"Amarantha Knight is the steamy pseudonym of Canadian horror writer Nancy Kilpatrick. Under both names she has written fourteen novels, including the Darker Passions series, the Power of Blood series (Child of the Night, Near Death, Reborn, Bloodlover), and As One Dead. She has also written for VampErotica comics and has edited numerous anthologies, including In The Shadow of the Gargoyle and Seductive Spectres. She has won the Arthur Ellis Award for best mystery story, has been a Bram Stoker finalist twice and an Aurora Award finalist five times."