ABOUT ME

Bestselling author Shadonna Richards enjoys reading and writing about the magic of romance and the power of love. Born in London, England, she has a B.A.  Degree in Psychology and a Diploma in Nursing. She is the author of the non-fiction books, A Gift of Hope and Think and Be Happy: 365 Empowering Thoughts to Lift Your Spirit (an Amazon Kindle #1 Bestseller in Meditation). Winner of Harlequin’s So You Think You Can Write 2010 Day Two Challenge, she is also a member of Romance Writers of America. An Unexpected Bride, a contemporary romance, is her first novel and an Amazon Bestseller in Romance. It has sold 40,000 copies in its first seven months on Amazon Kindle. She's a proud mommy and wife and lives in Canada with her husband and son.


SOME INTERESTING FACTS: 


 
·         She has sold over 130,000 e-books in twelve months of release of her first novel, An Unexpected Bride (Book 1 in the Bride Series) which spent more than 34 consecutive weeks in the Top 100 Bestsellers list for Contemporary Romance. An Unexpected Bride peaked at #1
 
 
        She has been listed as the Amazon Kindle's Top 100 Bestselling Contemporary Romance Author in October 2012
 

·         Three of her Bride Series novels simultaneously occupied the Top 5 Hot New Releases in Romance Anthologies in May 2012

·         Five of her Bride Series novels were simultaneously listed in the Top 20 Bestsellers list in Romance Anthologies in May 2012

·         Her novels: The Matchmaker Bride, His Island Bride and The Bride Series (Novels 1-4)  made the Top 100 Most Wished For list in April 2012 & May 2012 in the top 10 spots

·         All of her romance novels (as of May, 2012) have hit the #1 spot in their categories

-       Special LIVE guest appearance on CTV Canada AM on April 16th, 2012
         "Canadian novelist finds success by self-publishing online"

·         Author of six novels and two non-fiction books, she is hard at work on her next romance novel