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ⓘ About Kari Lee Townsend
Kari Lee Townsend is a national bestselling American author, who is popular for writing mystery, romance, thriller, and contemporary stories. She is particularly famous for writing two book series, the Samantha Granger Experiment series and the Fortune Teller Mysteries. Also, Townsend has written several women’s fiction and romance standalone novels under the pen name of Kari Lee Harmon. A few of her books are based on tween superheroes and children’s fiction. Townsend has received nominations for many prestigious awards like Golden Duck Award, Agatha Award, and RT Reviewers Choice Award. She was born in Terceira, Azores, Portugal, and currently resides in central New York. Author Townsend is happily married and is a proud mother of three sons and a daughter.
All Book Series by Kari Lee Townsend
Bachelor, Badges & Bad Luck
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2025
Project Produce
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2012 Pen name · Kari Lee Harmon
Valley of Secrets
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2021 Pen name · Kari Lee Harmon
Love Lessons
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2012 Pen name · Kari Lee Harmon
The Beginning
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2014 Pen name · Kari Lee Harmon
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Kari Lee Townsend?
Kari Lee Townsend is a national bestselling American author, who is popular for writing mystery, romance, thriller, and contemporary stories. She is particularly famous for writing two book series, the Samantha Granger Experiment series and the Fortune Teller Mysteries. Also, Townsend has written several women's fiction and romance standalone novels under the pen name of Kari Lee Harmon.
Which Kari Lee Townsend series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Sunny Meadows Mystery series, the earliest of Kari Lee Townsend's multi-book series: it opens with Tempest in the Tea Leaves (2011) and runs to 11 books across 2011–2025, ending with Bachelor, Badges & Bad Luck (2025). Kari Lee Townsend's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Kari Lee Townsend written?
Kari Lee Townsend has 47 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2010 and 2026. 40 of them belong to 14 named series — the largest being the Sunny Meadows Mystery series with 11 books — and 7 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Kari Lee Townsend's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Kari Lee Townsend's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Samantha Granger Experiment (2010–2011, 2 books), Sunny Meadows Mystery (2011–2025, 11 books) and Digital Diva (2012, 2 books), plus 11 more.
How are Kari Lee Townsend's books organised into series?
This guide splits Kari Lee Townsend's 47 books into 14 named series and 7 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Sunny Meadows Mystery (11 books, 2011–2025); A Kalli Ballas Mystery (6 books, 2021–2025); Lake House Treasures (4 books, 2014–2022); Coldwater Cove (3 books, 2022–2023); Merry Scroog-mas! (3 books, 2021), plus 9 further series.