Karen Rose Books in Order
Karen Rose is a New York Times bestselling author best known for her Romantic Suspense series, which forms a single interconnected universe featuring recurring characters across multiple locations.
This page lists all Karen Rose books in order, including novels and novellas, arranged in the recommended reading order.
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Romantic Suspense Series (Books in Order)
The Romantic Suspense series takes place in a shared universe with recurring characters and interconnected storylines, and it is grouped by location, though the recommended reading order follows the overall chronology rather than the setting.
Chronological Order
- Don’t Tell (#1), 2003
- Have You Seen Her? (#2), 2004
- I’m Watching You (#3), 2004
- Nothing to Fear (#4), 2005
- Dirty Secrets (#4.5), 2014
- You Can’t Hide (#5), 2006
- Count to Ten (#6), 2007
- Die For Me (#7), 2007
- Scream For Me (#8), 2008
- Kill For Me (#9), 2009
- I Can See You (#10), 2009
- Silent Scream (#11), 2010
- You Belong To Me (#12), 2011
- No One Left To Tell (#13), 2012
- Did You Miss Me? (#14), 2012
- Broken Silence (#14.5), 2013
- Watch Your Back (#15), 2013
- Closer Than You Think (#16), 2014
- Alone in the Dark (#17), 2015
- Every Dark Corner (#18), 2016
- Monster in the Closet (#19), 2017
- Edge of Darkness (#20), 2017
- Death is Not Enough (#21), 2018
- Say You’re Sorry (#22), 2019
- Into the Dark (#23), 2019
- Say No More (#24), 2020
- Say Goodbye (#25), 2021
- Quarter to Midnight (#26), 2022
- Cold Blooded Liar (#27), 2023
- Beneath Dark Waters (#28), 2023
- Cheater (#29), 2024
- Buried Too Deep (#30), 2024
- The White Picket Fence (#30.5), 2024
- Dead Man’s List (#31), 2025
- Knife in the Back (#32), 2025
- Family Lies (#33), 2026
Anthologies
- Hot Pursuit, 2004 (with Annie Solomon, and Carla Cassidy)
Standalone Novels
- The One Who Walked Away, expected 2026
Karen Rose Biography
Karen Rose is the American author who writes romantic suspense novels.
Official website: karenrosebooks.com
Karen Rose was born Karen Rose Hafer in 1964 in Baltimore, Maryland, and grew up in a small town near Washington D.C. She earned a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Maryland and later worked as an engineer in the pharmaceutical industry. At the same time, she also taught high school chemistry and physics.
Her first books were romance novels. Eventually, she began writing romantic suspense novels, which is a genre she continues writing in today.
Her debut suspense novel, Don’t Tell, was published in 2003, and it was the start of her long-running Romantic Suspense series, which includes interconnected stories that take place across multiple cities.
Karen Rose currently lives in Florida with her family and continues to write her books.
Karen Rose Awards and Honors
Awards
- I’m Watching You – RITA Award for Best Romantic Suspense (2005)
- Die for Me – RT Reviewers Choice Award for Best Romantic Suspense (2007)
- Kill for Me – RT Reviewers Choice Award for Contemporary Mystery (2009)
- Silent Scream – RITA Award for Best Romantic Suspense (2011)
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Thought I had read them all and just realized a couple more have been published. Love them all and have re-read them all. Thank you Karen Rose for many enjoyable reads
Only recently started ready her books.Love it
Have read all the books. Mainly in series order,but have them in numerical order.
Love all the characters and other than Mia (count to 10), have sort of got them in order in my mind.
Hoping there are more to come with these characters.
Just introduced to Karen Rose books……I hope I can continue to find them …she kept me involved from beginning to end!