Shawn McGuire

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  • Bibliography:
    23 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    October 2011
  • Latest Book:
    October 2023
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Full Series List in Order

Whispering Pines Mystery

1 - Family Secrets (Jun-2017)
2 - Kept Secrets (Nov-2017)
3 - Original Secrets (Apr-2018)
4 - Hidden Secrets (Jul-2018)
5 - Rival Secrets (Sep-2018)
6 - Veiled Secrets (Feb-2019)
7 - Silent Secrets (May-2019)
8 - Merciful Secrets (Sep-2019)
9 - Justified Secrets (Jan-2020)
10 - Protected secrets (May-2020)

The Wish Makers

1 - Sticks and Stones (Jun-2014)
2 - Break My Bones (Sep-2014)
3 - Never Hurt Me (Jan-2015)
4 - Had a Great Fall (Jun-2015)
5 - Back Together Again (Mar-2016)

Book List in Order: 23 titles

  • The Shadow Thieves of Rouen

    Aden is a thief. What is supposed to be a normal job starts him on a path that may affect the history of Europe. Up against rival thieves, mages and the king of the nation of Europe he must wrestle with his past life, his future love and...

  • Sticks and Stones

    The Wish Makers - 1

    Everyone has a dark side. Mandy’s just moved in with her. The last time sixteen-year-old Mandy Matteo broke a rule, her sister died. Since that day she has done only what was expected of her, but life as a goody-goody has made her so boring her fri...

  • Break My Bones

    The Wish Makers - 2

    Everyone makes mistakes. Crissy’s just might kill her. Crissy was so sure Brad was the one, she believed him when he swore the first bruise was an accident. She believed him when he said he loved her after the second. Trapped with no idea of how to...

  • Never Hurt Me

    The Wish Makers - 3

    Everyone has a wish. Desiree's just got real. For years eighteen-year-old Desiree has been living in a sort of limbo, granting wishes for others while never receiving her own. Now it's the hippie-genie's turn and she's finally going to get what she a...

  • Had a Great Fall

    The Wish Makers - 4

    Everyone deserves happiness. Is Robin the exception? A cross-country move to a new state offers Robin Westmore the chance to get away from the relentless bullies and reinvent himself. But on the first day at his new high school Robin finds himself in...

  • Back Together Again

    The Wish Makers - 5

    Everyone wants to feel normal. Will Ainsley ever be able to? A best friend, a boyfriend, and a coveted spot in the talent show. All ordinary things for most teens, but unheard of for Ainsley Blue. For fifteen years, Ainsley zigzagged across the count...

  • Family Secrets

    Whispering Pines Mystery - 1

    Welcome to Whispering Pines, Wisconsin. A place for those who don’t belong. Sixteen years after a family feud drove her from the cozy Northwoods village of Whispering Pines, Wisconsin, former detective Jayne O’Shea returns to prepare her grandpar...

  • Kept Secrets

    Whispering Pines Mystery - 2

    Tucked next to a pristine lake, the part-Medieval Europe, part-Renaissance Faire hamlet of Whispering Pines, Wisconsin is a utopia . . . except for the recent murders. One month after arriving in the Northwoods, former detective Jayne O’Shea has se...

  • Original Secrets

    Whispering Pines Mystery - 3

    The Northwoods village of Whispering Pines used to be a safe haven for outsiders, but after three deaths in two months, it’s become a hotbed of murder. Exhausted from being the only law enforcement official on duty, while also trying to open a bed-...



  • Hidden Secrets

    Whispering Pines Mystery - 4

    In the village where “all are welcome and those in need may stay,” long-buried secrets keep rising to the surface.   With renovations on the house finally complete, Jayne and Tripp are ready to open their B&B. Villagers and tourists gather for t...

  • Rival Secrets

    Whispering Pines Mystery - 5

    A sense of community. Quaint surroundings. Deadly rivalries. Welcome to Whispering Pines.As the weather turns crisp, Jayne O'Shea and the other villagers prepare for the last big tourist draw of the season: the autumn equinox festival. It's a tim...

  • Veiled Secrets

    Whispering Pines Mystery - 6

    "There are twists and turns that will keep you reading well into the night." Amazon reviewerHelp a family member or save a stranger?In Whispering Pines, Halloween horrors involve more than goblins and ghouls.With only a smattering of tourists visitin...

  • Silent Secrets

    Whispering Pines Mystery - 7

    In Whispering Pines, even downtime can be deadly.The quiet time of year as settled over Whispering Pines. For months, Sheriff Jayne O'Shea had been looking forward to a little R&R but now she's not so sure. What's she supposed to do with herself? Tak...

  • Merciful Secrets

    Whispering Pines Mystery - 8

    Celebrate the season in Whispering Pines with snow, mistletoe, and murder.Preparations for the Yuletide festival are in full swing, and so is the gossip about a blackmailing villager. Sheriff Jayne O'Shea doesn't have time or patience for small-town ...

  • Justified Secrets

    Whispering Pines Mystery - 9

    A dangerous storm, a wounded stranger, and a ghost from the past. Just another Thursday in Whispering Pines.A monster of a blizzard is on the way, but the hardy folks of Whispering Pines aren’t bothered by the weather. Not when there are supplies t...

  • Protected secrets

    Whispering Pines Mystery - 10

    Springtime in the village means colored eggs, hot crossed buns, and a corpse.As the vernal equinox brings welcome warmth and the promise of the coming tourist season to Wisconsin's Northwoods, it also brings an invading Wiccan coven. Sheriff Jayne O'...

  • Burning Secrets

    Things are heating up in Whispering Pines, and it's not just the weather.Sheriff Jayne O'Shea is on edge. Hopeful applicants have taken over the commons area, all of them begging to become residents. Villagers who left long ago have returned, causing...

  • Out of Her League

    Gemi's sister is missing.Ashlyn left on a business trip two weeks ago. Gemi hasn't heard a word from her since the day she was supposed to come home. Not a phone call, not an email, not a single-emoji text. Desperate, tired of all the secrets Ash has...

  • Wayward Secrets

    What if the best decision you ever made was also the worst?The new tourist season is about to start. The witches, carnies, fortune tellers, and other lovable outcasts of Whispering Pines are abuzz with excitement. Sheriff Jayne O'Shea, however, is ne...



  • Hearth & Cauldron

    When an item is stolen, dark energy attaches to it. Food made in a stolen pan could cause all sorts of problems . . . And most of the coven just ate these scones.Hearth witch Reeva Long has dreamed of running her own shop since she was eighteen years...

  • Hearth & Hedge

    We'll figure this out. People don't get stabbed every day. Even in Whispering Pines.It's time for the annual Whispering Pines Tour of Gardens, and plant lovers are arriving by the busload. Discussions of raised beds, fertilizers, and proper amounts o...

  • Hearth Baked

    Someone's going to kill that woman, Ruby McLaughlin predicted.Normally, the scent of cookies, scones, and waffle cones fills the air around Whispering Pines' bake shop, but kitchen witches Sugar and Honey Graham have mysteriously lost their touch. Su...

  • Hearth Fire

    What if they're using candles as a sort of calling card? Or to do a pre-fire ritual. This is a community of witches after all.As Whispering Pines' busiest tourist season ever draws to a close, Reeva Long, Ruby McLaughlin, and the other villagers are ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Shawn McGuire has published 23 books.

Shawn McGuire does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Hearth Fire, was published in October 2023.

The first book by Shawn McGuire, The Shadow Thieves of Rouen, was published in October 2011.

Yes. Shawn McGuire has 2 series.
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