“If she know how strongly he felt, she'd have run out the door. He wasn't used to the possessive, or the savage joy she brought to his heart. It ate at his control, so he turned his attention to the music. He understood music.”

American fantasy writer, active since 1993

Patricia Briggs is an American fantasy writer. Active since 1993, she is best known for the Mercy Thompson urban fantasy series. Her work centers on fantasy, especially the urban fantasy branch in which the supernatural is set alongside everyday life. Briggs has built a long career as a novelist in the genre, and the Mercy Thompson books are the main reason readers know her name.