Shannon K. has been in the industry since 2007. Butcher has written almost twenty books, including the Sentinel Wars paranormal romance series (Willing Sacrifice, Falling Blind, Dying Wish), the Edge action romance series (Edge of Sanity, Razor's Edge, Living on the Edge), and a few romantic suspense novels and short stories. She frequently employs charts, graphs, and tables to aid her in the mechanics of tale design and to keep track of all those pesky characters and magical powers, as she is a former engineer and present nerd. She uses her free time as a beader and glass artist, creating jewelry that she frequently gives away in contests on her website.