Author Biography
A confessed vagabond, Colette Shaw was born in New York State and moved frequently throughout the U.S. during her career in higher education. She earned a B.A. in Communications and a Masters in College Student Personnel, then went on to specialize in teaching critical thinking and cognitive development in the liberal arts setting.

Gifted with the names of two of the greatest writers of all time, Shaw grew up with a vivid imagination and a secret life as the girl-next-door who fantasized about heavy metal musicians. Through KISSfiction, she explores imaginary worlds in which normal people must confront adversity and make peace with their true selves.

"I write about what KISS fans already understand," says Shaw. "Pursuing our dreams while allowing KISS music to inspire us. KISSfiction just adds the element of rock 'n' roll fantasy that few of us experience in our daily lives."

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To Rod Pierce: Thank you for believing in me. I will never let you down..

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Won't Get Fooled Again
Aside from one carefully protected secret, Suzanne Curtis's life makes perfect sense. Smart, scrupulous and successful, the marketing executive enjoys a dream existence.

When a scandalous revelation rocks her professional world, Suzanne realizes the mentor she devoted her career to has forced her to make an impossible promise -- and left her with a ruthless enemy who will stop at nothing, including blackmail, to get what he wants.

Powerless and alone, Suzanne allows a long-resisted desire to slip past her intellectual defenses. To make matters worse, giving in to her most private temptation has inadvertently placed the livelihoods of the people she loves most in jeopardy.

Trapped in a battle between her ideals and reality, Suzanne must place everything on the line -- her reputation, her dreams and perhaps her integrity.

Other Work by Colette Shaw
* A Dorm Is a Dorm in About Campus magazine (selected by editors as model submission at 2004 conference of American College Personnel Association)
* Resume Secrets Revealed
* Stratetic Planning: A Love Story (pdf)
* Who Gives a Dorm? (pdf)
* 2004 Election Editorial
* In Search of... (under pseudonym)
* KISSinformation, Please
* Valentine Archive (for fun)