Michelle M. Pillow, Media Kit

New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author

Press kit / Media kit for award-winning author Michelle M. Pillow.

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Updated January 2026

NYT & USA Today Bestselling Fiction Author Michelle M. Pillow is an award-winning romantasy, paranormal romance, sci-fi romance, mystery, and paranormal women’s fiction writer with over 100 published books spanning her twenty-plus-year career.

She is best known for her expansive Qurilixen World, including the series Dragon Lords, Space Lords, Lords of the Var, and more; the award-winning Warlocks MacGregor; and her newest urban fantasy series Merely Mortal. Her immersive worlds of dragon-shifters, magical families, supernatural bonds, vampire seduction, and high-fantasy enemies-to-lovers have captivated readers worldwide.

She is a #1 Amazon Bestselling Author, appearing on the Amazon bestseller list multiple times, winner of the 2006 RT Reviewers’ Choice Award, and nominee for the Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award 2011. She has been a bestseller at Apple Books, Kobo, Nook, and Google Play.

She holds a BGS in History/Business with an English Minor, and a Photography degree.

Michelle is a hybrid author, blending traditional and indie publishing. Her publishers include Pan Macmillan Tor Bramble, Simon & Schuster Pocket Books/Gallery Books, Penguin Random House, Virgin Books, Adams Media, Entangled Publishing, Running Press, Robinson Publishing Ltd, and more. Indie titles are published under The Raven Books LLC, with several works available in foreign languages.

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Contact

For Interviews or Promo Requests: michellempillow+press@gmail.com 

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Recent News

Tor Bramble UK Signs Seven-Book Deal with New York Times & USA Today Bestseller Michelle M. Pillow

In an exciting 2025 deal, Pan Macmillan’s Tor Bramble UK acquired world all-language rights (including print, audio, and translations) to Michelle M. Pillow’s seven-book Realm Immortal (high fantasy romance) and Tribes of the Vampire (gothic urban fantasy romance) series.

Releases begin February 2026 with a new audiobook edition of Redeemer of Shadows (Tribes of the Vampire Book 1), narrated by Natalie Naudus (as Victoria Mei). The Realm Immortal series starts in April 2026, narrated by Elizabeth Evans. Special hardback editions for both series are planned for 2026 and beyond.

“Partnering with Tor Bramble UK to re-introduce these series is an incredible opportunity,” said Pillow. “These timeless tales of forbidden vampire passions and immortal high-fantasy romances have lived in readers’ hearts for years. I’m thrilled to share them with even more fans worldwide in stunning new editions.”

“We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Michelle M. Pillow to the Tor Bramble list,” said editor Ajebowale Roberts. “Michelle is a juggernaut when it comes to paranormal romance and romantasy and the Tribes of the Vampires and Realm Immortals series are the perfect, spicy, moreish stories that we’re excited to introduce to even more readers.”

• Read: Publisher Press Release, Pan Macmillan
• High-res book covers available for Realm Immortal & Tribes of the Vampire series

Series Overviews

• Realm Immortal: High fantasy romance with morally gray kings, epic world-building, and enemies-to-lovers intrigue—think Labyrinth meets A Court of Thorns and Roses.
• Tribes of the Vampire: Gothic urban fantasy romance featuring forbidden attractions, dark antiheroes, and immersive worlds evoking the gothic tradition of Anne Rice.

Press Releases

Tor Bramble UK Signs Seven-Book Deal with New York Times & USA Today Bestseller Michelle M. Pillow (Dec 2025)

Merely Mortal Press Release (June 2024)

Michelle M. Pillow Recognized for Publishing Over 100 Books in Her Nearly 15-Year Career (NEW YORK, July 9, 2018)

Arranged Marriage Perfect Juxtapose in Gothic Twister (Forget Me Not, 2017)

Michelle M. Pillow, NYT & USAT Bestselling Author
Photo Credit: MichellePillow.com

Author Availability

Interviews, Articles, Project Availability, and Promotional Materials

• Michelle is available for interviews and articles (print, television, radio, podcast, blog, or video).
• She is open to collaborative projects on a selective basis.
• Promotional materials (bookmarks, signed bookplates, posters, etc.) available upon request for media outlets, conventions, booksellers, and libraries. Please include details: quantity needed, event date, specific items desired, and shipping address.

Suggested Interview Topics

• Industry/author-side (publishing trends, craft, business)
• Book-specific (my worlds, characters, themes)
• Fan/reader-side (what readers care about, community, escapism)
• Romantasy trends: The ongoing boom in spicy adult fantasy romance, fated mates, enemies-to-lovers, and what might come next
• Multi-Genre Writing from historical to futuristic, sci, pnr, fantasy, dark to cozy, and everything in between.
• Paranormal Fun: Dragon shifters, vampire seduction, morally gray heroes, and immersive supernatural world-building, etc
  
• The exciting Pan Macmillan Tor Bramble UK deal re-releasing Realm Immortal and Tribes of the Vampire series (new editions starting 2026
• Backlist re-releases: Bringing classic series to new readers through traditional publishing
• Building immersive multi-series worlds like Qurilixen (over 40 interconnected books)
• Hybrid publishing success: Balancing traditional deals and indie control in today’s market
• Paranormal women’s fiction: Mature (40+) heroines, second chances, magical friendships, and empowerment themes
• Audiobook trends in romantasy and paranormal romance
• Tropes readers love: Fated mates, found family, redemption arcs, and steamy slow-burn romance
• Escapism in romance: How readers use spicy fantasy to unwind and feel empowered
• Building passionate reader communities around long-running series
• The rise of “spicy” books and how heat levels shape reader expectations
• Writing strong, flawed characters who grow—especially in adult fantasy romance
• Blending humor and heart in paranormal and sci-fi romance
• Popular sub-niches: Gothic romantasy, cozy supernatural, alien mail-order bride stories

Email michellempillow+press@gmail.com to make arrangements.

Author Biographies

Reader Interest Author Bio

Michelle M. Pillow is a NY Times and USA Today Bestselling Author of paranormal, sci-fi romances, mystery, paranormal women’s fiction, and romantasy with millions of books sold. She claims to have the best job in the world because she gets to make things up for a living.

As long as she can remember, she has held a strange fascination with anything supernatural and sci-fi. After discovering historical romance novels, it was only natural that the supernatural and romantic elements would someday meet in her wonderland of a brain. She’s glad they did, for their children have been pouring onto the computer screen ever since.

Michelle loves to travel and try new things, whether it’s a paranormal investigation of an old Vaudeville theater or climbing Mayan temples in Belize. She’s addicted to movies and used to drive her mother crazy quoting random scenes with her brother. Her dream is to be a zombie in a horror movie (she came close as a refugee extra on SyFy’s Z Nation, Season 3). Michelle is involved in various film and historical documentary projects with her filmmaker husband; she’s mom to a talented daughter; and managed by the family cat.

Bestselling Series Include: Dragon Lords (Qurilixen World dragon-shifters), Warlocks MacGregor (magical Scottish fun), Merely Mortal (new urban fantasy romance), and the upcoming Tor Bramble re-releases of Realm Immortal (high fantasy romance) and Tribes of the Vampire (gothic vampire seduction).

Come say hello! She loves talking with readers on social media!

Professional Author Bio

Michelle M. Pillow, Author of All Things Romance
New York Times  & USA Today Bestselling Author

Author Michelle M. Pillow is an award-winning author of adult paranormal, sci-fi romances, mystery, paranormal women’s fiction, and romantasy with over 100 published books spanning her twenty-plus-year career. She is best known for her expansive Qurilixen World, including the series Dragon Lords, Space Lords, Lords of the Var, and more; the award-winning Warlocks MacGregor; and her newest urban fantasy series Merely Mortal. Her immersive worlds of dragon-shifters, magical families, and supernatural bonds have captivated readers worldwide.

She is a #1 Amazon Bestselling Author, appearing on the Amazon bestseller list multiple times, winner of the 2006 RT Reviewers’ Choice Award, and nominee for the Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award 2011. She has been a bestseller at Apple Books, Kobo, Nook, and Google Play.

She holds a BGS in History/Business with an English Minor, and a Photography degree.

Michelle is a hybrid author, blending traditional and indie publishing. Her publishers include Pan Macmillan Tor/Bramble, Simon & Schuster Pocket Books/Gallery Books, Penguin Random House, Virgin Books, Adam’s Media, Entangled Publishing, Running Press, Robinson Publishing Ltd, and more. Indie titles are published under The Raven Books LLC, with several works available in foreign languages.

She can be contacted through her website: MichellePillow.com

Michelle M. Pillow Links

Author Website: https://michellepillow.com 
Newsletter: https://michellepillow.com/newslettersignup/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorMichellePillow
Facebook Fan Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MichellePillowFanClub/
Twitter: @MichellePillow
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@michellempillow
Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/michelle-m-pillow
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/Michelle_Pillow
Instagram: https://instagram.com/michellempillow/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/michellepillow/

Contact: michellempillow+press@gmail.com

Awards & Notables

• Author of All Things Romance
• New York Times Bestselling Author
• USA Today Bestselling Author
• Millions of books sold
• Recognized for having 100 Published Romances (RWA)
• Amazon #1 Bestseller
• Bestseller at Apple Books, Kobo, Nook, Googleplay
• Winner: Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine’s Reviewer’s Choice Award (historical romance: Maiden and the Monster)
• Winner: 2015 Virginia Romance Writers HOLT Medallion Award of Merit for outstanding literary fiction in Paranormal (Warlocks MacGregor®: Love Potions)
• Romantic Times BOOKreviews Magazine Lifetime Achievement Award Nominee 2011
• 2007 Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine’s Reviewer’s Choice Award Nominee for the futuristic romance The Bound Prince
• Kensington Brava Novella Contest Finalist (3rd)
• Finalist: BREW Reviewer Choice Award 2024, Chrysalis Books, Reviews, and Everything Written (BREW) Project, Merely Mortal
• Refugee Extra on SyFy’s Z Nations, Season 3, Fall 2016
• Fiction Genres: Romance, Science Fiction, Futuristic, Paranormal, Shifter, Vampire, Ghost, Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Parallel Universe/Alternate Reality, Historical, Chick Lit, Cozy Mystery, Paranormal Women’s Fiction (PWF)

Affiliates

• Member of The Authors Guild
• Member of ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors) – Authorpreneur
• MAC – Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) 2022, 2025, 2026 Grant Recipient
• 2015 Virginia Romance Writers HOLT Medallion Award of Merit recipient for outstanding literary fiction in Paranormal
• The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS)
• One of the 13 founding authors of FAB13 PWF (Paranormal Women’s Fiction). Authors include: Michelle M. Pillow, Mandy M. Roth, Shannon Mayer, K.f. Breene, Denise Grover Swank, Jana DeLeon, Darynda Jones, Kristen Painter, Deanna Chase, Christine Bell, Elizabeth Hunter, Robyn Peterman Zahn, and Eve Langlais.
• One of the 14 Witch Romance Reads Founding Authors (Paranormal Witch Romance). Authors include: Michelle M. Pillow, Mandy M. Roth, Deanna Chase, T.M. Cromer, Robyn Peterman, Renee George, Sarah Hegger, Dakota Cassidy, Violet Vaughn, Jennifer Blackstream, Yasmine Galenorn, Stephanie Berchiolly, Amy Guillory Boyles, and Jenna Rivers.
• Amazon Direct Publishing’s KDP University @ Home with Michelle M. Pillow – Webinar discussing book marketing, publishing, branding, and writing in multiple genres

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