Sharon C. Pennington


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Sharon C. Pennington

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born
April 23, 1948

gender
female

place of birth
Freeport, Texas, United States

website

influences
Nora Roberts, Sandra Brown, Tami Hoag, Iris Johansen


about this author

Like most writers, I always had a brain bursting with scenarios and a. . .drawer, shoebox, folder. . .of unfinished manuscripts. My first published story, "McTammany's Bed of Roses," appeared online in The Emporium Gazette, Issue 46, February 2003. With that sale, I earned enough to buy a novel in the paperback section at Wal-Mart or a couple of trade-ins at the local paperback swap-n-shop.

But I was a published author at age 54 - and I was flying!

Why did I wait so long? I grew up during a time when parents believed their girls should take typing and shorthand, master a keypunch machine, become competent fodder for the secretarial pool. You can't make a living as a writer, you know.

So I worked in office and museum and...more




books by Sharon C. Pennington

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avg rating: 4.80 | 5 ratings | 1 distinct work
Hoodoo Money Hoodoo Money (Paperback)
by Sharon C. Pennington (Goodreads author!)
avg rating 4.80 — 5 ratings — published 2008
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Sharon's writing

McTammany's Bed of Roses (Romance)
1 chapters   —   updated 07/26/2008 05:52AM
description: If a figment of your imagination entered your real world, what would you do with him? Or, perhaps. . .without him?
Hoodoo Money (Mystery & Thrillers)
1 chapters   —   updated 07/26/2008 05:48AM
description: A romantic suspense novel set in contemporary Louisiana and Texas



Sharon is currently reading

Sleeping with the En... 07/26 Sharon is currently reading:
Sleeping with the Enemy (Hardcover)
by Nancy Price
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August 31
Groups_nophoto-50x66 Sharon made a comment in the group Women's Fiction authorsI need galleys read topic:
1208323 Sharon wrote: "My address is on its way. Please let me know if you don't receive it.

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August 28
5695 Sharon made a comment in the group Books Published by Independent PublishersCan we talk about that ol' devil MARKETING? topic:
1208323 Sharon wrote: "Now, a thought about bookmarks. . .I was able to get 3 bookmarks from each oversized postcard from V...more "
August 14
736501 New comment on Shelley's review of Amazon Lily
1208323 Sharon wrote: "There are always forums running on Amazon, Shelley. You should drop in from time to time. Maye we'll...more "

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August 10
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1208323 Sharon wrote: "I found this book very much a disappointment, and not because it's so different from the movie. Actu...more "

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July 26
Lucky's Lady Sharon gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Lucky's Lady (Revised Edition Mass Market Paperback)
by Tami Hoag
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Cry Wolf Sharon gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Cry Wolf (Paperback)
by Tami Hoag
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recommended for: Any lover of romantic suspense; this one does not disappoint

Sharon Sharon said: "Classic Tami Hoag (copyright 1993). IMHO, one of her best.

Back cover text. . .

In the rural parishes of Louisiana's French Triangle, young woman are disappearing one by one, only to turn up on the banks of the bayou, strangled and cast aside ...more
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Midnight Jewels Sharon gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Midnight Jewels (Paperback)
by Jayne Ann Krentz
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recommended to Sharon by: Love Jayne Ann Krentz
recommended for: Lovers of adventure and romance

Sharon Sharon said: "Early Jayne Ann Krentz, copyright 1987. Excellent read. Again, if you can find it.

Here's the back cover text if you're interested. . .

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A LOVELY EX-LIBRARIAN CLASHES WITH A HANDSOME MARTIAL ARTS EXPERT? THE BATTLE OF THE SEXE...more
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Crimson Moon Sharon gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Crimson Moon (Paperback)
by Carol Finch
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recommended for: Anyone who loves sizzling will they or won't they? romance

Sharon Sharon said: "This is another older read (copyright 1997) that you should pick up if you get the chance. Well worth it if you love a strong woman as your heroine, and a stubborn male as counterweight. Here's the back cover text if anyone is interested:

SHE WAS ...more
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Born in Shame Sharon gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Born in Shame (Born In trilogy #3)
by Nora Roberts
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Sharon's favorite quotes

"There's nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein. "
— Walter Wellesley "Red" Smith




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5695 Books Published by Independent Publishers — 145 members — last activity 8 days ago, 03:15PM
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A group for authors of contemporary women's fiction only. (This isn't the place for sci-fi or fantasy.) Post a description of your book for readers to...more




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