California Demon

    The Secret Life of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom

    by Julie Kenner

    Berkley Pub Group

    June 6, 2006

    ISBN-13: 042521043X

    Available in: Trade Size

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    California Demon
    by Julie Kenner

    Welcome to San Diablo. The perfect place to raise a couple of kids. And a lot of Hell.

    What's a mother to do, when there are only so many hours in the day, and the fate of the world is in her hands?

    Kate Connor was a retired demon hunter. Now, after fourteen years busting her tail as a suburban housewife, raising two kids, and supporting her husband's political ambitions, she's rejoined the workforce—and except for a few minions of evil, no one has a clue. She tries hard to keep her home and work lives separate—a good idea when your job involves random slaughter.

    Between fending off demon attacks, trying to figure out why the mysterious new teacher at the high school seems so strangely familiar, and keeping a watchful eye on her daughter's growing infatuation with a surfer dude, Kate is the busiest—and most dangerous—soccer mom on the block...

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    Julie Kenner's Bio

    Julie Kenner (aka J. Kenner and J.K. Beck) is the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of over forty novels, novellas and short stories in a variety of genres.

    Praised by Publishers Weekly as an author with a “flair for dialogue and eccentric characterizations,” J.K. writes a range of stories including super sexy romances, paranormal romance, chick lit suspense and paranormal mommy lit. Her foray into the latter, Carpe Demon: Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom by Julie Kenner, is in development as a feature film with 1492 Pictures.

    Her most recent trilogy of erotic romances, The Stark Trilogy (as J. Kenner), reached as high as #2 on the New York Times list and is published in over twenty countries.

    J.K. lives in Central Texas, with her husband, two daughters, and several cats.