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As an only child, Karen Heenan learned young that boredom was the ultimate enemy. Shortly after, she discovered perpetual motion and has rarely been seen holding still since.

Since discovering books, she is never without one in her hand and several more in her head. Her first series, The Tudor Court, stemmed from a lifelong interest in British history, but she's now turned her gaze closer to home and is writing stories set in her hometown of Philadelphia.

Karen lives in Lansdowne, PA, just outside Philadelphia, where she grows much of her own food and makes her own clothes. She is accompanied on her quest for self-sufficiency by a very patient husband and an ever-changing number of cats.

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	Coming Apart 4.63 avg rating — 1,764 ratings — 9 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
	Songbird (The Tudor Court #1) 4.36 avg rating — 1,496 ratings — 9 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
	Lady, in Waiting (The Tudor Court #3) 4.38 avg rating — 733 ratings — 5 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
	Coming Closer: A Novel of 1930s Philadelphia (Ava and Claire Book 2) 4.56 avg rating — 680 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
	Coming Together: A Novel of Philadelphia and Beyond (Ava and Claire Book 3) 4.67 avg rating — 655 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
	A Wider World (The Tudor Court #2) 4.48 avg rating — 433 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
	French Lessons: One Year in Postwar Paris (Ava and Claire Book 4) 4.65 avg rating — 218 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
	The Son in Shadow (The Tudor Court Book 4) 4.41 avg rating — 190 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
	The Tudor Court: The Complete Series 4.54 avg rating — 61 ratings	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
	Coming Home: The Complete Ava & Claire Collection 4.63 avg rating — 35 ratings	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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I just found out this afternoon that pre-orders for the e-book version of Songbird are available NOW, with the paperback edition coming soon.

I thought it was feeling more real, but now it really feels real. When you see something you've written on Amazon, it must exist, right?

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Ava and Claire (3 books)
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Sailing by Gemini's Star (The Constellation Trilogy Book 3)

by Katie Crabb (Goodreads Author)

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Karen Heenan said: " A satisfying end to a fantastic series

I've been waiting since I finished the second book to find out what happened to these characters, and was not disappointed. This series will make you rethink what you know about pirates, and for the better. I ado ...more "

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Since Yesterday: The 1930s in America, September 3, 1929–September 3, 1939

by Frederick Lewis Allen

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The Diaries of Nella Last: Writing in War and Peace

by Nella Last

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“precious possession, one thing that gave him value in the eyes of the world, and to lose it! Illness wouldn’t have affected me so deeply;”
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The Boleyn Women: The Tudor Femmes Fatales Who Changed English History by Elizabeth Norton

13 votes, 33.3%

Cor Rotto: A Novel of Catherine Carey by Adrienne Dillard

7 votes, 17.9%

Imprudent King: A New Life of Philip II by Geoffrey Parker

5 votes, 12.8%

The Spanish Bride by Laurien Gardner

4 votes, 10.3%

Shadow of Persephone by G. Lawrence

4 votes, 10.3%

A Wider World by Karen Heenan

3 votes, 7.7%

Mistress Constancy by G. Lawrence

3 votes, 7.7%

The Tudor Cookbook: From Gilded Peacock to Calves Feet Pie by Terry Breverton

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