Author: karenmcox
“There could have never been two hearts so open… Now they were as strangers” —Persuasion, Jane AustenMountain Laurel Elliot is like her name—she blooms best in the cool comfort of shade, hidden in the Kentucky foothills of Appalachia. Alone on her mountain, she lives a private existence with only her pottery—and her regrets—for company.James Marshall had a secret dream and Laurel was part of it, … and Laurel was part of it, but dreams sometimes lead to unexpected places. James’s heart broke when Laurel cut him loose, but he moved on—and became successful beyond his wildest dreams. For one glorious…
“…do anything rather than marry without affection.”—Pride and PrejudiceDuring the upheaval of the Great Depression, Elizabeth Bennet’s life is torn asunder. Her family’s relocation from the bustle of the big city to a quiet family farm has changed her future, and now, she must build a new life in rural Meryton, Kentucky.William Darcy suffered family turmoil of his own, but he has settled into a … family turmoil of his own, but he has settled into a peaceful life at Pemberley, the largest farm in the county. Single, rich, and seemingly content, he remains aloof—immune to any woman’s charms.Until Elizabeth…
”…if I endeavor to undeceive people as to the rest of his conduct, who will believe me?”-Pride & Prejudice, Chapter 40 Elizabeth Bennet, a rookie counterintelligence officer, lands an intriguing first assignment—investigating the CIA’s legendary William Darcy, who is suspected of being a double agent.Darcy’s charmed existence seems at an end as he fights for his career and struggles … existence seems at an end as he fights for his career and struggles against his love for the young woman he doesn’t know is watching his every move.Elizabeth’s confidence dissolves as nothing is like she planned—and the more she discovers about Darcy,…
“I forget that you’re a fella sometimes.”“Gee, thanks.”I never forgot that she was a girl. Not for one second… in a small-town doctor’s office before he begins medical school in the fall. Handsome, principled, and keenly observant, he will lodge with the Millers, the local doctor’s family. But he never bargained for Lizzie Quinlan—a complex, kindred spirit who is beautiful and compassionate, yet scorned by the townsfolk. With her quirky wisdom and a spine of steel hidden beneath an effortless sensuality, Lizzie is about to change Billy Ray’s life—and his heart—forever. Winner of the 2019 Kentucky Indie Author Project for adult…
(For readers of romantic comedy, coming of age, historical romance, Southern fiction)“Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever and rich…”Thus began Jane Austen’s classic, a light and lively tale set in an English village two hundred years ago. Yet every era has its share of Emmas: young women trying to find themselves in their own corners of the world. I Could Write a Book is the story of a … a self-proclaimed modern woman: Emma Katherine Woodhouse, a 1970s co-ed whose life is pleasant, ordered, and predictable, if a bit confining. Her friend George Knightley is a man of the world who has come home…