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Bestselling author [[Kresley Cole]] is a former world-ranked athlete and professional coach who now concentrates on her dream of writing romance. Since her first novel was published in 2003, Cole has sold a total of fifteen books and two novellas in two different subgenres, and has seen her releases reach as high as number three on the New York Times bestseller list.
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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.
  
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She 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 Rita award-winning paranormal romance collection, both with Pocket Books.
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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.
  
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She was a [[2007 RITA® Winners|2007 RITA® winner]] in the Best Paranormal Romance category with her novel ''[[A Hunger Like No Other]]''.
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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.
  
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Kresley Cole was a [[2007 RITA® Winners|2007 RITA® winner]] in the Best Paranormal Romance category with her novel ''[[A Hunger Like No Other]]''.
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She lives in Florida with her husband and "too many pets."
  
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== On the Web ==
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* Official Website [http://www.kresleycole.com/]
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* Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kresley_Cole]
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== Books==
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* ''[[Arcana Rising]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[The Captain Of All Pleasures|Captain Of All Pleasures, The]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[Dark Desires After Dusk]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[Dark Needs At Night's Edge]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[The Dark Calling|Dark Calling, The]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[Dark Skye]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[Day Zero]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[Dead Of Winter]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Demon From The Dark]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Dreams Of A Dark Warrior]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[Endless Knight]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[A Hunger Like No Other|Hunger Like No Other, A]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[If You Dare]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[If You Deceive]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[If You Desire]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Kiss Of A Demon King]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[Lothaire]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[Macrieve]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[The Master|Master, The]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[No Rest For The Wicked]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[The Player|Player, The]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[Pleasure Of A Dark Prince]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Poison Princess]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[The Price Of Pleasure|Price Of Pleasure, The]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[The Professional|Professional, The]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[Shadow's Claim]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[Shadow's Seduction]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[Sweet Ruin]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Untouchable]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[The Warlord Wants Forever|Warlord Wants Forever, The]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[Wicked Deeds On A Winter's Night]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Wicked Abyss]]'' - 2017
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==Series/Related Titles==
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'''The Arcana Chronicles'''
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# ''[[Poison Princess]]''
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# ''[[Endless Knight]]''
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# ''[[Dead Of Winter]]''
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# ''[[Day Zero]]''
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# ''[[Arcana Rising]]''
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# ''[[The Dark Calling]]''
  
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== On the Web ==
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'''Game Maker'''
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# ''[[The Professional]]''
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# ''[[The Master]]''
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# ''[[The Player]]''
  
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[http://www.kresleycole.com/ Kresley Cole]
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'''[[Immortals After Dark]]'''
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::  .5 "The Warlord Wants Forever" in ''[[Playing Easy To Get]]''
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:  1. ''[[A Hunger Like No Other]]''
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:  2. ''[[No Rest For The Wicked]]''
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:  3. ''[[Wicked Deeds On A Winter's Night]]''
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:  4. ''[[Dark Needs At Night's Edge]]''
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:  5. ''[[Dark Desires After Dusk]]''
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:  6. ''[[Kiss Of A Demon King]]''
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::  6.5 "Untouchable" in ''[[A Deep Kiss Of Winter]]''
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:  7. ''[[Pleasure Of A Dark Prince]]''
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:  8. ''[[Demon From The Dark]]''
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:  9. ''[[Dreams Of A Dark Warrior]]''
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:  10. ''[[Lothaire]]''
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::  10.5 ''[[Shadow's Claim]]''
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:  11. ''[[Macrieve]]''
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:  12. ''[[Dark Skye]]''
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:  13. ''[[Sweet Ruin]]''
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::  13.5 ''[[Shadow's Seduction]]''
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:  14. ''[[Wicked Abyss]]''
  
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== Books==
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'''MacCarrick Brothers'''
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# ''[[If You Dare]]''
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# ''[[If You Desire]]''
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# ''[[If You Deceive]]''
  
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'''Sutherland Brothers series''':
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'''Sutherland Brothers series''
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* The Captain of All Pleasures - 2003
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# ''[[The Captain Of All Pleasures]]''
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* The Price of Pleasure - 2004
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# ''[[The Price Of Pleasure]]''
  
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'''MacCarrick Brothers trilogy:'''  
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==Awards==
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* If You Dare (Courtland's story) - 2005 (reissue 2007)
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*2013  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Paranormal Romance, ''[[Shadow's Claim]]''
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* If You Desire (Hugh's story) - 2007
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*2012  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Paranormal Romance, ''[[Lothaire]]''
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* If You Deceive (Ethan's story) - 2007
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*2010  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Paranormal Romance, ''[[Kiss Of A Demon King]]''
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*2007  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Paranormal Romance, ''[[A Hunger Like No Other]]''
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*2005  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Historical Romantic Adventure, ''[[If You Dare]]''
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*2003 [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - First Historical Romance, ''[[The Captain Of All Pleasures]]''
  
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'''Immortals After Dark series:'''
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==Recognitions==
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* ''The Warlord Wants Forever'' in the anthology PLAYING EASY TO GET with [[Sherrilyn Kenyon|Sherrilyn Kenyon]] and [[Jaid Black|Jaid Black]] - 2006
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*2018  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances, ''[[A Hunger Like No Other]]''
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* A Hunger Like No Other - 2006
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*2017  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Wicked Abyss]]''
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* No Rest for the Wicked - 2006
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*2015  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Dead Of Winter]]''
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* Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night (November 2007)
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*2014  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Dark Skye]]''
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* Dark Needs at Night's Edge (May 2008)
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*2014  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[The Professional]]''
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* Dark Desires After Dusk (June 2008)
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*2013  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#95), ''[[A Hunger Like No Other]]''
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* Kiss of a Demon King (February - 2009)
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*2013  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Paranormal Romance, ''[[Lothaire]]''
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* Not That Innocent (August - 2009)
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*2013  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Macrieve]]''
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*2012  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Lothaire]]''
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*2012  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Shadow's Claim]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#77), ''[[A Hunger Like No Other]]''
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*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

  • Official Website [1]
  • Wikipedia [2]

Books

Series/Related Titles

The Arcana Chronicles

  1. Poison Princess
  2. Endless Knight
  3. Dead Of Winter
  4. Day Zero
  5. Arcana Rising
  6. The Dark Calling

Game Maker

  1. The Professional
  2. The Master
  3. 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

  1. If You Dare
  2. If You Desire
  3. If You Deceive

'Sutherland Brothers series

  1. The Captain Of All Pleasures
  2. The Price Of Pleasure

Awards

Recognitions

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