Kresley Cole Explained
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.
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)
- Book: The Warlord Wants Forever. 2006. February 2006. Pocket. 978-1-4165-1087-1.
- Book: A Hunger Like No Other. 2006. April 2006. Pocket Star. 978-1-4165-0987-5.
- Book: No Rest for the Wicked. 2006. October 2006. Pocket Star. 978-1-4165-0988-2.
- Book: Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night. 2007. October 2007. Pocket Star. 978-1-4165-4703-7.
- Book: Dark Needs at Night's Edge. 2008. May 2008. Pocket. 978-1-4165-4707-5.
- Book: Dark Desires After Dusk. 2008. June 2008. Pocket. 978-1-4165-7675-4.
- Book: Kiss of a Demon King. 2009. January 2009. Pocket. 978-1-4165-8094-2.
- Book: Deep Kiss of Winter . 2009 . October 2009. Pocket. 978-1-4391-5966-8. (Duology with Gena Showalter)
- Book: Pleasure of a Dark Prince. 2010. February 2010. Pocket. 978-1-4165-8095-9.
- Book: Demon from the Dark . registration . 2010 . August 2010. Pocket. 978-1-4391-2312-6.
- Book: Dreams of a Dark Warrior. 2011. February 2011. Pocket. 978-1-4391-3680-5.
- Book: Lothaire. 2012. January 2012. Gallery. 978-1-4391-3682-9.
- Book: Shadow's Claim. 2012. November 2012. Pocket. 978-1-4516-5005-1.
- Book: MacRieve. 2013. July 2013. Gallery. 978-1-4516-4991-8. registration.
- Book: Dark Skye . 2014 . August 2014. Gallery. 978-1-4516-4994-9.
- Book: Sweet Ruin . 2015 . December 2015. Gallery. 978-1-4516-4997-0.
- Book: Shadow's Seduction . 2017 . February 2017. Valkyrie Press. 978-0-9972-1518-2.
- Book: Wicked Abyss . 2017 . April 2017. Gallery. 978-1-5011-2025-1. [1]
- Book: Munro . 2022 . January 2022. Valkyrie Press. 978-0-9981414-4-2.
- Book: The Witch Queen of Halloween . 2024 . March 2024. Valkyrie Press. 979-8-9893762-0-9.
Short stories
- "The Warlord Wants Forever" in the anthology Playing Easy to Get (Pocket, 2006) - introduces the Immortals After Dark series.
The Arcana Chronicles series (Young Adult Fiction)
1. Book: Poison Princess. 2012. October 2012. Simon & Schuster. 978-1-4424-3664-0. registration.
2. Book: Endless Knight . 2013 . October 2013. Simon & Schuster. 978-1-4424-3667-1.
3. Book: Dead of Winter. 2015. January 2015. Simon & Schuster. 978-1-4814-2345-8. registration.
4. Book: Day Zero . 2016 . August 2016. Valkyrie Press. 978-0-9972151-3-7. short stories [2]
5. Book: Arcana Rising . 2016 . August 2016. Valkyrie Press. 978-0-9972151-5-1.
6. Book: The Dark Calling . 2018 . February 2018. Valkyrie Press. 978-0-9981-4141-1.
7. Book: From The Grave . 2023 . April 2023. Valkyrie Press. 978-0-9981-4146-6.
The Game Maker series (Contemporary Romance)
- Book: The Professional . May 2014 . Gallery . 978-1-4767-6231-9 .
- Book: The Master . February 2015 . Gallery . 978-1-4711-1389-5.
- Book: The Player . Valkyrie Press . April 2016 . 978-0-9972151-0-6.
The MacCarrick Brothers trilogy (Historical Romance)
- Book: If You Dare. May 2005. Pocket. 978-1-4165-4094-6.
- Book: If You Desire. May 2007. Pocket. 978-1-4165-0360-6.
- Book: If You Deceive. June 2007. Pocket. 978-1-4165-0361-3.
The Sutherland Brothers series (Historical Romance)
- Book: The Captain . July 2003. Pocket. 978-0-7434-6649-3.
- Book: The Price . July 2004. Pocket. 978-0-7434-6650-9.
Awards and reception
- 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[3]
- 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[4] and again on March 6, 2011 with Dreams of a Dark Warrior.[5]
- Kresley placed in the Top 7 on the New York Times Bestseller List in three different genres in a six-month span.
External links
Notes and References
- News: The 5 best romance novels of 2017. Sarah. Maclean. 15 November 2017. Washington Post. en. 7 September 2018.
- Book: Cole, Kresley. Day zero. 14 October 2018. 954476646. 14 October 2018. Open WorldCat.
- Web site: myRWA : Awards : RWA Hall of Fame. www.rwa.org. en. 2017-09-03.
- Web site: PAPERBACK BEST SELLERS: FICTION: MASS-MARKET: Sunday, February 8th 2009. 14 October 2018.
- Web site: Best Sellers: Paperback Mass-Market Fiction: Sunday, March 6th 2011. 14 October 2018.
