Monica Shaughnessy has a flair for creating characters and plots larger than her home state of Texas. Most notably, she's the author of the Cattarina Mysteries, a cozy mystery series starring Edgar Allan Poe's real-life cat companion. Ms. Shaughnessy has numerous books in print, including mysteries, suspense novels, children's works, and short story collections. She also writes under the pen name, Annie Bassett, with co-author Mandy Broughton. Customers have praised her work time and again, calling it "unique and creative," "fresh and original," and "very well written." When she's not slaying adverbs and tightening plots, she's walking her rescue dogs, goofing around with her family, or going back to the grocery store for the hundredth time because she forgot milk.

The best way to learn about her books is to join her mailing list, which can be found on her website: www.monicashaughnessy.com. You'll receive advance release notices, special discounts, and the occasional ARC.