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Karen King

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Birmingham, The United Kingdom

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Romance, Young Adult, Children's

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Karen King is a multi-published author of children's books, YA and romantic fiction. She has had 120 children's books published, two young adult novels, six romantic novels and several short stories for women's magazines.

'The Cornish Hotel by the Sea', published by Accent Press, became an international bestseller, reaching the top hundred in the Kindle charts in both the UK and Australia, and #2 and #3 in Holiday Reads respectively. Karen recently signed a two book contract with Bookouture, the first book 'Snowy Nights at the Lonely Hearts Hotel' was published in November and her second book, 'The Year of Starting Over', is out in February 2019.

She is also under contract at Littwitz Press, her book “Rise of the Soul Catchers” was published ...more

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	The Cornish Hotel by the Sea 4.14 avg rating — 616 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Snowy Nights at the Lonely Hearts Hotel 4.29 avg rating — 312 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Do? ...or Do I? 4.11 avg rating — 239 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Never Say Forever 4.14 avg rating — 145 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Millionaire Plan by Karen King (Goodreads Author), Kay Harborne 4.18 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Year of Starting Over 4.04 avg rating — 119 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bridesmaid's Dilemma 4.37 avg rating — 54 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Perfect Summer 4.16 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sapphire Blue 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Get Writing Children's Fiction 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Share a Scene – A Rebel at Pennington’s by Rachel Brimble

My guest this week is popular romance author Rachel Brimble. Rachel is sharing a scene from A Rebel at Pennington’s, the first book in her brand new Edwardian series, set in Bath.

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Karen King wrote a new blog post Share a Scene – A Rebel at Pennington’s by Rachel Brimble My guest this week is popular romance author Rachel Brimble. Rachel is sharing a scene from A Rebel at Pennington’s, the first book in her brand ne... Read more of this blog post »
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Karen rated a book it was amazing A Christmas Gift by Sue Moorcroft (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I absolutely loved this book. I've read most of Sue's books, and enjoyed them all but this is the best one yet. Georgine and Joe are believable characters with real-life issues, and I was really rooting for them to get together. Love the well-researc ...more
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I absolutely loved this book. I've read most of Sue's books, and enjoyed them all but this is the best one yet. Georgine and Joe are believable characters with real-life issues, and I was really rooting for them to get together. Love the well-researc ...more
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Karen rated a book it was amazing One Summer in Italy by Sue Moorcroft (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A WOW Read Sue Moorcroft never disappoints. Another emotional and entertaining story with a great cast of characters and a glorious setting. Sue certainly knows how to create a relate-able heroine and a hunky hero, Sofia is determined to fulfill the p ...more
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Karen and 1 other person liked Kim's review of Snowy Nights at the Lonely Hearts Hotel: "What a fun read this was! At first I admit to being a little put off by Saffy/Saffron just because she seemed so very self centered and childish for someone who is almost 30 years old. In the first few paragraphs the author has her changing from s..." Read more of this review »
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Karen liked Joan's review of Snowy Nights at the Lonely Hearts Hotel: "A great book dealing with different types of family relationships. I related to Logan as a single parent when raising my children alone. Then my daughter has siblings of her husband’s who were just like Duncan and Robbie. It was a great feel good,..." Read more of this review »
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Karen liked Terrie's review of Snowy Nights at the Lonely Hearts Hotel: "A fantastic read from the first page to the last. Full of warm, relatable characters and a well-paced engaging story. A perfect festive read, that I highly recommend. Saffy drives to Cornwall to stand in for her sister who is stranded abroad. She a..." Read more of this review »
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Karen rated a book it was amazing Desperately Seeking Summer by Mandy Baggot (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I'm a huge Mandy Baggot fan and wait eagerly for her next book to come out, knowing that there will be believable heroines, hot heroes, gorgeous locations and a page-turning story. Desperately Seeking Summer didn't disappoint. Abby and Theo were a de ...more
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Karen rated a book it was amazing The Bitter End by Ann Evans (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
An original well-written story A dark, imaginative read, not for the faint-hearted, with lots of twists and turns to the plot. The plot was gripping and very different to anything I've read before, with a diverse cast of characters including the evil ...more
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Karen rated a book really liked it Proof Positive by Lucy V. Hay (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
An engaging teen read. A cleverly written story with Lizzie, the teenage MC, discovering she is pregnant just as she is about to go to university. Lizzie is shocked and not sure what to do so turns to others for advice. The story covers several possib ...more
Aug 21, 2018 08:31AM · 1 like · like · see review

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― Karen King, I do? – or do I?: A hilarious read with the monster-in-law that beats them all!

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