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Karen Woods

3 Series • 30 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Broken Youth Books
Start with: Broken Youth (2010)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Northern Girls Love Gravy (2011)
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Publication Order of Anthologies
Start with: Shadows In The Heart (2007)

ⓘ About Karen Woods

It was a job she did with the Manchester City Council that led to the adult literacy course and the desire to write novels. In an interview, Karen said that there are four things that she wants people to do when they read her books- to cry, laugh, think and also change their lives for the better. Karen Woods believes that everyone in this world has the power to change their lives, and it only takes determination and self-belief to achieve that. “Life does not give, and so we have to take what we can.” She says that she writes from the heart and ensures to keep her writing real to life as she writes about things that everyone can relate to.

All Book Series by Karen Woods

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Broken Youth

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2010

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2010
2
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Black Tears

Book 2 of 3 · published 2010

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2010
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Torn

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2017

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2017
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Northern Girls Love Gravy

Series opener · book 1 of 26 · published 2011

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2011
2
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Bagheads

Book 2 of 26 · published 2012

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2012
3
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Teabags & Tears

Book 3 of 26 · published 2012

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2012
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The Visitors

Book 4 of 26 · published 2012

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2012
5
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Sleepless in Manchester

Book 5 of 26 · published 2013

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2013
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Covering Up

Book 6 of 26 · published 2013

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2013
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Riding Solo

Book 7 of 26 · published 2013

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2013
8
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The Pudding Club

Book 8 of 26 · published 2014

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2014
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Grow Wars

Book 9 of 26 · published 2014

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2014
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The Square

Book 10 of 26 · published 2015

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2015
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Team Handed

Book 11 of 26 · published 2015

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2015
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The Lane

Book 12 of 26 · published 2016

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2016
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Bang Up

Book 13 of 26 · published 2016

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2016
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Whisper My Last Goodbye

Book 14 of 26 · published 2016

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2016
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Sins

Book 15 of 26 · published 2018

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2018
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The Estate

Book 16 of 26 · published 2018

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2018
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Tracks

Book 17 of 26 · published 2021

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2021
18
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Tease

Book 18 of 26 · published 2022

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2022
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Vice

Book 19 of 26 · published 2022

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2022
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The Deal

Book 20 of 26 · published 2023

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2023
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The Con

Book 21 of 26 · published 2023

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2023
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The Truth

Book 22 of 26 · published 2024

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2024
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The Watch

Book 23 of 26 · published 2024

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2024
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The Trade

Book 24 of 26 · published 2025

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2025
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The Escape

Book 25 of 26 · published 2025

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2025
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The Hustle

Latest in the series · book 26 of 26 · published 2026

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2026
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Shadows In The Heart

Single-title series · published 2007

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2007

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Karen Woods?

It was a job she did with the Manchester City Council that led to the adult literacy course and the desire to write novels. In an interview, Karen said that there are four things that she wants people to do when they read her books- to cry, laugh, think and also change their lives for the better. Karen Woods believes that everyone in this world has the power to change their lives, and it only takes determination and self-belief to achieve that. “Life does not give, and so we have to take what we can.” She says that she writes from the heart and ensures to keep her writing real to life as she writes about…

Which Karen Woods series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Broken Youth series, the earliest of Karen Woods's multi-book series: it opens with Broken Youth (2010) and runs to 3 books across 2010–2017, ending with Torn (2017).

How many books has Karen Woods written?

Karen Woods has 30 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2007 and 2026. 3 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Broken Youth series with 3 books — and 27 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

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

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Karen Woods's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Broken Youth (2010–2017, 3 books).

How are Karen Woods's books organised into series?

This guide splits Karen Woods's 30 books into 1 named series and 27 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Broken Youth (3 books, 2010–2017).