Sheri McGuinn's books
Genres: Commercial Fiction, Women's Fiction, Suspense
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
All for One – Love, War, & Ghosts - a tale of friendship, love, and youthful decisions that drive friends apart for decades. When the ghosts of Vietnam shove their way into the present, fear, uncertainty, and death follow. • Selected for the Spring Reading Guide in The Strand Magazine. Andrew Gulli, managing editor: "I truly loved it. It’s thoughtful, layered, and emotionally intelligent in a way that really stays with you. The tension works beautifully alongside the deeper themes – it’s exactly the kind of novel our readers respond to.” • Publisher's Weekly reviewer for the BookLife Prize: "Written in a plainspoken, accessible tone, All For One is an easy read. The temporal shifts between the decades are smooth, thanks to a steady voice, providing continuity across the years and serving as a reminder of how a person’s past will bleed into the present. While her writing makes sparse...
Genres: Commercial Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult (YA)
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 12-15, 16-18, 18+
2023 KINDLE BEST OF INDIE BOOK AWARDS FINALIST YOUNG ADULT “Stay together.” Michael knows they’ll be split up by the system, so he decides to take his young siblings to the white grandparents they’ve never known – because his father was black. While Michael deals with responsibility, grief, prejudice, fear, his first romantic relationship, and hormones, the police find his mother and label it murder. They think Michael did it, but the killer is stalking the kids. Family communication is the theme.
Genres: Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
Kirkus Reviews “In some ways, the novel is a brutal cautionary tale, showing how one mistake can spiral into a life-changing series of events. In another, however, it is a moving coming-of-age narrative about a girl who discovers herself amid extreme circumstances…A nuanced yet plainly told novel.” Readers of Running Away asked for the mother's story. This is it. When she started high school in 1971, Peg planned on an exciting career and world travel. Instead, a series of detours became her life. Peg goes from naïve fourteen-year-old to trafficked runaway in a few months. She escapes quickly but takes ten years to find her way home, where she builds a new life on a foundation of lies. Then one of her daughters runs away and Peg’s past is the key to reuniting her family. A fictional saga that reads like memoir, one woman's journey.
Genres: Women's Fiction, Young Adult (YA), Suspense
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+
Maggie started acting out to drive away her mother's fiance, but it didn't work. By the time he makes his move on her, she's sure he's right - her mother will never believe her. So she runs away, far away, out of state. Her mother, Peg, doesn't want to believe the diary Maggie's left behind. But once she does, she knows she has to find Maggie, fast, or they may never see each other again. And Maggie's already running from new dangers, after she's in the wrong place at the wrong time. As each of them struggles with the issues around Maggie's running away, the strength of the bond between them becomes evident. This is a story of the resilience of the characters and the mother-daughter relationship and about how each of them has been running away. The suspense line in this thriller makes it a fast read that will...
Genres: Humour, Contemporary Fiction, Women's Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 12-15, 18+
Thirteen-year-old Nina narrates the story of her mother, Alice, who has always been responsible, proper, and totally uptight. Alice is stressed because her teaching job has been eliminated, but that's nothing compared to the shock when her hippie father drops into their lives. Alice left home at sixteen and never looked back. Now Nina has a chance to know her grandfather and sides of her mother that have been hidden for years... Then the bank sends the letter that leads to Alice's moment in history.
Genres: Women's Fiction, Young Adult (YA), Suspense
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+
The original version of Running Away with ** for objectionable language. By the time her mother realizes she’s not coming home, Maggie is in a new life in another state, and she’s already running from new dangers. When Peg discovers her daughter’s reason for leaving, she knows she has to find Maggie – fast – or they may never see each other again. Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards - Judge’s Commentary “I could not put this book down. Ms. McGuinn’s telling of the story from the daughter and the mother’s point of view was wonderful. The story of the mother and daughter getting to know each other through each of their writings was a nice touch.” Victoria Lucas, producer. “A powerful story with some compelling characters.”












