Gena Showalter
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American writer
Gena Showalter | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1975 (age 49–50) Oklahoma |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1975–present |
| Genre | Romance, young adult fiction, paranormal, contemporary |
| Website | |
| www | |
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]
Alice in Zombieland was the winner of the 2014 South Carolina Children's, Junior and Young Adult Book Award.[4]
Bibliography
Adult Paranormal Romance
Stand Alone Novels
| Title | Publication
Date |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Oh My Goth | Jul 2006 | |
| Animal Instincts | Apr 2007 | ISBN 0-373-77199-1 |
| Catch A Mate, | Jun 2007 | ISBN 0-373-77235-1 |
| Temptation in Shadows | Jun 2014 | |
| Ever Night | May 2015 |
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
| # | Title | Also In | Publication
Date |
ISBN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awaken Me Darkly | May 2005 | ISBN 0-7434-9749-X | Mia Snow & Kyrin en Arr | |
| 2 | Enslave Me Sweetly | Jun 2006 | ISBN 0-7434-9750-3 | Eden Black & Lucius Adaire | |
| 3 | Savor Me Slowly | Dec 2007 | ISBN 1-4165-3163-7 | Mishka Le'Ace & Jaxon Tremain | |
| 4 | Tempt Me Eternally | Deep Kiss of Winter | Feb 2009 | ISBN 1-4391-5966-1 | Aleaha Love & Breean |
| 5 | Seduce the Darkness | Jun 2009 | ISBN 1-4165-3164-5 | Bride McKells & Devyn | |
| 6 | Ecstasy in Darkness | Oct 2010 | ISBN 1-4391-7577-2 | Ava Sans & McKell | |
| 7 | Dark Taste of Rapture | Aug 2011 | ISBN 1-4391-7578-0 | Noelle Tremain & Hector Dean |
Atlantis
| # | Title | Also In | Publication
Date |
ISBN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heart of the Dragon | Sep 2005 | ISBN 0-373-77057-X | ||
| 2 | Jewel of Atlantis | Feb 2006 | ISBN 0-373-77096-0 | ||
| 3 | The Nymph King | Feb 2007 | ISBN 0-373-77096-0 | ||
| 4 | The Vampire's Bride | Mar 2009 | ISBN 0-373-77359-5 | ||
| 5 | The Amazon's Curse | Into the Dark | Mar 2009 | ISBN 0-373-77451-6 |
Lords of the Underworld
| # | Title | Also In | Lord | Lord's Title | Publication
Date |
ISBN | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 15.5 | The Darkest Destiny | 1001 Dark Nights 2021 | Viola | Keeper of Narcissism | Dec 2021 | 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
Rise of the Warlords
| # | Title | Publication
Date |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Warlord | Apr 2021 | |
| 2 | The Immortal | Feb 2022 |
Immortal Enemies
| # | Title | Publication
Date |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heartless | Jun 2021 | |
| 2 | Ruthless | Aug 2022 |
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)
A Jane Ladling Mystery
with Jill Monroe
| # | Title | Publication
Date |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romancing the Gravestone | Sep 2021 | |
| 2 | No Gravestone Left Unturned | Mar 2022 | |
| 3 | Game of Gravestones | Sep 2022 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Kait Ballenger'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.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "Awards for Gena Showalter - FictionDB". www.fictiondb.com. Retrieved Oct 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Reading Order". Gena Showalter. November 12, 2019.
- ↑ "Gena Showalter". Gena Showalter. Retrieved Sep 22, 2022.
- The Bodyguard. Publishers Weekly. 2010;257(21):41-42. Accessed July 30, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=51163641&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site
- Mysteria. Publishers Weekly. 2006;253(21):36-37. Accessed July 30, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=20961895&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site
- Last Kiss Goodnight. Publishers Weekly. 2012;259(48):35. Accessed July 30, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=83741154&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site
- Alice in Zombieland. Publishers Weekly. 2012;259(40):99. Accessed July 30, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=82211366&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site
- After Moonrise. Publishers Weekly. 2012;259(37):40. Accessed July 30, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=79961871&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site
- Wathen L. Kingdom of Tomorrow. Booklist. 2025;121(19/20):50. Accessed July 30, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=185616850&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site
- Hrycewicz S. Romancing the Gravestone. Booklist. 2025;121(17/18):118. Accessed July 30, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=184937240&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site
- Murphey K. The White Rabbit Chronicles, Teenage Female Sexual Empowerment or the Same Misogynist Stereotypes in a New Wrapping? Pennsylvania Literary Journal (2151-3066). 2020;12(2):48-62. Accessed July 30, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=145274388&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site
