Julie Kenner
| Julie Kenner | |
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| Born | Mountain View, California |
| Pen name | J.K. Beck |
| Occupation | novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 2000 - present |
| Genres | Romance, Fantasy |
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www.juliekenner.com |
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Julie Kenner (born in Mountain View, California)[1] is an American author. She also writes with the pen name J.K. Beck.[2]
Originally from California Kenner grew up in Texas and received a bachelors degree in radio-television-film from the University of Texas at Austin[3] and later attended law school at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. After practicing law in Los Angeles, California she quit and moved to Austin, Texas and continued practicing.[1] For five years Kenner practiced law and wrote novels, in 2004 she gave up practicing law to become a full time writer and mother.[4]
She has written a number of books, including the four-part Aphrodite series, and her 2005 novel Carpe Demon. The movie rights for Carpe Demon have been optioned by 1492 Pictures and Warner Brothers in a multi-book deal.[5]
Kenner has also won a number of awards. She was certified as a USA Today bestselling author and won the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Contemporary Paranormal Fiction for her book Aphrodite's Kiss, received two PEARL Award honorable mentions, including Best New Author, and her book The Cat's Fancy won the Venus Award for Best Paranormal Fiction of the Year, the Romance Journal's Francis Award, and was a Sapphire Award Finalist.
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[edit] Works
- Nobody Does it Better - Harlequin Temptation - 2000. ISBN 0373258720
- The Cat's Fancy - Love Spell - 2000. ISBN 0-505-52397-3
- Reckless - Harlequin Temptation - 2000 - ISBN 0-373-25901-8
- Aphrodite's Kiss - Love Spell - 2001 ISBN 0-505-52438-4
- Intimate Fantasy - Harlequin Temptation - 2001 - ISBN 0-373-25940-9
- L.A. Confidential - Harlequin Blaze - 2001 - ISBN 0-373-79020-1
- Aphrodite's Passion - Love Spell - 2002 - ISBN 0-505-52474-0
- Undercover Lovers - Harlequin Temptation - 2002 - ISBN 0-373-25993-X
- Nobody But You - Pocket Books - 2003 - ISBN 0-7434-4604-6
- Silent Confessions - Harlequin - 2003 - ISBN 0-373-83589-2
- Aphrodite's Secret - Love Spell - 2003 ISBN 0-505-52509-7
- Silent Desires - Harlequin Blaze - 2003 - ISBN 0-373-79102-X
- Stolen Kisses - Harlequin Temptation - 2004 - ISBN 0-373-69169-6
- The Spy Who Loves Me - Pocket Books - 2004 - ISBN 0-7434-4605-4
- Aphrodite's Flame - Love Spell - 2004 - ISBN 0-505-52583-6
- The Givenchy Code - Downtown Press - 2005 - ISBN 0-7434-9613-2
- The Manolo Matrix - Downtown Press - 2006
- The Good Ghouls' Guide to Getting Even - 2007
- The Prada Paradox - Downtown Press - 2007 - ISBN 0743496159
[edit] Blood Lily Chronicles
- Tainted - Ace Books - 2009 - ISBN 9780441017843
- Torn - Ace Books - 2009 - ISBN 9780441017973
- Turned - Ace Books - 2010 - ISBN 9780441018116
[edit] Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom series
- Carpe Demon - Penguin Books - 2005 - ISBN 0-515-14221-2
- California Demon - Penguin Books - 2006
- Demons Are Forever - Penguin Books - 2007
- Deja Demon - 2008
- Demon Ex Machina - 2009
[edit] Anthologies
Kenner has also had her works appear in a number of anthologies.
- A Mother's Way - Love Spell - "Seeking Single Superhero" - 2002 - ISBN 0-505-52471-6
- Wrapped and Ready - Harlequin - With Stephanie Bond's Manhunting in Mississippi - 2003 - ISBN 0-373-83553-1
- Beyond Suspicion - Harlequin - "Dangerous Desires" - 2004 - ISBN 0-373-83631-7
- Essense of Midnight - Harlequin Blaze - "Wild Thing" - 2004 - ISBN 0-373-83614-7
- The Hope Chest - Signature Select - "Today's Secret" - 2005 - ISBN 0-373-83645-7
- Fendi, Ferragamo, and Fangs - 2007
[edit] References and sources
- ^ a b "A Conversation With Julie Kenner". The Internet Writing Journal. July, 2005. http://www.internetwritingjournal.com/jul05/kenner.htm. Retrieved 2006-11-20.
- ^ J.K. Beck FAQ, Julie Kenner website. Retrieved February, 24 2012.
- ^ "The Romance Reader Interviews Julie Kenner". The Romance Reader. February 25, 2000. http://www.theromancereader.com/nf-kenner.html. Retrieved 2006-11-20.
- ^ Wood, M.E.. "Interview with Julie Kenner". Absolute Write. http://www.absolutewrite.com/novels/julie_kenner.htm. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
- ^ "ARWA Published Authors". Austin Romance Writers of America. http://www.austinrwa.com/public/arwapublishedauthors.php. Retrieved 2006-12-20.[dead link]
