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Karen Harper (April 6, 1945 – April 13, 2020) was a historical fiction and contemporary fiction author. She was a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. Personal life Harper was born in Toledo, Ohio, and graduated from DeVilbiss High School. She obtained her bachelor's degree from Ohio University in Athens, and her graduate degree from Ohio State University in Columbus. She met her husband Don in Columbus, and lived there for thirty-five years, though they spent some time in Naples, Florida (as she considered that state her "second home").Harper previously taught English at The Ohio State University and Westerville North High School. Harper died on April 13, 2020, a week after her 75th birthday, after battling cancer. Writing career Harper published Sweet Passion's Pain in 1984, and it was later published as The First Princess of Wales in 2006 by Three Rivers Press. It tells the tale of Joan of Kent and her future husband Edward, the Black Prince. Harper remarked in an author's note that the novel reminded her of the love affair between Charles, Prince of Wales, and Camilla Parker Bowles, as both shared a "less than enthusiastic endorsement" from senior royal figures. Harper has stated that the Tudor era is her favorite setting for her novels, and medieval England is a close second. Harper was praised for her historically accurate attention to detail. She stated this is because she built up a large Tudor library over the past thirty years, took frequent trips to the British Isles, had full access to the large Ohio State University library, and interviewed many people familiar with her chosen historical topics. List of works The Maplecreek series Dark Road Home (1996) Dark Harvest (2004) Dark Angel (2007)The Home Valley series Fall From Pride (2011) Return to Grace (2012) Finding Mercy (November 2012) Upon a Winter's Night (2013)Cold Creek series Shattered Secrets (2014) Forbidden Ground (2014) Broken Bonds (2014)The Queen Elisabeth I series The Poyson Garden (1999) The Tidal Poole (2000) The Twylight Tower (2001) The Queene's Cure (2002) The Thorne Maze (2003) The Queen's Christmas (2003) The Fyre Mirror (2005) The Fatal Fashione (2005) The Hooded Hawke (2007)Standalone novels Down to the Bone (2000) The Baby Farm (1999) Shaker Run (2001) The Stone Forest (2002) The Falls (2003) Inferno (2007) Hurricane (2006) Below The Surface (2008) The Hiding Place (2008) Deep Down (2009) Down River (2010) The Last Boleyn (2006) The First Princess of Wales (originally published as Sweet Passion's Pain in 1984) (2006) Mistress Shakespeare (2009) The Queen's Governess (2009) The Irish Princess (2011) Mistress of Mourning (2012) The Royal Nanny (2016) The It Girls (2017) Silent Scream (2018) American Duchess (2019) The Queen's Secret (2020) Deep in the Alaskan Woods (2020)References Sources Harper, Karen. "Karen Harper Printable Backlist of Available Books" (PDF). Karenharperauthor.com. Retrieved 13 January 2011.External links Karen Harper Papers The Ohio State University's Rare Books & Manuscripts Library Obituary at ohioana.org. Discover the Karen Harper popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Karen Harper books.

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  • A Cold Case in Amsterdam Central synopsis, comments

    A Cold Case in Amsterdam Central

    Anja de Jager

    Having been shot in the shoulder in the line of duty, Dutch police detective Lotte Meerman returns to work after four months of painful recovery yet not all her colleagues are hap...

  • The Sassy One synopsis, comments

    The Sassy One

    Susan Mallery

    The Marcelli Sisters of Pleasure Road series continues follows the three sisters as a secret threatens to rock their perfect world.Francesca Marcelli married at eighteenright on sc...

  • A Cold Death in Amsterdam synopsis, comments

    A Cold Death in Amsterdam

    Anja de Jager

    The first Lotte Meerman mystery Amsterdambased Lotte Meerman is a cold case detective recovering from the emotional devastation of her previous investigation. She is angry and ment...

  • The Royal Nanny synopsis, comments

    The Royal Nanny

    Karen Harper

    Based on a seldomtold true story, this novel is perfect for everyone who is fascinated by Britain’s royal familya behind the scenes look into the nurseries of little princes and th...

  • Meditations for New Moms synopsis, comments

    Meditations for New Moms

    Sandra Drescher-Lehman

    How does a new mom face the wonder and the wear that a baby brings? What happens to the woman she was? Is it normal to laugh and cry simultaneously?Sandra DrescherLehman, in her di...

  • The Irish Princess synopsis, comments

    The Irish Princess

    Karen Harper

    A grandscale historical novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Mistress Shakespeare. Born into a first family of Ireland, with royal ties on both sides, Elizabeth Fi...

  • Mistress of Mourning synopsis, comments

    Mistress of Mourning

    Karen Harper

    In a gripping historical novel of suspense and romance, two women fight to defeat the enemies of the precarious Tudor monarchy by uncovering the secrets of the dead....London, 1501...

  • Death on the Canal synopsis, comments

    Death on the Canal

    Anja de Jager

    '. . . a novel brilliantly evoking the isolation of a woman with an unbearable weight on her conscience' Sunday TimesWhere do your loyalties lie? With the truth or with your collea...

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    Muster Dogs From Pups to Pros

    Lisa Millar

    How ten dogs stole the hearts of millions and changed lives forever, for fans of the TV show now streaming on ABC iview and Netflix.When Muster Dogs first hit screens in 2022, view...

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    Mistress Shakespeare

    Karen Harper

    A bold and intriguing novel about the woman who was William Shakespeare's secret wife from New York Times bestselling author Karen Harper. As historical records show, Anne Whatele...

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    Muster Dogs

    Aticia Grey

    An outback story of kelpies, red dirt and the future of a family farm.Now streaming on ABC iView and Netflix. Life on the land is often boom or bust, forever at the mercy of Mother...

  • The Wedding Veil synopsis, comments

    The Wedding Veil

    Kristy Woodson Harvey

    The New York Times bestselling author of Under the Southern Sky and the Peachtree Bluff series “brings her signature warmth and Southern charm” (E! Online) to this sweeping novel f...

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    Back Roads

    Heather Ewart

    A road trip around Australia, discovering towns and communities outside the mainstream and the colourful inhabitants whose grit and humour will uplift and inspire you.Discover the...

  • A Death in Rembrandt Square synopsis, comments

    A Death in Rembrandt Square

    Anja de Jager

    Guilty until proven innocent . . .It's hard for anyone to have their work scrutinised in public. For Amsterdambased detective Lotte Meerman, listening to the Right to Justice podc...

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    The Choice

    Karen Harper

    A historical novella from the New York Times bestselling author whose work is “as good as the best of Philippa Gregory” (Library Journal). Baltimore, 1835: Violet McClellan en...

  • Twelve Secrets - synopsis, comments

    Twelve Secrets -

    Robert Gold

    Du willst die Wahrheit wissen. Doch jemand versucht sie um jeden Preis zu begraben ...Ben Harpers Leben änderte sich für immer, als sein älterer Bruder scheinbar grundlos von zwei ...

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    An American Beauty

    Shana Abé

    "Abé is an exquisite storyteller." Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Magnolia PalaceThe New York Times bestselling author of The Second Mrs. Astor returns ...

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    Found Her

    NJ Mackay

    The most gripping, emotional and redemptive psychological thriller of 2021 for fans of Erin Kinsley, Lisa Jewell, Louise Jensen, Phoebe Morgan, CL Taylor, Cara Hunter and KL Slate...

  • Death at the Orange Locks synopsis, comments

    Death at the Orange Locks

    Anja de Jager

    'A novel brilliantly evoking the isolation of a woman with an unbearable weight on her conscience' Sunday Times Keeping it in the family...After her painful divorce four years ago,...