Book bio
M.J Scott is an unrepentant bookworm. Luckily she grew up in a family that fed her a properly varied diet of books and these days is surrounded by people who are understanding of her story addiction. When not wrestling one of her own stories to the ground, she can generally be found reading someone else’s. Her other distractions include yarn, cat butlering, dark chocolate and watercolor. She lives in Melbourne, Australia. Her website is www.mjscott.net. She also writes contemporary romance as Melanie Scott and Emma Douglas.
At a glance
- M.J. Scott’s latest release is The Rebel’s Prize, book 3 in the Daughter of Ravens series (October 2023).
- M.J. Scott’s next release is Wicked Ways, book 5 in the TechWitch series (April 2024).
- In 2024 she will be re-releasing The Shattered Court, book 1 in The Four Arts series and the four books in the Half-Light City series which were all previously published by Roc.
- M.J. Scott’s previous release was Wicked Dreams, book 4 in the TechWitch series, (June 2023).
- M.J. Scott’s debut dark fantasy novel, Shadow Kin, the first in the Half-Light City quadrology, was released by Roc (Penguin Group USA) on September 6 2011. The series includes Shadow Kin, Blood Kin, Iron Kin and Fire Kin. The Shattered Court, the first book in her Four Arts series was released in 2015, followed by The Forbidden Heir and the Unbound Queen. She has complete a second trilogy set in the Four Arts world, the Daughter of Raven trilogy. She has completed her Wild Side Urban Fantasy series and has four books out in her TechWitch urban fantasy series, which is ongoing. She will be beginning a new romantasy series, the Dragon Forged series in 2024.
- The Shattered Court was nominated in the Best Paranormal Romance category of the Romance Writers of America’s 2016 RITA awards and was an Amazon Editor’s pick for Best Science Fiction and Fantasy.
- M.J. Scott has won a number of awards for her work including the Romance Writers of Australia’s Emerald Award and Valerie Parv Award and the Romance Writers of New Zealand’s Clendon Award. She has finalled twice in the Romance Writers of America Golden Heart® Award and won and finalled in a number of other writing contests. All four books in the Half-Light City series were finalists in the Australian Romance Readers Association awards. Wicked Words was a finalist in the 2021 awards and Wicked Nights was the runner up in the Favorite Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel category in 2022.
- Shadow Kin won praise from three New York Times bestselling authors.
- Publisher’s Weekly called Fire Kin “Entertaining…Scott’s dramatic story will satisfy both fans and new readers”.
- A lifelong lover of both romance and fantasy, her romantic fantasy and urban novels combine lush and sensuous worldbuilding, action, intrigue and engaging characters.
- M.J. Scott writes contemporary romance as Melanie Scott (and previously as Emma Douglas).
Editor and agent information
Editor: Half-Light City and The Shattered Court: Jessica Wade, Roc
Ace Roc New American LibraryPenguin Random House USA
27 W. 24 Street
Suite 700B
New York, New York 10010
Agent: Miriam Kriss
Irene Goodman Literary Agency27 W 24th Street
Suite 700B
New York New York 10010 All rights enquiries for books other than Roc books should be directed to Miriam.
