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A Wilderness of Stars

A WILDERNESS
OF STARS

With a mysterious illness cursing the
land, it’s the stars that hold the key
to the cure.

Long Live the Pumpkin Queen

LONG LIVE THE PUMPKIN QUEEN

Jack and Sally are "truly meant
to be"...or are they?

A History of Wild Places

A HISTORY OF WILD PLACES

A missing author.
The psychic hired to find her.
Nothing is what it seems.

Winterwood

WINTERWOOD

Be careful of the dark, dark wood.

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THE WICKED DEEP

Welcome to the cursed town of Sparrow.

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It’s December again. Another season to slow down

It’s December again. Another season to slow down the rushing of our feet and minds. To rest a little. To drink warm tea and count the hours until the new year. ❄️

How are you spending this last month of the year? 🌨️

They’re finally here! 🖤 ARCs for THE BEAUTIFU

They’re finally here! 🖤 ARCs for THE BEAUTIFUL MADDENING have arrived! 🌷🌿📖 It’s starting to feel like a real book that other people will someday read. Eeeep! ☺️ This cover contains so much meaning within every detail: the twisting tulips, the tiny house at the bottom, with hints of water beneath. ✨ This is the home where Lark Goode was born, the only home she’s ever known, and the place she wants desperately to escape. 🖤

THE BEAUTIFUL MADDENING is my next Young Adult novel, releasing June 3, 2025 with @simonteen. ✨ It’s available for preorder now. You can find links in my bio.

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This is a love story. 🖤 THE BEAUTIFUL MADDENING

This is a love story. 🖤
THE BEAUTIFUL MADDENING, my next YA book, is available for preorder now wherever books are sold. 📖 See link in bio.

Publishes June 3, 2025. ✨

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“If the ocean can calm itself, so can you. We ar

“If the ocean can calm itself, so can you. We are both saltwater mixed with air” — Chief Seattle 🌊🌴🌈

I’m learning how to rest and not feel guilt. How to slow down and know that I deserve a softer, gentler pace of life. 🩷

#oceanmood #oceanlove #beachlife #beachmood #palmtrees #slowandsimpledays #slowandlovely

The cruel deceit of love is coming June 3, 2025.

The cruel deceit of love is coming June 3, 2025.

THE BEAUTIFUL MADDENING is available for preorder. 📖🖤🌷Links in bio.

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THIS IS WHAT KEEPS ME UP AT NIGHT: thinking of all

THIS IS WHAT KEEPS ME UP AT NIGHT: thinking of all the incredible books out there that I will never read because I haven’t heard of them. All the amazing stories that don’t get the attention they deserve, that are pushed to the bottom of stacks because they don’t have enough press or PR or early support to bring them to the surface. 🖤 Sometimes I wander the rows at my local bookstore or library & I wonder what secret tome sits among all the others, ignored by shoppers. A true masterpiece waiting to be discovered. 📖 I don’t have a solution for this—I wish I did. But I’m certain there are some spectacular books out there that many of us have never heard of. 😭

Perhaps today, in the comments, we could share a book that we loved, one that others may not have heard of just yet. 🌿 Perhaps we can unearth a few books from the dusty corners of bookstores & give them some love. ☺️📖🖤

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Sometimes writing is sitting quietly & watching th

Sometimes writing is sitting quietly & watching the rain. Sometimes writing is going on a long walk. Sometimes it’s lying on the floor staring at the ceiling. 🌿 Writing is many things. And sometimes, when at last your mind is empty enough, it’s putting words onto the page. 📝

Today, I’m watching the rain. And that is writing.

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I turned in HABITS OF THE SEA to my editor. 🌊🌿🖤 Still several rounds of edits yet to go, but I have a short break in my writing schedule so I’ve started outlining something new. ✨The novelty & allure of the blank page is something I haven’t felt in a while. I could easily sink into this new story & lose track of the hours, days, weeks. 🤓

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I have finished & turned in acknowledgments for TH

I have finished & turned in acknowledgments for THE BEAUTIFUL MADDENING. 🖤 ARCs for this book are going to be in the world VERY soon. 🍃 Now I’m working on a few small revisions on HABITS OF THE SEA before sending it off to my editor. 📖

I’ve also started packing for our return to the island! 🌴 We’ve had many delays in returning (mostly due to paperwork for our pup 🐶) But feeling so ready to sink my bare feet into a sandy beach and breathe in the rich jungle air.

Tonight I plan to go on an evening walk under the full moon. 🌝 Feeling so much transition in life right now and the need to let go of all expectation and attachment. 🍃 I’m learning to allow life to unfold. Without trying to steer the ship. The more I let the current carry me, the easier the journey goes.

Happy Hunters Full Moon. 🌕

An unexpected surprise! 🖤 SALLY has snuck back

An unexpected surprise! 🖤 SALLY has snuck back onto the NYT Bestseller list. ☺️✨📖 Just in time for spooky season. 🎃 Can’t believe she’s spent 35 weeks on the list. Grateful for a touch of that Halloween luck & magic. 👻🌙

© 2024 Shea Ernshaw

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