Karen Cogan

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  • Bibliography:
    49 Books
  • First Book:
    January 1999
  • Latest Book:
    January 2024
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Book List in Order: 49 titles

  • When Animals Sleep

    From dawn to dusk or from dusk to dawn, different animals sleep. Learn about both types of animals through beautiful, unique illustrations.

    Seedling books help beginning readers grow through engaging stories and kid-friendly photos and artwork. Bes...

  • Prodigal Heart

    Rachel thinks she has her life under control. She has succeeded in starting a business and she tells herself that all her dreams have come true. But there is one dream that lies buried in her past, so painful that she tries never to think of it. She ...

  • The Secret of Castlegate Manor

    Caroline Greene, Abigail to Lady Eleanor, is not the sort of young woman to engage in lies and subterfuge. However, Caroline never expected to have a chance to better herself by posing as a distant member of her employers' family. Bowing to Lady Elea...

  • A Flame in the Wind

    Fleeing her life in Sydney, Rebecca Dalton heads home to live with her father on their family ranch in the Australian outback. When she arrives, however, she discovers her father has died. Despite his death, and the shattering grief she feels, Rebecc...

  • Stolen Dreams

    Melinda Pratt was rescued as an infant from a massacred Indian village and given a loving home by her adopted father. Even though her new parents are accepting of her and her heritage, she struggles for acceptance in the nearby town, especially as In...

  • Love Never Lies

    Julie had trust issues from a previous romance. Therefore, when she met the new church counselor, romance was the last thing on her mind. Yet, something about him captivated her. He was gentle and fun loving, patient, and had a good sense of humor. A...

  • Pancho Finds A Home

    Pacho Finds A Home is about a little brown dog who is alone and homeless. He wanders into a Mexican village while they are preparing for the blessing of the animals. Pancho meets three animal friends and promises to get food from the kitchens of the ...

  • An Artful Deception

    Lady Katharine is trapped between two impossible choices. Either she will marry the cousin she despises, or marry Philip, to whom she was pledged in childhood. The prospect of staying at her family estate with her uncle and cousin is so unfavorable t...

  • Fragile Dreams

    The Civil war unleashes a bitter battle near Caroline's home--and in her heart. Parentless, and with a young brother to tend, Caroline blames God and the Yankees for her difficulties. Then, she finds a wounded Union soldier lying in her lawn, and her...



  • The Mysterious Marquis

    When her best friend disappears without a trace, Lady Marianne Bentley is perplexed. Since the girl's parents seem opposed to an all-out investigation, Marianne decides to take matters into her own hands. She soon discovers that a certain Marquis, wi...

  • The Secret of Holly Green Manor

    Lydia Summers lives beneath the shadow of a dangerous secret. For years, her family has been cursed by the untimely deaths of heirs to their estate, Holly Green Manor. When the new heir turns out to be her handsome young cousin, Lydia hopes above a...

  • Forget Me Not

    School secretary, Miranda Wilkins, is thrilled when Paul Green walks into her life. The handsome gym coach is everything she wants in a man--except for one problem. He's stopped trusting in a loving God. As she attempts to persuade Paul to trust, her...

  • Her Own Sweet Time

    Liz O’Clancy returns to her ancestral home in Ireland to search for her missing grandmother and finds more than the family matriarch. Betrayed by her fiancé, she turns to her good friend, Donnegan O’Riley. When a portal whisks them four hundred ...

  • Heart of the Mountains

    Deborah Palmer arrives in Ouray, Colorado, knowing that, no matter what pain it might cause, the truth is better than the black void that has haunted her all these years. She longs to learn the truth about father's disappearance. And with the help of...

  • Under the Midnight Sun

    Skagway, Alaska seems the perfect place for Ginny to do more than scrape out a living. Her hopes for independence begin to come true and though she has given hardly a thought to God's place in her life, she meets a young native man who captures her h...

  • Between Best Friends

    This 30,000 word middle-grade story explores the value of young and old geting to know each other. In this story, a young girl, Stephanie, is eager to move back to her hometown. She is thrilled when the opportunity arrives. Her enthusiasm evaporates...

  • Too Scared to Move

    What would happen if we could go back in time and have God say "yes" instead of "no" to one of our prayers? The strong-willed girl in this middle-grade novel gets a chance to find out. Though Crystal prays desperately for God to stop the move her fam...

  • Yours Truly

    Scott and Melissa have perfect lives. They live for good times and the sole enjoyment of each other -- God isn’t in the picture, and Scott and Melissa like it that way. When a near fatal accident puts Scott in the hospital, he shares a room with a...

  • Change of Heart

    Shelly has spent her life working towards becoming concert singer and recording star, so when she meets Jeffrey Billingham and discovers he is a music producer she is thrilled by the prospect he offers. Only one problem: Jeffrey produces praise and w...



  • Runaway Hearts

    Lynn thought putting distance between herself and her mother was healthy. Then she met Greg. He not only understands the meaning of running away from his problems, he's about to give her a painful lesson on the subject....

  • Silverton: Claims on the Heart

    Kathleen Morris is eager to escape the sad memories of her deceased mother. When her father inherits a mercantile in Silverton, Colorado, it provides the perfect opportunity to leave St. Louis and start a new life. Amidst the grandeur of the Rockies ...

  • Prisoner of the Pearls

    Though Debra is saddened by the death of her beloved aunt, she treasures the historic home in Galveston, Texas the dear woman left to her. Also, bequeathed, are a string of flawless pearls and a note warning her to never wear them. Unable to resist, ...

  • A Relative Matter

    In this sweet Regency romance, life in India is idyllic for Anne Tyler and her younger brother, Jeremy until the deaths of their parents shatter their world. They are sent to England to live with a grandfather that neither remembers. However, as the ...

  • Do Not Disturb

    Joe is level-headed and rational. He neither believes in ghosts nor plans to see one. Yet, on his way home from a fishing trip cancelled by bad weather he passes an old man who he decides must need a ride. Drawing close, the man's vacant eyes stare t...

  • Betrayal

    Bethany never imagined becoming the target of a hired killer. Her intent had been to clear her roommate of murder and get her out of jail. After a tip from a neighbor about a ski-masked man leaving the apartment and tossing something in a dumpster, s...

  • Sunny Under the Sea

    Sunny is a seahorse who roams the ocean with his friends. Along the way, they learn valuable lessons about Biblical principles. Beginning in volume one, Shrimp discovers that being small in size does not mean he is not valuable. He also learns that i...

  • Waiting for Mama

    In this middle-grade story, twelve years old, Jessica Smith has put up with a drug abusing mother for a long time. Though she knows she can take care of herself, she misses her mother each night when her best friend's mother calls her family for dinn...

  • The Great Camp-Off

    Paul is a boy who dreams of camping. He and his best friend practice how to survive in the wilderness with the little knowledge they possess. When Paul's family takes a trip to the mountains, he likes cooking outdoors and sleeping in a tent. More tha...

  • Chatty Clam Spreads Gossip

    Chatty Clam lives under the sea with Sunny and all their friends. Though Chatty wants to be nice, she can’t stop gossiping because it makes her feel important. When she almost causes Sunny to lose a friend, he reminds her that it is important to te...



  • The Gum Chewing Ghost

    Ellen's palms grew damp as she stared into the inky darkness. The light above her head lit only the top of the stairs. She shivered, hating the thought of going down there alone. She listened for sounds of moaning or clinking and heard nothing. Yet, ...

  • Henry Has the Hiccups

    Henry is a little bear who can't get rid of the hiccups. everyone in the family has a suggestion for how he can get rid of them. Henry tries every one of their suggestions. The one that finally works makes Henry happy....

  • Henry's Loose Tooth

    Henry is a little bear that has a loose tooth. He doesn't want his brother to pull it out. However, he can't eat the foods he wants to eat. Yet, one food helps him lose his tooth. His sister tells him his friends will tease him when he gets to school...

  • If There Were Two of Me

    What would happen if there were two of you? One of you could go on adventures to distant jungles and outer space. Mom and Dad would not miss you because one of you would be at home. When you returned to only one of you, he would remember the fun adve...

  • Hermit Finds a Home

    Like all hermit crabs, Hermit outgrows his shell and must find a larger home. He scours the ocean until he finds one that is comfortable. He settles in it happily until, one of his friends tells him it doesn't look good on him. With hurt feelings, he...

  • Two of Me

    Where would you go if you could be two places at the same time? One of you could stay home while the other went on exciting adventures. The boy in this story has a chance to discover what adventures he can have while the other one of him is at home. ...

  • Henry Asks

    In this third book in the Henry series, the little bear in the family is curious about everything around him. He is so full of questions, about his world, that it's hard for his family to keep up with answering everything he wants to know. He wants t...

  • Retribution

    In this romantic crime novel, Steve Yarrow returns from war to discover that his hometown is no safer than a war zone. His family is marked for murder and he is the first on the hit list. The only escape lies in identifying the assailant and the moti...

  • The Flower Girl

    The "flower girl" was labeled a slow student in high school. Though she can only handle simple tasks, Camilla is happy with her job in a garden store. Her boss is kind and Camilla loves flowers. When Camilla discovers men's bodies buried in a back pl...

  • Katrina: Too Far From Home

    Young Katrina is devastated when she is taken from her mother and placed in the custody of her father and stepmother. The only comfort she gains is from the little boy she meets at school. Katrina never forgets her mother or her determination to find...



  • Made for Each Other

    When Lissa arrives in New Mexico,, her grandmother is recovering from a mild illness so Grandma's young friend, Jason, picks Lissa up from the airport. Though Lissa's attraction to him is immediate, she refuses to be tempted into romance. with a ma...

  • Jack of Hearts

    Ashley grieves the loss of her sister Her only comfort is the little nephew who is left in her care. Since she works at home, she is able to watch Jack during the day and it is truly a labor of love. Now that he has lost his mother, she is ...

  • The Luckiest Woman Alive

    When Trish buys a lottery ticket on a whim, she never expects to win. Yet, she wins big and believes her life has changed for the better. A reporter for the community newspaper walks into her life and they immediately hit it off. Events progress towa...

  • Landscape of Love

    In this contemporary romance, Stephanie Porter walks off the plane with no intent of falling in love with her new boss who is a widower caring for a small son. Her goal is to succeed in a new and challenging environment as a landscape architect. F...

  • The Neighbors

    Neighbors may live next door to one another without knowing each other's names. In the touching novel, THE NEIGHBORS, Abby and Vic don't know their neighbors. They are an older couple who value quietness and solitude. Abby is annoyed when the boy two...

  • The Time of Her Life

    Discover a thrilling romance that spans centuries with this captivating novel. Step back in time with Liz, an unsuspecting modern-day heroine, and join her on an epic adventure of chivalry and drama. When her cousin plots to dispose of her and seize ...

  • Winning the Doctor's Heart

    Can He Help Her Find Lasting Love? She's tired of rejection. He's a psychologist who heals broken hearts. Can an unusual arrangement kindle an unforeseen romance?Looking for lasting love, Andrea wonders if she'll ever meet the right person. After a ...

  • Beneath the Northern Lights

    Beneath the Northern Lights: A Sweet Alaska RomanceFrom the sophisticated city of San Francisco to the rugged beauty of Alaska, Ginny's journey reflects her transformation. The world of high society feels like a distant memory as she and her father e...

  • Love's Frontier

    Ginny's life takes an unexpected turn when she joins her father on an adventurous expedition to Alaska. She defies the norms of high society, as she packs the rough clothing demanded where societal standards hold no sway.The narrative delicately weav...

  • The Golden Summer

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    This is the first of my prequels for the Grandma Mandy series of Christian romance books. This is Mandy as a young girl. Later, she is a caring mentor to her granddaughter and other young women. You can read the full-length novels beginning with...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Karen Cogan has published 49 books.

Karen Cogan does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Beneath the Northern Lights, was published in January 2024.

The first book by Karen Cogan, When Animals Sleep, was published in January 1999.

No. Karen Cogan does not write books in series.
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