Keri Arthur is a writer of fantasy, horror fiction, and romance novels from Melbourne, Australia. She began writing at the age of twelve and has finished twenty-six novels as of July 2012. Her books have received many nominations and prizes, including raves from the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Awards and PNR's PEARL Awards. She won the 2017 Australian Romance Readers Awards, Favourite sci-fi, fantasy or futuristic romance for her book Blood Kissed. Arthur is best known for a series of books revolving around the character Riley Jensen, who is a rare hybrid of vampire and werewolf and has a twin brother named Rhoan. Jensen works for an organisation in Melbourne called the Directorate of Other Races, which was created to police supernatural races. Her titles Fireborn made the Aurealis Awards finalist list for 2014.