Before Shawn came to work for his father, John, at the jewelry store, he attended Southampton College where he majored in Creative Writing. He wrote and published a fantasy trilogy for readers 10 and up. Bookworms who like Harry Potter , Percy Jackson or The Neverending Story will enjoy the tale of Ilien Woodhill, the boy who discovers he may be the monster he is destined to destroy. If you purchase a book from Amazon, bring it into the jewelry store and Shawn will gladly sign it for you!
"This novel casts a fresh spell for fans of the boy-wizard genre." - Kirkus Review
Book One
Nomadin
When his magical pencil starts talking back to the schoolyard bullies, twelve-year-old Ilien Woodhill is thrust on an adventure where he will have to choose between saving the world and discovering the truth about himself—a truth that might make him the very evil he's trying to fight. If you love books where young heroes must face impossible choices about power, identity, and destiny, Nomadin will keep you turning pages late into the night wondering whether the greatest magic of all is simply having the courage to be yourself.
Book Two
NiDemon
Ilien Woodhill thought defeating monsters was hard—until he discovers the most dangerous monster might just be himself. When traditional magic suddenly becomes useless, Ilien must decide to learn a forbidden magic that could corrupt his soul, or watch evil triumph. Some victories come at a price too terrible to pay, but some defeats are even worse.
Book Three
Necromancer
What would you sacrifice to save the world? In the cursed wasteland of the Desecration, Ilien faces the ultimate impossible quest - destroy the one thing that can never be destroyed. His only hope lies with a horribly deformed child whom he may have unknowingly maimed, and a mystical woman whose past is secretly entwined with his. Success means never seeing home again. Failure means becoming the Necromancer—the very evil he's spent his life fighting. Some victories cost everything, but some costs are worth paying.