Shannon McNear

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… news, events, other tidbits.

Where to find me:

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2023 dates of interest

  • February 2: Fireside Chat at University of Jamestown, Raugust Library, 7PM: “Research and Making History Relatable”
  • May 1: Re-release of THE COUNTERFEIT TORY, formerly of The Most Eligible Bachelor Collection and now Book 3 of Frontiers of Liberty
  • July 1: Release of REBECCA, Book 3 of Daughters of the Lost Colony from Barbour Publishing

2022 dates of interest:

  • July 1: Re-release of THE HIGHWAYMAN, formerly of The Most Eligible Bachelor and now Book 1 of Frontiers of Liberty
  • October 1: Release of MARY: Book 2 of Daughters of the Lost Colony from Barbour Publishing
  • December 1: Re-release of DEFENDING TRUTH, formerly of Pioneer Christmas Collection and now Book 2 of Frontiers of Liberty

2021 dates of interest:

  • December 1: Release of ELINOR: Book 1 of Daughters of the Lost Colony from Barbour Publishing!
  • July 31: Mississippi River Reader’s Retreat, Little Falls, Minnesota … Early Bird discounts available! http://mississippiriverreadersretreat.com/


2020 dates of interest:

  • October 15-18: Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt
  • September 1: Release of Love’s Pure Light novella collection, with Deborah Raney, Susanne Dietze, and Janine Roche!
  • August 15: Mississippi River Reader’s Retreat, Little Falls, Minnesota [POSTPONED UNTIL 2021 BECAUSE OF COVID-19!]
  • March 1: Release of The Blue Cloak, #5 in True Colors!
  • January 16: Author interview, hosted by Lena Nelson Dooley

2019 dates of interest:

  • December 27: Book signing at Plantation Coffee in Jamestown, North Dakota! Signing 5-7 PM; talk at 6 PM.
  • December 1: Release of The Rebel Bride, #10 in Daughters of the Mayflower!
  • December (date TBA): Interview and giveaway at Inspirational Historical Fiction
  • October 4: Interview and giveaway at The Reading Daisy

2018 dates of interest:

2017 dates of interest:

  • May:  The all-colonial Backcountry Brides Collection is offered a contract, featuring my novella, The Counterfeit Tory (sequel to The Highwayman)
  • August:  The Cumberland Bride is officially under contract as #5 of Daughters of the Mayflower
  • October 14:  Plot & Story Structure workshop, at Community Grounds in Columbia Heights, MN, 10 AM – 12 PM

2016 dates of interest:

  • STAY TUNED!

2015 dates of interest:

  • May:  Release of The Most Eligible Bachelor Romance Collection, featuring my second novella, The Highwayman!
  • May 4-8:  Blog tour with a huge gift basket giveaway, starting right here!
  • May 15:  Colonial Quills Tea Party–more giveaways!
  • Summer sabbatical due to family medical issues
  • September:  Re-release of The Pioneer Christmas Collection, featuring my first and RITA-nominated novella, Defending Truth
  • October 16:  Colonial Quills Tea Party on the CQ website and Facebook–lots of fun and giveaways!

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Other things you may want to know:

**Why “Shenandoah”?

Blame my mother. That’s the name she said she would have given me, if she’d had the nerve. I started using it in high school as a nickname (“Shannon-doah”), and years later when we got internet for the first time and everyone was worried about privacy issues, I used it as my online persona. My first amateur attempt at a website was “Shenandoah’s Eclectic Website.” It was natural to title my blog “Shenandoah’s Eclectic Musings,” which then became “Scribblings” when I shifted my focus to provide a place for readers to come find out more about me.

**Why the tag “barbarian queen”? [which I don’t use online anymore but maybe you’ll find this bit entertaining]

For years I’ve affectionately termed my family “the barbarian horde.” We have eight children, and we are a boisterous, intense, live-life-out-loud bunch–that is, when we aren’t curled up at our castle, recharging our introvert batteries.

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