M.R. Weston (Maryann Weston) is a professional writer, training initially as a journalist and editor. She grew up on a farm in Australia and learnt early that the best adventures in life are the ones you seek out and follow.

She has made it her mission to follow her dreams, including writing novels, and has combined her love of adventure and new horizons with a vivid imagination and ability to tell a good story.

Maryann has a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) and is also a qualified teacher and counsellor, with a Graduate Diploma in Education and a Diploma of Community Services.

She currently works as a journalist, editor and public relations professional and is a mum to three boys. She lives with her family in rural NSW, Australia.

About the Shadowscape Trilogy:
Shadowscape - The Stevie Vegas Chronicles is the first book in a trilogy. The second novel is Dawn of the Shadowcasters published by Lodestone Books in 2014.

Shadowscape is a fast-paced, adventure fantasy for young adult readers. It was written for my son when he was 12 years of age, and an avid skateboarder then. The main character of Stevie Vegas is very much modelled on him.

I have been writing for as long as I can remember and love to tell stories, 'seeing' them through my imagination. One of the central themes in Shadowscape is fighting the good fight and standing up for what's right. Another is the power of the mind.

Maryann will be working on the final book in the trilogy, Luminous, in 2014.