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C.P. Rider

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C.P. Rider has worked as a decorative and mural painter, a fitness instructor, and a background investigator for nuclear power plants, all of which prepared her in strange and different ways for writing paranormal and urban fantasy romance.

Originally from the California southwestern desert, she now lives a little closer to the ocean with her family, including 3 dogs, a cat, 2 fish, and the occasional friendly ghost.

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	Spiked (Sundance, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 4,653 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Summoned (Sundance, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 3,093 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sabotaged (Sundance, #3) 4.36 avg rating — 2,326 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shattered (Sundance, #4) 4.43 avg rating — 1,531 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Strike It Witch (Smokethorn Paranormals #1) 4.36 avg rating — 1,414 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shifted (Sundance, #5) 4.49 avg rating — 1,329 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Any Witch Wolf (Smokethorn Paranormals #2) 4.50 avg rating — 1,122 ratings — published 2025 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wicked Witch of the Wolf (Smokethorn Paranormals, #3) 4.52 avg rating — 845 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dire Threat (The Austin Wolves, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 766 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Earp & Chandra (Sundance, #2.5) 4.30 avg rating — 664 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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UFR vs. PNR

Here's my take on the difference between urban fantasy romance and paranormal romance.

I will start this off by saying this is my definition, as a reader and writer of both subgenres. You may have a different definition, and that's fine! The one below will help explain what I write.

The Sundance Series is what I refer to as an urban fantasy romance. If we're getting technical, Spiked is straight ur

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C.P. Rider answered Danny Ward's question: are all the books in the same universe? Hi Danny: The Sundance, Smokethorn, and Austin Wolves Series are all in different parts of the same world. You'll see a little character overlap, but when it happens, it's more of an Easter egg. The book I wrote with Alex Pitones is entirely in its o See Full Answer
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“Marry me." My left eyebrow shot up. "I might take your proposal more seriously if you said it to me instead of the steaks." "I was talking to the steaks.”
― C.P. Rider, Summoned

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“I haven't been reading you. I've been talking with you." William's mouth fell open. "You don't read everyone?" "Not unless I'm looking for something." "For the love of Pete, why not?" He tossed the dish towel on the counter. "We live in a dangerous world and you don't have the speed, strength, or reflexes of a shifter. You must use all weapons at your disposal at all times in order to keep yourself safe.”
― C.P. Rider, Summoned

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“You like it when I'm pushy, you like it when I don't ask permission, and you like it when I run to you, because that means you can act on your attraction to me without feeling guilty.”
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“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.”
― Ray Bradbury

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“Oh how I hate you. I hate you so much it gives me energy. I have to get up early in the morning just to hate you, because there's not enough time in the day! Please GO AWAY!”
― Dylan Moran

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“People will kill you over time. And how they’ll kill you is with tiny, harmless phrases like ‘be realistic’.”
― Dylan Moran

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“The object of fiction isn't grammatical correctness but to make the reader welcome and then tell a story.... Writing is seduction. Good talk is part of seduction.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

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“He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which.”
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