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Karen Robards

Karen Robards was born on 24 August 1954 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. She has been writing since she was a teenager.

Karen sold her first short story, when was very young, and was published in the December 1973 Reader's Digest, but she cannot sold her first romance novel until 1981, when she was 24. After it, she dropped out of law school to pursue her writing career. Today, a regular on the New York Times, USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists, among others, she is the winner of six Affaire de Coeur Silver Pen Awards for favorite romance author, as well as numerous other awards. She writes historical and contemporary romances.

Karen lives in native Louisville with her husband, Doug, and their three sons Peter (b. 1983), Christopher "Chris" (b. 1989), and Jack (b. 1994). She says: "I read, I write, and I chauffeur children," she says with a laugh. "That's my life."

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American writer

Born 24 August 1954

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American writer

Born 24 August 1954

Subjects

Fiction, Fiction, romance, suspense, Large type books, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Fiction, thrillers, general, Man-woman relationships, Serial murder investigation, Fiction, romance, contemporary, Fiction, suspense, Romance, Fiction, romance, general, Crimes against, Fiction, romance, historical, general, Women psychiatrists, Murder, Serial murderers, Single mothers, Fiction, romance, historical, United States, Women lawyers, FICTION / Romance / Suspense, Historical Romance, Novela, Public prosecutors, Women forensic scientists

Places

South Carolina, England, Kentucky, New Orleans (La.), Saint Louis (Mo.), Louisiana, Philadelphia (Pa.), Virginia Beach (Va.), New Orleans, London, North Carolina, Ocracoke Island, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Washington (D.C.), France, Ireland, London (England), Missouri, Saint Louis, Virginia, Virginia Beach, Africa, Alaska, Australia

People

Claire Banning, Hugh Battancourt, Jonathan Hale (Fictious Character), Lady Catherine Aldley (Fictious Character), Jewel Combs / Julia Stratham, Joe (Fictitious character) Franconi, Jon Cray (Fictious Character), Justin Brant (Fictious characters), Lady Elizabeth Banning, Lady Gabriella Banning, Marcus/Nick, Megan Kinkead, Neil Severin, Nicole (Fictitious character) Sullivan, Pirates Series, Pirates series, Sebastian Peyton Earl of Mooreland

Time

Regency (1811-1820), Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1810, 1817, 1842, 1844-1845, 18th century, 19th century, Regency, Regency Era, Siglo XIX

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Alternative names

  • KAREN ROBARDS
  • Luo ba de si (Robards, Karen)

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November 1, 2022 Edited by AgentSapphire merge authors
October 31, 2022 Edited by OnFrATa Added identifiers
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
August 13, 2010 Edited by CGN Added new photo
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import