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I'm fascinated by seemingly unimportant bits of history that changed the future in unforeseen ways. Marble Creek is my third historical novel, following The Wolf's Sun and A Devil Singing Small.
I served as an Army JAGC captain (attorney) for seven years and later was a civilian attorney with the Department of Defense. I live and write on the 66 wooded acres in north Idaho where I grew up. My novels tend to be long with interwoven plots and are intended for adults. When not writing, I sell used and rare books, and odds and ends found at charity shops, on eBay.
Why this novel, Marble Creek? I began researching the Industrial Workers of the World (the Wobblies); one discovery led to another. I was born in Spokane, Washington, but didn't know ...more

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	The Wolf's Sun: Intrigue in 17th Century Brittany and Paris 3.46 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2010 — 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 Devil Singing Small by Karen Charbonneau (Goodreads Author), Karen Charbonneau (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2010 — 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
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The trains don't run through Alnwick, Northumberland any longer. The Victorian-era depot was built a bit grander than other small town depots along the line because the Duke of Northumberland would await his train down to London there and others of the landed class would arrive at the depot for shoots and balls at Alnwick Castle and then depart through it. The Victorian era depot wasn't torn Read more of this blog post »

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Lion of Alnwick (The Percy Trilogy, #1)

by Carol Wensby-Scott

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Karen Charbonneau said: " This historical novel, published in 1980, was an ambitious undertaking, covering nearly all of Henry Percy, 1st earl of Northumberland's life. Having spent the last two months reading everything I could about Henry Percy and his second wife, Maud de ...more "

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