Keri Arthur is a renowned author of fantasy, horror fiction, and romance novels, born on December 4, 1967, in Melbourne, Australia. With over 55 novels to her name, Keri Arthur has become a staple in the genres of urban fantasy and paranormal romance. Her works have received numerous nominations and awards, including the Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Awards and the PNR's PEARL Awards.

Arthur is best known for her Riley Jenson Guardian series, a collection of books following the life of Riley Jenson, a unique half-vampire, half-werewolf hybrid who works for an organization in Melbourne that oversees supernatural beings. She has won six Australian Romance Readers Awards and the Romance Writers of Australia RBY Award for Speculative Fiction.

Beyond her writing, Keri Arthur enjoys photography, watching television, and walking her dogs. She resides in Melbourne with her daughter and two dogs, and is notable for her strong, capable female protagonists in her novels.