Karyn Monk
Description
Arriving as the fourth child and the third baby in three years for John and Lorraine Monk, Karyn surprised her weary but delighted mother when she turned out not to be the boy her mother had believed she would be. Since her chosen name of Philip would not work particularly well with the squirming little girl in the doctor's arms, her mother was at a loss when the nurse in the delivery room cheerfully asked her what she planned to call her new baby. They decided used the nurse's name: Karen. Later, when her father was completing her birth certificate, neither parent was entirely certain how the hastily selected name was spelled. So they improvised and spelled it with a 'Y', thinking that looked more or less right. Hence began a lifetime of Karyn having to spell her name for people, giving everyone the impression that her parents were striving to be different when they named her, when in fact they were only trying to quickly finish the paperwork and get some much-needed sleep... The music director of the show was enchanted enough by her audition to cast her, and soon afterward realized that he couldn't possibly live without her. Ultimately he whisked her away to Paris, where one soft summer evening he seated her in the garden before a magnificent sixteenth century chateau, proclaimed his undying love and asked her to marry him. Pure shock momentarily robbed Karyn of the ability to speak, which was so extraordinarily out of character for her, her poor beloved thought she was refusing him. His gaze downcast, he quietly told her she could take some time to think about it. With a little cry she threw herself against him and kissed him deeply, making it quite clear that there was no need to give the matter any further consideration... Karyn's romantic new husband, who by some strange twist of fate was named Philip, was extremely supportive of her pursuing her dream of becoming a writer. So she resigned from her job in the hectic world of fashion and advertising and set to work writing a novel, tapping away each day in a small room on a temperamental, antiquated computer. After laboring for nearly two years, she was immensely encouraged when an agent agreed to represent her before the manuscript was completed. Her optimism swiftly diminished, however, when the first rejection letters arrived, claiming her romantic historical was too dark and detailed. On the verge of abandoning her relatively short literary career, her darling husband went out and secretly purchased a new computer for her. He unveiled it with great ceremony, telling her that he absolutely believed she would be a published author one day, and that she had invested far too much time and hard work to give up. Published or not, he added tenderly, she was already a success in his eyes. The next day, she received a call from her agent telling her that her book had sold to Bantam. Surrender To A Stranger was released to critical acclaim, and was nominated Best First Book by Romantic Times. Karyn went on to write more books, winning awards along the way, and making good use of the computer her darling husband had given to her. She quickly became renowned for her powerful, sensual style, which also incorporated her own special warmth and humor. She was also known for her compelling characterizations of children, whom she adored... Karyn's beautiful young daughter, Genevieve, arrived in the spring of 1998. A theatrical little Miss who loved an audience, she immediately set to work enchanting her ecstatic parents. She was joined some three years later by her baby brother, Carson, whose sunny personality and bubbly laughter made him a perfect audience for Genevieve's constant desire to sing, dance and entertain the world around her. Most recently lovely little Adelaide has joined the family, and together they fill Karyn and her darling husband's lives with wonderful commotion and enormous amounts of laughter. As of December 2006, Monk is on a temporary break from writing to spend time with her three young children in Toronto, Canada.
Books
Every whispered word
In a Conspiracy of hearts... When Lady Camelia Marshall barges uninvited into Simon Kent’s London laboratory with a business proposition, she finds the famous inventor not at all as she had imagined. Far from the elderly scholar that she expected, Kent is handsomely dishevelled, surprisingly brawny and decidedly uninterested in helping her pursue the archaeological work of her late father that could make known to the world the stirring secrets of an ancient culture and the mysterious cave paintings of the lost Tomb of Kings. The Survival of love depends on... Though intrigued by the striking unconventional beauty of Lady Camelia, Kent cannot fathom leaving behind his inventions and research to scrabble in the African dirt. But while he may not grasp the magnitude of Camelia’s proposition at once, someone else does—someone willing to go to dangerous lengths to stop Camelia…and anyone associated with her. Suddenly, seduced by the sun-kissed hair and bronzed skin of this gifted and indomitable woman, Kent finds himself drawn into a risky adventure that will lead him to an astonishing paradise he could never have imagined.
My favorite thief
My Favorite Thief (Orphan #2) by Karyn Monk 3.64 · Rating details · 143 Ratings · 10 Reviews The last thing he expected was to steal her heart… She should have been terrified, but Charlotte surprised even herself when she found herself helping a masked jewel thief. Now, after impulsively escaping in a waiting carriage, she finds herself alone with a dangerously seductive stranger whose identity remains a mystery that could steal not only her heart–but her life. …Unless it was she'd steal his. The robbery was a disaster but the danger was real, and the last thing Harrison Payne, earl of Bryden, planned was to be saved by a willowy, unconventional beauty. Already captivated by her courage and sensuality, Harrison is equally intrigued by her clumsy attempt to blackmail him. But Charlotte is hiding a past–and a secret–as dangerous as his own. And as an enemy seeks to destroy them both, they will abandon themselves to the passionate destiny that has drawn them together...and a chance at a love worth risking everything for.
The prisoner
"To unmask a CIA mole, John Wells must resume his old undercover identity as an al Qaeda jihadi--and hope he can survive it--in the new cutting-edge novel from the #1 bestselling author. It is the most dangerous mission of John Wells's career. Evidence is mounting that someone high up in the CIA is doing the unthinkable--passing messages to ISIS, alerting them to planned operations. Finding out the mole's identity without alerting him, however, will be very hard, and to accomplish it, Wells will have to do something he thought he'd left behind forever. He will have to reassume his former identity as an al Qaeda jihadi, get captured, and go undercover to befriend an ISIS prisoner in a secret Bulgarian prison. Many years before, Wells was the only American agent ever to penetrate al Qaeda, but times have changed drastically. The terrorist organizations have multiplied: gotten bigger, crueler, more ambitious and powerful. Wells knows it may well be his death sentence. But there is no one else"--
My Guardian Angel
SOMETIMES IT TAKES A LITTLE MAGIC...OR A GUARDIAN ANGEL. In these five bewitching tales from five of today's finest romance authors, love casts a spell in the most unexpected ways--with a little help from a guardian angel... — ALMOST AN ANGEL - Kay Hooper - A handsome British agent won't rest until he finds the beautiful stranger who miraculously rescued him--then vanished as quickly as she appeared. GUARDIAN OF THE HEART - Sandra Chastain - A brave young widow is left alone to fend for herself on the banks of the Rio Grande, until the ghost of her husband brings her a second chance at love. ANGEL ON MY SHOULDER - Susan Krinard - A lovely actress is torn from her lover's arms but her wily parrot houses a spirit determined to see that the two meet again. SAVING CELESTE - Karyn Monk - A Bostonian with a tragic past prevents a despairing young woman from throwing herself off a bridge, and discovers that she holds the key to his happiness. THE TROUBLE WITH ANGELS - Elizabeth Thornton - A spoiled beauty is thwarted in her adventures by a devilishly attractive gamester-turned-footman named Flynn. He is determined to save her reputation--if only he can keep his own hands off her.
The Rebel and the Redcoat
She thought she was about to die when her family's farm came under attack. Instead, a handsome stranger rode to her rescue and took a bullet to save her. But when the bloodshed and terror were over, Josephine Armstrong discovered that the man she owed her life to was a British soldier. She could not betray Lt. Col. Damien Powell—not after what he'd done for her. But she would pay dearly for harboring the enemy, forced to prove her patriotism by becoming the rebels' most beautiful spy. When he saw the lovely, young woman struggling with her captor, Damien didn't care which side of the bloody war she was on. He only knew that he had never seen such an incredible mixture of extraordinary beauty and raw courage in his life. Yet Damien couldn't know that one day this innocent farm girl was destined to betray him. She would become Charles Town's most irresistible spy, dazzling officers with her charms even as she stripped them of their strategic secrets. But when a twist of fate brings Josephine back into his life again, Damien will gamble everything on the chance that he can make this exquisite rebel surrender...if only in his arms.