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+ | [[category:Paranormal Romance Authors]] | ||
+ | [[category:RITA Award Winners]] | ||
+ | [[Category:RITA Award Finalists]] | ||
+ | [[Category:2003 Debut]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Florida Authors]] | ||
− | + | Before becoming a writer, '''Kresley Cole''' was a world-ranked athlete, professional coach, and Master's grad. Since her first novel was published in 2003, she has released a total of fourteen books and two novellas in two different subgenres, and has seen her work translated into sixteen foreign languages. | |
− | + | Cole followed her highly acclaimed ''Sutherland Series'' historicals with the ''MacCarrick Brothers Series'', a trilogy of Highlander historical romances, as well as the continuing ''Immortals After Dark Series'', a paranormal romance collection, both with Pocket Books/Simon & Schuster. | |
+ | She was a [[2007 RITA® Winners|2007 RITA® winner]] in the Best Paranormal Romance category with her novel ''[[A Hunger Like No Other]]''. | ||
+ | |||
+ | In 2009, she became a #1 ''New York Times'' and ''Publishers Weekly'' bestseller with her January 2009 release, ''Kiss of a Demon King'', which went on to win the 2010 RITA® Award for Best Paranormal Romance. | ||
− | + | She lives in Florida with her husband and "too many pets." | |
+ | == On the Web == | ||
+ | * Official Website [http://www.kresleycole.com/] | ||
+ | * Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kresley_Cole] | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Books== | ||
+ | * ''[[Arcana Rising]]'' - 2016 | ||
+ | * ''[[The Captain Of All Pleasures|Captain Of All Pleasures, The]]'' - 2003 | ||
+ | * ''[[Dark Desires After Dusk]]'' - 2008 | ||
+ | * ''[[Dark Needs At Night's Edge]]'' - 2008 | ||
+ | * ''[[The Dark Calling|Dark Calling, The]]'' - 2018 | ||
+ | * ''[[Dark Skye]]'' - 2014 | ||
+ | * ''[[Day Zero]]'' - 2016 | ||
+ | * ''[[Dead Of Winter]]'' - 2015 | ||
+ | * ''[[Demon From The Dark]]'' - 2010 | ||
+ | * ''[[Dreams Of A Dark Warrior]]'' - 2011 | ||
+ | * ''[[Endless Knight]]'' - 2013 | ||
+ | * ''[[A Hunger Like No Other|Hunger Like No Other, A]]'' - 2006 | ||
+ | * ''[[If You Dare]]'' - 2005 | ||
+ | * ''[[If You Deceive]]'' - 2007 | ||
+ | * ''[[If You Desire]]'' - 2007 | ||
+ | * ''[[Kiss Of A Demon King]]'' - 2009 | ||
+ | * ''[[Lothaire]]'' - 2012 | ||
+ | * ''[[Macrieve]]'' - 2013 | ||
+ | * ''[[The Master|Master, The]]'' - 2015 | ||
+ | * ''[[No Rest For The Wicked]]'' - 2006 | ||
+ | * ''[[The Player|Player, The]]'' - 2016 | ||
+ | * ''[[Pleasure Of A Dark Prince]]'' - 2010 | ||
+ | * ''[[Poison Princess]]'' - 2012 | ||
+ | * ''[[The Price Of Pleasure|Price Of Pleasure, The]]'' - 2004 | ||
+ | * ''[[The Professional|Professional, The]]'' - 2014 | ||
+ | * ''[[Shadow's Claim]]'' - 2012 | ||
+ | * ''[[Shadow's Seduction]]'' - 2017 | ||
+ | * ''[[Sweet Ruin]]'' - 2015 | ||
+ | * ''[[Untouchable]]'' - 2009 | ||
+ | * ''[[The Warlord Wants Forever|Warlord Wants Forever, The]]'' - 2006 | ||
+ | * ''[[Wicked Deeds On A Winter's Night]]'' - 2007 | ||
+ | * ''[[Wicked Abyss]]'' - 2017 | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Series/Related Titles== | ||
+ | '''The Arcana Chronicles''' | ||
+ | # ''[[Poison Princess]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[Endless Knight]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[Dead Of Winter]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[Day Zero]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[Arcana Rising]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[The Dark Calling]]'' | ||
− | + | '''Game Maker''' | |
+ | # ''[[The Professional]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[The Master]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[The Player]]'' | ||
− | [ | + | '''[[Immortals After Dark]]''' |
+ | :: .5 "The Warlord Wants Forever" in ''[[Playing Easy To Get]]'' | ||
+ | : 1. ''[[A Hunger Like No Other]]'' | ||
+ | : 2. ''[[No Rest For The Wicked]]'' | ||
+ | : 3. ''[[Wicked Deeds On A Winter's Night]]'' | ||
+ | : 4. ''[[Dark Needs At Night's Edge]]'' | ||
+ | : 5. ''[[Dark Desires After Dusk]]'' | ||
+ | : 6. ''[[Kiss Of A Demon King]]'' | ||
+ | :: 6.5 "Untouchable" in ''[[A Deep Kiss Of Winter]]'' | ||
+ | : 7. ''[[Pleasure Of A Dark Prince]]'' | ||
+ | : 8. ''[[Demon From The Dark]]'' | ||
+ | : 9. ''[[Dreams Of A Dark Warrior]]'' | ||
+ | : 10. ''[[Lothaire]]'' | ||
+ | :: 10.5 ''[[Shadow's Claim]]'' | ||
+ | : 11. ''[[Macrieve]]'' | ||
+ | : 12. ''[[Dark Skye]]'' | ||
+ | : 13. ''[[Sweet Ruin]]'' | ||
+ | :: 13.5 ''[[Shadow's Seduction]]'' | ||
+ | : 14. ''[[Wicked Abyss]]'' | ||
− | + | '''MacCarrick Brothers''' | |
+ | # ''[[If You Dare]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[If You Desire]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[If You Deceive]]'' | ||
− | '''Sutherland Brothers series''' | + | '''Sutherland Brothers series'' |
− | + | # ''[[The Captain Of All Pleasures]]'' | |
− | + | # ''[[The Price Of Pleasure]]'' | |
− | ''' | + | ==Awards== |
− | * | + | *2013 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Paranormal Romance, ''[[Shadow's Claim]]'' |
− | * | + | *2012 [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Paranormal Romance, ''[[Lothaire]]'' |
− | * If You | + | *2010 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Paranormal Romance, ''[[Kiss Of A Demon King]]'' |
+ | *2007 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Paranormal Romance, ''[[A Hunger Like No Other]]'' | ||
+ | *2005 [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Historical Romantic Adventure, ''[[If You Dare]]'' | ||
+ | *2003 [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - First Historical Romance, ''[[The Captain Of All Pleasures]]'' | ||
− | ''' | + | ==Recognitions== |
− | * '' | + | *2018 [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances, ''[[A Hunger Like No Other]]'' |
− | * A Hunger Like No Other - | + | *2017 [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Wicked Abyss]]'' |
− | * | + | *2015 [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Dead Of Winter]]'' |
− | * | + | *2014 [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Dark Skye]]'' |
− | * | + | *2014 [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[The Professional]]'' |
− | * | + | *2013 [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#95), ''[[A Hunger Like No Other]]'' |
− | * | + | *2013 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Paranormal Romance, ''[[Lothaire]]'' |
− | + | *2013 [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Macrieve]]'' | |
+ | *2012 [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Lothaire]]'' | ||
+ | *2012 [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Shadow's Claim]]'' | ||
+ | *2010 [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#77), ''[[A Hunger Like No Other]]'' | ||
+ | *2010 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Paranormal Romance, "Untouchable" in ''[[Deep Kiss Of Winter]]'' |
Latest revision as of 03:43, 2 October 2024
Before becoming a writer, Kresley Cole was a world-ranked athlete, professional coach, and Master's grad. Since her first novel was published in 2003, she has released a total of fourteen books and two novellas in two different subgenres, and has seen her work translated into sixteen foreign languages.
Cole followed her highly acclaimed Sutherland Series historicals with the MacCarrick Brothers Series, a trilogy of Highlander historical romances, as well as the continuing Immortals After Dark Series, a paranormal romance collection, both with Pocket Books/Simon & Schuster.
She was a 2007 RITA® winner in the Best Paranormal Romance category with her novel A Hunger Like No Other.
In 2009, she became a #1 New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller with her January 2009 release, Kiss of a Demon King, which went on to win the 2010 RITA® Award for Best Paranormal Romance.
She lives in Florida with her husband and "too many pets."
On the Web
Books
- Arcana Rising - 2016
- Captain Of All Pleasures, The - 2003
- Dark Desires After Dusk - 2008
- Dark Needs At Night's Edge - 2008
- Dark Calling, The - 2018
- Dark Skye - 2014
- Day Zero - 2016
- Dead Of Winter - 2015
- Demon From The Dark - 2010
- Dreams Of A Dark Warrior - 2011
- Endless Knight - 2013
- Hunger Like No Other, A - 2006
- If You Dare - 2005
- If You Deceive - 2007
- If You Desire - 2007
- Kiss Of A Demon King - 2009
- Lothaire - 2012
- Macrieve - 2013
- Master, The - 2015
- No Rest For The Wicked - 2006
- Player, The - 2016
- Pleasure Of A Dark Prince - 2010
- Poison Princess - 2012
- Price Of Pleasure, The - 2004
- Professional, The - 2014
- Shadow's Claim - 2012
- Shadow's Seduction - 2017
- Sweet Ruin - 2015
- Untouchable - 2009
- Warlord Wants Forever, The - 2006
- Wicked Deeds On A Winter's Night - 2007
- Wicked Abyss - 2017
Series/Related Titles
The Arcana Chronicles
Game Maker
- .5 "The Warlord Wants Forever" in Playing Easy To Get
- 1. A Hunger Like No Other
- 2. No Rest For The Wicked
- 3. Wicked Deeds On A Winter's Night
- 4. Dark Needs At Night's Edge
- 5. Dark Desires After Dusk
- 6. Kiss Of A Demon King
- 6.5 "Untouchable" in A Deep Kiss Of Winter
- 7. Pleasure Of A Dark Prince
- 8. Demon From The Dark
- 9. Dreams Of A Dark Warrior
- 10. Lothaire
- 10.5 Shadow's Claim
- 11. Macrieve
- 12. Dark Skye
- 13. Sweet Ruin
- 13.5 Shadow's Seduction
- 14. Wicked Abyss
MacCarrick Brothers
'Sutherland Brothers series
Awards
- 2013 RITA Award Winner - Paranormal Romance, Shadow's Claim
- 2012 All About Romance Reader Award Winner - Best Paranormal Romance, Lothaire
- 2010 RITA Award Winner - Paranormal Romance, Kiss Of A Demon King
- 2007 RITA Award Winner - Paranormal Romance, A Hunger Like No Other
- 2005 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - Historical Romantic Adventure, If You Dare
- 2003 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - First Historical Romance, The Captain Of All Pleasures
Recognitions
- 2018 All About Romance Reader Award Top 100 Romances, A Hunger Like No Other
- 2017 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, Wicked Abyss
- 2015 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, Dead Of Winter
- 2014 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, Dark Skye
- 2014 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, The Professional
- 2013 All About Romance Reader Award Top 100 Romances (#95), A Hunger Like No Other
- 2013 RITA Award Finalist - Paranormal Romance, Lothaire
- 2013 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, Macrieve
- 2012 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, Lothaire
- 2012 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, Shadow's Claim
- 2010 All About Romance Reader Award Top 100 Romances (#77), A Hunger Like No Other
- 2010 RITA Award Finalist - Paranormal Romance, "Untouchable" in Deep Kiss Of Winter