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'''Karen Young''', who makes her home in Texas, is the author of over 30 novels. She sold her first book to [[Silhouette]]. She won the [[1993 RITA® Winners|1993 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Best Long Contemporary Series|Long Contemporary]] category for her novel ''[[The Silence Of Midnight]]'' and her single-title novel ''[[Someone Knows]]'' was also a 2003 [[RITA]] nominee in the Romantic Suspense category. She is the recipient of a [[Romantic Times Magazine]] Career Achievement Award and several Reviewer's Choice Awards. Her works have also appeared on the ''USA Today'' bestseller list. Young is a member of the [[West Houston RWA]], a chapter of the [[Romance Writers of America]].
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Her stories often explore uncomfortable topics such as alcoholism and domestic abuse.
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'''Karen Young''' is the author of thirty-four novels with more than ten million copies in print. Her many awards include the RITA from Romance Writers of America and both the Career Achievement and Reviewer’s Choice awards from Romantic Times magazine. She is a frequent public speaker and a teacher of the craft of writing. Currently, she resides in Houston, Texas.
  
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As an author for [[Silhouette Romance]], Karen Young published seven novels.
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==On The Web==
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* Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Young_(author)]
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
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* ''[[Compelling Connection]]'' - 1989
 
* ''[[Compelling Connection]]'' - 1989
 
* ''[[Darling Detective]]'' - 1986
 
* ''[[Darling Detective]]'' - 1986
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* ''[[Debt Of Love]]'' - 1991
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* ''[[Debt Of Love - Karen Young|Debt Of Love]]'' - 1991
 
* ''[[A Father's Heart|Father's Heart, A]]'' - 1998
 
* ''[[A Father's Heart|Father's Heart, A]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[The Forever Kind|Forever Kind, The]]'' - 1987
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* ''[[The Forever Kind - Karen Young|Forever Kind, The]]'' - 1987
 
* ''[[Full Circle]]'' - 1999
 
* ''[[Full Circle]]'' - 1999
 
* ''[[Good Girls]]'' - 1998
 
* ''[[Good Girls]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[Touch The Dawn]]'' - 1993
 
* ''[[Touch The Dawn]]'' - 1993
 
* ''[[A Very Special Favor|Very Special Favor, A]]'' - 1994
 
* ''[[A Very Special Favor|Very Special Favor, A]]'' - 1994
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* ''[[What Child Is This?]]'' - 1999
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* ''[[What Child Is This? - Karen Young|What Child Is This?]]'' - 1999
 
* ''[[A Wilder Passion|Wilder Passion, A]]'' - 1985
 
* ''[[A Wilder Passion|Wilder Passion, A]]'' - 1985
 
* ''[[Yesterday's Promise]]'' - 1983
 
* ''[[Yesterday's Promise]]'' - 1983
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==Anthologies==
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* ''[[Heat Of The Night]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Making Babies]]'' - 1995
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* ''[[Marriage For Keeps]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[My Valentine]]'' - 1994
  
 
==Series/Related Titles==
 
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:  32. ''[[Sugar Baby]]''
 
:  32. ''[[Sugar Baby]]''
  
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== Awards/Honors ==
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== Awards ==
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* [[1993-1994 Career Achievement Award Winners|1993-1994 Career Achievement Award Winner]] - [[Romantic Times Magazine]] - Best All Around Series Romance
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*1993  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Long Contemporary Romance, ''[[The Silence Of Midnight]]''
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* [[1993 RITA® Winners|1993 RITA® Winner]] - [[RITA®: Best Long Contemporary Series|Long Contemporary]] category for ''[[The Silence Of Midnight]]''
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*1993 [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Harlequin Superromance, ''[[The Silence Of Midnight]]''
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==Recognitions==
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*2011  [[Audies]] Finalist - Inspirational/Fiction, ''[[Missing Max]]''
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*2010  [[Christian Book Award]] Finalist - Fiction, ''[[Blood Bayou]]''
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*2003  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romantic Suspense, ''[[Someone Knows]]''
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*1997  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Contemporary Series, ''[[Having His Baby]]''
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==Awards (body of work)==
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*1993-1994  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Best All Around Series Romance

Latest revision as of 02:23, 7 October 2024


Karen Young is the author of thirty-four novels with more than ten million copies in print. Her many awards include the RITA from Romance Writers of America and both the Career Achievement and Reviewer’s Choice awards from Romantic Times magazine. She is a frequent public speaker and a teacher of the craft of writing. Currently, she resides in Houston, Texas.

On The Web

Books

Anthologies

Series/Related Titles

Family Man (multi-author series)

Nine Months Later (multi-author series)

5. Having His Baby

The O'Connors

  1. Roses And Rain
  2. Shadows In The Mist
  3. The Promise

Women Who Dare (multi-author series)

32. Sugar Baby

Awards

Recognitions

Awards (body of work)

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