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Karen Rose is a RITA Award-winning author who fell in love with books from the time she learned to read, with Jo from Little Women and Nancy Drew becoming close childhood friends. A former chemical engineer and high school chemistry and physics teacher, Karen lives in Florida with her husband of twenty years, their two children, and the family cat, Bella.

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Romantic Suspense


A Thriller & Suspense series (2003 - 2013)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Survivors reinventing themselves as old threats close in
  • Romantic suspense with haunted protectors and mutual danger
  • Gritty murder hunts driven by trauma secrets and digital shadows

The Baltimore


A Thriller & Suspense series (2011 - 2018)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Baltimore thrillers driven by buried pasts
  • Romantic suspense with detectives, prosecutors, and defense attorneys
  • Investigations exposing family secrets with deeply personal stakes

The Cincinnati


A Thriller & Suspense series (2014 - 2019)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Investigations hitting brutally close to family secrets
  • Human trafficking cases with personal stakes
  • Romantic suspense shaped by trauma and trust issues

Sacramento


A Thriller & Suspense series (2019 - 2021)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Serial-killer hunts driven by cryptic clues
  • Cult-survivor reckonings with unfinished business
  • Fbi investigations with personal stakes and rescue-mission romance

New Orleans


A Thriller & Suspense series (2022 - 2025)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • New Orleans murder cases steeped in police corruption
  • Battle-hardened heroines carrying military scars into civilian danger
  • Slow-burn romantic suspense with trust issues and buried secrets

The San Diego Case Files


A Thriller & Suspense series (2023 - 2026)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Sunny-coast serial killer cases with a dark edge
  • Detective-psychologist pairings with friction and heat
  • Polite high-society facades hiding murder and family secrets

Standalone Fiction

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