“After only two novels, Karen Harter is already being compared to contemporary blockbuster authors like Kristin Hannah and Anne Rivers Siddons. As fans of her engrossing family sagas know, she has a gift for invoking human experience with a tangible sense of reality – and frequent doses of humor. When critics describe her style, they use terms like “intriguing,” “inspirational,” and “beautiful prose.”

AUTUMN BLUE, Finalist for ACFW’S Book of the Year Award

Whoa! Another nomination! Again, I’m up against some very talented authors. The winner will be announced at the American Christian Fiction Writers Conference on September 20.

AUTUMN BLUE is a RITA© Award Finalist!

In July, right after our son’s wedding, I’ll be off to San Francisco for the annual Romance Writers of America Conference. Autumn Blue, my second novel, has been nominated for a coveted RITA Award in the Inspirational Fiction category. I’m so honored, especially to be included amongst the other seven gifted finalists. Click the link on this page to read their interviews.The last time I rode a cable car I was a gangly teen with braces. I can’t wait to take my niece/assistant to Chinatown for a dim sung lunch and watch her face when she lifts the lid off the fried chicken feet!

WHERE MERCY FLOWS,
Winner of the CHRISTY AWARD for Best First Novel

This happened last in 2007, but I just can’t seem to quit talking about it!

Both books have been translated into many foreign languages. They’ve also been featured in Readers Digest’s Select Editions along with bestselling authors like Mary Higgins Clark and Lee Child.