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Karen Lenfestey

5 Series • 12 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Bittersweet Books
Start with: Five O'Clock Shadow (2016)
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Publication Order of Secrets Books
Start with: A Weekend Getaway (2014)
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Publication Order of Sisters Books
Start with: A Sister's Promise (2010)

ⓘ About Karen Lenfestey

Karen Lenfestey is a published author who loves to write happy endings that have a twist. Karen is a winner of a Midwest Writer’s Fellowship, which she received to write her first novel A Sister’s Promise. She attended college at Purdue University, graduating with her bachelor’s degree in advertising. She also attended Indiana University and graduated with her master’s degree in counseling. She loves them both so asks to not ask her to choose which one is her favorite! During the day time she works as an academic advisor, seeing students and giving them her advisement. She uses the weekends and the night to write. When she is not busy writing or working, the author enjoys traveling to different places along with her family. Karen is also frequently active on Facebook as well as Goodreads.

All Book Series by Karen Lenfestey

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Five O'Clock Shadow

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2016

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2016
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Unexpected

Book 2 of 3 · published 2017

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2017
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Bittersweet Hope

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2019

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2019
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A Weekend Getaway

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2014

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2014
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Next Door Secrets

Book 2 of 3 · published 2014

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2014
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A Mother's Conviction

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2015

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2015
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A Sister's Promise

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2010

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2010
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What Happiness Looks Like

Book 2 of 3 · published 2011

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2011
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On the Verge

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2012

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2012
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A Season of Change

Single-title series · published 2024

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2024
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Made for Two

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2012

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2012
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Friday a la Mode

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2014

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2014

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Karen Lenfestey?

Karen Lenfestey is a published author who loves to write happy endings that have a twist. Karen is a winner of a Midwest Writer’s Fellowship, which she received to write her first novel A Sister’s Promise. She attended college at Purdue University, graduating with her bachelor’s degree in advertising.

Which Karen Lenfestey series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Sisters series, the earliest of Karen Lenfestey's multi-book series: it opens with A Sister's Promise (2010) and runs to 3 books across 2010–2012, ending with On the Verge (2012). Karen Lenfestey's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Karen Lenfestey written?

Karen Lenfestey has 12 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2010 and 2024. 9 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Bittersweet series with 3 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Karen Lenfestey's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Karen Lenfestey's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Sisters (2010–2012, 3 books) and Bittersweet (2016–2019, 3 books).

How are Karen Lenfestey's books organised into series?

This guide splits Karen Lenfestey's 12 books into 3 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Bittersweet (3 books, 2016–2019); Sisters (3 books, 2010–2012); Secrets (3 books, 2014–2015).