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ⓘ About Karen Robards
Karen Robards didn’t intend to become a best-selling romance author. She had a submission accepted to Reader’s Digest at a young age, but in her family of doctors and lawyers, “author” was not a valid career choice. When she wrote the first few pages of her first book, she had never even read a romance, noting that she had always considered them to be to un-intellectual for her liking. During a graduate level creative writing class, her professor requested they write the first 50 pages of a book that would get published. Pragmatically, Robards went to a local bookstore, looked at what was selling, and decided that was what she would write.
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Who is Karen Robards?
Karen Robards didn't intend to become a best-selling romance author. She had a submission accepted to Reader's Digest at a young age, but in her family of doctors and lawyers, "author" was not a valid career choice. When she wrote the first few pages of her first book, she had never even read a romance, noting that she had always considered them to be to un-intellectual for her liking.
Which Karen Robards series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Banning Sisters series, the earliest of Karen Robards's multi-book series: it opens with Scandalous (2001) and runs to 3 books across 2001–2010, ending with Shameless (2010). Karen Robards's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Karen Robards written?
Karen Robards has 57 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1981 and 2026. 14 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Dr. Charlotte Stone series with 4 books — and 43 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Karen Robards's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Karen Robards's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Pirates (1981–1982, 2 books), Banning Sisters (2001–2010, 3 books) and Jessica Ford (2005–2011, 2 books), plus 2 more.
How are Karen Robards's books organised into series?
This guide splits Karen Robards's 57 books into 5 named series and 43 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Dr. Charlotte Stone (4 books, 2012–2015); The Guardian (3 books, 2017–2019); Banning Sisters (3 books, 2001–2010); Jessica Ford (2 books, 2005–2011); Pirates (2 books, 1981–1982).