Kristen Painter, Author at Orbit Books | Science Fiction, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy

Kristen Painter

Kristen Painter's writing resume boasts multiple Golden Heart nominations and advance praise from a handful of bestselling authors, including Gena Showalter and Roxanne St. Claire. A former New Yorker now living in Florida, Kristen has a wealth of fascinating experiences from which to flavor her stories, including time spent working in fashion for Christian Dior and as a maitre'd for Wolfgang Puck.

Featured Orbit titles by Kristen Painter

Out for Blood

After nearly dying at the hands of the Aurelian, Chrysabelle finds new determination to move beyond life as a comarr?. That is until the Kubai Mata bring a new task to her doorstep: rescue the child Tatiana has kidnapped, or Mal becomes enemy number one.
Blood Rights

Born into a life of secrets and service, Chrysabelle's body bears the telltale marks of a comarr� -- a special race of humans bred to feed vampire nobility. When her patron is murdered, she becomes the prime suspect, which sends her running into the mortal world...and into the arms of Malkolm, an outcast vampire cursed to kill every being from whom he drinks.
Flesh and Blood

With the Ring of Sorrows still missing, and the covenant between othernaturals and mortals broken, Chrysabelle's life outside the realm of vampire nobility is about to take another downhill slide. She's vowed to help the outcast Malkolm find a way to lift his curse, but that means returning to the home city of the vampire who's trying to kill her.
Bad Blood

"Passion and murder, vampires and courtesans - original and un-put-downable" - Patricia Briggs