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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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[[Category:Contemporary Romance Authors]]
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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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'''Julie Kenner''' (aka J. 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]]
  
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Julie Kenner wrote five novels for the [[Harlequin Temptation]] imprint.
 
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
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* ''[[Aphrodite's Charms]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[Aphrodite's Embrace]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[Aphrodite's Flame]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[Aphrodite's Kiss]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[Aphroditet's Passion]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[Aphrodite's Secret]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[Beyond Suspicion]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[California Demon]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[Caress Of Darkness]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Caress Of Pleasure]]'' - 2015
 
* ''[[Carpe Demon]]'' - 2005
 
* ''[[Carpe Demon]]'' - 2005
 
* ''[[Cat's Fancy, The]]'' - 2000
 
* ''[[Cat's Fancy, The]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Dark And Dangerous: A Collection Of Paranormal Treats]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[Day Of The Demon]]'' - 2021
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* ''[[Dead Friends And Other Dating Dilemmas]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[Deja Demon]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[Demon Ex Machina]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[Demons Are Forever]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[The Demon You Know...|Demon You Know..., The]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[Distant Thunder]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[Endless Summer: Making Waves]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[Fendi, Ferragamo, And Fangs]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Find Me In Darkness]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Find Me In Passion]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Find Me In Pleasure]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[First Love]]'' - 2005
 
* ''[[The Givenchy Code|Givenchy Code, The]]'' - 2005
 
* ''[[The Givenchy Code|Givenchy Code, The]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Intimate Fantasy]]'' - July 2001 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #840]])
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* ''[[Good Ghouls Do]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Nobody Does It Better]]'' - February 2000 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #772]])
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* ''[[The Good Ghouls' Guide To Getting Even|Good Ghouls' Guide To Getting Even, The]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Reckless]]'' - October 2000 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #801]])
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* ''[[Hell On Heels]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Stolen Kisses]]'' -  April 2004 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #969]])
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* ''[[The Honeymoon|Honeymoon, The]]'' - 2012
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*''[[Undercover Lovers]]'' - September 2002 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #893]])
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* ''[[How To Train Your Demon]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[Intimate Fantasy]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[Just Fooling Around]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[L.A. Confidential]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[Making Waves]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[The Manolo Matrix|Manolo Matrix, The]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[Moonstruck]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[The New Year's Deal|New Year's Deal, The]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[Nick]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[Night Moves]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Nobody But You]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[Nobody Does It Better]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Noche secreta]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[Pax Demonica]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[The Perfect Score|Perfect Score, The]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[The Prada Paradox|Prada Paradox]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Quiet Storm]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[Raising Hell]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[Reckless]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Seeking Single Superhero]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[Silent Confessions]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[Silent Desires]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[The Spy Who Loves Me|Spy Who Loves Me, The]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[Stark Security]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[Starstruck]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[A Step In The Right Direction|Step In The Right Direction, A]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[Stolen Kisses]]'' -  2004
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* ''[[Sure As Hell]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[Tainted]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[Tempest Rising]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Those Were The Days]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[Today's Secrets]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Torn]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[The Trouble With Demons|Trouble With Demons, The]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[Turned]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Undercover Lovers]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[Wild Thing]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[Wrapped And Ready]]'' - 2003
  
 
== Series/Related Books ==
 
== Series/Related Books ==
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* ''[[Aphrodite's Kiss]]'' - 2001
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'''!001 Dark Nights''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[Aphrodite's Passion]]'' - 2002
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*  ''[[Caress Of Darkness]]''
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* ''[[Aphrodite's Secret]]'' - 2003
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*  ''[[Caress Of Pleasure]]''
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* ''[[Aphrodite's Flame]]'' - 2004
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'''24 Hours: Blackout'''
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* ''[[Night Moves]]''
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'''The Blood Lily Chronicles'''
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# ''[[Tainted]]''
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# ''[[Torn]]''
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# ''[[Turned]]''
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'''The Bridesmaid Chronicles''' (multi-author series)
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:  4. ''[[First Love]]''
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'''Codebreaker'''
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# ''[[The Givenchy Code]]''
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# ''[[The Manolo Matrix]]''
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# ''[[The Prada Paradox]]''
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'''Dark Pleasures'''
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# ''[[Find Me In Darkness]]''
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# ''[[Find Me In Pleasure]]''
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# ''[[Find Me In Passion]]''
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::  3.5 ''[[Caress Of Darkness]]''
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::  3.6 ''[[Caress Of Pleasure]]''
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'''A Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom'''
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# ''[[Carpe Demon]]''
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# ''[[California Demon]]''
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# ''[[Demons Are Forever]]''
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# ''[[Deja Demon]]''
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# ''[[Demon Ex Machina]]''
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# ''[[The Demon You Know...]]''
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# ''[[The Day Of The Demon]]''
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# ''[[How To Train Your Demon]]''
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'''Devil May Care''' (multi-author series)
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:  1. ''[[Raising Hell]]''
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:  3. ''[[Sure As Hell]]''
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'''Good Ghouls'''
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# ''[[The Good Ghouls' Guide To Getting Even]]''
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# ''[[Good Ghouls Do]]''
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'''Encounters''' (multi-author series)
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:  9. ''[[Just Fooling Around]]''
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'''Fantasies, Inc.''' (multi-author series)
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*  ''[[Intimate Fantasy]]'' / ''[[Heat Me Up]]''
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'''Heat''' (multi-author series)
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*  ''[[Undercover Lovers]]''
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'''Hiheelia.com''' (multi-author series)
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*  ''[[A Step In The Right Direction]]'' / ''[[Aphrodite's Delight]]''
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'''It's All About Attitude''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[The Perfect Score]]''
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'''Misunderstanding'''
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# ''[[Nobody Does It Better]]''
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# ''[[Reckless]]''
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'''The Protectors'''
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:  .5  ''[[The Cat's Fancy]]''
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# ''[[Aphrodite's Kiss]]''
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# ''[[Aphrodite's Embrace]]''
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# ''[[Aphrodite's Passion]]''
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# ''[[Aphrodite's Secret]]''
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# ''[[Aphrodite's Flame]]''
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# ''[[Aphrodite's Delight]]''
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'''Rising Storm''' (multi-author series)
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:  1. ''[[Tempest Rising]]''
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:  14. ''[[Quiet Storm]]''
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'''Sexy City Nights''' (multi-author series)
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*  ''[[L.A. Confidential]]''
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== Awards ==
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*2005  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Chick Lit/Women's Fiction, ''[[The Givenchy Code]]''
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*2001  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Contemporary Paranormal, ''[[Aphrodite's Kiss]]''
  
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== Recognitions==
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*2007  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Novel with Strong Romantic Elements, ''[[California Demon]]''
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*2002  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance, ''[[Aphrodite's Kiss]]''
  
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== Awards/Honors ==
 
 
* 2005 [[National Readers' Choice Award]] - Best Mainstream Book
 
* 2005 [[National Readers' Choice Award]] - Best Mainstream Book
 
* 2005 [[Reviewers International Organization]] - best paranormal
 
* 2005 [[Reviewers International Organization]] - best paranormal
 
* 2004 [[Reviewers International Organization]] - best romantic suspense
 
* 2004 [[Reviewers International Organization]] - best romantic suspense
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* 2001 [[Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award]] - Best Contemporary Paranormal of 2001
 
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== On the Web ==
 
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* [http://www.juliekenner.com/ Julie Kenner Official Website]
 
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* [http://juliekenner.com/blog/ Julie Kenner Blog]
 
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* [http://www.absolutewrite.com/novels/julie_kenner.htm Interview with Julie Kenner] - at ''Absolute Write'' (2004)
 

Latest revision as of 00:24, 7 October 2024


Julie Kenner (aka J. 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

!001 Dark Nights (multi-author series)

24 Hours: Blackout

The Blood Lily Chronicles

  1. Tainted
  2. Torn
  3. Turned

The Bridesmaid Chronicles (multi-author series)

4. First Love

Codebreaker

  1. The Givenchy Code
  2. The Manolo Matrix
  3. The Prada Paradox

Dark Pleasures

  1. Find Me In Darkness
  2. Find Me In Pleasure
  3. Find Me In Passion
3.5 Caress Of Darkness
3.6 Caress Of Pleasure

A Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom

  1. Carpe Demon
  2. California Demon
  3. Demons Are Forever
  4. Deja Demon
  5. Demon Ex Machina
  6. The Demon You Know...
  7. The Day Of The Demon
  8. How To Train Your Demon

Devil May Care (multi-author series)

1. Raising Hell
3. Sure As Hell

Good Ghouls

  1. The Good Ghouls' Guide To Getting Even
  2. Good Ghouls Do

Encounters (multi-author series)

9. Just Fooling Around

Fantasies, Inc. (multi-author series)

Heat (multi-author series)

Hiheelia.com (multi-author series)

It's All About Attitude (multi-author series)

Misunderstanding

  1. Nobody Does It Better
  2. Reckless

The Protectors

.5 The Cat's Fancy
  1. Aphrodite's Kiss
  2. Aphrodite's Embrace
  3. Aphrodite's Passion
  4. Aphrodite's Secret
  5. Aphrodite's Flame
  6. Aphrodite's Delight

Rising Storm (multi-author series)

1. Tempest Rising
14. Quiet Storm

Sexy City Nights (multi-author series)

Awards

Recognitions

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