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Karen Kingsbury

(b.1963)

Karen Kingsbury is a #1 New York Times bestselling novelist and is America's favorite inspirational storyteller, with more than twenty-five million copies of her award-winning books in print. Her last dozen titles have topped bestseller lists and many of her novels are under development with Hallmark Films and as major motion pictures.

In 2001 she and her husband, Don, adopted three boys from Haiti, doubling their family in a matter of months. Today the couple has joined the ranks of empty nesters, living in Tennessee near five of their adult children.

Genres: Inspirational, Children's Fiction, Mystery

Series

Forever Faithful
   1. Waiting for Morning (1999)
   2. A Moment of Weakness (2000)
   3. Halfway to Forever (2002)

Timeless Love
1. A Time to Dance (2001)
2. A Time to Embrace (2002)

Redemption (with Gary Smalley)
   1. Redemption (2002)
   2. Remember (2003)
   3. Return (2003)
   4. Rejoice (2004)
   5. Reunion (2004)

Red Gloves
   1. Gideon's Gift (2002)
   2. Maggie's Miracle (2003)
   3. Sarah's Song (2004)
   4. Hannah's Hope (2005)

9/11
   1. One Tuesday Morning (2003)
   2. Beyond Tuesday Morning (2004)
   3. Every Now and Then (2008)
     aka Remember Tuesday Morning

Firstborn
   1. Fame (2005)
   2. Forgiven (2005)
   3. Found (2006)
   4. Family (2006)
   5. Forever (2007)

Even Now
1. Even Now (2005)
2. Ever After (2006)

Cody Gunner
   1. A Thousand Tomorrows (2005)
   2. Just Beyond the Clouds (2007)
   3. This Side of Heaven (2009)

Sunrise
   1. Sunrise (2007)
   2. Summer (2007)
   3. Someday (2008)
   4. Sunset (2008)

Above the Line
   1. Take One (2009)
   2. Take Two (2009)
   3. Take Three (2010)
   4. Take Four (2010)

Bailey Flanigan
   1. Leaving (2011)
   2. Learning (2011)
   3. Longing (2011)
   4. Loving (2012)

Bridge
0.5. The Beginning (2012)
1. The Bridge (2012)

Angels Walking
   1. Angels Walking (2014)
   2. Chasing Sunsets (2015)
   3. Brush of Wings (2016)

Heart of the Story
   1. The Family of Jesus (2014)
   2. The Friends of Jesus (2015)
   3. The Followers of Jesus (2016)

Baxter Family Christmas
1. A Baxter Family Christmas (2016)

Baxters
   0. The Baxters (2022)
   1. Love Story (2017)
   2. In This Moment (2017)
   3. To the Moon and Back (2018)
   4. When We Were Young (2018)
   5. Two Weeks (2019)
   6. Someone Like You (2020)
   7. Truly, Madly, Deeply (2020)
   Elizabeth Baxter's 10 Secrets for a Happy Marriage (2017)

Liberty University
1. Once Upon a Campus (2017)

Baxter Family Children (with Tyler Russell)
   1. Best Family Ever (2019)
   2. Finding Home (2020)
   3. Never Grow Up (2021)
   4. Adventure Awaits (2022)

Novels

   Where Yesterday Lives (1998)
   When Joy Came to Stay (2000)
   On Every Side (2001)
   Oceans Apart (2004)
   Divine (2006)
   Like Dandelion Dust (2006)
   Between Sundays (2007)
   Shades of Blue (2009)
   Unlocked (2010)
   Coming Home (2012)
   The Chance (2013)
   Fifteen Minutes (2013)
   A Distant Shore (2021)
   Forgiving Paris (2021)
   Just Once (2023)

Omnibus

   A Kingsbury Collection (2005)
   Oceans Apart / Between Sundays (2009)
   Like Dandelion Dust / This Side of Heaven (2012)

Picture Books

   Let Me Hold You Longer (2004)
   Let's Go on a Mommy Date (2008)
   We Believe in Christmas (2008)
   The Princess and the Three Knights (2009)
   Let's Have a Daddy Day (2010)
   The Brave Young Knight (2011)
   Far Flutterby (2012)
   Always Daddy's Princess (2013)
   Go Ahead and Dream (2013)
   Whatever You Grow Up to Be (2014)
   Forever My Little Boy (2016)
   Forever My Little Girl (2016)
   Karen Kingsbury Children's Collection (2020)

Series contributed to

Women of Faith Fiction
1. A Time to Dance (2001)
6. A Time to Embrace (2002)

Anthologies edited

   A Treasury of Miracles for Teens (2001)
   A Treasury of Christmas Miracles (2001)
   A Treasury of Miracles for Women (2002)
   A Treasury of Miracles for Friends (2004)

Non fiction

   Missy's Murder (1991)
   Final Vows (1992)
   Deadly Pretender (1993)
   The Snake and the Spider (1995)
   The Prism Weight Loss Program (1999) (with Toni Vogt)
   Miracles for Friends (2004)
   A Treasury of Adoption Miracles (2005)
   Forever Young (2005) (with Pat Williams)
   A Treasury of Miracles for Families (2006)
   Be Safe Little Boy (2006)
   Stay Close Little Girl (2006)
   Miracles (2009)
   I Can Only Imagine (2013)
   Karen Kingsbury True Crime Novels (2017)

Karen Kingsbury recommends

Katrina's Wings (2000)
Patricia Hickman
"Katrina's Wings takes the reader on a journey through the introspective places of the soul to a place where love is launched and faith begins."

A Case of Bad Taste (2003)
(Diamonds in the Rough, book 1)
Lori Copeland
"A riveting adventure in page-turning mystery and laugh-out-loud humour. Lori Copeland at her best!"

Shattered Justice (2005)
(Family Honor, book 1)
Karen Ball
"A surefire hit!"

A Time to Gather (2008)
(Safe Harbor , book 2)
Sally John and Gary Smalley
"Sally John and Gary Smalley are a team with a wealth of... understanding and deep compassion for people."

Letters from War (2011)
Mark Schultz and Travis Thrasher
"Mark Schultz has touched millions with his song, 'Letters from War.' Now Mark's novel will take you deeper into the story, grabbing your imagination and taking you on an unforgettable journey of the heart."

Dead Sea Conspiracy (2022)
(Dead Sea Chronicles, book 2)
Jerry B Jenkins
"No one does fiction like Jerry Jenkins!"

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