Maredith Ryan lives in the Nashville, Tennessee area. She is a middle school English teacher and enjoys spending time with family and friends, as well as staying consistently involved in athletics. Ryan’s self-care includes slow Saturday mornings with coffee, time spent in activity, and doing puzzles. Her faith is very important to her and she knows any talent in writing is only because The Lord has graciously blessed her with it. This is Ryan’s first published chapter book; she knew she wanted to be a writer at an early age and, taking the advice of her high school English teacher, has “Never stopped creating.” It is largely because of the countless worlds she’s experienced, adventures she’s embarked on, and individuals she’s met through the incredible act of reading, that she now creates worlds of her own. Ryan now encourages fellow writers with that very same mantra from her early years of writing: Never stop creating.
Prince Shade is many things…but a murderer is not one of them. After being accused of killing his father, the king, and escaping his home, Shade and his closest friend Erin find themselves on the run. While Shade endeavors to build an army of allies and retake the throne, he learns there are many who prefer someone else be in charge; and many more who wish to see the downfall of the throne altogether. In the midst of confusion, chaos, and treachery Shade learns there may still be hope for the kingdom, even in the darkest of places.
