Introducing the World of the Heirs of Tenebris Trilogy: Agergy

Lasting a total of eighty-nine days according to the Tenebrese calendar, Agergy is a time of growth. After the long Serenmae, Agergy sees the bloom of plant life that had either died due to frosts or had gone dormant to sustain itself in order to bloom again in the warm weather. In the arable Godberd…

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The Prisoner

The Prisoner | Brianna R. Shaffery | Coming of Age Short Fiction | NJ Author | Indie Publishing | Indie Author

Releasing in print Summer 2026! Be sure to sign up for my monthly newsletter to receive updates about my upcoming release, Tales of Dreams, a short story anthology to be released this summer. The anthology will include The Prisoner, The Light Keepers, Creature of Unknown Origin, and a brand-new novella. Digital ARCs are expected to…

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Creature of Unknown Origin

Creature of Unknown Origin | Brianna R. Shaffery | Urban Fantasy | Shapeshifter Fantasy | Shapeshifter Romance

Releasing in print Summer 2026! Be sure to sign up for my monthly newsletter to receive updates about my upcoming release, Tales of Dreams, a short story anthology to be released this summer. The anthology will include The Prisoner, The Light Keepers, Creature of Unknown Origin, and a brand-new novella. Digital ARCs are expected to…

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The Light Keepers

The Light Keepers | Brianna R. Shaffery | Zombie Apocalypse Novella | Books set in NJ | Books set in New Jersey

Releasing in print Summer 2026! Be sure to sign up for my monthly newsletter to receive updates about my upcoming release, Tales of Dreams, a short story anthology to be released this summer. The anthology will include The Prisoner, The Light Keepers, Creature of Unknown Origin, and a brand-new novella. Digital ARCs are expected to…

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Summers Always Make Me Think Of The Prisoner

How I started in publishing | getting started as an indie author | NJ Author | YA Fantasy author | Brianna R. Shaffery

I talk a lot about the inspiration behind my writing and the process, but I’ve never really talked about the first time I shared my writing publicly. Before the snippets shared to Tumblr or my Heirs of Tenebris trilogy and To Sway a Flame, there was The Prisoner. And yes, you guessed it, I started…

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The Inspiration Behind My Standalone Cozy Romantasy Novel, To Sway a Flame

What Inspired Me to Write My Standalone Cozy Romantasy | To Sway a Flame Writing Inspiration | New Adult Romantasy | Brianna R. Shaffery | epic fantasy, NJ author, NJ fantasy author

If you’ve been around a while, you’ll have probably heard me talk about my struggle to write romance despite enjoying romance subgenres as reader. Like me when I first set out to write my standalone cozy romantasy novel To Sway a Flame, you’ve probably wondered “how did this happen?” Well, it’s a sort of funny, coincidental story.

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October 10: Winds of War’s Release Day FAQ

As many of you know, Tuesday (October 10) is Winds of War’s (the final book in my young adult fantasy trilogy) release day, and in order to get ready for it, I wanted to share some answers to some frequently asked release week questions.

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