Sherrilyn Kenyon

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name = Sherrilyn Kenyon


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pseudonym = Kinley MacGregor
birthdate = 1965
birthplace = Columbus, Georgia, United States
occupation = Novelist
nationality = American
period = 1994 - present
genre = Romance, Fantasy, Suspense
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website = http://www.sherrilynkenyon.com/

Sherrilyn Kenyon (born 1965) is a bestselling and award-winning American author. Under her own name she is known for her paranormal romance and vampire chronicles. Under the pseudonym Kinley MacGregor she is also well known for her historical romance novels. Kenyon's novels have an "international cult following," with over ten million copies in print in twenty-six countries. Under both names, her books have appeared on the top ten of the "New York Times", "Publishers Weekly", and "USA Today" lists, and they are frequent bestsellers in Germany, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Her website averages 120,000 visitors per week, and they come from over forty countries.

Biography

Early Years

Childhood

Sherrilyn Kenyon, known as Sherri, was born in Columbus, Georgia. She gained her "love of all things that go bump in the night" from her mother, who loved paranormal storylines and never censored what movies the young girl was allowed to watch with her. Kenyon's father left the family when she was eight, leaving her mother to raise Kenyon , her brothers, and her older sister, Trish, who has severe cerebral palsy, alone. Her mother had difficulty supporting the family alone, and was forced to send Kenyon's brothers to live with family in Atlanta, Georgia, while she took care of the girls. After 18 months of separation, the family was reunited when Kenyon and her mother and sister moved to Atlanta also.cite web | last = Kenyon | first = Sherrilyn | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = In Memoriam
work = | publisher =Sherrilyn Kenyon Official Website | date = | url = http://www.dailyinquisitor.com/sherrilyn/mom.htm | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-02-09 ] Kenyon's first recognition for her writing came when she won a contest in third grade by writing an essay about her mother for Mother's Day.cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Sherrilyn's Cyberhome | work = | publisher =Sherrilyn Kenyon Official Website | date = | url = http://www.dailyinquisitor.com/sherrilyn/intro.htm | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-02-09 ]

Even as a child Kenyon knew that she wanted to be a writer. In kindergarten, she wrote in her Brownie manual that she wanted to be a writer and a mother when she grew up. At seven she wrote and illustrated her first novel, a horror story about a girl who kills her brothers. At fourteen Kenyon made her first professional sale, and continued to write for school newspapers, yearbooks, local papers and magazines throughout high school.

College Years

Despite her writing experience, Kenyon originally intended to major in art in college. She was accepted into the Savannah College of Art and Design, but was unable to afford the tuition to attend. She entered college instead, but after completing half of her courses in art she switched majors to history, which did not require so many expensive supplies.cite web | last = Smith | first = Lodeen | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = An Interview with Sherrilyn | work = | publisher = Sherrilynn Kenyon official Website | date = | url = http://www.dailyinquisitor.com//sherrilyn/interview.htm | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-02-09 ] After dabbling in a total of twelve majors, Kenyon graduated with an interdisciplinary major that combined medieval history and language with Classical Studies. She had enough credits to also earn minors in philosophy, psychology, and French, and to earn a certificate of Medieval Studies.cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Promo Items | work = | publisher = Sherrilyn Kenyon Official Website | date = | url = http://www.dailyinquisitor.com//sherrilyn/daylife.htm | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-02-09 ]

When Kenyon was 20, she decided it was time to take her experience writing for magazines and parlay it into the book market. Just as she finished her manuscript and prepared to send it to publishers, her brother Buddy died, and a devastated Kenyon lost the desire to write.

Resuming Writing

Three years later, Kenyon married and the couple moved to Richmond, Virginia. Kenyon was unable to find a job of any kind before a childhood friend mentioned that the magazine she was editing needed several articles written. Although she had not written a word since her brother's death, Kenyon agreed to write the articles. As soon as she began the work she once again began feeling that writing was something she had to do. Even though they had very little money, as soon as her husband found out that she was writing again he immediately bought her a word processor.

Two years later Kenyon sold her first book, with five more sales coming quickly. She won several awards and had high sell-throughs, but after the publication of her sixth novel she found herself unable to get a writing contract.

Hardships

At the same time, Kenyon was in the midst of a great deal of turmoil in her personal life. Her father died in February 1995. A very difficult pregnancy left her unable to work. The baby arrived seven weeks early and was forced to spend six weeks in the neo-natal intensive care unit, and Kenyon barely survived this delivery. Because her husband was just finishing school, and with her inability to work and their high medical bills, the family "lost everything [we] had." Later the same year, her mother was diagnosed with cancer, and Kenyon became pregnant again. This second pregnancy resulted in serious medical issues as well, causing Kenyon to be hospitalized for the majority of the time. With her mother unable to visit because of her condition, her son restricted from visiting because he was a sickly infant, and her husband spending most of his time taking care of their son, Kenyon was lonely. To occupy herself, she spent many hours creating and exploring the world of the Dark-Hunters.

Although Kenyon has a Ph.D. in History and has worked as a history professor, her teaching career did not pay a very large salary. Once her second baby was born and she was able to work again, Kenyon took a minimum wage job working as a web designer to help pay the bills, still writing at every spare moment. Finished with the manuscript that she had begun in the hospital, "Fantasy Lover", Kenyon submitted it to many publishers, all of whom turned it down. For a total of four years (1994 - 1998), Kenyon was unable to sell any of her manuscripts.

Career

Fiction

In 1997, just as her web work began to pay well, Kenyon began dreaming up the details of a pirate novel. Her agent did not like the proposal and declined to continue working with her. Despite that disappointment, Kenyon determined to send her proposal off by herself, sending the story to a single editor, another former agent who had recently been hired by Harper.. That editor asked to see her story, and within a week had offered a three book contract. This book was very different from her previous works, so she chose to use a pseudonym, Kinley MacGregor, which is the maiden name of her great-grandmother.

Even as Kenyon submitted her Kinley MacGregor manuscripts, she continued to work on her vampire stories. On the urging of her editor, she contracted with a new agent in 1999. This agent was very interested in the vampire stories, and soon found a home for them at St. Martin's Press.

Her most well known works are her Hunter-Legends stories, which comprise of the Dark-Hunters, Were-Hunters and Dream-Hunters series. The books focus on an ancient "Pyramid of Protection that the ancient Greek gods formed to protect the human race from supernatural predators and to protect the order of the universe." Many of the first Dark-Hunter heroes first appeared to Kenyon when she was writing fantasy stories for herself in high school. In the mid-1980s, while working for a small science fiction magazine called "Cutting Edge", her boss asked her to write a long-running serial for the magazine. She brought many of her favorite characters from her previous fantasies into one larger series. This was the start of the Dark-Hunter world. In this series, which has now been percolating for over twenty years, Kenyon has created an entire universe, the rules of which are maintained solely in her head.cite web | last = Ward | first = Jean Marie | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Sherrilyn Kenyon: Coloring Outside Traditional Romance Lines | work = | publisher = Crescent Blues | date = 1998 | url = http://www.crescentblues.com/6_8issue/int_kenyon.shtml | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-02-09 ]

Non-Fiction

In addition to her successful fiction career, Kenyon has also written several non-fiction books. She wrote the "Character-Naming Sourcebook", which was finally purchased and published by Writer's Digest. Writer's Digest was interested in launching a new series of books, and, because of Kenyon's background in studying the Middle Ages, she was asked to write "Everyday Life in the Middle Ages." When the line was looking for a writer for their "Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference", they again turned to Kenyon.

The last of her non-fiction books, "The Character Naming Source Book", has its roots in Kenyon's childhood. Her grandfather was a linguist, and often gave her mini-lessons on the common links between languages and words. When Kenyon began writing her own stories as a small child, she began keeping a list of names that she liked for future use. As she aged, she continued to develop the list, eventually organizing it by origin, so that if she were writing a French character she could easily find a French name. When fellow author Cathy Maxwell saw the list, she insisted that Kenyon should submit it for publication, as other writers would find it invaluable.

Graphic novels

In May 2006, Dabel Brothers Productions ("DB Pro"), then in partnership with Marvel Comics, announced the signing of an exclusive contract with Kinley MacGregor (a.k.a. Sherrilyn Kenyon), to adapt the first five novels in her Arthurian fantasy series, "Lords of Avalon".

"Lords of Avalon" was intended to be produced as a monthly comic starting summer 2007, with a script penned by Roynne Gillespie ("The Burning Man") and artwork by Tommy Ohtsuka. A graphic novel edition of "Sword of Darkness", the first novel in the series, was originally supposed to have been available in Summer 2007cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =DBPRO to Adapt Kinley MacGregor's Lords of Avalon | work = | publisher = Dabel Brothers Production | date = May 7, 2006 | url = http://www.sfwa.org/pressbook/06/0508a-Macgregor-Avalon.html | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-02-09 ] but was delayed as Dabel Brothers and Marvel Comics ended their partnership. "Lords of Avalon: Sword of Darkness" was eventually published by Marvel Comics, rather than Dabel Brothers, with a cover date of April 2008.

E-Books

As a result of her love of technology, Kenyon had one of the first e-books, published in 1997. In addition to her writing, she still does freelance web development work.cite web | last = | first = Barb | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Interview with our Author of the Month Sherrilyn Kenyon a.k.a. Kinley MacGregor | work = | publisher = A Romance Review | date = 2002 | url = http://www.aromancereview.com/interviews/sherrilynkenyon.phtml | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-02-09 ]

Family Life

Kenyon is severely dyslexic. She is also ambidextrous. Kenyon usually writes a first draft of a novel in three to four weeks, although she has been known to completely finish a novel in less than four weeks. In her spare time, Kenyon plays the guitar, flute, piano, and the drums, and is very interested in martial arts and sword-fighting. She even spent time as a sparring partner for a Golden Glove boxer.cite web | last = Anderson | first = Marcia | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Dark-Hunter series author keynotes COFW conference | work = | publisher =ThisWeek Newspapers | date = September 29, 2005 | url = http://www.dailyinquisitor.com//sherrilyn/092905-News-17825.html | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-02-09 ] She is a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism, the Romance Writers Association, Horror Writers of America, and the Science Fiction Writers of America.

Kenyon states that she only owns three pieces of clothing that are not black (a white chemise for Ren faires and two pairs of jeans). However, fan photographs show otherwise. She has described her personal style as "Goth," and claims that she dresses this way because her mother refused to buy her a black velvet dress when she was in first grade. Once she got a job at age fifteen and had the money to buy her own clothes, Kenyon has chosen to purchase no other color.cite web | last = Kenyon | first = Sherrilyn | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = About Me | work = | publisher =Sherrilyn Kenyon Official Website | date = | url = http://www.dailyinquisitor.com//sherrilyn/aboutme.htm | format = | doi =
accessdate = 2007-02-09 ]

Kenyon is married and has three sons. The family lives outside of Nashville, Tennessee,cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Sherrilyn Kenyon | work = | publisher = Fantastic Fiction | date = | url = http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/k/sherrilyn-kenyon/ | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-02-09 ] where Kenyon is the room mother for her sons' classes.cite web | last = | first = Donna | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = RBL Presents! Sherrilyn Kenyon | work = 2002 | publisher = RBL Romantics | date = 2002 | url = http://www.geocities.com/rblinterviews2/kenyoninterview.html | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-02-09 ]

Bibliography

As Sherrilyn Kenyon

The League Series

# "Born of the Night," (Pinnacle, 1996) (ISBN 0-78600-222-0)
# "Born of Fire," (ebook Dreams Unlimited, 1997) (ISBN 1-89252-004-4)
# "Paradise City," (Love Spell, 1994) (ISBN 0-50551-969-0)
# "Fire & Ice," in the anthology "Man of My Dreams" (Jove, 2004) (ISBN 0-51513-793-6)

Dark-Hunter series

The Dark-Hunters are immortal warriors pledged to the Greek goddess Artemis and dedicated to defending mankind against Daimons (vampires) and other assorted enemies: including a couple of rogue gods and goddesses.

# "Fantasy Lover", (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2002) (ISBN 0-31297-997-5)
# "The Beginning" [ [http://www.dailyinquisitor.com//hunter/acheronstory.htm "The Beginning"] ] , also in the back of "Sins of the Night" early print editions (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2002)
# "Dragonswan", in the anthology "Tapestry", published by Jove (2002, ISBN 0-51513-362-0) and reprinted singly by Berkley (2005, ISBN 0-51514-079-1)
# "Night Pleasures", (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2002) (ISBN 0-31297-998-3)
# "Night Embrace", (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2003) (ISBN 0-31298-482-0)
# "Phantom Lover", in the anthology "Midnight Pleasures" (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2003) (ISBN 0-31298-762-5)
# "Dance with the Devil", (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2003) (ISBN 0-31298-483-9)
# "A Dark-Hunter Christmas", [ [http://www.dailyinquisitor.com//hunter/xmasstory.htm "A Dark-Hunter Christmas"] ] , also in the back of "Dance with the Devil" early print editions (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2003)
# "Kiss of the Night", (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2004) (ISBN 0-31299-241-6)
# "Night Play", (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2004) (ISBN 0-31299-242-4)
# "Winter Born", in the anthology "Stroke of Midnight" (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2004) (ISBN 0-31299-876-7)
# "Seize the Night", (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2005) (ISBN 0-31299-243-2)
# "Sins of the Night", (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2005) (ISBN 0-31293-432-7)
# "Second Chances", in "Exclusive Dark-Hunter Collectible Booklet" (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2005), free giveaway
# "Unleash the Night", (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2005) (ISBN 0-31293-433-5)
# "Dark Side of the Moon" (St. Martin's Press, 2006, reprinted by St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2007)(HB ISBN 0-31235-743-5, PB ISBN 0-31293-434-3)
# "A Hard Day's Night-Searcher", in the anthology "My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding" (St. Martin's Griffin, 2006) (ISBN 0-31234-360-4)
# "Until Death We Do Part", in the anthology "Love At First Bite" (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2006) (ISBN 0-31234-929-7)
# "Fear the Darkness", free [http://www.kenyonfearthedarkness.com/ ebook] (St. Martin's Press, 2007)
# "The Dream-Hunter" (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2007) (ISBN 0-31293-881-0)
# "Devil May Cry" (St. Martin's Press, 2007, reprinted by St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2008) (HB ISBN 0-31236-950-6, PB ISBN 0-31294-686-4)
# "Upon the Midnight Clear" (St. Martin's Paperback, 2007) (ISBN 0-31294-705-4)
# "The Dark-Hunter Companion", co-author Alethea Kontis (St. Martin's Griffin, 2007) (ISBN 0-31236-343-5)
# "Dream Chaser" (St. Martin's Paperback, 2008) (ISBN 0-31293-882-9)
# "Acheron" (St. Martin's Press, 2008) (ISBN 0-312-36215-3)

B.A.D. Series

Published by Simon & Schuster
# "BAD to the Bone", in the anthology "Big Guns Out of Uniform" (2005) (ISBN 1-41650-967-4)
# "Captivated By You", in the anthology "Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down: Three Tales of Erotic Romance" (2005) (ISBN 1-41650-159-2)
# "Bad Attitude", (2005) (HB ISBN 1-41650-356-0, PB ISBN 1-41652-029-5)
# "Born to Be B.A.D.", a reprint of the BAD stories PLUS a new short story called "One BAD Night" (2005) (ISBN 1-41650-750-7)
# "Turn Up the Heat", in the anthology "Playing Easy to Get" (Pocket, 2006) (ISBN 1-41651-087-7)
# "Phantom of the Night", (2008) (ISBN 1-41650-357-9)

Nevermore Series

# TBA/2007

Other Novels and Novellas

* "Daemon's Angel", (Leisure, 1995) (ISBN 0-50552-026-5)
* "Love Bytes", in the anthology "Naughty or Nice" (St. Martin's Press, 2000) (ISBN 0-31298-102-3)
* "Knightly Dreams", in the anthology "What Dreams May Come" (Penguin Group, 2005) (ISBN 0-42521-085-5)

Essays

* "The Search of Spike's Balls", in "Seven Seasons of Buffy" edited by Ben Bella (ISBN 1-93210-008-3)
* "Parting Gifts", in "Five Seasons of Angel" edited by Glenn Yeffeth (ISBN 1-93210-033-4)

Non-Fiction

* "The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in the Middle Ages", (Writer's Digest, 1995)
* "The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference: An Indispensable Compendium of Myth and Magic", (Writer's Digest, 2000)
* "The Writer's Digest Character Naming Sourcebook", with Hal Blythe and Charlie Sweet (ISBN 0-89879-632-6)
* "The Writer's Digest Character Naming Sourcebook", 2nd ed. (ISBN 1-58297-295-8)

Writing as Kinley MacGregor

Published by Avon (HarperCollins Publishers) unless noted otherwise.

The Sea Wolves Series

# "Master of Seduction", (2000) (ISBN 0-06108-712-2)
# "A Pirate of Her Own", (2004) (ISBN 0-06108-711-4)

The MacAllisters Series

# "Master of Desire", (2001) (ISBN 0-06108-713-0)
# "Claiming the Highlander", (2002) (ISBN 0-38081-789-6)
# "Born in Sin", (2003) (ISBN 0-38081-790-X)
# "Taming the Scotsman", (2003) (ISBN 0-38081-791-8)
# "Midsummer's Knight", in the anthology "Where's My Hero?" (2003) (ISBN 0-06050-524-9)
# "The Warrior", (2007)

Brotherhood of the Sword Series

# "Born in Sin", (2003) (ISBN 0-38081-790-X)
# "Taming the Scotsman", (2003) (ISBN 0-38081-791-8)
# "Midsummer's Knight", in the anthology "Where's My Hero?" (2003) (ISBN 0-06050-524-9)
# "A Dark Champion", (2004) (ISBN 0-06056-541-1)
# "Return of the Warrior", (2005) (ISBN 0-06056-543-8)
# "The Warrior", (2007) (ISBN 0-06079-667-7)

Lords of Avalon Series

# "Sword of Darkness", (2006)(ISBN 0-06056-544-6)
# "The Wager", in the anthology "Elemental: The Tsunami Relief Anthology: Stories of Science Fiction and Fantasy" (Tor Books, 2006)
# "Knight of Darkness", (2006) (ISBN 0-06079-662-6)

Other Novels and Novellas

* "Santa Wears Spurs", in the anthology "All I Want for Christmas" (St. Martin's Press, 1999) (ISBN 0-31297-680-1)

Awards

Sherrilyn Kenyon has received numerous nominations and awards both under her name and as Kinley MacGregor.

Past Awards

cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Writing Awards | work = | publisher = Sherrilyn Kenyon Official Website | date = | url = http://www.dailyinquisitor.com//hunter/writingawards.htm | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-02-09 ]
*Maggie Award of Excellence
*MARA Award
*Holt Medallion
*Heart Rate Reviews Reviewer's Choice Award
*Amazon.com's Hot 100
*Amazon.com's Movers & Shakers
*Amazon.com's Best Seller for 2001
*RT Kiss Award
*Fool For Love
*Affaire de Coeur Reader's Choice
*Sapphire Award
*RT Reviewer's Choice Awards

2002

* Top Ten Books of the Year from RWA (Romance Writer's Association) - "Fantasy Lover"
* Prism
** Best Fantasy - "Fantasy Lover"
** Best Light Paranormal - "Night Pleasures"
* "Night Pleasures" and "Fantasy Lover" were finalists in the Aspen Gold contest.
* "Night Pleasures" and "Fantasy Lover" were finalists in the GRW Maggie Award.
* "Night Pleasures" won the HOLT Medallion.
* PEARL (Paranormal Excellence Award in Romantic Literature) (2002)
** Best Shape-Shifter - "Night Pleasures"
** Best Fantasy/Magical - "Fantasy Lover"
** Best Novella or Short Story - "Dragonswan"
** Best Anthology - "Tapestry", with Madeline Hunter, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Lynn Kurland, Karen Marie Moning
** Best Overall Paranormal, Honorable Mention - "Fantasy Lover"
* "Night Pleasures" and "Fantasy Lover" are double finalists in the Holt Medallion Award.
* RIO (Reviewers International Organization) (20023)
** Favorite Anthology - "Tapestry"
** Favorite Paranormal, Honorable Mention - "Fantasy Lover"
*Laurel Wreath Award for "Night Pleasures"
*Love Romances 2002 Golden Rose Reader Choice Awards Winner:
#Best Historical Romance - "Claiming the Highlander"
#Best Paranormal Romance (Honorable Mention) - "Fantasy Lover"
#Best Novella (Honorable Mention) - "Dragonswan"
#Best Romanctic Anthology (Honorable Mention) - "Tapestry"
#Best Medieval Romance - "Claiming the Highlander"
#Best Time Travel (Honorable Mention) - "Dragonswan"
#Best Romantic Sci-Fi Fantasy - "Fantasy Lover"

* RT Booklovers Reviewer's Choice
** Best Historical Anthology, Nominee - "Tapestry "
** Best Vampire Romance - "Night Pleasures"
** Best Scottish Historical Romance - "Claiming the Highlander"

*2002 RBL Hughie Awards:
#Best Anthology - "Tapestry "
#Best New to You Author - Sherrilyn Kenyon/Kinley MacGregor
#Favorite Secondary Character (Male) Talon ("Night Pleasures")
#Funniest Scene: The handcuffs scene ("Night Pleasures")
#Best Line or Quote - "Be kind to Dragonswans, for thou art gorgeous when naked and taste good with Cool Whip." ("Dragonswan")
#Best Medieval Historical Romance - "Claiming the Highlander"

2003-2004

* Prism (2004)
** Best Dark Paranormal - "Dance with the Devil"
** Best Light Paranormal - "Night Embrace"
* RIO (Reviewers International Organization) (2003)
** Favorite Paranormal - "Dance With The Devil"
* The Golden Quill for Best Paranormal, "Dance with the Devil"
* The Bookseller's Best Award for "Born in Sin", Best Long Historical and Dance with the Devil for Best Paranormal ("Night Embrace" was second)
*"Night Embrace" won the Contemporary category of the Scarlet Letter award and is named Grand Champion of all the winners.
*"Night Embrace" and "Born in Sin" won the HOLT Medallion
*"Night Embrace" won the Laurie
*"Born in Sin" won the Beacon for Best Historical
*"Born in Sin" won the Yellow Rose for Best Historical
*Sapphires for "Dance with the Devil" and "Phantom Lover".
*Love Romances 2003 Golden Rose Reader Choice Awards Winner:
#"Born In Sin" - Kinley MacGregor - Best Historical Romance
#"Dance With The Devil" - Sherrilyn Kenyon - Best Paranormal Romance
#"Dance With The Devil" - Sherrilyn Kenyon - Best Vampire Romance
#"Dance With The Devil" - Sherrilyn Kenyon - Best Book Cover- Artist Unknown
#"Phantom Lover" ("Midnight Pleasures") - Sherrilyn Kenyon - Best Novella
#"Night Embrace" - Sherrilyn Kenyon- Honorable Mention Best Shapeshifter Romance

* 2003 RBL Hughie Awards:
#Best Scottish Historical Romance - "Born In Sin" by Kinley MacGregor
#Best Paranormal Romance (time travel, futuristic, fantasy, etc.) "Dance With The Devil" by Sherrilyn Kenyon
#Best Anthology - "Midnight Pleasures" by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Amanda Ashley, Maggie Shayne, and Rhonda Thompson and "Where's My Hero?" by Lisa Kleypas, Julia Quinn, and Kinley MacGregor
#Best Cover - "Dance With The Devil" by Sherrilyn Kenyon
#Best Author - Sherrilyn Kenyon (Kinley MacGregor)
#Favorite Secondary Character (Male) - Acheron (Dark Hunter Series by Sherrilyn Kenyon)
#Favorite Secondary Character (Female) - Simi, the Charonte Demon ("Dance With The Devil" by Sherrilyn Kenyon)
#Funniest Scene - Sin meeting the MacAllister brothers after he marries Callie ("Born In Sin" by Kinley MacGregor)
#Best Line or Quote - "You know, Sunshine, you need to find a man like that to marry. Someone so well-hung that even after three or four kids, he’d still be wall to wall." ("Night Embrace" by Sherrilyn Kenyon)

*"Night Pleasures" won the Laurel Wreath Award with "Fantasy Lover" coming in a close second

* PEARL (Paranormal Excellence Award in Romantic Literature) (2003)
** Best Shape-Shifter, Honorable Mention - "Dance With The Devil"
** Best Novella or Short Story, Honorable Mention - "Phantom Lover"
** Best Anthology, Honorable Mention - "Midnight Pleasures", with Sherrilyn Kenyon, Amanda Ashley, Maggie Shayne, and Rhonda Thompson
** Favorite Overall Paranormal, Honorable Mention - "Dance With the Devil"

2005-2006

* Darrell Awards (2006) [http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~timgatewood/sf/darrell/2006_Results.xls]
** Best Novel - "Sins of the Night"

* RIO (Reviewers International Organization) (2005) [http://www.rio-reviewers.com/rae/rae2005.html]
** Favorite Paranormal - "Seize the Night"

* PEARL (Paranormal Excellence Award in Romantic Literature) (2005) [http://paranormalromance.org/2005pearls.php]
** Best Paranormal Over All - "Sins of the Night"
** Best Paranormal Over All, Honorable Mention - "Unleash the Night"
** Best Anthology - "What Dreams May Come"
** Best Erotic - "Unleash the Night"
** Best Shapeshifter - "Sins of the Night"

*"Sins of the Night" was #5 on Amazon.com's bestselling books of 2005. "Fantasy Lover" and "Night Pleasures" are #6 and #7 respectively for the best of the decade so far.

*Love Romances 2005 Golden Rose Reader Choice Awards Winner:
# Best Historical - "A Dark Champion" - Kinley MacGregor
# Best Novella - "Winter Born" - Sherrilyn Kenyon
# Best Vampire - "Seize the Night" - Sherrilyn Kenyon
# Best Shapeshifter - "Night Play" - Sherrilyn Kenyon
# Best Couple - Vane & Bride in "Night Play" - Sherrilyn Kenyon
# Best Cover - "Kiss of the Night" - Sherrilyn Kenyon

2007

*"Devil May Cry" was #2 on New York Times Best Sellers Hardcover Fiction List (week ended August 11, 2007) [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/26/books/bestseller/0826besthardfiction.html?_r=1&oref=slogin]

References

External links

* [http://www.sherrilynkenyon.com Sherrilyn Kenyon's Official Site]
* [http://sherrilynkenyon.libsyn.com Sherrilyn Kenyon's Podcast]
* [http://www.dark-hunter.com Dark-Hunter Series Site]
* [http://www.hunterlegends.com Hunter Legends (gathers all her Hunter series together)]
* [http://www.livetheleague.com The League Series Site]
* [http://www.crynevermore.com Nevermore Series Site]
* [http://www.hotheroes.com BAD Series Site]
* [http://www.rachelfire.com Sex Camp Diaries Series Site]
* [http://www.kinleymacgregor.com Kinley MacGregor's Official Site (Sherrilyn Kenyon's alter ego)]
* [http://www.lordsofavalon.com Lords of Avalon Series Site]
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* [http://scifan.com/writers/kk/KenyonSherrilyn.asp Bibliography] at SciFan
* [http://www.myspace.com/officialdarkhunter Sherrilyn Kenyon's Official myspace]

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NAME=
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Kenyon, Sherrilyn
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Novelist
DATE OF BIRTH=1965
PLACE OF BIRTH=Columbus, Georgia
DATE OF DEATH=
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