Christine Feehan (bornChristine King inUkiah, California) is an American author ofparanormal romance, paranormalmilitary thrillers, andfantasy. She is a #1New York Times,^[1] #1Publishers Weekly,^[2] and International bestselling author of seven series;Carpathian (akaDark Series),GhostWalker Series,Drake Sisters,Sister of the Heart (Sea Haven)Series,Shadow Riders Series,Leopard Series andTorpedo Ink Series.^[3] Six of the seven series have made #1 on theNew York Times bestseller list. As of January 2020 she has 80 publishednovels.^[4] The first in herTorpedo Ink Series,Judgment Road, debuted at #1 on theNew York Times bestsellers list.^[5]

Christine Feehan was born inUkiah, California. She grew up with three brothers and ten sisters. She spent a lot of time getting in trouble at school for writing instead of doing the things she was supposed to do. Later she forced her ten sisters to read every word.^{[citation needed]}

Feehan's first job was working in a library, then she went on to take journalism classes and worked at theUkiah Journal.^[6]

Feehan trained in martial arts, earning a 3rd degreeblack belt inTang Soo Do, going on to acquire her instructor's license.  She taught martial arts for over twenty years, specializing in women's self-defense.^[7]

Time magazine said, "AfterBram Stoker,Anne Rice, andJoss Whedon (who created the veneratedBuffy the Vampire Slayer), Christine Feehan is the person most credited with popularizing the neck gripper."USA Today called her "The Queen of paranormal romance."^[8]

Feehan has been published in multiple languages and in many formats, including audio book, e-book, hardcover and large print.  In October 2007 her first manga comic,Dark Hunger, was released in stores.  This was the first manga comic released byBerkley Publishing and it made #11 onPublishers Weekly Bestseller's List.^{[citation needed]}

Feehan's ground-breaking book trailer commercials have been shown on TV and in movie theaters.^[9] She has been featured on local TV, and appeared onThe Montel Williams Show.Dark Legend was featured on the cover ofRomantic Times Magazine,Dark Challenge was seen in the movieKate & Leopold starringMeg Ryan andHugh Jackman, and several of her books appeared in the 2017 movieHappy Death Day.

Feehan has appeared as an honored guest at numerous writers’ conventions, includingRomantic Times Convention,Get Caught Reading at Sea Cruise,Celebrate Romance Conference,Emerald City Conference, and numerousRomance Writers of America Conferences. She was also a special guest at the 2013San Diego Comic-Con.^[10]

Feehan has eleven children and several grandchildren, as well as fourteen brothers and sisters.^[11] Her son, Calvert, passed away in the 1990s following a motorcycle accident.

In 2015 her family home inCobb, California, burned down in theValley Fire.^{[citation needed]}

Feehan lives inMendocino, California, near the ocean in theRedwoods. She has several dogs, including two large black Russian terriers.^{[citation needed]} 

Feehan is a #1New York Times best selling author of seven series. She has won multiple Paranormal Excellence Awards for Romantic Literature (PEARL) andRomantic Times awards. She has been on bestsellers list, including those ofPublishers Weekly^[12]andUSA Today.^[13] Feehan has also received a Career Achievement Award fromRomantic Times and has been nominated for a RITA award by theRomance Writers of America.^[14]

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• Christine Feehan at theInternet Book Database
• Christine Feehan at theInternet Speculative Fiction Database

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