About the Author

A New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author, Karen Harper is a former college English instructor (The Ohio State University) and high school literature and writing teacher. A lifelong Ohioan, Karen and her husband love to travel. Besides her American settings, Karen loves the British Isles, where her Scottish and English roots run deep, and where she has set many of her historical novels about real British women: THE ROYAL NANNY, THE IT GIRLS (Oct. 2017), and AMERICAN DUCHESS, yet to come.

The Harpers lived in SW Florida for many winters so her suspense novels, the SOUTH SHORES SERIES, are set in the tropics. These books include CHASING SHADOWS, DROWNING TIDES and FALLING DARKNESS with SHALLOW GRAVE and other titles coming in the future.

Karen's books have been published in many foreign languages and are available in print and ebook formats in English. Most are in large print and audio. She won the Mary Higgins Clark Award for her Amish-setting novel, DARK ANGEL. Karen has given numerous talks to readers and writers across the country. Her author collection is with The Ohio State University Rare Books and Manuscript Library.

Ms. Harper passed away in 2020.

Broken Bonds

December 28, 2014

Chasing Shadows

November 29, 2016

Drowning Tides

January 31, 2017

Falling Darkness

April 18, 2017

Shallow Grave

February 27, 2018

Silent Scream

November 27, 2018

Dark Storm

May 28, 2019

Deep in the Alaskan Woods

April 28, 2020

Under the Alaskan Ice

December 29, 2020

Under the Alaskan Ice

December 29, 2020

Deep in the Alaskan Woods

April 28, 2020

The Queen's Secret

May 19, 2020

Dark Storm

May 28, 2019

American Duchess

February 26, 2019

Silent Scream

November 27, 2018

Shallow Grave

February 27, 2018

The It Girls

October 24, 2017

Falling Darkness

April 18, 2017

Drowning Tides

January 31, 2017

Chasing Shadows

November 29, 2016

The Royal Nanny

June 21, 2016

Broken Bonds

December 28, 2014

Forbidden Ground

October 28, 2014

Shattered Secrets

August 26, 2014

Upon a Winter's Night

November 1, 2013

Finding Mercy

September 24, 2013

Finding Mercy

October 23, 2012

Dark Crossings

July 2, 2012

Mistress Of Mourning

July 3, 2012

Return To Grace

February 21, 2012

The Queen's Governess

August 2, 2011

Fall From Pride

July 26, 2011

Dark Angel

May 1, 2011

The Irish Princess

February 1, 2011

Dark Harvest

December 28, 2010

Dark Road Home

August 31, 2010

The Queen's Governess

January 21, 2010

Down River

January 26, 2010

Deep Down

June 1, 2009

Mistress Shakespeare

February 5, 2009

The Hiding Place

November 1, 2008

Below The Surface

January 29, 2008

The Hooded Hawke

November 27, 2007

Inferno

January 1, 2007

The First Princess of Wales

November 27, 2006

The Fatal Fashione

November 28, 2006

More Than Words

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Hurricane

November 30, -0001

Empty Cradle

November 30, -0001

Black Orchid

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The Falls

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The Stone Forest

November 30, -0001

The Last Boleyn

February 28, 2006

The Fyre Mirror

February 7, 2006

Dark Angel

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Dark Harvest

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Dark Road Home

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The Thorne Maze

October 19, 2003

The Queene's Cure

February 4, 2003

The Twylight Tower

January 29, 2002

The Tidal Poole

February 6, 2001

The Poyson Garden

January 11, 2000

A Country Christmas

November 1, 1993