Sharon Maria Bidwell

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Sharon was born in London on New Year's Eve. She has always followed many creative pursuits. Eventually her love of books, and a wild imagination compelled her to focus on writing. The first short story she submitted — Silver Apples of the Moon — was accepted by Roadworks Magazine. The editor announced her as ‘a writer who is going places’ and described the story as having ‘both a Sci-fi and horror element,’ and being ‘strong on characterisation, and quite literary, in terms of style.’ Subsequently, she was approached to write all reports and publicity material, including a piece for translation into Braille for The Really Wild Nursery and Arthritis Care Breaking Down the Barriers garden project, which took place at the Malvern Spring Show.

Since then, her work has appeared steadily in both print and electronic publications, such as Midnight Street, Aoife’s Kiss (Sam’s Dot Publishing), Night To Dawn, and Radgepacket (Byker Books). Her short story — Bitter and Intoxicating — was snapped up for inclusion in the anthology Red Velvet and Absinthe. This compilation, edited by Mitzi Szereto with a foreword by Kelly Armstrong, was designed to evoke the romantic ethos of classic Gothic fiction with a serving of eroticism. With a repertoire of twisted tales and a love of cross-genre writing, it surprised everyone (including herself) when she branched out into erotic romance. These works have been critically acclaimed and often described as ‘deeply passionate’.

Sharon’s worlds are vivid, unexpected and sometimes intensely magical. She is the author of the best-selling gay romances ‘Snow Angel‘ and the sequel ‘Angel Heart’. Sharon writes whatever her warped mind can come up with. Although her longer works to date mostly involve a variety of wonderful men finding true love…or at least some loving, she’s quite capable of writing something darker, grittier, and even outright twisted.

She currently lives in a house with a few art-deco original features and a Harry Potter cupboard under the stairs. Watch one of the films -- that's her cupboard. Sometimes she even dreams of clearing it out and hiding away in there, seeking some magic and inspiration.

Sharon's MR Links

MR Publishers
Changeling Press
Loose Id
Musa Publishing
Untreed Reads Publishing

A Note From Sharon Maria Bidwell

Sharon is the author of the best-selling m/m romance, “Snow Angel”, and with numerous small publishing credits, her first novel receiving a favourable response, and several books now available, the muses have definitely found a home at aonia…

When people ask me to explain my work, only one word springs to mind: Diverse. I’ve written fact and fiction in almost any genre. So far, I’ve been extremely lucky in that I have had the opportunity to do this, but I’ve also, often, had the pleasure of crossing genres. Thus, crime, horror, fantasy, action, adventure, fairy tales, gothic, erotica, non-traditional romance, and slipstream, are themes I’ve use in any combination.

Upcoming projects:

I'm trying to write regularly for Changeling Press and there will be a sequel to Hounding the Beat at the end of this year called Mistletoe and Whine. I'm also working on a companion book to Acting Out -- not a sequel as such, but the story of one of the subsidiary characters. Other projects include The Teacher a m/m historical coming later this year from Musa Publishing and I am part of the team behind the second series of Space 1889 & Beyond, which includes an often barely there gay romance.

Space: 1889 is a role-playing game of Victorian-era space-faring,^[1] created by Frank Chadwick and originally published by Game Designers’ Workshop from 1988 to 1991 and later reprinted by Heliograph, Inc. in 2000 and 2001.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space:_1889

Untreed Reads is proud to present Space: 1889 & Beyond, a brand-new series of books based on the award-winning steampunk role-playing game created by Frank Chadwick. A universe in which Victorian science has breached the barrier of Earth’s atmosphere and is spreading out among the stars.

I was pleased to be approached and commissioned to write for this series. I’m delighted to have been given such great characters to play with, and awestruck to receive the approval from an editor and author like Andy Frankham-Allen, and an author/creator like Frank Chadwick.

The official press release can be found on my website.

Current Releases

Another Armageddon predicted, and Nigel has said if it truly is the end of the world, he'd like to do something he's never done before. Colin's choice is even simpler: he'd like to spend his last hours making love to the person he ... Available Now! Well Nigh Impossible	When one incautious word could betray him, can Marvis even trust the person he loves? The life Marvis has led makes him feel older than his years. He is many things, but foremost he’s a teacher, and cannot bear to see the brig... Available Now! The Teacher	The Heart, a mysterious ancient life form around which the Earth’s moon was shaped, contains the secrets of the ages. Secrets it is willing to share with humanity. Only the British Empire is telling no one, not even their allies. In a concea... Available Now! Mundus Cerialis, Space: 1889 & Beyond	It's Christmas, but alas, Sam has more to whine about than plastic mistletoe. Bobby, Chantelle, and Sam's lives have changed. Bobby is now a rural cop while Chantelle and Sam run the Hare and Hounds Pub and Restaurant. Their new situa... Available Now! Mistletoe and Whine	The world has become a harsh, bleak place. Men seek work where it's needed. The only safety working in the outer reaches is if one has the protection of a crew. Curt doesn't; he's solo. When he inadvertently catches the gaze of a ... Available Now! Curt Courting	When one man is the epitome of calm and the other of chaos, how will they ever admit to loving each other? Can a kiss really change everything? Nick and Alex have made a very successful movie together. Now they need to decide whether their nex... Available Now! Acting Out Read Review	Armand is always cold. Little does he know he's about to get "toasted" in ways he'd never imagined. Dressed for far colder weather, Armand makes a strange spectacle in Final Cut. Krakow cannot believe the bartender would sen... Available Now! Final Cut Miami: Toasted
Calling Lane a fairy isn't the slight Adam thinks it is. When Adam overreacts to his mother's matchmaking owing to stress, and insults an old friend, little does he know he's closer to the truth than he thinks. Calling Lane a fair... Available Now! Faerie	Since pounding the beat is no longer an option, how is Sam’s life suddenly more arresting? Bobby loves his work, but he loves his fellow police officer Chantelle more. Unfortunately, they work in the same department, and they will need ... Available Now! Hounding the Beat	The sexual evolution of the marooned spaceman. When he’s marooned on a strange planet, cosmonaut Vernon Attwater thinks his only problem is one of possibly ending up as reptile poo -- especially when the reptile chasing him looks like someth... Available Now! Marooned aka The Sexual Evolution of the Marooned Spaceman	Antal loves his life and is proud not only to be in charge of a regiment of guards but also to act as a personal protector and bodyguard to a good friend. Alas, he’s young to carry so much responsibility and has to accept that even the most ded... Available Now! A Swithin Spin 3: A Princely Passion	Slip into pink... Vincent is a vampire of world renown, even if most people believe his story is a fable, but with age comes boredom. Seeking out new silk to line his coffin for his annual ball, he comes across a bolt of pink fabric. Curiosity lea... Available Now! Nights in Pink Satin	When love is all that's left, there's nothing to fear... Tressa, the once Azulite princess, is now the Swithin Queen, although she doesn’t always manage to act as a lady should. Her marriage is one of duty, though not without love. Even so, ... Available Now! A Swithin Spin 1: A Queen's Move	Do you support the right of any human being to marry the person they love? I Do - Anthology In support of marriage equality Multiple Authors Edited by Kris Jacen ISBN 978-1-934531-71-6 (ebook); 978-1-934531-70-9 (paperback) Release Date: Ja... Available Now! I Do (anthology)
The last thing the crew of the Sovereignty expects -- or needs -- is an additional crewmember. But when an unknown assailant attacks, Axel has no choice but beam the stranger on board the spacecraft. Then it really gets interesting. Already in a s... Available Now! Cosmic	This time the Comet’s unleashed… Markis Shaver is now the Swithin King. He has the love of his life, Uly, as well as his best friend and personal guard at his side, Ryanac. It’s the perfect sandwich but for some reason he’... Available Now! The Comet Cometh (The Swithin Chronicles 3)	Behind every great comet there’s a tale… Markis Shaver, the Swithin Prince, has everything he ever thought he could want. He has Uly Samir -- his true love -- and he has found happiness again in the arms of Ryanac, his personal guard ... Available Now! The Comet's Tail (The Swithin Chronicles 2)	Last year, Dean Chapman fell in love… with another man. He’s fallen for a childhood friend, Jay Reid, and as Jay is a kind, loving soul, Dean knows that he holds an angel’s heart in the palm of his hand. Since they’ve move... Available Now! Angel Heart	Come out of the cold, into the warm… Dean Chapman has always had a thing for April Reid ‘the girl next door’, the woman he’s never had. What he doesn’t know is that while he made puppy dog eyes at her, her younger br... Available Now! Snow Angel	Unleash the Comet… Feel the power… Markis Shaver, the Swithin Prince, controls the power of the Comet, which may be the only thing that will act as a deterrent in a war between two vast monarchies – a war that could devastate t... Available Now! Uly's Comet (The Swithin Chronicles 1)