Authors whose first name starts with K

367 authors, each with their books in publication order. Authors are filed by the first letter of their name as written, in alphabetical order.

Authors 1–60 of 367

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K Bromberg

45 books 10 series

K Bromberg writes romance and erotica, and the catalogue records 45 books from Driven (2013) to Worth the Risk (2025). Fueled, Crashed and Raced followed Driven in 2013 and 2014, and racing drivers feature in the subject headings. Bromberg's series include Driven, Play Hard, Full Throttle, Everyday Heroes / Malone Brothers, S.I.N., Tangled Hearts, Player Duet and Wicked Ways.

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K. A. Riley

14 books

K. A. Riley writes young adult fiction. Fourteen books are catalogued between 2019 and 2025, opening with Recruitment (2019) alongside Rebellion and Render in that same year, then Awaken and The Cure (2021), Ascend, Fallen and Reign (2022), Thrall (2023), Broken (2024) and Freed (2025). Individual titles sit near 298 pages, and the catalogue stays open.

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K. Renee

44 books 18 series

K. Renee has 44 books in the catalogue, spanning 2014 to 2026. Wayward Angel (2014) and Wayward Soul (2015) are the earliest. Kari Kassom and Loved by a Boss followed in 2019, and A Boss Saved Me appeared in 2020. Sincerely, Forever (2026) is the newest title. Series on the author page include Loved by a Billionaire, Carter Cartel, A Boss Saved Me, Chamber Brothers, Chosen by a Street King, Wayward Saints MC, Forever My Thug, His Love Was Law and When It All Falls Down.

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K. Webster

158 books 34 series

K. Webster writes erotic romance, with 158 books catalogued from Apartment 2B (2014) to His Girl's Mom (2026). Titles from 2014 include Broken, Conheartists, Erased, Rock Bottom, Rock Country and Rock Heart. Series lines include War & Peace, Lost Planet, Shameful Secrets, Pretty Little Dolls, Hood River Hoodlums, Taboo Streets, Becoming Her, 2 Lovers and Royal Bastards MC: Tulsa, OK.

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K.A. Knight

64 books 16 series

K.A. Knight is the author of 64 catalogued books published between 2018 and 2026. Series include Fallen Gods, Courts & Kings, Deadly Love, Pine Valley College, Their Champion, Legends and Love, Forgotten City, Pretty Liars, Lost Coven, Dawnbreaker and Her Monsters. Aurora's Coven, The Wasteland and Voyage to Ayama date from 2018, and Aurora's Betrayal, Dreaming of Ayama, Capturing Carmen and Shipwreck Souls came in 2019. Court of Anguish (2026) is the newest.

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K.A. Linde

69 books 16 series

Contemporary and erotic romance is K.A. Linde's territory, with subject headings covering man-woman relationships, women journalists, politicians and political campaigns. Linde has 69 catalogued books published between 2012 and 2026, organised into 12 series including Wright Vineyard, Cruel, Avoiding, Record, Royal Houses and Blood Type. Avoiding Commitment (2012) opens the catalogue and The Raven at the Ash Door (2026) closes it for now.

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K.A. Tucker

41 books 10 series

K.A. Tucker, whose full first name is Kathleen, is a Canadian romance writer. The catalogue lists 41 Tucker books, opening with Anathema (2011) and reaching North Country (2026). Series include Ten Tiny Breaths, Burying Water, Simple Wild, Causal Enchantment, Fate & Flame, Polson Falls and Dirty Empire, and the Wolf Hotel books appear under the name Nina West. Subjects include romantic suspense, sisters, post-traumatic stress disorder and orphans.

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K.C. Crowne

128 books 11 series

K.C. Crowne is credited on 128 catalogued books published between 2018 and 2026. Her Mountain Daddy (2018) opens the run and Billionaire's Plot Twist (2026) is the newest listed title. Crowne writes in linked series, among them Mountain Men of Liberty, Silver Fox Daddies, Doctors of Denver, Rainbow Canyons Cowboys, Bearded Brothers, Big Bad Daddies, Firemen of Manhattan and Lumberjacks of Grizzly Falls. Nearly the whole catalogue falls inside the 2020s, and new titles continue to appear.

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K.C. Kean

43 books 10 series

Academy settings dominate K.C. Kean's catalogue: Featherstone, Saints, Heir, Silvercrest and Neverbound each carry a series, joined by Institute Thirteen and Emerson U. Savage Six, Allstars and Ruthless Brothers MC fill out the rest. Forty-three books have appeared since My Bloodline in 2020, at a median of 486 pages, and Champion of Chaos arrived in 2026.

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K.F. Breene

87 books 17 series

K.F. Breene has 88 books in the catalogue, with romance and fantasy as the listed subjects. The list begins in 2013 with Back in the Saddle, and the newest title is Magical Midlife Conclave (2026), with Magical Midlife Mage due in 2027. Breene's series include Leveling Up, Demon Days, Vampire Nights, Warrior Chronicles, Demigod of San Francisco and Deliciously Dark Fairytales. Several further series, such as Growing Pains, Skyline and Montana Wilds, appear under the name Willow Summers.

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K.G. Reuss

64 books 19 series

K.G. Reuss writes paranormal and academy romance, much of it dark. Mayfair University, Kings of Bolten Academy, Black Falls High, Rayton University, Acadia Prep and Boys of Chapel Crest set the school stories; Everlasting Chronicles, Horsemen of Ruin, Stillwater Asylum and Emissary of the Devil carry the supernatural. Ninety-one books span 2016 to 2027, from Oracle to Undertow (2026), with Blindsided scheduled for 2027.

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K.J. Charles

58 books 11 series

K.J. Charles is a British writer of historical and fantasy romance, most of it gay romance set in England of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Magpie Lord (2013) began the Charm of Magpies books; Society of Gentlemen, Will Darling Adventures, Lilywhite Boys, Sins of the Cities, Green Men and The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal followed. Charles has 58 catalogued titles published between 2013 and 2026, and the work has drawn RITA Award and Lambda Literary Award nominations.

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K.J. Kalis

42 books 7 series

K.J. Kalis writes thrillers, seven series of them: Kat Beckman, Detective Emily Tizzano, Travis Bishop, Johnston & Fletcher, Detective Morgan Foster, Detective Max Grady and Jess Montgomery. The Cure (2020) is the first catalogued title and No Safe Truth (2026) the newest, 42 books in six years. Kalis publishes at a fast pace and the catalogue is open.

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K.L. Savage

43 books 10 series

Motorcycle club romance is K.L. Savage's territory, organised by city: Ruthless Kings MC runs chapters in Las Vegas, New Orleans, Atlantic City, La Grange, Houston and Baton Rouge, with Royal Bastards MC: Portland, Ruthless Asylum, Ruthless Hellhounds and Moretti beside them. Reaper's Rise, Boomer, Doc, Pirate and Skirt all appeared in 2020, the first year of the catalogue. Forty-three books run through to Malo (2024), short at a median of 155 pages, and Savage keeps a suspense and crime strand under the romance.

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K.L. Slater

25 books 1 series

K.L. Slater writes psychological suspense about neighbours, family secrets and revenge, where the threat is usually already inside the house. Safe with Me (2016) opens a catalogue of 25 titles that reaches Her Stepmother's House in 2026. Blink, Liar, The Mistake, Closer, The Secret and The Visitor follow in quick succession, almost all of them standalone novels at a median of 322 pages.

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K.L. Walther

8 books

K.L. Walther writes contemporary young adult fiction about families, friendship, dating and the summers that change things. Eight books run from If We Were Us (2020) to The Summer of Second Chances, taking in The Summer of Broken Rules, Maybe Meant to Be, What Happens After Midnight, A First Time for Everything and While We're Young. Titles median 392 pages, and Walther is still publishing.

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K.M. Ashman

49 books 10 series

K.M. Ashman writes historical fiction and adventure across six series: the Roman Chronicles, the Road to Hastings, the Seeds of Empire, the India Summers mysteries, the Other-world Collection and the Children of Black Water Valley. The Last Citadel (2011) is among the earliest of 51 catalogued titles and Silentium (2026) the newest, with Darkness and Daffodils scheduled for 2027. Ashman publishes two or three books a year.

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K.M. Moronova

13 books 5 series

K.M. Moronova's catalogue holds 14 books published since 2022, spread across four series: Pine Hollow, Alkrose Academy, Cruel Fates and Covington Graves. A God of Wrath & Lies (2022) is the earliest title, followed by A God of Death & Rest and A Goddess of Life & Dawn (2023). Bulletproof is the newest, and Become the Dark is scheduled for 2027. Books run 400 pages at the median.

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K.M. Shea

63 books 14 series

Retold fairy tales and legends make up much of K.M. Shea's work: Timeless Fairy Tales, Fairy Tale Enchantress, Snow Queen, Robyn Hood and King Arthur and Her Knights all sit in the catalogue, alongside Hall of Blood and Mercy, Court of Midnight and Deception, Magic on Main Street, Elves of Lessa and the Magical Beings' Rehabilitation Center. Sixty-two books are catalogued from 2011 to 2026, starting with Vampires Drink Tomato Juice and reaching Managing the Vampire's Mansion. Timeless Fairy Tales supplies the recurring cast.

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Kaci Rose

80 books 27 series

Kaci Rose writes romance and westerns, with 81 books catalogued since Stay With Me Now (2020). The Cowboy and His Best Friend and Small Town Cowboy Weddings are among the 2020 titles. Series include Cowboys of Rock Springs, Texas, Oakside Military Heroes, Mountain Men of Whiskey River, Rock Stars of Nashville, Italian Mafia Princesses, Club Red: Chicago, Walker Lake, Texas and Whiskey Secrets. Saving Jase is the newest release, from 2026, and Whiskey Whispers is scheduled for 2027.

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Kai Lesy

43 books 5 series

Reverse harem romance is Kai Lesy's form, written in series titled Lucky Lady Reverse Harem, Her Glow Up Harem, Ruthless Bratva Daddies, Dirty Daddies and Over the Top Galactic Heroes. Forty-three books have followed First Time His (2019), among them Cowboy Daddies (2023) and Her Royal Treatment (2023). Lesy reached Her Valentine's Ruin in 2026 and continues to publish.

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Kaira Rouda

28 books 5 series

Kaira Rouda, born Kaira Sturdivant Rouda on May 17, 1963, is an American businesswoman and author best known for psychological suspense such as Best Day Ever and All the Difference. The Favorite Daughter came out in May 2019. The catalogue lists 28 books, starting with Real You Incorporated: 8 Essentials for Women Entrepreneurs (2010) and reaching We Were Never Friends (2026). Other titles include A Mother's Day (2011), Here, Home, Hope (2011) and Laguna Heights (2015), and Indigo Island Romance is a Rouda series. Subjects include domestic thrillers, businesswomen, entrepreneurship and middle-aged women.

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Kait Nolan

90 books 16 series

Kait Nolan writes romance, 90 titles between Forsaken by Shadow (2011) and Carry on Wayward Son (2026). Wishful, the Misfit Inn and Men of the Misfit Inn, Kilted Hearts, Bad Boy Bakers, Rescue My Heart, Special Ops Scots, Gibson Hollow and the Huckleberry Creek series are the groupings. Romance is the only subject tag on the listing.

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Kaki Warner

13 books 4 series

Kaki Warner writes historical western romance, set on ranches and in the towns around them across Colorado and Texas. Three series carry the work: Blood Rose, opening with Pieces of Sky (2009), then Heroes of Heartbreak Creek and the Brides of Rough Creek Texas. Thirteen titles close with Home to Texas (2021), and the catalogue is dormant.

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Kalayna Price

9 books 2 series

Kalayna Price writes urban fantasy around Alex Craft, a witch and private investigator. The Grave titles make up most of the catalogue: Grave Witch (2010), Grave Dance (2011), Grave Memory (2012), Grave Visions (2016), Grave Ransom (2017), Grave Destiny (2019) and Grave War (2020). Once Bitten (2009) and Twice Dead (2010) open the 9 catalogued books. Magic, witches, vampires, shapeshifting and murder investigation run through the work.

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Kalynn Bayron

16 books 7 series

Kalynn Bayron writes fairy tale retellings and sapphic romance, with LGBTQIA themes in the subject tags. Cinderella Is Dead (2020) and This Poison Heart (2021) are among the catalogued titles, followed by The Vanquishers (2022), This Wicked Fate (2022) and You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight (2023). Vanquishers, Six Points of Light and This Poison Heart are the series, and Tell the Ghosts I'm Gone (2026) is the newest title.

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Kami Garcia

39 books 9 series

Kami Garcia, born March 25, 1972, is an American writer of young adult fiction and of graphic novels for DC Comics. Beautiful Creatures (2009) opens the catalogue, followed by Beautiful Darkness (2010), Beautiful Chaos (2011) and Beautiful Redemption (2012). Dream Dark (2011) is also listed, and Teen Titans: Together (2026) is the newest title. Series include Dangerous Creatures, Beautiful Creatures: The Untold Stories, Beautiful Creatures Graphic Novels and Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity. Paranormal fiction, psychic ability, demonology, high schools and orphans appear in the subject tags.

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Kandi Steiner

46 books 8 series

Kandi Steiner writes romance, with 46 books catalogued from Tag Chaser (2013) to Love Overboard (2026). Series include Chasers, Palm South University, Kings of the Ice, Red Zone Rivals, Best Kept Secrets and Becker Brothers. Other titles include Black Number Four (2015), A Love Letter to Whiskey (2016), Weightless (2016) and On the Way to You (2017).

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Kara Thomas

7 books 1 series

Kara Thomas is an American author of young adult novels and a television writer, best known for The Cheerleaders (2018). Seven books are catalogued between 2016 and 2024: The Darkest Corners (2016), Little Monsters (2017), The Cheerleaders, That Weekend (2021), Out of the Ashes (2023), Lost to Dune Road (2024) and The Champions (2024). Murder, missing persons, sisters, friendship and Pennsylvania are the recurring subjects.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

18 books 2 series

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. in 1947, played 20 seasons as a center in the NBA with the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers and won a record six Most Valuable Player awards. The writing runs to 18 catalogued books, from Giant Steps: The Autobiography of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1983) to We All Want to Change the World (2025). History and biography fill most of them: Black Profiles in Courage (1996), Brothers In Arms: The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Battalion (2004), On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance (2007) and What Color Is My World?: The Lost History of African-American Inventors (2012). Mycroft Holmes (2015) opens a fiction series with Sherlock Holmes among its subject headings, and the Streetball Crew books, among them Sasquatch in the Paint (2013) and Stealing the Game (2015), are fiction as well.

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Karen Ann Hopkins

46 books 5 series

Karen Ann Hopkins writes about Amish communities, in stories for teenagers and in murder mystery. 46 catalogued books run from Temptation (2012) to Dead Quiet (2026). Serenity's Plain Secrets and Possum Gap are the two series, and Lamb to the Slaughter (2014), Whispers from the Dead (2015) and Secrets in the Grave (2015) are among the titles. Love, families and the ties between people fill the subjects, and Hopkins remains actively publishing.

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Karen Armstrong

30 books 7 series

Karen Armstrong, born 14 November 1944, is a British author and commentator on comparative religion and a former Roman Catholic religious sister. While in the convent Armstrong read English at St Anne's College, Oxford, and left the order in 1969, moving from a conservative faith to a more liberal and mystical Christianity. The books stress what the major religions share, including compassion and the Golden Rule, and the February 2008 TED Prize of US$100,000 led to the Charter for Compassion, launched the next year. The catalogue holds 30 books from Through the Narrow Gate (1981) to The Story Of God (2022), including Holy War (1988) and A History of God (1993).

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Karen Barnett

10 books 4 series

Christian historical romance is Karen Barnett's field, with American national parks as recurring ground. Ten catalogued books run from Mistaken (2013) to Through Water and Stone (2025), grouped into the Golden Gate Chronicles, Vintage National Parks, Redwood National Park and Zion National Park series. San Francisco, women artists, sisters and history supply the material.

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Karen Baugh Menuhin

29 books 4 series

Murder at Melrose Court (2018) opens Karen Baugh Menuhin's catalogue and the Heathcliff Lennox mysteries with it. Miss Busby Investigates, Alexander Wolfe and the Montrose Valley Romance books form the other series, and 32 catalogued titles reach Christmas at The Manor in 2026. A Ghost in Gold is scheduled for 2027.

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Karen Brooks

15 books 3 series

Karen Brooks is an Australian author, columnist, social commentator and academic. Brooks writes fantasy for children and young adults as Karen Brooks and as Karen R. Brooks, and has also published short stories and non-fiction. After finishing The Curse of the Bond Riders fantasy trilogy, Brooks turned to standalone novels. Later titles include The Locksmith's Daughter (2016) and The Chocolate Maker's Wife (2019). The 15 catalogued books start with It's Time, Cassandra Klein (2001) and reach The Extraordinary Florence Stoker (2026).

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Karen Campbell

8 books 1 series

Karen Campbell, born in Paisley in 1967, is a Scottish novelist. Anna Cameron, a policewoman, carries Campbell's crime series, which begins with The Twilight Time (2008) and continues in After the Fire (2009), Shadowplay (2009) and Proof of Life (2011). Four later novels sit outside that series: This Is Where I Am (2013), Rise (2015), The Sound of the Hours (2019) and Paper Cup (2022). Eight books are catalogued in all, and Campbell was shortlisted for Scotland's National Book Awards Fiction Book of the Year in 2025.

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Karen Chance

41 books 3 series

Karen Chance is an American fantasy novelist. Chance grew up in Orlando, Florida, has lived in France, Great Britain, Hong Kong and New Orleans, taught history there, and has written full time since 2008. The Cassie Palmer books follow a clairvoyant who becomes the Pythia, chief seer of the supernatural world; Midnight's Daughter (2008) opens a spin-off from that sequence, and Dorina Basarab and Lia de Croissets are the other series. Forty-eight catalogued titles run from Touch the Dark (2006) to Rogue Elements (2026), at a median 418 pages. Vampires, clairvoyants and the occult recur as subjects.

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Karen Charlton

18 books 3 series

Historical crime is Karen Charlton's field, with London among the settings and murder investigation the standing subject. The Detective Lavender Mysteries are the main sequence, joined by the York Ladies' Detective Agency Mysteries and Regency Reivers. Eighteen books are catalogued from Catching the Eagle (2011) to The Poisoned Quill (2025), among them The Missing Heiress (2012), The Sans Pareil Mystery (2015), The Sculthorpe Murder (2016) and Murder in Park Lane (2019).

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Karen Cleveland writes espionage thrillers built around the American intelligence services. Four books are catalogued, published between 2018 and 2022: Need To Know (2018), Keep You Close (2019), You Can Run (2021) and The New Neighbor (2022). The subject headings name the Central Intelligence Agency, Russians and psychological suspense. The novels run to about 350 pages each. Nothing has followed The New Neighbor, and the catalogue is dormant.

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Karen Dionne

5 books 1 series

Karen Dionne is an American writer of psychological suspense. The Marsh King's Daughter (2017) sold into 25 languages, was named one of the year's best thrillers by Library Journal, took Suspense Magazine's Crimson Scribe award, and was filmed in 2023 by Neil Burger with Daisy Ridley, Ben Mendelsohn and Garrett Hedlund. Dionne's earlier thrillers, Freezing Point (2008) and Boiling Point (2010), turn on ice, water and volcanoes. Five titles end at The Wicked Sister (2020).

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Karen Dukess

2 books

Karen Dukess has two catalogued books. The Last Book Party appeared in 2019 and Welcome to Murder Week in 2025. Those two titles span the catalogue, 2019 to 2025, and Dukess is still publishing.

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Karen Hamilton writes psychological thrillers. Four catalogued books make up the run: The Perfect Girlfriend in 2018, The Last Wife in 2020, The Ex-Husband in 2022 and The Contest in 2023. Nothing has appeared since, and the catalogue is recorded as dormant.

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Karen Harper

72 books 10 series

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.

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Karen Hawkins

41 books 12 series

Karen Hawkins is an American author of historical romance, born in Tennessee, and humour is a noted feature of the novels. The catalogue holds 41 books from The Abduction of Julia (2000) to The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams (2024). Series include the MacLean Curse, the Hurst Amulet, the Oxenburg Princes, the Duchess Diaries, the Talisman Ring and Dove Pond. Scotland, Great Britain, the nobility and social manners recur among the recorded subjects.

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Karen Kijewski

9 books 1 series

Karen Kijewski is an American mystery writer, born in 1943, known for the Kat Colorado series. Katwalk (1988) opens 9 books that end with Stray Kat Waltz (1998), every title a play on the detective's name: Copy Kat (1990), Kat's Cradle (1992), Wild Kat (1994), Honky Tonk Kat (1996). Kat Colorado is a private investigator working in Sacramento, and country music, hard-boiled crime and abused wives run through the subjects.

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Karen King

58 books 1 series

Karen King writes for children and, more recently, for adults. Fifty-eight books are catalogued from Christmas Fun (1989) to The Foster Child (2026), most of them short, at a median of 40 pages. Unicorns, mermaids, fairy tales, humour and Bible stories fill the children's titles, and the Amy Carter Mysteries are the one named series.

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Karen Kingsbury

115 books 22 series

Karen Kingsbury is an American Christian novelist, born in Fairfax, Virginia, on June 8, 1963. Kingsbury worked as a sports writer for the Los Angeles Times and later wrote for the Los Angeles Daily News. Missy's Murder (1991), Kingsbury's first book, grew out of a murder story covered as a reporter in Los Angeles. Kingsbury is a #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist. The catalogue holds 115 titles, running to The Christmas Ring (2025), and the series include Firstborn, Sunrise, Above the Line, Bailey Flanigan, Red Gloves and Forever Faithful. Christian fiction and family life recur among the subjects.

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Karen M. McManus

8 books 2 series

Karen M. McManus writes young adult thrillers about murder, missing persons and the pressure inside schools. One of Us Is Lying (2017) opens the One of Us series, continued in One of Us Is Next and One of Us Is Back, and the standalones include The Cousins, You'll Be the Death of Me and Nothing More to Tell. Eight books reach Such Charming Liars in 2024.

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Karen MacInerney

44 books 10 series

Karen MacInerney is an American novelist with several series to date. Three are cozy mysteries: one about a bed and breakfast owner on an island off Maine, one about a homesteader in rural Texas, and one about a bookseller on the Maine coast. A humorous paranormal series follows an accountant trying to ignore an inherited werewolf gene, and a comic mystery series follows a suburban mother who turns private investigator. MacInerney graduated from Plano Senior High School and Rice University and lives in Austin, Texas. The catalogue lists 44 books from Murder on the Rocks (2006) to Rigged for Murder (2026), with series including Gray Whale Inn Mystery, Dewberry Farm Mystery and Snug Harbor Mysteries.

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Karen Maitland writes medieval thrillers. Ten titles make up the catalogue: The White Room came from Yorkshire Art Circus in 1996, Company of Liars from Delacorte Press in 2008, The Owl Killers from Michael Joseph in 2009, and The Gallows Curse from Penguin Books in March 2011, with The Falcons of Fire and Ice (2012), The Vanishing Witch (2014), The Raven's Head (2015) and The Plague Charmer (2016) after them. The Black Death, travellers, gallows and fortune-telling by runes supply the material. Maitland holds an honours degree in human communication and a doctorate in psycholinguistics, and has co-written titles in the Medieval Murderers series with Bernard Knight, Ian Morson, Susanna Gregory and Philip Gooden.

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Karen Marie Moning

23 books 4 series

Scotland and time travel drive the first half of Karen Marie Moning's work, in the Highlander romances that begin with Beyond the Highland Mist (1999) and run through Kiss of the Highlander, The Dark Highlander and The Immortal Highlander. MacKayla Lane carries the Fever series, urban fantasy about fae loose in the modern world. Watch Hill follows. Twenty-seven titles make up the catalogue, at a median of 464 pages.

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Karen McQuestion

29 books 1 series

Karen McQuestion is an American novelist, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on January 16, 1961, who writes for adults, teens and children. Humour or suspense runs through most McQuestion books, which have sold over a million copies, with translation rights sold in Germany, Turkey, South Korea and Poland. After 30,000 self-published sales, McQuestion signed with AmazonEncore, which re-released A Scattered Life. The catalogue lists 29 books from Easily Amused (2009) to The Tip-Off (2026), including the Edgewood series. McQuestion lives in Hartland, Wisconsin.

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Karen Odden

6 books 2 series

Karen Odden writes detective and mystery fiction, with romantic suspense among the subjects the catalogue assigns. Six titles are listed, from A Lady in the Smoke (2016) through A Dangerous Duet (2018), A Trace of Deceit (2019), Down a Dark River (2021) and Under a Veiled Moon (2022) to An Artful Dodge in 2026. Inspector Corravan is the one series named. Murder, women pianists and questions of passing and identity appear in the subject list, and the books run long, at a median of 400 pages.

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Karen Perry

9 books

Karen Perry writes psychological thrillers, most of them set in Dublin. 9 catalogued books run from 2014, when both The Boy That Never Was and The Innocent Sleep appeared, to The Worst Thing You Ever Did (2023). Only We Know (2015), Girl Unknown (2016), Can You Keep a Secret? (2017), Your Closest Friend (2018) and Come a Little Closer (2019) fill the years between, and The Stranger is listed as The Guest as well (2021). Missing children, family secrets, revenge and marriage run through the subjects. No new title has appeared since 2023.

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Karen Ranney

59 books 12 series

Karen Ranney (February 5, 1963 - June 15, 2020) wrote historical and paranormal romance. The 59 catalogued books run from Tapestry (1995) to The Wizard (2020), with Scotland, the nobility, widows and social life and customs among the recorded subjects. Series in the listing include the Highland Lords, Clan Sinclair, the Montgomery Chronicles, the MacIain books, the Duke Trilogy and the Murder Club Murders.

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Karen Robards

56 books 6 series

Karen Robards has written historical romance, contemporary romance and romantic suspense across 56 catalogued books. Island Flame (1981) opens the list, followed by Sea Fire (1982), Forbidden Love (1983), Amanda Rose (1984), Dark Torment (1985) and To Love a Man (1985). Dr. Charlotte Stone, the Banning Sisters and Jessica Ford head series inside a catalogue otherwise made of standalone novels. The Moonlight Runner is the newest title, and Robards remains actively publishing.

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Karen Rose

37 books 11 series

Karen Rose writes romantic suspense and has won a RITA Award. Born Karen Rose Hafer in Baltimore and raised in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., Rose took a chemical engineering degree at the University of Maryland and worked as a chemical engineer with two patents before writing fiction. The catalogue holds 37 books from Don't Tell (2003) to Family Lies (2026), organised into city-named sequences: Chicago, Cincinnati, Philadelphia/Atlanta, Sacramento, Minneapolis, St. Petersburg and San Diego Case Files. Subjects include murder, serial murders, arson investigation and police procedure.

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Karen Rose Smith

124 books 46 series

Karen Rose Smith is an American author born in Pennsylvania whose first romance appeared in 1992. Smith has written for Meteor/Kismet, Kensington, Silhouette and Harlequin, and has indie-published novels and short story collections as e-books. Awards include New Jersey's Golden Leaf Award for short contemporary romance (twice), CRA's Award of Excellence and the Golden Quill for Traditional Romance. The catalogue lists 124 books from A Man Worth Loving (1992) to If Books Could Kill (2026). Mystery lines include Caprice De Luca Mystery and Daisy's Tea Garden Mysteries.

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Karen Russell is an American novelist and short story writer, born in 1981. The debut novel Swamplandia! (2011) was a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; the National Book Foundation named Russell a 5 Under 35 honoree in 2009, and a MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant followed. Seven books are catalogued, from St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves (2005) to The Antidote (2025), by way of Vampires in the Lemon Grove (2013), Sleep Donation (2014) and Orange World and Other Stories (2019). Short fiction, Florida, ghosts and motherless families recur as subjects.

Karen Russell books in order
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Karen Swan

30 books 3 series

Karen Swan writes contemporary fiction, much of it tied to Christmas: Christmas at Tiffany's (2011), Christmas at Claridge's (2013), Christmas in the Snow (2014) and Christmas on Primrose Hill (2015) all sit in the catalogue. Most of the 30 books stand alone, with the Wild Isle / St. Kilda and At Tiffany's sequences as the exceptions. Female friendship, divorce and self-reinvention recur. Players (2010) opens the run, and The Winter Guest arrives in 2026.

Karen Swan books in order