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Karen Rose Smith

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense | Literature & Fiction | Romance

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Biography Karen Rose Smith is writing mysteries as well as romances now! Her plots, whether in mystery or romance, are all about relationships. She began writing in her early teens when she listened to music and created stories to accompany the songs. After expressing feelings in poetry, earning a degree in English and French, completing short stories that became too long to find a market, she turned to her fascination with relationships to writing romances and now mysteries. This award-winning best-selling author (USA Today List, Borders Bestseller List, Amazon Romance Bestseller lists, Barnes and Noble Bestseller list) will see her 111th novel released in 2025. She has published with Silhouette, Harlequin, Kensington and Meteor/Kismet. Her awards include two Golden Leaf awards in short contemporary romance, the Golden Quill in traditional romance, two awards for Best Special Editions and Romance Review's Today's Best series romance award. Jane Bowers of Romance Reviews Today states: "Karen Rose Smith's storyworlds are complete and realistic and lovely places to visit and revisit. She excels at stories that feature couples brought together by infants and children, and she handles her plots and characters with sublime sensitivity." Karen is well-known for writing emotion-packed novels. An only child, she spent a lot of time in her imagination and with books--Nancy Drew, Zane Gray, The Black Stallion and Anne of Green Gables. She dreamt of brothers and sisters and a big family like her mother and father came from--seven children in her mom's family and ten in her dad's. On weekends she was often surrounded by aunts, uncles and cousins. This is the root of her plot lines that include small communities and family relationships as integral to everyday living. She believes universal emotions unite us all and that is the reason she employs them to propel her plots. It is no secret that Karen married her college sweetheart and they have been married for 53 years. She believes in the power of commitment and the hope that goes along with the promise of everlasting love. Along with enjoying time with her husband, Karen enjoys cooking, watercolor painting, gardening, shopping, listening to music and keeping her five rescued cats company or vice versa. She has been busy working on book 3 in her new TOMES & TEA cozy mystery series for Kensington Books. Her new sleuth Jazzi Swanson was a teenager in her Daisy's Tea Garden cozy series. She's now 25 and living in the resort town of Belltower Landing, finding mysteries of her own to solve. In addition, Karen has written the Caprice De Luca home staging mystery series. She welcomes interaction with her readers on social media were she chats about plot lines, titles, emotions, heroes, heroines, music, books, gardening, cooking, or anything else readers deem noteworthy!

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Murder with Cinnamon Scones

Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery Series, Book 2

By: Karen Rose Smith

Narrated by: C.S.E. Cooney

Series: Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery, Book 2

Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins

Release date: 13-11-18

Language: English

4 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
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Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery Series, Book 3

By: Karen Rose Smith

Narrated by: C.S.E. Cooney

Series: Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery, Book 3

Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins

Release date: 15-10-19

Language: English

5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
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Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery Series, Book 7

By: Karen Rose Smith

Narrated by: C.S.E. Cooney

Series: Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery, Book 7

Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins

Release date: 31-08-21

Language: English

5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
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Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery Series, Book 4

By: Karen Rose Smith

Narrated by: C.S.E. Cooney

Series: Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery, Book 4

Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins

Release date: 16-03-21

Language: English

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Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery Series, Book 5

By: Karen Rose Smith

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Series: Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery, Book 5

Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins

Release date: 30-03-21

Language: English

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Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery Series, Book 8

By: Karen Rose Smith

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Series: Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery, Book 8

Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins

Release date: 24-05-22

Language: English

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April's Promise

Forever Love Series, Book 1

By: Karen Rose Smith

Narrated by: Johnny Peppers

Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins

Release date: 17-09-13

Language: English

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Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery Series, Book 6

By: Karen Rose Smith

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Series: Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery, Book 6

Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins

Release date: 27-04-21

Language: English

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When Mom Meets Dad

Finding Mr. Right

By: Karen Rose Smith

Narrated by: Johnny Peppers

Series: Finding Mr. Right, Book 3

Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins

Release date: 30-04-13

Language: English

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Toys and Baby Wishes

Finding Mr. Right, Book 5

By: Karen Rose Smith

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Series: Finding Mr. Right, Book 5

Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins

Release date: 22-01-13

Language: English

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Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery Series, Book 9

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Series: Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery, Book 9

Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins

Release date: 23-05-23

Language: English

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A Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery, Book 10

By: Karen Rose Smith

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Series: Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery, Book 10

Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins

Release date: 28-11-23

Language: English

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Love in Bloom

Finding Mr. Right, Book 6

By: Karen Rose Smith

Narrated by: Beth A. McIntosh

Series: Finding Mr. Right, Book 6

Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins

Release date: 26-09-16

Language: English

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Forever in Her Eyes

Search for Love Series, Book 9

By: Karen Rose Smith

Narrated by: Kristin Watson Heintz

Series: Search for Love, Book 9

Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins

Release date: 19-09-16

Language: English

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The Wedding Promise

Search for Love Series, Book 8

By: Karen Rose Smith

Narrated by: Diane Piron-Gelman

Series: Search for Love, Book 8

Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins

Release date: 08-06-16

Language: English

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Heartfire

Search for Love, Book 5

By: Karen Rose Smith

Narrated by: Alexandra Haag

Series: Search for Love, Book 5

Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins

Release date: 23-04-14

Language: English

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Forever After

Finding Mr. Right Series, Book 2

By: Karen Rose Smith

Narrated by: Kristina Coggins

Series: Finding Mr. Right, Book 2

Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins

Release date: 06-12-13

Language: English

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Kit and Kisses

Finding Mr. Right, Book 1

By: Karen Rose Smith

Narrated by: Craig Jessen

Series: Finding Mr. Right, Book 1

Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins

Release date: 12-08-13

Language: English

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A Man Worth Loving

Finding Mr. Right Series

By: Karen Rose Smith

Narrated by: Craig Jessen

Series: Finding Mr. Right, Book 9

Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins

Release date: 26-06-13

Language: English

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Ribbons and Rainbows

Finding Mr. Right, Book 7

By: Karen Rose Smith

Narrated by: Natalie Gray

Series: Finding Mr. Right, Book 7

Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins

Release date: 29-05-13

Language: English

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