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Sharlene Healy writes diverse romantic fantasy centered on found family and emotionally rich characters.

About the Author

Sharlene Healy has been telling stories for as long as she can remember, starting with a story to her teacher about the truth of what really happened to her homework (aliens, obviously). Since then, she has tried on many hats, including nursing. The ones she’s kept have been mother (kids have a no return policy) and storyteller.

Though she home schools her four rambunctious children, who resemble a pack of velociraptors some days, she finds time in the week to continue writing her stories. Thank goodness for Netflix and LEGOs.

Currently, Sharlene lives on the West Coast with her unbelievably patient husband, feral children, and a dog appropriately named Hyper. She loves to hear from people, so if you contact her, she’ll message back.

Full-Length Bio

Sharlene Healy has been telling stories for as long as she can remember, starting with a story to her teacher about the truth of what really happened to her homework (aliens, obviously). Since then, she has tried on many hats. The ones she’s kept have been mother (kids have a no return policy) and storyteller.

She graduated from BYU with a degree in Spanish and Communications. She then went back to school to receive her associate’s degree in nursing.

Though she homeschools her four rambunctious children, who resemble a pack of velociraptors some days, she finds time in the week to continue writing her stories. She has published one complete series consisting of four books and a short story. She is currently finishing up her second series that will consist of five books and six short stories. Thank goodness for Netflix and LEGOs.

Currently, Sharlene lives on the West Coast with her unbelievably patient husband, feral children, and a dog appropriately named Hyper. She loves to hear from people, so if you contact her, she’ll message back.

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Five Queens Prophecy

New Adult Fantasy Romance

Of Shadows and Death – Book 1

Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair…
Only, this isn’t that story.

They say I was a princess locked in a tower, waiting for a prince and true love’s kiss.
They lied.

The truth? I was a prisoner—hidden away, forgotten—until the Vampire King tore down my walls and dragged me into a world of blood and secrets.

He’s powerful, terrifying… and nothing like I expected.
With him, I begin to unravel the truth about my past, my magic, and the kingdom that betrayed me.
I should run.
But something in his shadowed gaze calls to the girl I used to be—and the queen I’m becoming.

This isn’t a fairy tale.
It’s the beginning of my rise.

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Short Blurb: Rapunzel and Vampires

Tropes: Found family, secret royalty, instalove, trauma, neurodivergent FMC, fairy tale, cinnamon-roll MMC

Links: goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/174843446-of-shadows-and-death
Barnes and Nobles: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/of-shadows-and-death-sharlene-healy/1144379117?ean=2940186114222
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Sharlene_Healy_Of_Shadows_and_Death_A_Rapunzel_Fai?id=GqvjEAAAQBAJ
kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/of-shadows-and-death
apple: https://books.apple.com/us/book/of-shadows-and-death-a-rapunzel-fairy-tale-romance/id6447145086
amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CC6S7LK6

Of Land and Pain – Book 2

The rules to stay alive are simple. Don’t go into the Darkgrove Forest. Keep your head down. Don’t talk to strangers.

When Grandmother falls sick, I throw these rules to the side and dare to enter the forest. I encounter a devilishly handsome man, Cian, who offers to guide me.

I accept.

I shouldn’t have.

A single bite is all it took to turn me into a werewolf. Our worlds collide, leaving mine in ruins.

Now, my existence gives rise to an ancient enemy, who intends to destroy all werewolves in Arcanoria. If I want to defeat him, I have to stop running from who I am and who I’m destined to be with. If I don’t, the darkness will engulf us all.

Of Land and Pain is book two of the Five Queens Prophecy. It is a New Adult retelling of Red Riding Hood, with werewolves and fantasy elements.

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Short Blurb: Little Red Riding Hood with werewolves

Tropes: Found Family, cinnamon roll MMC, trauma, prophecy, secret royalty, fated mates

Links: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CNHYGXM6
https://books.apple.com/us/book/of-land-and-pain-a-little-red-riding-hood-new-adult-retelling/id6472402443
https://www.bookbub.com/books/of-land-and-pain-a-little-red-riding-hood-new-adult-retelling-the-five-queens-prophecy-book-2-by-sharlene-healy
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/of-land-and-pain-sharlene-healy/1144750804?ean=2940185795859
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/of-land-and-pain
https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Sharlene_Healy_Of_Land_and_Pain_A_Little_Red_Ridin?id=9K4KEQAAQBAJ
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/202294668-of-land-and-pain

Of Fire and Fear – Book 3

Stars are born to burn.

Content to live overshadowed by my mother’s personality, I spend my days happily sewing her extravagant gowns.

When one of her guests won’t leave me alone at a party, I escape deep into the desert.

I knew better.

The desert is full of hungry monsters, and one misstep trying to escape a pack of sand wraiths has me falling down a crevice into Mictlan. There, I come face to face with the ruler of the spirit world, Tizoc. He’ll let me go back to the land of the living if I can beat him in a sewing contest.

As time goes on, we grow closer and I realize that I don’t want to leave this handsome ruler after all. If we don’t figure out what–or who–is stopping souls from finding rest, though, it won’t be up to me.

Can we solve it together before Mictlan collapses, taking us all with it?

Of Fire and Fear is a spellbinding fantasy romance, blending rich world-building with a tale of love, magic, and destiny. Perfect for fans of dark fantasy and romance.

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Short Blurb: Hades x Persephone meet Aztec Mythology

Tropes: Found Family, Underworld, Fish out of Water, Morally gray MMC,

Links: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0D5F1DKLZ
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/214140443-of-fire-and-fear
https://books.apple.com/us/book/of-fire-and-fear/id6503322720
https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Sharlene_Healy_Of_Fire_and_Fear?id=HME0EQAAQBAJ
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/of-fire-and-fear-sharlene-healy/1145657240?ean=2940185717707
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/of-fire-and-fear

Of Air and Wrath – Book 4

Living in a kingdom cursed by endless winter isn’t a fairy tale… it’s a desperate, deadly fight to survive.

Princess Elsie has spent years burying her forbidden ice magic beneath a mask of royal duty, terrified that discovery means exile. When she’s forced to escort the enigmatic dragon heir through her frozen kingdom, every moment threatens to shatter the careful control she’s built around her heart—and her deadly secret.

Ember, the bold dragon heir with her lilting brogue and piercing gaze, sees through Elsie’s walls in ways that both terrify and thrill her. As they journey through a land that no longer remembers warmth, Elsie finds herself torn between the safety of isolation and the dangerous pull of someone who might actually understand the fire burning beneath her icy exterior.

Together, they uncover buried truths and power that could restore spring—but the deeper they dig, the more Elsie realizes that saving her kingdom might mean embracing the very magic she’s feared. With political enemies closing in and her feelings for Ember growing impossible to ignore, Elsie must decide: will she risk everything for love and her people, or let fear freeze her heart forever?

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Short Blurb: Elsa gets a girlfriend, with dragons

Tropes: Morally Gray love interest, politics, found family, trauma

Links: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222248554-of-air-and-wrath
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/of-air-and-wrath-sharlene-healy/1148777816?ean=2940185074275
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/of-air-and-wrath
https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Sharlene_Healy_Of_Air_and_Wrath?id=Ka80EQAAQBAJ
https://books.apple.com/us/book/of-air-and-wrath/id6755501513
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0DPLDWW1S

Of Sea and Shame – Book 5

Hikari has always believed in merpeople—she just never expected to become one.

Forced by her mother to leave her island home for an arranged marriage in the city, Hikari takes one last boat ride to say goodbye to the ocean she loves. But when infected merpeople attack and drag her beneath the waves, a mysterious necklace transforms her into the one thing she’s spent her life defending: a mermaid.

Takeo has fought to save his people for years—but he can’t fight a prophecy.

As a warrior without magic in a dying ocean, Takeo has watched helplessly as saltrot—a disease that drives merpeople mad—steals everyone he loves. When Hikari’s song awakens the ancient palace and reverses his mother’s infection, he realizes the prophecy is real. This human-turned-mermaid might be the only hope his people have left.

But saving the ocean requires more than magic. It demands sacrifice, stolen memories, and a journey through waters infested with kraken and the infected. As Hikari learns to harness her healing songs and Takeo unlocks the magic that was sealed away from him, they must race against time to find an elder who can teach them to purify the corruption spreading through the sea.

The ocean is dying. The prophecy is awakening. And Hikari must choose between the life she was forced into and the world that needs her most.

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Short Blurb: Little Mermaid retelling with kraken

Tropes: Found family, secret royalty, morally gray mmc,

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Side Stories

The Witch of Arcanoria – Book 0.5

In the mystical realm of Arcanoria, Airalin, a witch wielding fire and earth magic, discovers a destiny intertwined with power and deceit. Living in her tower on the village fringe, Airalin’s fascination with her neighbor’s pregnancy unveils a chance to amplify her magic.

Navigating through turbulent alliances and betrayals, Airalin’s journey is entangled with Tade, a formidable wizard whose thirst for power mirrors her own. Their twisted romance, bound by ambition and rivalry, unfolds in a series of cunning manipulations and magical confrontations.

As Airalin’s quest for supremacy escalates, her actions blur the lines between heroism and villainy. In a world where magic is both a gift and a curse, Airalin’s struggle for dominance culminates in a chilling resolution, leaving her with a future filled with possibilities and perils.

“Witch of Arcanoria” is a tale of magical intrigue and ambition, where the pursuit of power comes at a price, and the line between right and wrong is as elusive as a shadow in the night. It is a prequel to Of Shadows and Death and is a new adult happy-for-now villains ever after tale. This book is fade-to-black.

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Short Blurb: Gothel’s descent into madness

Tropes: quest, morally gray mmc

Links: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204582221-the-witch-of-arcanoria

The Hunter of Arcanoria – Book 2.5

As a werewolf all my life, the Darkgrove Forest is my home. I’ve never felt unsafe. Until I run right into the legendary Hunter of Arcanoria.
I escape his silver arrows, beginning a game of cat and mouse. Over time, I realize I want to know more of this dark-eyed man.
When a demon-worshipping cult brings me to the brink of death, he’s the only one I can turn to.
To my surprise, instead of ending my life, he takes care of me. Can we both admit the feelings between us? Or will our prejudices keep us apart forever?

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Short Blurb: My enemy is the only one I can trust

Tropes: Werewolves, cults, fated mates

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The Thief of Arcanoria – Book 3.5

In the sun-baked desert, Silas, the notorious King of Thieves, is on a quest to uncover a magical lamp that grants wishes. Alongside him is Amaria, a fierce warrior who seeks to rescue her sister from sinister captors. As they journey through treacherous trials, their connection deepens, igniting a passionate romance that neither expected.

To obtain the lamp, both must face their pasts and decide what truly matters—freedom, love, or something far greater. When everything they desire is put in jeopardy, the clock ticks down to a confrontation that will change their lives forever. Will they rise against the odds, or will their choices lead to their demise?

Join Silas and Amaria in The Thief of Arcanoria, an unforgettable tale of magic, romance, and destiny.

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Short Blurb: Aladdin with Aztec mythology

Tropes: found family, morally gray mmc, strong fmc

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The Dragon of Arcanoria – Book 4.5

Queen Anna of Icewind Peak thought she’d lost her childhood best friend forever when Leo disappeared five years ago without a word. But when he’s captured breaking into her treasury, she discovers the boy she once loved has turned into a harden man. Leo the dragon has spent years running from the ruthless Shadowscales who hunt his kind.

Their reunion ignites more than old feelings. Ancient magic pulses beneath Anna’s castle, and the artifact Leo protects could reshape the fate of all dragonkind. But the Shadowscales have followed him home, and their assault on Icewind Peak forces Anna to choose between the safety of her kingdom and the dragon who broke her heart by leaving.

As childhood friendship blazes into passionate love, Anna and Leo must navigate deadly enemies, awakening magic, and the years of hurt between them. When an ancient binding ritual becomes their only chance to survive, they’ll discover that some bonds transcend time, distance—and even death itself.

But can two hearts that have been apart for so long learn to beat as one again, especially when the magic that might save them could destroy everything they’ve fought to protect?

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Short Blurb: Queen Anna must help her long-lost friend Leo prevent dragons from becoming slaves.

Tropes: found family, second chance love, morally gray mmc

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Chimera Skies

YA Sci-Fi Adventure

Chimera Skies – Book 1

Monsters aren’t the only ones after me.

I thought my biggest worry on our family vacation would be Wi-Fi.
I was wrong.

When my parents vanish without a trace, a stranger drags my siblings and me deep underground—to Bunker 3, a secret base hiding from the creatures that now rule the skies. Chimeras. Monsters straight out of nightmares. And apparently, they’ve always been real.

Now I’m stuck in a bunker full of secrets, strange dreams, and a boy who sees more than I want him to. I don’t know who to trust—or whether I’ll ever see my parents again.

But one thing’s for sure: something is watching me. And if I don’t figure out what’s going on, I might not make it out of here alive.

Perfect for fans of Divergent, The Darkest Minds, and Sanctuary.
Book One in a gripping YA sci-fi series.

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Short Blurb: When Sam’s parents are kidnapped, she’s taken underground and finds out monsters are real.

Tropes: found family, apocalypse, secrets, quest

Links: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B092CDZQNT
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57743102-chimera-skies

Chimera Skies: Ben – Book 1.5

It was her life or my freedom.

I drove away from my siblings with a plan to return and help them find our parents. When I held Pearl in my arms as I carried her toward Bunker 3, I knew that I couldn’t leave her to die. She needed a hospital, fast.

At the hospital, the staff kept asking questions that I couldn’t answer. In desperation, I contacted the leader of Bunker 3 and knew that I sealed my fate. One way or the other, I was going back to Bunker 3. I was right; as soon as Pearl was discharged, we were whisked underground.

I thought it was bad being stuck in Bunker 3. That the worst I’d have to face was boredom. When Norman found me, I learned exactly how wrong I was. He was always around, always there. Eventually, he made me an offer that I couldn’t resist. My choices had consequences that I couldn’t stop. I looked in the mirror and didn’t even recognize myself. One thing’s for sure, I knew without a doubt not even Pearl could save me now.

Chimera Skies: Ben is a novella between Chimera Skies and Secret Skies. It’s an action/adventure with scifi elements. It is YA with no mature content besides violence.

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Short Blurb: Ben

Tropes: found family, apocalyptic, secrets, quest

Links: https://www.amazon.com/Chimera-Skies-Ben-Sharlene-Healy-ebook/dp/B09C1216RY
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58937322-ben

Secret Skies – Book 2

Forests are full of secrets.

I thought our road would be easy. All we had to do was go straight to the mera base our parents would be at.

I couldn’t have been more wrong.

When I’m recognized as a missing person, our group runs to the forest to hide. We travel to an abandoned mera base so that June can build more of her machines. After all, we want to be able to save our parents from the meras.

I wish I could have rested there, but these terrifying nightmares wouldn’t stop. Enemies in the forest and my dreams wouldn’t leave me alone, and so I tried to stop a mera on my own. Now I’ve uncovered secrets that destroyed my world. If I can’t recover, I’ll become like the prisoners in Bunker 3, losing myself and my family forever.

Secret Skies is the second book in the Chimera Skies series. It’s an action/adventure with scifi elements. It is YA with no mature content besides violence.

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Short Blurb: Sam escapes the bunker, but only finds more secrets and questions.

Tropes: found family, apocalyptic, secrets, quest

Links: https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Skies-Chimera-Book-ebook/dp/B09BZY78H5
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59495374-secret-skies

Burning Skies – Book 3

Out in the open, the chimeras have shown us there is no going back. When my first mission goes awry, Max and I discover the chimera’s true plans for humanity.
Our new plan is to take a critical sample to Bunker 3. We need to find an antidote, and fast, or the human race is doomed.
When Max sacrifices himself to save me, I’m left stranded on my own. It’s up to me to face new and old enemies. If I don’t? The world will burn, taking me down with it.

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Short Blurb: The world is burning and Sam has to find the way on her own.

Tropes: found family, apocalyptic, secrets, quest

Links: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60870882-burning-skies
https://www.amazon.com/Burning-Skies-Chimera-Book-ebook/dp/B09PC3589J

Falling Skies – Book 4

My companions and I are navigating a treacherous world on the brink of annihilation. As our once bustling cities crumbles under the weight of destruction, we embark on a perilous journey to reach Bunker 3. With time slipping away, we encounter a group of meras who have chosen to fight alongside humanity, and Max and I find ourselves drawn to their cause.

Bound together by a shared desire for human freedom, my newfound allies and I rally in a relentless rebellion against the forces of tyranny and despair. With unwavering determination, we ignite a spark of hope in the hearts of survivors, inspiring a revolution that could change the course of our shattered world.

Amidst epic battles, devastating sacrifices, and stunning revelations, I must discover the true strength that lies within me and the power of unity in the face of unimaginable adversity. As the final confrontation looms, I must summon every ounce of courage to confront my fears and secure the future of humanity.

“Falling Skies” is a gripping tale of resilience, friendship, and the indomitable spirit of the human race. With heart-stopping action, unexpected alliances, and a breathtaking climax, this thrilling conclusion to the Chimera Skies series will leave readers on the edge of their seats, racing to the final page to discover the fate of Sam and her world.

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Short Blurb: Sam leads her band of assassins on their final quest for the future of humanity.

Tropes: found family, apocalyptic, secrets, quest

Links: https://www.amazon.com/Falling-Skies-Chimera-Sharlene-Healy/dp/B0CBHMFX7T
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/175710820-falling-skies