Jackie Kessler (born December 8, 1970) is the American author of the ''Hell on Earth'' urban fantasy 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 ''

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''. In 2009, Kessler published the superhero novel ''Black and White'' with co-author

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. 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

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Biography

Kessler lives in Upstate

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. 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

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(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

*'' Hunger'',

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(October 2010) *''

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(April 2011)

References

External links

Jackie Kessler's Official WebsiteJackie Morse Kessler's WebsiteWebsite profile on Romantic TimesFantastic Fiction Page for Jackie Kessler
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kessler, Jackie 21st-century American novelists American romantic fiction writers American women novelists 1970 births Living people 21st-century American women writers