Shana Sturtz Brodsky (April 1980 – September 11, 2021[1]), known by her pen names Shoshanna Evers and Shoshanna Gabriel, was an American author of contemporary and erotic romance novels and novellas,[2] and the editor and publisher of non-fiction books on writing and publishing.

[3] She was the co-founder of SelfPubBookCovers.com, the first website where authors could customize original pre-made book covers and instantly download them.

[6] In March 2014, Evers became a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author with her contribution of "The Man Who Holds the Whip" to the anthology MAKE ME: Twelve Tales of Dark Desire.

[10] Her work has been critically acclaimed[11][12][13] with reviewers calling her the “Queen of the erotic novellas”,[14] who writes books that are “emotional and gripping”.

[18] Evers was a New York native who lived with her husband, their three children and two dogs on a remote farm in Northern Idaho at the time of her death.