Jennifer Rardin (April 28, 1965 – September 20, 2010) was an American

urban fantasy Urban fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy, placing supernatural elements in a contemporary urban area, urban-affected setting. The combination provides the writer with a platform for classic fantasy tropes, quixotic plot-elements, and unusual charac ...

author, known for writing the '' Jaz Parks'' series.

Background

She was born in

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on April 28, 1965, to James and Carol Pringle and started writing at age 12. She graduated from Casey-Westfield high school and in 1987, received a

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in English literature from

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. She married Kirk Rardin in 1986 and wrote three unpublished fantasy novels before starting the ''Jaz Parks'' series. Rardin died on September 20, 2010. Earlier that year, before her death, Rardin had announced that she would be working on a new book entitled ''Book Club Of The Damned''. Her writing influences include

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Bibliography

Jaz Parks series

#''Once Bitten, Twice Shy'' (2007) #''Another One Bites the Dust'' (2007) #''Biting the Bullet'' (2008) #''Bitten to Death'' (2008) #''One More Bite'' (2009) #''Bite Marks'' (2009) #''Bitten in Two'' (2010) #''The Deadliest Bite'' (2011)

Jaz Park novellas

#''Scouting Jasmine'' (2011) #''The Golem Hunt'' (2011) #''An Evening for Vayl and Jaz'' (2011)

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