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I write stories about bloodshed and tears, and in some cases, kissing.

Born and raised in rural Ohio, I now live in the sprawling suburbs of Central Florida wherein I complain about the heat, pay homage to the air conditioner, and prefer to drink my iced tea sweet.

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SHIMMER AND BURN publishes in just five more weeks (how did that happen!?)! To celebrate, I'm offering some character art to anyone who preorders a copy (hardback or e-book).



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“With every high comes the inevitable, unavoidable low.”
Mary Taranta, Shimmer and Burn

“With every high comes the inevitable, unavoidable low. Pain layered upon pain; there's no escaping the broken heart inside me.”
Mary Taranta, Shimmer and Burn

“What if after all this time, it wasn't the beast in the dungeon I needed to fear, but the beauty who lived in the castle above him?”
Mary Taranta, Shimmer and Burn

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“There is a certain kind of pain that can change you. Even the strongest sword, when placed in a raging fire, will soften and bend and change its form...
Trust me on this one. I know this from personal experience. I hope that you never will, but, since you're a person, and therefore prone to making horrible, soul-splitting mistakes, you probably will one day know what this kind of guilt and shame feels like. And when that time comes, I hope you have the strength...to take advantage of the fire and reshape your own sword.”
Adam Gidwitz, A Tale Dark & Grimm

“Dear old world', she murmured, 'you are very lovely, and I am glad to be alive in you.”
L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables




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