Michelle M. Pillow®
New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author
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Contact
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Author Information
Michelle M. Pillow®
Best known for sci-fi and paranormal romances, mysteries, and paranormal women’s fiction (PWF)
NYT & USAT Bestselling Fiction Author Michelle M. Pillow is an award-winning romance writer with over 100 published books over the course of her 17+ year career. She is known for her Qurilixen World including the series: Dragon Lords, Space Lords, Lords of the Var®, Galaxy Alien Mail Order Brides, and more. Other popular series include: Warlocks MacGregor®, Order of Magic, (Un)Lucky Valley, Lords of the Abyss.
- Author of All Things Romance
- New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author
- Amazon #1 Bestseller
- Bestseller at Apple Books, Kobo, Nook, Googleplay
- Millions of Copies Sold
- Over 100 Published Books
- 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)
- 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)
- One of the 13 founding author 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.
- Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) FY2022 Grant Recipient
- Amazon Direct Publishing’s KDP University @ Home with Michelle M. Pillow – Webinar discussing book marketing, publishing, branding, and writing in multiple genres.
- Member of The Authors Guild
- Member of ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors) – Authorpreneur
- Member of IBPA Independent Book Publishers Association
Trademarks
Michelle M. Pillow®
Warlocks MacGregor®
Lords of the Var®
Michelle M. Pillow®, Warlocks MacGregor®, and Lords of the Var® are registered trademarks of The Raven Books LLC
Author Biographies
Reader Interest Author Bio
Michelle M. Pillow, Author of All Things RomanceNew York Times (#8) & USA Today Bestselling AuthorRomance, Cozy Mystery, Paranormal Women’s Fiction (PWF) Author
Bestselling Paranormal Romance Series include: Dragon Lords, Lords of the Var®, Warlocks MacGregor®
Michelle M. Pillow is a NY Times and USA TODAY Bestselling Romance, Cozy Mystery, and Paranormal Women’s Fiction (PWF) Author with over a million books sold.
As long as she can remember, Michelle has had a strange fascination with anything supernatural and sci-fi. After discovering historical romance novels, it was only natural that the supernatural and love/romance elements should 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 Theatre or climbing Mayan temples in Belize. She’s addicted to movies and used to drive her mother crazy while quoting random scenes with her brother. Though it has yet to happen, her dream is to be a zombie in a horror movie. (She came close as a refugee extra on SyFy’s Z Nation, Fall 2016!) Michelle is involved with various film and historical documentary projects with her filmmaker husband.
Though she writes intricate plots, she can never seem to remember where she left her coffee cup (if you find it please return).
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
NYT & USAT Bestselling Author Michelle M. Pillow is an award-winning romance, cozy mystery, and Paranormal Women’s Fiction (PWF) writer with over 100 published books over the course of her nearly 20 year career. She is best known for her Qurilixen World including the series: Dragon Lords, Space Lords, Lords of the Var®, Galaxy Alien Mail Order Brides, and more; and for the award-winning Warlocks MacGregor®.
She has been a #1 Amazon Bestselling Author, on the Amazon bestseller list multiple times, the winner of the 2006 RT Reviewers’ Choice Award, and nominated for the Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award 2011. She had been a bestseller at Apple Books, Kobo, Nook, and Googleplay.
She has a BGS in History/Business with an English Minor, and a Photography degree.
Michelle is considered a hybrid author (both traditionally and indie published.) Her publishers include Simon & Schuster Pocket Books/Gallery Books, Penguin Random House, Virgin Books, Adam’s Media, Entangled Publishing, Samhain Publishing, Ellora’s Cave Publishing, Running Press, Robinson Publishing Ltd, and more. Her indie titles are published under The Raven Books LLC. Several of the titles have also been published in foreign languages.
She can be contacted through her website: MichellePillow.com
Michelle M. Pillow Links
Author Website: www.MichellePillow.com
Newsletter: https://michellepillow.com/newslettersignup/
The Raven Books: www.TheRavenBooks.com
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: Email
Quotes from Bestselling Authors
“Michelle Pillow creates characters to cheer for, to hope with, while building worlds that are portals for the imagination. Truly, Ms. Pillow is a master of futuristic fantasy.”
Yasmine Galenorn, NY Times, Publishers Weekly, & USA TODAY Bestseller
“Michelle M. Pillow crafts an incredible story. Paranormal romance as hot as dragon fire!”
Gena Showalter, NY Times & USA TODAY Bestseller
“Michelle M. Pillow weaves a story so engrossing that I lose track of time while reading and think about the characters long after I’m done.”
Mandy M. Roth®, New York Times bestselling author
“Second Chance Magic starts with a bang and does not slow down! It’s a beautifully written story of starting over and finding your inner power. Highly recommended.”
Elizabeth Hunter, USA TODAY Bestselling Author of the Elemental Mysteries
“When the past and the present merge…awesome author Michelle Pillow brings secrets from the grave and other things that go bump in the night into a fantastic story of second chances in the second act of life.”
Jana DeLeon, NY Times, USA TODAY, & WSJ Bestselling Author
“The perfect combination of spine-tingling magic, paranormal fun, and the strength of female friendships. Michelle M. Pillow delivers an emotionally powerful, must-have read.”
K.F. Breene, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Washington Post Bestselling Author
“Michelle M. Pillow brings us yet another hilariously touching story, this one set in the world of paranormal women’s fiction, and you won’t want to put it down. I know I didn’t! Then again, she had me at séance.”
Darynda Jones, NY Times Bestselling Author.
“Michelle M. Pillow’s Second Chance Magic is full of delicious secrets! What’s not a secret is how much you’re going to love this book and this heroine. I’ll take book two now!”
Kristen Painter, USA Today Bestselling Author
“Second Chance Magic is full of heart and everything I love in a paranormal tale. Great friends, second chances, and physic powers… what’s not to love?”
Deanna Chase, NY Times and USA TODAY Bestselling Author
“Delightfully heartfelt and filled with emotion. Psychic powers, newly discovered magic, and a troublesome ex who comes back from the grave. Michelle M. Pillow delivers a wonderfully humorous start to a new paranormal women’s fiction romance series.”
Robyn Peterman ~ NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author
“A wonderfully sexy tale filled with romance and dragon-shifters that draws you in from the first page and doesn’t let go. The Qurilixen Lords series is one you don’t want to miss!”
Mina Carter, NY Times & USA TODAY Bestseller
“Sometimes you just need to gobble up the insane goodness that is dragons, and Michelle has been aiding in that addiction for fifteen years.”
Eve Langlais, NY Times & USA TODAY Bestseller
“Michelle Pillow weaves a fantastical tale of dragon shifters, full of rich world-building, action and adventure, along with a sexy love story. This entire series is not to be missed!”
Bianca D’Arc, USA TODAY Bestseller
“Before all these newer authors starting writing about dragons and off-world sci-fi alien books… Michelle M. Pillow was bring it home, girls! And she did it with amazing originality and characters. I have devoured all of her original books from this fabulous author.”
T. A. Grey, USA TODAY Bestseller
“I absolutely fell in love with Michelle M. Pillow’s steamy, funny, fast-paced writing.”
Tasha Black, USA TODAY Bestseller
“Michelle M Pillow’s world building is first rate which is a must for great sci-fi. And her love scenes are steam-up-your-glasses sexy–a must for good romance.”
Evangeline Anderson, NY Times & USA TODAY Bestseller
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Author Availability
Interviews, Articles, Project Availability, and Promotional Materials
- Author is available for interviews and/or articles including print, television, radio and podcast.
- She is available for collaborative projects on a selective basis.
- Promotional Materials available upon request to media outlets, conventions, booksellers, and libraries. (be sure to include how many, when, what you’d like, and the event when making requests)
Email michellempillow+website@gmail.com to make arrangements.
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Awards & Notables
Sampling of Awards & Notables
- New York Times Bestselling Author
- USA Today Bestselling Author
- Over a million books sold
- Recognized for having 100 Published Romances
- #1 Amazon.com Bestselling Author
- Bestseller at Apple Books, Kobo, Nook, Googleplay
- Romantic Times BOOKreviews Magazine Lifetime Achievement Award Nominee 2011
- Winner 2006 Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine’s Reviewer’s Choice Award for the historical romance Maiden and the Monster
- 2007 Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine’s Reviewer’s Choice Award Nominee for the futuristic romance The Bound Prince
- Kensington Brava Novella Contest Finalist (3rd)
- 2015 Virginia Romance Writers HOLT Medallion Award of Merit recipient for outstanding literary fiction in Paranormal, Love Potions
- Refugee Extra on SyFy’s Z Nations, Season 3, Fall 2016
- One of the 13 founding author 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.
- Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) 2022 Grant Recipient
Publishers
Places Michelle has published with:
- Penguin Random House
- Virgin Books
- Ebury/Rouge
- Simon and Schuster (Pocket Books)
- The Raven Books LLC
- Entangled Publishing
- Adams Media
- Ellora’s Cave Publishing
- Samhain Publishing
- Running Press
- Robinson Publishing
- Paranormal Underground Magazine
- and more…
Affiliations
- The Raven Books LLC
- MAC – Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) 2022 Grant Recipient
- Member of The Authors Guild
- Member of NINC
- Member of Alliance of Independent Authors
- Member, IBPA Independent Book Publishers Association
- 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 FAB 13 PWF Founding Authors
(Paranormal Women’s Fiction)
Michelle M. Pillow, Mandy M. Roth, Shannon Mayer, K.F. Breene, Jana DeLeon, Eve Langlais, Deanna Chase, Elizabeth Hunter, Darynda Jones, Kristen Painter, Robyn Peterman, Christine Gael, Denise Grover Swank
One of the 14 Witch Romance Reads Founding Authors
(Paranormal Witch Romance)
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.
