Gena Showalter
Some writers flirt with the dark. Gena Showalter moves in, lights a few candles, and invites desire to sit at the table with danger. Born and raised in Oklahoma, she grew up devouring fairy tales, horror stories, and anything that hinted at worlds beyond the ordinary. That early appetite for the fantastical shaped a career built on paranormal romance and fantasy fiction where love is rarely safe and power always demands a price. She sold her first novel in her twenties, and from there her output became almost legendary, more than a hundred books spanning adult paranormal romance, young adult fantasy, urban fantasy, and contemporary romance.…