About Kresley Cole

Kresley Cole's Biography

Before becoming a New York Times bestselling author, Kresley Cole was a world-ranked athlete, coach, and graduate student. While earning her Master's degree, she spent much of her time in the research library, gathering background information for what would eventually become award-winning historical and paranormal romances.

Since her first novel was published in 2003, Kresley has sold a total of fifteen books and two novellas and has seen her releases translated into over a dozen foreign languages. 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 Far North Queensland area of Australia (where, by the way, she would not recommend swimming outside of the shark and stinger nets--at night).

Cole’s trademark action, sensuality, and humor are best exemplified in her popular Immortals After Dark Series, which revolves around the Lore, a secret stratum of hundreds of immortal creatures--ranging from Vampires to Lykae, Furies to Shifters, and Fey to Valkyrie--that each have their strengths, weaknesses, and age old prejudices against the others. Though they secretly live among humans, they constantly war among themselves, which gives her a lot of material.

In 2007, Kresley 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.

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. You can learn more about Kresley and her work in her Readers' Forum at www.kresleycole.com/forum.

Press:

Magazine features:

Romantic Times

Publishers Weekly

2-2-09 KDK #1

11-17-08 Romance Covers

7-28-08 Deals

6-9-08 Romance at Pocket

6-2-08 DDAD

5-12-08 DNNE

Books:

From Pocket Books/ Simon & Schuster

The Immortals After Dark Series:

PLAYING EASY TO GET Anthology February 2006
A HUNGER LIKE NO OTHER April 2006
NO REST FOR THE WICKED October 2006
WICKED DEEDS ON A WINTER'S NIGHT October 2007
DARK NEEDS AT NIGHT'S EDGE May 2008
DARK DESIRES AFTER DUSK June 2008
KISS OF A DEMON KING February 2009
DEEP KISS OF WINTER Duology October 2009
PLEASURE OF A DARK PRINCE February 2010

The MacCarrick Brothers Trilogy:

IF YOU DARE May 2005 (reissue March 2007)
IF YOU DESIRE April 2007
IF YOU DECEIVE May 2007

The Sutherland Brothers Series

THE CAPTAIN OF ALL PLEASURES July 2003
THE PRICE OF PLEASURE July 2004

Frequently Asked Questions

A compilation of readers' most frequently asked questions

About the Books

Are any of your books autobiographical?
Yes, I’m a nineteenth-century redheaded virgin who loves to sail. Kidding. But seriously, the books aren't, but the details in the scenes may be. Except the love scenes. And we’re not going there.

Why did you start writing Scottish heroes?
For a couple of reasons. One, if you've read my books, you know I love dark, fierce, and intense heroes, and my idea of a Highlander dovetailed with all those traits. And secondly, I prefer to have my heroes and heroines from different countries. For instance, the three Scottish MacCarrick Brothers' heroines are from Andorra, Britain, and France.

I think there's so much conflict to be mined when the characters are from separate cultures. The tearing down of preconceptions, the language differences, the habits that are odd yet charming to the other all make falling in love more fun in my mind. (O.K. I'm biased--my husband is a Swede. Luckily, he's forgiven me for the never-ending Volvo jokes and Swedish Chef Muppet imitations.)
When is Ian's book coming out?
Ian's story is on hold as of now, but hopefully he will get his own one day.
Why did you choose to set your IAD series in New Orleans?
Because I'd never heard of a paranormal series set in NOLA. Joking. Actually, I have a lot of ties to the Crescent City. I still have family there, and I grew up less than two hours away, so I spent a good deal of my childhood there. Some of my earliest memories are of Saints games and music and singing in the streets (not my singing—I’m not cruel).

I also chose New Orleans because an Immortal could blend in there. It occurred to me that Lore creatures could go about undetected on Bourbon Street as long as s/he were bipedal (and I've actually rethought that particular), because people go in costume all the time. So, as long as folks masquerade as otherworldly beings, then immortals can masquerade as humans masquerading.

Plus, if anyone saw something that appeared strange to them (like a Valkyrie swiftly ascending to a roof), they'd likely blame the booze. My friends and I have seen things there that absolutely couldn't be right, but we simply chalked up any visual or auditory hallucinations to potent mixed drinks in plastic containers....
Sighting: three-eyed, talking alley cat.
Explanation: Hand Grenade.
Case closed.

About the Writing

Why did you start writing? How long have you been writing?
Check out this article from RT to find out why I HATED writing.
What would you like to see changed in the genre of romance?
R-E-S-P-E-C-T! Romance writing is not getting enough of it. The numbers this genre's putting out demand its critical reevaluation. I take comfort in knowing Shakespeare's writing was considered plebeian by highbrow critics in his day.
What advice do you have for new writers looking to publish?
If you're set on publishing, then don't dabble. Decide if you're in or you're out. Then do whatever it takes to achieve your goals. I had a “25” plan. At any given time, I would have my writing out in 25 myriad forms--either contests, critiques, agent queries, publisher queries, etc. I believe you have to jump in with both feet.
Will you ever write another historical?
Right now I'm concentrating on my paranormal IAD Series, but never say never!