Gena Showalter
Gena Showalter (born 1975 in Oklahoma) is an American author in the genres of contemporary romance, paranormal romance, and young adult.
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Born | 1975 (age 44–45) Oklahoma |
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | American |
Period | 1975 – present |
Genre | Romance, young adult fiction, paranormal, contemporary |
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Showalter sold her first book at the age of 27, and has published over 25 books[1]. She has been named by The New York Times [2]and USA Today [3]as a bestselling author. Showalter has successfully published in the adult and young adult market.[4]
Reviews and press
Awards
- Alice in Zombieland- 2014 South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (Nominee and Winner)
- Black and Blue- 2013 RT Book Reviews (Top Pick)
- Darkest Night- 2009 Rita Award: Paranormal Romance (Finalist)
- Darkest Touch- 2014 RT Book Reviews (Top Pick); 2015 Rita Award: Paranormal Romance (Finalist)
- Enslave Me Sweetly- 2006 Booklist: Starred Review
- Firstlife- 2016 RT Book Reviews (Top Pick)
- The Harder You Fall- 2015 RT Book Reviews (Top Pick)
- Through the Zombie Glass- 2013 RT Book Reviews (Top Pick)
Bibliography [10]
Adult
Paranormal Romance
Imperia Series
- The Stone Prince, September 2003 ISBN 0-373-77007-3
- The Pleasure Slave, February 2005 ISBN 0-373-77032-4
Alien Huntress Series
Meet the women of Alien Investigations and Removal (AIR) Team and the men who hunger for them.
- Awaken Me Darkly, May 2005 ISBN 0-7434-9749-X (Mia Snow & Kyrin en Arr)
- Enslave Me Sweetly, June 2006 ISBN 0-7434-9750-3 (Eden Black & Lucius Adaire)
- Savor Me Slowly, December 2007 ISBN 1-4165-3163-7 (Mishka Le'Ace & Jaxon Tremain)
- Tempt Me Eternally in Deep Kiss of Winter, February 2009 ISBN 1-4391-5966-1 (Aleaha Love & Breean)
- Seduce the Darkness, June 2009 ISBN 1-4165-3164-5 (Bride McKells & Devyn)
- Ecstasy in Darkness, Oct 2010 ISBN 1-4391-7577-2 (Ava Sans & McKell)
- Dark Taste of Rapture, August 2011 ISBN 1-4391-7578-0 (Noelle Tremain & Hector Dean)
Atlantis Series
Enter a world of dark seduction and powerful magic . . . Atlantis.
- Heart of the Dragon, September 2005 ISBN 0-373-77057-X
- Jewel of Atlantis, February 2006 ISBN 0-373-77096-0
- The Nymph King, February 2007 ISBN 0-373-77188-6
- The Vampire's Bride, March 2009 ISBN 0-373-77359-5
- The Amazon's Curse, March 2009 ebook; also in the Into the Dark, May 2010 ISBN 0-373-77451-6
Lords of the Underworld Series
The Lords of the Underworld series pertains to the warriors that are cursed to carry demons that escaped from Pandora's Box.
- The Darkest Night, May 2008 — Maddox (Keeper of Violence)
- The Darkest Kiss, June 2008 — Lucien (Keeper of Death)
- The Darkest Pleasure, July 2008 — Reyes (Keeper of Pain)
- The Darkest Whisper, September 2009 — Sabin (Keeper of Doubt)
- The Darkest Passion, June 2010 — Aeron (Keeper of Wrath)
- The Darkest Lie, July 2010 — Gideon (Keeper of Lies)
- The Darkest Secret, April 2011 — Amun (Keeper of Secrets)
- The Darkest Surrender, September 2011 — Strider (Keeper of Defeat)
- The Darkest Seduction, February 2012 — Paris (Keeper of Promiscuity)
- The Darkest Craving, July 2013 — Kane (Keeper of Disaster)
- The Darkest Touch, November 2014 — Torin (Keeper of Disease)
- The Darkest Torment, May 2016 — Baden (Keeper of Distrust)
- The Darkest Promise, June 2017 — Cameo (Keeper of Misery)
- The Darkest Warrior, June 2018 — Puck (Keeper of Indifference)
- The Darkest King, February 25, 2020 - William
Short Stories
- 0. The Darkest Fire (prequel novella to Lords of the Underworld), April 2008 ebook, also published in Into the Dark ISBN 0-373-77451-6 Geyron (Guardian of Hell)
- 3,5. The Darkest Prison, July 2009 novella ebook — Atlas (Titan God of Strength) also published in Into the Dark
- 4,5. The Darkest Angel novella in Heart of the Darkness and in the anthology Dark Beginnings, January 2010 — angel Lysander
- 4,7. The Darkest Facts: A Lords of the Underworld Companion, May 1, 2010 - in the anthology Into the Dark
- 14,5. The Darkest Captive novella part of 1001 Dark Nights, December 2018 — Galen (Keeper of Jealousy and False Hope)
- 14,7. The Darkest Assassin novella part of 1001 Dark Nights, December 10, 2019 — Fox (Keeper of Distrust)
Tales of an Extraordinary Girl Series
- Playing With Fire, September 2006 ISBN 0-373-77129-0
- Twice as Hot, February 2010 ISBN 0-373-77437-0
Royal House of Shadows Series
A series of 4 books each by a different author
- Lord of the Vampires by Gena Showalter (August 2011) ISBN 978-0-373-61866-8
- Lord of Rage by Jill Monroe (September 2011) ISBN 978-0-373-61868-2
- Lord of the Wolfyn by Jessica Andersen (October 2011) ISBN 978-0-373-61870-5
- Lord of the Abyss by Nalini Singh (December 2011) ISBN 978-0-373-61872-9
Angels of the Dark Series
The Angels of the Dark series takes place in the same universe as Lords of the Underworld series and concerns the armies of Heaven.
- Wicked Nights, June 2012 ISBN 0-373-77698-5 (Zacharel)
- Beauty Awakened, February 2013 ISBN 0-373-77743-4 (Koldo)
- Burning Dawn, May 2014 (Thane)
Otherworld Assassins Series
The Otherworld Assassins series takes place in the same universe as the Alien Huntress series. It deals with a different Black Ops group.
- Last Kiss Goodnight, December 2012, Cover art by Nathália Suellen ISBN 1-4516-7159-8 (Solomon Judah & Vika Lukas)
- Black and Blue, October 2013 ISBN 978-1-4516-7160-5 (Corbin Blue & Evangeline Black)
- Dark Swan in Blood Red Kiss anthology, September 2016 ISBN 978-1-5011-4258-1 (Dallas Gutierrez & Lilica Swan)
Gods of War Series
- Shadow and Ice (October 2018)-Knox of Iviland
- Frost and Flame (September 24, 2019)-Bane of Adwaeweth
Non Fiction
- Dating The Undead - Loving The Immortal Man December 27, 2011 ISBN 0-373-89252-7
Contemporary Romance
Original Heartbreakers Series
- The One You Want in The All For You Anthology, December 2014
- The Closer You Come, March 2015
- The Hotter You Burn, July 2015
- The Harder You Fall, November 2015
- Can't Hardly Breathe, August 2017
- Can't Let Go, October 2017
- Can't Get Enough, December 2017 (Self-published)
Stand Alone Novels
- Animal Instincts, April 2007 ISBN 0-373-77199-1
- Catch A Mate, June 2007 ISBN 0-373-77235-1
Young Adult
Stand Alone
- Oh My Goth, July 2006 ISBN 1-4165-2474-6, Revised edition, September 4, 2018 ISBN 978-1-3351-3972-6
Teen Alien Huntress Series
- Red Handed, June 2007 ISBN 1-4165-3224-2
- Blacklisted, July 2007 ISBN 1-4165-3225-0
Intertwined series Series
- Intertwined, September 2009 ISBN 0-373-21012-4
- Unraveled, August 2010 ISBN 0-373-21022-1
- Twisted, August 2011 ISBN 0-373-21038-8
White Rabbit Chronicles Series
- Alice in Zombieland, September 2012 ISBN 0-373-21058-2
- Through the Zombie Glass, October 2013
- The Queen of Zombie Hearts, September 2014
- A Mad Zombie Party, September 2015
- Kat in Zombieland, February 2017 (short story taking place during A Mad Zombie Party)
- Down the Rabbit Hole, February 2019 (collection of two bonus scenes from the series)
Everlife series Series
- Firstlife, February 2016
- Lifeblood, February 2017
- Everlife, February 2018
The Forest of Good and Evil Series
- The Evil Queen (June 25, 2019)
Anthologies
- Mysteria, July 2006 ISBN 0-425-21106-1
- The Witches of Mysteria and the Dead Who Love Them
- Mysteria Lane, December 2008 ISBN 0-425-22294-2
- A Tawdry Affair
- Deep Kiss of Winter, October 13, 2009 ISBN 1-4391-5966-1
- Tempt me Eternally
- Heart of Darkness, January 2010 ISBN 0-373-77431-1
- The Darkest Angel
- Darkest Beginnings, April 16, 2010 ISBN 0-7783-0371-3
- The Darkest Fire
- The Darkest Prison
- The Darkest Angel
- Into the Dark, April 27, 2010 ISBN 0-373-77451-6
- The Darkest Fire
- The Amazon's Curse
- The Darkest Prison
- The Bodyguard, June 29, 2010 ISBN 0-312-94323-7
- Temptation in Shadows
- On the Hunt, February 1, 2011 ISBN 0-451-23243-7 (with Jessica Andersen)
- Ever Night
- After Dark anthology with debut author, Kait Ballenger's novel Shadow Hunter ISBN 0-373-77825-2
- The Darkest Angel
- After Moonrise 2013, anthology with P.C. Cast ISBN 0-373-77822-8
- Haunted
- The Gena Showalter Bundle, Feb 01, 2007 ISBN 9781552549032
- The Stone Prince
- The Pleasure Slave
- Heart of the Dragon
- Gena Showalter's Atlantis Series Bundle, 2009 ISBN 9781426841859
- Heart of the Dragon
- Jewel of Atlantis
- The Nymph King
- The Vampire's Bride
- The Amazon's Curse
- Lord of the Vampires 4 in 1, 2011 ISBN 9781459212466
- Lord of the Vampires
- The Darkest Angel
- The Amazon's Curse
- The Darkest Prison
- Magic at Midnight, 2013 ISBN 9780425265383
- The Witches of Mysteria and the Dead Who Love Them
- A Tawdry Affair
- All For You, 2015 ISBN 9781460380475
- The One You Want
References
- "Books by Gena Showalter (Author of The Darkest Night)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- "Young Adult Hardcover Books - Best Sellers - March 19, 2017 - The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- "Young Adult Hardcover Books - Best Sellers - March 19, 2017 - The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- Lodge, Sally (2010-11-29). "Today's YA Scene". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
- "The Darkest Warrior". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- "Book Reviews and Best Selling Lists". USA Today. July 29, 2009.
- "Young Adult Hardcover Books - Best Sellers - March 19, 2017 - The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- "Paperback Fiction". The New York Times. February 18, 2007.
- https://www.fictiondb.com/author/gena-showalter~book-awards~38824.htm
- "Reading Order". Gena Showalter. November 12, 2019.
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