Julie Kenner

Infobox Writer


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name = Julie Kenner
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birthplace = Mountain View, California
occupation = novelist
nationality = American
period = 2000 - present
genre = Romance, Fantasy
debut_works = "Nobody Does it Better"
website = http://www.juliekenner.com/
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Julie Kenner (born in Mountain View, California)cite web| date = July, 2005| url =http://www.internetwritingjournal.com/jul05/kenner.htm| title = A Conversation With Julie Kenner | publisher =The Internet Writing Journal| accessdate =2006-11-20] is an American author.

Originally from California Kenner grew up in Texas and received a her bachelors degree in radio-television-film from the University of Texas at Austincite web| date = February 25, 2000| url =http://www.theromancereader.com/nf-kenner.html| title = The Romance Reader Interviews Julie Kenner | publisher =The Romance Reader| accessdate =2006-11-20] and later attended law school at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. After practicing law in Los Angeles, California she quit and moved to Austin, Texas and continued practicing.cite web| date = July, 2005| url =http://www.internetwritingjournal.com/jul05/kenner.htm| title = A Conversation With Julie Kenner | publisher =The Internet Writing Journal| accessdate =2006-11-20] For five years Kenner practiced law and wrote novels, in 2004 she gave up practicing law to become a full time writer and mother.cite web| url =http://www.absolutewrite.com/novels/julie_kenner.htm| title = Interview with Julie Kenner| publisher =Absolute Write| accessdate =2006-12-20]

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.cite web| url =http://www.austinrwa.com/public/arwapublishedauthors.php| title = ARWA Published Authors| publisher =Austin Romance Writers of America| accessdate =2006-12-20]

Kenner has also won a number of awards. She was certified as a "USA Today" bestselling author and won the "Romantic Times" Reviewer's 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 Journal"'s Francis Award, and was a Sapphire Award Finalist.

Works

* "Nobody Does it Better" - Harlequin Temptation - 2000. ISBN 0373258720
* "The Cat's Fancy" - Love Spell - 2000. ISBN 0-505-52397-3
* "Reckless" - Harlequin Temptation - 2000 - ISBN 0-373-25901-8
* "Aphrodite's Kiss" - Love Spell - 2001 ISBN 0-505-52438-4
* "Intimate Fantasy" - Harlequin Temptation - 2001 - ISBN 0-373-25940-9
* "L.A. Confidential" - Harlequin Blaze - 2001 - ISBN 0-373-79020-1
* "Aphrodite's Passion" - Love Spell - 2002 - ISBN 0-505-52474-0
* "Undercover Lovers" - Harlequin Temptation - 2002 - ISBN 0-373-25993-X
* "Nobody But You" - Pocket Books - 2003 - ISBN 0-7434-4604-6
* "Silent Confessions" - Harlequin - 2003 - ISBN 0-373-83589-2
* "Aphrodite's Secret" - Love Spell - 2003 ISBN 0-505-52509-7
* "Silent Desires" - Harlequin Blaze - 2003 - ISBN 0-373-79102-X
* "Stolen Kisses" - Harlequin Temptation - 2004 - ISBN 0-373-69169-6
* "The Spy Who Loves Me" - Pocket Books - 2004 - ISBN 0-7434-4605-4
* "Aphrodite's Flame" - Love Spell - 2004 - ISBN 0-505-52583-6
* "The Givenchy Code" - Downtown Press - 2005 - ISBN 0-7434-9613-2
* "Carpe Demon" - Penguin Books - 2005 - ISBN 0-515-14221-2
* "The Manolo Matrix" - Downtown Press - 2006
* "California Demon" - Penguin Books - 2006
* "Demons Are Forever" - Penguin Books - 2007

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

* "A Mother's Way" - Love Spell - "Seeking Single Superhero" - 2002 - ISBN 0-505-52471-6
* "Wrapped and Ready" - Harlequin - With Stephanie Bond's "Manhunting in Mississippi" - 2003 - ISBN 0-373-83553-1
* "Beyond Suspicion" - Harlequin - "Dangerous Desires" - 2004 - ISBN 0-373-83631-7
* "Essense of Midnight" - Harlequin Blaze - "Wild Thing" - 2004 - ISBN 0-373-83614-7
* "The Hope Chest" - Signature Select - "Today's Secret" - 2005 - ISBN 0-373-83645-7

References and Sources

* [http://www.juliekenner.com Julie Kenner's Official website]

External links

* [http://www.juliekenner.com/ Official website]
* [http://teenscenemag.com/bythebook/good-ghouls-do/ By the Book] review of Julie's book "Good Ghouls Do"