Julie Kenner

Julie Kenner (born in Mountain View, California)^[1] is an American author of romance novels. She also writes with the pen name J.K. Beck.^[2]

Originally from California Kenner grew up in Texas and received a bachelor's degree in radio-television-film from the University of Texas at Austin^[3] 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.^[1] For five years Kenner practiced law and wrote novels, in 2004 she gave up practicing law to become a full-time writer and mother.^[4]

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.^[5]

Kenner has also won a number of awards. She was certified as a USA Today bestselling author and won the Romantic Times Reviewers' 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 0-373-25872-0. 
• Reckless. Harlequin Temptation. 2000. ISBN 0-373-25901-8. 
• Intimate Fantasy. Harlequin Temptation. 2001. ISBN 0-373-25940-9. 
• L.A. Confidential. Harlequin Blaze. 2001. ISBN 0-373-79020-1. 
• 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. 
• 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. 
• The Good Ghouls' Guide to Getting Even. 2007. 

Codebreaker trilogy^[6]

1. The Givenchy Code. Downtown Press. 2005. ISBN 0-7434-9613-2. 
2. The Manolo Matrix. Downtown Press. 2006. ISBN 0-7434-9614-0. 
3. The Prada Paradox. Downtown Press. 2007. ISBN 0-7434-9615-9. 

Superhero series^[7]

1. Aphrodite's Kiss. Love Spell. 2001. ISBN 0-505-52438-4. 
2. Aphrodite's Passion. Love Spell. 2002. ISBN 0-505-52474-0. 
3. Aphrodite's Secret. Love Spell. 2003. ISBN 0-505-52509-7. 
4. Aphrodite's Flame. Love Spell. 2004. ISBN 0-505-52583-6. 

• The Cat's Fancy. Love Spell. 2000. ISBN 0-505-52397-3.  (series prologue^[7])
• Aphrodite's Embrace. 2013. ASIN B00BGI7JTU. ISBN 9781301789375.  (novella, falls between Kiss and Passion^[7])

Blood Lily Chronicles^[8]

1. Tainted. Ace Books. 2009. ISBN 978-0-441-01784-3. 
2. Torn. Ace Books. 2009. ISBN 978-0-441-01797-3. 
3. Turned. Ace Books. 2010. ISBN 978-0-441-01811-6. 

Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom series^[9]

1. Carpe Demon. Penguin Books. 2005. ISBN 0-515-14221-2. 
2. California Demon. Penguin Books. 2006. 
3. Demons Are Forever. Penguin Books. 2007. 
4. Deja Demon. 2008. 
5. Demon Ex Machina. 2009. 
6. Pax Demonica. 2014. 

• The Demon You Know. 2009.  (novella, falls between Deja Demon and Demon Ex Machina^[9])

Anthologies

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

• "Seeking Single Superhero". A Mother's Way. Love Spell. 2002. ISBN 0-505-52471-6. 
• Wrapped and Ready. Harlequin. 2003. ISBN 0-373-83553-1.  With Stephanie Bond's Manhunting in Mississippi
• "Dangerous Desires". Beyond Suspicion. Harlequin. 2004. ISBN 0-373-83631-7. 
• "Wild Thing". Essence of Midnight. Harlequin Blaze. 2004. ISBN 0-373-83614-7. 
• "Today's Secret". The Hope Chest. Signature Select. 2005. ISBN 0-373-83645-7. 
• "Olivia's Odyssey". Fendi, Ferragamo, and Fangs. Berkley Trade. 2007. 

References and sources

External links

• Official website