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Jeffe Kennedy is a fantasy and erotic romance author who has published dozens of novels, including the fantasy romance series The Twelve Kingdoms, The Uncharted Realms and The Chroniclles of Dasnaria from Kensington Books. Her novel The Pages of the Mind won the 2017 RITA Award for Best Paranormal Romance. In 2019, St. Martin's Press released The Orchid Throne, her first book in a new romantic fantasy series titled The Forgotten Empires. Life Jeffe Kennedy grew up in Aurora, Colorado, where she graduated from Overland High School. Her father was a U.S. Air Force pilot who died in the crash of an F-4 fighter plane in 1969. Kennedy received her undergraduate degree in biology and religious studies from the Washington University in St. Louis. She received a master's degree in neurophysiology from the University of Wyoming, Laramie, where she did her graduate work studying the brains of bats. Kennedy currently lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, near the Ortiz Mountains. Writing Kennedy has published 16 novels, many of which are erotic romance or epic romantic fantasies. She has also published essays, short stories and poetry in a number of publications including Redbook, The SFWA Bulletin, and Romantic Times, among others. Kennedy says that "Fantasy romance hits my sweet spot. The fantasy aspect lets me create worlds, set up the social mores for maximum thrill and have heroines who are larger than life. The romance gives me room to have the heroines find themselves through sexual exploration and the love of someone who appreciates them as no one else does. Both allow for the heights of emotion that lead to personal transformation, which I love." Kennedy's stories have been praised for being "well-written and swooningly romantic" containing relationships which are "gripping and realistic." Her stories have also been praised for their "depth of worldbuilding." She previously wrote the blog Contemporary Romance Cafe. Awards and honors Kennedy has received a fellowship from the Ucross Foundation, a Wyoming Arts Council Fellowship for Poetry, and a Frank Nelson Doubleday Memorial Award. The Mark of the Tala, the first book in the Twelve Kingdoms series, was the winner of a 2014 Seal of Excellence award from Romantic Times and a finalist for the 2014 Romantic Times Book of the Year. The third book in the series, The Talon of the Hawk, won the 2015 Best Fantasy Romance Award from Romantic Times while the series' second novel The Tears of the Rose was a finalist for the same award in 2014. The Pages of the Mind, the first book in Kennedy's Uncharted Realms series, was a finalist for the 2016 Best Fantasy Romance Award from Romantic Times and won the 2017 RITA Award from the Romance Writers of America. The book For Crown and Kingdom: A Duo of Fantasy Romances, containing one novella by Grace Draven and one by Kennedy, was selected by Library Journal as one of the Best Books of 2016 in the category of e-originals genre fiction. Her novella "The Dragons of Summer," which first appeared in the anthology Seasons of Sorcery, was a finalist for a 2019 RITA Award. Selected bibliography Novels Facets of Passion series Sapphire (Harlequin imprint Carina Press, 2011) Platinum (Harlequin imprint Carina Press, 2013) Ruby (Harlequin imprint Carina Press, 2013) Five Golden Rings (Harlequin imprint Carina Press, 2013) The Covenant of Thorns series Rogue's Pawn (Harlequin imprint Carina Press, 2012) Rogue's Possession (Harlequin imprint Carina Press, 2013) Rogue's Paradise (Harlequin imprint Carina Press, 2014) Falling Under series Going Under (Harlequin imprint Carina Press, 2014) Under His Touch (Harlequin imprint Carina Press, 2015) Under Contract (Harlequin imprint Carina Press, 2015) Master of the Opera (Kensington Books, serial novel, 2014) Released serially as Master of the Opera Act 1: Passionate Overture Master of the Opera, Act 2: Ghost Aria Master of the Opera, Act 3: Phantom Serenade Master of the Opera, Act 4: Dark Interlude Master of the Opera Act 5: A Haunting Duet Master of the Opera, Act 6: Crescendo Sorcerous Moons series Lonen's War (Brightlynx Publishing, 2016) Oria’s Gambit (Brightlynx Publishing, 2016) The Tides of Bára (Brightlynx Publishing, 2016) The Forests Of Dru (Brightlynx Publishing, 2017) Lonen's Reign (Brightlynx Publishing, 2017) Oria's Enchantment (Brightlynx Publishing, 2019) Forgotten Empires The Orchid Throne (St. Martin's Press, 2019) The Fiery Crown (St. Martin's Press, 2020) The Promised queen (St. Martin's Press, 2021) The Twelve Kingdoms universe Novels in The Twelve Kingdoms series The Mark of the Tala (Kensington Books, 2014) The Tears of the Rose (Kensington Books, 2014) The Talon of the Hawk (Kensington Books, 2015) Novels in the Uncharted Realms series The Pages of the Mind (Kensington Books, 2016) The Edge of the Blade (Kensington Books, 2017) Novellas in The Twelve Kingdoms universe Heart's Blood (2015) "The Crown of the Queen," (published in For Crown and Kingdom: A Duo of Fantasy Romances by Grace Draven and Jeffe Kennedy, 2017) References External links Official website Jeffe Kennedy at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. 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The Arrows of the Heart
Jeffe KennedyA STRANGER’S FAITHAs the Twelve Kingdoms and their allies are drawn toward war, a princess cast aside must discover a purpose she never dreamed of…Karyn af Hardie behaved like a pr...
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Since Last Christmas
Jeffe KennedyThis Christmas, Amy is getting what she wants. Her career in fashion design is taking off. Her boyfriend Brad is the dictionary definition of a catch. Soon he’ll buy the massive di...
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Under Contract
Jeffe KennedyCelestina Sala is so far underwater, she can’t remember what it’s like to breathe. Griefstricken by her identical twin’s death, parenting her orphaned nieces, abandoned by the husb...
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Rogue Familiar
Jeffe KennedyHe left to save her from herself… But who will save him from her?When Lady Seliah Phel wakes from a drugged sleep to find herself abandoned by her newly bonded wizard, she vows rev...
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Platinum
Jeffe KennedyWhen art and kink collide, the results are volcanic…Althea Grant lives a quiet life, and she likes it that way. Her Charleston gallery of watercolor landscapes is all hers and allo...
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Going Under
Jeffe KennedyGame designer Emily Bartwell is in hiding. Fleeing online trolls that ruined her career, marriage, and lifepretty much in that exact ordershe’s made a new life on a remote island i...
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The Long Night of the Radiant Star
Jeffe KennedyAt long last, Jakral Konyngrrlowly sailor, gambler, and sometime roguehas won the heart and hand of Princess Stella of Avonlidgh. Never mind that Stella’s mother is determined to m...
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Twisted Magic
Jeffe KennedyTheir love makes them stronger together… Unless the world rips them apartJadren ElAdrel knows he’s a mess. He’s a cobbledtogether monster pretending to be a wizard, still unable to...
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Last Dance
Jeffe KennedyIt was five minutes. His hand on the small of her back. His eyes watching like there was no one else in the crowded club. His body a breath away from hers. A kiss full of heat and ...
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Hopeful Monsters
Jeffe KennedyA woman faces a terrible disease... and the monster within.A short story by awardwinning author Jeffe Kennedy.
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The Storm Princess and the Raven King
Jeffe KennedyA Broken HeartPrincess Salena Nakoa KauPo thought she was over her broken heart. She’d put her first love and childhood sweetheart, Rhyian, firmly in the past where he belonged. Hi...
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The Sorceress Queen and the Pirate Rogue
Jeffe KennedyBook Two in the adult Fantasy Romance adventure series from awardwinning, bestselling author Jeffe Kennedy. Follows the prequel novella, The Long Night of the Crystalline Moon, in ...
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For Crown and Kingdom
Grace Draven & Jeffe KennedyFOR CROWN AND KINGDOMa duo of Fantasy romancesCrown of the Queen: a novella of the Twelve Kingdoms by Jeffe Kennedy~~It's been a lifetime since librarian Dafne Mailloux saw the cor...
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The Fate of the Tala
Jeffe KennedyAn Uneasy Marriage,An Unholy Alliance.The tales tell of three sisters, daughters of the high king. The eldest, a valiant warriorwoman, conquered her inner demons to become the high...
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The Long Night of the Crystalline Moon
Jeffe KennedyA prequel novella to Heirs of MagicShapeshifter Prince Rhyian doesn’t especially want to spend the Feast of Moranu at Castle Ordnung. First of all, it’s literally freezing there, a...
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With a Prince
Jeffe KennedyThe guy on the train is just Marcia’s type. A face like an angel, a scent like raw honey, treats her like he has a white horse and suit of armor stowed in his messenger bag. Perfec...
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The Shift of the Tide
Jeffe KennedyA QUICKSILVER HEARTReleased from the grip of a tyrant, the Twelve Kingdoms have thrown all that touch them into chaos. As the borders open, new enemies emerge to vie for their hard...
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The Snows of Windroven
Jeffe KennedyA new power is at work in the Twelve Kingdoms, unbalancing the fragile peace. For the High Queen and her sisters, it might mean a new allianceor the end of the love of a lifetime…A...
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Seasons of Sorcery
Jeffe Kennedy, Amanda Bouchet, Grace Draven & Jennifer EstepIncludes 2019 RITA® Award Novella Finalist THE DRAGONS OF SUMMER!WINTER'S WEB BY JENNIFER ESTEPAn assassin at a renaissance faire. What could possibly go wrong? Everything, if you’...
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Five Golden Rings
Jeffe KennedyThe Twelve Days of Christmas were never quite this naughty…All Matilda Campbell wanted was to spend a romantic and relaxing Christmas in the Mexican Caribbean. When her lover dumps...
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Shooting Star
Jeffe KennedyNot all desires are shiny and sweetand the dark ones might change you forever...It’s not the kind of obsession a tough Army guy can admit toa jones for Ava, the prettyprincess pop ...
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The Lost Princess Returns
Jeffe KennedyMore than two decades have gone by since Imperial Princess Jenna, broken in heart and body, fled her brutal marriageand the land of her birth. She’s since become Ivariel: warrior, ...
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The Forests Of Dru
Jeffe Kennedy“ Brava to Kennedy for another fine addition to this wonderful fantasy series, The Forests of Dru is all that I would hope for Lonen and Oria’s initial time in Lonen’s kingdom.” ~F...
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Birdwoman
Jeffe KennedyA true story of a paranormal encounter from awardwinning fantasy author Jeffe Kennedy
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Sapphire
Jeffe KennedyCan a woman wedded to staying in control risk giving it up?M. Taylor Hamilton lives for her successful career. It’s the one thing she can control and she does it very well. She has...
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Bright Familiar
Jeffe Kennedy“Dark Wizard is one of my top reads ever.” ~ NY Times Bestselling Author Darynda Jones“Dark Wizard will be on my keeper shelf for freaking ever.” ~ NY Times Bestselling Author Dana...
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Missed Connections Box Set
Jeffe KennedyThe first three books of the Missed Connections romance series, now combined into a single volume.Last DanceIt was five minutes. His hand on the small of her back. His eyes watchin...
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Under His Touch
Jeffe KennedyAmber Dolors has it bad for her boss. Tall, dark, and smexy, the man has a way of giving orders that… Well, she just melts inside. Even though he’s older and getting involved at wo...
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Familiar Winter Magic
Jeffe KennedyIt’s holiday time at Convocation Academy, but best friends Han and Iliana are finding it hard to celebrate. As a familiar, Iliana is facing her assignment to a life of servitude to...
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Ruby
Jeffe KennedyWhen Danielle Sosna takes one last assignment in New Orleans before heading to France and her dream job at Vogue Paris, she’s all business and not interested in savoring the city’s...
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Dark Wizard
Jeffe Kennedy“Dark Wizard is one of my top reads ever.” ~ NY Times Bestselling Author Darynda Jones“Dark Wizard will be on my keeper shelf for freaking ever.” ~ NY Times Bestselling Author Dana...
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The Crown of the Queen
Jeffe KennedyChosen by The Library Journal as one of the best books of 2016Winner of the 2015 Romantic Times Award for best Fantasy Romance, author Jeffe Kennedy reveals what happens in the aft...
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The Dragons of Summer
Jeffe KennedyAs unofficial consort to the High Queen, former mercenary Harlan Konyngrr faces a challenge worse than looming war and fearsome dragons. His longheld secrets threaten what he loves...