Shawn lives between San Diego and Baja California, Mexico.  His first book, 'Open Your Heart with Bicycling...' is a collection of essays on the holistic merits of a life of cycling and is winner of the 2008 Indie Book Award for Sports and Fitness.  The first edition of his  novel, 'Playing the Game' was released in 2007 and the second edition has just been released through Authors Den bookstor.  It is a fast pace thriller taking on various conspiracy thoeries about suitcase sized nuclear weapons.  His second novel, 'Cast The First Stone' was released by HIP Publishing in 2010 and focuses on an organized doping scandal in the Tour de France. The first edition of his short story collection 'Strays and other Stories' was released in November of 2008, and the second edition is now available through the Authors Den bookstore.  His children's book "My Kitty Cats are Big Fat Brats" has been released by Tayen Lane Publishers and is now on sale.  His next novel "Rogue Scion" is in the final stages of editing and production and should be released in November, 2015 and the sequel thriller to this novel titled "Double Cross" will be released in late summer 2016.

2008 Indie Book Award, Sports and Fitness Winner
2008 indie Book Award Motivation Finalist
2007 London Book Fesitval Honorable Mention