Gena Showalter
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Gena Showalter | |
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Born | 1975 (age 45–46) Oklahoma |
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | American |
Period | 1975–present |
Genre | Romance, young adult fiction, paranormal, contemporary |
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Gena Showalter (born 1975 in Oklahoma) is an American author in the genres of contemporary romance, paranormal romance, and young adult.
Showalter sold her first book at the age of 27, and has published over 70 books[1][example needed]. She has been named by The New York Times [2]and USA Today [2]as a bestselling author.[citation needed] Showalter has successfully published in the adult and young adult market.[3]
Reviews and press[]
- USA Today published list for Paperback Fiction, of February 8, 2007 named Gena Showalter a USA Today Best Selling [4]Author.[5][failed verification]
- The New York Times published list for Paperback Fiction, of February 18, 2007 named Gena Showalter a NY Times Best Selling[2] Author.[6][failed verification]
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 [8][]
Adult Paranormal Romance[]
Stand Alone Novels[]
- Animal Instincts, April 2007 ISBN 0-373-77199-1
- Catch A Mate, June 2007 ISBN 0-373-77235-1
Imperia[]
- The Stone Prince, September 2003 ISBN 0-373-77007-3
- Prince of Forever, February 2005 ISBN 0-373-77032-4 (formerly The Pleasure Slave)
Alien Huntress[]
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[]
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[]
The Lords of the Underworld series pertains to the warriors that are cursed to carry demons that escaped from Pandora's Box.
# | Title | Also In | Lord | Lord's Title | Publication
Date |
ISBN | Comments |
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0.5 | The Darkest Fire | Into the Dark | Geyron | Keeper Of Hell | Apr 2008 | ISBN 0-373-77451-6 | ebook |
1 | The Darkest Night | Maddox | Keeper Of Violence | May 2008 | |||
2 | The Darkest Kiss | Lucien | Keeper Of Death | Jun 2008 | |||
3 | The Darkest Pleasure | Reyes | Keeper Of Pain | Jul 2008 | |||
3.5 | The Darkest Prison | Into the Dark | Atlas | Titan God of Strength | Jul 2009 | novella ebook | |
4 | The Darkest Whisper | Sabin | Keeper Of Doubt | Sep 2009 | |||
4.5 | The Darkest Angel | Heart of the Darkness
Dark Beginnings |
Lysander | Warrior Angel of the
Elite Seven |
Jan 2010 | novella | |
4.7 | The Darkest Facts: A Lords
of the Underworld Companion |
Into the Dark | May 2010 | ||||
5 | The Darkest Passion | Aeron | Keeper Of Wrath | Jun 2010 | |||
6 | The Darkest Lie | Gideon | Keeper Of Lies | Jul 2010 | |||
7 | The Darkest Secret | Amun | Keeper Of Secrets | Apr 2011 | |||
8 | The Darkest Surrender | Strider | Keeper Of Defeat | Sep 2011 | |||
9 | The Darkest Seduction | Paris | Keeper Of Promiscuity | Feb 2012 | |||
10 | The Darkest Craving | Kane | Keeper Of Disaster | Jul 2013 | |||
11 | The Darkest Touch | Torin | Keeper Of Disease | Nov 2014 | |||
12 | The Darkest Torment | Baden | Keeper Of Distrust | May 2016 | |||
13 | The Darkest Promise | Cameo | Keeper Of Misery | Jun 2017 | |||
14 | The Darkest Warrior | Puck | Keeper Of Indifference | June 2018 | |||
14.5 | The Darkest Captive | 1001 Dark Nights 2018 | Galen | Keeper of Jealousy and False Hope | Dec 2018 | novella | |
14.7 | The Darkest Assassin | 1001 Dark Nights 2019 | Fox | Keeper of Distrust | Dec 2019 | ||
15 | The Darkest King | William | Of the Dark | Feb, 2020 | novella |
Tales of an Extraordinary Girl[]
- Playing With Fire, September 2006 ISBN 0-373-77129-0
- Twice as Hot, February 2010 ISBN 0-373-77437-0
Royal House of Shadows[]
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[]
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[]
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[]
- 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
Adult Contemporary Romance[]
Original Heartbreakers[]
- 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)
Young Adult[]
Stand Alone Novels[]
- Oh My Goth, July 2006 ISBN 1-4165-2474-6, Revised edition, September 4, 2018 ISBN 978-1-3351-3972-6
Teen Alien Huntress[]
- Red Handed, June 2007 ISBN 1-4165-3224-2
- Blacklisted, July 2007 ISBN 1-4165-3225-0
Intertwined[]
- 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[]
- 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[]
- Firstlife, February 2016
- Lifeblood, February 2017
- Everlife, February 2018
The Forest of Good and Evil[]
- The Evil Queen (June 25, 2019)
- The Glass Queen(September 29 2020)
Anthologies[]
Anthology or Collection | Contents | Publication
Date |
ISBN | Comments |
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Mysteria | The Witches of Mysteria and the Dead Who Love Them | Jul 2006 | ISBN 0-425-21106-1 | |
Mysteria Lane | A Tawdry Affair | Dec 2008 | ISBN 0-425-22294-2 | |
Deep Kiss of Winter | Tempt me Eternally | Oct 2009 | ISBN 1-4391-5966-1 | |
Heart of Darkness | The Darkest Angel | Jan 2010 | ISBN 0-373-77431-1 | |
Darkest Beginnings | The Darkest Fire
The Darkest Prison The Darkest Angel |
Apr 2010 | ISBN 0-7783-0371-3 | |
Into the Dark | The Darkest Fire
The Amazon's Curse The Darkest Prison |
Apr 2010 | ISBN 0-373-77451-6 | |
The Bodyguard | Temptation in Shadows | Jun 2010 | ISBN 0-312-94323-7 | |
On the Hunt | Ever Night | Feb 2011 | ISBN 0-451-23243-7 | with Jessica Andersen |
After Dark | The Darkest Angel | May 2011 | ISBN 0-373-77825-2 | with debut author, 's
novel Shadow Hunter |
After Moonrise | Haunted | Nov 2012 | ISBN 0-373-77822-8 | with P.C. Cast |
The Gena Showalter Bundle | The Stone Prince
The Pleasure Slave Heart of the Dragon |
Feb 2007 | ISBN 9781552549032 | |
Gena Showalter's Atlantis
Series Bundle |
Heart of the Dragon
Jewel of Atlantis The Nymph King The Vampire's Bride The Amazon's Curse |
Aug 2009 | ISBN 9781426841859 | |
Lord of the Vampires 4 in 1 | Lord of the Vampires
The Darkest Angel The Amazon's Curse The Darkest Prison |
Aug 2011 | ISBN 9781459212466 | |
Magic at Midnight | The Witches of Mysteria and the Dead Who Love Them
A Tawdry Affair |
Feb 2013 | ISBN 9780425265383 | |
All For You | The One You Want | Dec 2014 | ISBN 9781460380475 |
References[]
- ^ "Books by Gena Showalter (Author of The Darkest Night)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "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.
- ^ "Paperback Fiction". The New York Times. February 18, 2007.
- ^ "Awards for Gena Showalter - FictionDB". www.fictiondb.com. Retrieved Oct 1, 2020.
- ^ "Reading Order". Gena Showalter. November 12, 2019.
External links[]
- 1975 births
- 21st-century American novelists
- American romantic fiction writers
- American women novelists
- Living people
- Women romantic fiction writers
- 21st-century American women writers
- American paranormal romance writers
- American young adult novelists
- Novelists from Oklahoma