Michelle M. Pillow Explained

Michelle M. Pillow
Notable Works:	Series: Dragon Lord, Warlock MacGregor, Order of Magic
Spouse:	John Reyer Afamasaga (2016-present)
Genre:	Paranormal Romance, Fantasy Romance,
Years Active:	2004–present
Language:	English
Occupation:	Novelist
Nationality:	American
Alma Mater:	Fort Hays State University
Birth Place:	Belleville, Kansas, U.S.

Michelle M. Pillow is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist with over one million books sold. She is a prolific author, with works spanning across many genres, but is best known for writing romance novels. She is recognized by the Romance Writers of America for writing over one hundred books and is also a member of the Authors Guild.^[1]

Career

Michelle is a multi-published author writing in many romance fiction genres that include paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, historical, contemporary, and paranormal women's fiction. Books have been published by Random House, Virgin Books, Ebury, Rouge, Simon and Schuster (Pocket Books), Entangled Publishing, Adams Media, Ellora's Cave Publishing, Samhain Publishing, Running Press, Robinson Publishing, Paranormal Underground Magazine, The Raven Books, and others.

She has a Bachelor of General Studies in History/Business with an English Minor from Fort Hays State University and a Photography degree from the New York Institute of Photography. She was also a journalist and photographer for Paranormal Underground Magazine.

Her romance writing career began in 2004 with her first published book The Mists of Midnight and in 2006 she was awarded the Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine's Reviewer's Choice Award for the historical romance Maiden and the Monster.^[2]

The anthology Taming The Alpha hit the New York Times^[3] and USA Today^[4] in 2014 and included her novel Stirring Up Trouble. In addition, she belonged to the Romance Writers of America, a non-profit organization that focuses on advocacy through increasing public awareness of the romance genre. The Virginia Romance Writers chapter established the HOLT Medallion in 1995 to recognize the achievements of published writers in romantic fiction. In 2015, Michelle received the Virginia Romance Writers HOLT Medallion Award of Merit for outstanding literary fiction for the book Love Potions.^[5]

Michelle is also involved in various film and historical documentary projects with her filmmaker husband^[6] and played a refugee extra in Z Nation^[7] on SyFy that was released in 2016.^[8] Dragon Prince received praise in 2019 on SyFy as part of a science fiction and fantasy romance recommendation list.^[9]

In 2021, Michelle received a grant^[10] from the Mississippi Arts Commission in support of her Order of Magic paranormal women's fiction series.

Fiction Series

Qurilixen World Series

The Qurilixen World is a collection of multiple interconnected paranormal, fantasy, and science fiction series including Dragon Lords, Lords of the Var, Space Lords, Captured by the Dragon-Shifter, Galaxy Alien Mail Order Brides, Dynasty Lords, and Qurilixen Lords.

Dragon Lords

• The Barbarian Prince (2004) also appeared as: Variant: Barbarian Prince (2014)
• The Perfect Prince (2004) also appeared as: Variant: Perfect Prince (2014)
• The Dark Prince (2004) also appeared as: Variant: Dark Prince (2014)
• The Warrior Prince (2005) also appeared as: Variant: Warrior Prince (2014)
• His Highness the Duke (2012)
• The Stubborn Lord (2013)
• The Reluctant Lord (2013)
• The Impatient Lord (2014)
• The Dragon's Queen (2014)
• Dragon Lords: Books 1-4 (2014)
• Dragon Lords: Books 5-8 (2014)

Lords of the Var

• The Savage King (2005)
• The Playful Prince (2005)
• The Bound Prince (2005)
• The Rogue Prince (2005)
• The Pirate Prince (2011)

Space Lords

• Frost Maiden (2007) also appeared as: Variant: His Frost Maiden (2014)
• His Fire Maiden (2016)
• His Metal Maiden (2016)
• His Earth Maiden (2018)
• His Woodland Maiden (2019)

Captured by a Dragon-Shifter

• Determined Prince (2014)
• Rebellious Prince (2015)
• Stranded with the Cajun (2015)
• Hunted by the Dragon (2016)
• Mischievous Prince (2017)
• Headstrong Prince (2017)

Galaxy Alien Mail Order Brides

• Spark (2016)
• Flame (2016)
• Blaze (2016)
• Ice (2018)
• Frost (2018)
• Snow (2019)

Dynasty Lords

• Seduction of the Phoenix (2006)
• Temptation of the Butterfly (2006)

Qurilixen Lords

• Dragon Prince (2019)
• Marked Prince (2020)
• Feral Prince (2021)
• Fire Prince (2022) ISBN 978-1-62501-279-1

Warlocks MacGregor

• Love Potions (2014)
• Spellbound (2015)
• Stirring Up Trouble (2015)
• Cauldrons and Confessions (2017)
• Spirits and Spells (2018)
• Kisses and Curses (2018)
• Magick and Mischief (2020)
• A Dash of Destiny (2020)
• Night Magick (2021)

Order of Magic

• Second Chance Magic (2020)
• Third Time's a Charm (2020)
• The Fourth Power (2020)
• The Fifth Sense (2020)
• The Sixth Spell (2021)
• The Seventh Key (2022) ISBN 978-1-62501-280-7

Happily Everlasting

• Fooled Around and Spelled in Love (2017)
• Curses and Cupcakes (2017)

(Un)Lucky Valley

• Better Haunts & Garden Gnomes (2018) also appeared as: Variant: Better Haunts and Garden Gnomes (2018)
• Any Witch Way But Goode (2019)

Lords of the Abyss

• The Mighty Hunter (2006)
• Commanding the Tides (2007)
• Captive of the Deep (2010)
• Surrender to the Sea (2016)
• Making Waves (2018)
• The Merman King (2018)
• Lords of the Abyss: Trilogy (2011) [O/1,2,3] also appeared as: Variant: Lords of the Abyss: Books 1-3 (2017)
• Lords of the Abyss Bundle: Books 4-6 Box Set (2018) [O/4-6]

Realm Immortal

• King of the Unblessed (2006)
• Faery Queen (2007)
• Stone Queen (2007)

Divinity Warriors

• Lilith Enraptured (2009)
• Fighting Lady Jayne (2009)
• Keeping Paige (2009)
• Taking Karre (2009)

Divinity Healers

• Ariella's Keeper (2009)
• Seducing Cecilia (2013)
• Linnea's Arrangement (2013)

Call of the Lycan

• Call of the Sea (2006)
• Call of the Untamed (2007)
• Call of Temptation (2008)
• Call of the Lycan: Trilogy Box Set (2013)

Naughty Cupid

• Cupid's Enchantment (2005)
• Cupid's Revenge (2005)
• Cupid's Favor (2006)

Tribes of the Vampire

• Redeemer of Shadows (2005)
• The Jaded Hunter (2005)
• Eternally Bound (2006)
• In Her Shadows (2016)

Novels (Single Titles)

• The Mists of Midnight also appeared as: Variant: Forget Me Not (2004)
  • • • • Red Light Specialists (2005) with Mandy M. Roth Pleasure Cruise (2005) with Mandy M. Roth Date with Destiny (2007) with Mandy M. Roth Pleasure Island (2009) with Mandy M. Roth Maiden and the Monster (2005)
• Emerald Knight (2005)
• Lord of Fire, Lady of Ice (2013)
• Pride and Prejudice: The Wild and Wanton Edition (2011)

Novellas & Short Fiction

• A Midnight Seduction (2004)
• Portrait of His Obsession (2004)
• Animal Instinct (2004)
• Silk (2005)
• Scorched Destiny (2005)
• Phantom of the Night (2005)
• Taming Him (2005)
• Arrested Desires (2006)
  • Romancing the Recluse (2006) with Mandy M. Roth Falcon's Mate (2006)
• Last Man on Earth (2009)
• Faire Justice (2009)
• Good with His Hands (2010)
• Stolen Hours (2011)
• Everlastingly (2014)

Anthologies

• Ultimate Warriors (2005) with Jaide Fox and Brenna Lyons and Joy Nash
  • Ghost Cats 2 (2006) with Jaycee Clark and Mandy M. Roth Taming Him (2007) with Kimberly Dean and Summer Devon
    • Stop Dragon My Heart Around (2007) with Mandy M. Roth Prisoner of Love (2009) with Jaid Black and Tawny Taylor Ghost Cats. Samhain Publishing. (2011) with Jaycee Clark and Mandy M. Roth
• Taming the Alpha (2014) with Mandy M. Roth, Michelle Pillow, T. S. Joyce, Chloe Cole, V. M. Black, Terah Edun, Carina Wilder, Cathryn Fox, Cristina Rayne, Jaycee Clark, JC Andrijeski, Tasha Black, R.E. Butler, Jaide Fox, Michele Bardsley, Renee George, T.J. Michaels, Elsa Jade, Allison Gatta, Arial Burnz, Mandy Rosko, Candice Gilmer, Dawn Michelle, Sylvia Frost, Lissa Matthews, and Lexy Cole
• Kiss of Christmas Magic^[11] (2014) with Eve Langlais, Aubrey Rose, Molly Prince, Deanna Chase, Mandy M. Roth, Michelle M. Pillow, Angie Fox, Mimi Strong, Viola Rivard, Michele Bardsley, V.M. Black, Lola St. Vil, Terah Edun, Jessa Slade, Chloe Cole, Cristina Rayne, Shawntelle Madison, J.S. Hope, Carina Wilder, Dawn Michelle, and Jessica Ryan
• Taming the Monster^[12] (2015) with Mandy M. Roth, Michelle M. Pillow, Carina Wilder, Cristina Rayne, Eve Vaughn, Jaide Fox, JC Andrijeski, Kim Knox, Michele Bardsley, Renee George, Mandy Rosko, Tracey H. Kitts, Ella Drake, Jaycee Clark, Candice Gilmer, Lexy Cox, and Jessica Collins
• A Very Alpha Christmas^[13] (2015) with Mandy M. Roth, Michelle M. Pillow, Cathryn Fox, Arial Burnz, Jaycee Clark, Slyvia Frost, Candice Gilmer, Tasha Black, T.J. Michaels, Renee George, Dawn Michelle, Lissa Matthews, Jaide Fox, Elsa Jade, R.E. Butler, Mandy Rosko, T.S. Joyce, Carina Wilder, Chloe Cole, Cristina Rayne, Lexy Cole, J.C. Andrijeski, and Michele Bardsley
• Taming the Vampire ^[14] (2016) by Mandy M. Roth, Michelle M. Pillow, Kristen Painter, Yasmine Galenorn, Colleen Gleason, Jennifer Ashley, V. Vaughn, Carmen Caine, Marie Mason, Mina Carter, Deanna Chase, Emma Storm, Patricia A. Rasey, Alyssa Day, Caridad Piñeiro, Erin Kellison, Laurie London, Selene Charles, Chloe Cole, Elle Thorne, Tasha Black, J.C. Andrijeski, Jaide Fox, Tracey H. Kitts, Charlene Hartnady, Teresa Gabelman, Celia Kyle, and P. Jameson
• Alphas for the Holidays^[15] (2016) with Mandy M. Roth, Michelle M. Pillow, Celia Kyle, Elle Thorne, Mina Carter, P. Jameson, Kristen Painter, Chloe Cole, Colleen Gleason, K.F. Breene, Bella Love-Wins, Deanna Chase, Jennifer Blackstream, Angie Fox, Ann Gimpel, Christine Pope, Marie Mason, Anthea Lawson, Bianca D'Arc, Jovee Winters, Tasha Black, JC Andrijeski, Dawn Montgomery, Jaycee Clark, Suzanne Rock, Tracey H. Kitts, Celeste Anwar, and Jax Cassidy

Non-fiction

• The Write Ingredients: Recipes from Your Favorite Authors Samhain Publishing. (2007) along with Lori Foster and Diane Castell, contributing authors include: Jim Alexander, Susan Andersen, Liz Andrews, Cynthianna Appel, Becky Barker, Jules Bennett, Lucinda Betts, Toni Blake, Allie Boniface, Denysé Bridger, Gemma Bruce, Jaci Burton, Stella Cameron, Mary Campisi, Tori Carrington, Cindy Carver, Billie Warren Chai, Celine Chatillon, Colleen Collins, Debby Conrad, Jodi Lynn Copeland, Sydney Croft, Cindy Cruciger, Paige Cuccaro, Bianca D'Arc, Gia Dawn, Sylvia Day, Jamie Denton, Danielle Devon, Roseanne Dowell, Christine Feehan, Kate Fellowes, Holly Fitzgerald, Suzanne Forster, Jenny Gardiner, Amber Green, Tilly Greene, Heather Grothaus, Rosey Haggerty, Karen Harper, Ingela F. Hyatt, Larissa Ione, Marcia James, Nicole Jordan, Sylvie Kaye, Susan Kearney, Mia King, Karen Kendall, Susanne Marie Knight, Jayne Ann Krentz, Rosemary Laurey, Kathleen Lawless, Jo Leigh, Toni Leland, Julie Leto, Cathy Liggett, Patricia Lorenz, Larissa Lyons, Allie Mackay, Donna MacMeans, Catherine Mann, Janice Maynard, Cheyenne McCray, Amanda McIntyre, LuAnn McLane, Patrice Michelle, Cindi Myers, Rhonda Nelson, Brenda Novak, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Michelle M. Pillow, Mary Jo Putney, Anne Rainey, Tonya Ramagos, Joanne Rock, Patricia Sargeant, Melissa Schroeder, Shana Schwer, Jill Shalvis, Jennah Sharpe, Suzanne Simmons, Catherine Spaulding, Michele Stegman, Kay Stockham, Karin Tabke, Jean Marie Ward, Ann M. Warner, Nancy Warren, Carys Weldon, SueEllen Welfonder, Diane Whiteside, Lori Wilde, J.C. Wilder, Brenda Williamson, C. J. Winters, Justine Wittich.

External links

• • Michelle M. Pillow at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

Notes and References

1. Web site: Michelle M. Pillow Bio at The Author's Guild. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210226185732/https://go.authorsguild.org/members/2995. 2021-02-26. The Author's Guild.
2. Web site: 2006 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winners. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210202011331/https://www.fictiondb.com/awards/2006~rt-reviewers-choice-award~234.htm. 2021-02-02. FictionDB.
3. News: December 28, 2014. Combined Print & E-Book Fiction - Best Sellers. The New York Times.
4. News: December 18, 2014. Taming the Alpha. USA Today. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210202140723/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2013/06/21/taming-the-alpha/2444877/isbn/9781625010957/. February 2, 2021.
5. Web site: 14 October 2015. Holt Medallion Past Winners 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210202075936/http://virginiaromancewriters.com/holt-medallion/holt-medallion-past-winners/#2015. 2021-02-02. Virginia Romance Writers of America.
6. Web site: John Reyer Afamasaga. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220824105523/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8571772/. 2022-08-24. IMDB.
7. Web site: Paranormal Underground: Haunted Entertainment - Issue December 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220824105501/https://4460u92h397fqbisi3afx4lz-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Haunted-Entertainment-December-2016-Paranormal-Underground-1.pdf. 2022-08-24. Paranormal Underground.
8. Web site: Michelle M. Pillow - Other Works. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220824105524/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8571778/otherworks. 2022-08-24. IMDB.
9. Web site: Lane. Carly. February 8, 2019. 10 Science Fiction and Fantasy Romance Recommendations to Help You Weather February. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220824105601/https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/10-sci-fi-and-fantasy-romance-recommendations-to-help-you-weather-february. August 24, 2022. SYFY.
10. Web site: Mississippi author receives grant to distribute book. live. The Dispatch. 4 September 2021 . 2021-09-20. 2022-08-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20220824105509/https://cdispatch.com/lifestyles/2021-09-04/mississippi-author-receives-grant-to-distribute-book/.
11. News: November 30, 2014. Combined Print & E-Book Fiction Bestsellers. The New York Times.
12. News: October 22, 2015. Taming the Monster USA Today Best-Selling Books. USA Today. live. August 24, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220824105504/https://www.usatoday.com/.
13. News: November 26, 2015. A Very Alpha Christmas USA Today Best-Selling Books. USA Today. live. January 31, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220131204001/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2013/06/21/a-very-alpha-christmas/2444877/isbn/9781625011220/?fbclid=IwAR0JaShWVrdmQAMjAcZMKlBaFRQvSVRKy3W6tLHHIlbF_vFz8QL0vnn_Amw.
14. News: November 3, 2016. Taming the Vampire USA Today Best-Selling Books. USA Today.
15. News: November 24, 2016. Alphas for the Holidays USA Today Best-Selling Books. USA Today. live. February 14, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210214102412/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2013/06/21/alphas-for-the-holidays/2444877/isbn/9781625012012/?fbclid=IwAR1lzb3VwJNYBMjt6amWG6twpYDpm5xM121vB41UVS2xTR3uVAxvcxqI_9A.