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As the mother of five sons, now grown, '''Karen Templeton''' loves to write about real people dealing with the drama (and humor) of everyday life. Over the past fifteen years, Karen has written nearly 50 books for Harlequin/Silhouette and Red Dress Ink, and three of her Special Edition titles (A Mother's Wish (2009) Welcome Home, Cowboy (2011) and A Gift for All Seasons (2013) have won the RITA award, the romance industry's top prize for published authors. In addition, her November 2014 title, Santa's Playbook, earned the Romantic Times Gold Seal of Excellence, out of the hundreds of releases reviewed by the magazine for that month. | As the mother of five sons, now grown, '''Karen Templeton''' loves to write about real people dealing with the drama (and humor) of everyday life. Over the past fifteen years, Karen has written nearly 50 books for Harlequin/Silhouette and Red Dress Ink, and three of her Special Edition titles (A Mother's Wish (2009) Welcome Home, Cowboy (2011) and A Gift for All Seasons (2013) have won the RITA award, the romance industry's top prize for published authors. In addition, her November 2014 title, Santa's Playbook, earned the Romantic Times Gold Seal of Excellence, out of the hundreds of releases reviewed by the magazine for that month. | ||
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As the mother of five sons, now grown, Karen Templeton loves to write about real people dealing with the drama (and humor) of everyday life. Over the past fifteen years, Karen has written nearly 50 books for Harlequin/Silhouette and Red Dress Ink, and three of her Special Edition titles (A Mother's Wish (2009) Welcome Home, Cowboy (2011) and A Gift for All Seasons (2013) have won the RITA award, the romance industry's top prize for published authors. In addition, her November 2014 title, Santa's Playbook, earned the Romantic Times Gold Seal of Excellence, out of the hundreds of releases reviewed by the magazine for that month.
She is very active on Facebook, as both Karen Templeton and her full name, Karen Templeton Berger, running giveaway contests whenever she has a new release... or just feels like it. Or you can reach her via her website at www.karentempleton.com, which contains recent news as well as excerpts from both current and backlist titles.
On The Web
- Official Website [1]
See Also
Books
- Adding Up To Marriage - 2010
- All She Wants - 1998
- Anything For Her Marriage - 2000
- Anything For His Children - 1999
- Baby Steps - 2006
- Baby, I'm Yours - 2008
- Back In The Saddle - 2016
- Christmas Eve - 2011
- Dear Santa - 2007
- Doctor's Do-Over, The - 2012
- Everybody's Hero - 2004
- Everything But A Husband - 2000
- Falling For The Rebound Bride - 2017
- Fathers And Other Strangers - 2003
- Fortune's Cinderella - 2012
- From Friends To Forever - 2009
- Gift For All Seasons, A - 2012
- Hanging By A Thread - 2004
- Honky-Tonk Cinderella - 2001
- Husband Under Construction - 2011
- Husband's Watch - 2007
- Loose Screws - 2002
- Marriage Campaign, The - 2013
- Marriage, Interrupted - 2005
- Marriage-Minded Man, A - 2009
- Meant-To-Be Mom - 2015
- More Than She Expected - 2014
- Mother's Wish, A - 2008
- Plain-Jane Princess - 2001
- Playing For Keeps - 2003
- Pride And Pregnancy - 2008
- Prodigal Valentine, The - 2007
- Rancher's Expectant Christmas, The - 2016
- Real Mr. Right, The - 2014
- Reining In The Rancher - 2009
- Runaway Bridesmaid - 2001
- Santa's Playbook - 2014
- Saving Dr. Ryan - 2003
- Soldier's Promise, A - 2016
- Staking His Claim - 2004
- Swept Away - 2005
- Wedding Belle - 1998
- Wedding Daze - 1998
- Wedding? Impossible! - 1990
- Welcome Home, Cowboy - 2010
- What A Man's Gotta Do - 2002
- Yours, Mine...Or Ours? - 2008
Series/Related Books
2000 Launch (multi-author series)
Babies, Inc.
Families Are Forever (multi-author series)
Fortune's Children (multi-author series)
The Fortunes Of Texas (multi-author series)
Fortune's Of Texas: Whirlwind Romance (multi-author series)
Guys And Daughters
How To Marry A Monarch
Jersey Boys
The Men of Mayes County
- Saving Dr. Ryan
- Fathers And Other Strangers
- Staking His Claim
- Everybody's Hero
- Swept Away
- A Husband's Watch
Summer Sisters
Wed In The West
- A Mother's Wish
- Reining In The Rancher
- A Marriage-Minded Man
- Welcome Home, Cowboy
- Adding Up To Marriage
- Husband Under Construction
- A Soldier's Promise
- Back In The Saddle
- The Rancher's Expectant
- Falling For The Rebound Bride
Related Books
Awards
- 2014 Rt Reviewers Choice Award Winner - Harlequin Special Edition, Santa's Playbook
- 2013 RITA Award Winner - Long Contemporary Series Romance, A Gift For All Seasons
- 2011 RITA Award Winner - Contemporary Series Romance, Welcome Home, Cowboy
- 2009 RITA Award Winner - Contemporary Series Romance, A Mother's Wish
Recognitions
- 2014 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, More Than She Expected
- 2014 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, The Real Mr. Right
- 2014 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, Santa's Playbook
- 2013 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, The Marriage Campaign
- 2012 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, Fortune's Cinderella
- 2001 RITA Award Finalist - Long Contemporary Series Romance, Plain-Jane Princess
- Authors - T
- Contemporary Romance Authors
- Mills & Boon Cherish Authors
- Mills & Boon Intimate Authors
- Mills & Boon Intrigue Authors
- Mills & Boon Special Edition Authors
- Mills & Boon Special Moments Authors
- Silhouette Intimate Moments Authors
- Silhouette Special Edition Authors
- Silhouette Sensation Authors
- Silhouette Yours Truly Authors
- Red Dress Ink Authors
- New Mexico Authors
- 1998 Debut
- RITA Award Winners
- RITA Award Finalists
