Julie Kenner Explained

Julie Kenner
Pseudonym:Julie Kenner
J. Kenner
J.K. Beck
Birth Place:Mountain View, California, U.S.
Occupation:Novelist, Attorney (former)
Nationality:American
Period:2000–present
Genre:Romance, Fantasy
Alma Mater:University of Texas at Austin
Baylor University

Julie Kenner is a USA Today bestselling American author of romance and fantasy novels. She also writes with the pen names J.K. Beck and J. Kenner.[1] In 2014, she received the Romance Writers of America RITA Award as J. Kenner for Best Erotic Romance for Claim Me.

Biography

Originally from California, Kenner grew up in Texas and received a bachelor's degree in radio-television-film from the University of Texas at Austin[2] and later attended law school at Baylor University School of Law in Waco, Texas. After practicing law in Los Angeles, California she quit and moved to Austin, Texas and continued practicing.[3] 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]

Bibliography

As Julie Kenner

Codebreaker trilogy

  1. Book: The Givenchy Code . . 2005 . 0-7434-9613-2 .
  2. Book: The Manolo Matrix . Downtown Press . 2006 . 0-7434-9614-0 .
  3. Book: The Prada Paradox . Downtown Press . 2007 . 978-0-7434-9615-5 . [6]

The Dark Pleasures Series (novellas)

Superhero series

  1. Book: Aphrodite's Kiss . Love Spell . 2001 . 0-505-52438-4 .
  2. Book: Aphrodite's Passion . Love Spell . 2002 . 0-505-52474-0 .
  3. Book: Aphrodite's Secret . Love Spell . 2003 . 0-505-52509-7 .
  4. Book: Aphrodite's Flame . registration . Love Spell . 2004 . 0-505-52583-6 . [7]

Blood Lily Chronicles

  1. Book: Tainted . . 2009 . 978-0-441-01784-3 .
  2. Book: Torn . Ace Books . 2009 . 978-0-441-01797-3 .
  3. Book: Turned . Ace Books . 2010 . 978-0-441-01811-6 . [8]

Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom series

  1. Book: . . 2005 . 0-515-14221-2 . [9]
  2. Book: California Demon . Penguin Books . 2006 .
  3. Book: Demons Are Forever . Penguin Books . 2007 .
  4. Book: Deja Demon . 2008 .
  5. Book: The Demon You Know . 2009 . (short story[9])
  6. Book: Demon Ex Machina . 2009 .
  7. Book: Pax Demonica . 2014 .

Anthologies

Kenner has also had her works appear in a number of anthologies.

As J. Kenner

The Stark Series – Original Trilogy

  1. Book: Release Me . Bantam . 2013 . 9780345544117.
  2. Book: Claim Me . Bantam . 2013 . 9780345545831.
  3. Book: Complete Me . Bantam . 2013 . 9780345545855.
  4. Book: Anchor Me . Bantam . 2016 . 978-1940673387.
  5. Book: Damien . Bantam . 2019 . 9781948050777.

Stark Ever After (Nikki & Damien novellas)

  1. Take Me (digital novella) (December 2013)
  2. Have Me (November 2014)
  3. Play My Game (February 2015)

Stark International Novels – Sylvia & Jackson Trilogy

  1. Say My Name (April 2015)
  2. On My Knees (June 2015)
  3. Under My Skin (September 2015)

Stark International Novellas – Jamie & Ryan

  1. Tame Me (March 2014)

Most Wanted Series

  1. Wanted (January 2014)
  2. Heated (June 2014)
  3. Ignited (September 2014)

Dirtiest

  1. Dirtiest (April 2016)
  2. Hottest Mess (July 2016)
  3. Sweetest Taboo (October 2016)

As J.K. Beck

Shadow Keeper Series

  1. When Blood Calls (August 2010)
  2. When Pleasure Rules (September 2010)
  3. When Wicked Craves (October 2010)
  4. Midnight (e-novella) (November 2011)
  5. When Passion Lies (May 2012)
  6. When Darkness Hungers (June 2012)
  7. When Temptation Burns (July 2012)

Awards and reception

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 Journals Francis Award, and was a Sapphire Award Finalist.

Notes and References

  1. http://juliekenner.com/about-juliej-k/faq/ J.K. Beck FAQ
  2. Web site: February 25, 2000. The Romance Reader Interviews Julie Kenner. The Romance Reader. 2006-11-20. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061120164326/http://www.theromancereader.com/nf-kenner.html. November 20, 2006.
  3. Web site: A Conversation With Julie Kenner. July 2005. The Internet Writing Journal. 2006-11-20.
  4. Web site: Interview with Julie Kenner . M.E. . Wood . Absolute Write . 2011-12-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927085337/http://www.absolutewrite.com/novels/julie_kenner.htm . 2011-09-27 .
  5. Web site: ARWA Published Authors . Austin Romance Writers of America . 2006-12-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060505081620/http://www.austinrwa.com/public/arwapublishedauthors.php . May 5, 2006 .
  6. Web site: Book list . Julie Kenner . 2014-08-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903061917/http://juliekenner.com/jks-books/juliej-k-booklist/ . 2014-09-03 .
  7. Web site: Superhero series . Julie Kenner . 2014-08-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131129061514/http://juliekenner.com/superhero-series/ . 2013-11-29 .
  8. Web site: Blood Lily Chronicles . Julie Kenner . 2014-08-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903061913/http://juliekenner.com/jks-books/blood-lily-chronicles-2/ . 2014-09-03 .
  9. Web site: Demon Hunting Soccer Mom . 21 June 2014 . Julie Kenner . 2014-08-29 .

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