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As an only child, Karen Heenan learned young that boredom was the ultimate enemy. Shortly after, she discovered perpetual motion and has rarely been seen holding still since.

Since discovering books, she is never without one in her hand and several more in her head. Her first series, The Tudor Court, stemmed from a lifelong interest in British history, but she's now turned her gaze closer to home and is writing stories set in her hometown of Philadelphia.

Karen lives in Lansdowne, PA, just outside Philadelphia, where she grows much of her own food and makes her own clothes. She is accompanied on her quest for self-sufficiency by a very patient husband and an ever-changing number of cats.

One constant: she is always writing her next book. ...more

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	Songbird (The Tudor Court #1) 4.40 avg rating — 631 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lady, in Waiting (The Tudor Court #3) 4.36 avg rating — 563 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coming Apart 4.62 avg rating — 342 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Wider World (The Tudor Court #2) 4.51 avg rating — 263 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coming Closer: A Novel of 1930s Philadelphia (Ava and Claire Book 2) 4.54 avg rating — 212 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coming Together: A Novel of Philadelphia and Beyond (Ava and Claire Book 3) 4.59 avg rating — 203 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Son in Shadow (The Tudor Court Book 4) 4.50 avg rating — 42 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tudor Court: The Complete Series 4.65 avg rating — 17 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coming Home: The Complete Ava & Claire Collection 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	French Lessons: A Year in Postwar Paris 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Pre-Orders Available

I just found out this afternoon that pre-orders for the e-book version of Songbird are available NOW, with the paperback edition coming soon.

I thought it was feeling more real, but now it really feels real. When you see something you've written on Amazon, it must exist, right?

Here's the pre-order link: https://www.amazon.com/Songbird-novel... Read more of this blog post »

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Sailing by Gemini's Star (The Constellation Trilogy Book 3)

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Karen Heenan said: " A satisfying end to a fantastic series

I've been waiting since I finished the second book to find out what happened to these characters, and was not disappointed. This series will make you rethink what you know about pirates, and for the better. I ado ...more "

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Since Yesterday: The 1930s in America, September 3, 1929–September 3, 1939

by Frederick Lewis Allen

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The Diaries of Nella Last: Writing in War and Peace

by Nella Last

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