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Karen Ranney (February 5, 1963 – June 15, 2020) was an American author of historical and paranormal romance novels. Biography Ranney (pronounced Rain-ey) was the daughter of an Air Force officer and lived in places around the world, including Naples and Paris. She began writing when she was five. In first grade, she wrote a short story called "The Maple Leaf," which was chosen to be read over the school intercom. After writing her first novel, Above All Others, Ranney found an agent. While her agent was trying to find a publisher willing to purchase the novel, Ranney continued writing, finishing Tapestry and beginning to write a third novel, A Promise of Love. Approximately three years after she had begun writing the first novel, Kensington agreed to purchase both of Ranney's completed works as well as the novel in progress. Most of Ranney's novels are set in Scotland and feature "believable characters, careful plotting, and simmering sexual tension." She was nominated nine times for a Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award and won a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award in 2002 for British-set Historical Romance. In 2014 Ranney began writing the paranormal romance series The Montgomery Chronicles, which center on a newly and unwillingly turned female vampire, and in 2016 began writing a spinoff series, The Furry Chronicles. Ranney's books have been on the USA Today Bestseller List as well as the New York Times Bestseller List. On June 15, 2020, it was announced that Ranney had died. Her death was announced by her publisher, Avon Books. Works Loved Series My beloved (1999) My true love (2000) Highland Lords Series One Man's Love (2001) When the Laird Returns (2002) The Irresistible MacRae (2002) To Love a Scottish Lord (2003) So in Love (2004) The Montgomery Chronicles The Fertile Vampire (2014) The Reluctant Goddess (2015) Pranic, Pregnant, and Petrified (2015) The Furry Chronicles The Lottery - Furry (2016) The All For Love Series To Love a Duchess (2018) To Wed an Heiress (2019) To Bed the Bride (awaiting publication) Novels Tapestry (1995) Above All Others (1996) A Promise of Love (1997) My Wicked Fantasy (1998) Heaven Forbids (1998) Upon a Wicked Time (1998) After the Kiss (2000) Till Next We Meet (2005) Autumn in Scotland (2006) An Unlikely Governess (2006) The Scottish Companion (2007) The Devil Wears Tartan (2008) A Scotsman in Love (2009) Sold to a Laird (2009) A Highland Duchess (2010) A Borrowed Scot (2011) Omnibus Angel Love (1996) (with Janice Bennett, Mallory Burgess, Elizabeth Graham, Constance Laux, Patricia McAllister, Doreen Owens Malek and John Scognamiglio) After Midnight (1998) (with Colleen Faulkner, Carol Finch) Scottish Brides (1999) (with Christina Dodd, Stephanie Laurens, Julia Quinn) See also List of romantic novelists References External links Official website. Discover the Karen Ranney popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Karen Ranney books.
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The Immersion Principle
Karen RanneyKaren Ranney pulls no punches when she tells the story of how she survived her addictions and went on to thrive as a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author.Ruthlessly hone...
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The Greatest Gift
Karen RanneyOnly when a mortal called upon Heaven for help was permission given for an angel to send a thought to comfort or to reassure. Only in the most dire of situations was one ...
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Tapestry
Karen RanneyNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Ranney tells a beauty and the beast story of true love. Alex Weston returned from the Seven Years War knowing that he was...
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The Fertile Vampire
Karen RanneyMarcie was an insurance adjuster who dated the wrong guy. The next morning she woke up in the Vampire Resuscitation Center unprepared for a new life, in a manner of speak...
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A Promise of Love
Karen RanneyNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Ranney tells the story of a twicewidowed English woman who is tricked into marriage with a reluctant laird. The MacLeods ...
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Heaven Forbids
Karen RanneyFor young widow Kathryn Siddons, the end of a loveless marriage meant that she was at the mercy of her clan. She had no choice but to go off to the Highlands as a companion to her ...
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The Eyes of Love
Karen RanneyNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Ranney tells the story of an unlikely and passionate love.Richard, Duke of Lancaster, was hounded by the paparazzi on the anni...
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The Good, the Bad, and the Furry
Karen RanneyTorrance Boyd could attest to the fact that the course of true love never runs smooth. She was madly in love with Mark, a Pranic Furry just like her, but he was suddenly involved w...
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Above All Others
Karen RanneyNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Ranney tells the tale of a woman who was hired to tend to an illegitimate child only to be captivated by the baby’s fathe...
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The Wizard
Karen RanneyDerek McPherson thought he was a relatively normal, if ambitious man. He had everything in the world he wanted: a rewarding job, a magnificent home, a great reputation, and being m...
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The Unmentionables
Karen RanneyThe Unmentionables is a collection of short stories told by Victorian undergarments, from the under appreciated pair of drawers belonging to a countess, or the corset owned by...
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The Lottery - Furry
Karen RanneyTorrance Boyd was a werewolf, or a Furry as she liked to call herself. She thought the rules of her clan were misogynistic and had no place in the 21st century. She handled the sit...
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The Sound and the Furry
Karen RanneyTorrance is struggling with her new life. Being the first female member of the Council has its share of problems. Plus her work at the vet clinic is being ham...
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Echoes of Murder
Karen RanneyFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Ranney a story of buried secrets, friendship, and murder. When Robert Hanover died at the hands of his mistress peo...
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Pranic, Pregnant, and Petrified
Karen RanneyThe witches have almost gotten to the point of claiming Marcie Montgomery, at least since the Witch Test. If Janet Travis has anything to do with it, however, Marcie would be banis...
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Murder Among Friends
Karen RanneyFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Ranney the story of a woman recuperating from tragedy only to be visited by murder. Jennifer Roberts is a survivor,...
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The Reluctant Goddess
Karen RanneyLife was getting stranger instead of easier. Not only was Marcie Montgomery still craving tacos and any kind of cheesecake now she was lusting after her knight in confusing armor...
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A Dance in the Dark
Karen RanneyLouisa was an heiress who knew, only too well, that her money not her face attracted suitors. She hated being on display, despised hearing the cruel comments about her appearance...
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My Furry Valentine
Karen RanneyWhen you're a Furry nothing's normal, but when the furniture starts communicating, you've got problems. Torrance has learned a dangerous family secret, was dealing with t...