Order of DCI Andy Gilchrist Books
DCI Andy Gilchrist is the protagonist in a series of crime thriller novels by Scottish novelist T. Frank Muir (aka T.F. Muir). Detective Inspector Andy Gilchrist is part of the constabulary of St. Andrews, Scotland, where he tracks down brutal killers. (more…)
Order of T. Frank Muir Books
T. Frank Muir is a Scottish author of crime fiction novels. He writes the DI Andy Gilchrist series. Even from a young age, Frank had wanted to see more of the world than Campsie Fells. By the time he graduated from university, he’d already had more jobs than the River Clyde has bends. Frank spent 25 years working overseas, which gave him a new appreciation for his home country. He now spends his time researching his next novel in local pubs and restaurants. Frank is now a dual citizen of the UK and USA and splits his time between Glasgow, Scotland and Richmond, Virginia. (more…)
Order of Montgomery Ink Books
Montgomery Ink is a series of contemporary/erotic romance novels by Carrie Ann Ryan. The series features the Montgomery family in Denver, Colorado. Between tattoo shops, construction companies, and lost loves, the Montgomery family is going to leave a mark. And when the Denver Montgomerys find their love, the Boulder, Ft. Collins, and Colorado Springs Montgomerys need to get their HEAs too. Both emotional and erotic, the series is full of heart-pounding drama and heated sparks ready to ignite. (more…)
Order of Dante’s Circle Books
Dante’s Circle is a series of paranormal romance novels by Carrie Ann Ryan. When seven friends get struck by lightning in their local hangout, they’re sent into a paranormal world they never knew. Each woman will turn into a new paranormal creature, and will have to find their way through the path of fate and love. (more…)
Order of Redwood Pack Books
Redwood Pack is a series of paranormal romance novels and novellas by Carrie Ann Ryan. The Redwood Pack has been around for centuries – a pack of werewolves led by the Jamenson family. Throughout these centuries, the strongest of all – the eldest son – has led with power and dignity. They immerse themselves in their land yet integrate within society. Their secrets are kept through strength and trust. Edward and Patrica Jamenson have six sons and one daughter. Each must find their mates and meet their fate. (more…)
Order of Carrie Ann Ryan Books
Carrie Ann Ryan is an author of paranormal and contemporary romance novels. She writes the Redwood Pack, Dante’s Circle, Montgomery Ink and several other series, and is both a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. Growing up, Carrie never thought she’d be a writer. She excelled in math and science, eventually attended graduate school for chemistry. With that said, she was a reader as a kid, but it wasn’t until she began reading romance that she found what she was looking for. (more…)
Order of Mary Shelley Books
Mary Shelley (1797-1851) was an English author of gothic fiction and horror novels. In addition to being a novelist, she was also a short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, travel writer, and editor for her husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley. Mary was the daughter of William Godwin, a political philosopher, and writer/philosopher/feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. She is best known for her novel Frankenstein, but her success was by no means limited to it, as demonstrated in Emily Sunstein’s biography, Mary Shelley: Romance and Reality. (more…)
Order of Michael Chabon Books
Michael Chabon is an American author of literary fiction and children’s novels. Aside from his novels and children’s books, he has also written and published screenplays, comics and newspaper serials. Michael realized he wanted to be a writer after writing a short story for school at age 10, and never looked back. Chabon attended Carnegie Mellon University, but transferred to the University of Pittsburgh and earned his B.A. under Chuck Kinder in 1984. He then got his M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of California, Irvine. Although Michael is known for his literary fiction, he is a strong defender of genre fiction. Michael lives in Berkeley, California with his wife, novelist Ayelet Waldman, and their four children. (more…)
Order of Eva Ibbotson Books
Eva Ibbotson (1925-2010) was a British novelist of romance and children’s/YA fantasy novels. Eva was born in Vienna, Austria, but her family moved to England when Hitler gained power. She was educated at Bedford College, Cambridge University and the University of Durham. She had originally wanted to be a physiologist, but when she realized the amount of animal testing that she would have to do, she changed her mind. Eva ended up getting married and raising a family and becoming a teacher. She began as a television writer, and 10 years later, a children’s writer. Her books are imaginative and humourous, and most of them feature magical creatures and places (even though she did not like thinking about the supernatural), and created the characters because she wanted to decrease her readers’ fear of such things. (more…)
Order of Rebecca Stead Books
Rebecca Stead is an American author of children’s novels. She grew up in New York City, where she would quickly fall in love with fiction. Rebecca would grow up to become a public defender, while she was writing as a hobby. However, her young song pushed her laptop off the table, causing her to lose everything she had written. In order to cheer herself up, she went to a local bookstore and bought everything she loved when she was a kid. She went back, and bought more. Then she began to write. Rebecca lives in New York City with her family. (more…)