Kresley Cole

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Kresley Cole
Occupation Novelist
NationalityAmerican
Period2003–present
Genre Romance, paranormal, young adult fiction, children's literature, fantasy, historical fiction
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Kresley Cole is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of paranormal romance and young adult novels. She has received three Romance Writers of America (RWA) RITA Awards and was inducted into the RWA Hall of Fame in 2009. [1]

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Biography

Kresley Cole is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Immortals After Dark paranormal series, the young adult Arcana Chronicles series, the erotic Gamemakers series, and five award-winning historical romances.

A master’s grad and former athlete, she has traveled over much of the world and draws from those experiences to create her memorable characters and settings.

Her books have been translated into 23 languages, garnered 3 RITA awards, a Hall of Fame induction, and consistently appear on the bestseller lists, in the U.S. and abroad.

Cole lives in Florida with her family.

Bibliography

The Immortals After Dark series (Paranormal Romance)

  1. The Warlord Wants Forever. Pocket. February 2006 [2006]. ISBN   978-1-4165-1087-1.
  2. A Hunger Like No Other. Pocket Star. April 2006 [2006]. ISBN   978-1-4165-0987-5.
  3. No Rest for the Wicked. Pocket Star. October 2006 [2006]. ISBN   978-1-4165-0988-2.
  4. Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night. Pocket Star. October 2007 [2007]. ISBN   978-1-4165-4703-7.
  5. Dark Needs at Night's Edge. Pocket. May 2008 [2008]. ISBN   978-1-4165-4707-5.
  6. Dark Desires After Dusk. Pocket. June 2008 [2008]. ISBN   978-1-4165-7675-4.
  7. Kiss of a Demon King. Pocket. January 2009 [2009]. ISBN   978-1-4165-8094-2.
  8. Deep Kiss of Winter. Pocket. October 2009 [2009]. ISBN   978-1-4391-5966-8. (Duology with Gena Showalter)
  9. Pleasure of a Dark Prince. Pocket. February 2010 [2010]. ISBN   978-1-4165-8095-9.
  10. Demon from the Dark . Pocket. August 2010 [2010]. ISBN   978-1-4391-2312-6.
  11. Dreams of a Dark Warrior. Pocket. February 2011 [2011]. ISBN   978-1-4391-3680-5.
  12. Lothaire. Gallery. January 2012 [2012]. ISBN   978-1-4391-3682-9.
  13. Shadow's Claim. Pocket. November 2012 [2012]. ISBN   978-1-4516-5005-1.
  14. MacRieve . Gallery. July 2013 [2013]. ISBN   978-1-4516-4991-8.
  15. Dark Skye. Gallery. August 2014 [2014]. ISBN   978-1-4516-4994-9.
  16. Sweet Ruin. Gallery. December 2015 [2015]. ISBN   978-1-4516-4997-0.
  17. Shadow's Seduction. Valkyrie Press. February 2017 [2017]. ISBN   978-0-9972-1518-2.
  18. Wicked Abyss. Gallery. April 2017 [2017]. ISBN   978-1-5011-2025-1. [2]
  19. Munro. Valkyrie Press. January 2022 [2022]. ISBN   978-0-9981414-4-2.
  20. The Witch Queen of Halloween. Valkyrie Press. March 2024 [2024]. ISBN   979-8-9893762-0-9.
  21. Shadow's Heart. Valkyrie Press. March 2025 [2025]. ISBN   979-8-9893762-4-7.

Short stories

The Arcana Chronicles series (Young Adult Fiction)

1. Poison Princess . Simon & Schuster. October 2012 [2012]. ISBN   978-1-4424-3664-0.
2. Endless Knight. Simon & Schuster. October 2013 [2013]. ISBN   978-1-4424-3667-1.
3. Dead of Winter . Simon & Schuster. January 2015 [2015]. ISBN   978-1-4814-2345-8.
4. Day Zero. Valkyrie Press. August 2016 [2016]. ISBN   978-0-9972151-3-7. short stories [3]
5. Arcana Rising. Valkyrie Press. August 2016 [2016]. ISBN   978-0-9972151-5-1.
6. The Dark Calling. Valkyrie Press. February 2018 [2018]. ISBN   978-0-9981-4141-1.
7. From The Grave. Valkyrie Press. April 2023 [2023]. ISBN   978-0-9981-4146-6.

The Game Maker series (Contemporary Romance)

  1. The Professional. Gallery. May 2014. ISBN   978-1-4767-6231-9.
  2. The Master. Gallery. February 2015. ISBN   978-1-4711-1389-5.
  3. The Player. Valkyrie Press. April 2016. ISBN   978-0-9972151-0-6.

The MacCarrick Brothers trilogy (Historical Romance)

  1. If You Dare. Pocket. May 2005. ISBN   978-1-4165-4094-6.
  2. If You Desire. Pocket. May 2007. ISBN   978-1-4165-0360-6.
  3. If You Deceive. Pocket. June 2007. ISBN   978-1-4165-0361-3.

The Sutherland Brothers series (Historical Romance)

  1. The Captain. Pocket. July 2003. ISBN   978-0-7434-6649-3.
  2. The Price. Pocket. July 2004. ISBN   978-0-7434-6650-9.

Awards and reception

References

  1. 1 2 "myRWA : Awards : RWA Hall of Fame". www.rwa.org. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  2. Sarah, Maclean (15 November 2017). "The 5 best romance novels of 2017". Washington Post. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  3. Cole, Kresley (14 October 2018). Day zero. OCLC   954476646 . Retrieved 14 October 2018 via Open WorldCat.
  4. "PAPERBACK BEST SELLERS: FICTION: MASS-MARKET: Sunday, February 8th 2009" . Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  5. "Best Sellers: Paperback Mass-Market Fiction: Sunday, March 6th 2011" . Retrieved 14 October 2018.