Sharon Shinn (born 1957) is an American novelist who writes combining aspects of fantasy, science fiction and romance.

She works as a journalist in St. Louis, Missouri and is a graduate of Northwestern University.

In 2009, she donated her archive to the department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Northern Illinois University.

[2] In Laurell K Hamilton's novel Obsidian Butterfly of her Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series, Anita Blake mentions that she reads Sharon Shinn's novels to help her deal with her phobia of flying.

Flame is set in the world of Heart of Gold is an addition to Summers at Castle Auburn is a prequel to The Twelve Houses Series Penguin Group