Maggie Shayne

Maggie Shayne (born Margaret Benson) is an American author of more than 50 romance and paranormal novels. She has won numerous awards, including the prestigious Romance Writers of America RITA Award. In addition to her work as a novelist, Shayne is active in the Wiccan religion, and is the High Priestess of a coven she founded.[1]

Margaret Benson
Born	Maggie Benson (1965-06-07) 7 June 1965 New York, United States
Pen name	Maggie Shayne
Occupation	Novelist
Nationality	American
Genre	Romance, paranormal
Website
www.maggieshayne.com

Biography

Early years

Maggie Shayne was born and raised in a rural area near Syracuse, New York.

Even as a child, Shayne liked to tell stories and rewrite the endings of some she had read, as well as those of the horror movies she loved to watch.[2] Her first attempt at a novel did not come until she was older, when she wove a story in her head while trying to comfort a sick baby. Because she had been in the mood to read a romance novel that day, the story she envisioned was also a romance. Within days, she had transferred her story to paper, writing longhand on a yellow pad.[3] Realizing that if she ever planned to be a published writer she would need a typewriter, Shayne took a job watching a neighbor's horses so that she could earn the money to buy her first typewriter. She soon finished three manuscripts, which she was unable to sell. Her fortunes changed when Harlequin launched their Shadows line. Shayne sent a query letter to let them know that: "I'm just jumping up and down; so happy that you have created a line especially for me!" Although the editor rejected her first book, Shayne's enthusiasm impressed her enough that she asked to see more novels, and purchased the second.[4] That novel became the first of Shayne's Wings in the Night series, which was so popular that Silhouette asked Shayne to continue writing the series even after the Shadows line was closed.[5]

Career Success

Since then, Shayne has had over 50 novels published, including category romance, contemporary western romance, romantic suspense, paranormal romance, and time travel romance.[4] She has written for the Silhouette Intimate Moments line and Silhouette Romantic Suspense and for five single-title publishing companies (Avon Books, St. Martin's Press, Penguin Putnam, Spilled Candy Books, and MIRA Books).[2][3][6] Her paranormal romances seamlessly "combine the hearts of two such diverse genres as romance and horror" which proclaim that "the key is the redemption of the monster by the sheer power of love."[2] Many of her novels "[blend] mysticism into everyday life in a good vs. evil scenario."[7]

As a sideline, Shayne also worked as a writer for the soap operas Guiding Light and As the World Turns, and even considered accepting the position of co-head-writer before deciding to devote her time to her novels.[1][8]

Her novels have appeared on the USA Today, Booksense and Waldenbooks bestseller lists, and Twilight Hunger reached Number 18 on the New York Times Bestseller List.[4] Many of her books have been chosen by Doubleday Bookclub, the Mystery Guild, and Rhapsody Bookclub.[6] On her thirteenth nomination for a Romance Writers of America RITA Award, Shayne finally won the prestigious award, which is the romance community's equivalent of an Academy Award. She has also won three Career Achievement Awards from Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine.[6]

Personal life

Shayne is very interested in the culture and religion of ancient Sumer, and includes some of her research in her novels, including Destiny.[4][7] After several years of study at the Black Forest Clan, a chartered Wiccan seminary, Shayne has become a High Priestess and an Elder in the Wicca religion, and has been licensed as a minister. Shayne has founded her own coven, the Hawks of RavenMyst, in a "tradition" (similar to a denomination), known as the RavenMyst Circle, that she helped found.[1][4][9]

Shayne has five grown daughters.[4] She married Lance on Valentine's Day in 2014. She resides in a small town in upstate New York.[3]

Awards

• 1992-1993 - Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award, Best First Book, Reckless Angel
• 1993 - New Jersey Romance Writers Golden Leaf Award for Best Long Contemporary, Miranda's Viking
• 1993-1994 - Romantic Times Career Achievement Award, Series Romantic Fantasy
• 1993-1994 - Affaire de Coeur Magazine Favorite Paranormal Author of the Year
• 1995-1996 - Romantic Times Career Achievement Award, Romantic Fantasy
• 1995-1995 - Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award, Best Contemporary Fantasy, Fairytale
• 1997-1998 - Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award, Best Mini-Series Romance, A Husband in Time
• 1997-1998 - Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award, Best Contemporary Fantasy, Forever Enchanted
• 2005 - Romance Writers of America RITA Award winner, Best Novella, "Her Best Enemy"
• Romantic Times Magazine Women in Search of Heroes (wISH) Award, Twilight Illusions
• Romantic Times Magazine WISH Award, Born in Twilight
• Romantic Times Gold Medallion Award, Twilight Illusions
• Romantic Times Gold Medallion Award, Forever Enchanted'
• six-time Romance Writers of America RITA Award finalist (12-time nominee)

Bibliography[10][11]

Wings in the Night Series

#	Title	Also In	Comments
1	Twilight Phantasies	Wings in the Night Part 1 Twilight Begins
2	Twilight Memories	Wings in the Night Part 1 Twilight Begins
3	Twilight Illusions	Wings in the Night Part 1
4	Beyond Twilight	Wings in the Night Part 1 At Twilight
5	Born in Twilight	Wings in the Night Part 1 At Twilight
6	Twilight Vows	Wings in the Night Part 1 Two By Twilight	novella
7	Twilight Hunger	Wings in the Night Part 2
8	Run from Twilight	Wings in the Night Part 2 Two By Twilight	novella
9	Embrace the Twilight	Wings in the Night Part 2
10	Edge of Twilight	Wings in the Night Part 2
10.5	Before Blue Twilight		online novella [12]
11	Blue Twilight	Wings in the Night Part 2
12	Prince of Twilight	Wings in the Night Part 2
13	Demon's Kiss
14	Lovers Bite
15	Angel's Pain
16	Bloodline
17	Twilight Prophecy
17.5	Vacation with a Vampire...and Other Immortals[13]
18	Twilight Fulfilled
19	Vampires in Paradise[14]	Vampires In Paradise/Immortal

Wings in the Night: Reborn Series

#	Title	Also In	Comments
1	Twilight Guardians
1.5	Dead By Twilight	Edge of Darkness	novella
2	Twilight Vendetta
3	Rhiannon Chronicles
4	The Fiona Files

Fairies of Rush Series

#	Title	Also In	Comments
1	By Magic Beguiled	Once Upon A Time	Formerly Fairytale
2	By Magic Enchanted	Once Upon A Time	Formerly Forever Enchanted
3	Annie's Hero
4	The Fairy's Wish

Texas Brands Series

1. The Littlest Cowboy (in A Brand of Christmas and The Texas Brand: In the Beginning)
2. The Baddest Virgin in Texas (in The Texas Brand: In the Beginning)
3. Badlands Bad Boy (in The Texas Brand: In the Beginning)
4. Long Gone Lonesome Blues FORMERLY The Husband She Couldn't Remember
5. The Lone Cowboy FORMERLY That Mysterious Texas Brand Man
6. Lone Star Lonely FORMERLY The Baddest Bride in Texas
7. The Outlaw Bride
8. Texas Angel FORMERLY Angel Meets the Badman
9. Texas Homecoming FORMERLY The Homecoming

The Immortal Series

#	Title	Also In	Comments
0.5	Immortality
1	Eternity	Eternal Love Eternal Love: The Immortal Witch Series
2	Infinity	Eternal Love Eternal Love: The Immortal Witch Series
3	Destiny	Eternal Love: The Immortal Witch Series Immortal Desire
4	Immortality	Immortal Desire Out of this World

Oklahoma All-Girl Brands Series

1. The Brands Who Came for Christmas (in A Brand of Christmas and Stranger in Town)
2. Brand-New Heartache (in Stranger in Town)
3. Secrets and Lies
4. A Mommy For Christmas FORMERLY Feels Like Home
5. One Magic Summer FORMERLY Dangerous Lover
6. Sweet Vidalia Brand

Mordecai Young Series

1. Thicker Than Water
2. Colder Than Ice
3. Darker Than Midnight

Secrets of Shadow Falls Series

#	Title	Also In	Comments
1	Killing Me Softly
2	Kill Me Again
3	Kiss Me, Kill Me
3.5	Kiss Me Goodbye

The Portal Series

#	Title	Also In	Comments
0.5	Legacy of the Witch		novella
1	Mark of the Witch
2	Daughter of the Spellcaster
3	Blood of the Sorceress

Brown and de Luca Series

#	Title	Also In	Comments
1	Sleep with the Lights On	Brown and de Luca Collection Volume 1
1.5	Dream of Danger	Brown and de Luca Collection Volume 1	novella
2	Wake to Darkness	Brown and de Luca Collection Volume 1
3	Innocent Prey	Brown and de Luca Collection Volume 2
4	Deadly Obsession	Brown and de Luca Collection Volume 2
4.5	Cry Wolf	Brown and de Luca Collection Volume 2	formerly The One Who Cried Wolf
5	Girl Blue

The Shattered Sisters Series

1. Reckless FORMERLY Reckless Angel
2. Forgotten FORMERLY Forgotten Vows
3. Broken FORMERLY Kiss of the Shadow Man
4. Hollow FORMERLY The Bride Wore a Forty-Four
5. Hunted

The McIntyre Men

Also called Bliss in Big Falls.

1. Oklahoma Christmas Blues
2. Oklahoma Moonshine
3. Oklahoma Starshine FORMERLY Oklahoma Sunlight
4. Shine on Oklahoma FORMERLY Oklahoma Starlight
5. Christmas Blues (in Buckles, Boots and Mistletoe and Baby By Christmas)

Shayne's Supernaturals

1. Forgotten
2. Magic by Moonlight FORMERLY Musketeer by Moonlight
3. Miranda's Viking
4. Everything She Does is Magic
5. Stargazer FORMERLY Out-of-This-World Marriage
6. Witch Moon
7. Zombies! A Love Story

Novels

• Forever, Dad
• A Husband in Time
• Million Dollar Marriage
• The Gingerbread Man
• Enemy Mind
• That Mysterious Man

Anthologies and Collections

Anthology or Collection	Contents	Publication Date	With
Forgotten Vows[15]	Forgotten Vows	1994	Lindsay McKenna
Strangers In The Night[16]	Beyond Twilight	Oct 1995	Anne Stuart, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
A Sprinkle of Fairy Dust[17]	Fairies Make Wishes, Too	Sep 1996	Elizabeth Bevarly, Elaine Crawford, Marylyle Rogers
Bewitched[18]	Everything She Does Is Magick	Oct 1997	Lisa Higdon, Susan Krinard, Amy Saunders
Brides of the Night[19]	Twilight Vows	Sep 1998	Marilyn Tracy
Moonglow[20]	Musketeer by Moonlight	Oct 1998	Lindsay Longford, Angie Ray and Katherine Sutcliffe
Silhouette Sensational: Forgotten Vows...? / License to Love / Cowboy Daddy / Babies On His Mind[21]	Forgotten Vows	Mar 1999	Barbara Boswell, Marie Ferrarella, Susan Mallery
Veils of Time[22]	The Con and the Crusader	Jul 1999	Lynn Kurland, Angie Ray and Ingrid Weaver
Sinful[23]	Leather and Lace	Jan 2000	Suzanne Forster, Lori Foster, Kimberly Randell
After Midnight[24]	Miranda's Viking Kiss of the Shadow Man Out-of-This-World Marriage	Aug 2000
Wings in the Night	Twilight Phantasies Twilight Memories Twilight Illusions	Nov 2001
Who Do You Love?[25]	Two Hearts	Sep 2000	Marilyn Pappano
Two Novels[26]	Witch Moon Rising	Apr 2001	Lorna Tedder
Out of This World[27]	Immortality	Aug 2001	Laurell K. Hamilton, Susan Krinard, J D Robb
The Texas Brand: In the Beginning	The Littlest Cowboy The Baddest Virgin in Texas Badlands Bad Boy	Sep 2001
At Twilight	Born in Twilight Beyond Twilight	Feb 2002
Broken Silence[28]	The Invisible Virgin	Apr 2003	Eileen Wilks and Anne Marie Winston
Hot Summer Nights[29]		Jun 2003	Lindsay McKenna, Dallas Schulze
Midnight Pleasures[30]	Under Her Spell	Nov 2003	Amanda Ashley, Sherrilyn Kenyon and Ronda Thompson
Pregnant With His Child[31]	The Baddest Virgin in Texas	Jan 2004	Marilyn Pappano
Danger in the Shadows[32]		May 2004	Linda Turner
Special Delivery: Doorstep Babies[33]	The Littlest Cowboy	Jun 2004	Cathy Gillen Thacker
Stranger in Town	The Brands Who Came for Christmas Brand-New Heartache	Jul 2004
Hot Blooded	Awaiting Moonrise	Aug 2004	Christine Feehan, Emma Holly and Angela Knight
Twilight Begins	Twilight Phantasies Twilight Memories	Sep 2004
Man of My Dreams[34]	Daydream Believer	Oct 2004	Suzanne Forster, Virginia Kantra, Sherrilyn Kenyon
Night's Edge	Her Best Enemy	Oct 2004	Barbara Hambly, Charlaine Harris
Burning Bright[35]	Return of the Light	Oct 2004	Judith Arnold and Anne Stuart
An Expected Family[36]	Forever, Dad	Nov 2004	Caroline Cross
Kick Ass[37]	The Bride Wore a .44	Sep 2005	Mary Janice Davidson, Jacey Ford, Angela Knight
Two By Twilight	Twilight Vows Run from Twilight	Sep 2005
Moon Fever[38]	The Darkness Within	Sep 2007	Lori Handeland, Caridad Piñeiro, and Susan Sizemore
Wings in the Night Part 1	Twilight Phantasies Twilight Memories Twilight Illusions Beyond Twilight Born in Twilight Twilight Vows	Sep 2007
An Enchanted Season	Melting Frosty	Oct 2007	Jean Johnson, Erin McCarthy and Nalini Singh
Wings in the Night Part 2	Twilight Hunter Embrace the Twilight Run From Twilight Edge of Twilight Blue Twilight Prince of Twilight	Nov 2007
Eternal Love	Eternity Infinity	Nov 2007
Immortal Desire	Destiny Immortality	Dec 2007
Weddings from Hell	Till Death	May 2008	Jeaniene Frost, Terri Garey and Kathryn Smith
Hearts of Darkness	Love Me to Death	Jan 2010	Susan Krinard and Gena Showalter
Darkness Divine[39]	Voodoo	Sep 2010	P.C. Cast, Rhyannon Byrd and Gena Showalter
The Heart of Winter	The Toughest Girl in Town	Dec 2010	Linda Winstead Jones and Day Leclaire
Paranormal Holiday Anthology Trio	Melting Frosty	Dec 2010	Jean Johnson, Erin McCarthy and Nalini Singh
Vampires In Paradise/Immortal	Vampires in Paradise[14]	Mar 2012
Eternal Love: The Immortal Witch Series	Eternity Infinity Destiny	Mar 2014
Once Upon a Time	Fairytale Forever Enchanted	Jun 2014
Edge of Darkness	Dead By Twilight	Aug 2015	Christine Feehan and Lori Herter
A Brand of Christmas	The Brands Who Came for Christmas The Littlest Cowboy	Oct 2015
Buckles, Boots and Mistletoe	Christmas Blues	Dec 2015	Miranda’s Shayne, River Shayne and Jessica Lewis
Baby By Christmas	Christmas Blues	Nov 2017
Brown and de Luca Collection Volume 1	Sleep with the Lights On Dream of Danger Wake to Darkness	Jul 2019
Brown and de Luca Collection Volume 2	Innocent Prey Deadly Obsession	Sep 2019

See also

• Judy Harrow
• List of occult writers
• List of romantic novelists
• Margot Adler
• Murry Hope
• Neopaganism

References

1. "About Maggie". Witches In Print. Archived from the original on 2005-08-28. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
2. "Maggie Shayne". eHarlequin.Com. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
3. Sheftel, Bea. "An Interview with Paranormal Author Maggie Shayne". Gotta Write Network. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
4. Thompson, Dorothy (2003). "Interview with Maggie Shayne". The Writer's Life. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
5. Shayne, Maggie. "The Darker Side of Romance". Romantic Times. Archived from the original on 2006-10-28. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
6. "Maggie Shayne". Paranormal Romance Reviews. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
7. Klausner, Harriet (December 2000). "Stands alone, but incredible follow-up to fabulous novel Eternity". Paranormal Romance Reviews. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
8. Shayne, Maggie (December 2000). "Destiny Cameo/Excerpt". Romantic Times. Archived from the original on November 22, 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
9. "International Best-Selling Author Maggie Shayne". Maggie Shayne Official Website. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
10. "Good Reads Series Reading Order". Good Reads. December 16, 2019.
11. "Printable Book List" (PDF). Maggie Shayne's website. December 16, 2019.
12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-30. Retrieved 2009-12-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
13. "Vacation with a Vampire...and Other Immortals". Good Reads. December 16, 2019.
14. "Vampires in Paradise / Immortal". Good Reads. December 16, 2019.
15. "Forgotten Vows". Good Reads. December 12, 2019.
16. "Strangers in the Night". Good Reads. December 12, 2019.
17. "A Sprinkle of Fairy Dust". Fantastic Fiction. December 12, 2019.
18. "Bewitched". Amazon. December 11, 2019.
19. "Brides of the Night". Good Reads. December 12, 2019.
20. "Moonglow". Good Reads. December 12, 2019.
21. "Forgotten Vows / License to Love / Cowboy Daddy / Babies on His Mind". Good Reads. December 11, 2019.
22. "Veils of Time". Good Reads. December 11, 2019.
23. "Sinful". Google Reads. December 11, 2019.
24. "After Midnight". Good Reads. December 12, 2019.
25. "Who Do You Love?". Good Reads. December 12, 2019.
26. "Two Novels". Amazon. December 11, 2019.
27. "Out of This World". Good Reads. December 12, 2019.
28. "Broken Silence". Parkland Library. December 12, 2019.
29. "Hot Summer Nights". Good Reads. December 12, 2019.
30. "Midnight Pleasures". Good Reads. December 13, 2019.
31. "Pregnant With His Child". Good Reads. December 13, 2019.
32. "Danger in the Shadows". Google Reads. December 13, 2019.
33. "Special Delivery: Doorstep Babies". Amazon. December 13, 2019.
34. "Man of My Dreams". Good Reads. December 12, 2019.
35. "Burning Bright". Good Reads. December 13, 2019.
36. "An Expected Family". Fantastic Fiction. December 13, 2019.
37. "Kiss Ass". Good Reads. December 13, 2019.
38. "Moon Fever". Good Reads. December 13, 2019.
39. "Darkness Devine". Amazon. December 13, 2019.

External links

• Maggie Shayne Official Website