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Kresley Cole

Before becoming a writer, Kresley Cole was a competitive athlete and a Master's grad in English. She sold her first two novels in 2003, and since then, she has published eleven more books and has seen her releases translated into nine foreign... Read full bio

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A. Go big or go home.
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My life in 8 words: "Mostly unexciting, sometimes exhilarating, occasionally hazardous, usually humorous."
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Kresley Cole Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Go big or go home. Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you? A. Honesty, sense of humor, loyalty. Q. What’s your fantasy profession? A. Investigator of Paranormal Phenomena Q. What trait is most noticeable about you? A. I really like to laugh. Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain? A. Stoker's Count Dracula Learn more about Kresley Cole

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Lufkin Daily News, October 31, 2009
...Club,'' Iris Johansen's ''Blood game,'' Kat Marin's ''The Christmas Clock,'' Vince Flynn's ''Pursuit of Honor,'' Kresley Cole and Gena Showalter's ''Deep Kiss of Winter,'' Michael Connelly's ''Nine Dragons,'' Dacre Stoker's ''Dracula : The Un-dead,''...
Examiner.com, June 21, 2009
...many favorite authors, I can?t name just one. That might kill me. So there?s . . . Jill Monroe, Kresley Cole, PC Cast, Meljean Brook, Nalini Singh, Deidre Knight, Karen Moning, Larissa Ione, Rachel Gibson, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, JR Ward, Jeanine...
Nalini Singh's Weblog, October 5, 2009
...the West. Where was I? And, I've got a book tour for you from the fabulously talented Kresley Cole and Gena Showalter . Check out the details below! ___________ DEEP KISS OF WINTER Passion begins with a deep kiss…but who knows where it will end? #1 New...
Tracy's Place, September 22, 2009
...6). I. Love. This. Series. Can't wait to read this newest book! Deep Kiss of Winter by Kresley Cole and Gena Showalter (Oct. 13). This will be a shorter story as Cole shares the book, but I'm sure the story will no less riveting than the rest...
Gena Showalter's Weblog, September 18, 2009
...has a special place in my heart! Posted by Gena Showalter at 6:18 AM     Labels: Kresley Cole...
DAYS of the INSANE, September 2, 2009
...Huntress series (I also had the third in my TBR pile, but didn't want to spoil it); Kresley Cole's Dark Desires After Dusk , Eloisa James's Duchess By Night , Terri Garey's Dead Girls Are Easy , Nicola Cornick's The Confessions of a Duchess . As you can...
Gena Showalter's Weblog, September 1, 2009
...an unforgettable dish. You can’t miss this delectable and mouthwatering debut!” – New York Times bestsellilng author Kresley Cole "Can't Stand The Heat is HOT in the kitchen and everywhere else." – New York Times bestselling...
Tracy's Place, July 31, 2009
...Rating: 4 out of 5 This entry was posted on Friday, July 31, 2009 and is filed under Kresley Cole , Re-Read Challenge Review , Review . You can leave a response and follow any responses to this entry through the Subscribe...
LesleyW's Book Nook, July 31, 2009
...Caine - Weather Warden Jacqueline Carey - Kushiel Karen Chance - Cassandra Palmer Karen Chance - Dorina Basarab Kresley Cole - Immortals After Dark Lindsey Davis - Falco Janet Evanovich - Stephanie Plum Jasper Fforde - Thursday Next Diana Gabaldon -...
That Grrl, June 16, 2009
...series, just not the latest cause I wait for it to come out in paperback. I also like Kresley Cole, still looking for a couple of those in secondhand shops. I like Sherrilyn Kenyon's series but started getting worn out on them. Others I like are:...
Literary Escapism, June 5, 2009
...out. Check out what SciFiGuy found.  Deep Kiss of Winter is a new duology featuring stories by Kresley Cole and Gena Showalter that releases October 13, 2009 (supposedly). SciFiGuy has more info, so make sure you check it out. Interviews: Diana...
Ciaralira, June 1, 2009
...of the best dark paranormal series in print. Fans of J.R. Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood and Kresley Cole’s Immortals After Dark take note. Readers will delight in this thrilling tale of demonic love and an epic battle of good and evil. Plot : ...
Saskia Walker's MySpace Blog, May 8, 2009
...it when it was done. Fingers crossed the editors like it too! I’ve also read another awesome Kresley Cole novel -- NO REST FOR THE WICKED, a totally fulfilling read. I’m all out of order with this series but it doesn’t matter, I’m loving every...
Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News,, April 30, 2009
...granted an extension on filing papers for opting out of the settlement. Prominent authors like Patricia Briggs and Kresley Cole and Meljean Brook have opted out but I also know that major agents have advised their authors to NOT opt out (there is no opt...
J. Kaye's Book Blog, April 22, 2009
...& the comment box won't do? Send an Email Book Review: A HUNGER LIKE NO OTHER by Kresley Cole http://j-kaye-book-blog.blogspot.com/2009/04/book-review-hunger-like-no-other-by.html...
Murder & Magnolias, April 10, 2009
...this spring and enjoyed it enough to want to know about the brother who’s disappeared in Scotland. Kresley Cole’s A Hunger Like No Other , which I’ve been looking for for MONTHS and will probably have to order, but one never knows. Theresa...
Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News,, April 1, 2009
...RWA to learn her secrets in case I do open up a lit agency). To Gena Showalter and Kresley Cole for allowing me to borrow their nom de plume: Gyna Colewater. If Gyna ever writes something, I know Malle will buy it. To Simon & Schuster and...
M's Favorite Things, March 2, 2009
...the loose ends that wove through all three books. I also read Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole. That was good too. I'm glad Rydstrom got his HEA but he sure had to work for it. LOL I'm still reading and reviewing for LASR and...
SciFind, February 23, 2009
...rank.) #5: Kiss of a Demon King - Mon, 2 Mar 2009 Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole (Author) Average Customer Review: (8) Buy new: £6.99 £5.00 42 used & new from £2.77 (Ranking is updated hourly. Visit the Bestsellers in Science Fiction &...
Erotic Romance Novel, February 21, 2009
...Dark Desires After Dusk (The Immortals After Dark, Book 5) (Mass Market Paperback) By Kresley Cole Buy new : $7.99 $7.99 57 used and new from $3.75 Customer Rating: Customer tags: paranormal romance (115), kresley cole (92), immortals after dark (85),...
China Adopt Talk, February 4, 2009
...in late July) An Early Grave. Kiss of a Demon King (The Immortals After Dark, Book 6) by Kresley Cole I didn’t read Kiss of a Demon King right as it was released. I waited for it to show up at the used book store and then read...
Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News,, February 3, 2009
...babies. I’m only paying if the authors do dramatic reenactments ala Gena Showalter’s interpretive dance of Kresley Cole books...
Writer In Progress, January 31, 2009
...of my busiest (with life) months, despite its brevity. I have a great word tracker I downloaded from Kresley Cole's website eons ago (I can't find a link for it anywhere on the web or I'd share it) and will pull it out and put it...
Gena Showalter's Weblog, January 21, 2009
...out the details here .     Yesterday marked the official release of Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole .  I've talked about it before but I must mention again.  Do not miss this one!!  It is fan-freaking-tastic.  Amazing, fun, white-hot,...
Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News,, January 20, 2009
...while at the same time not wanting to bore veteran readers.  Up until this book, I think Kresley Cole handled this difficult dance perfectly, but here it felt a bit clumsy to me. Another byproduct of the complexity was that certain things didn’t make...
Romancing Trashy Novels, January 15, 2009
...a secret baby book, which makes me chuckle, I WANTS it. 3. Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole (Contemporary paranormal romance, Pocket, nodate Jan 09). I discovered Ms. Cole relatively early in 2008, not too long before I started reviewing, and I think...
Gena Showalter's Weblog, January 5, 2009
...message board -- the first three chapters of The Vampire's Bride  as well as an excerpt of Kresley Cole's amazing Kiss of a Demon King . Speaking of, I am one of the most blessed people on earth because I got to read an advanced copy of this...
Lisa Paitz Spindler, Danger Gal, January 2, 2009
...MATTERS OF THE BLOOD, Maria Lima 29. CRAZY KISSES, Tara Janzen 30. DARK NEEDS AT NIGHT’S EDGE, Kresley Cole 31. CRAZY HOT, Tara Janzen 32. THE HEART SURGEON’S SECRET SON, Janice Lynn 33. CRAZY COOL, Tara Janzen 33. POSITIVE I.D., Kathleen Long 35....
Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News,, January 1, 2009
...Nalini Singh’s Angel book has an awesome hero. I could read about him for days. Very sexy. Kresley Cole’s Kiss of aDemon King comes out in just a little less than 20 days. It is hot. What are you hotly anticipating. What do you think will be...
Dear Author: Romance Book Reviews, Author Intervi, December 26, 2008
...Roberts; Darkest Fire by Gena Showalter; Passage by Lois McMaster Bujold; Dark Needs at Night’s Edge by Kresley Cole and so forth. Thanks Sasha for the heads up...
China Adopt Talk, December 26, 2008
...not sure what is going on. Then on January 20th we get Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole. This one is book 6 of the Immortals after Dark series. It’s not one of my favorite series, it’s more romance than urban fantasy and the romance...
Dear Author: Romance Book Reviews, Author Intervi, December 26, 2008
...Roberts; Darkest Fire by Gena Showalter; Passage by Lois McMaster Bujold; Dark Needs at Night’s Edge by Kresley Cole and so forth. Thanks Sasha for the heads up...
Dear Author: Romance Book Reviews, Author Intervi, December 19, 2008
...is epublished although she is a reader of a wide range of romance authors with Suzanne Brockmann and Kresley Cole being a couple of her favorite print authors. Dr. Frantz brings a unique viewpoint given her background in literature. It’s people like...
A LOW PROFILE, December 16, 2008
...YOUR turn 17 Sexy Veges Have Spoken: Ferah said... I love, love, love Joanna Bourne and am liking Kresley Cole (although her books feel a bit formulaic, at least in the development of the love scenes). Two different genres, but they are fun reads...