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Gena Showalter
  • Bibliography:
    87 Books (16 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 2004
  • Latest Book:
    May 2024
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About the Author

Oklahoma-born novelist, Gena Showalter was an avid romance reader when she decided to write her own books. Her first novel was published in 2004 at the age of 27. She is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of contemporary romance, paranormal romance and young adult novels, including her popular Lords of the Underworld and Alien Huntress series. Her stories are a page-turning mixture of danger, humor and steamy sensuality set in exciting and fantastic places.

Full Series List in Order

Alien Huntress

1 - Awaken Me Darkly (Jun-2005)
2 - Enslave Me Sweetly (May-2006)
3 - Savor Me Slowly (Jan-2008)
4 - Seduce the Darkness (Jul-2009)
4.5 - Tempt Me Eternally (Oct-2009)
5 - Ecstacy in Darkness (Nov-2010)
6 - Dark Taste of Rapture (Aug-2011)

Angels of the Dark

1 - Wicked Nights (Jul-2012)
2 - Beauty Awakened (Mar-2013)
3 - Burning Dawn (May-2014)

Atlantis

1 - Heart of the Dragon (Sep-2005)
2 - Jewel of Atlantis (Feb-2006)
3 - The Nymph King (Feb-2007)
4 - The Vampire's Bride (Mar-2009)
4.5 - The Amazon's Curse (Mar-2009)

An Everlife Novel

1 - Firstlife (Feb-2016)
2 - Lifeblood (Mar-2017)
3 - Everlife (Mar-2018)

The Forest of Good and Evil

1 - The Evil Queen (Jun-2019)
2 - The Glass Queen (Oct-2020)

Gods of War

1 - Shadow and Ice (Nov-2018)
2 - Frost and Flame (Sep-2019)

Immortal Enemies

1 - Heartless (Jul-2021)
2 - Ruthless (Aug-2022)

Imperia

1 - The Stone Prince (Sep-2004)
2 - The Pleasure Slave // Prince of Forever (Feb-2005)

Intertwined

1 - Intertwined (Sep-2009)
2 - Unraveled (Sep-2010)
3 - Twisted (Sep-2011)

Lords of the Underworld

0.5 - The Darkest Fire (May-2010)
1 - The Darkest Night (May-2008)
2 - The Darkest Kiss (Nov-2007)
3 - The Darkest Pleasure (Jul-2008)
4 - The Darkest Whisper (Aug-2009)
4.25 - The Darkest Prison (Aug-2009)
4.5 - The Darkest Angel (Jan-2010)
5 - The Darkest Passion (May-2010)
6 - The Darkest Lie (Jul-2010)
7 - The Darkest Secret (Apr-2011)
8 - The Darkest Surrender (Oct-2011)
9 - The Darkest Seduction (Mar-2012)
10 - The Darkest Craving (Aug-2013)
11 - The Darkest Touch (Nov-2014)
12 - The Darkest Torment (Jun-2016)
13 - The Darkest Promise (Jun-2017)
14 - The Darkest Warrior (Jul-2018)
14.4 - The Darkest Captive (Dec-2018)
14.5 - The Darkest Assassin (Dec-2019)
15 - The Darkest King (Feb-2020)
15.5 - The Darkest Destiny (Dec-2021)

Original Heartbreakers

0.5 - The One You Want (Jan-2015)
1 - The Closer You Come // The Secret Fling (Apr-2015)
2 - The Hotter You Burn // Friends First (Aug-2015)
3 - The Harder You Fall // Enemies to Lovers (Nov-2015)
4 - Can't Hardly Breathe // Second Chance (Sep-2017)
5 - Can't Let Go (Nov-2017)
6 - Can't Get Enough (Dec-2017)

Otherworld Assassins

1 - Last Kiss Goodnight (Jan-2013)
2 - Black and Blue (Oct-2013)
2.5 - Dark Swan (Sep-2016)

Rise of the Warlords

1 - The Warlord (Apr-2021)
2 - The Immortal (Feb-2022)
3 - The Phantom (Feb-2023)
4 - The Wrath (Feb-2024)

Tales of an Extraordinary Girl

1 - Playing With Fire (Sep-2006)
2 - Twice as Hot (Feb-2010)

Teen Alien Huntress

1 - Red Handed (Jun-2006)
2 - Blacklisted (Jul-2007)

White Rabbit Chronicles

1 - Alice in Zombieland (Sep-2012)
2 - Through the Zombie Glass (Sep-2013)
3 - The Queen of Zombie Hearts (Oct-2014)
4 - A Mad Zombie Party (Oct-2015)
4.5 - Kat in Zombieland (Feb-2017)

Multi-Author Series List

1001 Dark Nights

The Darkest Captive (Dec-2018)
The Darkest Assassin (Dec-2019)
The Darkest Destiny (Dec-2021)

Fairytale Retellings: Snow White

Alice in Zombieland (Sep-2012)
Through the Zombie Glass (Sep-2013)
The Queen of Zombie Hearts (Oct-2014)

Mysteria

The Witches of Mysteria and the Dead Who Love Them (Jul-2006)
A Tawdry Affair (Oct-2008)

Royal House of Shadows

1 - Lord of the Vampires (Sep-2011)

Book List in Order: 87 titles



  • Katie James is unlucky in love -- so unlucky she's been reduced to kissing the marble statue in her own garden. But her luck changes when the statue warms to life in her arms -- and turns out to be a hunk straight out of any woman's fantasy! Well, al...



  • When Santa Fe antique dealer Julia Anderson was curiously drawn to purchase a battered jewelry box, she never expected it to contain her own personal love slave. Especially not tall, dark and sinfully handsome Tristan -- a man hard to resist, and det...



  • RIDDING THE WORLD OF EVIL...ONE ALIEN AT A TIME. In a time and place hot too far away, Mia Snow is an alien huntress for the New Chicago Police Department, and she's the perfect girl for the job. Tough and sexy, she's earned each of her scars batt...



  • Welcome to Brokenoggin Falls, population 567 (sometimes) where: - The housewives are not only desperate, they're Witches - The skeletons in the closet are as real as the bodies in the cellars - The spells cast by moonlight frequently go awry -...



  • Their forbidden love would either bring their worlds together -- or tear them both apart... Searching for her missing brother, Grace Carlyle never dreamed she would discover a secret world populated by mythological monsters -- or find herself facing...



  • All Atlantis seeks the Jewel of Dunamis, which legend claims can overcome any enemy. Grayson James, human agent of the ultra-secret Otherworld Bureau of Investigation has orders to keep it from the wrong hands -- or destroy it. What he doesn't know i...



  • Unleashing your inner tigress isn't easy when you're a doormat by nature! Still, after escaping a wretched marriage to a cheating SOB, Dallas party planner Naomi Delacroix isn't about to let another man sweet-talk her into sheathing her protective cl...



  • Eden Black walks among humans, protecting them from the murderous evil of other-worlders who abduct and enslave. And though she appears to be human herself, Eden is an alien, a Raka, distinguished by her golden hair and skin, and gifted with the omin...



  • She's been chosen to fight the elusive enemy among us.... Phoenix Germaine has been trying to earn back her mother's trust after going into rehab and kicking Onadyn -- the drug of choice for New Chicago teens. But when a party in the woods turns int...






  • A fiercely individualist Goth girl wakes up to discover that the whole world has gone Goth and she's actually -- gag -- popular. Jade Leigh is a nonconformist who values individuality above all else. She has a small group of like-minded Goth frie...



  • Hunky werewolves, delicious demons, and drop-dead sexy witches all have the same address... MYSTERIA Hundreds of years ago, in the mountains of Colorado (just close enough to Denver for great shoe shopping), the small town of Mysteria was "acci...



  • Earth, Wind & Fire aren't just a band anymore... Used to be my greatest achievement was holding a job more than three days. Now suddenly I can shoot fireballs, chill your drink or blow-dry your hair at fifty paces with a blink of my eye! It all...



  • Enter a mythical world of dragons, demons and nymphs...enter a world of dark seduction and powerful magic...enter Atlantis Females young and old, beautiful and plain crave Valerian's touch. None can resist his blatant sensuality and potent allure....



  • How to catch the love of your life...with his pants down Jillian Greene is always getting caught in the act--it's her job! Working at Catch a Mate, Jillian gets paid by suspicious wives to smile, flirt and prove that no man can be trusted around t...



  • Alien hunting can get a girl killed. It can also get her a date. High school senior Camille Robins and her best friend are determined to snag the attention of their crushes before graduation next month. Armed with red-hot outfits and killer hair,...



  • SHE HAS TEMPTED MANY MEN...BUT NEVER FOUND HER EQUAL. UNTIL NOW. Though she has lived for centuries, Anya, goddess of anarchy, has never known pleasure. Until Lucien, the incarnation of death--a warrior eternally doomed to take souls to the hereaf...



  • HALF HUMAN, HALF MACHINE...ALL WOMAN Mishka Le'Ace was created to be an undercover operative...literally. Her beautiful body has been mechanically augmented to give her superhuman strength -- strength she's going to need. Her latest mission sends ...



  • HIS POWERS -- Inhuman HIS PASSION -- Beyond immortal . . . All her life, Ashlyn Darrow has been tormented by voices from the past. To end the nightmare, she has come to Budapest seeking help from men rumored to have supernatural abilities, not k...



  • HE CAN BEAR ANY PAIN BUT THE THOUGHT OF LOSING HER... Reyes is a man possessed. Bound by the demon of pain, he is forbidden to know pleasure. Yet he craves a mortal woman, Danika Ford, more than breath and will do anything to claim her--even defy ...






  • This collection of paranormal romances centers around the Disdaine Triplets--Glory, a witch who uses a magic pen to find love; Summer, a vegan vampire who has trouble adapting to her new life until she meets a sexy fellow vamp; and Shay, an emissary ...



  • Return to Gena Showalter s mythical world of immortals, magic and dark seduction...return to Atlantis... He is Layel, king of the vampires, a master seducer no woman can deny. But since a rogue horde of dragons killed his beloved over two centurie...



  • Zane, a fierce vampire warrior, has been enslaved by the Amazons. Nola, a lovely Amazon soldier, has been cursed with invisibility. Now, these two stubborn enemies must overcome the pasts that haunt them and embrace a love that can set them free.......



  • SHE HAS A BODY MADE FOR TEMPTATION... AND A KISS TO DIE FOR. The war between otherworlders and humans changed Earth beyond recognition. It also saved Bride McKells's life. Before, the gorgeous vampire was a target for every fanatic with a stake a...



  • Bound by the demon of Doubt, Sabin unintentionally destroys even the most confident of lovers. So the immortal warrior spends his time on the battlefield instead of the bedroom, victory his only concern...until he meets Gwendolyn the Timid. One taste...



  • Once, Atlas, the Titan god of Strength, was the Greek goddess Nike's slave. Now, he is her master. And soon these sworn rivals destined to destroy each other will be forced to risk everything for a chance at love.......



  • THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THE NEW GUY AT CROSSROADS HIGH... Most sixteen-year-olds have friends. Aden Stone has four human souls living inside him: ONE CAN TIME-TRAVEL. ONE CAN RAISE THE DEAD. ONE CAN TELL THE FUTURE. AND ONE CAN POSSESS ANOTHER HUMA...



  • GENA SHOWALTER puts a daring spin on a tale of huntress and hunted . . . and concocts a sensual chemistry that is positively explosive. With only skin-to-skin contact, Aleaha Love can change her appearance, assume any identity. Now she's an AIR (ali...



  • An iron-willed demon assassin, the angel Lysander has never known lust--until he meets Bianka. Spawned from the bloodline of Lucifer, the beautiful but deadly Harpy is determined to lead the pure-hearted Lysander into temptation.......



  • Belle Jamison is finally starting to feel like a normal girl again. Her job as a paranormal investigator is going well, she's learned to control her supernatural abilities (mostly) and she's just gotten engaged to Rome Masters, the ultra-sexy operati...






  • New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter has enthralled thousands of readers with her Lords of the Underworld series. Delve into this darkly sensual world with The Darkest Facts, a companion guide….I, Cronus, King of the Titans, powerful...



  • For weeks, the immortal warrior Aeron has sensed an invisible female presence. An angel--demon-assassin--has been sent to kill him. Or has she? Olivia claims she fell from the heavens, giving up immortality because she couldn't bear to harm him. But ...



  • Geryon is the guardian of hell, more monster than man. Kadence is the goddess of Oppression, more angel than woman. Together they will enter the flames to battle a dangerous horde of demon lords--and discover a passion unlike any other....



  • Forced to his knees in agony whenever he speaks the truth, Gideon can recognize any lie -- until he captures Scarlet, a demon-possessed immortal who claims to be his long-lost wife. He doesn't remember the beautiful female, much less wedding -- or be...



  • Tall, lean, muscular -- and definitely rough around the edges -- Sean Walker is not your typical nightclub bodyguard. He’s a controller of shadows, able to wield darkness at will. But when a mysterious woman at the club turns out to have powers g...



  • Since coming to Crossroads, Oklahoma, former outcast Aden Stone has been living the good life. Never mind that one of his best friends is a werewolf, his girlfriend is a vampire princess who hungers for his blood, and he's supposed to be crowned Vamp...



  • New York Times bestselling sensation Gena Showalter enthralls with a dark, tantalizing world of humans, otherworlders, powers beyond imagining, and a seductive vampire undone by his insatiable hunger for one woman. . . . Growing up poor on New Chica...



  • Four hot authors come together in this steamy collection to tell new stories about shadow creatures, intoxicating magic, and hunters who know a little something about a good slay. In New York Times bestselling author GENA SHOWALTER's Ever Night, R...



  • Keeper of the demon of Secrets, Amun can manipulate the darkest thoughts of anyone nearby. But when the immortal warrior is chained and isolated to protect those he loves, death is his only hope of release -- until he meets Haidee, a fellow prisoner ...



  • New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter captivates with a dark, tantalizing world of humans, otherworlders, and a powerful AIR agent consumed by his desire for a woman he can never have. . . . With one caress, he can give unforgettable pl...






  • Sixteen-year-old Aden Stone has had a hell of a week. He's been: Tortured by angry witches. Hypnotized by a vengeful fairy. Spied on by the most powerful vampire in existence. And, oh, yeah, killed -- twice. His vampire girlfriend might have br...



  • Once upon a time...the Blood Sorcerer vanquished the kingdom of Elden. To save their children, the queen scattered them to safety and the king filled them with vengeance. Only a magical timepiece connects the four royal heirs...and time is running ou...



  • Possessed by the demon of Defeat, Strider cannot lose a challenge without suffering unimaginable pain. For him, nothing stands in the way of victory. Until Kaia, an enchanting Harpy, tempts him to the razor's edge of surrender. Known among her peo...



  • At long last, New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter unveils the story of Paris, the darkest and most tormented Lord of the Underworld…. Possessed by the demon of Promiscuity, immortal warrior Paris is irresistibly seductive -- but his p...



  • Leader of the most powerful army in the heavens, Zacharel has been deemed nearly too dangerous, too ruthless -- and if he isn't careful, he'll lose his wings. But this warrior with a heart of ice will not be deterred from his missions at any cost…u...



  • She won't rest until she's sent every walking corpse back to its grave. Forever. Had anyone told Alice Bell that her entire life would change course between one heartbeat and the next, she would have laughed. From blissful to tragic, innocent to r...



  • Artist Aurora Harper is convinced she's witnessed a crime-a murder so brutal she's repressed the memories, only to paint the scene by the light of the moon. Now she needs her new neighbor, Detective Levi Reid, to help her track down the victim-and th...



  • The sizzling first novel in "New York Times" bestselling author Gena Showalter's new paranormal romance series, Otherworld Assassins"--featuring a black ops agent who is captured and enslaved, and the beautiful deaf girl who holds the key to his salv...



  • New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter returns with another captivating Angels of the Dark tale, as a tormented warrior is brought to his knees by the most delicate of humans…. His name is Koldo. He is scarred, powerful, his control le...



  • New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter is back with a breathtaking Lords of the Underworld tale about a warrior trapped by darkness and the woman determined to save him Having endured weeks of torture in the bowels of hell, Kane wants ...






  • Zombies stalk the night. Forget blood and brains. These monsters hunger for human souls. Sadly, they've got mine… Alice Bell has lost so much. Family. Friends. A home. She thought she had nothing else to give. She was wrong. After a new zo...



  • New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter’s pulse-pounding paranormal series continues with an electrifying story about the ultimate warrior and his prize: a beautiful woman he will do anything to possess. HE IS EVERY WOMAN’S FANTASY ....



  • New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter returns with a sizzling Angels of the Dark tale about a winged warrior renowned for his ruthlessness, and the woman who becomes his obsession…. A tormented past has left Thane with an insatiable ...



  • I have a plan. We'll either destroy them for good, or they'll destroy us. Either way, only one of us is walking away. In the stunning conclusion to the wildly popular White Rabbit Chronicles, Alice "Ali" Bell thinks the worst is behind her. S...



  • From New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter comes the long-awaited story of Torin, the most dangerous Lord of the Underworld yet… Fierce immortal warrior. Host to the demon of Disease. Torin's every touch causes sickness and death -- ...



  • Kenna Starr will do anything to overcome her bad-girl past in Gena Showalter's The One You Want. Dane Michaelson is exactly the kind of guy she needs to avoid, but he's used to getting what he wants, and he wants her. ...



  • New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter introduces the Original Heartbreakers -- three not-quite-reformed bad boys about to meet the women who will bring them to their knees Just released from prison, Jase Hollister has one goal: stay ou...



  • New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter is back with a sizzling Original Heartbreakers story featuring a troubled playboy and the woman he can't resist… Beck O'ckley is ruthless in the boardroom…and the bedroom. He's never been with t...



  • The battle rages on. Ali Bell and Cole Holland's crew of zombie slayers thought they'd won the war against Anima Industries, the evil company responsible for capturing and experimenting on zombies in an effort to discover the secret to immortalit...



  • From New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter comes another scorching Original Heartbreakers tale featuring an aloof bad boy and the rowdy Southern belle who rocks his world… Millionaire video-game creator Lincoln West has a dark and tra...



  • Firstlife, an Everlife Novel ONE CHOICE. TWO REALMS. NO SECOND CHANCE. Tenley "Ten" Lockwood is an average seventeen-year-old girl who has spent the past thirteen months locked inside the Prynne Asylum. The reason? Not her obsession with nu...



  • New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter returns with her most explosive Lords of the Underworld tale to date, about a fierce warrior on the brink of sanity who will stop at nothing to claim the exquisite human with the power to soothe the be...



  • In Gena Showalter's Otherworld Assassins novella, Dark Swan, Lilica Swan isn't quite human or otherworlder; she is the best--and worst--of both. She is willing to do whatever proves necessary to save her sister from the seductive and deadly Alien Inv...



  • Kat Parker is dead. And awesome. But mostly dead. She’s become a Witness, a spirit with a single goal: save her ex-boyfriend Frosty and win the war against zombies. Okay, she has two goals.Devastated by the loss of Kat, Frosty the zombie slayer cha...



  • "My Firstlife is over, but my Everlife is only now beginning." With her last living breath, Tenley "Ten" Lockwood made her choice and picked her realm in the Everlife. Now, as the war between Troika and Myriad rages, she must face the consequence...





  • New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter returns with a sizzling Lords of the Underworld story about an iron-willed sovereign and the somber beauty who melts him with a glance… Possessed by the demon of Misery, Cameo isn't allowed to ex...



  • New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter returns with an irresistible Original Heartbreakers story about a woman who's never felt desired and the man who wants her more than air to breathe… Bullied in high school, Dorothea Mathis's past...



  • New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter is back with a sizzling Original Heartbreakers tale about an icy war vet and the only woman capable of melting him… With trust issues a mile long, Ryanne Wade has sworn off men. Then Jude Laurent...



  • New York Times best selling author Gena Showalter returns with a sizzling Original Heartbreakers tale, featuring a rough, tough bad boy brought to his knees by... a kindergarten teacher?  The king of one-night stands...To inherit--and destroy--his f...



  • STAND TOGETHER OR FALL ALONE. THE FATE OF THE EVERLIFE HANGS IN THE BALANCE. At seventeen years old, Tenley “Ten” Lockwood had to make the ultimate choice -- where to live after she died. Loyalty to her selected realm has not wavered…unti...



  • A searing Lords of the Underworld tale by New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter, featuring a beastly prince and the wife he will wage war to keep He is ice… Puck the Undefeated, host of the demon of Indifference, cannot experience ...



  • Knox of Iviland, the most ruthless warrior in All War history, has spent his life fighting others to the death, winning new realms for his king. Now the stakes are higher than ever. If he prevails in the battle for Earth, his slave bands will be remo...



  • From New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Gena Showalter comes a new story in her Lords of the Underworld series… For centuries, Galen the Treacherous has been the most hated immortal in the Underworld. With good reason! This bad ...



  • From the New York Times bestselling author of the Everlife trilogy, the White Rabbit Chronicles and the Lords of the Underworld series comes a fantastical and dark new fairy-tale fantasy series featuring the least likely of heroes… Welcome to the F...



  • From Gena Showalter, the New York Times bestselling author of the Lords of the Underworld saga, comes Frost and Flame, the second book in the scorching paranormal romance series Gods of War. Bane of Adwaeweth is the most feared immortal warrior in...



  • Fox is a demon-possessed immortal with many talents. Ability to open portals - check Power to kill the most dangerous Sent Ones - check Scare away any man who might want to date her - mate Now, the keeper of Distrust has been marked for death, ...



  • To become a king of the underworld at long last, William must resist an irresistible beauty -- or a curse will ensure his end… A merciless prince feared by all… Cursed by a vengeful witch, William of the Dark will die if he ever falls in lo...



  • Once Upon a Time meets Game of Thrones in book two of New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter’s magical, romantic dark fantasy series, in which the fairy tales we know and love are prophecies of the future. Welcome to the Forest of Good an...



  • New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter begins a dark, sexy new series -- Rise of the Warlords -- with a fan-favorite character from her beloved Lords of the Underworld series, Taliyah Skyhawk. The ice maiden faces off with her greatest enem...



  • Vengeance is irresistible… Kaysar the Unhinged One, fae King of Midnight, can drive anyone to madness with his song. A ruthless warrior forged in hate, he lives to force his enemies to their knees. He will stop at nothing to succeed -- even abdu...



  • From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Gena Showalter comes a new story in her Lords of the Underworld series... Forsaken. Deathless. A monster in every way. Mostly, Brochan is determined. He craves what fate promised him-the woman w...



  • New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter delivers The Immortal, the second dark and sexy book in her Rise of the Warlords series, featuring the son of a war god and stubborn harpy forced to relive the same day over and over. Halo Phaninon,...



  • Don't miss the second book in New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter's captivating and unforgettable Immortal Enemies series… Forbidden. Powerful. Ruthless. Micah the Unwilling, fae King of the Forgotten, can tame even the ...



  • New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter returns with The Phantom, the third book in her pulse-pounding Rise of the Warlords series, featuring a vengeful harpy and a callous torture master locked in a battle to the death. As the son of a ...



  • Jane Ladling presents the perfect fail-proof Don't Fall Deeper In Love With Your Boyfriend Checklist! Remember the family curse—check (ish)Keep your mind focused on his bid for sheriff—checkNever find his competition dead ...



  • New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter returns with a new book in the tantalizing Rise of the Warlords series, featuring a brutal Hell king and the irresistible beauty who upends his world. For centuries, Rathbone t...



  • Jane Ladling cordially invites you to the world's most romantic wedding. But first, there's a few items to check off her to-do list. Actually plan the festivitiesFind a way to pay for said festivitiesAvoid finding a dead body. OOPS! Solve a murderAs ...


Award-Winning Books by Gena Showalter

Alice in Zombieland
2014 South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award -- Young Adult


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Gena Showalter has published 87 books.

The next book by Gena Showalter, Grave New World, will be published in May 2024.

The first book by Gena Showalter, The Stone Prince, was published in September 2004.

Yes. Gena Showalter has 16 series.