Karen Kingsbury is on my top ten favorite authors and I am not the only one! Karen’s website says, “USA Today and New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury is America’s #1 inspirational novelist, with more than 15 million copies of her award-winning books in print. She has written more than 40 novels, ten of which have hit #1 on national lists. Karen is also a public speaker, reaching more than 100,000 women annually through various national events. Karen and her husband, Don, live in the Pacific Northwest with their six children, three of whom are adopted from Haiti. You can visit Karen’s website at www.karenkingsbury.com.”
Product Details: FICTION
Format:Â TRADE PAPERBACK
- Publish Date:Â 1/6/2011Â Price:Â $14.99/$16.99
- ISBN:Â 9781599954028
- Pages:592Â Size:5-1/4″ x 8″
ABOUT THE STORY:
“In A Thousand Tomorrows, Cody Gunner, a talented but angry cowboy, meets Ali Daniels, a lovely and mysterious barrel-racer. The two are national champions, top of their game, alone and intent on staying that way. Cody has rejected everything about his past, and only has room for his little brother, Carl Joseph, born with Down Syndrome. Ali embraces life, making the most of every moment because of a secret she keeps hidden from the public, connecting her with a sister who died before she had a chance to live. Before their paths intersect, competing is all they need, but what fears must they face if together they ignite a love that burns brighter than both of them?
In Just Beyond the Clouds, Cody is nursing a broken heart over the death of the love of his life, when he meets Elle Dalton, Carl Joseph’s teacher. Cody can’t bear the thought of losing his little brother, too, so when Elle begins championing Carl Joseph’s independence, she finds herself at odds with Cody. But even while they battle it out, they can’t deny the instinctive connection they share, and Cody faces a crisis of the heart. What if Elle is the one woman who can teach Cody that love is still possible?
In the brand-new omnibus edition, Karen Kingsbury’s continuing story of devotion, tragedy, and renewal, comes to life, teaching that while love often causes the heart to break, it’s also the only thing that can mend it again.” from Hachette Books.
MY TAKE:
When I finish a good book, I am left with a feeling of wishing for more. I feel as if, I’ve gotten to know the characters and I don’t want to let go, I want to know more about what happens to them. So what is better than one Karen Kingsbury book? Easy question! TWO! And that’s what you get here *smile*. I finished A Thousand Tomorrows and wanted to know what was going to happen next. Yippee, turn the page and I could read more about Cody and his family.
As you can tell, I loved these stories. The characters are so well developed that they seem like your friends. The happenings of the tale made me laugh out loud and shed a tear or two or a lot. It’s a master storyteller that also has a vision of a Christian life. Love, love, love these books. I tweeted about them as I was reading and finished them so very fast because I just couldn’t put it down. It’s a perfect curl-up-in-a-chair with a warm cuppa coffee or hot chocolate and watch the hours fly by.
Thanks to Hatchette Book Group, THREE lucky Kelly’s Lucky You readers will be sent there own copies of these awesome stories!!!
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Disclosure: I was sent a copy of the omnibus A Thousand Tomorrows and Just Beyond the Clouds to review.
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She was born july 8, 1963 and at the age of 5 she knew she wanted to be a writer.
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I so love every book of her’s I’ve ever read. I fell in love with the Baxter family and just finished up A Time to Dance.
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I love the “Songs That Inspire” section on Karen’s website. Reading “In Her Own Words” brought tears to my eyes. Karen is amazing. I fell in love with her books while reading the Baxter Family series (just on the last book in the Firstborn Series now) and I was able to see her speak last year at Women of Joy thanks to my best friend.
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Karen has a new series coming in March… another hit!
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I have read several of Karen Kingsbury’s books and I’ve enjoyed them all. I read the Ten Tips for Aspiring Writers on her website.
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I LOVE Karen Kingsbury. You’d think I’d know all about her books but I went to her website and discovered a few books I hadn’t even heard of from her!! So I’ll have to look into getting those!!
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Karen wrote her first hand-colored book when she was five years old. She went on to write many short stories and poems through middle school and high school, and even into college. Her first published book happened when she was 27.
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Karen’s latest novel, Unlocked, released October 12, 2010 and landed #3 on the New York Times Bestsellers List!
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Hi!
She has great taste in music from her Songs that Inspire tab and The Bailey Flanigan series looks really great as well! :)
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The Bailey Flanigan Series Coming March 22, 2011!! Wow!! I am SO excited to see this!! Now we can see what life has in store for Bailey! :)
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