Kathryne Kennedy is an award-winning American paranormal romance

Paranormal romance

Paranormal romance is a sub-genre of the romance novel. A type of speculative fiction, paranormal romance focuses on romance and includes elements beyond the range of scientific explanation, blending together themes from the genres of traditional fantasy, science fiction, or horror...

 and historical fiction writer.

Publishing career

Kennedy's mother published several romances, inspiring her daughter to do the same. Kennedy grew up with a love of fantasy and romance, and eventually decided to combine the two genres. She began by writing mainly short stories in speculative fiction

Speculative fiction

Speculative fiction is an umbrella term encompassing the more fantastical fiction genres, specifically science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, and alternate history in literature as well as...

, and was able to publish one story, Spirit Quest, in the 1996 edition of Marion Zimmer Bradley

Marion Zimmer Bradley

Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley was an American author of fantasy novels such as The Mists of Avalon and the Darkover series. Many critics have noted a feminist perspective in her writing. Her first child, David R...

's Sword and Sorceress series

Sword and Sorceress series

The Sword and Sorceress series is a series of fantasy anthologies edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley, and originally published by DAW Books. As she explained in the foreword to the first volume, she created the anthology to redress the lack of strong female protagonists in the sub-genre of sword and...

 (a fantasy anthology). Kennedy made her publishing debut with Beneath the Thirteen Moons in 2003, and Five Star Press (Gale) published it in hardcover in 2010; Kennedy decided to focus on historical fiction soon after the novel's initial publication date.

Kennedy wrote His American Heiress, which led to the historical paranormal romance Enchanting the Lady, a novel that integrated historical fiction with magical elements. Lady was the first novel in the Relics of Merlin series, which has earned acclaim from critical circles; Publisher's Weekly called it "simply delightful", and best-selling writer Eloisa James referred to the series as "really fun and imaginative". The series includes Enchanting the Lady (2008), Double Enchantment (2008), and Enchanting the Beast (2009). Throughout her career Kennedy has also been published in various magazines.

Personal life

Kennedy was born in Florida. She currently resides in Arizona with her husband and two sons. She is a member of the Romance Writers of America

Romance Writers of America

Romance Writers of America is a national non-profit genre writers association. It provides networking and support to individuals seriously pursuing a career in romance fiction and supports top authors such as Nora Roberts and Judith McNaught.-History:...

. In July 2011, Kennedy attended the annual RWA conference which focused on how a lady of the Victorian era

Victorian era

The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...

would have dressed (and undressed).

Works

The Elven Lords

The Fire Lord's Lover (2010)

The Lady of the Storm (2011)

The Lord of Illusion (2012)

The Relics of Merlin

Enchanting the Lady (2008)

Double Enchantment (2008)

Enchanting the Beast (2009)

Individual novels

Beneath the Thirteen Moons (2003)

Shortfiction

Roommates (1995)

Spirit Quest (1996)

Last Encounter (1997)

External links

• Official website of author