Trust Chronicles: Laurie Burke

May 15, 2013By Karen Barnett 137 Comments

The Trust Chronicles is a blog hop and collaborative project between 5 historical romance authors. Our desire is to bring you lasting hope through these letters, grounded in trust in our Lord, and written from the fictional viewpoints of each book’s heroine. We’re so glad to have you join the event. Each day this week, … Read More

Celebrating Book Firsts: ARCs are here!

April 23, 2013By Karen Barnett 9 Comments

You will hear many authors compare publication to pregnancy and childbirth. Sure, there’s months (more like years) of waiting, wondering, planning. There’s labor–perhaps that would be the painful, but necessary, editing process. And then, like every first-born child…there are a series of FIRSTS to celebrate. With my debut novel, Mistaken, many of those firsts are … Read More

Big, Big, BIG News!

February 6, 2013By Karen Barnett 8 Comments

It is an honor and thrill to make this announcement… I have officially signed my first book contract! My 1920s era novel, MISTAKEN, will be published by Abingdon Press this coming July 2013. A few days before Christmas, I was doing some last minute shopping at Burst’s Chocolates in Corvallis, Oregon when my wonderful agent … Read More