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About this author

Karen's novel, Take the Monkeys and Run was a semi-finalist in the 2009 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest (under the original title of Monkeys in My Trees)and has gone on to be a Kindle bestseller on Amazon. She has written three more books in the Barbara Marr Murder Mystery Series: Citizen Insane, Silenced by the Yams, and Saturday Night Cleaver.

When she's not writing, Karen loves gardening and spending time with her family. She is currently working on the release of Keep Me Ghosted, the first book in the new Sophie Rhodes Ghostly Romance Series, as well as beginning the draft of Kiss Me, Tate, part of the upcoming Barbara Marr spin-off, Love in Rustic Woods Series. Karen loves to hear from readers, so feel free to drop her a line at...more


So, I have a couple of announcements:


First, I have had to delay the release of KISS ME, TATE to mid-July for a couple of reasons beyond my control. But rest assured, you’ll have it in July!


Second, I have a surprise – Barb will be back in a short story to be released for summer holiday reading. The title? BJORN! ON THE FOURTH OF JULY. Barb just wants to have a fun 4th of July with her family – d...

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Average rating: 3.70 · 1,578 ratings · 352 reviews · 11 distinct works · Similar authors
Take the Monkeys and Run (B...
3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 697 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
Citizen Insane (Barbara Mar...
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 306 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
Silenced by the Yams (Barba...
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 215 ratings — published 2012
The Chronicles of Marr-nia
3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
Saturday Night Cleaver (A B...
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2012
Keep Me Ghosted (Sophie Rho...
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“After all, what is life if love isn't fun?”
Karen Cantwell, The Chronicles of Marr-nia

“Today was my forty-fifth birthday. Impending old age and a problem marriage were staring me in the face. Not a good place to be. I figured that right now, I had two choices — crawl out of the pit, or wallow and die. To wallow or not to wallow? That was the question. Look at Scarlett O’Hara. Did she cry and whine when Rhett walked out the door not giving a damn? Well, okay, she did. But not for long, I’ll bet. Not Scarlett. Same story here, baby, same story here.”
Karen Cantwell, Take the Monkeys and Run

“or dead is coincidental. Copyright 2010 by Karen Fraunfelder Cantwell Chapter”
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