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Karen Kingsbury

    June 8, 1963

    Karen Kingsbury is celebrated as America's favorite inspirational storyteller, crafting narratives that resonate deeply with readers through themes of faith, hope, and enduring family bonds. Her writing is characterized by its emotional depth and a powerful ability to uplift, often exploring the complexities of human relationships and the profound impact of forgiveness. Kingsbury's distinct voice offers comfort and encouragement, making her a beloved author for those seeking stories that touch the heart and spirit. Her works consistently engage readers with their profound exploration of life's challenges and triumphs.

    Karen Kingsbury
    A Kingsbury Collection
    Reunion
    Take One/Take Two Compilation
    Forever Faithful Trilogy
    Like Dandelion Dust & This Side of Heaven Omnibus
    Take Three/Take Four Compilation
    • 2023

      A woman's love is torn between two brothers in this sweeping, compelling World War II love story from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of life- changing fiction.

      Just Once
    • 2022

      On Kari Baxter's wedding day, a building storm brings conflict and doubt to the family until a moment of danger reveals important truths, which could bring them back together or tear them apart.

      The Baxters
    • 2021

      A Distant Shore

      • 384 pages
      • 14 hours of reading
      4.2(6121)Add rating

      #1 New York Times bestselling author of life-changing fiction returns with this high-stakes love story of danger, passion, and faith.

      A Distant Shore
    • 2021

      Forgiving Paris

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      4.1(6200)Add rating

      "In Paris, Alice Michel is having dinner with her son Gabe and his new friend, Jessie Taylor, an Indiana girl who is studying abroad for the semester. Alice's life is so good now, totally different than it was twenty-four years ago. As the dinner conversation goes on, Alice tells the young couple that her long-ago drug addiction nearly killed her. But then her life was saved by a conversation with an American artist. Alice can only remember the girl's name: Ashley. Back in Indiana, Ashley and her husband are about to take a twentieth anniversary trip to Paris, where she will have her first French art show. But Ashley is hesitant. She has never forgiven herself for what happened there."

      Forgiving Paris
    • 2020

      Finding Home

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      4.5(681)Add rating

      Karen Kingsbury and her son Tyler Russell inspire and entertain young readers by going back in time to tell the childhood stories of the beloved Baxter children-Brooke, Kari, Ashley, Erin, and Luke.

      Finding Home
    • 2020

      INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTELLER In love for the first time, a son's decisions about the future divides his family in this fearless and thought-provoking novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of life-changing fiction. When eighteen-year-old Tommy Baxter declares to his family that he wants to be a police officer after graduation, his mother, Reagan, won't hear of it. After all, she's still mourning the death of her own father on September 11 and she's determined to keep her son safe from danger. But Tommy's father, Luke, is proud of Tommy's decision. He would make a kind and compassionate cop. Meanwhile, Tommy is in love for the first time. His sweet relationship with Annalee Miller is almost too good to be true. Tommy begins seriously thinking about the far off day when he can ask her to marry him but she hasn't been feeling well. Tests reveal the unthinkable. While his girlfriend begins the fight of her life, Tommy is driven to learn more about the circumstances surrounding his birth and the grandfather he never knew. Secrets come to light that rock Tommy's world, and he becomes determined to spend his future fighting crime and bringing peace to the streets. Or is this just his way to fight a battle he cannot win--the one facing Annalee? Blending romance and family drama, Truly, Madly, Deeply shows us that, in the shadow of great loss, the only way to live with passion is truly, madly, deeply.

      Truly, Madly, Deeply
    • 2020

      Science raises questions only love can answer in this moving and thought- provoking novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of “heart- tugging and emotional” (Romantic Times Book Reviews) life-changing fiction.

      Someone Like You
    • 2019

      Best Family Ever

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading
      4.3(1175)Add rating

      Much-loved storyteller Karen Kingsbury's Baxter Family books have captured the hearts of millions who have come to think of the Baxter family as their own. Now Karen Kingsbury and her son Tyler Russell tell the childhood stories of the beloved Baxter children--Brooke, Kari, Ashley, Erin, and Luke--to inspire and entertain younger readers. Brooke is the perfect older sister. For that reason, Kari and Ashley work hard to make their parents just as proud of them as they are of Brooke. Each girl has her own talents. Brooke is an excellent student. Kari is a great soccer player. Ashley, a talented artist. And they are always there for each other. But when the news comes that Dr. Baxter is moving the family from Ann Arbor to Bloomington, Indiana, and the Baxters need to leave the only home and friends they've ever known, no one is happy. Saying goodbye is hard but the family still has what's most important--their faith and their love for each other. The first book in the Baxter Family Children series, #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury and Tyler Russell tell the story of what it was like to grow up in the Baxter family, the best family ever.

      Best Family Ever
    • 2019

      Two Weeks

      • 384 pages
      • 14 hours of reading
      4.3(4134)Add rating

      A story about love, faith, and what defines a family.

      Two Weeks
    • 2018

      A Baxter Family Christmas

      • 272 pages
      • 10 hours of reading
      4.1(73)Add rating

      "Two years have passed since the terrible car accident that took the life of John Baxter's daughter, Erin, along with her husband and three of their four daughters. Prompted by grief, and missing his daughter, John has invited a stranger for Christmas Eve dinner-Kendra Bryant, the transplant recipient who now has Erin's heart. But Ashley and her brother Luke are worried that this new dinner guest might be not be the best idea. They want to protect their ten-year-old niece, Amy-the only surviving member of the accident. But John is determined and believes meeting Kendra is something his deceased daughter would want Amy to do. At the same time, Maddie West, the eighteen-year-old daughter of Brooke Baxter West, is praying for meaning this Christmas. Could she find it in a newfound friendship with a boy she never expected to see again? Maddie believes in miracles, especially at Christmastime, but this is a stretch even she can't imagine. Meanwhile, Kendra Bryant has been struggling these past few years to make sense of the tragedy that gave her a second chance. She believes this invitation to see the Baxters and witness their unwavering faith in God can instill peace and happiness back into her life. Heartwarming and touching, filled with love and redemption, A Baxter Family Christmas brings together two families in the aftermath of loss and in the midst of an unfolding love story, and "will satisfy Kingsbury fans old and new" (Publishers Weekly)."--ONIX annotation

      A Baxter Family Christmas