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THE NINE is the first in a multi-book series from Owl Hollow Press. Book Two, ALDER HOUSE, hit shelves September 2023. Book Three, TO THE NINES, released October 22, 2024.

A native of Los Angeles, Kes Trester is a veteran of the film and TV commercial business. Her well-reviewed debut novel, A DANGEROUS YEAR, has been optioned twice for film/television. Her next book, the contemporary YA/NA romantasy THE NINE, was released in October 2022 by Owl Hollow Press. Book Two in the series, ALDER HOUSE, hit shelves Sept 2023, with Book Three, TO THE NINES, published on October 22, 2024.

A native of Los Angeles, Kes Trester’s first job out of college was on a film set, though the movie’s title will remain nameless because it was a really bad film. Really.

As a feature film development executive, she worked on a variety of independent films, from gritty dramas (guns and hotties) to steamy vampire love stories (fangs and hotties) to teens-in-peril genre movies (blood and hotties).

Kes produced a couple of independent films, both award-winners on the festival circuit, before segueing into television commercials. As head of production for a Hollywood-based film company, she supervised the budgeting and production of nationally broadcast commercials (celebrities, aliens, talking animals!) and award-winning music videos for artists such as Radiohead, Coldplay, and OKGO (more celebrities, aliens, and talking animals!).

Kes’ contemporary novels are cinematic, fast-paced, and above all, fun. Her well-received debut novel, the young adult boarding school thriller A DANGEROUS YEAR, has been optioned twice for film/television. Her follow up book, the contemporary YA/NA romantasy THE NINE, was released by Owl Hollow Press in October of 2022 with Book Two, ALDER HOUSE, published in September 2023. Book Three in the series, TO THE NINES, hit shelves October 22, 2024. She is a four-time Pitch Wars mentor and an SCBWI Susan Alexander Grant award winner. When she’s not writing, she can usually be found in the company of an understanding husband, a couple of twenty-something kids, and a pack of much-loved rescue dogs.