Katie MacAlister is a Seattle-area author

Author

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 of fiction and non-fiction. Her most popular titles are historical, contemporary, and paranormal romance

Paranormal romance

Paranormal romance is a sub-genre of the romance novel. A type of speculative fiction, paranormal romance focuses on romance and includes elements beyond the range of scientific explanation, blending together themes from the genres of traditional fantasy, science fiction, or horror...

. She also writes young-adult books under the pseudonym Katie Maxwell and mysteries under the pseudonym Kate Marsh.

MacAlister's contemporary and historical books frequently feature anglophile, flawed heroines. Her heroines are frequently tall, rubenesque, klutzy, or divorce

Divorce

Divorce is the final termination of a marital union, canceling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between the parties...

d. Their male counterparts are typically alpha males who have had something happen in the past.

Aisling Grey, Guardian series

1. You Slay Me (2004)
2. Fire Me Up (2005)
3. Light My Fire (2006)
4. Holy Smokes (2007)

Silver Dragons series

1. Playing with Fire (2008)
2. Up in Smoke (2008)
3. Me and My Shadow (2009)

Light Dragons series

1. Love in the Time of Dragons (2010)
2. The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons (2011)
3. Sparks Fly (May 1, 2012)

The Dark Ones series

1. A Girl's Guide To Vampires (2003)
2. Sex and the Single Vampire (2004)
3. Sex, Lies, and Vampires (2005)
4. Even Vampires Get the Blues (2006)
5. The Last of the Red Hot Vampires (2007)
6. Zen and the Art of Vampires (2008)
7. Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang: A Dark Ones Novel (2009)
8. In the Company of Vampires (2010)
9. Much Ado About Vampires (October 4, 2011)

Contemporary Romance

• Improper English (2003)
• Men in Kilts (2003)
• The Corset Diaries (2004)
• Hard Day's Knight (2005)
• Blow Me Down (2005

Noble series

• Noble Intentions (2002)
• Noble Destiny (2003)
• The Trouble With Harry (2004)

Paranormal Romance Anthologies

• Just One Sip
• My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon
  My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon
  My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon, edited by P.N. Elrod, is the 2007 sequel to the 2006 book My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding. Honeymoon is an anthology of honeymoon stories contributed by several authors such as the author of the Otherworld series Kelley Armstrong, the author of The Morganville...
  
  
• My Zombie Valentine
• Cupid Cats

Young Adult

(as Katie Maxwell)

• 2003 - The Year My Life Went Down The Loo
• 2004 - They Wear What Under Their Kilts?
• 2004 - Eyeliner of the Gods
• 2004 - What's French For "Ew"?
• 2004 - The Taming Of The Dru
• 2005 - Got Fangs?
• 2005 - Life, Love and the Pursuit of Hotties
• 2006 - Circus of the Darned

External links

• Katie MacAlister's homepage
• Katie MacAlister's blog
• Katie Maxwell's homepage
• Otherworld Encyclopedia, defining the world created by Katie MacAlister. Articles include characters, concepts, and books