Amanda Stevens is an American author best known for gothic suspense, paranormal mystery, romantic suspense, and thriller novels. She has published more than 80 novels over a career spanning four decades, beginning with category romance and romantic suspense before gaining widespread recognition for her bestselling Graveyard Queen series.
Birthplace: Bradford, Arkansas, USA.
Residence: Houston, Texas.
Career beginnings: Stevens developed an interest in writing while growing up in rural Arkansas. After relocating to Houston in the 1980s and attending college, encouragement from one of her professors helped launch her professional writing career. She sold her first novel in the mid-1980s.
Genres: Gothic fiction, paranormal mystery, romantic suspense, thriller, mystery, contemporary suspense.
Amanda Stevens is an award-winning author whose novels have earned recognition from the romance and mystery communities. Her works have appeared on bestseller lists and have been praised for their atmospheric, Southern Gothic style.
Books by Amanda Stevens:
Killing Moon – 1986
The Dreaming – 1987
Love Is a Stranger – 1991
Angels Don’t Cry – 1993
Obsessed! – 1993
The Seventh Night – 1993
The Perfect Kiss – 1994
Fade to Black – 1994
Dark Obsession – 1995
Stranger in Paradise – 1996
A Baby’s Cry – 1996
A Man of Secrets – 1996
The Second Mrs. Malone – 1997
The Hero’s Son – 1998
The Brother’s Wife – 1998
The Long-Lost Heir – 1998
Somebody’s Baby – 1998
Lover, Stranger – 1999
Her Secret Past – 1999
The Littlest Witness – 2000
Secret Admirer – 2000
Forbidden Lover – 2000
The Bodyguard’s Assignment – 2000
Nighttime Guardian – 2001
The Innocent – 2001
The Tempted – 2001
The Forgiven – 2001
Secret Sanctuary – 2002
Gallagher Justice – 2003
Confessions of the Heart – 2003
Last Chance Cafe – 2003
Her Stolen Past – 2003
Kiss and Tell – 2003
His Mysterious Ways – 2003
Silent Storm – 2004
In Their Footsteps: Bedroom Window – 2004
Secret Passage – 2004
The Dollmaker – 2004
Unauthorized Passion – 2004
Just Past Midnight – 2004
Intimate Knowledge – 2005
Matters of Seduction – 2005
Going To Extremes – 2005
The Edge Of Eternity – 2005
Secrets Of His Own – 2006
Bedroom Window – 2006
Double Life – 2006
Texas Ransom – 2008
The Devil’s Footprints – 2008
The Whispering Room – 2009
Showdown in West Texas – 2009
Magnum Force Man – 2009
The Abandoned – 2011
The Restorer – 2011
The Kingdom – 2012
The Prophet – 2012
Seek and Hide – 2014
Found and Lost – 2015
Take and Give – 2015
Far and Near – 2016
The Visitor – 2016
The Sinner – 2016
The Awakening – 2017
Pine Lake – 2017
Bishop’s Rock – 2017
Whispering Springs – 2018
No Less Days – 2018
Criminal Behavior – 2019
Incriminating Evidence – 2019
Killer Investigation – 2019
From Sky to Sky – 2020
Ben – 2020
Without a Trace – 2020
A Desperate Search – 2020
Someone is Watching – 2020
All That’s Fair – 2021
Little Girl Gone – 2022
John Doe Cold Case – 2022
Looks That Kill – 2022
Digging Deeper – 2023
The Secret of Shutter Lake – 2024
The Killer Next Door – 2024
The Secrets She Hid – 2025
The Disappearance – 2026
The Imposter – 2027
Graveyard Queen Series
0.5. The Abandoned
1. The Restorer
2. The Kingdom
3. The Prophet
4. The Visitor
5. The Sinner
6. The Awakening
Echo Lake Series
Without a Trace
A Desperate Search
Someone Is Watching
Southern Gothic / Thrillers
The Dollmaker
The Devil’s Footprints
The Whispering Room
Little Girl Gone
The Secret of Shutter Lake
Digging Deeper
The Disappearance – 2026
Eden’s Children Series
The Innocent
The Tempted
The Forgiven
Gallagher Justice Series
The Littlest Witness
Secret Admirer
Forbidden Lover
Gallagher Justice
Harlequin Intrigue / Romantic Suspense Series
Family Found
Texas Truth
Bureau of American Defense
Tallchief
Brotherhood of Doom
Whispering Springs
Pine Lake
Standalone Novels
Killing Moon (1986)
Somebody’s Baby
Whispering Springs
Pine Lake
Killer Investigation
John Doe Cold Case
Killer Next Door
The Secret of Shutter Lake
Digging Deeper
The Disappearance