Shawn McGuire is a suspense and fantasy author who was born in San Antonio, Texas, and grew up in Winona, Minnesota. After graduating college, she moved to the Milwaukee area in Wisconsin, where she lived for over twenty years before spending ten years in Colorado and eventually returning to Wisconsin.
From a young age, McGuire was passionate about storytelling. After watching the first Star Wars movie, she was inspired to create her own stories and has been writing ever since. She enjoys crafting characters and places that her fans want to revisit, with many of her readers expressing a desire to move to the town of Whispering Pines, which features in her work. McGuire's writing is influenced by her curiosity about various topics, which she enjoys researching as she develops her mysteries.
In addition to writing, McGuire enjoys a variety of hobbies and activities. She enjoys going on long motorcycle rides with her husband, traveling, and learning new things. When she's not writing or exploring the world, she can be found reading, hiking, doing yoga, baking, watching British television mysteries, and nibbling on really dark chocolate.
Before becoming an author, McGuire held a variety of jobs, including working at a pizza parlor, department store, as a receptionist, fast food manager, fabric store manager, and payroll manager. She also spent eighteen years as a stay-at-home mom. McGuire's first job at the age of thirteen was cleaning her dad's offices, and it wasn't until later in life that she realized writing could be a career. She is grateful for the opportunity to pursue her passion for storytelling and to share her work with readers.