Karen Ranney





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Karen Ranney

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I've always loved reading. I love being transported to different places. I adore being a different person for however long it takes me to read a book. I can't help it - I immerse myself in a book. Doesn't everyone?


Being a writer is only half the process. I create the story, and you, the reader, suspend disbelief, and enter into my world.


Picture a cave, if you will. The cave is the world I've created and put down on paper. I'm standing outside the cave with a lantern, ready to illuminate the path. If I've done my job right, you'll leave your identity, your cares, your stress on the outside of the cave, put your hand in mine and let me lead you where I will. When the book takes you away, it's the best kind of journey. Thanks for being half of...more


I’m an ex-cigarette smoker. I haven’t had a cigarette since 1993, but I must have tried to quit about seven times before that. The only way I was able to finally give up cigarettes was to give up EVERYTHING about them.



I stopped talking on the phone for more than a minute.
I stopped drinking coffee for a year.
I would not go on breaks with people.
I discontinued friendships with people who smoked.
I... read more »
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Average rating: 3.72 · 3,948 ratings · 375 reviews · 33 distinct works
Tapestry
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 200 ratings — published 1995 — 5 editions
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Till Next We Meet
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 187 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions
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One Man's Love (The Highlan...
3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions
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After the Kiss
3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 174 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions
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Sold to a Laird (The Tulloc...
3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 184 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions
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An Unlikely Governess
3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions
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The Devil Wears Tartan
3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 2008 — 6 editions
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Autumn in Scotland
3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 149 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions
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When the Laird Returns (Hig...
3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions
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The Scottish Companion
3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 145 ratings6 editions
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More books by Karen Ranney…
One Man's Love When the Laird Returns The Irresistible MacRae To Love a Scottish Lord So In Love
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3.8521341463414633 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 656 ratings
Sold to a Laird A Highland Duchess A Borrowed Scot
The Tulloch Sgàthán Trilogy (3 books)
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3.5821596244131455 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 426 ratings

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I like to learn about characters. What I've learned about Agatha is that she isn't someone I admire or like. But something she thought made me believe that she'll cha...more
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I’m an ex-cigarette smoker. I haven’t had a cigarette since 1993, but I must have tried to quit about seven times before that. The only way I was a... read more »
"What a life lesson he is for other people! "
"Being a full-time writer is almost like being retired (except for the deadlines!). Every day is a fun day. "
"Good idea, Anne! "
Karen Ranney gave 5 of 5 stars false to:
Evil Dark by Justin Gustainis
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This is going to be an odd review, so you've been warned.

I'm emotional about books. I'm passionate about ones that I like.

I LOVED Justin Gustainis's first book in this series. (This is the second.)

I was fully prepared to love this one. I even pre-...more
"And I just ordered another one for my laptop, Anne. Just love the thing. "
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Karen Ranney gave 4 of 5 stars false to:
The Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton
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I think I'm having a problem with this book, and it just may be me, not the author.

I like to learn about characters. What I've learned about Agatha is that she isn't someone I admire or like. But something she thought made me believe that she'll cha...more
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A Bomb in February by Evan Katy
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More of Karen's books…
“Mental seduction. He’d never thought it possible”
Karen Ranney, The Irresistible MacRae

“All my happiness seems caught up in one of your smiles. - Jered Mandeville, 'Upon a Wicked Time”
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“He wanted to know her with such familiarity that he could curve his fingers around a wrist, an ankle, a knee and recognize her from a hundred, a thousand other women”
Karen Ranney, The Irresistible MacRae

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Melissa Keith Woohoo, Karen! That was quick. :-) Thank you!!


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