Authors whose first name starts with M, page 6 of 9

Meg Shaffer has three catalogued books: The Wishing Game (2023), The Lost Story (2024) and The Book Witch (2026). None of the three belongs to a series in this catalogue, so publication order is the reading order. Shaffer is recorded as actively publishing.

Meg Waite Clayton

9 books• 1 series

Women in wartime and female friendship are Meg Waite Clayton's recurring subjects. The Race for Paris (2015), Beautiful Exiles (2018), The Last Train to London (2019) and The Postmistress of Paris (2021) all draw on the Second World War, while the Wednesday series runs across The Wednesday Sisters (2008) and The Wednesday Daughters (2011). Nine books stretch from The Language of Light (2003) to Typewriter Beach in 2025.

Meg Wolitzer

23 books• 2 series

Meg Wolitzer, born May 28, 1959, is an American novelist whose books include The Wife, The Ten-Year Nap, The Uncoupling, The Interestings and The Female Persuasion. Wolitzer co-directs the BookEnds writing fellowship at Stony Brook Southampton. The catalogue holds 23 books from Sleepwalking (1982) to Found Sound (2026), with Caribou (1985), Hidden Pictures (1986), The Dream Book (1986) and Friends for Life (1994) among the earlier titles. Operation Save the Teacher is the listed series, and children's fiction, teachers, friendship and New York appear in the subjects.

Meg Xuemei X writes fantasy romance across a dozen series, most of them built on gods, fae, dragons and witches: War of the Gods, Dark Fae Kings, Cursed Dragon Queen and Her Mates, Wickedest Witch, Underworld Bride Trials, Half-Blood Academy and Shades of Ruin and Magic. Fifty books span 2014 to 2026, from Love's Prey to FoolSilver.

Megan Abbott writes crime fiction and noir, plus non-fiction analyses of hardboiled crime writing. Her 19 catalogued books open with The Street Was Mine (2002) and run through Die a Little (2005), Queenpin (2007), Dare Me (2012) and The Fever (2014) to El Dorado Drive (2025), with The Dear Ones scheduled for 2027. Abbott, born in 1971, is an American screenwriter as well as a novelist, and her psychological suspense reworks classic crime subgenres from a female perspective.

Megan Bannen writes fantasy. The Bird and the Blade (2018) opens the catalogue with riddles, princes and Mongol history; Soulswift (2020) follows; and the Hart and Mercy series runs through The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy (2022), The Undermining of Twyla and Frank (2024) and The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam (2025), each title built on the same pattern. Five books in all, at a median of 448 pages, and Bannen continues to publish.

Megan Chance writes historical fiction. A Candle in the Dark (1993) opens a catalogue of 30 titles reaching The Vermilion Sea (2026), taking in The Portrait (1995), Fall from Grace (1997) and Susannah Morrow (2002). The Fianna books draw on Irish American material and the Fenians. Married women, singers, wealth and New York fill the subject tags.

Suspense and murder mystery define Megan Collins's five novels. The Winter Sister (2019) opens the run, followed by Behind the Red Door (2020), The Family Plot (2021), Thicker Than Water (2023) and Cross My Heart (2025). Missing persons, serial killers, true crime and island settings supply the subject matter. Collins continues to publish.

Megan Frampton writes historical romance, most of it Regency, with dukes and the titled nobility as her recurring subject. Her 28 catalogued books run from A Singular Lady (2005) to Demons and Diplomacy (2026), at a median of 369 pages. Dukes Behaving Badly, Hazards of Dukes, School for Scoundrels, Heirs & Spares, Jepstow and the Ministry of Supernatural Affairs are her series, alongside standalone novels and novellas. Governesses, single fathers, arranged marriage and inheritance recur in the plots, and titles such as Put Up Your Duke (2015) and Why Do Dukes Fall in Love? (2016) mark the register. Frampton is still publishing.

Megan Goldin writes psychological suspense and detective fiction. Her 5 catalogued books run from The Girl in Kellers Way (2018) to Dark Corners (2023), taking in The Escape Room (2019), The Night Swim (2020) and Stay Awake (2022). Subjects across the catalogue include Wall Street finance, workplace teams, elevators and escape-room games, and the Rachel Krall series accounts for part of it. No title has appeared since 2023.

Megan Hart, born March 27, 1971, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is a New York Times bestselling American author of romance and erotic fiction, and writes thrillers as Mina Hardy. Hart earned a journalism degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1993, returned to fiction in 1998 and published a first book in 2002, and now lives in Dayton, Ohio. The catalogue lists 110 books from An Exaltation of Larks (2002) to Like a Mother (2024), the latter as Mina Hardy. Series include Order of Solace, Dan & Elle, Kate & Leah and Quarry Road.

Megan Lally has three catalogued books: That's Not My Name (2023), No Place Left to Hide (2025) and What We Did to Survive (2026). The titles are catalogued as children's fiction and run around 300 pages each. Lally is actively publishing.

Megan Lindholm

8 books• 3 series

Megan Lindholm is one of two pen names used by Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden, an American speculative fiction writer born March 5, 1952; the other is Robin Hobb. The Lindholm catalogue holds 8 books from Harpy's Flight (1983) to Alien Earth (1992), including the Ki and Vandien Quartet and the Reindeer People series. Wizard of the Pigeons (1986) is an urban fantasy novel. The Hobb name is attached to the Realm of the Elderlings fantasy novels, and the author's fiction has appeared in 22 languages, with sales above 4 million copies as of 2018.

Megan Miranda writes standalone suspense, for adults and for younger readers. Fracture (2012) is among the earliest of 17 catalogued titles, and All the Missing Girls (2016), The Safest Lies (2016) and Fragments of the Lost (2017) follow, through to You Belong Here (2025). Missing persons, schools, identity and mothers and daughters fill the subject tags. No series links the books.

Megan Shepherd has 17 books in the catalogue, from The Madman's Daughter (2013) to Shadow Over the Pumpkin Queen (2026). Her Dark Curiosity (2014), A Cold Legacy (2015), The Cage (2015), The Hunt (2016), The Secret Horses of Briar Hill (2016), The Gauntlet (2017), Grim Lovelies (2018) and Midnight Beauties (2019) fall in between. Shepherd series include Madman's Daughter, Cage, Grim Lovelies, Pumpkin Queen and Malice Compendium. Subjects include witches, magic, fathers and daughters, telepathy, alien abduction and serial murders.

Megan Walker has 9 books in the catalogue, with romance and historical fiction as the recorded subjects. The list runs from A Beautiful Love (2019) through Her Unexpected Courtship (2020), Lakeshire Park (2020), Sinking City (2020), Rising City (2021), Miss Newbury's List (2023) and Highcliffe House (2024) to Su-Lin's Super Awesome Casual Dating Plan and The Duke's Bargain, both dated 2026. Walker series include Proper Romance Regency, Skilled and Chasing Prince Charming.

Megan Whalen Turner

9 books• 1 series

Megan Whalen Turner writes fantasy for young adults. The Thief (1996) and its five sequels are her best-known work, and The Thief was named a Newbery Honor book in 1997. Her catalogue holds nine titles between 1995 and 2022: Instead of Three Wishes (1995), The Queen of Attolia (2000), The King of Attolia (2006), A Conspiracy of Kings (2010), Destruction (2011), Thick as Thieves (2017), Return of the Thief (2020) and Moira's Pen: A Queen's Thief Collection (2022). Kings and rulers, robbers and outlaws, and the supernatural recur as subjects. Turner was born in 1965.

Meghan March writes erotic contemporary romance, often set in New Orleans. Beneath This Mask (2014) opens the catalogue around a tattoo artist, and Dirty Billionaire (2015), the Mount Saga, the Forge Trilogy, the Real and Magnolia duets and the Legend World books follow. Forty-nine titles are catalogued through to Dirty Fantasy in 2026, at a median 258 pages.

Meghan Quinn has 93 books in this catalogue, published from 2013 through 2026, and the subjects on file are romance and American literature. The earliest entries, all from 2013, include Fair Catch, Caught Looking and Playing the Field; Rules for the Summer (2026) is the newest. Quinn's series include Brentwood Boys, Binghamton, Dating By Numbers, Hot-Lanta, Vancouver Agitators, Bromance Club and Billionaire Rom Coms, and new titles keep arriving.

Megyn Ward writes contemporary romance in six series: the Gilroy Clan, Kings of Brighton, Hollywood Knights, Paradise Lost, Barrett Creek and Maeve McKinnon. Early titles pair a verb with a name, Pushing Patrick (2017), Claiming Cari (2017), Conquering Conner (2018), Destroying Declan (2018), Having Henley (2018). Twenty-nine books reach Revenge Fantasy (2026).

Mel Robbins's catalogue is non-fiction: rules, habits and journals aimed at changing behaviour. The 12 titles open with Stop Saying You're Fine (2011) and take in The 5 Second Rule and The 5 Second Journal (2017), Take Control of Your Life (2019), The High 5 Habit and The High 5 Daily Journal (2021), with The Let Them Theory the most recent.

Hugh de Singleton, a surgeon in England, investigates murders in Mel Starr's historical mystery series. The Unquiet Bones (2008) opens the run, which continues through A Corpse at St. Andrew's Chapel (2009), A Trail of Ink (2010), The Tainted Coin (2012) and The Abbot's Agreement (2014). Starr's catalogue holds 17 books and reaches The Way of the Wicked in 2024.

Melanie Benjamin

14 books• 2 series

Melanie Benjamin is the pen name of American writer Melanie Hauser (born Melanie Miller, November 24, 1962). The catalogue lists 14 books from Confessions of Super Mom (2005) to The Windsor Affair (2026), and Jumble Pie (2007) appeared under the name Melanie Lynne Hauser. Super Mom is a series. Later titles include Alice I Have Been (2009), The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb (2011), The Swans of Fifth Avenue (2016) and Mistress of the Ritz (2019). Subjects include historical and biographical fiction, motherhood and humor.

Melanie Cellier retells fairy tales as fantasy romance for younger readers. The Princess Companion (2016) opens the Four Kingdoms series, which extends through Beyond the Four Kingdoms, Return to the Four Kingdoms and the Four Kingdoms Duology, while the Spoken Mage and Hidden Mage books run separately. Fifty-three titles reach Of Books and Mages in 2026.

Medieval settings and fairy-tale retellings define Melanie Dickerson's Christian romance. The Healer's Apprentice (2010) opens a catalogue of 30 books that takes in The Merchant's Daughter, The Fairest Beauty, The Captive Maiden and The Golden Braid. Regency Spies of London, A Dericott Tale, Imperiled Young Widows and Southern Seasons follow, and A Mismatch Made in London arrives in 2026.

Melanie Dobson writes Christian historical fiction and romance, with family secrets, missing persons and the Second World War among the subjects. The catalogue holds 33 books from Together for Good (2006) to The Lost Story of Via Belle (2026). Earlier titles include The Black Cloister (2008), Refuge on Crescent Hill (2010), Where the Trail Ends (2012) and The Courier of Caswell Hall (2013). Legacy of Love and Magic Portal are named series.

Melanie Harlow has 38 books in the catalogue, published between 2013 and 2026. The first titles are Speak Easy and Speak Low (2013), and Hart's Landing (2026) is the newest. Harlow's series include Cloverleigh Farms, Frenched, Cherry Tree Harbor, After We Fall, Bellamy Creek, One and Only, Happy Crazy Love and Hart's Landing.

Melanie Jacobson has 35 books in the catalogue, from Not My Type and The List (both 2011) to Signed, Sealed, and Smitten (2025). Jacobson's series are Creekville Kisses, Tangerine Street Romance, Betting on Love, Love in New Orleans, Fairy Tale Flip and Gentlemen of Magnolia Bay. Twitterpated (2012), Painting Kisses (2014) and The Mariposa Hotel (2015) are among the earlier titles.

Melanie Karsak has 58 books in the catalogue, published between 2012 and 2025. Series include Steampunk Fairy Tales, Steampunk Red Riding Hood, Airship Racing Chronicles, Harvesting, Road to Valhalla, Shadows of Valhalla, Celtic Blood, Celtic Rebels, Eagles and Crows, Burnt Earth and Wonderland Academy. The Harvesting (2012) is the earliest title, followed by Chasing the Star Garden (2013), Chasing the Green Fairy (2014), Highland Raven (2014) and Witch Wood (2015). Sword of a Valkyrie (2025) is the newest, and nobility appears among the subject headings.

Melanie Moreland has 60 books in the catalogue, from Into The Storm (2013) to Paging Dr. VanRyan (2026). Vested Interest: ABC Corp, Reynolds Restorations, Men of Hidden Justice, Contract, Irishmen, Men of the Falls, Return to Richton and Mission Cove are among the series. Beneath The Scars (2014), The Contract (2016) and The Image of You (2017) are early titles.

Melanie Rawn, born 1954, is an American fantasy author who studied history at Scripps College and worked as a teacher and editor before turning to fiction. Dragon Prince (1988) earned a Locus nomination for best first novel, and Skybowl (1993) and The Ruins of Ambrai (1994) were later nominated in the Locus fantasy novel category. The catalogue holds 19 books from The Rushden Legacy (1985) to Playing to the Gods (2017), including The Star Scroll (1989), Sunrunner's Fire (1990), Stronghold (1991) and The Dragon Token (1992). Glass Thorns, Dragon Prince, Dragon Star and Spellbinder are the listed series, and the third Exiles novel has been awaited since the late 1990s.

Melanie Shawn's catalogue runs to 100 books, published between 2012 and 2026 and credited to Shawn alone. Sweet Reunion (2012) is the first listed title and Addicted to Love (2026) the most recent. The books are grouped into series including Hope Falls, Wishing Well Texas, Someday, Valentine Bay, Whisper Lake: Savage Brothers and Firefly Island: Southern Nights. New titles appear at an average recorded gap of 0.1 years, and no subject headings are recorded.

Melanie Summers writes romantic comedy, including a run of royal romances. The 30 catalogued books open with Break In Two (2013) and reach The Awful Truth (2026), with Stranger Than Truth scheduled for 2027. Series include Paradise Bay, Full Hearts, Crazy Royal Love, the Love Struck Romantic Comedy books and the Glass Houses Collection, and 2017 brought The Royal Engagement, The Royal Treatment and The Royal Wedding.

Melinda Curtis is a romance author whose books carry the subjects contemporary, small town and rural, clean and wholesome, and western romance. The catalogue lists 81 books, from Michael's Father (2003) to Winning the Bull Rider's Heart (2026). Series include Harmony Valley, Mountain Monroes, Bridesmaids, Sunshine Valley, Kissing Test, Cowboy Academy and Bennetts of Bentwood Creek. Single mothers, twins and family life also appear among the subjects. Melinda Curtis is still publishing.

Melinda Leigh's catalogue lists 37 books of crime fiction and romantic suspense, starting with She Can Run (2011). Series include Bree Taggert, Morgan Dane, Scarlet Falls, Olivia Cruz and the She Can... books. Murder, women lawyers, private investigators, kidnapping, widows and single mothers are among the recorded subjects. Early titles include Midnight Exposure (2012), She Can Tell (2012) and Walking on Her Grave (2014). You Can Tell Me (2026) is the latest release, and I Know Your Secret is listed for 2027.

Melinda Mullet writes cozy mysteries. Seven books are catalogued between 2017 and 2025 across two series, the Whisky Business Mysteries and Maeve Gardner. Whisky runs through the early titles: Single Malt Murder (2017), Death Distilled (2017) and Deadly Dram (2018), with Died in the Wool following in 2019. In the Still of the Night (2023), Spirit of the Dead (2024) and A Ghostwriter's Guide to Murder (2025) close the catalogue as it stands. Mullet is still publishing.

Melinda Woodhall writes action thrillers built around detectives and FBI agents. Six series carry the work: Mercy Harbor Thriller, Veronica Lee Thriller, Detective Nessa Ainsley, Frankie Dawson P.I., Bailey Flynn FBI and Bridget Bishop FBI. The 39 catalogued books run from The River Girls (2018) to Savage Harvest (2026), a pace of roughly five titles a year, and the catalogue is open.

Melissa Albert's catalogue opens with The Hazel Wood (2018), a contemporary fantasy that gives the Hazel Wood series its name; The Night Country (2020) and Tales from the Hinterland (2021) continue it. Our Crooked Hearts (2022), The Bad Ones (2024) and The Children (2026) complete six catalogued books. Albert is an American writer of young adult fiction, and magic, mothers and daughters, and other worlds recur as subjects.

Melissa Blair writes the Halfling Saga, which accounts for all four of the author's catalogued books. A Broken Blade opened the series in 2021, followed by A Shadow Crown (2023), A Vicious Game (2024) and An Honored Vow (2025). The books are romance, and the saga has added roughly one title a year since 2023.

Melissa Bourbon has 35 books in the catalogue, from Living the Vida Lola (2008) to Hem Fatale (2025). Subjects on file include cozy mystery, dressmaking, magic, ghosts and women business owners. Series include the Magical Dressmaking Mysteries, Lola Cruz Mysteries, Pippin Lane Hawthorne Mystery / Book Magic Mysteries, Deadly Legends and Foxy Ladies Mystery. Pleating for Mercy (2011) and A Fitting End (2012) are among the earlier titles.

Melissa Brayden writes sapphic contemporary romance. Waiting in the Wings (2011) opens a catalogue of 30 books that reaches Make Your Move (2026). Four series carry the name: Seven Shores, Soho Loft, Tangle Valley and Heart Block. Actors, the theatre, single mothers and San Diego recur as subjects.

Melissa De La Cruz

94 books• 26 series

Melissa de la Cruz, born September 7, 1971, is a Filipina-American writer of young adult fiction. De la Cruz's young adult series include Au Pairs, Blue Bloods and The Beauchamp Family. The catalogue lists 95 books, starting with The Girl Can't Help It! (2001) and reaching This Song Is About Me (2026), with Diviner listed for 2027. Other series include Descendants, Alex & Eliza, Heart of Dread and Chronicles of Never After. Vampires, witches, wealth, preparatory schools and New York appear among the subjects.

Melissa Erin Jackson is an American writer of fantasy and mystery. Eighteen books are catalogued between 2020 and 2026, with A Mythical Case of Kidnapping scheduled for 2027. Five Pawsitively titles appeared across 2020 and 2021: Pawsitively Cursed, Pawsitively Poisonous, Pawsitively Secretive, Pawsitively Betrayed and Pawsitively Swindled. Three series divide the catalogue: Witch of Edgehill, Charm Collector and the Mythical Pet Sitting Mystery. The Forgotten Child (2020), Diabolical Sword (2021), Shuttered Secrets (2021), Veiled Threats (2022) and Wicked Treasure (2022) fill out the run, and Fallen Tower is the newest title, dated 2026.

Legal thrillers and forensic mysteries make up Melissa F. Miller's 67 catalogued books. Sasha McCandless, a Pittsburgh lawyer, headlines the longest series, which opens with Irreparable Harm (2011); Bodhi King, a forensic pathologist, heads a second. Aroostine Higgins, We Sisters Three, Shenandoah Shadows, Mistletoe Mountain and Maisy Farley account for the rest. Murder investigation, aircraft accidents, biological weapons and hydraulic fracturing turn up as subjects. Sheltered (2026) is the newest title.

Melissa F. Olson writes urban fantasy and comics. The Old World books gather the Scarlett Bernard series, the Boundary Magic series, a number of short stories and two novellas; Nightshades, a Tor.com trilogy, stands apart from them. Twenty-three catalogued books run from Dead Spots in 2012 to Bloodsport in 2025, with vampires, witches, werewolves, magic and criminal investigation as the recurring subjects. Olson's comics work includes The Tall Tale Tour in Project: Cryptid, and Archaic, a 2025 series from Ahoy Comics.

Melissa Ferguson writes contemporary romance, and subject headings add romantic comedy, clean and wholesome romance and Christian romance. The catalogue counts 11 books from The Dating Charade (2019) to The Christmas Yes List (2026). The Cul-de-Sac War (2020), Meet Me in the Margins (2022), Famous for a Living (2023) and How to Plot a Payback (2024) are among them, and The Perfect Rom-Com, Our Friendly Farmhouse and Dashing Through the Snow all date from 2025.

Melissa Foster writes contemporary and erotic romance inside one large connected world, Love in Bloom. The Bradens, the Remingtons, Seaside Summers, Bayside Summers, the Whiskeys, the Wickeds and the Steeles at Silver Island are its branches. Megan's Way (2009) is the earliest of 135 catalogued titles, Love Me Wicked the newest, and Shamelessly Mr. Charming is scheduled for 2027.

Melissa Gilbert is an American actress, born in 1964, who played Laura Ingalls Wilder on Little House on the Prairie from 1974 to 1983. The prairie runs through the writing too: Prairie Tale (2009) opens 4 catalogued books, with My Prairie Cookbook (2014) and Back to the Prairie (2022) after it, and Daisy and Josephine (2014) between. No title has appeared since 2022.

Melissa Hill writes women's fiction. Her 10 catalogued books appeared in a compressed run between 2021 and 2024, opening with The Single Wife (2021) and closing with One Last Thing (2024). Six of the 10 carry 2023 dates, among them The Better Mother, The Getaway and The Hotel by the Bay. None of the books belongs to a catalogued series. Hill continues to publish.

Melissa Jagears writes Christian historical romance on the American frontier, with mail-order brides and Kansas towns as its material. Fourteen books are catalogued between 2013 and 2022, across the Unexpected Brides, Teaville Moral Society and Frontier Vows series: A Bride for Keeps (2013), A Bride in Store (2014), A Bride at Last (2015), A Heart Most Certain (2016), A Love So True (2017), A Chance at Forever (2018) and, last of them, Marrying Mr. Wrong (2022).

Romantic fantasy is Melissa K. Roehrich's line. The Lady of Darkness series opens the catalogue in 2020, and titles sharing its Lady of… pattern follow: Lady of Shadows (2021), Lady of Ashes and Lady of Embers (both 2022), Lady of Starfire (2023). A Book Extras strand sits beside it, with the Avonleya series alongside. Twenty-three books are catalogued through Tortured Souls (2026).

Melissa Marr

71 books• 15 series

Melissa Marr, born in 1972, writes young adult and urban fantasy. Wicked Lovely (2007) opened the series of the same name and its Desert Tales spin-off, both concerned with faeries; the Blackwell Pages books turn to Norse mythology, and Graveminder, Untamed City and Seven Black Diamonds run alongside. Marr also publishes as Ronnie Douglas and has written graphic novels and picture books. Seventy-one titles are catalogued through Greta Gets the Girl (2026), and Marr has won the Romance Writers of America RITA Award.

Melissa McClone has 83 catalogued books published from 1999 to 2025, with romance, contemporary romance and tender romance among the subjects. Fiance for the Night (1999) is the first title, followed by If the Ring Fits... and The Accidental Princess (both 2000) and The Billionaire's Wedding Masquerade (2004). Series listings include Mountain Rescue Romance, Billionaires of Silicon Forest, Bar V5 Dude Ranch, Berry Lake Cupcake Posse and Silver Falls. Other subjects include marriage, princes, Oregon and Christmas stories. Holiday Letters from Hood Hamlet (2025) is the newest, and McClone is still publishing.

Melissa Roehrich has two catalogued books, both belonging to the Legacy series: Rain of Shadows and Endings, the first, published in 2023, and Tempest of Wrath and Vengeance, the third, published in 2024. Roehrich's catalogue is ongoing.

Melissa Tagg has 19 books in this catalogue, published between 2013 and 2023. Made to Last (2013) opens the run and Wedding at Sea (2023) closes it, with Here to Stay (2014), From the Start (2015), Three Little Words (2015) and Like Never Before (2016) listed between. Walker Family, Where Love Begins, Enchanted Christmas and Muir Harbor are the four series credited to Tagg. No title has been added since 2023, and the catalogue marks the run dormant.

Melissa Wiesner has 10 books catalogued between 2021 and 2026. Her Family Secret and The Girl in the Picture opened the run in 2021, followed by His Secret Daughter and Our Stolen Child (2022), The Second Chance Year and It All Comes Back to You (2023), Wish I Were Here and Love and Other Lost Things (2024), then All the Ways You Save Me (2025) and All the Ways You Break Me (2026). Family secrets and second chances recur through the titles, and Wiesner has published in every year since 2021.

Melody Anne's catalogue holds 92 books, from The Billionaire Wins the Game (2011) to Turbulent Fires (2025). The Billionaire Falls, The Billionaire's Dance, The Tycoon's Proposal and The Tycoon's Revenge also date from 2011, and Blackmailing the Billionaire, Midnight Fire and Midnight Moon from 2012. Anderson Billionaires, Anderson Heirs, Anderson Special Ops, Billionaire Aviators, Undercover Billionaire, Unexpected Heroes and Rise Of The Dark Angel are among the series. Contemporary romance, air pilots and erotic stories appear in the subjects.

Melody Carlson, born March 2, 1956 in San Francisco, is an American author of more than 250 books for women, teens and children, including the Diary of a Teenage Girl series. The catalogue lists 298 books from 1995, when Contemplative Bible Reading and How to Start a Quality Childcare Business in Your Home appeared, to All Booked Up (2026). Series include Carter House Girls, On The Runway, TrueColors, 86 Bloomberg Place, Secret Life of Samantha McGregor, Beary Patch Bears and Fruit Troops. Subjects include Christian life, high schools, friendship, Bible stories and stories in rhyme. Carlson grew up in Springfield, Oregon, attended Lane Community College and lives in Sisters, Oregon.

Small-town contemporary romance is Melody Grace's register. Sweetbriar Cove and Beachwood Bay are her two largest series, joined by Carolina Hearts, Oak Harbor, Dirty Dancing and Cities of Love. Forty-seven books span 2013 to 2023, the debut year alone brought Unbroken, Untouched, Untamed Hearts, Unafraid and Unwrapped, and the run ends for now with Christmas in Sweetbriar Cove.

Mercedes Lackey

230 books• 52 series

Valdemar, a country in the world of Velgarth, is the setting for many of Mercedes Lackey's interlinked fantasy novels and trilogies. Lackey, an American writer born on June 24, 1950, brings human and non-human protagonists from many cultures together in the Valdemar books. A second Lackey setting resembles Earth but hides populations of elves, mages, vampires and other mythical beings. Bedlam's Bard follows a young man who works magic through music, SERRAted Edge features elves who race cars, and the Diana Tregarde thrillers star a Wiccan fighting evil. Arrows of the Queen (1987), Arrow's Flight (1987) and Arrow's Fall (1988) are among the listed titles, and Elemental Masters and Five Hundred Kingdoms are further series.