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About Kristen Ashley
Kristen Ashley is the New York Times bestselling author of over eighty romance novels. She’s a hybrid author, publishing titles both independently and traditionally, her books have been translated in fourteen languages and she’s sold millions of books.
Kristen recently released THE GIRL IN THE MIST, her first Thriller Romance. In February 2022, she'll publish the third in the River Rain Series, the story of Rix and Alex, TAKING THE LEAP. Come Spring, she'll release a new title with 1,001 Dark Nights, a novella from her Fantasyland series, GOSSAMER IN THE DARKNESS.
Kristen, born in Gary and raised in Brownsburg, Indiana and was a fourth generation graduate of Purdue University. Since, she has lived in Denver, the West Country of England, and she now resides in Phoenix. She worked as a charity executive for eighteen years prior to beginning her independent publishing career. She now writes full-time.
Although romance is her genre, the prevailing themes running through all of Kristen’s novels are friendship, family and a strong sisterhood. To this end, and as a way to thank her readers for their support, Kristen has created the Rock Chick Nation, a series of programs that are designed to give back to her readers and promote a strong female community.
You can learn more about Kristen and the Rock Chick Nation on her website: www.KristenAshley.net
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Blog postSPOILERS…beware!
“And Murtagh is just a cat. God works in mysterious and sometimes hideous ways that are still wondrous. He took away Graham Black. But when He did, He left the world with two of him. Jagger and you.”
I knew.
In my book Wild Like the Wind, I knew precisely at that part, when Dutch goes to the mat for Hound and states, “This is about my father and my mother and my dad. And I am my father and my mother but most of all, I’m my dad.” that I had2 years ago Read more -
Blog postIf you follow me on Facebook, you may have recently read me waxing poetic about the Kevin Costner television show that airs on the Paramount network: Yellowstone.
Now, a television show that reminds us that the first American outlaws were the cowboys, and we may have glorified them through history, but the premier American outlaws are still cowboys…I want me some of that.
See, apparently they just live in sparsely populated areas where us city folk and those who don’t l3 years ago Read more -
Blog postIf you follow me on social media, you know I just finished the new fantasy series I’ve written for an Audible exclusive. This was months of being in a deep dive of world building where pretty much anything can happen, I just had to keep track of every, single nuance of it.
And now it’s done. The last book in that four-part series.
Now beware.
I’m gonna make a grand statement here.
It wrecked me.
It wrecked me worse than any book I’3 years ago Read more -
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Blog postNo really, what is it?
Not, I’d want to fly or be invisible or time travel so I could assassinate Hitler (though I’d want to be able to do all those things).
What is it now?
This is a concept I’ve been running into recently that I dig. This idea that we already have superpowers, we just don’t realize it.
Especially women.
Somewhere along the way, we’ve been made to think the things we can do are normal, trivial even.
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Blog postRecently, I read an issue of Oprah Magazine, and after I beat back that little green monster of how jealous I am they keep coming up with such great ideas, I decided to steal one.
That being their series of essays in their Gratitude Issue. These short ditties packed a massive punch to the point I was sitting on a plane reading them and fighting the need to burst into sobs.
I’ll just say, specifically, the essay written by the woman who expressed her gratitude to her bab3 years ago Read more -
Blog postSomething I started last year makes me able to do something super cool this year…
Review my year and see how full it was of hard work, good play and maybe a wee bit too much shopping.
Yes, I’m a planner girl. Since going off the Franklin-Covey system in the 90’s, I got my first Erin Condren in November 2017. And since, I’ll admit it, I’ve gone sticker mad (and I do not care).
But mostly, I jot just about everything down, even if it’s just a note, and it was4 years ago Read more -
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Blog postI have a friend. A friend I met online. A friend who wrote to me way back in the day when I first started publishing and we exchanged emails that were at first, pithy, and then, as shared experiences, thoughtful responses, and the mutual love of makeup was identified, the connection became deeper. And then deeper.
And deeper.
Now, we call each other “sisters from another sister.” She is in my heart. We’ve shared our histories. We prop each other up when one is falling d4 years ago Read more -
Blog postAs many of you know, the end of last year was pretty dark for me. My beloved cat was diagnosed with an untreatable heart condition and every day became a vigil, waiting for him to die.
This included waking up every morning and being in a suspended state (unless he was there with me) to wait for him to jump up on the bed, terrified the entire time between waking and him arriving that I’d have to force myself out of bed and look for his body.
Ditto any time I went out. If4 years ago Read more -
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Blog postThere’s this picture, you see. It’s a fantastic picture. And the picture depicts my mom sitting out on the front patio of our house in Indiana. It’s from the back. She’s looking over her shoulder and smiling at the camera. She’d come home from work for lunch. So it was lunchtime and summer. She was wearing a smart, dark brown pencil skirt. A blue blouse with cap sleeves.
And a pair of fire engine red pumps.
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Blog postThis is a short story I wrote and posted in my newsletter last week. But I love it so much, gotta share the goodness. And Goodreads Romance Week is the perfect time to do it!
“He’s Safe in My Hands”
AUTHOR’S NOTE: There are major spoilers of Motorcycle Man and some of the Chaos series books in this short. If you have not read them all, please read on at your own peril!
IMPORTANT! If you’re not 18 years of age, you should NOT be reading this.
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Titles By Kristen Ashley
Decades ago, tennis superstar Tom Pierce and “It Girl” Mika Stowe met at a party.
Mika fell in love. Tom was already in love with his wife. As badly as Tom wanted Mika as a friend, Mika knew it would hurt too much to be attracted to this amazing man and never be able to have him.
They parted ways for what they thought would be forever, only to reconnect just once, when unspeakable tragedy darkens Mika’s life.
Years later, the impossible happens.
A time comes when they’re both unattached.
But now Tom has made a terrible mistake. A mistake so damaging to the ones he loves, he feels he’ll never be redeemed.
Mika has never forgotten how far and how fast she fell when she met him, but Tom’s transgression is holding her distant from reaching out.
There are matchmakers in their midst, however.
And when the plot has been unleashed to make that match, Tom and Mika are thrown into an international intrigue that pits them against a Goliath of the sports industry.
Now they face a massive battle at the same time they’re navigating friendship, attraction, love, family, grief, redemption, two very different lives lived on two opposite sides of a continent and a box full of kittens.
Alexandra Sharp has been crushing on her co-worker, John “Rix” Hendrix for years. He’s her perfect man, she knows it.
She’s just not his perfect woman, and she knows that too.
Then Rix gives Alex a hint that maybe there’s a spark between them that, if she takes the leap, she might be able to fan into a flame. This leads to a crash and burn, and that’s all shy Alex needs to catch the hint never to take the risk again.
However, with undeniable timing, Rix’s ex, who broke his heart, and Alex’s family, who spent her lifetime breaking hers, rear their heads, gearing up to offer more drama. With the help of some matchmaking friends, Rix and Alex decide to face the onslaught together…
As a fake couple.
Their engagement was set when they were children. Loren Copeland, the rich and handsome Marquess of Remington, would marry Maxine Dawes, the stunning daughter of the Count of Derryman. It’s a power match. The perfect alliance for each house.
However, the Count has been keeping secret a childhood injury that means Maxine can never marry. He’s done this as he searches for a miracle so this marriage can take place. He needs the influence such an alliance would give him, and he’ll stop at nothing to have it.
The time has come. There could be no more excuses. No more delays. The marriage has to happen, or the contract will be broken.
When all seems lost, the Count finds his miracle: There’s a parallel universe where his daughter has a twin. He must find her, bring her to his world and force her to make the Marquess fall in love with her.
And this, he does.
**Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do.**
Reviews for Gossamer in the Darkness:
“Leave it to KA and her brilliant pen to spin a tale of romance, humor, and a wee bit of suspense to keep you turning pages until you get to the end.” ~ Trish, Beautiful Chaos Reviews
“An intriguing, utterly delightful, and super sexy read!” ~ Nightbird Novels
“A fun book to immerse myself in and anyone who is a fan of this series needs to jump right in!” ~ RomanceBookLoverinSeattle
"What a treat to head back to KA’s Fantasyland world, Maxine and Loren’s story was wonderful.” ~ Read Review Repeat Blog
“This book should be given 10 out of 10 stars, it's that freaking good.” ~ Catherine, Cat’s Guilty Pleasure
Tyra Masters has had enough drama to last a lifetime. Now, she's back on track and looking forward to her new, quiet life. Until she meets the man of her dreams. The tattooed, muscled biker plies her with tequila-and the best sex of her life. She knows it isn't the tequila and hot sex talking. He's the kind of man she's always wanted. Unfortunately, he's also her new boss . . .
Kane "Tack" Allen has a rule. He doesn't employ someone he's slept with. So when he learns he spent last night in bed with his new office manager, he quickly fires Tyra. Yet when Tyra stands up to him and fights for her job, Tack is intrigued. He tells her she can keep her job on one condition: no more sex. Ever. But as things heat up between them, Tack finds that he'll be the one breaking all the rules...
Until she sees the girl in the mist.
After that, everything changes.
Delphine quickly learns that Misted Pines isn’t so sleepy. A little girl has gone missing, and the town is in the grips of terror and tragedy. The local sheriff isn’t up for the job. The citizens are up in arms. And as the case unfolds, the seedy underbelly of a quiet community is exposed, layer by layer.
But most importantly, girls are dying.
There seems to be only one man they trust to find out what’s happening.
The mysterious Cade Bohannan.
He’s perfect—but he can’t be hers.
Pepper Hannigan is determined to keep any romance off the table—and out of her bedroom—while her daughter Juno is still young. Sure, a certain handsome commando is thoughtful, funny, and undeniably hot, but Pepper’s had her heart broken before, and she won’t let it happen again. Not to her or her little girl, even if this hero could melt any woman’s resolve.
Augustus “Auggie” Hero can’t deny his attraction to beautiful, warm-hearted Pepper or how much he wants to make a home with her and her little girl, but Pepper’s mixed signals have kept him away. That is, until Juno decides to play matchmaker. Her efforts finally bring Pepper into his arms, but they expose the danger Pepper is in. To protect Pepper and Juno, Auggie will have to live up to his last name and prove happy endings aren’t just for fairy tales.
With many new chapters, and introducing a new series character, this re-released Special Edition version of After the Climb is the book you have, but it’s also so much more!
They were the Three Amigos: Duncan Holloway, Imogen Swan and Corey Szabo. Two young boys with difficult lives at home banding together with a cool girl who didn’t mind mucking through the mud on their hikes.
They grew up to be Duncan Holloway, activist, CEO and face of the popular River Rain outdoor stores, Imogen Swan, award-winning actress and America’s sweetheart, and Corey Szabo, ruthless tech billionaire.
Rich and very famous, they would learn the devastating knowledge of how the selfish acts of one would affect all their lives.
And the lives of those they loved.
Start the River Rain series with After the Climb, the story of Duncan and Imogen navigating their way back to each other, decades after a fierce betrayal.
And introduce yourself to their families, who will have their stories told when River Rain continues
Ryn Jansen has no interest in taking a risk on Boone Sadler. Thanks to a long list of men who've done nothing but let her down, Ryn vows to stay far away from the caring, protective commando. And when Boone confronts Ryn with evidence that her loved ones are conning her, Ryn is less than thrilled -- with her family and Boone. But even as Boone proves he's the kind of guy to meet her every need, she doesn't trust him to stay when life gets hard . . .
Boone Sadler's never been one to back down from a challenge. He's determined to show the funny, sexy Ryn that the irresistible connection between them is worth exploring. But caring for Ryn's heart and body becomes a matter of life and death when Ryn's beloved niece and nephew are put in danger and dirty cops begin gunning for Ryn. Soon Boone realizes their romance is in danger of more than heartbreak -- and to have any future together, they'll have to put their trust in each other.
While Josephine was trotting the globe, retired boxer Jake Spear was living in the same small town as Lydia. There was nothing disguised about Jake. Including the fact he made a habit of making very bad decisions about who to give his love.
But for Josephine and Jake, there was one person who adored them. One person who knew how to lead them to happiness. And one person who was intent on doing it.
Even if she had to do it as her final wish on this earth.
Gwendolyn Kidd has met the man of her dreams. He's hot, he's sexy, and what started as a no-names-exchanged night of passion has blossomed into a year and a half-long pleasure fest. Sure, it's a little strange that he only appears in her bed at night, but Gwen is so sure he's the one, she just can't turn him away...
Hawk Delgado knows more about Gwen than she could ever imagine. She's gorgeous, headstrong, and skittish about relationships. But Hawk is facing his own demons, demons that keep him from connecting with anyone. Yet when Gwen is drawn into Denver's lethal underground scene, Hawk's protective nature comes out full force. The problem is, when Gwen gets a dose of Hawk's Alpha attitude in the daylight, she's not so sure he's the one anymore.
But long ago, Shirleen made her choice. It affected who she was and would always be. She decided to settle for what she had and not want more. She had good friends. She was raising two fine young men who weren’t hers, but she loved them anyway.
She was good.
And then Moses Richardson crashed into her life, literally…and deliberately.
Moses has different ideas about Shirleen. He’s more interested in the Shirleen of now, mostly because she’s interesting. And funny. And loyal. Smart. Beautiful.
But Moses has a big challenge on his hands. He has to convince Shirleen of all that.
And then convince her she deserves to have more.
Please note that Rock Chick Reborn is a novella.
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