Shaunna Gonzales currently resides with her family in the greater Seattle area. Married over thirty years, her role as wife and mother of four continue to be her priorities. A storyteller in her youth, she endevored to extend her love of stories to the written word and in 2005 began to write her first novel. Though that manuscript will remain buried, she has continued to learn.
Once told by her doctors that she would never leave her wheelchair -- due to her Multiple sclerosis. It has been tucked in a closet while she continues on. (In other words muddles on.)
Shaunna has worked as a professional reviewer for InD'Tales eMagazine for three years. In 2012 she also served as the vice president of Moonwriters, the on-line chapter of American Night Writers Association (ANWA She prefers to write romantic fiction and has ventured into the romantic suspense, and time-travel genres. Her debut novel, Dark Day s of Promise was released by Desert Breeze Publishing in 2012 re-released 2015.
Although she prefers to spend her days writing, she is willing to share what she has learned from the school of life and is often found "giving back."
Evie lives an idealic lifestyle until she travels to Seattle. Here she believes her dreams can flourish.
But will her love save her when she is involved in a riding misfortune?
Author Interview:
1. What is your favorite book that is not yours?
a. I don't have a favorite author per se. I have an affinity for Jane Austin and for Murder, She Wrote books
2. Do you write in multiple genres? Which genre is your favorite to write?
a. Yes, I do write in multiple genres. I write in Contemporary Romance and in Time-Travel cozy mysteries mostly courtroom drama.
3. How young were you when you started writing?
a. I wrote my first short in middle school which I destroyed, I have tried to rewrite unsuccessfully.
4. If you could meet any author, past or present, who would it be and why?
a. Donald Bain so I could pick his brain on how to write better murder mysteries.
5. How long does it take you to write a book, and what was your fastest book to write?
a. A year but my shortest book took me about six months.
6. What is your favorite thing to do in the summertime?
a. Sit in the shade beside my garden.
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