Brigid Kemmerer

Brigid Kemmerer (born January 11, 1978) is an American author of young adult fiction.

Early life
She was born in Omaha, Nebraska, but shortly thereafter moved all over, the desert in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the lakeside in Cleveland, Ohio, later settling near Annapolis, Maryland.

She worked in the finance industry before becoming a full-time writer.

Personal life
Her favorite books as a child were Shattered Glass by Elaine Bergstrom, The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice, Dun Lady’s Jess by Doranna Durgin, and Anything by Christopher Pike.

As of 2021, she lives in the Baltimore area with her husband and sons.

Influences
The authors most influential to her writing are Christopher Pike, Jodi Picoult, Charlaine Harris, Dan Savage, and Bill Konigsberg.

Background
One of the main characters in the Cursebreakers series, Harper, has cerebral palsy, which the author was inspired to include because one of her friends has the same condition. The inspiration for the first book was her love for the fairytale Beauty and the Beast.

Reception
A Curse So Dark and Lonely was a New York Times bestseller and received a starred review from Publishers Weekly.

Plot
The first book, Defy the Night, is about a kingdom ruled by a cruel king in which his brother's task is to punish thieves and black marketeers and a mysterious illness makes the rounds.

More than We Can Tell
Her standalone novel More Than We Can Tell received a starred review from the School Library Journal.

Elemental series

 * Elemental (#0.5) (2012)
 * Storm (#1) (2012)
 * Fearless (#1.5) (2012)
 * Spark (#2) (2012)
 * Breathless (#2.5) (2013)
 * Spirit (#3) (2013)
 * Secret (#4) (2014)
 * Sacrifice (#5) (2014)

Letters to the Lost series

 * Letters to the Lost (2017)
 * More Than We Can Tell (2018)

Cursebreakers series

 * A Curse So Dark and Lonely (2019)
 * A Heart So Fierce and Broken (2020)
 * A Vow So Bold and Deadly (2021)

Forging Silver into Stars series (Cursebreakers spin-off)

 * Forging Silver into Stars (2022)
 * Carving Shadows into Gold (2025)

Defy the Night series

 * Defy the Night (2021)
 * Defend the Dawn (2022)
 * Destroy the Day (2024)

Warrior Princess Assassin series

 * Warrior Princess Assassin (2025)

Standalone novels

 * Thicker Than Water (2015)
 * Call It What You Want (2019)