Susan Krinard

Updated
September 2, 2010

What's New

Upcoming romance novella Blood and Prejudice

New romance novel Bride of the Wolf

New romance novella "The Morrigan's Daughter"

Welcome.

I write paranormal romance for HQN. I've been reading science fiction and fantasy since my fifth grade teacher read Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle In Time to our class. From that moment, I was hooked on science fiction and fantasy.

Since 1994 I've also written romance novels for Bantam and Berkley. All my romance novels have a strong fantasy element. Drama and strong, deep personal relationships are a hallmark of my work.

-- Susan Krinard

Upcoming Releases

"Blood and Prejudice"
in anthology
Bespelling Jane Austen
(Romance)

HQN
September 28, 2010

Elizabeth Bennet, owner of bookstore in New Haven, CT, doesn't think much of the mysterious Mr. Darcy, the handsome stranger who intends to take over her father's research company. But when she learns his darkest secrets, she is prepared to forget her prejudice and risk everything for a chance at love with a man who is far more than he appears to be. read more...

New Releases

Bride of the Wolf
(Romance)

HQN
March 1, 2010

Rachel Lyndon yearns to escape her scandalous past, but her dreams for a better life seem ruined after she buries her fiancé on the Texas plains.

Heath Renier has been evading the law by the skin of his teeth for years. Now he's found a new identiy as Holden Renshaw, foreman of Dog Creek Ranch. But the arrival of his boss's mail-order bride, now a widow, upsets his fragile peace and threatens to expose his deadly secrets.

Rachel knows that the mysterious and savagely handsome Holden is the last man she should trust - especially once she's seen glimpses of his true nature. Whe he's suspected of killing his employer, she has a terrible choice to make. But the heat of his gaze ignites something seductive and irresistible within her. No matter how dangerous the road ahead, she's determined to give him the one thing he's never truly believed he deserves: her undying love. read more...

"The Morrigan's Daughter"
in anthology
The Mammoth Book of Irish Romance
(Romance)

Running Press
January 26, 2010

When Séanat, warrior woman of the Tuatha Dé Danann, captures mortal enemy Aodhan of the Fomóiri, she is struck by his beauty and courage. But ancient loyalties compete with her growing love for him, and she and must choose between the man she should hate and the future of her people. read more...

Current Releases

"Lady of the Nile"
in anthology
Heart of Darkness
(Romance)

HQN
January 1, 2010

Lady Tameri believes herself to be the reincarnation of an ancient Egyptian princess, and Leo Erskine has set out to prove her wrong... never dreaming that the two of them are about to discover a prophecy that will bind them together forever. read more...

Lord of Sin
(Romance)

HQN
September 1, 2009

This is the fourth book in the Fane series that began with The Forest Lord then was followed by Lord of the Beasts and the newly released Lord of Legends.

Nuala is descended from ancient witch folk, eternally bound to help others find love. But after the death of her husband, she harbors no such dreams for herself. Then she meets, Sinjin, the Earl of Donnington, and feels something stir within her for the first time in centuries...

Handsome and scandalously tempting, Sinjin has never met a woman he couldn't seduce. Yet from the moment he sees the stunning young widow, he knows he wants more than just one night of sin - and even the discovery of the dark secret they share won't stop him from trying to possess her forever. But first he must free her from her immortal bondage, which means robbing her of her magic for all time. read more...

Lord of Legends
(Romance)

HQN
April 1, 2009

This is the third book in the Fane series that began with The Forest Lord and Lord of the Beasts.

He is Arion, King of the Unicorns. Powerful, seductive, he could possess any female he desired - until now. He is condemned to live as a man, and it is only the enchanting Lady Mariah Donnington's innocence that can release him from his curse.

Abandonned on her wedding night, frightened of her hidden, otherwordly heritage, Mariah is instinctively drawn to the mysterious stranger she discovers imprisoned on her husband's estate. But, as the secret of Arion's magical identity unfolds, their friendship burns into a passion that cannot, must not, be comsummated. For to do so would destroy them both. read more...

Come the Night
(Romance)

HQN
October 1, 2008

The Great War has ended and Gillian Maitland is to marry a werewolf of her father's choosing – ensuring the purity of their noble bloodline. Still, she can't forget Ross Kavanaugh, the American whose forbidden touch unleashed a passion she had never known. And when Ross returns unexpectedly to England, he's no longer the man she remembers, but a hard-boiled ex-cop who harbors a dark secret.

The discovery that they have a son makes Ross even more determined to prove his worth to Gillian, despite being merely a quarter werewolf. The a mysterious spate of murders cast him under a pall of suspicion, and, torn between duty and desire, Gillian knows she must drive Ross away. Even as their hunger for each other grows by the hour... read more...

"Ride a Dark Horse"
in anthology
Hotter Than Hell
(Romance)

Harper
June 24, 2008

When Catalina O'Roarke travels to Taos, New Mexico, to get away from Los Angeles and bad memories of her recent divorce, she meets the devastatingly handsome and mysterious cowboy named Andrés--a man with an uncanny power over horses... and her soul. She doesn't realize she'd known him in another life... or that he's so much more than he seems... read more...

Dark of the Moon
(Romance)

HQN
March 2008

During the heyday of the Clan, New York's vampire organization of gangsters and bootleggers, Dorian Black was an enforcer for the notorious boss Raoul Boucher. But when the Clan is shattered by violence and betrayal, Dorian abandons his old ways and is prepared to die for his sins ... until he saves the life of a brave and determined woman reporter, Gwen Murphy.

Gwen realizes at once that there is something very unusual about Dorian Black. She's drawn to the haunted suffering in his eyes as well as to his strength and sexual allure. But he hides secrets that lie dangerously close to the ones she is pursuing for the New York Sentinel. Soon human and vampire must join forces and comes to terms with their growing attraction as they battle warring vampire factions and a fanatical cult bent on changing their world forever... read more...