Those first 50 pages became part of Karen Robards’ debut novel, Island Flame, which was published in 1981 when the author was 24. Back then she was in law school, but she dropped out to pursue writing as a career. Karen chose historical romances based on the fact that they were selling well at the time. She submitted her two paragraphs story to the Reader’s Digest and it was published in December 1973.ĭuring her time as a student at the University of Kentucky where she was a law student, she took a graduate-level creative writing class, for which Karen submitted her first manuscript to the professor who challenged his students to submit 50 pages in any genre they liked.
She wrote her first short story at a very early age, while in her teens. Karen Robards was born in 1954 in Louisville, KY. The Fifth Doctrine (The Guardian #3), 2019.The Moscow Deception (The Guardian #2), 2018.New Karen Robards Books The Black Swan of Paris, 2020 Here are the Karen Robards books in order for her romantic suspense series and standalone novels.
Charlotte Stone series and her Jessica Ford series, along with her new series starting in 2017, The Guardian. They continue their secret romance at late night hours, until her fiancee discovers them and her father is enraged at the truth.Ĭlick on a plot link to find similar books! Plot & Themes Time/era of story - American "colonial" eraįorbidden/mismatched love? - Yes How mismatched? - loving slave Action/suspense subplot? - Yes Action: - stranded in isolated area If one lover chases another.Last Updated on JanuKaren Robards is a popular author of romantic suspense mystery series, historical romances, as well as several romance and suspense standalone novels. Lilah arrives home and after a few days of separation she explains the truth to Joss. The pirate ship is captured, and in order to protect Joss from being hung as a pirate, Lilah reveals that he is her property, which causes a rift in their romance. The arrival of pirates has Joss joining their team under duress and Lilah chopping of her hair and pretending to be his filthy, mentally ill nephew. They promise that once they are freed from the island neither will reveal the fact the Joss is truly a slave. It doesn't take long for her to give into the true lusty feelings she has for Joss after witnessing his bare body running about the island and soon they become torrid lovers. After a severe storm the ship goes down and Lilah is stranded on a deserted island with Joss, whom she denies having feelings for. Lilah leaves her aunts colonial home, in order to return home to Barbados with Joss, a slave, and her fiancee aboard a travel ship.
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