Karen Templeton

A writer of romance fiction in the contemporary sense, Karen Templeton primarily writes to entertain, but also manages to subvert the genre with her own unique style as well. Creating protagonists that resonate well with her audiences has become somewhat of her forte now. This is something that has not gone unnoticed with her critics as she's gained praise worldwide, with more and more flocking to her work every day.

The best place to start is the Weddings, Inc. series, the earliest of Karen Templeton's multi-book series: it opens with Wedding Invitation (1994) and runs to 11 books across 1994–1999, ending with Wedding? Impossible! (1999). Karen Templeton's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Karen Templeton has 101 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1994 and 2019. 94 of them belong to 12 named series — the largest being the Intimate Moments series with 29 books — and 7 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 Templeton's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Weddings, Inc. (1994–1999, 11 books), Intimate Moments (1995–2010, 29 books) and Families are Forever (1998–2000, 13 books), plus 9 more.

This guide splits Karen Templeton's 101 books into 12 named series and 7 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Intimate Moments (29 books, 1995–2010); Families are Forever (13 books, 1998–2000); Weddings, Inc. (11 books, 1994–1999); Wed In The West (10 books, 2008–2017); The Men Of Mayes County (6 books, 2003–2006), plus 7 further series.