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 45–46) 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 [2]as a bestselling author. Showalter has successfully published in the adult and young adult market.[3]
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 [8]
Imperia series
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.
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
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.
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
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)
Standalone novels
Standalone
Teen Alien Huntress series
Intertwined series
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
- 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.
- 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.