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Gwenda Bond

Gwenda Bond is the author of the YA novels THE WOKEN GODS and BLACKWOOD (out now, Strange Chemistry), with Girl on a Wire coming in 2014 (Skyscape). BLACKWOOD is currently in development as a TV series by MTV, Grammnet Productions, and Lionsgate TV. She is also a contributing writer for Publishers Weekly, regularly reviews for Locus, and guest-edited a special YA issue of Subterranean Online. Her nonfiction work has appeared in the Washington Post, Lightspeed, and Strange Horizons, among others, and she has an MFA in Writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts.

She lives in a hundred-year-old house in Lexington, Kentucky, with her husband, author Christopher Rowe, and their pet.

Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Mystery, Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal Romance, Science Fiction

Series

Cirque American
1. Girl on a Wire (2014)
2. Girl in the Shadows (2016)

Lois Lane
   0.5. Cloudy with a Chance of Destruction (2015)
   0.6. A Real Work of Art (2015)
   1. Fallout (2015)
   2. Double Down (2016)
   3. Triple Threat (2017)

Cirque American Graphic novels
   1. Girl Over Paris (2016)
   2. Girl Over Paris #2 (2016)
   3. Girl Over Paris #3 (2016)
   4. Girl Over Paris #4 (2016) (with Kate Leth)

Supernormal Sleuthing Service (with Chistopher Rowe)
1. The Lost Legacy (2017)
2. The Sphinx's Secret (2018)

Match Made in Hell
1. Not Your Average Hot Guy (2021)
2. The Date from Hell (2022)

Youngbloods (with Kami Garcia and Sam Humphries)
   1. Family Demons (2023)
   2. Hell to Pay (2023)
   3. Blood Lust (2023)

Novels

   Blackwood (2012)
   The Woken Gods (2013)
   Strange Alchemy (2017)
   Mr. and Mrs. Witch (2023)
   The Frame-Up (2024)

Series contributed to

Dead Air
1. The Night of the Screaming Horses (2018)
Dead Air: The Complete Season 1 (2018) (with Rachel Caine and Carrie Ryan)

Stranger Things
1. Suspicious Minds (2019)

Books containing stories by Gwenda Bond

Pairing Up (2023)
(Wild Cards, book 31)
edited by
George R R Martin

Shadowhunters and Downworlders (2013)
(Mortal Instruments)
edited by
Cassandra Clare

Nebula Awards Showcase 2009 (2009)
(Nebula Award Stories, book 43)
edited by
Ellen Datlow

Award nominations

2017 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Novel (nominee) : Double Down

Gwenda Bond recommends

Hopelessly Teavoted (2025)
Audrey Goldberg Ruoff
"Hopelessly Teavoted is a romantic, devilish delight. With wit, flair, and a quirky friends to lovers couple, this book is just the right mix of sweet, steamy, and swoony."

Dead Man Blues (2025)
S D House
"In Dead Man Blues, sins of the past have a way of resurfacing. Add in an unforgettable cast, a riveting murder investigation, and a richly complex portrait of the small-town South, and I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. S.D. House will be your new favorite mystery writer."

A Simple Twist of Fate (2025)
April Asher
"April Asher never fails to deliver a delightfully romantic read, and A Simple Twist Of Fate is no exception. I loved this magical fated mates story."

The Third Wife of Faraday House (2024)
B R Myers
"A delightful mix of gothic, mystery, and romance, perfect for fans of Deanna Raybourn and Sherry Thomas. . . . I had such fun reading this book."

Haunted Ever After (2024)
(Boneyard Key, book 1)
Jen DeLuca
"Jen DeLuca brings her signature wit and warmth to a town where even ghosts can believe in true love. Featuring a charming, swoonworthy romance, Haunted Ever After is a sheer pleasure to read and has established Boneyard Key as my new favorite spooky vacation spot."

The Canopy Keepers (2024)
(Scorched Earth , book 1)
Veronica G Henry
"A vital new voice in modern fantasy."

The Wishing Game (2023)
Meg Shaffer
"Meg Shaffer's debut establishes her as one of the best. The Wishing Game sees the secret child hidden inside all of us, and it takes us on the thrilling, magical journey we all long for--where we might end up with everything we want but only if we risk it all."

I'll Stop the World (2023)
Lauren Thoman
"I'll Stop the World layers mystery upon mystery, from the everyday secrets in the lives of teens coming of age in a small town now to the dark shock waves still radiating out from deaths that took place decades before. Lauren Thoman's debut novel is a time-bending page-turner packed with twists no one will see coming. This is a story that continues to resonate long after you finish."

The Strange (2023)
Nathan Ballingrud
"Nathan Ballingrud's debut novel is a surprising, thrilling, emotionally powerful bildungsroman, as Annabelle Crisp seeks revenge across the disturbing vistas and insular communities of the 1930s Martian frontier. The Strange is an instant classic."

A Dash of Salt and Pepper (2022)
Kosoko Jackson
"Kosoko Jackson cooks up a saucy, sweet, sexy small town romance that made me laugh and swoon in equal measure. Not to be missed."

Malice House (2022)
(Malice Compendium, book 1)
Megan Shepherd
"Turn on all the lights before you start Malice House, and plan to stay up late. Megan Shepherd's novel is a sophisticated, gothic tale that will keep readers turning the pages and guessing what's next until the very end."

Wake the Bones (2022)
Elizabeth Kilcoyne
"Dark, gripping, and gorgeous, Wake the Bones will lead you into the woods and keep you up late. As lush and sweltering as a Kentucky summer... Elizabeth Kilcoyne is a force."

The Dead Romantics (2022)
Ashley Poston
"This book made me fall in love, broke my heart then reassembled it at least twice, and left me swooning. A hauntingly romantic, hilariously heartwarming story. Ashley Poston is the real deal."

A Little Too Familiar (2022)
(Uncanny Romance, book 1)
Lish McBride
"Wildly inventive, thoroughly romantic, and cozily delightful, Lish McBride will leave you head over heels for this world and her characters."

Wild and Wicked Things (2022)
Francesca May
"Entrancing, seductive, and decadently beautiful. Here is a deep, sensuous exploration of the bonds between three very different, complex women that readers won't soon forget."

The Endless Skies (2021)
Shannon Price
"Shannon Price is one to watch."

Deal with the Devil (2020)
(Mercenary Librarians, book 1)
Kit Rocha
"A roller coaster of nail-biting thrills combined with top-notch world-building, palpable heat, and real emotional stakes. You're going to love it."

Mexican Gothic (2020)
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
"Stylish and sinister . . . a gothic masterpiece."

The Unwilling (2020)
(Barrier Lands, book 1)
Kelly Braffet
"Gorgeously told, The Unwilling is at once a sweeping epic and an intimate portrait of being trapped in an oppressive regime. Meet your new favorite fantasy writer."

Cadaver & Queen (2018)
(Cadaver & Queen, book 1)
Alisa Kwitney
"Strikingly written and impeccably conjured."

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