Karen Hawkins

Born and raised in Tennessee, Karen Hawkins lived in a house where there were twelve to fifteen children living under the same roof at most times. She lived with Her parents, as well as Her biological brother and sister, and an adopted sister. A number of foster siblings and foreign exchange students were also present in the house.

The best place to start is the Wink and A Kiss series, the earliest of Karen Hawkins's multi-book series: it opens with Body & Soul (1999) and runs to 5 books across 1999–2001, ending with Highland Dream (2001). Karen Hawkins's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Karen Hawkins has 55 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1999 and 2024. 50 of them belong to 14 named series — the largest being the MacLean Curse series with 6 books — and 5 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Karen Hawkins's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Wink and A Kiss (1999–2001, 5 books), Abduction/Seduction (2000–2001, 3 books) and Talisman Ring (2002–2005, 5 books), plus 11 more.

This guide splits Karen Hawkins's 55 books into 14 named series and 5 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: MacLean Curse (6 books, 2007–2010); Dove Pond (5 books, 2019–2024); The Oxenburg Princes (5 books, 2014–2016); Talisman Ring (5 books, 2002–2005); Wink and A Kiss (5 books, 1999–2001), plus 9 further series.