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Shea Ernshaw is the #1 New York Times, USA Today, and Indie Bestselling author of the YA books: THE WICKED DEEP, WINTERWOOD, A WILDERNESS OF STARS, and LONG LIVE THE PUMPKIN QUEEN. Her debut adult fiction novel, A HISTORY OF WILD PLACES, was an Indie Next Pick and a Book of the Month selection. She is also the winner of the Oregon Book Award.
She often writes late, late, late into the night, enjoys dark woods, scary stories and moonlight on lakes.

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	A History of Wild Places 3.96 avg rating — 47,883 ratings — published 2021 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wicked Deep 3.86 avg rating — 36,212 ratings — published 2018 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Winterwood 3.85 avg rating — 21,166 ratings — published 2019 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Long Live the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas 3.92 avg rating — 11,694 ratings — published 2022 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Wilderness of Stars 3.61 avg rating — 1,451 ratings — published 2022 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shea Ernshaw Bindup: The Wicked Deep; Winterwood 4.32 avg rating — 31 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Most Anticipated YA Novels of 2018

I was so honored to see THE WICKED DEEP made it onto this Goodreads list of "Most Anticipated YA Novels of 2018!!!!"

Especially among so many wonderful YA books!
I still can't believe my little witchy story is being read by anyone, let alone making it onto a few bookish lists. GASP!!! 😱 I am over the moon!

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Shea and 2 other people liked Ashley Dang's review of Long Live the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: "What happens after Jack and Sally’s happily ever after in the movie Nightmare Before Christmas? Well here it is. Jack and Sally are freshly married, and Sally has been crowned the Pumpkin Queen... except she begins doubting herself and her place in H" Read more of this review »
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“Love is an enchantress—devious and wild. It sneaks up behind you, soft and gentle and quiet, just before it slits your throat.”
― Shea Ernshaw, The Wicked Deep

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“We wait for death. We hold our breath. We know it's coming, and still we flinch when it claws at our throats and pulls us under.”
― Shea Ernshaw, The Wicked Deep

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“Because I am more darkness than girl. More winter shadow than August sunlight.”
― Shea Ernshaw, Winterwood

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