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Living Fossil available for Pre-order on Amazon!
On an oil rig deep in a Louisiana lake, paleontologist Henrietta Ballantine makes a chilling discovery: something impossibly alive in the drilling mud – something ancient, tiny, and unknown to modern science.
With the help of fellow paleontologist Beau and Louisiana Fish and Wildlife biologist Armand, Henrietta races to identify the bizarre organisms. In captivity, the creatures grow at an alarming rate – sprouting claws, stingers, and deadly aggression. Worse, they’ve already escaped into the wild.
Could these monsters be living fossils, long dormant within subterranean salt beds?
Loose in the waters of Lake Blanc, the creatures grow at an alarming rate, devastating the ecosystem – growing large, spreading fast, and slaughtering native species. People are disappearing.
Time is running out. As Hurricane Edith barrels toward the coast, Henrietta must find a way to stop the invasion before the bayou is lost forever. Against her geologist husband Frank Bailey’s advice, she sets a daring plan in motion – one that will test her resolve, her science, and her safety.
Bayou country is under siege.
The past has come back…with venom.
If Henrietta fails, nothing in the bayou will be safe.
GSA Connects in San Antonio
Many thanks to those who came to my talk "Write and Self-Publish Your Geo-Novel" at the Geological Society of America Connects Conference in San Antonio in October. It was wonderful to meet so many inspiring geoscientists!
My Geoscience Reading Recommendations
Ready for summer reading? My recommendations were published in this month's AAPG Explorer Magazine. Check it out HERE.
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Sharon Lyon featured in AAPG Blog
In celebration of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, AAPG and MicroSeismic showcased interviews from successful women leaders in geoscience. I am thrilled to be included. Read the blog post HERE.
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GeoLifestyle Newsletter
Announcing the beginning of my journey as writer of GeoLifestyle Newsletter for AAPG (The American Association of Petroleum Geologists). Where geology meets daily life, the newsletter features travel to geologic sites, food and drink, museums, books, interviews with other geologists, and more. Arriving by email every Thursday, please subscribe here. It is FREE. You do not need to be a member or a geologist to subscribe.
Reflections By The Riverside
I'm pleased to announce that two of my short stories have been published in Reflections by the Riverside, an anthology by Riverside Writers of Fredericksburg, available here.
NAGT Newsletter Review
Thank you to Dr. Karen Layou, Reynolds Community College, for the lovely review of Fossil Woman and Fossil Thief in the National Association of Geoscience Teachers Foundations Newsletter, Spring 2024: Read it HERE
IBPA Independent Magazine
The Fossil Woman audiobook was featured in the Independent Book Publishing Association's Magazine, July/August 2023 Issue.
IBPA Ben Franklin Award
Fossil Woman has won the Independent Book Publishing Association's Benjamin Franklin Silver Award for Best Audiobook: Fiction, for 2023.
The Power of Story
I'm excited to announce that 2 of my short stories are published in the Lake Authors of the Wilderness Anthology. Purchase here. All profits benefit the club.
Golden & Teen Nib
My short story The Meadow has been published in the Virginia Writers Club Golden and Teen Nib 2023 Journal. Find it here