Karen Harper Books in Order
Karen Harper has written 72 books, published between 1982 and 2020. The first book is Island Ecstasy (1982) and the newest is The Queen's Secret (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 72
- Published
- 1982–2020
- Confirmed
- 72 of 72 titles
- Pages on record
- 20,839 in 57 of 72 books
- Reading time
- 347–521 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 20,839 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 57 of 72 titles with a page count on record.
Karen Harper wrote historical fiction, romantic suspense and Amish-set novels. The catalogue holds 72 books, from Island Ecstasy (1982) to The Queen's Secret (2020), taking in The Last Boleyn (1983) and The First Princess of Wales (1984). The Elizabeth I Mysteries, the South Shores books, the Amish Home Valley and Maplecreek trilogies, and the Morgan Sisters series written as Caryn Cameron organise much of it.
How many Karen Harper books are there?
Karen Harper has 72 books, released between 1982 and 2020. They include 8 separate series.
Karen Harper Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 72 Karen Harper 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.
- 11982–3/4
- 219835853/4
- 319836853/4
- 419846183/4
- 519856223/4
- 6198513/4
- 71987–3/4
- 8Dawn's Early Light (As: Caryn Cameron)Karen Harper Standalone Novels #81988 · 301 pages · confirmed 3/419883013/4
- 919883253/4
- 101989–3/4
- 111989–3/4
- 1219903013/4
- 131990–3/4
- 14199113/4
- 1519913003/4
- 16Braden's Brides (As: Caryn Cameron)Karen Harper Standalone Novels #131991 · 299 pages · confirmed 3/419912993/4
- 171991–3/4
- 1819923933/4
- 1919933733/4
- 2019944483/4
- 2119943843/4
- 2219964433/4
- 2319964003/4
- 2419982973/4
- 2519984003/4
- 2619993203/4
- 2720003363/4
- 2820004003/4
- 2920004003/4
- 3020013213/4
- 312001–3/4
- 3220023663/4
- 3320023923/4
- 3420032873/4
- 3520032903/4
- 3620033943/4
- 3720043923/4
- 3820053043/4
- 3920053043/4
- 4020064003/4
- 4120073923/4
- 4220072403/4
- 4320073923/4
- 4420083043/4
- 4520083953/4
- 46Mistress Shakespeare / Shakespeare's MistressKaren Harper Standalone Novels #302009 · 370 pages · confirmed 3/420093703/4
- 472009–3/4
- 4820093593/4
- 492010–3/4
- 5020113593/4
- 512011–3/4
- 5220114063/4
- 5320123843/4
- 5420123683/4
- 552012–3/4
- 562013–3/4
- 5720144003/4
- 5820143463/4
- 5920143843/4
- 6020163173/4
- 612016–3/4
- 6220163573/4
- 6320173843/4
- 6420173763/4
- 6520173843/4
- 6620183843/4
- 6720183203/4
- 6820193843/4
- 6920193683/4
- 702020–3/4
- 7120203843/4
- 722020–3/4
Karen Harper characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
Karen Harper 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.
Karen Harper Standalone Novels
39 books39 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Elizabeth I in order
9 booksSouth Shores in order
6 booksAmish Home Valley in order
5 booksMaplecreek Amish Trilogy in order
3 books- 1. Dark Road Home
- 2. Dark Harvest
- 3. Dark Angel
Cold Creek in order
3 booksEden's Gate in order
2 books- 1. Eden's Gate
- 2. The Firelands
Morgan Sisters Series as Caryn Cameron in order
2 booksAlaska Wild in order
2 booksKaren Harper Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Do you have to read Karen Harper books in order?
You only need to read Karen Harper books in order within each series: the books listed here span 8 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Karen Harper
Start with The Poyson Garden (1999), the first Elizabeth I Mysteries book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Island Ecstasy (1982).
What is the newest Karen Harper book?
The Queen's Secret (2020) is the newest Karen Harper book released so far.
Is there a new Karen Harper book coming?
No next Karen Harper 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 Harper at a glance
- Died
- Karen Harper died in 2020, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Karen Harper on record dates from 2020.
- Release pace
- Karen Harper books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 20,839 pages across the 57 of 72 books with a recorded length, a median of 376 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Karen Harper books, 22 of 72, were published in the 2000s.
What the Karen Harper books are about
65 of the 72 Karen Harper books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: romantic suspense is tagged on 15 of 65. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Romantic suspense 15 of 65 books
- Historical fiction 12 of 65 books
- History 11 of 65 books
- Romance 9 of 65 books
- Amish 8 of 65 books
- England 7 of 65 books
- Great Britain 6 of 65 books
- Mystery & detective 6 of 65 books
- Biography 5 of 65 books
- Queens 5 of 65 books
- Investigation 4 of 65 books