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Cecile M. Sheff

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in Windsor, Ontario, Canada

April 26

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Contemporary, Romance

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Cecile M. Sheff found her own Happily Ever After over 40 years ago and has built both a home and a life with her partner in Southern Ontario over the many years they've been together. It's this relationship that informs her romances and helps her to write believable and heartfelt happy endings (or continuings) for her characters.

But real life happens in the course of any romance, and without the challenges and traumas that come into a life, the happy endings don't hold the same gravity. Which is why she is always delighted when she's told that she is "mean" to her characters.

Cecile retired as an Admin Assistant several years ago and now focuses her time on writing and publishing, spending time with family (at home and afar), reading, atten ...more

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	Jumping in Puddles 4.63 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2025 — 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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Game Changer (Game Changers, #1)

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Cecile Sheff said: " I can't say that I love it as much as I loved the second book and Shane and Ilya's story. But it did flesh out Scott and Kip's story quite nicely beyond the little bit shown in the TV series. It's a great start to the series for sure. ...more "

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Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #2)

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Rising from the Shadows (Shadows & Secrets #2)

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Cecile Sheff said: " Dear Readers,
I can't wait for everyone to get their hands on this stunning conclusion to the Shadows & Secrets Duology. Glory and Lucas the work of healing the wounds left to Glory's family decades before, even though they're on opposite ends of the ...more "

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This book drew me in with the themes of addiction and recovery, but held me with Felix's absolute chaos demon energy - the same kind of energy I saw in Casey Hicks from Rachel Reid's "Time to Shine." The story is tragic, joyful, chaotic, healing, and ...more
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