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Karen Abbott Books in Order

Karen Abbott has written 37 books, published between 2002 and 2013. The first book is Summer Island (2002) and the newest is Take Hold of Tomorrow (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
37
Published
2002–2013
Pages on record
6,341 in 32 of 37 books
Reading time
106–159 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,341 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 32 of 37 titles with a page count on record.

See all 37 books in order Printable Karen Abbott checklist

Karen Abbott wrote romance fiction, 37 books published between 2002 and 2013, many of them issued in large print. Summer Island (2002) opens the catalogue and Take Hold of Tomorrow (2013) closes it, with the Ile d'Oleron books the one named series. Inheritance, orphans, stepfamilies, siblings, artists and businesswomen recur as subjects. The 2000s carried most of the output, at a median 192 pages per book.

How many Karen Abbott books are there?

Karen Abbott has 37 books, released between 2002 and 2013. 3 of them belong to the Ile d’Oleron series.

Karen Abbott Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 37 Karen Abbott books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Summer Island by Karen Abbott (2002)
  2. Cover of Red Rose Girl by Karen Abbott (2002)
  3. Cover of A Time to Forgive by Karen Abbott (2002)
  4. Cover of Love Is Blind by Karen Abbott (2002)
  5. Cover of A Matter of Trust by Karen Abbott (2003)
  6. Cover of Love Conquers All by Karen Abbott (2003)
  7. Cover of A Taste of Happiness by Karen Abbott, book 1 of the Ile d’Oleron series (2004)
  8. Cover of The Turning Tide by Karen Abbott (2004)
  9. Cover of The Heart Knows No Bounds by Karen Abbott (2004)
  10. Cover of A French Masquerade by Karen Abbott (2005)
  11. Cover of A Heart Divided by Karen Abbott (2005)
  12. Cover of Just a Summer Romance by Karen Abbott, book 2 of the Ile d’Oleron series (2006)
  13. Cover of Dangerous Intrigue by Karen Abbott (2006)
  14. Cover of To Capture a Heart by Karen Abbott (2006)
  15. Cover of Faith for the Future by Karen Abbott (2007)
  16. Cover of A Change of Heart by Karen Abbott (2007)
  17. Cover of Illusions of Love by Karen Abbott (2008)
  18. Cover of A Divided Inheritance by Karen Abbott (2009)
  19. Cover of Elusive Love by Karen Abbott (2009)
  20. Cover of A Most Rebellious Debutante by Karen Abbott (2010)
  21. Cover of The Farrington Fortune by Karen Abbott (2010)
  22. Cover of A Bride for Lord Mountjoy by Karen Abbott (2010)
  23. Cover of A Love Worth Waiting for by Karen Abbott (2010)
  24. Cover of The New Lord Westlake by Karen Abbott (2011)
  1. 1
    Summer Island2002 · 168 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002168
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  2. 2
    Red Rose Girl2002 · 168 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002168
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  3. 3
    A Time to Forgive2002 · 184 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002184
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  4. 4
    Love Is Blind2002 · 162 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002162
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  5. 5
    A Matter of Trust2003 · 184 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003184
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Love Conquers All2003 · 184 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003184
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  7. 7
    Designs For Love2003 · 184 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003184
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  8. 8
    A Taste of HappinessIle d’Oleron #12004 · 184 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004184
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  9. 9
    When True Love Wins2004 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004192
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  10. 10
    The Turning Tide2004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    The Heart Knows No Bounds2004 · 184 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004184
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Outrageous Deception2004 · 200 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004200
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Rising to the Call2005 · 200 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005200
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  14. 14
    A French Masquerade2005 · 200 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005200
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    A Heart Divided2005 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Danger Comes Calling2005 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005192
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  17. 17
    To Face the Past2005 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005192
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  18. 18
    Just a Summer RomanceIle d’Oleron #22006 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    Dangerous Intrigue2006 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  20. 20
    An Unsuitable Alliance2006 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    Her Reluctant Heart2006 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006192
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  22. 22
    Afraid to Love2006 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    To Capture a Heart2006 · 200 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006200
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  24. 24
    Faith for the Future2007 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  25. 25
    A Change of Heart2007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007–
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  26. 26
    Illusions of Love2008 · 186 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008186
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  27. 27
    A Divided Inheritance2009 · 182 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009182
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 28
    Elusive Love2009 · 187 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009187
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  29. 29
    A Most Rebellious Debutante2010 · 296 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010296
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  30. 30
    The Farrington Fortune2010 · 188 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010188
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  31. 31
    A Bride for Lord Mountjoy2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  32. 32
    A Love Worth Waiting for2010 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  33. 33
    The New Lord Westlake2011 · 191 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011191
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  34. 34
    A Father for Daisy2011 · 309 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011309
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  35. 35
    Hold on to Your Dreams2011 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011288
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  36. 36
    Island of SecretsIle d’Oleron #32012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  37. 37
    Take Hold of Tomorrow2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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Karen Abbott books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Ile d’Oleron in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Taste of Happiness
  2. 2. Just a Summer Romance
  3. 3. Island of Secrets

Standalone books

34 books

34 Karen Abbott titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Karen Abbott books in order?

You only need to read Karen Abbott books in order within the Ile d’Oleron series, which holds 3 of the 37 Karen Abbott books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Karen Abbott

Start with Summer Island (2002), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Karen Abbott book?

Take Hold of Tomorrow (2013) is the newest Karen Abbott book released so far.

Is there a new Karen Abbott book coming?

No next Karen Abbott book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Karen Abbott at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Karen Abbott title on record dates from 2013, 13 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Karen Abbott books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
6,341 pages across the 32 of 37 books with a recorded length, a median of 192 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Karen Abbott books, 28 of 37, were published in the 2000s.

What the Karen Abbott books are about

21 of the 37 Karen Abbott books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: inheritance and succession is tagged on 2 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.