"Jeri Smith-Ready has created a set of strikingly original, fascinating characters, rich with as much style and rhythm as the music her vampires love."
— Rachel Caine, bestselling author of the Weather Warden series

"An addictive page-turner revving with red hot sex, truly cool vampires, and rock 'n' roll soul."
— Kresley Cole, New York Times bestselling author of A Hunger Like No Other

"Shane is sure to be the next it vampire on the literary scene...It’s Twilight for adults!"
— Shooting Stars Magazine

Hi! I’m Jeri Smith-Ready, award-winning author of romantic urban fantasy. (Did that sound cheesy? I mean, my name is up there on the profile, but it felt rude not to introduce myself here.)
I'm very excited about my new vampire series from Pocket Books, which began May 13 with Wicked Game :

A novel of sex, blood, and rock 'n' roll

Recovering con artist Ciara Griffin tries to redeem herself by saving a vampire radio station from corporate takeover—a matter of life and un-death for her new friends, including hot-and-cool grunge DJ Shane McAllister. But when she boosts ratings by turning their vampiric natures into a marketing gimmick, the ensuing publicity has unintended—and deadly—consequences.

Read the back cover and an excerpt on my website. Go ahead. I’ll wait.

{...feeds cat, catches up on filing...}

Welcome back! You can preorder Wicked Game from Mysterious Galaxy , the world’s greatest bookstore, where all True Friends TM shop, and where you’re likely to get an autographed copy, or you can preorder from Amazon .

Here's a condensed playlist for Wicked Game:

I also write the award-winning Aspect of Crow fantasy series, set in a world where everyone has magic according to their Guardian Spirit—sort of X-Men meets Clan of the Cave Bear. Charles de Lint called Eyes of Crow " an absolutely delightful coming-of-age novel ," which will keep me happy 'til the day I die. The sequel, Voice of Crow , just came out in October 2007, and the trilogy will conclude with The Reawakened this November.

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My first novel was Requiem for the Devil , an urban fantasy about the Devil falling in love. It takes place in modern-day Washington, D.C., where Lucifer masquerades as a political consultant. (Not really a fantasy, I know.)

To keep my head in the real world, I foster not-so-magical shelter dogs and puppies for an animal rescue organization called Tails of Hope Sanctuary . You should send them money, or at least really nice thoughts.