Bøker av Karen Ann Hopkins

Rush Into Evil is a chilling and atmospheric continuation of the addictive Possum Gap series.When a fiery-haired Dover woman is found dead in a remote mountain campsite, the matriarch of the hill people demands justice.The gruesome murder scene is like nothing Sheriff Sadie Mills has ever seen before and as she navigates backwoods' politics, her search for the truth becomes a fight for survival.Surrounded by wilderness is Possum Gap, the isolated town in Kentucky where dark secrets and violence runs rife among its people.In this forlorn place, no-nonsense, down-to-earth sheriff, Sadie Mills, does her best to bring order and justice to a community struggling with crime, drug overdoses, and hopelessness. Aiding her is Coroner Raymond Russo, who fled New Jersey for a simpler life in rural America in a last-ditch effort to escape a family crime syndicate.As a battle between rival clans looms and a natural disaster threatens Possum Gap's very existence, Sadie and Russo race to find the killer before they strike again.

Devil's Eye continues Sheriff Serenity Adams' quest to unravel the truth about Possum Gap's Peachy family. The investigation leads her to a Florida Amish settlement where an ancient evil runs deep, threatening the life of a young girl and the soul of an entire community. Serenity has help from a dear friend and the arrival of an unexpected champion gives her hope. She isn't alone when she faces her most sinister case yet. But will their combined forces be enough when nature's fury is unleashed?

Ember must stop the apocalypse from happening, but at what cost?The Angels of destruction have arrived, and only Ember stands in the way of their mission to carry out God's wrath and annihilate His enemies.When the barrier between celestial creatures and humans beings is broken and Angels descend to Earth, Ember soon learns there's a fine line between good and evil. As she faces a world full of monsters and magic, a terrifying darkness rises and threatens to destroy everything she's fighting for.In the riveting third installment of The Wings of War series, Ember and her friends embark on an epic journey, where unlikely allies are forged and age-old beliefs crumble to dust. And just when Ember accepts love in her life, it's ripped away from her in the most terrifying way possible.

For Noah and Rose, will love be enough?"Belonging, the sequel to Temptation . . . places the reader in an Amish community filled with danger, suspense, romance, and mystery. The writing is addictive and fast-paced, leaving readers breathlessly waiting for more." - Bethany Fort, Booklist OnlineMy family and friends thought I was crazy to leave my life behind for love.No one thought I would last a day living with the Amish, and even I had my doubts. What would an ordinary girl like me do in this strange, foreign world, with so many rules, and so little freedom? I miss my family and the comfortable life I knew. And the hardest part is I'm not allowed to see Noah until I prove myself. I knew it wouldn't be easy, yet I'm determined to show everyone that I do belong here, with him. But something evil in Meadowview threatens to destroy me and everything I hold dear. When my world comes crashing down, I'll discover if love really does conquer all.The intense and all-consuming story of the star-crossed lovers continues in this second installment as Rose and Noah's fragile bonds are challenged and stretched to the breaking point.

An Amish boy. An English Girl. An impossible, forbidden love . . ."I loved joining Rose and Noah during their journey in the Temptation series by Karen Hopkins." - Katie McGarry, acclaimed YA authorEveryone told me I was making a mistake, but the heart wants what the heart wants, and my heart wanted Noah.We met and fell in love in the hidden fields and forests of Meadowview. If he was English or I was Amish, none of this would have happened. One of us had to make the sacrifice of leaving our culture to be together. As if the clash of our vastly different worlds wasn't enough, our small farming community had deeper troubles, and they might just be enough to tear us apart forever.Temptation is the compelling first book in a tension-filled series about star-crossed lovers struggling to be together against all odds.

When a cold case heats up, Serenity won't stop until she discovers the truth.In the fourth installment of the bestselling Serenity's Plain Secrets' series, Serenity must work with US marshals to uncover the truth behind a shockingly brutal fifteen-year-cold murder.Desperate for answers, Serenity finds herself in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where she unravels secrets that threaten to tear her and Daniel apart. But digging up the past is dangerous, and the quaint Amish settlement isn't as safe as it seems.If Serenity chooses to trust the man she's come to love, it could mean a happily ever after... or her final act.

"A well-crafted tale of murder begotten by the collision of two incompatible worlds." -Kirkus Reviews SOME AMISH COMMUNITIES AREN'T SO COZY Lamb to the Slaughter, the first book in Serenity's Plain Secrets, is the story about the intertwining lives of three unlikely people in an Indiana Amish Community and the devastating results when a rebellious teenage girl is found shot to death in a corn field during the harvest. Serenity Adams is the newly elected young sheriff in the rural town of Blood Rock, and besides dealing with the threatening behavior of her predecessor, she now has a dead Amish girl on her plate. At first glance, the case seems obvious. The poor girl was probably accidently shot during hunting season, but when the elders of the Amish community, and even the girl's parents, react with uncaring subdued behavior, Serenity becomes suspicious. As she delves deeper into the secretive community that she grew up beside, she discovers a gruesome crime from the past that may very well be related to the Amish girl's shooting. Serenity enlists the help of the handsome bad-boy building contractor, Daniel Bachman. He left the Amish when he was nineteen and has his own dark reasons to help the spunky sheriff solve the crime that the family and friends who shunned him are trying desperately to cover up. Serenity's persistence leads her to a stunning discovery that not only threatens to destroy her blossoming romance with Daniel, but may even take her life in the end. WHAT READERS SAY ABOUT LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER AND KAREN ANN HOPKINS"I would HIGHLY, HIGHLY recommend this one...I cannot wait for book two!" -Lose Time Reading "This book HAD IT ALL!! Murder, mystery, forbidden romance and left you needing to read the next book in the series ASAP!! Loved this book! I give it 4.5 stars!" -Curling Up With a Good Book "From the prologue to the last chapters, Lamb to the Slaughter had me INSTANTLY HOOKED." -Love-Life-Read "The characters are COMPLEX and DIMENSIONAL, whether they have a large or smaller part to play in this story, and it really added such a richness that I enjoyed." -Heather, Bewitched Bookworms Reviews "Karen Ann Hopkins has delivered with Lamb to the Slaughter, and I am hoping for a lot more Serenity Adams mysteries in the future." -Unabridged Bookshelf "The mystery remains a mystery until the very end...and I highly enjoyed getting to know Serenity, Daniel and the secretive Amish community." -The Book Swarm "Lamb to the Slaughter is a MUST READ for fans of mystery novels. Karen Ann Hopkins made me a fan with her YA Temptation series, and she's made me an even bigger fan with this murder mystery."-Actin Up With Books "An INTRIGUING TALE full of mystery and suspense...LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER had me thinking and rethinking the entire time." -I Read Indie! "Simply put, Karen Ann Hopkins takes her readers to a new level of Amish fiction and suspense...My 5 tree reviews are never given without a lot of thought. No questions asked, 5 it is." -Deitre Helvey Owens, Once Upon a Twilight "Lamb to the Slaughter is a STUNNINGLY SUSPENSEFUL read that will have you flipping pages long after bedtime!" -Bittersweet Enchantment

Two completely different worlds. Will love be enough? "I cannot say enough good things about Forever and the entire series. Karen Ann Hopkins, without a doubt, is one of my favorite authors. Her books and writing style are exquisite. She really knows how to capture the reader's heart and tell a heartwarming/breaking romance like none other." - Bittersweet Enchantment BlogAll I ever wanted was my happily ever after, and I'd thought I'd found it the first time I laid eyes on Noah Miller. It seems as if the whole world has been trying to keep us apart, throwing obstacle after obstacle in our path. Then everything changed. Now we have the one thing to bind us together forever-or so we thought. Before we can celebrate, a force beyond our control strikes, ripping both our worlds apart. Now Noah and I must work together or risk our happily ever after turning into an impossible dream. In this thrilling third installment of the Temptation series, hurdles for Noah and Rose are far from over. Family bonds are tested and strengthened. And life-altering choices are finally made.

Just when Sheriff Serenity Adams thinks life is getting back to normal, the death of a young, pregnant Amish woman rocks the community. Is it circumstance...or murder? It's up to Serenity and her ex-Amish boyfriend, Daniel Bachman, to discover the truth about the new shaman-type medicine man who's brought his dark secrets to Blood Rock.But Serenity has secrets of her own, and if she and Daniel don't work it out, the reappearance of a woman from his past could threaten to ruin their relationship.The deeper Serenity delves into the magical world of Amish herbal medicine, the phenomenon of laying of the hands and other cultural healing oddities, the more she wonders if miracles are real. What she witnesses with her own eyes may be too fantastical for her to believe.In this riveting third installment of Serenity's Plain Secrets, beliefs are challenged, a way of life is questioned, and family skeletons are unearthed, leaving no one untouched.

Growing up Amish is difficult . . . but leaving it behind is even harder."I loved joining Rose and Noah during their journey in the Temptation series by Karen Hopkins." - Katie McGarry, acclaimed YA authorBeing with Noah should have been impossible. We're a family now, but problems still plague us-and our future. When my brother catches Noah's rebellious Amish sister living a double life, the discovery plunges us all into the danger that lurks at the edges of our sleepy farming community.Karen Ann Hopkins returns to the Temptation series with a gripping new book in the powerful family saga. Rose's beliefs about love, family, and commitment are challenged when she finds herself in the middle of a battle to create changes in the community. And as events spiral out of control in Meadowview, an evil shadow from the past looms on the horizon, threatening not only Rose, but everyone she holds dear.

Their passion is all consuming, but a relationship between the two is strictly forbidden. He's Amish and she's an outsider. Joshua and CJ fight for their future in this newest romantic companion novel to Serenity's Plain Secrets. Joshua Miller is an Amish widower, raising a family, and running a busy farm. CJ West is an aspiring artist, who just happens to be an outsider. When CJ rents a cottage from Joshua, sparks fly, and an impossible romance begins. Their love runs deep, and as uncontrollable forces threaten to tear them apart, CJ takes action, joining the Amish in their world. But it's not going to be easy. CJ must give up so many things, including her personal freedom, to be with the man she loves. As doubts creep in, a person from CJ's past returns, and her life is once again turned upside down. Are CJ and Joshua's bonds strong enough to withstand the challenges of their clashing cultures? Their story concludes in this intense and page-turning romance by Karen Ann Hopkins.

The final battle has begun, and Sawyer fights for the enemy. Will Ember be able to save him?Lucifer has broken free from his bonds as the Angels gather their armies for the battle of Armageddon.Ember and her friends must tread carefully as they unravel the truth about the final judgment and the chaos that is coming. Can they stop the apocalypse from happening? The battle between good and evil isn't as straight forward as Ember had hoped, and now that her lover fights for the enemy, does she even want to take part in the war to come?Eternity is the breathtaking conclusion of the epic Wings of War Series, where loyalties will be tested, lives shattered, and prophecies fulfilled.

Watchers and Angels are at war. Which side will Ember choose?Humankind is on the precipice of the apocalypse.As the Demons grow bolder and the walls between the planes of existence weaken, Ember is forced to develop her powers as quickly as possible, and she seeks out a powerful earth Watcher to continue her supernatural lessons. Her glimpse of the future demands she fight the dark forces spreading across the earth.But her new mentor has his own agenda, making her question everyone and everything she ever trusted.When Ember is thrust into the world of the Watchers, she learns of their plans-ones that defy the scripture and make them enemies of the Celestial Host. Ridding the world of evil gets complicated when it becomes impossible to take sides.As Ember struggles with morality, she soon discovers that there's something more frightening than anything she's faced before.

Some Amish communities aren't so cozy. Evil in My Town is the dark and tension-filled new installment to the Serenity's Plain Secrets' mystery/crime thriller series. After a tragic mass shooting in Blood Rock, Sheriff Serenity Adams is shocked to discover ties to the local Amish settlement, and her teenage niece, who barely survived the carnage. The investigation takes her from the terror of a massacre to an equally horrific crime relating to a missing woman in the community. Serenity must risk her own life to bring law, order, and safety to the town she loves. And this time, she is joined by a US Marshal, who might have his own agenda when it comes to helping Serenity on the case. As the story unfolds, long buried secrets will be revealed, and the climax will keep you flipping the pages until the riveting end.

Unholy Ground is the gripping new installment to the Serenity's Plain Secrets' mystery/crime thriller series. Sheriff Serenity Adams journeys to a northern Indiana Amish settlement to search for a missing girl, and discovers a young outsider has also vanished into thin air. Serenity suspects the cases are connected, and joins forces with an unlikely ally to find answers. When she goes undercover, the sinister truth of the girls' whereabouts begins to unravel, and she finds herself in a race against time to save the girls, and a desperate fight for her own survival.

Surrounded by wilderness is Possum Gap, the isolated town in Kentucky where dark secrets and violence runs rife among its people. In this forlorn place, no-nonsense, down-to-earth sheriff, Sadie Mills, does her best to bring order and justice to a community struggling with crime, drug overdoses, and hopelessness. Aiding her is Coroner Raymond Russo, who fled New Jersey for a simpler life in rural America in a last-ditch effort to escape a family crime syndicate. When the body of a young man is recovered from the Puissant River, evidence leads Sheriff Mills to a cold case murder and a rundown cabin in the woods. The hill country is a dangerous place, and Sadie doesn't know if she can trust John Dover, the mysterious loner and member of the notorious Dover clan who offers to help her uncover the truth. Events take a tragic turn when a teenaged boy from the nearby Amish settlement goes missing and Sadie suspects the cases are connected. And just when Sadie doesn't think things can get any worse, Russo's family shows up with revenge on their minds. As things heat up in Possum Gap, a horrific tale from the past emerges that threatens not only Sadie's life, but everyone she holds dear. Will the hill people unite against an outside threat to save their sheriff or leave her and the authority she represents to fate? It's a race against time to save the lost Amish boy and battle an unthinkable evil. Dark Hollow Road is the second novel in the gripping, addictive Possum Gap crime thriller/mystery series and it has ties to Karen Ann Hopkins' popular Serenity's Plain Secrets series and the book Night Song, which becomes apparent in this installment.

Karen Ann Hopkins returns to Blood Rock, and the Serenity's Plain Secrets series, with this gripping new romance installment. This is the beginning of CJ and Joshua's story. CJ West is an aspiring artist, nursing a broken heart. Still recovering from a brutal attack that nearly killed her, she needed to get away. The quaint, tranquil countryside seemed like the perfect place to start over. Joshua Miller is a widower, running a busy farm, and raising three children with help from his grandmother. He came to Blood Rock to escape the ghosts of his past that still haunt him. When CJ rents a cottage from Joshua, sparks fly, and their lives will never be the same again. Because a relationship between the two is strictly forbidden. He's Amish and she's an outsider. Even so, their passion for each other is intense and all-consuming. But how can they possibly be together? This is a timeless love story, where beliefs about duty, family bonds, culture, and way of life are challenged. And two people from very different worlds must decide if their deep, heart-wrenching love is worth the inevitable life-altering consequences.

There are descendants of angels walking among us. Ember is one of them.Kirkus Reviews: "An impending apocalypse provides a compelling backdrop for romance in this page-turning first installment of a new YA series. Hopkins expertly weaves her plotlines together in this compulsively readable teen romance story...Hopkins delivers many successful elements of young-adult romance-appealing lead characters, high-voltage chemistry, repressed sexuality-which will win her ardent followers. A paranormal YA tale that's highly recommended for fans of the Twilight series; move over, Bella and Edward, there's a new set of kids on the block."Embers is an epic paranormal adventure/romance about an eighteen year old girl who discovers that she's immune to fire and any other injury when she's in a horrific car crash that kills her parents. Following a violent episode with her aunt's boyfriend, Ember flees Ohio to live with an old relative in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. Ember's exuberance at escaping a bad home life soon turns to trepidation when she learns that she's a Watcher, a descendant of angels. While Ember is instructed about her heritage and the powers that go along with it, she strikes up friendships with two teenagers who live inside of a frightening walled compound in the forest. Inexplicably drawn to one of the young men in particular, an impossible romance develops. But it's cut short when Ember discovers that her new friends are fighting on the opposite side of a war that's been raging between two factions of Watchers for thousands of years. When the compound's inhabitants threaten the townspeople, Ember takes action, sealing her fate in the ancient battle of good versus evil, and the grayness in between.

Bloody Ties, an installment of Serenity's Plain Secrets, is a thrilling and unpredictable adventure of corruption, organized crime, and murder that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page. When dead mobsters start turning up in Blood Rock, Sheriff Serenity Adams joins forces with a new recruit, a US marshal, and her ex-partner to solve the cases, but can she trust any of them? Her old partner, Ryan Donavan, is not acting like himself, and Serenity fears he's keeping secrets. For all of his politeness, there's something about Officer Jerome Wilson that doesn't ring true, and Marshall Bryant always has his own agenda. Throw in the Moretti mafia family, a Mexican drug cartel, and a hillbilly moonshine making clan, and Serenity has her hands full. But just as answers come into view, the investigations expand into the Amish community. The sudden return of an ex-Amish man marks more trouble for the sheriff, and local teenagers are once again facing bad luck. As Serenity grasps at a little normalcy in her personal life, sinister forces descend on her town-and in a race against time, she must unravel the truth before she loses everyone she holds dear.

An emotional slow burn romance of forbidden love, intense chemistry and second chances...