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Whether its because they write different genres or because the publisher prefers it that way, there are a lot of authors out there writing under multiple names. Some are well known: Nora Roberts' alter ego is J.D. Robb. Others are a little more obscure: Ann Aguirre is Ava Gray. If you're like me, you like to track down other works by a favortie author, so I thought it would be nice to have a list of known pseudonyms. The following list consists of ones I could think of off the top of my head that also edge over into the PNR/UF fields. Any additions would be welcome. I'll add them to the main list as people comment and I'm also open to any suggestions for improving the list. Steph, I debated what folder to put this in so if you think another location is better, just let me know.

Tessa Adams -- Tracy Deebs Tracy Wolff

Lara Adrian -- Tina St. John

Ann Aguirre -- Ava Gray, Ellen Connor (with co-authorCarrie Lofty)

G.A. Aiken -- Shelly Laurenston

Ilona Andrews -- husband & wife team Gordon & Ilona

Jennifer Apodaca --
Jennifer Lyon

Susan Arden -- Susan D. Taylor

Jennifer Armintrout -- Abigail Barnette

Jennifer Ashley -- Allyson James Ashley Gardner

Abigail Barnette -- Jennifer Armintrout

J.K. Beck -- Julie Kenner

Laura Bickle -- Alayna Williams

Jessica Bird -- J.R. Ward

Rachel Caine -- Roxanne Conrad Julie Fortune Ian Hammell Roxanne Longstreet (real name: Roxanne Longstreet Conrad)

Jo Carlisle -- Jo Davis J.D. Tyler

Jayne Castle -- Jayne Ann Krentz Amanda Quick Stephanie James

Maureen Child -- Regan Hastings

Jessica Clare -- Jill Myles Jessica Sims

Ellen Connor -- Ann Aguirre & Carrie Lofty (co-authors)

Roxanne Conrad -- Rachel Caine Julie Fortune Ian Hammell Roxanne Longstreet (real name: Roxanne Longstreet Conrad)Claire Delacroix

Dawn Cook -- Kim Harrison

Deborah Cooke -- Claire Cross Claire Delacroix

Sydney Croft -- Larissa Ione & Stephanie Tyler (co-writers)

Claire Cross -- Deborah Cooke Claire Delacroix

Lacey Dancer -- Sharon Sala Dinah McCall

J.C. Daniels -- Shiloh Walker

Jo Davis -- Jo Carlisle J.D. Tyler

S.J. Day -- Sylvia Day

Sylvia Day -- S.J. Day

Tracy Deebs -- Tessa Adams Tracy Wolff

Claire Delacroix -- Deborah Cooke Claire Cross

Kristina Douglas -- Anne Stuart

Anna J. Evans -- Annaliese Evans

Annaliese Evans -- Anna J. Evans

Lucy Finn -- Savannah Russe

Julie Fortune -- Rachel Caine Roxanne Conrad Ian Hammell Roxanne Longstreet (real name: Roxanne Longstreet Conrad)

Ashley Gardner -- Allyson James Jennifer Ashley

Nancy Gideon -- Lauren Giddings Dana Ransom Rosalyn West

Lauren Giddings -- Nancy Gideon Dana Ransom Rosalyn West

Colleen Gleason -- Joss Ware

Sable Grace -- Heather Waters & Laura Barone (co-authors)

Viola Grace -- Zenina Masters

Mira Grant -- Seanan McGuire

Ava Gray -- Ann Aguirre

Ian Hammell -- Rachel Caine Roxanne Conrad Julie Fortune Roxanne Longstreet (real name: Roxanne Longstreet Conrad)

S.J. Harper -- Samantha Sommersby & Jeanne C. Stein (co-authors)

Kim Harrison -- Dawn Cook

Regan Hastings -- Maureen Child

Larissa Ione -- Sydney Croft (with co-writer Stephanie Tyler)

Alexandra Ivy -- Deborah Raleigh

S.E. Jakes -- Stephanie Tyler

Allyson James -- Jennifer Ashley Ashley Gardner

Stephanie James -- Jayne Ann Krentz Amanda Quick Jayne Castle

Elizabeth Jennings -- Lisa Marie Rice

Skye Jordan -- Joan Swan

Laura Karpeles (children's author) -- Laura Wright

Julie Kenner -- J.K. Beck

Sherrilyn Kenyon -- Kinley MacGregor

Jayne Ann Krentz -- Amanda Quick Jayne Castle Stephanie James

Susan Kyle -- Diana Palmer

Shelly Laurenston -- G.A. Aiken

Carrie Lofty -- Ellen Connor (with co-author Ann Aguirre)

Roxanne Longstreet -- Rachel Caine Roxanne Conrad Julie Fortune Ian Hammell (real name: Roxanne Longstreet Conrad)

Lolita Lopez -- Roxie Rivera

Elizabeth Lowell -- Ann Maxwell Annalise Sun A.E. Maxwell (with husband)

Jennifer Lyon -- Jennifer Apodaca

Kinley MacGregor -- Sherrilyn Kenyon

Zenina Masters -- Viola Grace

A.E. Maxwell (with husband) -- Elizabeth Lowell Ann Maxwell Annalise Sun

Ann Maxwell -- Elizabeth Lowell Annalise Sun A.E. Maxwell (with husband)

Dinah McCall -- Sharon Sala Lacey Dancer

Seanan McGuire -- Mira Grant

Jill Myles -- Jessica Clare Jessica Sims

Diana Palmer -- Susan Kyle

Caridad Piñeiro -- Charity Pineiro

Charity Pineiro -- Caridad Piñeiro

Amanda Quick -- Jayne Ann Krentz Jayne Castle Stephanie James

Deborah Raleigh -- Alexandra Ivy

Dana Ransom --
Nancy Gideon Lauren Giddings Rosalyn West

Ruth Rendell -- Barbara Vine

Katie Reus -- Savannah Stuart

Lisa Marie Rice -- Elizabeth Jennings

Roxie Rivera -- Lolita Lopez

J D Robb -- Nora Roberts

Nora Roberts -- J D Robb

Savannah Russe -- Lucy Finn

Sharon Sala -- Dinah McCall Lacey Dancer

Jessica Sims -- Jessica Clare Jill Myles

Samantha Sommersby -- S.J. Harper (w/ co-author Jeanne C. Stein)

Tina St. John -- Lara Adrian

Jeanne C. Stein -- S.J. Harper (w/ co-author Samantha Sommersby)

Anne Stuart -- Kristina Douglas

Savannah Stuart -- Katie Reus

Annalise Sun -- Elizabeth Lowell Ann Maxwell A.E. Maxwell (with husband)

Joan Swan -- Skye Jordan

Susan D. Taylor -- Susan Arden

J.D. Tyler -- Jo Carlisle Jo Davis

Stephanie Tyler -- Sydney Croft (with co-writer Larissa Ione) S.E. Jakes


Barbara Vine -- Ruth Rendell

Shiloh Walker -- J.C. Daniels

J.R. Ward -- Jessica Bird

Joss Ware -- Colleen Gleason

Heather Waters -- Sable Grace (w/ co-author Laura Barone)

Rosalyn West -- Nancy Gideon Lauren Giddings Dana Ransom

Alayna Williams -- Laura Bickle

Tracy Wolff -- Tessa Adams Tracy Deebs

Laura Wright -- Laura Karpeles (children's author)

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Thanks, Daffodil! I'll add any I can think of to your list.

Julie Kenner=J. K. Beck
Anne Stuart=Kristina Douglas
Anna J. Evans=Annaliese Evans

I could only think of one right off hand...
J.R. Ward=Jessica Bird

Just came across this one today:
Lucy Finn = Savannah Russe

Found another one today:
Laura Bickle = Alayna Williams

Makes me wonder if I'll enjoy AW's "Oracle" books when LB's "Anya Kalinczyk" book #1 was just ok for me. Hmmmmm, time to find out, me thinks :)

Yes Steph, that was one that came yesterday, read it and let me know. LOL.

LOL! It's high up on my TBR list b/c of the "Dark Side", so just might. But, I have to say, after finding out her pseudo I'm a little less excited about it. Bad, but true. Think that's a reason for pseudo? >:)

Found another one:
Seanan McGuire = Mira Grant


As Seanan McGuire ~ October Daye Novels (A-UF)
As Mira Grant ~ Newsflesh Trilogy (Sci-Fi/Horror/Zombies)

Thanks for the info, I'll update the top list sometime today.

Sydney Croft=Larissa Ione+Stephanie Tyler

I might be wrong about this, but I think when an author registers a book under copyright law, they have to do it under their legal name? So in any book, if you look at the page with all the legal guff, there's a line where it tells you the copyright is held by [author's name], and that tells you who it is regardless of pseudonym. Which is kind of handy if you want to check out what else they've written under their real name, and kind of creepy if you're a stalker who wants to creep into their house and fall asleep in their knickers drawer.


(What? Like you've never wanted to...)

...if you're a stalker who wants to creep into their house and fall asleep in their knickers drawer.


(What? Like you've never wanted to...)

LOL!

I know all my early Jayne Ann Krentz books copyright was under her pseudonmyms so don't know if the law has changed. That is how I knew who she really was, by stalking the copyright page along with all the other pages of the books. Hey, I was a teenager, I was allowed.

LOL Moss!!

I noticed how JR Ward's re-released copies of her and others, show on the cover JR WARD (in big letters) "written as Jessica Bird". I'm curious ... you think her JRW bks are sellin' like hotcakes and her JB bks weren't so she thought, "Well, screw that, I'll have them print my best-selling name on there to increase sales"? What's the point of the psuedo at that point anyway? You apparently sold them under Jessica Bird for a reason and now why the change? Bugs me, dunno why. LOL!

I'm sure that was the publisher's idea to get fans of Ward's books to read her earlier contemporaries. Authors often change pen names to separate the different genres they may write. Jayne Ann Krentz is for contemporaries, Amanda Quick is for historicals, and Jayne Castle is for futuristic. Lots of authors use pen names.

I always wonder how they choose their pen names...

Judithe wrote: "I always wonder how they choose their pen names..."
Me too. :)

Sandra J wrote: "I'm sure that was the publisher's idea to get fans of Ward's books to read her earlier contemporaries. Authors often change pen names to separate the different genres they may write. Jayne Ann Kr..."

That makes sense. Thanks, Sandra.

Found another: Tessa Adams & Tracy Deebs = Tracy Wolff

Writing as Tessa Adams (ePNR):


Writing as Tracy Deebs (YA):


Writing as Tracy Wolff: Books by Tracy Wolff

I think there's going to be some sort of feature regarding "author pseudonyms", according to the newly updated Infamous To Do List.

I never quite understood the thing about pseudonyms...
I'd name myself something else if I wanted to, say, target at readers of another genre, or with the name of a man.... but some of those name are too similar

Cool, thanks for sharing, Ames. Love the new feature adds. Most, anyway. LOL! :)

I don't know if it's still true, but in the past a publishing house might "own" a name, especially on writers just being discovered. The House would have exclusive rights to that author's name. So if A usually publishes romances and wants to release a SF/Fantasy with a different publisher, then she has to choose name B to put on that book. Hope that's clear and like I said, I'm not sure if this is still true or not.

Daffodil wrote: "I don't know if it's still true, but in the past a publishing house might "own" a name, especially on writers just being discovered. The House would have exclusive rights to that author's name. So..."

Entirely possible - I've got a couple of pseudonym author books that are copyrighted to the publisher, rather than a real name. It could be just to hide the author's privacy though.

Regan Hastings = Maureen Child

Oh yeah. :) I forgot to add that one. Thanks.

Ellen Connor = Ann Aguirre and Carrie Lofty

They have a new novel/series being released in June

That one sounds nice and dark Regina, its been added to the tbr, thanks.

Huh, GTK. I have that one on my wishlist. Now, I'm even more interested.

I go back and forth about pre-ordering it. I think it looms great.

I haven't pre-ordered it, but do have it on my watch list. Can't decide either. I'm sure I'll end up buying it, just maybe after release vs. pre.

Just checked BD, they are accepting pre-orders for all 3 books at trade size prices, so over US$11.

Whew ... expensive. So not the way to get people to read a new series. Hate how they bring out trade size first and then they may bring out MMP later.

That sucks. I'll be waiting then, or goin' for eBook.

Nightfall is $9.99 in ebook!!! Thus the reason I am not pre-ordering. For an unknown I will wait. Happy to pay that for a fave just not an unknown.

Same. And Wow. Trade size & $10 e??

I'll be waiting too! They have got to be kidding. What were their marketing people thinking?

Lol - not smart things!

Just stumbled on this thread. Don't have anything to add, but I absolutely LOVE Sydney Croft and had no idea she was also Larissa Ione.......I have the books, just haven't gotten around to them. MUST PUT ON "GOTTA READ IT NOW" pile.

:D Hope you enjoy the ones written as Larissa as well, Cindy. She's one of my favorite PNR authors, I love her Demonica series and will be starting Eternal Rider very soon.

Found another one
Elizabeth Jennings = Lisa Marie Rice

Latest:

I couldn't find it on the list but isn't Shelly Laurenston = G.A. Aiken?

Sure is, Josie :D

Sorry I haven't updated in a while. I'm going to go up and update the list from msg 28+ in the next day or so, guys.

Eh, no need to do that, Daffodil, we can scroll through the page to see what's here. :)

Viola Grace=Zinina Masters

Actually its Zenina Masters, and thanks for that Cali, I've now bought them all and added them to my Viola Grace shelf :)

Another one:

Jill Myles = Jessica Sims = Jessica Clare

Kim Harrison (UF) = Dawn Cook (fantasy)