“My father was a drill sergeant, and I've always had that mentality drilled into me of 'you've got to do better, you've got to do better.' I just try to listen to the characters. That's what works for me.”

American writer

Sherrilyn Kenyon is an American writer known for urban fantasy, paranormal romance, and historical fiction with paranormal elements. She is best known for her Dark Hunter series. Writing under her former married name and also as Kinley MacGregor, she has built a wide readership across several genres. Her novels have sold more than 70 million copies in print in more than 100 countries, and books under both names have reached the top of the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today lists. They are also frequent bestsellers in Germany, Australia, and the United Kingdom.