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Rachel Caine was the pen name of Roxanne Longstreet Conrad (April 27, 1962 – November 1, 2020), who was an American writer of science fiction, fantasy, mystery, suspense, and horror novels. Personal life Conrad grew up in West Texas and graduated from Socorro High School in El Paso, Texas, in 1980. She earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University in 1985, with a minor in music. Caine wrote and published novels and short stories since 1990. She was a professional musician who played with notable musicians including Henry Mancini, Peter Nero, and John Williams.From 1999, Conrad was employed in corporate communications as a web designer, editor, corporate communications manager, and finally as director of corporate communications for a large multinational company. She took an eight-month hiatus for most of 2008 to meet pressing deadlines, and retired from her position to write full-time in 2010. She lived in north Texas with her husband, artist Cat Conrad. Conrad did most of her writing at home and on the road during appearances.In 2018, Conrad was diagnosed with soft tissue sarcoma. She died on November 1, 2020. Bibliography Sources: As Rachel Caine Standalone novels Weather Warden (adult urban fantasy) Joanne Baldwin is a Weather Warden and part of an organization that rents space from the UN. Their mission is supposed to be alleviating natural disasters before millions of people die. Joanne shows up on the run, in her hot Mustang "Delilah", from a murder of which she has been accused; she thinks if she can find Lewis Orwell, with all three Warden capabilities—Earth, Fire, and Weather—who is in hiding, she can get help. Lewis' last known action among the Wardens was to steal three bottles containing Djinn, the supernatural beings, many of whom partner with Wardens to do their work. Her life becomes one huge complication as she learns a lot of truths people do not want her to know. Red Letter Days (Adult Urban Fantasy) The Morganville Vampires (Young Adult) Athena Force (Adult Urban Fantasy) The Outcast Season (Adult Urban Fantasy) On August 24, 2007, Caine announced on her mailing list and her blog that she had sold a four-book series called "Outcast Season" to Roc Books. Describing the upcoming series, she said "This series is a spin-off of the Weather Warden series, and will follow the story of a Djinn who's been cut off from her fellows, and must rely on the goodwill of a Warden partner for her very existence. Along the way, she has to face enemies and challenges that the Djinn can't, or won't face themselves." The series was published yearly in February since 2009. The Revivalist (Adult Urban Fantasy) The Great Library (Young Adult) Stillhouse Lake In 2017, Caine began publication of an intense new thriller series about Gwen Proctor, the ex-wife of an infamous serial killer who is constantly on guard for her kids against Internet trolls and real-life stalkers. When a body turns up in the lake outside their front door, and it appears to be connected to her ex-husband's methods, the spotlight's now on Gwen and her kids ... and she might never escape it again. 'Stillhouse Lake' is one of five finalists for the IATWA Thriller Awards 2018. The Honors Co-authored by Ann Aguirre. Short stories As Roxanne Longstreet As Roxanne Conrad Stargate SG-1 As Ian Hammel As Julie Fortune Anthologies and collections References External links Official website. Discover the Rachel Caine popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Rachel Caine books.

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  • Fear Thy Neighbor synopsis, comments

    Fear Thy Neighbor

    Fern Michaels

    A thrilling new book from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of No Way Out, that fans of Nora Roberts and Rachel Caine won’t want to miss! One woman’s pictureperfect island s...

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    The Ghost Teacher

    Tony Bradman

    Look...there by the dustbins, what do you see? A shimmering and a glimmering, and a figure forming in the darkness. It is the Ghost Teacher...Class 3 are the worst class ever. They...

  • Daylighters synopsis, comments

    Daylighters

    Rachel Caine

    While Morganville, Texas, is often a troubled town, Claire Danvers and her friends are looking forward to coming home. But the Morganville they return to isn’t the one they know; i...

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    Host

    Peter James

    How far would you go to live forever?Brilliant scientist Joe Messenger believes that people can be made to live for ever. Knowing the human body can be frozen indefinitely, Joe dev...

  • Midnight Bites synopsis, comments

    Midnight Bites

    Rachel Caine

    New York Times bestselling author Rachel Caine presents a collection of storiesincluding six new talesfeaturing the little Texas town that’s overrun by the undead.WELCOME TO MORGAN...

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    Retribution

    Steffen Jacobsen & Charlotte Barslund

    On a warm Autumn afternoon, Denmark's largest amusement park, Tivoli Gardens, is devastated by a terrorist attack that leaves more than 1,200 dead. No one claims responsibility for...

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    Sword and Pen

    Rachel Caine

    With the future of the Great Library in doubt, the unforgettable characters from Ink and Bone must decide if it's worth saving in this thrilling adventure in the New York Times bes...

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    Alchemist

    Peter James

    What doesn't kill you makes you stronger...Monty Bannerman's father is a leading genetic scientist, and Nobel Prize winner, whose company has just been taken over by what will soon...

  • Bite Club synopsis, comments

    Bite Club

    Rachel Caine

    After discovering that vampires populate her town, college student Claire Danvers knows that the undead just want to live their lives. But someone else wants them to get ready to...

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    Dark and Stormy Knights

    P. N. Elrod

    It was a dark and stormy knight, and nine dark defenders embarked upon a most perilous quest….They're the ultimate defenders of humanitymodern day knights who do dark deeds for all...

  • Mad, Bad And Totally Dangerous synopsis, comments

    Mad, Bad And Totally Dangerous

    Susan Davis

    Abbie, Lauren and Ruby are earning some holiday dosh at the Northgate Poetry Festival. It promises to be dull, dull, dull until they meet the ravishing Ron Lord. But then some seri...

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    Out of Sorts

    Sarah Bessey

    From the popular blogger and provocative author of Jesus Feminist comes a riveting new study of Christianity that helps you wrestle withand sort outyour faith.In Out of Sorts, Sara...

  • Fall of Night synopsis, comments

    Fall of Night

    Rachel Caine

    Thanks to its unique combination of human and vampire residents, Morganville, Texas, is a small college town with big time problems. When student Claire Danvers gets the chance to ...

  • Ben Elton Collection synopsis, comments

    Ben Elton Collection

    Ben Elton

    GridlockToo many cars and not enough space equals gridlock.Gridlock is when a city dies. Killed in the name of freedom. Killed in the name of oil and steel. Choked on carbon monoxi...

  • Ink and Bone synopsis, comments

    Ink and Bone

    Rachel Caine

    In an exhilarating new series, New York Times bestselling author Rachel Caine rewrites history, creating a dangerous world where the Great Library of Alexandria has survived the te...

  • Sex with Strangers synopsis, comments

    Sex with Strangers

    Various Artists

    A wildly entertaining collection of short storiesShowcases some of the best erotic writing from both sides of the Atlantic. This themed collection brings you unashamed, wildly ente...

  • The Confessions of an English Slave synopsis, comments

    The Confessions of an English Slave

    Yolanda Celbridge

    Introduced to the joys of barebottom discipline by lustful ladies, naval cadet Philip Demesne, posted to the Far East, painfully learns true submission from the voluptuous dominatr...

  • Soldier Girls synopsis, comments

    Soldier Girls

    Yolanda Celbridge

    Stripped of her uniform for 'sexual outrage' solier nurse Lise Gallard is forced to endure corporal punishment in the Foreign legion woman's prison. But she is spotted ...

  • On the Line synopsis, comments

    On the Line

    Fern Michaels

    The masterful storytelling and gripping suspense that are trademarks of the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author combine in this thrilling story perfect for fans of Nora Ro...

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    Terminated

    Rachel Caine

    In New York Times bestselling author Rachel Caine’s latest Revivalist novel, Bryn Davis’s problems quickly turn from dead to worse… Already addicted to the pharmaceutical drug...

  • The Truth synopsis, comments

    The Truth

    Peter James

    20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION FROM THE AUTHORA thrilling tale of suspense from the bestselling author of the Roy Grace series.'Britain's answer to Stephen King a...

  • Smoke and Iron synopsis, comments

    Smoke and Iron

    Rachel Caine

    To save the Great Library, the unforgettable characters from Ink and Bone, Paper and Fire, and Ash and Quill put themselves in danger in the next thrilling adventure in the New Yo...

  • Scary Out There synopsis, comments

    Scary Out There

    Jonathan Maberry

    Multiple Bram Stoker Award–winning author Jonathan Maberry compiles more than twenty stories and poemswritten by members of the Horror Writers Associationin this terrifying collect...

  • Paper and Fire synopsis, comments

    Paper and Fire

    Rachel Caine

    The New York Times BestsellerIn Ink and Bone, bestselling author Rachel Caine introduced a world where knowledge is power, and power corrupts absolutely. Now she continues the stor...

  • The Killer Inside synopsis, comments

    The Killer Inside

    Will Carver

    A FREE digitalonly short story from the acclaimed author of Girl 4. Included is an exclusive extract of Will Carver's new book Dead Set (out 21st November 2013).I am about to be pu...

  • Possession synopsis, comments

    Possession

    Peter James

    A terrifying novel of a young man who is willing to defy everything. Even death...Fabian Hightower has been killed in a car crash. At least, that is what a policeman is asking Alex...

  • Ash and Quill synopsis, comments

    Ash and Quill

    Rachel Caine

    The unforgettable characters from Ink and Bone and Paper and Fire unite to save the Great Library of Alexandria from itself in this electrifying adventure in the New York Times bes...

  • Faith synopsis, comments

    Faith

    Peter James

    How perfect is too perfect?Ross Ransome is at the top of his profession; one of the most successful, and certainly one of the richest, plastic surgeons in the business. Such a ma...

  • Midnight Alley synopsis, comments

    Midnight Alley

    Rachel Caine

    Claire Danvers's college town may be run by vampires but a truce between the living and the dead made things relatively safe. For a while. Now people are turning up dead, a psycho ...

  • Fade Out synopsis, comments

    Fade Out

    Rachel Caine

    Withoutthe evil vampire Bishop ruling over the town of Morganville,the resident vampires have made major concessions to the human population. With their newfound freedoms, Claire D...

  • Paddlefeet synopsis, comments

    Paddlefeet

    Christine Purkis

    Darting through the water, the tiny creature feels a vast shadow and sees gigantic thrashing limbs: a Paddlefoot! Peering into the depths from up above, the girl glimpses a flash o...

  • Beyond Awkward Side Hugs synopsis, comments

    Beyond Awkward Side Hugs

    Bronwyn Lea

    It Doesn’t Have to Be This WeirdWhen it comes to relationships between men and women, we have more questions than answers:How do we keep relationships with the opposite sex healthy...

  • Ghost Town synopsis, comments

    Ghost Town

    Rachel Caine

    Get ready for "nonstop vampire action" (Darque Reviews) in the latest Morganville Vampire novel from New York Times bestselling author Rachel Caine. While developing a new system...

  • Bad Penny synopsis, comments

    Bad Penny

    Penny Birch

    Penny Birch is a very naughty girl, and this collection of stories shows just how far she'll go to prove it. It begins with her sexual awakening and goes on to cover the most eroti...

  • Prophecy synopsis, comments

    Prophecy

    Peter James

    A game that turns to a nightmare ...Non Omnis MoriarI shall not altogether dieA young boy watches his mother die. A sadistic man dies in agony. Drunk students play with a Ouija boa...

  • Bitter Blood synopsis, comments

    Bitter Blood

    Rachel Caine

    For years, the human and vampire residents of Morganville, Texas, have managed to coexist in peace. But now that the threat to the vampires has been defeated, the human residents a...

  • Last Breath synopsis, comments

    Last Breath

    Rachel Caine

    With her boss preoccupied researching the Founder Houses in Morganville, student Claire Danvers is left to her own devices when she learns that three vampires have vanished witho...

  • The Wild Side synopsis, comments

    The Wild Side

    Fern Michaels

    A seemingly ordinary guidance counselor goes undercover as a highclass escort to bring down a dangerous network of ruthless and powerful men in the gripping new standalone pageturn...

  • Black Dawn synopsis, comments

    Black Dawn

    Rachel Caine

    With its eclectic mix of vampire and human citizens, Morganville, Texas, has always been a risky place to call home. But with the invasion of the vampire’s deadliest enemy, Morganv...

  • The Empty Hand synopsis, comments

    The Empty Hand

    Catherine Fisher

    A creature moves down out of the uttermost North. It's a sending summoned by Gudrun to cause destruction in the kingdom of Wulfgar, and as it travels down towards the Jarlshold...

  • Sweet Heart synopsis, comments

    Sweet Heart

    Peter James

    'This book inflicts more shocks than an electric fence.' Daily MailCharley has a strange feeling when she sees the idyllic mill house with its cluster of outbuildings, the lake and...

  • Lord of Misrule synopsis, comments

    Lord of Misrule

    Rachel Caine

    In the college town of Morganville, vampires and humans coexist in (relatively) bloodless harmony. Then comes Bishop, the master vampire who threatens to abolish all order, revive ...

  • The Candle Man synopsis, comments

    The Candle Man

    Catherine Fisher

    Meurig, the fiddler, is a haunted man. Hafren, the evil spiritwoman of the Severn has captured his soul and now possesses the key to his life a small candle stub. Hafren taunts an...

  • Glass Houses synopsis, comments

    Glass Houses

    Rachel Caine

    College freshman Claire Danvers has had enough of her nightmarish dorm situation, where the popular girls never let her forget just where she ranks in the school's social scene: so...

  • Dreamer synopsis, comments

    Dreamer

    Peter James

    When waking from your dream means living your nightmare...The last time the dream came, Sam was seven years old; and that was the night her parents were to die.Twentyfive years lat...