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ⓘ About Karen Barnett
With many of her books being faith based historical romances, the American Christian author Karen Barnett has been writing for some years now. Understanding her audience well, she has a clear and perceptive style that has resonated with readers on a worldwide scale. Taking the genre forwards, she writes with a high level of accuracy, conveying stories and characters that chime with audience that’s growing day-by-day. Early and Personal Life Growing up in America with a passion not only for both reading and writing, but her faith as well, Karen Barnett always had a clear set of goals. With her love of faith as well as literature inspiring one another, they both allowed her to transform herself into the writer that she currently is today.
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Who is Karen Barnett?
With many of her books being faith based historical romances, the American Christian author Karen Barnett has been writing for some years now. Understanding her audience well, she has a clear and perceptive style that has resonated with readers on a worldwide scale. Taking the genre forwards, she writes with a high level of accuracy, conveying stories and characters that chime with audience that's growing day-by-day.
Which Karen Barnett series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Golden Gate Chronicles series, the earliest of Karen Barnett's multi-book series: it opens with Out of the Ruins (2014) and runs to 3 books across 2014–2016, ending with Through the Shadows (2016). Karen Barnett's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Karen Barnett written?
Karen Barnett has 10 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2013 and 2025. 8 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Golden Gate Chronicles series with 3 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Karen Barnett's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Karen Barnett's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Golden Gate Chronicles (2014–2016, 3 books), Vintage National Parks (2017–2019, 3 books) and Redwood National Park (2024, 1 book), plus 1 more.
How are Karen Barnett's books organised into series?
This guide splits Karen Barnett's 10 books into 4 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Golden Gate Chronicles (3 books, 2014–2016); Vintage National Parks (3 books, 2017–2019); Redwood National Park (1 book, 2024); Zion National Park (1 book, 2025).