Welcome to my website or-if this is a return visit-welcome back! I'm pleased to announce that my third novel-Where Home Is-will be available to the public by Thanksgiving of 2008. If you have enjoyed my first books, I believe Where Home Is will continue to satisfy.
All three books of the Laramie Series certainly stand alone, stories as individual as their heroines. At the same time, if you have read either (or both!) of my first two books, you will have the opportunity to reacquaint yourself with some dear and familiar characters.
Where Home Is takes place 30 years after Louisa Caldecott met John Rock Davis in Lily's Sister and 5 years after Hope Birdwell stepped off the train in Laramie, Wyoming, to set in motion her own dramatic chain of events in Waiting for Hope. It's 1910. American women are agitating and are a decade away from obtaining the right to vote. The first World War looms darkly around the corner. Young Katherine Davis, M.D., is a reflection of those times of beckoning independence, wild economic growth, and unsettling change. She is her own woman. And Where Home Is is her own story.
I have a small but loyal fan base and thank you if you're among those numbers. If you're new to my writing, thank you for your interest. I'd love to hear from all of you once you've read Where Home Is.
Look what people are saying about Karen!
“Karen J. Hasley…continues to impress with a sparkling new book. Where Home Is brings along the heart from Lily's Sister and Waiting for Hope to the story of Katherine Davis, a young doctor who has just graduated from Kansas Medical School. …
[Where Home Is] could be a conventional love story, but not in Hasley's capable hands. … The conclusion is tear-inducing, but feels heartfelt, not manipulated, and the historical references are spot-on.”
Akron Beacon Journal, 1/4/09
“Waiting for Hope, second in Cuyahoga Falls author Karen J. Hasley's Laramie Series, shows why this estimable author deserves a wider audience and a mainstream publisher.”
Akron Beacon Journal, 12/28/08
Learn more about Karen's 2009 appearances.
Where Home Is becomes available at Barnes and Noble.com, Amazon.com, and other online retailers.
Waiting for Hope becomes available at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com and all major online book retailers.
Lily's Sister becomes available at Borders, Barnes & Noble.com, Target.com, Amazon.com.
"Westerns aren't currently in vogue, but Cuyahoga Falls author Karen J. Hasley should be ready if Hollywood comes calling. Her Lily's Sister is a beautifully realized example of the genre, combining tense frontier action with strong characters and romance...."
"The archetypal plot turns won't surprise those who have seen High Noon, but Hasley's impeccable writing makes Lily's Sister a satisfying read from beginning to end."
The Beacon Journal, Akron, OH, 10/15/06
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You may also order signed copies of Karen's books directly from the author. Email Karen through this website or at karen@karenhasley.com and let her know what you wish to order, your complete mailing address, and your email address and she will respond with the cost of the order, including postage and handling. Payment may be made by cash, check, or money order.
