Order of Karen Abbott Books
Karen Abbott is a British author of romance and mystery novels. She writes the Ile d’Oleron series. Prior to becoming a novelist, Karen was a teacher (now retired). She is a mother and a grandmother.
Karen Abbott made her debut as a published author in 2002 with the novel Red Rose Girl. Below is a list of Karen Abbott’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Ile d’Oleron Books
| A Taste of Happiness | (2004) |    |
| Just a Summer Romance | (2006) | |
| Island of Secrets | (2012) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Summer Island | (2002) | |
| Red Rose Girl | (2002) | |
| A Time to Forgive | (2002) | |
| Love Is Blind | (2002) | |
| A Matter of Trust | (2003) | |
| Love Conquers All | (2003) | |
| Designs For Love | (2003) | |
| When True Love Wins | (2004) | |
| The Turning Tide | (2004) | |
| The Heart Knows No Bounds | (2004) | |
| Outrageous Deception | (2004) | |
| Rising to the Call | (2005) | |
| A French Masquerade | (2005) | |
| A Heart Divided | (2005) | |
| Danger Comes Calling | (2005) | |
| To Face the Past | (2005) | |
| Dangerous Intrigue | (2006) | |
| An Unsuitable Alliance | (2006) | |
| Her Reluctant Heart | (2006) | |
| Afraid to Love | (2006) | |
| To Capture a Heart | (2006) | |
| Faith for the Future | (2007) | |
| A Change of Heart | (2007) | |
| Illusions of Love | (2008) | |
| A Divided Inheritance | (2009) | |
| Elusive Love | (2009) | |
| A Most Rebellious Debutante | (2010) | |
| The Farrington Fortune | (2010) | |
| A Bride for Lord Mountjoy | (2010) | |
| A Love Worth Waiting for | (2010) | |
| The New Lord Westlake | (2011) | |
| A Father for Daisy | (2011) | |
| Hold on to Your Dreams | (2011) | |
| Take Hold of Tomorrow | (2013) | |
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Karen Abbott Synopses: A Most Rebellious Debutante is a standalone novel by Karen Abbott. Caught in the embrace of her dancing master, seventeen year old Lucy Templeton is banished to the home of her married sister. Here, she encounters the notorious Lord Rockhaven and a stolen kiss awakens something deep within her. Reluctantly Lucy returns home and has a successful Season – but remembering that kiss, she refuses every offer of marriage. When her former dancing master abducts her from a public venue, she is disgraced in the eyes of Society and is sent back to her sister’s home. It is hoped that her sister’s influence will make her behave like a dutiful daughter – but the rebellious Lucy has other ideas.
In When True Love Wins by Karen Abbott, Sonia Franklin goes to Bordeaux in France to be companion-cum-English tutor to seventeen-year-old Elise Blaise, who has been injured in a riding accident. When two handsome men enter Sonia’s life, her heart is pulled in different directions. There is Elise’s brother, Edouard, and their cousin, Paul, who both fall in love with Sonia. It takes several dramatic events to make Sonia realise which one is right for her.