wenty-something author Shannon Primicerio resides in Southern California with her husband, Michael. The Primicerios are a fun-loving couple who enjoy watching baseball, playing Bocce ball, flying kites, and hanging out at the beach. An avid baseball fan her entire life, Shannon adopted the New York Yankees as her team of choice when she married Michael, a New York native. You can learn more about Shannon and Michael's joint writing projects at www.yourmomentisnow.com. Shannon has a B.A. in journalism and a minor in Biblical studies from Biola University, and was the recipient of the North County Times Excellence in Writing award in 2000, and the San Diego Christian Writers' Guild Nancy Bayless Award for Excellence in Writing in 2003. She has been interviewed on radio and television programs across the nation and was recently featured in such media outlets as PBS' Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, The Harvest Show and TIME magazine. Shannon's ministry spans the globe, as her books are available in several languages. She also serves as a mentor to young authors through the Jerry B. Jenkins' Christian Writers' Guild. Her articles have appeared in Marriage Partnership and BRIO magazines. In 2006 Shannon and Michael traveled to Lima, Peru as part of the annual BRIO missions trip. Shannon has a passion to reach impoverish people, especially children. She and her husband Michael partner with Compassion International to sponsor a little boy in Burkina Faso and a university student in Kenya, Africa. For more information on how you can be part of making a difference in the life of an impoverished child please visit www.compassion.com. You can contact Shannon at shannon AT beingagirlbooks.com. Although Shannon loves hearing from her readers, and she wishes she could still answer all of her email personally, due to the high volume of mail she receives she isn't able to do that. Please feel free to email Shannon, but please know she may not be able to reply. Thanks for understanding.