Brigid Kemmerer

Early life Kemmerer was born in Omaha, Nebraska, but lived in many other places during her early life including Albuquerque, New Mexico and Cleveland, Ohio, before settling in Annapolis, Maryland. She was raised Catholic.

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 lived in the Baltimore area with her husband and sons. Kemmerer does not identify as religious, instead considering herself a spiritual person. and received a starred review from Publishers Weekly.

Defy the Night series

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.