Mariah Stillbrook
Mariah Stillbrook, originally from Iowa, lives in Colorado with her white German shepherd, husband, and little girl. She graduated from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. She spends most of her days writing, reading, and enjoying the occasional hike. In her late twenties she realized that her writing was missing something, magic. She now focuses her writing on urban fantasy and horror in both adult and young adult genres.
Author of In the Pines and The Lost Erwain. Hall of Shadows releases November 2024.
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"Stillbrook penned an utterly mesmerizing tale full of magic spells and rituals, spirits and demons, and witches and their familiars." Readers' Favorite
Praise for The Lost Erwain:
"Mariah Stillbrook deliver
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