Maggie Shayne Explained

Maggie Shayne
Occupation:Novelist
Genre:Romance
Notableworks:Sleep With the Lights On, Eternity, Twilight Phantasies, Girl Blue

Maggie Shayne an American author of more than 70 novels. Shayne has won multiple awards, including the Romance Writers of America RITA Award, multiple Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice and Career Achievement Awards, The Readers' Choice Award, and the P.E.A.R.L. Award.

Early life

Shayne lived in Syracuse, New York, before moving to Chenango County, New York. She worked as a waitress prior to becoming an author.[1]

As a child, Shayne liked to tell stories and rewrite the endings of books and horror movies. Her first attempt at a novel came when she was older, when she mentally wrote a romance story while trying to comfort a sick baby; she soon transferred the story to a yellow pad. Shayne took a job watching a neighbor's horses so that she could earn the money to buy her first typewriter. She soon finished three manuscripts, which she was unable to sell. Harlequin launched their Shadows Line, and Shayne sent a query letter that said, "I'm just jumping up and down; so happy that you have created a line especially for me!" Although the editor rejected that book, Shayne's second book was purchased.[2] The novel became the first of Shayne's Wings in the Night series, which she continued writing even after the Shadows Line was closed.[3]

Career

Shayne has had over 70 novels published, including women's fiction, thrillers, romantic suspense, paranormal, and category romance. She has also published several non-fiction titles in the area of spiritual self-help.[2] She has written for five publishers including Avon Books, St. Martin's Press, Penguin Putnam, Spilled Candy Books, and MIRA Books.[4] Her paranormal romances combine romance and horror, where the redemption of the monster is through love.[4] Many of her novels "[blend] mysticism into everyday life in a good vs. evil scenario."[5]

Shayne also worked as a writer for the soap operas Guiding Light and As the World Turns and considered accepting the position of co-head-writer before deciding to devote her time to her novels.[6] [7]

Shayne's novels have appeared on the USA Today, Booksense and Waldenbooks bestseller lists, and Twilight Hunger reached Number 18 on the New York Times Bestseller List.[2] Many of her books have been chosen by Doubleday Bookclub, the Mystery Guild, and Rhapsody Bookclub.[8] On her thirteenth nomination for a Romance Writers of America RITA Award, Shayne won the award. She has also won three Career Achievement Awards from Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine.[8]

Personal life

Shayne has interest in the culture and religion of ancient Sumer, and included some of her research in her novels, including Destiny.[2] [5] After several years of study at the Black Forest Clan, a chartered Wiccan seminary, Shayne became a high priestess and an elder in the Wicca religion and has been licensed as a minister. Shayne founded her own coven, the Hawks of RavenMyst, in a tradition, similar to a denomination, known as the RavenMyst Circle, that she helped found.[6] [2]

Shayne has five grown daughters.[2] She married Lance on Valentine's Day in 2014. She resides in a small town in upstate New York.[9]

Awards

Bibliography[10] [11]

Wings in the Night Series

  1. Twilight Phantasies
  2. Twilight Memories
  3. Twilight Illusions
  4. Beyond Twilight
  5. Born in Twilight
  6. Twilight Vows
  7. Twilight Hunger
  8. Run from Twilight
  9. Embrace the Twilight
  10. Edge of Twilight
    • 10.5. Before Blue Twilight
  11. Blue Twilight
  12. Prince of Twilight
  13. Demon's Kiss
  14. Lovers Bite
  15. Angel's Pain
  16. Bloodline
  17. Vampires in Paradise
  18. Twilight Prophecy
    • 18.5. Vacation with a Vampire...and Other Immortals [13]
  19. Twilight Fulfilled
  20. Twilight Guardians
  21. Twilight Vendetta
  22. The Rhiannon Chronicles
  23. Fear the Reaper
  24. Young Rhiannon in the Temple of Isis

Wings in the Night: Reborn Series

  1. Twilight Guardians
    • 1.5. Edge of Darkness
  2. Twilight Vendetta
  3. Rhiannon Chronicles
  4. The Fiona Files

Fairies of Rush Series

  1. By Magic Beguiled
  2. By Magic Enchanted
  3. Annie's Hero
  4. The Fairy's Wish

Texas Brands Series

  1. The Littlest Cowboy (in A Brand of Christmas and The Texas Brand: In the Beginning)
  2. The Baddest Virgin in Texas (in The Texas Brand: In the Beginning)
  3. Badlands Bad Boy (in The Texas Brand: In the Beginning)
  4. Long Gone Lonesome Blues FORMERLY The Husband She Couldn't Remember
  5. The Lone Cowboy FORMERLY That Mysterious Texas Brand Man
  6. Lone Star Lonely FORMERLY The Baddest Bride in Texas
  7. The Outlaw Bride
  8. Texas Angel FORMERLY Angel Meets the Badman
  9. Texas Homecoming FORMERLY The Homecoming

The Immortal Series

  1. Eternity
  2. Infinity
  3. Destiny
  4. Immortality

Oklahoma All-Girl Brands Series

  1. The Brands Who Came for Christmas (in A Brand of Christmas and Stranger in Town)
  2. Brand-New Heartache (in Stranger in Town)
  3. Secrets and Lies
  4. A Mommy For Christmas FORMERLY Feels Like Home
  5. One Magic Summer FORMERLY Dangerous Lover
  6. Sweet Vidalia Brand

Mordecai Young Series

  1. Thicker Than Water
  2. Colder Than Ice
  3. Darker Than Midnight

Secrets of Shadow Falls Series

  1. Killing Me Softly
  2. Kill Me Again
  3. Kiss Me, Kill Me

The Portal Series

Brown and de Luca Series

  1. Sleep with the Lights On
  2. Wake to Darkness
  3. Innocent Prey
  4. Deadly Obsession
  5. Girl Blue

The Shattered Sisters Series

  1. Reckless FORMERLY Reckless Angel
  2. Forgotten FORMERLY Forgotten Vows
  3. Broken FORMERLY Kiss of the Shadow Man
  4. Hollow FORMERLY The Bride Wore a Forty-Four
  5. Hunted

The McIntyre Men

Also called Bliss in Big Falls.

  1. Oklahoma Christmas Blues
  2. Oklahoma Moonshine
  3. Oklahoma Starshine FORMERLY Oklahoma Sunlight
  4. Shine on Oklahoma FORMERLY Oklahoma Starlight
  5. Christmas Blues (in Buckles, Boots and Mistletoe and Baby By Christmas)

Shayne's Supernaturals

  1. Forgotten
  2. Magic by Moonlight FORMERLY Musketeer by Moonlight
  3. Miranda's Viking
  4. Everything She Does is Magic
  5. Stargazer FORMERLY Out-of-This-World Marriage
  6. Witch Moon
  7. Zombies! A Love Story

Novels

Anthologies and collections

Anthology or CollectionContentsPublication DateWith
Forgotten Vows[12] Forgotten Vows1994Lindsay McKenna
Strangers In The Night[13] Beyond TwilightOct 1995Anne Stuart, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
A Sprinkle of Fairy Dust[14] Fairies Make Wishes, TooSep 1996Elizabeth Bevarly, Elaine Crawford, Marylyle Rogers
Bewitched[15] Everything She Does Is MagickOct 1997Lisa Higdon, Susan Krinard, Amy Saunders
Brides of the Night[16] Twilight VowsSep 1998Marilyn Tracy
Moonglow[17] Musketeer by MoonlightOct 1998Lindsay Longford, Angie Ray and Katherine Sutcliffe
Silhouette Sensational: Forgotten Vows...? / License to Love / Cowboy Daddy /

Babies On His Mind[18]

Forgotten VowsMar 1999Barbara Boswell, Marie Ferrarella, Susan Mallery
Veils of Time[19] The Con and the CrusaderJul 1999Lynn Kurland, Angie Ray and Ingrid Weaver
Sinful[20] Leather and LaceJan 2000Suzanne Forster, Lori Foster, Kimberly Randell
After Midnight[21] Miranda's VikingKiss of the Shadow Man

Out-of-This-World Marriage

Aug 2000
Wings in the NightTwilight Phantasies

Twilight Memories

Twilight Illusions

Nov 2001
Who Do You Love?[22] Two HeartsSep 2000Marilyn Pappano
Two Novels[23] Witch Moon RisingApr 2001Lorna Tedder
Out of This World[24] ImmortalityAug 2001Laurell K. Hamilton, Susan Krinard, J D Robb
The Texas Brand: In the BeginningThe Littlest CowboyThe Baddest Virgin in Texas

Badlands Bad Boy

Sep 2001
At TwilightBorn in Twilight

Beyond Twilight

Feb 2002
Broken Silence[25] The Invisible VirginApr 2003Eileen Wilks and Anne Marie Winston
Hot Summer Nights[26] Jun 2003Lindsay McKenna, Dallas Schulze
Midnight Pleasures[27] Under Her SpellNov 2003Amanda Ashley, Sherrilyn Kenyon and Ronda Thompson
Pregnant With His Child[28] The Baddest Virgin in TexasJan 2004Marilyn Pappano
Danger in the Shadows[29] May 2004Linda Turner
Special Delivery: Doorstep Babies[30] The Littlest CowboyJun 2004Cathy Gillen Thacker
Stranger in TownThe Brands Who Came for Christmas

Brand-New Heartache

Jul 2004
Hot BloodedAwaiting MoonriseAug 2004Christine Feehan, Emma Holly and Angela Knight
Twilight BeginsTwilight Phantasies

Twilight Memories

Sep 2004
Man of My Dreams[31] Daydream BelieverOct 2004Suzanne Forster, Virginia Kantra, Sherrilyn Kenyon
Night's EdgeHer Best EnemyOct 2004Barbara Hambly, Charlaine Harris
Burning Bright[32] Return of the LightOct 2004Judith Arnold and Anne Stuart
An Expected Family[33] Forever, DadNov 2004Caroline Cross
Kick Ass[34] The Bride Wore a .44Sep 2005Mary Janice Davidson, Jacey Ford, Angela Knight
Two By TwilightTwilight Vows

Run from Twilight

Sep 2005
Moon Fever[35] The Darkness WithinSep 2007Lori Handeland, Caridad Piñeiro, and Susan Sizemore
Wings in the Night Part 1Twilight Phantasies

Twilight Memories

Twilight Illusions

Beyond Twilight

Born in Twilight

Twilight Vows

Sep 2007
An Enchanted SeasonMelting FrostyOct 2007Jean Johnson, Erin McCarthy and Nalini Singh
Wings in the Night Part 2Twilight Hunter

Embrace the Twilight

Run From Twilight

Edge of Twilight

Blue Twilight

Prince of Twilight

Nov 2007
Eternal LoveEternity

Infinity

Nov 2007
Immortal DesireDestinyImmortalityDec 2007
Weddings from HellTill DeathMay 2008Jeaniene Frost, Terri Garey and Kathryn Smith
Hearts of DarknessLove Me to DeathJan 2010Susan Krinard and Gena Showalter
Darkness Divine[36] VoodooSep 2010P.C. Cast, Rhyannon Byrd and Gena Showalter
The Heart of WinterThe Toughest Girl in TownDec 2010Linda Winstead Jones and Day Leclaire
Paranormal Holiday Anthology TrioMelting FrostyDec 2010Jean Johnson, Erin McCarthy and Nalini Singh
Vampires In Paradise/ImmortalVampires in Paradise[37] Mar 2012
Eternal Love: The Immortal Witch SeriesEternity

Infinity

Destiny

Mar 2014
Once Upon a TimeFairytale

Forever Enchanted

Jun 2014
Edge of DarknessDead By TwilightAug 2015Christine Feehan and Lori Herter
A Brand of ChristmasThe Brands Who Came for ChristmasThe Littlest CowboyOct 2015
Buckles, Boots and MistletoeChristmas BluesDec 2015Miranda’s Shayne, River Shayne and Jessica Lewis
Baby By ChristmasChristmas BluesNov 2017
Brown and de Luca Collection Volume 1Sleep with the Lights OnDream of Danger

Wake to Darkness

Jul 2019
Brown and de Luca Collection Volume 2Innocent Prey

Deadly Obsession

Sep 2019

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kraft . Jill . December 5, 2006 . Chenango Stories: Maggie Shayne . 2024-08-09 . The Evening Sun . en.
  2. Web site: Thompson . Dorothy. Interview with Maggie Shayne . The Writer's Life . 2003 . 2007-04-20.
  3. Web site: Shayne . Maggie . The Darker Side of Romance . Romantic Times . 2007-04-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061028201043/http://www.romantictimes.com/authors_tip.php?tip=62 . 2006-10-28 . dead .
  4. Web site: Maggie Shayne . eHarlequin.Com . 2007-04-20.
  5. Web site: Klausner . Harriet. Stands alone, but incredible follow-up to fabulous novel Eternity . Paranormal Romance Reviews . December 2000 . 2007-04-20.
  6. Web site: About Maggie . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050828114149/http://www.witchesinprint.com/MaggieBio.html . 2005-08-28 . 2007-04-20 . Witches In Print.
  7. Web site: Shayne . Maggie . Destiny Cameo/Excerpt . Romantic Times . December 2000 . 2007-04-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071122224625/http://www.romantictimes.com/books_review.php?cameo=1&book=12490 . November 22, 2007 .
  8. Web site: Maggie Shayne . Paranormal Romance Reviews . 2007-04-20.
  9. Web site: Sheftel . Bea. An Interview with Paranormal Author Maggie Shayne . Gotta Write Network . 2007-04-20.
  10. Web site: Good Reads Series Reading Order. December 16, 2019. Good Reads.
  11. Web site: Printable Book List. December 16, 2019. Maggie Shayne's website. December 16, 2019. December 16, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191216230629/https://maggieshayne.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Printable-Title-List.pdf. dead.
  12. Web site: Forgotten Vows. December 12, 2019. Good Reads.
  13. Web site: Strangers in the Night. December 12, 2019. Good Reads.
  14. Web site: A Sprinkle of Fairy Dust. December 12, 2019. Fantastic Fiction.
  15. Book: Bewitched. December 11, 2019. 978-0515121575. Krinard. Susan. Shayne. Maggie. Higdon. Lisa. Saunders. Amy E.. Penguin Publishing .
  16. Web site: Brides of the Night. December 12, 2019. Good Reads.
  17. Web site: Moonglow. December 12, 2019. Good Reads.
  18. Web site: Forgotten Vows / License to Love / Cowboy Daddy / Babies on His Mind. December 11, 2019. Good Reads.
  19. Web site: Veils of Time. December 11, 2019. Good Reads.
  20. Web site: Sinful. December 11, 2019. Google Reads.
  21. Web site: After Midnight. December 12, 2019. Good Reads.
  22. Web site: Who Do You Love?. December 12, 2019. Good Reads.
  23. Book: Two Novels. December 11, 2019. .
  24. Web site: Out of This World. December 12, 2019. Good Reads.
  25. Web site: Broken Silence. December 12, 2019. Parkland Library.
  26. Book: Hot Summer Nights. December 12, 2019. .
  27. Web site: Midnight Pleasures. December 13, 2019. Good Reads.
  28. Web site: Pregnant With His Child. December 13, 2019. Good Reads.
  29. Book: Danger in the Shadows. December 13, 2019. Google Reads. 9780373640072. Shayne. Maggie. Turner. Linda. Harlequin Enterprises, Limited .
  30. Book: Special Delivery: Doorstep Babies. December 13, 2019. .
  31. Web site: Man of My Dreams. December 12, 2019. Good Reads.
  32. Web site: Burning Bright. December 13, 2019. Good Reads.
  33. Web site: An Expected Family. December 13, 2019. Fantastic Fiction.
  34. Web site: Kiss Ass. December 13, 2019. Good Reads.
  35. Web site: Moon Fever. December 13, 2019. Good Reads.
  36. Web site: Darkness Devine. December 13, 2019. Amazon.
  37. Web site: December 16, 2019 . Vampires in Paradise / Immortal . Good Reads.