Kelli Jae Baeli began writing as a child, exploring poetry and journaling, and eventually moving on to short stories. After a romantic fling in the military with another female soldier, she decided to write a book based on the experience. The story that evolved took on a life of it's own, but it became her first novel, As You Were. This was followed quickly by Armchair Detective, a book she said she wrote because she couldn’t find other lesbian fiction she liked and so wanted to write something she would want to read. She's been doing that ever since.

Creativity comes as easily as breathing to Baeli. Living a life around words, books, art and music not only fulfills her, but defines her.
An independent publisher, she has written and produced 33 books, both non-fiction and fiction in a variety of genres, with many more planned.

Believing in mastering every aspect of the business, she is also an editor, webmaster and blogger, all after eight years pursuing a B.A. in Professional Writing & Editing. Formerly a managing editor for two small presses, and a freelance editor since 1995, Baeli has also done book cover design, typography, and formatting since 1998.

Formerly a managing editor for two small presses, and a freelance editor since 1995, she has now co-founded Lesbian Literati Press with her partner and fellow author Kate Genet. All this in addition to maintaining the Kindred Ink Writer’s Initiative, Kind Red Ink Editing Services, a blog and three forums.

Constantly mining the world around her for literary tidbits, Baeli is always to be found with notebook in hand, a self-confessed word magpie who sees everywhere the fodder for her stories and essays.

She is also a talented singer/songwriter with over 200 songs to her credit. A canny mix of business woman and artist, Kelli Jae Baeli is delighted to spend each and every day feeding her muse.

Relocated from Colorado, Baeli now makes her home on what feels to her like the brave new planet of New Zealand with her Kiwi partner Kate Genet. She looks forward to a life rich in words, music and stories.

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Latest book: Irrevocable. Published on February 2, 2013. (4.50 from 2 reviews)
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Latest book: The Island - The Final Chapters. Published on August 17, 2012. (4.86 from 7 reviews)
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• Shadows Fall on March 07, 2012
  
  In the second of Genet's Michaela and Trisha series, the author again reveals her ability to pull a reader through a story that engages and delights. The suspense in this story is handled very well, and the characters are fully-drawn and ones with which the reader can sympathize. Shadows Fall had me caught with its suspenseful subject matter, and unique handling of material that, though it has been done before, it is rarely done with this type of mastery. I found myself twitching at things that go bump in the night. One could easily compare Genet's writing to that of other respected and accomplished writers...this book is every bit as good as every other fantastic book out there, and it's better than most of them. It's so refreshing to find a writer in the lesbian genre who does not cheapen the love between women, but instead makes it universal, relatable, and all at once, a joy to read. I love the way Genet has revitalized this genre, and I am a devoted fan.
  
• Remnant on March 16, 2012
  
  Rich in eloquence, authenticity, and sweeping tragic beauty I choose my books wisely, as I don't have near enough time to read all the books I'd like to, so I will not even waste my time with one that doesn't immediately engage my senses, my interest, my fascination. Remnant was one of those books that did all of that and more. New Zealand author, Kate Genet is one of those writers who deserves a major publishing contract, along with an insanely generous advance and a multi-book deal. Her book, Remnant is just a masterful piece of work. It isn't easy to handle basically one character for most of a book, but she pulled it off beautifully. Not once, did I lose interest in Cass and her plight. One reason for her mastery, is that she did not create a hero, so much as an average woman in beyond-average situation This book has a great deal of exposition, but necessarily so, considering the plot. It takes a lot to keep me from skipping forward on long narrative passages, merely because many writers aren't very good at handling them, but Genet has a firm grip on moving a story along and making it engaging and compelling. There's a lot to be said for the economy of words, (notwithstanding this review) and often other authors will fall into purple prose--as if to say "look at me I'm in love with my words." Genet, however, is in love with her craft. She doesn't slip into verbosity, yet never skimps on eloquent and succinct prose to illuminate character, move plot, and engender emotions in the reader, often primal emotions, at that. The horse, Ezzy, she befriends--or who befriends her-- is as much a main character as Cass, and just as easily engaging. Along with her eloquence and ability to create such tension, her plot is not at all predictable; it's clever, with a few twists that are quite satisfying and clever. She stays true to her characters, her concept, and her plot, the whole way through. We are taken on a journey along with the characters, so that it does feel visceral and authentic. One thing Kate Genet does not do is cop out on her stories. Nor does she spoon-feed or take the easy way out. Remnant is rich in eloquence, authenticity, and sweeping tragic beauty. To qualify this is a book as "going back to nature" would be understatement, because we do realize in the poignant exposition, how powerful nature can be, and how insignificant we ultimately are as a species, against such a formidable force. It's challenging enough, in today's luxury-oriented society, to lose all those conveniences--but another thing entirely to be thrust into a world where even the basic necessities like water, food, shelter, and safety are a constant question, a continual struggle. Many, if not most people who might found themselves in such an apocalyptic situation, would simply break out the razor blades and send themselves to oblivion. But here, we find a character who has a well of inner strength, a fortitude that allows her to keep going, keep hoping, keep searching for those two elements crucial to the health and well-being of the human species: hope and love. Without these two, as Genet illustrates in Remnant, there is little cause to survive. Remnant is a beautiful, epic tale of one woman's courage and strength, amid the most oppressive and hopeless of circumstances. Truly an examination and exaltation of the human spirit, and a reminder that our lives are only as satisfying as we decide to make them.
  
• Orange Moon on April 04, 2012
  
  From the moment I started reading this book, I knew I would like it. I was partially right. I wound up LOVING it. By the second night, I couldn't put it down. I even got sleepy once, and got up and sat in the living room so I could keep reading. I am just SO IMPRESSED with this book. It has all those delicious elements that keep you turning pages. The intrigue, the tension, the mastery of nuance and words, the emotional poignancy, the characters you care about... I am a huge Dean Koontz fan, and I kept thinking how it reminded me of some of his best work (mostly his older stuff like One Door Away From Heaven). There are also elements of Stephen King's style here--spooky, gripping, intense. I did not lose interest in this story for a single second, and that's saying a lot, because I'm not easily impressed with most fiction. This is work that Kate Genet should be SO unabashedly PROUD of. It puts her in league with the best. They have nothing on her. And let me just say that the intimate scenes between Alice and Hope...well I caught myself wanting to marry the author! Though she couldn't possibly be single, could she? I'm being a bit facetious, but not really...and I don't just refer to the carnal aspects...it's that indefinable tenderness that cannot be written by someone who doesn't actually understand it on a visceral level. It's the type of heart I hope to find one day, and share my life with. Sigh. Her words make me yearn for it, anew. I am so looking forward to reading all Kate Genet's work. It's something delicious for me to look forward to. She has me caught--hook, line and sinker.
  
• Scarcity on April 14, 2012
  
  Whether Kate Genet is writing novels or short stories, her prose, her character studies and the peek inside the human psyche will always intrigue, and continually please. The reader can expect to find it time well spent. Scarcity is another example of Genet's ability to draw you into a world of her creation; this, being a world of two lonely women who need intimacy perhaps more than they are willing to admit. The use of color, such as shades of purple, seem to represent the bruised and beautiful nature of life as we seek solace and acceptance amid the often cruel machinations of fate.
  
• Fat Pat and the Accidental Death of Maryanne on June 28, 2012
  
  This story had me laughing all the way through. It was disturbing, but in a decidedly hysterical way...black comedy at its best, and a character voice that is spot-on. Genet always manages to surprise and delight me with her ability to impart a protagonist (if you could call him that--he might also be considered an antagonist) that is at once believable, interesting and unique. This is no exception. In fact, it's a shining example! It's worthy of a prize for best short story. The fact that she can get inside the persona so well, especially when I know that Fat Pat is NOTHING like Genet...well, it's an impressive talent she has. I encourage everyone who enjoys masterful characterization to download this. You will NOT be sorry!
  
• Disbelief on Jan. 22, 2013
  
  This 4th book in the Michaela and Trisha series has no ghosts, or spooky talking dolls, nor any strange lights or ominous shadows, but it still manages to be chilling and exciting. The pivotal point in the relationship between the main characters would be interesting enough, but the danger and obstacles Genet places in front of them makes this adventurous story impossible to put down until you get to the end. One thing that always impresses me about Kate Genet's books, aside from their eloquent prose, is that she could sell ice to an Eskimo--convince you, utterly, that the situation is real, and you are part of it. Her ability to reveal just the right details, find the perfect element of interest, is second to none. She can take a simple premise and make it blossom into an engaging, page-turning wonder: ---------------- "She headed straight out, hair flying, arms straining, trying to keep her strokes fluid and even, afraid of tipping out. She was sure the men were going to follow her, and if they decided to, they’d have her in minutes. The boat would bear down on her, pushing the pink kayak under its hull, spilling her into the water, where she’d either be sliced and diced in the propeller, or plucked out of the water on the end of a fishing hook, skewered and helpless." ---------------- I believe it is, in fact, the author's ability to turn a phrase that so thoroughly draws you in. Peppered throughout the pages of all Genet's books, are delicious little tidbits that move the story, create vivid settings, and act as food for the eyes: ---------------- "Beneath her, the ground crumbled away into rocks that raced steeply downwards to throw themselves under the waves. ----------------- Or this passage: ----------------- "Dawn came in shades of undergrowth grey, needling down through the canopy and doing its best to crawl along the forest floor to where Michaela lay with her eyes open but not wanting to move." ----------------------- Disbelief explores the arduous terrain of self-confidence and courage; but in the relationship between Michaela and Trisha, the other meat is found; at once captivating and charming, these two women inspire an affinity in the reader that insures complete attention to the story, and invests you in the outcome; a satisfying book that leaves you wanting more, without making you feel that anything was left out.
  
• Irrevocable on Feb. 07, 2013
  
  Once again, Kate Genet has wowed me with her ability to tell a story, and keep me plastered to the page to see what happens. Irrevocable is every bit as enticing and engaging as all her other books. The atmosphere she creates is like standing in a virtual reality machine, where created events feel so real, you forget where your actual reality resides. Her mastery of turning a phrase, creating just the right sensation, and surprising you with the depth of her words, is still, in my mind, second to none. Handling the subject of death and dying is not for the faint of heart, yet Genet touches the reader with her understanding of the intricacies of courage, loyalty, devotion, individuality and in this story--even fear. Fear of the unknown, fear of loss, of helplessness, fear of where the boundary between the individual and the couple should go, and how wide and tall it should be. Genet illustrates for us here, that there are no easy answers, and right and wrong remains a gray area, while the known and the unknown eludes us. Irrevocable brought me to tears in a few places, made me sacrifice at least four fingernails from gnawing at them as I read; and always, I was willingly led to wherever she wanted me to go--to the very edges of tension, suspense and curiosity. The impact of this story is, itself, irrevocable.
  
• The Comfort of the Shriek on April 01, 2013
  
  As all discerning readers know, many people are publishing themselves these days, and some should spend more time on learning the craft before they do--not so with this author. I am looking forward to reading some of his full-length work after reading this, as he has a firm grip on the art of storytelling, even amid difficult subject matter. His skill is spot-on in this story, and it's refreshing to find a talented writer like Scott Crowder; akin to finding that ten dollar bill in a pair of pants you haven't worn in a while. I would love to see this story expanded to novel length, as it has some very intriguing possibilities. Keep up the good work, Mr. Crowder!