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== Biography ==
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Texas-based author Julie Kenner, after dabbling in journalism and film production, worked professionally as a lawyer before focusing her attention on fiction writing. After deciding she didn't have the chops for writing [[Historical]] romance, Kenner focused her attention on the contemporary, [[Category]] market, eventually selling her first novel ''[[Nobody Does It Better]]'' to [[Brenda Chin]] for the [[Harlequin Temptation]] line.
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An award-winning author, Julie Kenner has been honored with a [[National Readers' Choice Award]] and [[Romantic Times Magazine]] Reviewer's Choice award, among others. She writes in a variety of contemporary areas, including [[Paranormal]]. She is also a two-time [[RITA]] finalist and a USA Today Bestselling author. Kenner also received a [[2000 P.E.A.R.L. Winners|2000 P.E.A.R.L. Honorable Mention]] in the Best New Author category. Her novel ''[[Carpe Demon]]'' has been optioned for a motion picture by Warner Brothers.
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'''J. Kenner''' (aka Julie Kenner) is the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Wall Street Journal and #1 International bestselling author of over one hundred novels, novellas and short stories in a variety of genres.
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Though known primarily for her award-winning and internationally bestselling romances (including the Stark and Most Wanted series) that have reached as high as #2 on the New York Times bestseller list and #1 internationally, JK has been writing full time for over a decade in a variety of wide variety of genres.
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JK has been praised by Publishers Weekly as an author with a “flair for dialogue and eccentric characterizations” and by RT Bookclub for having “cornered the market on sinfully attractive, dominant antiheroes and the women who swoon for them.” A six time finalist for Romance Writers of America’s RITA award, JK took home a RITA trophy in 2014 for her novel, Claim Me and again in 2017 for her novel, Wicked Dirty.
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In her previous career as an attorney, JK worked as a clerk on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and practiced primarily civil, entertainment and First Amendment litigation in Los Angeles and Irvine, California, as well as in Austin, Texas. She currently lives in Central Texas, with her husband, two daughters, and two rather spastic cats.
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== On the Web ==
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* Official Website[http://www.juliekenner.com/]
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* Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Kenner]
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== See Also==
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* [[J. Kenner]]
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* [[J.K. Beck]]
  
Julie Kenner wrote five novels for the [[Harlequin Temptation]] imprint.
 
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
 
* ''[[Carpe Demon]]'' - 2005
 
* ''[[Carpe Demon]]'' - 2005
 
* ''[[Cat's Fancy, The]]'' - 2000
 
* ''[[Cat's Fancy, The]]'' - 2000
 
* ''[[The Givenchy Code|Givenchy Code, The]]'' - 2005
 
* ''[[The Givenchy Code|Givenchy Code, The]]'' - 2005
* ''[[Intimate Fantasy]]'' - July 2001 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #840]])
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* ''[[Intimate Fantasy]]'' -  
* ''[[Nobody Does It Better]]'' - February 2000 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #772]])
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* ''[[Nobody Does It Better]]'' - 2000
* ''[[Reckless]]'' - October 2000 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #801]])
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* ''[[Reckless]]'' - 2000
* ''[[Stolen Kisses]]'' -  April 2004 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #969]])
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* ''[[Stolen Kisses]]'' -  2004
*''[[Undercover Lovers]]'' - September 2002 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #893]])
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* ''[[Undercover Lovers]]'' - 2002
  
 
== Series/Related Books ==
 
== Series/Related Books ==
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* ''[[Aphrodite's Secret]]'' - 2003
 
* ''[[Aphrodite's Secret]]'' - 2003
 
* ''[[Aphrodite's Flame]]'' - 2004
 
* ''[[Aphrodite's Flame]]'' - 2004
 
  
 
== Awards/Honors ==
 
== Awards/Honors ==
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* 2004 [[Reviewers International Organization]] - best romantic suspense
 
* 2004 [[Reviewers International Organization]] - best romantic suspense
 
* 2001 [[Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award]] - Best Contemporary Paranormal of 2001
 
* 2001 [[Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award]] - Best Contemporary Paranormal of 2001
== On the Web ==
 
* [http://www.juliekenner.com/ Julie Kenner Official Website]
 
* [http://juliekenner.com/blog/ Julie Kenner Blog]
 
* [http://www.absolutewrite.com/novels/julie_kenner.htm Interview with Julie Kenner] - at ''Absolute Write'' (2004)
 

Revision as of 02:14, 11 April 2024


J. Kenner (aka Julie Kenner) is the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Wall Street Journal and #1 International bestselling author of over one hundred novels, novellas and short stories in a variety of genres.

Though known primarily for her award-winning and internationally bestselling romances (including the Stark and Most Wanted series) that have reached as high as #2 on the New York Times bestseller list and #1 internationally, JK has been writing full time for over a decade in a variety of wide variety of genres.

JK has been praised by Publishers Weekly as an author with a “flair for dialogue and eccentric characterizations” and by RT Bookclub for having “cornered the market on sinfully attractive, dominant antiheroes and the women who swoon for them.” A six time finalist for Romance Writers of America’s RITA award, JK took home a RITA trophy in 2014 for her novel, Claim Me and again in 2017 for her novel, Wicked Dirty.

In her previous career as an attorney, JK worked as a clerk on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and practiced primarily civil, entertainment and First Amendment litigation in Los Angeles and Irvine, California, as well as in Austin, Texas. She currently lives in Central Texas, with her husband, two daughters, and two rather spastic cats.

On the Web

  • Official Website[1]
  • Wikipedia [2]

See Also

Books

Series/Related Books

Awards/Honors