About

New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author of Paranormal Romance, Romantasy & Sci-Fi Romance — Millions of Books Sold Worldwide

Michelle M. Pillow is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of paranormal romance, romantasy, sci-fi romance, urban fantasy, and paranormal women's fiction, with millions of books sold worldwide. She is a hybrid author published by Pan Macmillan Tor Bramble, Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, and Hachette Book Group, with indie titles under The Raven Books LLC. Her books are available in ebook, paperback, hardcover, and audiobook at all major retailers worldwide.

In a recent seven-book deal, Pan Macmillan's Tor Bramble UK acquired her Realm Immortal and Tribes of the Vampire series, with hardback and audiobook editions rolling out in 2026.

As long as she can remember, Michelle has had a strange fascination with anything supernatural and sci-fi, a love that found its natural home in romance fiction. She's climbed Mayan temples in Belize, investigated haunted Vaudeville theatres, and came close to living her dream of appearing in a horror movie as a refugee extra on Syfy's Z Nation. She collaborates with her filmmaker husband on film and historical documentary projects. As for her own work, she claims to have the best job in the world because she gets to make things up for a living.

MOST POPULAR GENRES: Paranormal Romance, Romantasy, Urban Fantasy Romance, Sci-Fi Romance, Dark Fantasy Romance, Dragon Shifter Romance, Shifter Romance, Vampire Romance, Gothic Romance, Alien Romance, High Fantasy Romance, Paranormal Women's Fiction (PWF), Contemporary Romance, Historical Romance

BESTSELLING SERIES: Dragon Lords (Qurilixen World dragon-shifters), Lords of the Var (Qurilixen World cat-shifters), Space Lords (Qurilixen World), Warlocks MacGregor (Scottish paranormal romance), Tribes of the Vampire (gothic vampire romance), Realm Immortal (high fantasy romance), Merely Mortal (urban fantasy romance), Order of Magic (paranormal women's fiction), and more.

Featured Work

King of the Unblessed (Realm Immortal Book 1)

2006
King of the Unblessed bookcover art

Pan Macmillan Tor Bramble Signs Seven-Book Deal with New York Times & USA Today Bestseller Michelle M. Pillow

Series Overviews
Realm Immortal: High fantasy romance with morally gray kings, epic world-building, and enemies-to-lovers intrigue—think Labyrinth meets A Court of Thorns and Roses.

Tribes of the Vampire: Gothic urban fantasy romance featuring forbidden attractions, dark antiheroes, and immersive worlds evoking the gothic tradition of Anne Rice.

Other Works

  • Nearly Dead (Merely Mortal #4)

    2025

  • Merely Mortal

    2024

  • Second Chance Magic

    2020

  • Spirits and Spells (Warlocks MacGregor 5)

    2018

  • Better Haunts and Garden Gnomes ((Un)Lucky Valley Book One 1)

    2018

  • Fooled Around and Spelled in Love (The Happily Everlasting Series)

    2017

  • Cauldrons and Confessions (Warlocks MacGregor Book 4)

    2017

  • Curses and Cupcakes (The Happily Everlasting Series)

    2017

  • Spellbound (Warlocks MacGregor 2)

    2015

  • Love Potions (Warlocks MacGregor Book 1)

    2014

  • The Dragon's Queen (Dragon Lords Book 9)

    2014

  • Determined Prince (Captured by a Dragon-Shifter Book 1)

    2014

  • Lord of Fire, Lady of Ice (Medieval Historical)

    2013

  • His Frost Maiden (Space Lords Book 1)

    2007

  • Bit by the Bug (Matthews Sisters Book 1 - Virgin Books/Random House)

    2007

  • The Mighty Hunter (Lords of the Abyss Book 1)

    2006

  • The Savage King (Lords of the Var Book 1)

    2005

  • Warrior Prince (Dragon Lords Book 4)

    2005

  • Maiden and the Monster (RT Award Winning Historical)

    2005

  • Redeemer of Shadows (Tribes of the Vampire Book 1)

    2004

Awards and Recognition

  • New York Times (#8) & USA Today Bestselling Author
  • 2015 Virginia Romance Writers HOLT Medallion Award of Merit recipient for outstanding literary fiction in Paranormal, Love Potions
  • 2011 Romantic Times BOOKreviews Magazine Lifetime Achievement Award Nominee
  • Winner 2006 Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine’s Reviewer’s Choice Award for the historical romance Maiden and the Monster
  • 2007 Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine’s Reviewer’s Choice Award Nominee for the futuristic romance The Bound Prince
  • Kensington Brava Novella Contest Finalist (3rd)
  • Recognized for over 100 Published Romances
  • #1 Bestselling Author, Amazon.com
  • MAC / National Endowment for the Arts Grant Recipient 2022, 2025, 2026
  • Featured in: Writers Digest, Marie Claire UK, Cosmopolitan UK, Real Simple, Authority Magazine, SYFY Wire, Barnes & Noble Press Blog

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