Catherine Spangler

Biography

Catherine Spangler is a bestselling and award winning author of the Sentinel Series (urban fantasy romance) and the Shielder Series (science fiction romance). She is a two-time Golden Heart finalist and a RITA finalist and has received numerous other awards and honorable mentions.

She’s an active member of Romance Writers of America and her local chapter, Dallas Area Romance Authors. A frequent speaker at writers’ groups and conferences, she has taught workshops on the creative process, writing techniques, writing paranormal romance, and goal setting.

Catherine lives in north Texas with her husband and a menagerie of critters. She loves reading, taking naps on the sofa with a good football game for background noise, eating chocolate, and playing poker.

Her fun fact: I celebrated the sale of my first book, Shielder, by drinking champagne from a plastic cowboy boot mug. My critique partners brought four of them to my house, along with the champagne. Drinking champagne from those cowboy boot mugs every time one of us sold a book became a tradition, which we still honor.

Where to find Catherine Spangler online

Books

Shadow Fires — A Science Fiction Romance (Book 5, Shielder Series)
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 104,970. Language: English. Published: June 8, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Romance » Sci-fi, Fiction » Romance » Paranormal » General
A science fiction romance set on a fiery desert planet. A barbaric, primitive hero who’s an alien hybrid. A fragile but strong-willed heroine, a forced marriage of convenience, a sizzling sexual attraction. Jenna fears Arion is more beast than man, and they engage in a fierce battle of wills. Until they discover the heart is mightier than any weapon—and love can forge shadow and fire together.
Shadow Crossing — A Science Fiction Romance (Book 4, Shielder Series)
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 103,400. Language: English. Published: November 14, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Romance » Sci-fi
An ex-smuggler, Celie Cameron finds herself embroiled in galaxy-spanning intrigue and deception. Rurick Riordan is a super-sexy, enigmatic android—so she thinks. Wary of real men, Celie trusts Rurick, until she learns he’s a human prince in disguise. They battle wits from a royal palace to a shipwreck on a barren planet. Facing possible death, she can no longer deny her true feelings—or the man.
Shamara — A Science Fiction Romance (Book 3, Shielder Series)
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 95,090. Language: English. Published: July 7, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Romance » Sci-fi, Fiction » Romance » Fantasy
An Enhancer with rare powers, Eirene is running from a Leor warlord. Jarek is on a desperate quest to save the Shielder race. When he’s injured in a Pleasure Dome, Eirene heals him, revealing her abilities. Believing she’s necessary to save his people, Jarek kidnaps her. Eirene fights him at first, yet it is the growing bond—and love—between them that leads the Shielders to freedom—and to Shamara.
Shadower — A Science Fiction Romance (Book 2, Shielder Series)
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 94,530. Language: English. Published: March 26, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Romance » Sci-fi, Fiction » Romance » Fantasy
Moriah is a smuggler; Sabin is a bounty hunter. He captures her; she hijacks his ship. But he catches up with her and they battle wills across the quadrant. Despite the growing attraction between them, Moriah again eludes Sabin to make a dangerous delivery. When things go wrong at the drop, only Sabin’s sacrifice can save her. But ultimately, it’s love, acceptance, and healing that save them both.
Shielder — A new Science Fiction Romance (Book 1, Shielder Series)
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 84,490. Language: English. Published: February 3, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Romance » Sci-fi, Fiction » Romance » Sci-fi
Nessa is on a desperate mission to save the Shielders. When her ship breaks down in space, she’s rescued by a dangerous enemy—a shadower, a bounty hunter who hunts Shielders. She can’t reveal the truth about her mission. Chase McKnight has an agenda more pressing than bounty rewards—vengeance.Their secrets and agendas don’t prevent the growing attraction between them, as time runs out for Nessa.
The Sentinel Series Book Bundle, Books 1, 2, 3 (Urban Fantasy Romance)
Price: $4.95 USD. Words: 285,350. Language: English. Published: November 15, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Romance » Fantasy, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban
Urban Fantasy Romance series about the Sentinels, reincarnated Atlantians protecting Earth, and the psychic human “conductors” who help them track evil beings. Touched by Darkness is about Dr. Kara Cantrell and dark, dangerous Damien Morgan. Touched by Fire features feisty Marla Reynolds and Harley-riding Luke Paxton. Touched by Light follows brilliant Julia Reynolds and superhuman Adam Masters.
Touched by Light – An Urban Fantasy Romance (Book 3, The Sentinel Series)
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 101,040. Language: English. Published: November 13, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Romance » Fantasy, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban
Haunted by a brutal attack and new precognitive abilities, Julia Reynolds resists Adam Masters’ attempt to draw her into a supernatural world. Adam is the head of a superhuman race protecting Earth. He believes his psychic connection with Julia will help locate a missing Sentinel. Julia finds herself torn between running from her demons—and embracing her power and reaching for the light.
Touched by Fire – An Urban Fantasy Romance (Book 2, The Sentinel Series)
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 98,420. Language: English. Published: November 13, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Romance » Fantasy, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban
When Marla Reynolds meets Luke Paxton, she’s upended by an intense attraction she doesn’t understand. But Luke does—it’s an energy he must harness to track a brutal killer. Luke is a Sentinel, a member of an ancient superhuman race, and he needs Marla—willing or not—to help him focus his powers. As they go deeper into a supernatural world, it becomes impossible to resist the fire between them.
Touched by Darkness – An Urban Fantasy Romance (Book 1, The Sentinel Series)
Price: Free! Words: 93,320. Language: English. Published: November 13, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Romance » Fantasy, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban
(4.75 from 4 reviews)
Kara Cantrell settles in the sleepy town of Zorro, Texas, convinced she and her child have escaped the sinister reach of a supernatural underworld. But now dark forces jeopardize her new life. Her only hope is Damien Morgan, a dangerous, alluring man with superhuman abilities. He and Kara share a mystical link that triggers desires impossible to ignore, even as they track the evil stalking them.