Kyra Davis
Kyra Davis | |
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| Born | August 23, 1972 Santa Clara, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer, novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Fashion Institute of Technology |
| Genre | Mystery, Chick lit, Women's fiction, Romance |
| Notable works | Sophie Katz, Just One Night |
| Spouse | Rod Lurie |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | |
| kyradavis | |
Kyra Davis (born August 23, 1972) is an American novelist. She is best known for her Just One Night trilogy and the Sophie Katz mystery series.[1] In 2013 Anonymous Content optioned Davis' Just One Night trilogy with the intent to develop it into a television series.[2]
Biography[edit]
Davis was born in Santa Clara, California, to a Jewish single mother who raised Davis with the help of family. She was named after Kira Argounova, the protagonist in Ayn Rand's novel We The Living. Her father was African-American and her mother was of Eastern European descent, giving Davis a mixed heritage. Davis attended the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising and Fashion Institute of Technology, during which time she met and married her first husband. Davis later attended the Golden Gate University, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in business and humanities. In 2001 Davis filed for divorce.[3] Davis began writing the Sophie Katz series due to the stress resulting from the divorce and published her first novel through Red Dress Ink in 2005.[4] In 2013 Davis published the Just One Night trilogy through Simon & Schuster's digital imprint.[5]
Davis lives in Los Angeles, California, with her son and her husband, director and screenwriter Rod Lurie, who has two children from a prior relationship. She has two step children from Rod, Paige (who has a cat) and Hunter whom she loves very much.[6]
Critical reception[edit]
Reception to Davis's work has been positive,[7][8] with "Just One Night" getting a starred review in Publishers Weekly and Lust, Loathing and a Little Lip Gloss being one of GalleyCat's "Featured Book of Color Pick of the Day".[9] The Houston Chronicle praised Sex, Murder and a Double Latte, calling it "a terrific mystery".[10]
So Much For My Happy Ending received positive reviews, with Boston.com saying that the book had a "sensitive, honest, engaging voice".[11]
Bibliography[edit]
Just One Night trilogy[edit]
- The Stranger (2013)
- Exposed (2013)
- Binding Agreement (2013)
- Just One Night (2013, compilation of all three novellas)
- Just One Lie
- Just One More
Pure Sin[edit]
- Deceptive Innocence (2014, initially released in three parts)[12]
- Dangerous Alliance (2014)
Sophie Katz Mysteries[edit]
- Sex, Murder and a Double Latte (2005)
- Passion, Betrayal And Killer Highlights (2006)
- Obsession, Deceit, and Really Dark Chocolate (2007)
- Lust, Loathing and a Little Lip Gloss (2009)
- Vows, Vendettas and a Little Black Dress (2010)
- Vanity, Vengeance And A Weekend In Vegas (2012)
- Seven Swans A' Shooting (2013)
Standalone novels[edit]
- So Much for My Happy Ending (2006)
Non-fiction[edit]
- Perfectly Plum: Unauthorized Essays On the Life, Loves And Other Disasters of Stephanie Plum, Trenton Bounty Hunter (2007)
- Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume
References[edit]
- ^ Stasio, Marilyn (August 21, 2005). "A Girl's Guide to Killing". The New York Times. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
- ^ "Anonymous Content Acquires Rights to Kyra Davis' Erotic Trilogy 'Just One Night' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- ^ Marshall, John (June 23, 2005). "Novice writer spices her murder mystery with a double latte". Seattle PI. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
- ^ "FACE TIME WITH... KYRA DAVIS, AUTHOR". San Jose Mercury News. May 8, 2005. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
- ^ "Author Kyra Davis: The Next 'Fifty Shades of Grey'?". The Root. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- ^ Lurie, Ryan (2013-08-22). "I Am The Man Who Is Going To Marry Kyra Davis". Kyradavis.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ "Culture : Sexe, mensonges et petite robe noire, de Kyra Davis". News de Stars. Archived from the original on April 14, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
- ^ Blackwell, Casey. "Sex, Murder and a Double Latte". Celebrity Cafe. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
- ^ Rivera, Jeff. "Lust, Loathing, and a Little Lip Gloss by Kyra Davis". GalleyCat. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
- ^ Abramson, Marcia (July 31, 2005). "Mystery and intrigue freshen up tired chick-lit formula". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
- ^ White, Diane. "Tales with twists of fate and family ties". Boston.com. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
- ^ "'Just One Night' author Kyra Davis Reveals New Series, Linked Book Covers (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
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- Living people
- 21st-century American novelists
- African-American novelists
- American mystery writers
- American women novelists
- Golden Gate University alumni
- Jewish American novelists
- People from Santa Clara, California
- American women mystery writers
- 21st-century American women writers
- Novelists from California
- 1972 births
- 21st-century African-American women writers
- 21st-century African-American writers
- 21st-century American Jews
- 20th-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American women