And are hunting elephants. Which is not cool because of so many reasons. Let's stick with the first one with an addendum.

Leap before you look and let your dreams carry you on their wings. And that, my friends, is me in a nutshell. ...more

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	A Court of Honey and Ash (Honey and Ice, #1) by Shannon Mayer (Goodreads Author), Kelly St. Clare (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 24,722 ratings — published 2021 — 17 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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	Priceless (Rylee Adamson, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 19,753 ratings — published 2012 — 14 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
	A Throne of Feathers and Bone (Honey and Ice, #2) by Shannon Mayer (Goodreads Author), Kelly St. Clare (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 16,041 ratings — published 2021 — 16 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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	Shadowed Threads (Rylee Adamson, #4) 4.30 avg rating — 13,101 ratings — published 2013 — 9 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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“The devil will tell you nine truths, so that you’ll believe one lie.”
― Shannon Mayer, Shadowed Threads

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“Within all the darkness of my life, I had found the brilliant spot of light that pushed away the shadows
-Rylee Adamson in reference to Liam OShea”
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“You sure?” “Nope.” “Excellent, I was worried you suddenly had a plan.”
― Shannon Mayer, Tracker

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Archangel's Heart (Guild Hunter, #9) by Nalini Singh

Archangel's Heart by Nalini Singh
(Guild Hunter, #9)

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Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2) by Amie Kaufman

Gemina by Amie Kaufman
(The Illuminae Files, #2)

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The Operator (The Peri Reed Chronicles, #2) by Kim Harrison

The Operator by Kim Harrison
(The Peri Reed Chronicles, #2)

1 vote, 11.1%

Venom & Vanilla (The Venom Trilogy #1) by Shannon Mayer

Venom & Vanilla by Shannon Mayer
(The Venom Trilogy #1)

1 vote, 11.1%

Curse on the Land (Soulwood, #2) by Faith Hunter

Curse on the Land by Faith Hunter
(Soulwood, #2)

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The Hanging Tree (Peter Grant, #6) by Ben Aaronovitch

The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch
(Peter Grant, #6)

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Dark Crime (Dark, #27) by Christine Feehan

Dark Crime by Christine Feehan
(Dark, #27)

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Leopard's Fury (Leopard People, #9) by Christine Feehan

Leopard's Fury by Christine Feehan
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The Turncoat's Gambit (The Inventor's Secret #3) by Andrea Cremer

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“I don’t think love is ever wrong, even if it hurts, even if it scares you. You learn from it, become a better person, use what you’ve learned for the next time around.”
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message 4: by Anagha Uppal

Jul 12, 2012 11:23AM

Thanks for the friend request! Have a great day (:
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message 3: by James

Sep 16, 2011 07:39AM

Hi Shannon,
Thanks for adding me and looking forward to checking out your books. Have a great weekend!
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message 2: by Lisa

Mar 26, 2011 09:09PM

HI Shannon -

Thanks for your interest in my new eBook release "Across the Veil"!!!

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As an indie author, I couldn't make any of this happen without you! :)

I really appreciate your support, and I hope you love the story!!!

Lisa :)

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message 1: by Ellen

Jan 24, 2011 02:22PM

Hi Shannon :-)
Thank you for the friend-vite! I also wish you incredible success with your writing. I don't know if you read vampire fiction, but here is my bestseller (a curiously spiritual vampire tale): Rabbit: Chasing Beth Rider
Have a super day and write any time!
Ellen C Maze
http://www.ellencmaze.com

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