Good morning!

I want to introduce you to Karen H. Richardson. Karen and I met while writing for Betty Thomason Owens’ and Jennifer Hallmark’s blog Writing Prompts, Thoughts, and Ideas. If she is a new author to you, I hope you’ll check out her books. Let’s get started.

Facts

Tell us about yourself.

Summer or winter?

Summer

Log cabin or castle

Log cabin

Sunflowers or roses

Sunflowers

Mornings or nights?

Night

Cats or dogs?

Dogs

Share your favorite book facts.

Historical or contemporary?

Historical

Are your books shelved or scattered?

Shelved

Novel or novella?

Novel

Do you prefer to keep or gift books after reading them?

Keep

Bookstore or online?

Bookstore

Share your writing secrets.

Writing or editing?

Writing

Pantser or plotter?

Pantser

Music or silence?

Music

Office or everywhere?

Everywhere

Fiction or nonfiction

Fiction

Fiction

Maggie Nelson lost her identity. Nora St. Claire lost her husband. And Jen Stephens changed jobs. The three friends from college, now in their forties, rediscover a special part of themselves that time and relationships have stolen.

To rediscover who she is, Maggie revisits a passion from her past. Something that was her own—acting. With this, her family begins a season of their orderly, planned, and scheduled lives becoming not so orderly. How can Maggie regain her identity without losing her husband?

Nora is an interior designer whose husband was killed in the line of duty. After years of mourning, she is ready to rebuild her life. Her career launches when she wins over a difficult client for the firm. And in her social life, she finds herself volunteering alongside a man who sparks her interest. Work, friends, dating—what will the design of her new life be?

Jen is a free-spirited personal trainer who never expected to find herself as an assistant manager at the gym. The role is a stretch, but it includes all the components of healthy living that she believes in. The rest she can learn. The transition has a few twists and turns Jen navigates well with the full support of her husband, and her two friends. And yet … is it the best fit for Jen?

Their path is a messy one, but isn’t that true about life? Along the way, each woman discovers that she is more precious than rubies. Even in her imperfection.

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Karen H. Richardson is a life-long learner. During the pandemic, through YouTube videos and reading, she learned how to propagate plants. Like her mother and grandmother, Karen loves time in her garden. It’s a peaceful place that draws her close to the Creator. To continue the generational green thumb, Karen took clippings from her mother’s garden to add the plant in her own garden. Her mother has gone to be with the Lord, but the flowers continue to spread and bloom.

She sees the world and her interactions with others as fodder for building her stories. She is a graduate of Western Kentucky University and has several certifications in project management. In addition to her novel, she has had several magazine articles published. Her blog, KK’s Candor, boasts slice of life posts meant to encourage the reader. Karen and her family live in Louisville, Kentucky.

Online: www.KHRAuthor.com

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/khrauthor

Thank you for joining us today!