Laurell K. Hamilton is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of two series that mix mystery, fantasy, magic, horror and romance. Her Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter novels from Berkley Books began with GUILTY PLEASURES (now a hugely successful graphic novel from
Marvel/Dabel Brothers - the first sexy paranormal comic ever!) and continues with the Blood Noir - June 3,2008,
number sixteen in the series, in which Anita's complex personal and professional relationships with a master vampire and an alpha werewolf continue to evolve. There are now more than 6 million copies of Anita in print worldwide, in 16 languages. Hamilton's Ballantine series
features Fey princess and private investigator, Merry Gentry and there are now five novels exceeding one million
copies in print. A Lick Of Frost, the sixth in the series debuted October 23, 2007.