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Keri Arthur Keri Arthur i(A96478 works by)
Born: Established: Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Keri Arthur is a fantasy and romance writer once worked as a dessert and function cook. She 'grew up sharing [her] life with dragons, elves, vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters and the occasional talking horse.'

Source: Author's website, http://www.keriarthur.com/index.html

Sighted: 10/072006

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Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Blackbird Rising Australia : KA Publishing , 2020 18642395 2020 single work novel fantasy

'For hundreds of years, the Witch King’s sword has been buried in stone awaiting the next hand to draw it.

'Many have tried. None have succeeded.

'Gwen is the last in a long line of De Montfort witches whose duty it is to protect the sword of all power. But when she returns to King Island to perform the blessing, a mysterious pulse of blue light tells her that someone has attempted to draw the sword. Before she can investigate any further, demons attack. She only survives with the help of a mysterious stranger who disappears as quickly as he appears. 

'Gwen and her grandmother, Moscelyne, soon discover that minor gateways into Darkside—the traditional home of both demons and dark elves—are being forced open by magic.  Even worse, someone is now sending demons after the Witch King’s heirs.

'As vital artifacts are stolen by Darkside and the deaths draw altogether too close to home, Gwen and Mo—with the help of old gods and an ancient order of knights once thought dead—scramble to unravel the clues and stop the murderous would-be king from claiming the crown.

'If they fail and the wrong hand draws the sword of power, he can unlock the main gateway into Darkside and unleash utter hell onto an unsuspecting and unprepared England….'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2020 winner Australian Romance Readers Awards Favourite Sci-Fi, Fantasy or Futuristic Romance
y separately published work icon Wicked Wings Australia : KA Publishing , 2019 18556498 2019 single work novel fantasy romance

'After dealing with the fallout of a shape-shifting, fire-throwing demon, Lizzie, Belle, and Aiden are hoping the reservation will finally catch a break from the constant influx of evil. Those hopes are quickly dashed when Lizzie comes across the scent of evil and tracks it back to the clean-picked bones of a man.

'As it quickly becomes obvious that this is not a one-off situation and there's now a demon with a taste for human flesh on the reservation, another problem arises in the form of a White Lady--a ghost not only seeking bloody revenge, but demanding Belle's assistance to get it.

'And she won't take no for an answer.

'But the greatest threat of all might be the witch who is a magical bloodhound. A witch who's been sent to the reservation to by one Clayton Marlowe...

'Lizzie's husband.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2019 winner Australian Romance Readers Awards Favourite Sci-Fi, Fantasy or Futuristic Romance
y separately published work icon Cursed Australia : KA Publishing , 2018 15426429 2018 single work novel fantasy romance

'Whomsoever draws the sword from the ancient seat of this land shall rule her, and they shall bring peace and prosperity to her people.

'For nearly a thousand years, the firstborn son of every Cannamore king has drawn the sword, and the land and her people have indeed prospered. Princess Nyx Bel-Hannon is neither male nor firstborn, but it's her hand that draws the sword rather than her twin brother's. Her reward: imprisonment.

'But a deep darkness now spreads across the kingdom, and her borders are threatened by creatures capable of magic powerful enough to destroy mountains and split the land asunder. Without the true heir to wield the sword, Cannamore risks annihilation. The king and crown prince want nothing more than to be permanently rid of Nyx, but cannot afford her blood on their hands. Instead, they give her to a fractious warlord in the hope he will do what they dare not.

'Nyx has no intention of letting the warlord get in the way of her thirst for revenge or the need to claim her throne. But it's a quest that may well destroy the kingdom she loves, because Nyx has been cursed by the god of war. It is her destiny to save Cannamore.

'Or utterly destroy it.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2019 winner Romance Writers of Australia, Romantic Book of the Year Award Speculative Romance
2018 winner Australian Romance Readers Awards Favourite Sci-Fi, Fantasy or Futuristic Romance
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