Alaska Wild Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Deep in the Alaskan Woods |
2020 |
Buy |
| Under the Alaskan Ice |
2020 |
Buy |
Amish Home Valley Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Fall from Pride |
2011 |
Buy |
| Return to Grace |
2012 |
Buy |
| Finding Mercy |
2012 |
Buy |
| Upon a Winter’s Night |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Covered Bridge |
2016 |
Buy |
Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Harlequin Historical Christmas Stories,1991 |
1991 |
Buy |
| Blossoms |
1995 |
Buy |
| More Than Words, Volume 3 |
2006 |
Buy |
| More Than Words: Stories of Strength |
2009 |
Buy |
| Dark Crossings |
2012 |
Buy |
| Suspense Magazine December 2013 |
2013 |
Buy |
Cold Creek Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Murder at Cold Creek College |
2013 |
N/A |
| Shattered Secrets |
2014 |
Buy |
| Forbidden Ground |
2014 |
Buy |
| Murder in the Arboretum |
2014 |
N/A |
| Broken Bonds |
2014 |
Buy |
Eden’s Gate Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Eden’s Gate |
1989 |
Buy |
| The Firelands |
1990 |
Buy |
Elizabeth I Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Poyson Garden |
1999 |
Buy |
| Just a Girl |
2011 |
N/A |
| The Tidal Poole |
2000 |
Buy |
| Just a Queen |
2015 |
N/A |
| The Twylight Tower |
2001 |
Buy |
| The Queene’s Christmas |
2003 |
Buy |
| The Thorne Maze |
2003 |
Buy |
| The Queene’s Cure |
2002 |
Buy |
| The Fyre Mirror |
2005 |
Buy |
| The Fatal Fashione |
2005 |
Buy |
| The Hooded Hawke |
2007 |
Buy |
Maplecreek Amish Trilogy Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Dark Road Home |
1996 |
Buy |
| Dark Harvest |
2004 |
Buy |
| Dark Angel |
2007 |
Buy |
Morgan Sisters Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Freedom Flame |
1990 |
Buy |
| Liberty’s Lady |
1998 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Choice |
2011 |
Buy |
South Shores Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Chasing Shadows |
2016 |
Buy |
| Drowning Tides |
2017 |
Buy |
| Falling Darkness |
2017 |
Buy |
| Shallow Grave |
2018 |
Buy |
| Silent Scream |
2018 |
Buy |
| Dark Storm |
2019 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Island Ecstasy |
1982 |
Buy |
| The Last Boleyn |
1983 |
Buy |
| Passion’s Reign |
1983 |
Buy |
| The First Princess of Wales |
1984 |
Buy |
| Rapture’s Crown |
1985 |
Buy |
| Midnight Mirage |
1985 |
Buy |
| One Fervent Fire |
1987 |
Buy |
| Dawn’s Early Light |
1988 |
Buy |
| Tame the Wind |
1988 |
Buy |
| Silver Swords |
1989 |
Buy |
| Almost Forever |
1991 |
Buy |
| Wild Lily |
1991 |
Buy |
| Braden’s Brides |
1991 |
Buy |
| King’s Man |
1991 |
Buy |
| Circle of Gold |
1992 |
Buy |
| The Wings of Morning |
1993 |
Buy |
| River of Sky |
1994 |
Buy |
| Promises to Keep |
1994 |
Buy |
| Black Orchid |
1996 |
Buy |
| Empty Cradle |
1998 |
Buy |
| Down to the Bone |
2000 |
Buy |
| The Baby Farm |
2000 |
Buy |
| Shaker Run |
2001 |
Buy |
| The Stone Forest |
2002 |
Buy |
| The Falls |
2003 |
Buy |
| Hurricane |
2006 |
Buy |
| Inferno |
2007 |
Buy |
| Below the Surface |
2008 |
Buy |
| The Hiding Place |
2008 |
Buy |
| Mistress Shakespeare / Shakespeare’s Mistress |
2009 |
Buy |
| Deep Down |
2009 |
Buy |
| The Queen’s Governess |
2009 |
Buy |
| Down River |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Irish Princess |
2011 |
Buy |
| Mistress of Mourning / The Queen’s Confidante |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Royal Nanny |
2016 |
Buy |
| The It Girls |
2017 |
Buy |
| American Duchess |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Queen’s Secret |
2020 |
Buy |
Karen Harper has published over 80 books across historical fiction, romantic suspense, and mystery since her debut in 1982. Her Elizabeth I series is her most distinctive work, placing the Tudor queen at the center of eleven mystery novels where Elizabeth herself investigates crimes at court. Starting with The Poyson Garden (1999), the series runs through The Hooded Hawke (2007) and draws on Harper’s background in English literature.
Her contemporary work includes multiple series set in specific American communities. The Amish Home Valley and Maplecreek Amish Trilogy explore Amish settings, the Cold Creek books are set in Appalachia, the South Shores series takes place in coastal Florida, and Alaska Wild moves to the northern wilderness. She has also published nearly forty standalone novels spanning everything from Regency-era romance (her early books) to modern romantic suspense and standalone historical fiction like American Duchess (2019) and The Royal Nanny (2016).
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Karen Harper written?
Karen Harper has written 82 books across eleven series.
What was Karen Harper's first book?
Karen Harper’s first book is Island Ecstasy, published in 1982.
What is Karen Harper best known for?
Karen Harper is best known for her Elizabeth I historical mystery series, which follows the Tudor queen through eleven books of political intrigue and murder, and for her romantic suspense novels set in small-town and rural American settings. She has also written several series set in Amish communities.