Sherrilyn Kenyon

Sherrilyn Kenyon
Born	1965 (age 50–51) Columbus, Georgia, USA
Pen name	Kinley MacGregor
Occupation	Novelist
Nationality	American
Period	1994–present
Genre	Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Paranormal, Suspense
Website
www.sherrilynkenyon.com

Sherrilyn Kenyon (born in 1965 in Columbus, Georgia, USA) is a bestselling US writer. Under her own name she writes urban fantasy, and is best known for her Dark Hunter series. Under the pseudonym Kinley MacGregor she wrote historicals also with paranormal elements.^[1] Kenyon's novels have an "international following"^[2] with over 30 million copies in print in over 100 countries.^[3] Under both names, her books have appeared at the top of the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today lists, and they are frequent bestsellers in Germany, Australia, and the United Kingdom.

Early life

Sherrilyn Kenyon was born in Columbus, Georgia.^[4]

Bibliography

Novels and short stories may be listed repeatedly because many of her series share the same fictional universe.

Written as Sherrilyn Kenyon

The Dark-Hunter, Dream-Hunter, Were-Hunter and Hellchaser Universe

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.

Novels

1. Fantasy Lover, (Couple: Julian and Grace)
2. Night Pleasures, (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2002, reprinted by St. Martin's Press, 2009) (Couple: Kyrian and Amanda)
3. Night Embrace, (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2003, reprinted by St. Martin's Press, 2010) (Couple: Talon and Sunshine)
4. Dance with the Devil, (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2003, reprinted by St. Martin's Press, 2012 ) (Couple: Zarek and Astrid)
5. Kiss of the Night, (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2004) (Couple: Wulf and Cassandra)
6. Night Play, (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2004) (Couple: Vane and Bride)
7. Seize the Night, (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2005) (Couple: Valerius and Tabitha)
8. Sins of the Night, (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2005) (Couple: Alexion and Danger)
9. Unleash the Night, (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2005) (Couple: Wren and Marguerite)
10. Dark Side of the Moon (St. Martin's Press, 2006, reprinted by St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2007)(Couple: Ravyn and Susan)
11. Dream-Hunter (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2007) (Couple: Arik and Geary)
12. Devil May Cry (St. Martin's Press, 2007, reprinted by St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2008) (Couple: Sin and Katra)
13. Upon the Midnight Clear (St. Martin's Paperback, 2007) (Couple: Aidan and Leta)
14. Dream Chaser (St. Martin's Paperback, 2008) (Couple: Xypher and Simone)
15. Acheron (St. Martin's Press, 2008, reprinted by St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2009) (Couple: Acheron and Soteria)
16. One Silent Night (St. Martin's Press, 2008) (Couple: Stryker and Zephyra)
17. Dream Warrior (St. Martin's Press, 2009) (Couple: Jericho and Delphine)
18. Bad Moon Rising (St. Martin's Press, 2009, reprinted by St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2010) (Couple: Fang and Aimee)
19. No Mercy (St. Martin's Press, 2010, reprinted by St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2011) (Couple: Dev and Sam)
20. Retribution (St. Martin's Press, 2011, reprinted by St. Martin's Paperbacks, Mar 27, 2012) (Couple: Jess "Sundown" and Abigail)
21. The Guardian (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2011) (Couple: Seth and Lydia)
22. Time Untime (St. Martin's Press, 2012) (Couple: Ren and Kateri)
23. Styxx (St. Martin's Press, 2013) (Couple: Styxx and Bethany)
24. Son of No One (St. Martin's Press, 2014) (Couple: Cadegan and Jo) ^[5]
25. Dragonbane (St. Martin's Press, 2015) (Couple: Maxis and Seraphina)
26. Dragonmark (St. Martin's Press, August 2, 2016) (Couple: Illarion and Edilyn)
27. Dragonsworn (St. Martin's Press, August 4, 2017?) (Couple: Falcyn and ?)
28. Battle Born (St. Martin's Press, August 4, 2018?) (Couple: Urian and ?)

Audio Books

• All books in the Dark Hunter series are available on Audio. (Macmillan Audio, Unabridged edition, as of June 30, 2014)

Supplements

• The Dark-Hunter Companion, co-author Alethea Kontis (St. Martin's Griffin, 2007) (ISBN 0-312-36343-5)
• Dark-Hunter: An Insider's Guide, an enhanced ebook (Vook Inc., 2010) (ISBN 978-1-936321-32-2)

Short Stories

• The Beginning,^[6] also in the back of Sins of the Night early print editions (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2002) NOTE: This short story appears as a chapter in Acheron, Part I-Greece, 7382 BC
• Dragonswan, short story in the anthology Tapestry, published by Jove (2002, ISBN 0-515-13362-0); reprinted singly by Berkley (2005, ISBN 0-515-14079-1); reprinted in the anthology In Other World, published by Penguin Group (2010, ISBN 1-101-45766-X)

Manga

1. The Dark Hunter: Vol. 1 (St. Martin's Griffin, July 7, 2009) (ISBN 0-312-37687-1)
2. The Dark Hunter: Vol. 2 (St. Martin's Griffin, March 2, 2010) (ISBN 0-312-55400-1)
3. The Dark Hunter: Vol. 3 (St. Martin's Griffin, September 28, 2010) (ISBN 0-312-37688-X)
4. The Dark Hunter: Vol. 4 (St. Martin's Griffin, March 1, 2011) (ISBN 0-312-55401-X)

Omnibuses and Boxed Sets

• Night Pleasures and Night Embrace (St. Martin's Griffin, September 29, 2005) (ISBN 978-0-312-35563-0)
• The Dark-Hunter Novels Boxed Set (Night Pleasures, Night Embrace, and Dance with the Devil) (St. Martin's Paperbacks, October 3, 2006) (ISBN 978-0-312-94221-2)
• The Dark-Hunter Novels Boxed Set (Night Pleasures, Night Embrace, Dance with the Devil, Kiss of the Night, and Night Play) (St. Martin's Paperbacks, September 28, 2010) (ISBN 978-0-312-53783-8)

Dream-Hunter series

1. The Dream-Hunter (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2007) (ISBN 0-312-93881-0)
2. Upon the Midnight Clear (St. Martin's Paperback, 2007) (ISBN 0-312-94705-4)
3. Dream Chaser (St. Martin's Paperback, 2008) (ISBN 0-312-93882-9)
4. Dream Warrior (St. Martin's Press, 2009) (ISBN 0-312-93883-7)
5. The Guardian (St. Martin's Paperbacks, Nov 01, 2011) (ISBN 0-312-55005-7)

Were-Hunter Series

Novels

1. Dance with the Devil, (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2003, reprinted by St. Martin's Press, 2012 ) (Paperback ISBN 0-312-98483-9, Special Edition Hardcover ISBN 1-250-00913-8)
2. Night Play, (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2004) (ISBN 0-312-99242-4)
3. Unleash the Night, (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2005) (ISBN 0-312-93433-5)
4. Dark Side of the Moon (St. Martin's Press, 2006, reprinted by St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2007)(Hardcover ISBN 0-312-35743-5, Paperback ISBN 0-312-93434-3)
5. Bad Moon Rising (St. Martin's Press, 2009, reprinted by St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2010) (Hardcover ISBN 0-312-36949-2, Paperback ISBN 0-312-93436-X)
6. No Mercy (St. Martin's Press, 2010, reprinted by St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2011) (Hardcover ISBN 0-312-54656-4, Paperback ISBN 0-312-53792-1)
7. Retribution (St. Martin's Press, 2011, reprinted by St. Martin's Paperbacks, Mar 27, 2012) (Hardcover ISBN 0-312-54659-9, Paperback ISBN 0-312-54660-2)
8. The Guardian (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2011) (ISBN 0-312-55005-7)
9. Time Untime (St. Martin's Press, 2012) (ISBN 0-312-54661-0)
10. Son of No One (St. Martin's Press, 2014) (ISBN 978-1-250-02991-1)
11. Dragonbane (St. Martin's Press, 2015) (ISBN 978-1-250-09240-3)
12. Dragonmark(St Martin's Press, August 2, 2016)
13. Dragonsworn (St. Martin's Press, August 4, 2017)

Short Story

• Dragonswan, short story in the anthology Tapestry, published by Jove (2002, ISBN 0-515-13362-0); reprinted singly by Berkley (2005, ISBN 0-515-14079-1); reprinted in the anthology In Other World, published by Penguin Group (2010, ISBN 1-101-45766-X)

Hellchaser Series

Novels

1. Bad Moon Rising (St. Martin's Press, 2009, reprinted by St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2010) (Hardcover ISBN 0-312-36949-2, Paperback ISBN 0-312-93436-X)
2. The Guardian (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2011) (ISBN 0-312-55005-7)
3. Time Untime (St. Martin's Press, 2012) (ISBN 0-312-54661-0)
4. Son of No One (St. Martin's Press, 2014) (ISBN 978-1-250-02991-1)
5. Dragonbane (St. Martin's Press, 2015)
6. Deadmen Walking (TOR, ?)
7. Death Doesn't Bargain (TOR, ?)
8. At Death's Door (TOR, ?)

Short Story

• Where Angels Fear to Tread, short story in the anthology Blood Lite (Gallery Books, 2008) (ISBN 1-4165-6783-6); reprinted in Dark-Hunter: An Insider's Guide (Vook Inc., 2010)

The Chronicles Of Nick Series

A Young Adult (YA) series

1. Infinity (St. Martin's Press, 2010) (ISBN 0-312-59907-2)
2. Invincible (St. Martin's Griffin, 2011) (ISBN 0-312-59906-4)
3. Infamous (St. Martin's Griffin, 2012) (ISBN 1-250-00282-6)
4. Inferno (St. Martin's Griffin, 2013)
5. Illusion (St. Martin's Griffin, 2014)
6. Instinct (St. Martin's Griffin, 2015)
7. Invision (St. Martin's Griffin, April 8, 2016)
8. Intensity (St. Martin's Griffin, Spring 2017)
9. Indestructible (St. Martin's Griffin, Spring 2018) [Tentative]

Deadman's Cross Series

1. Deadmen Walking (TOR, ?)
2. Death Doesn't Bargain (TOR, ?)
3. At Death's Door (TOR, ?)

Other Omnibus

• Dark Bites (St. Martin's Press, Jan 21, 2014)^[7] - A collection of the short stories that Sherri has written for St. Martin's Press and will feature Fear the Darkness, a new short story with Acheron as the lead, and updates on other characters.
  • House of the Rising Son - is the story of Aricles & Bathymaas (you can find more about them in Styxx's book)
  • Phantom Lover - V'Aidan's story that was first in "Midnight Pleasures"
  • Winter Born - Dante & Pandora (Were-Panthers) that was first in "Stroke of Midnight"
  • A Dark-Hunter Christmas - Gallagher (Dark-Hunter) originally posted online
  • Until Death Do We Part - originally published in "Love At First Bite" anthology
  • A Hard Day's Night Searcher - originally published in "My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding" anthology
  • Shadow of the Moon - (Fury the wolf) originally published in "Dead After Dark"
  • Fear The Darkness - originally a digital download for her fans. It is a little piece of Nick after his mother died
  • Where Angels Fear to Tread - originally published in the "Blood Lite" anthology
  • Love Bytes - originally published in "Naughty or Nice"
  • Santa Wears Spurs - originally published in "All I Want for Christmas" anthology. Written as Kinley MacGregor
  • Redemption - A bonus scene from the guardian

Other Short Stories

• Phantom Lover, short story in the anthology Midnight Pleasures (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2003) (ISBN 0-312-98762-5)
• A Dark-Hunter Christmas,^[8] in the The Dark-Hunter Companion; also in the back of Dance with the Devil early print editions (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2003); reprinted in Dark-Hunter: An Insider's Guide (Vook Inc., 2010)
• Winter Born, short story in the anthology Stroke of Midnight (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2004) (ISBN 0-312-99876-7)
• Second Chances, short story in Exclusive Dark-Hunter Collectible Booklet (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2005), free giveaway; reprinted in The Dark-Hunter Companion; reprinted in Dark-Hunter: An Insider's Guide (Vook Inc., 2010)
• A Hard Day's Night-Searcher, short story in the anthology My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding (St. Martin's Griffin, 2006) (ISBN 0-312-34360-4)
• Until Death We Do Part, short story in the anthology Love At First Bite (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2006) (ISBN 0-312-34929-7)
• Fear the Darkness, free short story ebook^[9] (St. Martin's Press, 2007); reprinted in Dark-Hunter: An Insider's Guide (Vook Inc., 2010)
• Shadow of the Moon, short story in the anthology Dead After Dark (St. Martin's Press, 2008) (ISBN 0-312-94798-4)
• Redemption: A Bonus Scene from THE GUARDIAN, free short story^[10] (Heroes and Heartbreakers.com, 2011)

Other Novel

• Fantasy Lover, (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2002) (ISBN 0-312-97997-5)

B.A.D. (Bureau of American Defense) Agency Series

Novels

1. Bad Attitude, (Pocket Books, June 27, 2006) (Hardcover ISBN 1-4165-0356-0, Paperback ISBN 1-4165-2029-5)
2. Phantom in the Night, co-author Dianna Love (Pocket Star Books, June 10, 2008) (ISBN 1-4165-0357-9)
3. Whispered Lies, co-author Dianna Love (Pocket Books, May 12, 2009) (ISBN 1-4165-9742-5)
4. Silent Truth, co-author Dianna Love (Pocket Books, April 20, 2010) (ISBN 1-4165-9745-X)

Short Stories

• BAD to the Bone, in the anthology Big Guns Out of Uniform (2005) (ISBN 1-4165-0967-4)
• Captivated By You, in the anthology Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down: Three Tales of Erotic Romance (2005) (ISBN 1-4165-0159-2)
• Turn Up the Heat, in the anthology Playing Easy to Get (Pocket, 2006) (ISBN 1-4165-1087-7)
• Just Bad Enough, short story, co-author Dianna Love, in anthology Deadly Promises (Pocket Star, 2010) (ISBN 978-1-4391-9111-8)
• BAD Mission, short story in the anthology Thriller 3: Love is Murder (Mira, May 29, 2012) (ISBN 0-7783-1344-1)

Omnibuses

• Born to Be B.A.D., a reprint of the BAD stories (BAD to the Bone and 'Captivated' by You) PLUS a new short story called One BAD Night (Pocket Books, August 30, 2005) (ISBN 1-4165-0750-7)
• A B.A.D. Collection includes eBooks of Phantom in the Night, Whispered Lies, Silent Truth, and an excerpt from Alterant (Pocket Books, July 26, 2011) (ISBN 1-4516-5204-6)

Nemesis Rising (Generation 1)

1. Born of Night (St. Martin's Press, Oct 2009) (ISBN 0-312-94230-3)
2. Born of Fire (St. Martin's Press, Nov 2009) (ISBN 0-312-94231-1)
3. Born of Shadows^[11] (Grand Central Publishing, April 2011) (ISBN 0-446-57325-6 )
4. Born of Silence (Grand Central Publishing, May 2012) (ISBN 0-446-57331-0)
5. Cloak & Silence (E-book published independently; CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform April 2013)^[12]
6. Born of Fury (St. Martin's Press, July 2014)^[13]
7. Born of Defiance (St. Martin's Press, May 12, 2015) ^[14]
8. Born of Betrayal (St. Martin's Press, November 3, 2015) ^[15]
9. Born of Legend (St. Martin's Press, May 15, 2016) ^[16]
10. Born of Vengeance (St. Martin's Press, May 1, 2017) ^[17]
11. Born of Trouble (St. Martin's Press, December 8, 2017) ^[18]
12. Born of Darkness (St. Martin's Press, February 9, 2018) ^[19]

Nemesis Legacy (Generation 2)

1. Born of Ice (St. Martin's Press, Dec 2009) (ISBN 0-312-94232-X)
2. Fire and Ice (short story) in the anthology Man of My Dreams, published by Penguin Group US (2004, ISBN 1-101-09827-9); re-written & re-released in the anthology In Other World, published by Penguin Group (2010, ISBN 1-101-45766-X)

Belador

The first four novels in this series is co-authored with Dianna Love. Later novels will be written solely by Dianna.

Novels

1. Blood Trinity (Pocket Books, Oct, 2010) (ISBN 1-4391-5582-8)
2. Alterant (Pocket Books, Sept, 2011) (ISBN 1-4391-9524-2)
3. The Curse (Pocket Books, Sept, 2012)
4. Rise of the Gryphon (Pocket Books, July, 2013)

Short Story

1. Fire Bound, free e-short story^[20] (Pocket After Dark, 2011)

Lords of Avalon Graphic Novels

1. Sword of Darkness co-written by Robin Furth (Marvel) (Hardcover ISBN 0-7851-2766-6, September 18, 2008)(Paperback ISBN 0-7851-2767-4 ISBN August 12, 2009)
2. Knight of Darkness written by Robin Furth (Marvel) (Hardcover ISBN 0-7851-2768-2, September 9, 2009)

Other novels and novellas

• Daemon's Angel, (Leisure, 1995) (ISBN 0-505-52026-5)
• Love Bytes, in the anthology Naughty or Nice (St. Martin's Press, 2000) (ISBN 0-312-98102-3)
• Knightly Dreams, in the anthology What Dreams May Come (Penguin Group, 2005) (ISBN 0-425-21085-5)

Essays

• "The Search of Spike's Balls", in Seven Seasons of Buffy edited by Ben Bella (ISBN 1-932100-08-3)
• "Parting Gifts", in Five Seasons of Angel edited by Glenn Yeffeth (ISBN 1-932100-33-4)

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)

Written as Kinley MacGregor

Published by Avon (HarperCollins Publishers) unless noted otherwise.

The Sea Wolves Series

1. Master of Seduction, (2000) (ISBN 978-0-06-108712-7)
2. A Pirate of Her Own, (2004) (ISBN 0-06-108711-4)

The MacAllisters series

Novels

1. Master of Desire, (2001) (ISBN 0-06-108713-0)
2. Claiming the Highlander, (2002) (ISBN 0-380-81789-6)
3. Born in Sin, (2003) (ISBN 0-380-81790-X)
4. Taming the Scotsman, (2003) (ISBN 0-380-81791-8)
5. The Warrior, (2007)

Short Story

1. Midsummer's Knight, in the anthology Where's My Hero? (2003) (ISBN 0-06-050524-9)

Novels

1. Master of Desire, (2001) (ISBN 0-06-108713-0)
2. Born in Sin, (2003) (ISBN 0-380-81790-X)
3. A Dark Champion, (2004) (ISBN 0-06-056541-1)
4. Return of the Warrior, (2005) (ISBN 0-06-056543-8)
5. The Warrior, (2007) (ISBN 0-06-079667-7)

Short Story

• Midsummer's Knight, in the anthology Where's My Hero? (2003) (ISBN 0-06-050524-9)

Lords of Avalon Series

Novels

1. Sword of Darkness, (2006)(ISBN 0-06-056544-6)
2. Knight of Darkness, (2006) (ISBN 0-06-079662-6)
3. Son of No One (St. Martin's Press, Sept 2, 2014) (ISBN 978-1250029911) (as Sherrilyn Kenyon)
4. Dragonbane (St. Martin's Press, 2015) (as Sherrilyn Kenyon)
5. Dragonmark (St. Martin's Press, August 2, 2016) (as Sherrilyn Kenyon)
6. Darkness Within (?)

Short Story

• The Wager, in the anthology Elemental: The Tsunami Relief Anthology: Stories of Science Fiction and Fantasy (Tor Books, 2006)

Comics

Sword of Darkness

1. Sword of Darkness, Issue 1, Co-written by Robin Gillespie, Penciled by Tommy Ohtsuka, Lettered by Bill Tortolini (Marvel, February 6, 2008) (UPC: 5960606156-00111, Variant Cover UPC: 5960606156-00121, Sketch Variant UPC: 5960606156-00131)
2. Sword of Darkness, Issue 2, Co-written by Robin Furth, Penciled by Tommy Ohtsuka, Lettered by Bill Tortolini (Marvel, March 5, 2008) (UPC: 5960606156-00211)
3. Sword of Darkness, Issue 3, Co-written by Robin Furth, Penciled by Tommy Ohtsuka, Lettered by Bill Tortolini (Marvel, April 2, 2008) (UPC: 5960606156-00311)
4. Sword of Darkness, Issue 4, Written by Robin Furth, Penciled by Tommy Ohtsuka, Lettered by Bill Tortolini (Marvel, May 7, 2008) (UPC: 5960606156-00411)
5. Sword of Darkness, Issue 5, Written by Robin Furth, Inked by Tommy Ohtsuka, Colored by Guru-eFX, Lettered by Bill Tortolini (Marvel, June 4, 2008) (UPC: 5960606156-00511)
6. Sword of Darkness, Issue 6, Written by Robin Furth, Inked by Tommy Ohtsuka, Colored by Guru-eFX, Lettered by Bill Tortolini (Marvel, July 2, 2008) (UPC: 5960606156-00611)

Knight of Darkness

1. Knight of Darkness, Issue 1, Written by Robin Furth, Inked by Tommy Ohtsuka, Colored by Jana Schirmer, Lettered by Bill Tortolini (Marvel, December 3, 2008) (UPC: 5960606389-00111)
2. Knight of Darkness, Issue 2, Written by Robin Furth, Inked by Tommy Ohtsuka, Colored by Jana Schirmer, Lettered by Bill Tortolini (Marvel, December 24, 2008) (UPC: 5960606389-00211)
3. Knight of Darkness, Issue 3, Written by Robin Furth, Inked by Tommy Ohtsuka, Colored by Chris Sotomayor, Lettered by Bill Tortolini (Marvel, January 14, 2009) (UPC: 5960606389-00311)
4. Knight of Darkness, Issue 4, Written by Robin Furth, Inked by Tommy Ohtsuka, Colored by Chris Sotomayor, Lettered by Bill Tortolini (Marvel, February 25, 2009) (UPC: 5960606389-00411)
5. Knight of Darkness, Issue 5, Written by Robin Furth, Inked by Tommy Ohtsuka, Colored by Chris Sotomayor, Lettered by Bill Tortolini (Marvel, April 15, 2009) (UPC: 5960606389-00511)
6. Knight of Darkness, Issue 6, Written by Robin Furth, Inked by Tommy Ohtsuka, Colored by Chris Sotomayor, Lettered by Bill Tortolini (Marvel, May 28, 2009) (UPC: 5960606389-00611)

Other novels and novellas

• Santa Wears Spurs, in the anthology All I Want for Christmas (St. Martin's Press, 1999) (ISBN 0-312-97680-1)

Awards

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

2001 and earlier

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• 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

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• 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:

1. Best Historical Romance - Claiming the Highlander
2. Best Paranormal Romance (Honorable Mention) - Fantasy Lover
3. Best Novella (Honorable Mention) - Dragonswan
4. Best Romanctic Anthology (Honorable Mention) - Tapestry
5. Best Medieval Romance - Claiming the Highlander
6. Best Time Travel (Honorable Mention) - Dragonswan
7. 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:

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

2003–2004

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• 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:

1. Born In Sin - Kinley MacGregor - Best Historical Romance
2. Dance With The Devil - Sherrilyn Kenyon - Best Paranormal Romance
3. Dance With The Devil - Sherrilyn Kenyon - Best Vampire Romance
4. Dance With The Devil - Sherrilyn Kenyon - Best Book Cover- Artist Unknown
5. "Phantom Lover" (Midnight Pleasures) - Sherrilyn Kenyon - Best Novella
6. Night Embrace - Sherrilyn Kenyon- Honorable Mention Best Shapeshifter Romance

• 2003 RBL Hughie Awards:

1. Best Scottish Historical Romance - Born In Sin by Kinley MacGregor
2. Best Paranormal Romance (time travel, futuristic, fantasy, etc.) Dance With The Devil by Sherrilyn Kenyon
3. 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
4. Best Cover - Dance With The Devil by Sherrilyn Kenyon
5. Best Author - Sherrilyn Kenyon (Kinley MacGregor)
6. Favorite Secondary Character (Male) - Acheron (Dark Hunter Series by Sherrilyn Kenyon)
7. Favorite Secondary Character (Female) - Simi, the Charonte Demon (Dance With The Devil by Sherrilyn Kenyon)
8. Funniest Scene - Sin meeting the MacAllister brothers after he marries Callie (Born In Sin by Kinley MacGregor)
9. 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)^[22]
  • Best Novel - Sins of the Night

• RIO (Reviewers International Organization) (2005)^[23]
  • Favorite Paranormal - Seize the Night

• PEARL (Paranormal Excellence Award in Romantic Literature) (2005)^[24]
  • 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:

1. Best Historical - A Dark Champion - Kinley MacGregor
2. Best Novella - Winter Born - Sherrilyn Kenyon
3. Best Vampire - Seize the Night - Sherrilyn Kenyon
4. Best Shapeshifter - Night Play - Sherrilyn Kenyon
5. Best Couple - Vane & Bride in Night Play - Sherrilyn Kenyon
6. 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)^[25]

2010

• No Mercy on the New York Times Best Sellers Hardcover Fiction List^[26]

References

External links

• Sherrilyn Kenyon's Official Site
• Sherrilyn Kenyon's Podcast
• Bibliography at SciFan
• Sherrilyn Kenyon's Official myspace

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