BIG “Cozy Reader” Gift Giveaway!

December 4, 2015By Karen Barnett 132 Comments

Love to read? Know someone who does? This may be the perfect giveaway for you. As a way to thank all of you readers out there for supporting me, I’m doing a massive giveaway. Ready? I was trying to come up with all the things you might need to make for a cozy reading experience, … Read More

Top book picks for Christmas gifts

December 1, 2015By Karen Barnett 1 Comment

Normally I scatter my book picks on random Fridays throughout the year, but this time I decided to save them up for one special gift recommendation post! You have fiction-lovers on your shopping list, right? You know the ones–folks who could build a Christmas book tree just from the stacks towering near their bed? (Yep, that’s what … Read More

Through the Shadows: The Golden Gate Chronicles, Book 3

October 16, 2015By Karen Barnett No Comments

THROUGH THE SHADOWS THE GOLDEN GATE CHRONICLES | BOOK 3 Brand new from Abingdon Press. (ISBN-10: 1426781458, ISBN-13: 978-1426781452) Available now! As San Francisco rises from the ashes, an age-old battle looms between corruption and the promise of new beginnings. The devastating earthquake is just two years past, but the city of San Francisco is still trying … Read More

Are you ready for a cover reveal???

September 25, 2015By Karen Barnett 5 Comments

I’ve been getting a lot of emails and private messages from those of you who were treated to the special subscriber-only cover reveal for Through the Shadows: Golden Gate Chronicles 3 in Tuesday’s issue of the e-newsletter. Your excitement over the new cover has me dancing with glee! I’d hoped readers would like it, but the … Read More

Book Pick: Lori Benton and Rebecca DeMarino

July 31, 2015By Karen Barnett No Comments

Ever since I was little, I’ve been fascinated by stories involving Native American characters. Unfortunately, good choices were few and far between. Rarely did any author feature American Indians as point-of-view characters. In today’s Book Pick, I want to introduce you to two of my favorite authors, Lori Benton and Rebecca DeMarino, who both featured Native … Read More

Hardcover Giveaway: Beyond the Ashes

July 29, 2015By Karen Barnett 71 Comments

What makes a reader’s heart race with joy? For some people, it’s getting their hands on a hardcover edition of a great book. They look so good on your keeper shelf, don’t they? Hardcovers are becoming difficult to find, so imagine my joy when my publisher, Abingdon Press, sent me these beautiful copies of my newest release, … Read More

Remembering the 1906 Earthquake: The days that followed

April 17, 2015By Karen Barnett 1 Comment

In honor of Saturday’s anniversary of the 1906 Earthquake, I’m devoting each blog post this week to survivor stories. Today is the LAST DAY to enter the giveaway for my two novels based during the disaster, Out of the Ruins and Beyond the Ashes. Don’t miss the information at the bottom of this post. The contests will close at … Read More

Remembering the 1906 Earthquake: Feeling the Heat

April 16, 2015By Karen Barnett 4 Comments

In honor of Saturday’s anniversary of the 1906 Earthquake, I’m devoting each blog post this week to survivor stories. If you’d like to enter to win copies of my novels based during the disaster, Out of the Ruins and Beyond the Ashes, don’t miss the information at the bottom of this post. As horrific as … Read More

Remembering the 1906 Earthquake: Searching for Safety

April 15, 2015By Karen Barnett 5 Comments

In honor of Saturday’s anniversary of the Great San Francisco Earthquake, I’m devoting each blog post this week to survivor stories. If you’d like to enter to win copies of my novels based during the disaster, Out of the Ruins and Beyond the Ashes, don’t miss the information at the bottom of this post. Shortly … Read More