Shannon MacLeod resides next to an abandoned theme park. A proud member of Romance Writers of America and PAN, her Celtic romantasies are filled with strong heroes and kickass heroines, interesting locales, colorful secondary characters, a touch of magick, a hint of mystery, loads of quirky humor, a body count, and absolutely no sparkly vampires. When not writing, she lives a life of servitude to three spoiled cats and one very entitled German Shepherd dog. She enjoys rainy days, good music, and spending long hours gazing at her beloved ocean. An avid wearer of boots regardless of season and dangerously high heels, she watches Lord of the Rings more than any sane person should and can, in fact, reenact entire battle scenes using interpretive dance. Her spirit animals are the Honey Badger and Gordon Ramsay.