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ⓘ About Karen Harper
Karen Harper is a USA Today and New York Times bestselling American author of the historical fiction genre. She was born on April 6, 1945 in Toledo, Ohio, United States. In her writing career, Karen has written many successful novels and has received a lot of praise and appreciations for her dedicated efforts in developing the unique plots of her novels. Apart from writing in the historical fiction genre, Karen has also written some of her novels based on the contemporary fiction and British monarchy genres. One of the initial and successful novels written by her was published by the her in the year 1984, which was published again in the year 2006 by the Three Rivers Press as ‘The First princess of Wales’.
All Book Series by Karen Harper
Harlequin Historical Christmas Stories,1991
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1991
Suspense Magazine December 2013
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2013
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Karen Harper?
Karen Harper is a USA Today and New York Times bestselling American author of the historical fiction genre. She was born on April 6, 1945 in Toledo, Ohio, United States. In her writing career, Karen has written many successful novels and has received a lot of praise and appreciations for her dedicated efforts in developing the unique plots of her novels.
Which Karen Harper series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Maplecreek Amish Trilogy series, the earliest of Karen Harper's multi-book series: it opens with Dark Road Home (1996) and runs to 3 books across 1996–2007, ending with Dark Angel (2007). Karen Harper's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Karen Harper written?
Karen Harper has 78 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1982 and 2020. 32 of them belong to 8 named series — the largest being the Elizabeth I series with 9 books — and 46 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Karen Harper's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Karen Harper's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Eden's Gate (1989–1990, 2 books), Morgan Sisters (1990–1998, 2 books) and Maplecreek Amish Trilogy (1996–2007, 3 books), plus 5 more.
How are Karen Harper's books organised into series?
This guide splits Karen Harper's 78 books into 8 named series and 46 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Elizabeth I (9 books, 1999–2007); South Shores (6 books, 2016–2019); Amish Home Valley (5 books, 2011–2016); Maplecreek Amish Trilogy (3 books, 1996–2007); Cold Creek (3 books, 2014), plus 3 further series.