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Kresley Cole
Occupationnovelist
NationalityAmerican
Period2003–present?
GenreRomance, paranormal, young adult fiction, children's literature, fantasy, historical fiction
SpouseRichard Kjellander
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Website
www.kresleycole.com

Kresley Cole is an American 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]

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.


Cole has become inactive in recent years with many fans questioning if she will put out more books. Rumors of a health crisis, pending litigation and more abound, however Cole and her team have neither confirmed or denied any of the rumors. Book release dates are continually pushed back or simply pass without comment and Cole is no longer active on any of her social media accounts. Cole’s last communication was Nov 25th, 2019.

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. 2020 [2020].

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.
3.5 Day Zero. Valkyrie Press. August 2016 [2016]. ISBN 978-0-9972151-3-7. short stories [3]
4. Arcana Rising. Valkyrie Press. August 2016 [2016]. ISBN 978-0-9972151-5-1.
5. The Dark Calling. Valkyrie Press. February 2018 [2018]. ISBN 978-0-9981-4141-1.
6. From the Grave. Valkyrie Press. 2020 [2020].

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

  • 2003 - Romantic Times Reviewers Choice award for Best First Historical Romance for The Captain[4]
  • 2004 - Scribesworld Reviewers' Choice Award Winner
  • 2005 - Barclay Gold Winner
  • 2005 - Romantic Times Reviewers Choice award for Best Historical Romantic Adventure for If You Dare[4]
  • 2006 - P.E.A.R.L. Award (Paranormal Excellence Award for Romantic Literature)
  • 2007 - Romance Writers of America RITA Award Winner for Best Paranormal Romance for A Hunger Like No Other
  • 2010 - Romance Writers of America RITA Award Winner for Best Paranormal Romance with Kiss of a Demon King
  • 2010 - Romance Writers of America RITA Award Finalist for Best Paranormal Romance with Untouchable/Deep Kiss of Winter
  • 2013 - Romance Writers of America RITA Award Finalist for Best Paranormal Romance with Lothaire
  • 2013 - Romance Writers of America RITA Award Winner for Best Paranormal Romance with Shadow's Claim
  • 2013 - Inducted as only the 14th member of the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame[1]
  • 2013 - Amazon Best Books of 2013 with Endless Knight
  • 2015 - Audie Award Nominee with Pleasure of a Dark Prince
  • 2015 - RT Book Reviews Top Pick Gold Rating for Dead of Winter
  • Kresley placed #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List the week of February 8, 2009 with Kiss of a Demon King[5] and again on March 6, 2011 with Dreams of a Dark Warrior.[6]
  • Kresley placed in the Top 7 on the New York Times Bestseller List in three different genres in a six-month span.

References

  1. ^ a b "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". Retrieved 14 October 2018 – via Open WorldCat.
  4. ^ a b "Kresley Cole Book List - FictionDB". www.fictiondb.com. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  5. ^ "PAPERBACK BEST SELLERS: FICTION: MASS-MARKET: Sunday, February 8th 2009". Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Best Sellers: Paperback Mass-Market Fiction: Sunday, March 6th 2011". Retrieved 14 October 2018.
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