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Julie Kenner, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author (aka J. Kenner and J.K. Beck) has published over forty novels and short stories in a variety of genres. Kenner is a two-time RITA finalist, the winner of Romantic Times' Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Contemporary Paranormal of 2001, mostrar mais the winner of the Reviewers International Organization's award for best romantic suspense of 2004 and best paranormal of 2005, and the winner of the National Readers' Choice Award for best mainstream book of 2005. Kenner writes a range of stories including sexy and quirky romances, young adult novels, chick lit suspense and paranormal mommy lit. Her foray into the latter, Carpe Demon: Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom as Julie Kenner, is in development as a feature film with 1492 Pictures. She is also the author of the Stark Trilogy which includes the titles Release Me, Claim Me, and Complete Me as J. Kenner, is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

Inclui os nomes: J.K. Beck, Julie Kenner

Séries

Obras de Julie Kenner

Aphrodite's Kiss (2001) 420 cópias
Deja Demon (2008) 322 cópias
When Blood Calls (2010) 292 cópias
The Givenchy Code (2005) 278 cópias
Tainted (2009) 267 cópias
Aphrodite's Secret (2003) 189 cópias
Aphrodite's Passion (2002) 188 cópias
The Manolo Matrix (2006) 183 cópias
Torn (2009) 157 cópias
Aphrodite's Flame (2004) 155 cópias
When Pleasure Rules (2010) 141 cópias
Turned (2009) 137 cópias
The Prada Paradox (2007) 118 cópias
Good Ghouls Do (2007) 115 cópias
The Cat's Fancy (2000) 107 cópias
The Spy Who Loves Me (2004) 81 cópias
Fendi, Ferragamo, and Fangs (2007) 79 cópias
Nobody But You (2002) 70 cópias
Hell on Heels (2007) 65 cópias
When Temptation Burns (2012) 61 cópias
When Passion Lies (2011) 59 cópias
When Darkness Hungers (2012) 59 cópias
Hell With the Ladies (2006) 57 cópias
Silent Confessions (2003) 57 cópias
First Love (2005) 56 cópias
Night Moves (2005) 44 cópias
The Perfect Score (2006) 43 cópias
Silent Desires (2003) 36 cópias
Nobody Does It Better (2000) 36 cópias
Find Me in Darkness (2015) 35 cópias
The Demon You Know... (2012) 33 cópias
Pax Demonica (1900) 32 cópias
Intimate Fantasy (2001) 30 cópias
The Hope Chest (3-in-1) (2005) — Contribuinte — 29 cópias
Midnight (2011) 28 cópias
Moonstruck (2010) 27 cópias
Stolen Kisses (2004) 23 cópias
Endless Summer (Anthology 3-in-1) (2009) — Contribuinte — 23 cópias
Undercover Lovers (2002) 20 cópias
L.A. Confidential (2001) 19 cópias
Reckless (2000) 19 cópias
Starstruck (2009) 18 cópias
Caress of Darkness (2014) 17 cópias
Tempest Rising (2015) 16 cópias
Just Fooling Around (2010) — Contribuinte — 14 cópias
Wrapped and Ready (2007) 14 cópias
Caress of Pleasure (2015) 10 cópias
Bodyguards Boxed Set (2013) 6 cópias
Blue Skies (2016) 5 cópias
Dark & Dangerous (2008) 5 cópias
Secreto inconfesable (2019) 5 cópias
Find Me in Passion (2015) 4 cópias
One-Click Buy: April 2010 Harlequin Blaze (Bundle 6-in-1) (2010) — Contribuinte — 4 cópias
Find Me in Pleasure (2015) 3 cópias
The Shadow Keepers Series (2014) 2 cópias
Red Hot Holiday Bundle (12-in-1) (2008) — Contribuinte — 2 cópias
Al rojo vivo (2015) 2 cópias
Aphrodite's Embrace (2013) 1 exemplar(es)
Seducido (2015) 1 exemplar(es)
Delicioso tabú (2019) 1 exemplar(es)
Scintille al buio (2015) 1 exemplar(es)
Stolen (2017) 1 exemplar(es)
Blood Lily 1 exemplar(es)
Stolen Kisses [and] Early to Bed? (2004) 1 exemplar(es)
Sur Ta Peau (2016) 1 exemplar(es)

Associated Works

Love Is Murder (2012) — Contribuinte — 179 cópias
Those Who Fight Monsters: Tales of Occult Detectives (2011) — Contribuinte — 115 cópias
A Mother's Way [Anthology 4-in-1] (2002) — Contribuinte — 88 cópias
Manhunting in Mississippi [with bonus book 'Wrapped and Ready'] (2003) — Autor, algumas edições36 cópias
Six Times a Charm (2013) — Contribuinte — 25 cópias
White Lightning (2015) — Prefácio — 8 cópias
Blinding Rain (2016) — Prefácio — 6 cópias
I Need a Hero (2015) — Contribuinte — 2 cópias
Silent Desires [Manga] (2016) — Original Text — 1 exemplar(es)
Reckless (2018) — Original Text — 1 exemplar(es)

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Conhecimento Comum

Outros nomes
Beck, J. K.
Kenner, J.
Beck Kenner, Julia A.
Data de nascimento
1965
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
Mountainview, California, USA
Locais de residência
Southern California, USA
Georgetown, Texas, USA
Mountainview, California, USA (birthplace)
Educação
Baylor Law School (JD)
University of Texas (BA)
Ocupação
attorney
writer
Organizações
Romance Writers of America
Premiações
P.E.A.R.L. Honorable Mention (New Author, 2000)
Pequena biografia
Born Julia A. Beck in Mountainview, California, in 1965. Her father was an aeronautical engineer, and her mother worked as a secretary. She grew up in Austin, Texas, where she attended Lyndon Baines Johnson High School, graduating as valedictorian of her class. She went on to the University of Texas, where she received a bachelor's degree in communications (radio-television-film). Afterward, she worked as a media specialist for a community college, before enrolling in Baylor Law School. She is married to Donald "Don" Kenner.

Membros

Resenhas

Zoe is a human/superhero halfling who works as an elementary school librarian, and she doesn’t have control of her powers. She’s applied to the Venerate Council, the governing superhero organization that protects humans, but doesn’t think she stands a good chance for admittance.
Taylor an ex-cop turned private investigator and meets Zoe while on a case. He thinks she’s perfect and normal, which he thinks he wants, but then he notices a few weird things about her.
Their romance is very sweet. They both flirt like crazy, but they’re painstakingly shy, so it takes a little while for heat to grow between them. When it does, the sex is both hot and heartfelt.
Deena and Hoop, their mutual friends, are fun additions and add a lot of snark to the story.
I didn’t really like Zoe’s brother and mother. Hale, her brother, is an arrogant superhero who thinks he’s better than mortals even though he’s pledged his life to protect them.
My favorite character is the villain, Mordi. He’s Zoe’s superhero cousin and has a good reason for doing the bad stuff he’s doing.
Though I enjoyed the overall plot, I sometimes had a hard time following what was going on. Several of the characters kept lying to one another and/or not understanding what another character was saying, so there was repetition. The beginning of the book was fun and cute; the pacing slowed in the middle; and the ending picked back up but needed more detail.
I didn’t notice any spelling or grammar typos, but there were content problems. For example: after the final battle, Zoe and Taylor are side by side talking with Hale, but then Zoe and Hale are walking toward Taylor. How? All three of them were already together.
One thing I found a little weird was that only Taylor and Hale seem to care that Zoe survived her battle with Mordi. Her mother and father are off talking while Deena and Hoop are snuggling in the grass—why aren’t they happy she lived?
Anyway, this is the first superhero-themed chick-lit book I’ve read. I liked the story and the characters for the most part, but some things just didn’t make sense to me.
3 Stars

Disclaimer – I downloaded this book from Amazon and volunteered to review it. I am not compensated in any way, shape, or form for this honest review. I will not change or alter this review for any reason unless at my discretion.
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AmberDaulton | outras 8 resenhas | Nov 20, 2023 |
I started reading this series nearly a decade ago, and I loved it. Then I took a long (long, looooong) break between books 3 and 4, and when I came back to the series, I found it had lost its appeal. It was still fun and engaging, the heroine as feisty as I remembered… But this time around it all seemed too fluffy and farfetched, and I found myself craving a little bit more reality. The irony is that back when I loved this series, I was a newlywed in college. Now, I’m a work-at-home mom - much closer to Kate Conner than I was a decade ago. Maybe that’s the problem. I found myself rolling my eyes much too often, and I wanted to hear more about Timmy’s eating and sleeping habits than Kate’s latest encounter with the undead in her back yard. The fault doesn’t lie with the book at all - it’s totally me. I’m in a completely different place now, and this series just doesn’t connect with me anymore.… (mais)
 
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Elizabeth_Cooper | outras 12 resenhas | Oct 27, 2023 |
Kenner is in fine form in this instalment, as her main character, Demon Hunter Kate Connor, has her hands full from every direction: demons, toddler, teenager, current husband, ex-husband, etc. I thought the plot moved along at a nice clip, and even though I was starting to get a little tired of her pining away for Eric, it made sense that she'd be so obsessed with his plight, given that he is the father of her daughter and her first love.

The writing is snappy, the dialogue fun, and the characters are easy to like. I've been a fan of this series for many years, and although I've had my ups-and-downs with it (Book 4 was my least favorite), I thought the series definitely ended on a high note and I'm so glad I didn't skip the last book. (OK, so I just learned that this wasn't the last book after all, and Kenner self-published two more in the series. I'm happy with how this one ended though, and I likely won't be reading the other two.)… (mais)
 
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Elizabeth_Cooper | outras 6 resenhas | Oct 27, 2023 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
93
Also by
13
Membros
7,369
Popularidade
#3,319
Avaliação
½ 3.5
Resenhas
275
ISBNs
265
Idiomas
8
Favorito
11

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