Karen Young

Jack Sullivan was a dark, painful presence in the lives of three prominent Southern women. Ruthlessly ambitious, coldly cruel, he made Suzanne a prisoner of a violent memory, used Taylor as a beautiful, lonely trophy and drove Annie's mother to suicide. When Jack is murdered, each wonders which of the good girls has turned bad.

Good Girls

Lauren Holloway's ex-fiance, Tucker Kane, is without an alibi when his ex-wife is murdered. Tucker claims to have been alone at a job site at the time, but he needs Lauren to lie for him so that he won't become a suspect in the murder. She refuses; now as a prime suspect, Tucker disappears without a trace. Years later, she sees him at an antique fair, and worried that Lauren will reveal his carefully constructed life, he forces his into her hotel room and tells her that he's trying to find evidence to clear his name. As Lauren tries to help Tucker, she questions her ability to judge character as she uncovers a labyrinth of deceit, putting her very life in danger. "Karen Young has written an exciting thriller with the second chance romantic subplot enhancing the suspense. Readers will root for the embattled lead protagonists caught in the crosshairs of a ruthless diabolical killer. . . . Lie For Me is a gripping one sitting read." --Harriet Klausner (5 stars)

A Novel

Lie for Me

Margot Dalton

Gina Wilkins

Marriage For Keeps by Karen Young\Gina Wilkins\Margot Dalton released on Mar 25, 1999 is available now for purchase.

Marriage for Keeps

Hey Warrior

Compelling Connectio by Karen Young released on Jul 25, 1989 is available now for purchase.

Compelling Connection

Pamela Browning

Sandra James

Making Babies by Karen Young\Sandra James\Pamela Browning released on Jun 24, 1995 is available now for purchase.

Making Babies

A Chimpanzee Tale is a story told by Hoot the Chimpanzee and written for children, ages five to ten, by Karen Young. The verses rhyme and carry the reader through the book in a fast-paced and entertaining way. The illustrations are intricate, realistic, and match the tone of the book. The first part of the book takes place in the rain forest in Africa and takes the reader on a journey of discovery with wild chimpanzees. It tells about daily life, how they interact with each other and their environment, their physical features, how they forage for food and use tools, nesting habits, the importance of social grooming, and the role of the family and the community in wild chimpanzee life. The second part of the book addresses the lives of captive chimpanzees. It exposes the reader to the many issues related to captivity, but it is told in a sensitive and lighthearted way. It encourages children to reach out and take a stand for something greater than themselves. It shows them that their actions can make a difference. It explains about sanctuary life and why sanctuaries are the best option for captive chimpanzees. It ends on a positive note by showing the reader that chimps can live in a sanctuary with their chimpanzee friends with dignity and with an enriched and understanding environment provided for them by humans. The book ends with Hoot thanking the children for their help. Vocabulary words and web sites add to the educational value of the book. A unique feature is that the reader can meet real chimps by visiting the sanctuary web sites listed in the book.

A Chimpanzee Tale

Roses And Rain by Karen Young released on May 25, 1994 is available now for purchase.

Roses and Rain

The Alchemy of Caregiving takes the reader on a journey that begins with the meeting of soul mates, delights in the wonders of a deeply felt new love, is rocked by a terminal cancer diagnosis, and traverses six months of caregiving, grief and loss. Karen Young s memoir recounts her journey from the world of conventional medicine to that of alternative medicine, and reveals her spiritual and emotional challenges in the role of caregiver. This compelling story illuminates the dramatic changes that seem to impact every aspect of a caregiver s life. Karen expresses the sacred alchemy that transforms all those involved in the journey of a departing soul and offers insights for caregivers from a place of understanding and wholeness. Karen Young, RN, MN worked for many years as a nurse in the field of bone marrow and stem cell transplant. She has studied with respected teachers of Buddhist and non-dual, Advaita Vedanta philosophies. She loves being in nature where she finds the deep interconnection of all life. In writing this book, she hopes to bring more understanding and awareness into the world.

Transforming Grief and Loss Into Wholeness

The Alchemy of Caregiving

To Save a Victim, Camille St. James May Have to Become One Herself. Seven years ago, tragedy ended the troubled marriage of Camille and Jack Vermillion. Now, as head of the Truth Project, her life safe and orderly, she focuses her lawyerly skills on freeing wrongly incarcerated individuals on death row. Jack paid a bitter price for his mistakes. No longer a high-powered corporate attorney, he's now pastor of a small church in Blood Bayou. Unsure of her own beliefs, Camille is highly skeptical of the conversion of this man she hasn't seen in seven years. Then tragedy strikes again. Jack's sister is murdered, apparently by a prisoner Camille has set free. To prove his innocence, Camille must return to Blood Bayou. But that means facing the hostility of the town -- and Jack. And as She Works to Find the Real Killer, Someone Is Determined to Stop Her...by Any Means.

Blood Bayou

Rachel, still reeling from the abduction of her only child, has her faith renewed when fourteen-year-old Michael appears on her doorstep claiming to be her husband's son.

Time to Heal

Passé meurtrier, Karen Young Une explosion, des flammes, des cris... Kate Madison n'arrive pas à se débarrasser de ce cauchemar qui hante ses nuits, et la ramène à un moment dramatique de son enfance : lors d'une promenade en mer, au large de la Louisiane, le voilier sur lequel se trouvait sa famille a soudainement pris feu. La petite Kate a échappé de peu à la mort. Mais son père, lui, a disparu à jamais dans les flots. Devenue médecin urgentiste à Boston, Kate a enfoui ce souvenir au plus profond de sa mémoire. Jusqu'au jour où, injustement suspendue de ses fonctions, elle décide de revenir à Bayou Blanc, le lieu de son enfance, avec l'espoir d'y trouver la paix. Mais l'atmosphère y est oppressante, et des menaces semblent peser sur tous les membres de sa famille... Jusqu'à ce qu'une nouvelle mort, atroce, l'oblige à lever le voile sur cette sombre page de son enfance qu'elle a enfouie au plus profond d'elle-même...

Passé meurtrier (Harlequin Mira)

This successful author of romance novels (more than 10 million units sold from 1992 to 2008 in mass-market romance editions) continues her move into romantic suspense with a thriller about a woman faced with the decision to clear her ex-fiance’s name in a murder case when he asks her to lie for him. Lauren Holloway’s ex-fiance, Tucker Kane, is without an alibi when his ex-wife is murdered. Tucker claims to have been alone at a job site at the time, but he needs Lauren to lie for him so that he won’t become a suspect in the murder. She refuses; now as a prime suspect, Tucker disappears without a trace. Years later, she sees him at an antique fair, and worried that Lauren will reveal his carefully constructed life, he forces his way into her hotel room and tells her that he’s trying to find evidence to clear his name. As Lauren tries to help Tucker, she questions her ability to judge character as she uncovers a labyrinth of deceit, putting her very life in danger.

A Wilder Passion

A Book for Kids about the Brain

Dear You Love From Your Brain

A Retelling of the Story of Beauty & the Beast

Shadows in the Mist

Christiane Duchesne

Geneviève Côté

Paul Kunigis

Glen Bowser

Offers simply worded songs to help readers learn the alphabet.

An Alphabet Songbook

W Is for Wapiti!

Susan Wiggs

Bobby Hutchinson

Merry Christmas, Baby! by Susan Wiggs\Bobby Hutchinson\Karen Young released on Sep 24, 1996 is available now for purchase.

Merry Christmas, Baby!

Rebecca Stratton

Shadows In The Mist by Karen Young released on Jun 24, 1994 is available now for purchase.

The irony of life is not lost on high school guidance counselor Rachel Forrester: while she is educating teens about good choices, her own life is spiraling out of control. First, she learns her husband is having an affair. Second, her aging mother collapses. And third, Cameron Ford is back in her life—again. As Rachel struggles to get her life in order, her fifteen-year-old son, Nick, forges a bond with the taciturn Cameron. Oddly, it is this bond that opens new doors of healing and promise for them all.And it's Cameron whom Nick trusts with a dangerous secret—a secret that may be connected to the death of Cameron's son, Jack, five years ago…a secret that could endanger them all.

Karen Young

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