Melissa Marr
Melissa Marr is a former university literature instructor who writes fiction for adults, teens, and children. She is best known for the Wicked Lovely series for teens, the Graveminder for adults, and her debut picturebook, Bunny Roo, I Love You.
Her books have been translated into twenty-eight languages and been bestsellers internationally as well as domestically (NY Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal).Accolades include starred reviews on numerous books, YALSA Popular Paperbacks, IRA Notable Book Pick, Book Sense Pick (YA and adult), Good Morning America Summer Pick for Teens, Scottish Book Trust, Red Maple finalist (in both Ontario and Manitoba), and Goodreads Good Choice Award (Horror), RWA RITA award (YA).
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Books
- Arrivals, The - 2013
- Awakened - 2013
- Baby Dragon, Baby Dragon! - 2019
- Blood On The Wal, The - 2011
- Blood Martinis & Mistletoe - 2021
- Bullets For The Dead - 2019
- Bunny Roo, I Love You - 2015
- Bunny Roo And Duckling Too - 2021
- Carnival Of Lies - 2014
- Carnival Of Secrets - 2012
- Carnival Of Souls - 2012
- Challenge - 2010
- Champagne & Commitments - 2021
- Cold Iron Heart - 2020
- Corpse Eaters - 2013
- Cursed By Death - 2020
- Daiquiris & Daggers - 2021
- Dark Court Faery Tales - 2019
- Dark Sun - 2022
- Darkest Mercy - 2011
- Desert Tales - 2013
- Faery Tales & Nightmares - 2012
- Faery Queen's Daughter, The - 2019
- Fanged & The Fae, The - 2022
- Fragile Eternity - 2009
- Graveminder - 2011
- Guns For The Dead - 2011
- Hexed & The Hunted, The - 2022
- Hidden Dragon, The - 2023
- Hidden Knife, The - 2021
- Ink Exchange - 2008
- Kiss & The Killer, The - 2021
- Love Hurts - 2019
- Love Struck - 2008
- Made For You - 2014
- Maiden Thief, The - 2016
- Merely Mortal - 2011
- Of Maidens & Swords - 2021
- Of Roses & Kings - 2020
- Old Habits - 2011
- Once Upon A Ghost - 2020
- One Blood Ruby - 2017
- Pretty Broken Things - 2020
- Radiant Shadows - 2010
- Rags & Bones - 2013
- Red Seas - 2020
- Sanctuary - 2009
- Seven Black Diamonds - 2016
- Stopping Time - 2010
- Strange Case Of Harleen And Harley, The - 2023
- Strenth Inside, The - 2012
- Stronger Spirits - 2019
- Summer Bound - 2020
- Tales Of Folk & Fey - 2019
- This Fond Madness - 2017
- Two Lines - 2009
- Undaunted - 2015
- Unlawful - 2019
- Unruly - 2019
- Untamed City Omnibus - 2015
- Wicked Lovely - 2007
- Wicked & The Dead, The - 2020
- Wild Horses - 2022
- Winter Dreams - 2020
Series/Related Titles
Carnival Of Souls
Faery Bargains
Graveminder
- 1. Graveminder
- 3. Cursed By Death
Seven Black Diamonds
Untamed City
Wicked Lovely
- 1. Wicked Lovely
- 2. Ink Exchange
- 2.5 Old Habits
- 3. Fragile Eternity
- 4. Radiant Shadows
- 5. Darkest Mercy
- 5.5 Merely Mortal
- 6. Dark Sun
Wicked Lovely Desert Tales
Awards
- 2011 Goodreads Choice Award Winner - Horror, Graveminder
- 2011 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - Paranormal Fiction, Graveminder
- 2010 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - Young Adult Paranormal/Fantasy Novel, Radiant Shadows
- 2008 RITA Award Winner - Young Adult Romance, Wicked Lovely
Recognitions
- 2016 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, Seven Black Diamonds
- 2012 Delaware Diamonds Award Nominee - High School, Wicked Lovely
- 2012 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, Carnival Of Souls
- 2011 Green Mountain Book Award Nominee - Grades 9-12, Wicked Lovely
- 2011 Indie Next Starred Review, Graveminder
- 2010 Buckeye Children's Book Award Nominee - Teen, Ink Exchange
- 2010 Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award Nominee - Grades 9-12, Wicked Lovely
- 2010 Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee - Senior/Grades 10-12, Wicked Lovely
- 2009 Black-Eyed Susan Award Nominee - High School, Wicked Lovely
- 2009 Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers Nominee - Young Adult, Wicked Lovely
- 2008 Publishers Weekly Starred Review, Ink Exchange
- 2008 School Library Journal Starred Review, Ink Exchange
- 2008 Tayshas Reading Commended - Young Adult, Wicked Lovely
- 2007 Publishers Weekly Starred Review, Wicked Lovely
