Kresley Cole
Author of A Hunger Like No Other
About the Author
Before becoming a writer, Kresley Cole was a world-ranked athlete and coach. Her first novel, The Captain of All Pleasures, was published in 2003. She writes paranormal and historical romance novels including the MacCarrick Brothers trilogy and the Immortals after Dark series. She has won several show more awards including the 2007 RITA Award for Best Paranormal Romance for A Hunger Like No Other and the 2010 RITA Award for Best Paranormal Romance for Kiss of a Demon King. She also made The New York Times Best Seller List in 2013 with her title's Mac Rieve and Endless Knight: The Arcana Chronicles Book 2. Kresley again made the New York Times bestseller list with The Pllayer in 2016. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Kresley Cole, 2011
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Works by Kresley Cole
Playing Easy to Get (Turn Up the Heat / Hunter's Oath / The Warlord Wants Forever) (2006) — Contributor — 613 copies, 21 reviews
The Immortals After Dark Collection: Dreams of a Dark Warrior, Demon from the Dark, a Hunger Like No Other (2011) 6 copies
Untitled 3 copies
The Game Maker Series 1 copy
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- 20th Century
- Gender
- female
- Occupations
- Athletics Coach
author - Awards and honors
- RITA Award for Best Paranormal Romance (2007) - A Hunger Like No Other
Barclay Gold (2005)
RITA Award for Best Paranormal Romance (2013) - Shadow's Claim
RITA Award for Best Paranormal Romance (2010) - Kiss of a Demon King
Romantic Times Magazine Reviewers' Choice Award (2006)
Scribesworld Reviewers' Choice Award (2004) (show all 7)
Romantic Times Magazine Reviewers' Choice Award (2003) - Short biography
- Kresley Cole was graduate student in English and a former world-ranked competitive athlete. While she was working on her Masters degree, she spent a great deal of time doing research in the library. That research eventually appeared in her manuscripts. Her first romance novel was published in 2003, and since then, she has continued to publish historical and fantasy romances, and has seen her releases translated into more than eighteen foreign languages and been on the New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists. In 2007, she won the prestigious Romance Writers of America RITA award for best paranormal for her novel A Hunger Like No Other, and in January 2009, she became a #1 New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller with her sixth IAD installment, Kiss of a Demon King. In 2010, Kiss of a Demon King earned Kresley her second RITA award. 2011 brought Cole her second #1 NYT bestseller with Dreams of a Dark Warrior.
She lives in Florida with her husband and far, far too many animals. She spends any free time traveling and enjoys all things related to boats and water. She has traveled over much of the world and draws from those experiences to create her memorable characters and settings. Two of her favorite places to visit include the rain forests of Central America and the Queensland area of Australia. - Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Florida, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- Florida, USA
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Reviews
Regin has, forever, been my least favorite character and I’ve been super curious what her mate story was going to be — this is a tale I never saw coming.
And this is the tale that had me absolutely sobbing on the couch.
I feel like most of the time you just KNEW, because they’re mate tales, that it’s going to have a happy ending — the mates always connect like magnets! I did not experience that with this book and my heart was positively torn from my body.
It was heart wrenching and show more fantastic! show less
And this is the tale that had me absolutely sobbing on the couch.
I feel like most of the time you just KNEW, because they’re mate tales, that it’s going to have a happy ending — the mates always connect like magnets! I did not experience that with this book and my heart was positively torn from my body.
It was heart wrenching and show more fantastic! show less
Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night
4.5 Stars
Synopsis
Bowen MacRieve is determined to return his deceased mate to life, but the moment he sets eyes on Mariketa the Awaited he cannot resist the passion that burns between them. Mari is unable to control her immense powers until she must use them to protect the only thing she ever truly wanted - Bowen. Will Bowen and Mari risk everything to be together?
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Definitely lives up to its potential.
Mari is my favorite heroine in the series. She has show more incredible power and I love that she has no qualms using it against Bowen - she is one woman you don't want to meet in a dark alley.
In the previous books, Bowen's suffering made him a captivating character and his struggle to come to terms with his growing obsession with Mari only enhances his heroic status. There were times when I wanted to slap him upside the head for his prejudices, but he more than makes up for them by the end.
Together, Mari and Bowen are simply amazing. Their love/hate relationship is engrossing, their steamy scenes sexy as hell and their banter laugh-out-loud funny.
The beginning of the story overlaps with certain moments from the Talisman Hie originally depicted in No Rest for the Wicked, and it is interesting to see these events from Bowen's perspective. The rest of the plot is entertaining even if it is a little predictable toward the end but it all comes together in an explosive and satisfying conclusion.
Cole's world building is well detailed and compelling, and I particularly enjoyed the introduction of several new secondary characters who will ultimately get books of their own, i.e. the demon brothers Cade and Rydstrom.
All in all, a fun, fun, fun read. show less
4.5 Stars
Synopsis
Bowen MacRieve is determined to return his deceased mate to life, but the moment he sets eyes on Mariketa the Awaited he cannot resist the passion that burns between them. Mari is unable to control her immense powers until she must use them to protect the only thing she ever truly wanted - Bowen. Will Bowen and Mari risk everything to be together?
Review
Definitely lives up to its potential.
Mari is my favorite heroine in the series. She has show more incredible power and I love that she has no qualms using it against Bowen - she is one woman you don't want to meet in a dark alley.
In the previous books, Bowen's suffering made him a captivating character and his struggle to come to terms with his growing obsession with Mari only enhances his heroic status. There were times when I wanted to slap him upside the head for his prejudices, but he more than makes up for them by the end.
Together, Mari and Bowen are simply amazing. Their love/hate relationship is engrossing, their steamy scenes sexy as hell and their banter laugh-out-loud funny.
The beginning of the story overlaps with certain moments from the Talisman Hie originally depicted in No Rest for the Wicked, and it is interesting to see these events from Bowen's perspective. The rest of the plot is entertaining even if it is a little predictable toward the end but it all comes together in an explosive and satisfying conclusion.
Cole's world building is well detailed and compelling, and I particularly enjoyed the introduction of several new secondary characters who will ultimately get books of their own, i.e. the demon brothers Cade and Rydstrom.
All in all, a fun, fun, fun read. show less
EXCELLENT!
The man cut out his heart and sent it to his bride... in return, she cut off her middle finger and literally gave him the bird. You have to love that level of dysfunction!!
I've hated Lothaire throughout this whole series, and I can NOT believe that I understand and (almost) like him now. All hail Kresley... queen of the turnaround!
The man cut out his heart and sent it to his bride... in return, she cut off her middle finger and literally gave him the bird. You have to love that level of dysfunction!!
I've hated Lothaire throughout this whole series, and I can NOT believe that I understand and (almost) like him now. All hail Kresley... queen of the turnaround!
There was something very compelling about this book to me. This is an erotic romance and at first, I was expecting that I wouldn't like that because I tend to like more plot. However, even when it was mostly just sex scenes, I enjoyed it and it did deliver on plot in the second half and had one of my favorite plot points: the heroine almost died. .
I've read a few of the IAD books by Cole and I definitely enjoy her writing. I really enjoyed Cat in this book. Really firey protagonists, heroes show more or heroines, aren't always my favorite because I find that they can sometimes be so hardheaded that I get annoyed. I think Cole did a really good job making Cat stubborn, but not frustrating to read about. I also really enjoyed seeing Maxin come out of his shell and become more trusting. I think they had a really good dynamic and that's why I kept reading even with very little plot. One thing I like about romance books is there is frequently a message about how you don't have to completely love yourself for someone to love you, but you do have to reveal at least some part of yourself. I think this book did a really good job showing that idea at work.
While this isn't a perfect book to me, it is an extremely good romance and I really enjoy reading this. It definitely made me want to read the other books in this series and continue reading IAD. show less
I've read a few of the IAD books by Cole and I definitely enjoy her writing. I really enjoyed Cat in this book. Really firey protagonists, heroes show more or heroines, aren't always my favorite because I find that they can sometimes be so hardheaded that I get annoyed. I think Cole did a really good job making Cat stubborn, but not frustrating to read about. I also really enjoyed seeing Maxin come out of his shell and become more trusting. I think they had a really good dynamic and that's why I kept reading even with very little plot. One thing I like about romance books is there is frequently a message about how you don't have to completely love yourself for someone to love you, but you do have to reveal at least some part of yourself. I think this book did a really good job showing that idea at work.
While this isn't a perfect book to me, it is an extremely good romance and I really enjoy reading this. It definitely made me want to read the other books in this series and continue reading IAD. show less
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