Jackie Kessler (born December 8, 1970) is the American author of the ''Hell on Earth''
urban fantasy
Urban fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy which places imaginary and unreal elements in an approximation of a contemporary urban setting. The combination provides the writer with quixotic plot-drivers, unusual character traits, and a platform for c ...
paranormal romance series published by Kensington/Zebra. To date, the books include ''Hell's Belles'' (January 2007; mass-market reissue in September 2008), ''The Road to Hell'' (November 2007) and ''Hotter Than Hell'' (August 2008), ''Hell to Pay'' (February 2011), as well as a tie-in novella in the anthology, ''Eternal Lover'' (April 2008) called ''A Hell of a Time''. She has had numerous short stories published in various magazines, including ''
Realms of Fantasy
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'' and ''
Farthing
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''. In 2009, Kessler published the superhero novel ''Black and White'' with co-author
Caitlin Kittredge
Caitlin Kittredge (born September 1984) is an American author and comic-book writer of dark fantasy and urban fantasy noir. She is known for her ''Nocturne City'' series of adult novels, and for ''The Iron Codex'', a series of young adult books ...
.
The sequel, ''Shades of Gray'', was released in 2010.
In 2010, Kessler did her first writing for comic books, scripting "Vampire Noctem" for ''Tales from the Vampires'' from
Dark Horse Comics
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, a story set in the
Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe.
Biography
Kessler lives in Upstate
New York. Previously, Kessler was the fantasy editor for
Wild Child Publishing.
Bibliography
Hell on Earth
*''Hell’s Belles'' (Kensington/Zebra Books, January 2007 - trade; September 2008 - mass-market paperback) (2007, 2008)
*''The Road to Hell'' (Kensington/Zebra Books, November 2007 – trade; November 2009 - mass-market paperback) (2007, 2009)
*''Hotter Than Hell'' (Kensington/Zebra Books, August 2008 – trade paperback) (2008)
*“A Hell of a Time”, ''Eternal Lover'' (Kensington Publishing Corp., April 2008 - trade; April 2009 - mass-market paperback) (2008, 2009)
*“Hell Is Where The Heart Is”, ''A Red Hot Valentine's Day'' (Avon Red, January 2009) (2009)
*"Hell to Pay", an online serial novel started 5/2010 - completed in 2011
Published works
*''Shades of Gray'', (2010), with
Caitlin Kittredge
Caitlin Kittredge (born September 1984) is an American author and comic-book writer of dark fantasy and urban fantasy noir. She is known for her ''Nocturne City'' series of adult novels, and for ''The Iron Codex'', a series of young adult books ...
. Icarus Project series
*''
Black and White'', with
Caitlin Kittredge
Caitlin Kittredge (born September 1984) is an American author and comic-book writer of dark fantasy and urban fantasy noir. She is known for her ''Nocturne City'' series of adult novels, and for ''The Iron Codex'', a series of young adult books ...
(Bantam/Spectra, June 2009 – trade paperback). Icarus Project series
*''A Hell of a Time'', Eternal Lover (Kensington Publishing Corp., April 2009 - mass market)
*''Hell Is Where The Heart Is'', (Avon Red, January 2009 – trade paperback)
*''Hell’s Belles'', (Kensington/Zebra Books, September 2008 – mass-market paperback)
*''Hotter Than Hell'', (Kensington/Zebra Books, August 2008 – trade paperback)
*''A Hell of a Time'', Eternal Lover (Kensington Publishing Corp., April 2008 - trade paperback)
*''The Road to Hell'', (Kensington/Zebra Books, November 2007 – trade paperback)
*''Red,'' Realms of Fantasy (April 2007)
*''To the Core'', Dreams & Desires Vol. 1 (Freya's Bower, February 2007)
*''Hell’s Belles'', (Kensington/Zebra Books, January 2007 – trade paperback)
*''Why Monsters Don’t Do Group Therapy'', From the Asylum (December 2006)
*''The Ties That Bind'', Farthing (Spring 2006)
*''Giving the Devil His To-Do’s'', From the Asylum (December 2005)
*''Reflections'', ** Ruthie's Club (November 2005)
*''Hunger'', Byzarium (September 2005)
*''The Compromise'', Wild Child Publishing (August 2005)
*''Guilty Pleasures'', Peridot Books*** (Winter 2005)
Honorary Mention, Year's Best Fantasy and Horror (October 2007)
Under the byline J.M. Kaye
Now called Allegory
Young adult fiction
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Hunger
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (October 2010)
*''
Rage'',
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (April 2011)
See also
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See also
* Lists of writers
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References
External links
Jackie Kessler's Official WebsiteJackie Morse Kessler's WebsiteWebsite profile on Romantic TimesFantastic Fiction Page for Jackie Kessler
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21st-century American novelists
American romantic fiction writers
American women novelists
1970 births
Living people
21st-century American women writers