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Brigid Kemmerer (born January 11, 1978) is an American author of young adult fiction. Early life She was born in Omaha, Nebraska, but shortly thereafter moved all over, the desert in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the lakeside in Cleveland, Ohio, later settling near Annapolis, Maryland. She worked in the finance industry before becoming a full-time writer. Personal life Her favorite books as a child were Shattered Glass by Elaine Bergstrom, The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice, Dun Lady’s Jess by Doranna Durgin, and Anything by Christopher Pike. As of 2021, she lives in the Baltimore area with her husband and sons. Career Influences The authors most influential to her writing are Christopher Pike, Jodi Picoult, Charlaine Harris, Dan Savage, and Bill Konigsberg. Cursebreakers series Background One of the main characters in the Cursebreakers series, Harper, has cerebral palsy, which the author was inspired to include because one of her friends has the same condition. The inspiration for the first book was her love for the fairytale Beauty and the Beast. Reception A Curse So Dark and Lonely was a New York Times bestseller and received a starred review from Publishers Weekly. Defy the Night series Plot The first book, Defy the Night, is about a kingdom ruled by a cruel king in which his brother's task is to punish thieves and black marketeers and a mysterious illness makes the rounds. More than We Can Tell Her standalone novel More Than We Can Tell received a starred review from the School Library Journal. Bibliography Elemental series Elemental (#0.5) (2012) Storm (#1) (2012) Fearless (#1.5) (2012) Spark (#2) (2012) Breathless (#2.5) (2013) Spirit (#3) (2013) Secret (#4) (2014) Sacrifice (#5) (2014) Letters to the Lost series Letters to the Lost (2017) More Than We Can Tell (2018) Cursebreakers series A Curse So Dark and Lonely (2019) A Heart So Fierce and Broken (2020) A Vow So Bold and Deadly (2021) Forging Silver into Stars series (Cursebreakers spin-off) Forging Silver into Stars (2022) Defy the Night series Defy the Night (2021) Defend the Dawn (2022) Destroy the Day (2024) Standalone novels Thicker Than Water (2015) Call It What You Want (2019) References External links Official website Q&A with Publishers Weekly Interview with The Children's Book Review . Discover the Brigid Kemmerer popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Brigid Kemmerer books.