Bøger af Karen White

New York, 1945. Da den alvorligt sårede kaptajn Cooper Ravenal bliver bragt til et privathospital på Manhattans Upper East Side, bliver den unge dr. Kate Schuyler involveret i et kompliceret mysterium, der viser sig at forbinde tre generationer af kvinder i hendes familie til ét enkelt ekstraordinært værelse i et historisk palæ i New York.Hvem er kvinden på det miniatureportræt, kaptajn Ravenal altid har med sig, og som til forveksling ligner Kate? Og hvorfor bærer hun det rubinvedhæng, Kate har arvet efter sin mor? I sit forsøg på at finde svar, støder Kate på historien om Olive Van Alens fald fra et liv i luksus til fattigdom i slutningen af det 19. århundrede, hvor hun hyres som tjenestepige i selve det hus, hendes far var med til at tegne. Men gåden lader også til at være forbundet med Lucy Young, der i de brølende 20’ere drager fra Brooklyn til Manhattan for at opstøve den far, hun aldrig har mødt. Og i sidste ende peger alle tråde i retning af et ganske særligt værelse, som har været glemt af generationer. Spørgsmålet er, om Kate og Cooper er i stand til at håndtere de hemmeligheder, Det Glemte Værelse rummer?Det glemte værelse er en farverig roman om tre generationer af kvinder og deres liv med kærlighed, chancer og tab på tværs af et halvt århundrede.

A woman is haunted—both literally and figuratively—by ghosts of the past in this second novel of the Royal Street series by New York Times bestselling author Karen White.Nola Trenholm may not be psychic herself, but she’s spent enough time around people who are to know when ghosts are present, and there are definitely a few lingering spirits in her recently purchased Creole cottage in New Orleans. Something, or someone, is keeping them tethered to this world. And not all of them are benign. But with the sudden return of Sunny Ryan, Beau Ryan’s long-lost sister, Nola has plenty to distract her from her ghostly housemates. Especially when the tempting—yet firmly unavailable—Beau, wanting to mete out justice to those he blames for Sunny’s kidnapping, asks Nola for a favor that threatens to derail her hard-won recovery and send her hurtling backward. He asks her to welcome Michael Hebert back into her life, even though Michael is the reason for Nola’s bruised heart. Beau is convinced that Michael’s powerful family was behind Sunny’s disappearance and that Michael is the key to getting information the police won’t be able to ignore—if Nola is willing to risk everything for which she’s worked so hard. Torn between helping Beau and protecting herself, Nola doesn’t realize until it’s almost too late why the ghosts are haunting her house—a startling revelation that will throw her and Beau together to fight a common enemy. Assuming Nola can get Beau to listen to what the spirits are trying to tell him, because ignoring them could prove to be a fatal mistake...

SHIFT HAPPENS: A MEMOIR IN SHORT STORIES is a compilation of short, to-the-point essays that take a look at a courageous, creative, and irreverent life. From Karen White: "In most of my stories I find myself humbled and perplexed by the world and my experiences. At times those experiences have got the better of me. Sometimes, though, I've found myself encouraged by the surprises that life sent my way."

Frankrig, 1914. Da den tyske besættelsesmagt rykker ind på Aurelie de Courcelles familiegods for at bruge det som hovedkvarter, opdager hun, at hun kender den tyske kommandants højre hånd, Maximilan von Sternburg, fra sine debutantdage i Paris. Til trods for deres modstridende loyaliteter udvikler Aurelie og Max’ venskab sig snart til kærlighed. Men et utilgiveligt forræderi skiller dem ad, og Aurelie vender hjem til Paris, Hotel Ritz og sin fremmedgjorte mor.Frankrig, 1942. Marguerite ”Daisy” Villon er vokset op hos sin frisindede amerikanske bedstemor på det glamourøse Hotel Ritz i Paris , og da tyske tropper besætter Frankrig, bliver hun i hovdstaden med sin datter og sin mand, som samarbejder med nazisterne. Til at begynde med tøver Daisy med at hjælpe sin bedstemor i modstandskampen og dermed udsætte sig selv og sin familie for fare. Men hun indvilliger alligevel i at agere kurer for den enigmatiske Legrand, som forfalsker identitetspapirer til modstandsfolk og jødiske flygtninge. Efterhånden som Daisy suges længere ind i Legrands underjordiske netværk, kommer hun stadigt tættere på en ødelæggende hemmelighed fra hendes egen slægts dunkle fortid.Frankrig, 1964. For Barbara Langford var ægtemanden Kit hendes livs kærlighed, men deres ægteskab var hjemsøgt af en mystisk kvinde kendt som La Fleur. Efter Kits død dukker den amerikanske advokat Andrew ”Drew” Bowdoin op på hendes dørtrin, hyret til at opspore en forræderisk modstandskæmper kendt under navnet ”La Fleur”. Nysgerrig efter at vide mere om den gådefulde La Fleur slutter Barbara sig til Drew, og deres søgen leder dem til Paris og Hotel Ritz – og til uventede afkroge af deres hjerter.Hver gang vi tog afsked er en gribende roman, der strækker sig fra de mørke dage i skyggerne af to verdenskrige til de turbulente 1960’ere i selskab med tre kvinder fra hver sin generation, der alle søger tilflugt for deres sårede hjerter på Paris’ legendariske Hotel Ritz.

Maj, 2013: Bestsellerforfatteren Sarah Blake er i økonomiske vanskeligheder og kæmper med inspirationen til sin næste bog. I ren desperation bryder hun det løfte, hun ellers har givet sin Alzheimersramte mor, og åbner en gammel trækiste, der engang tilhørte hendes oldefar, som døde, da RMS Lusitania blev sænket af en tysk ubåd i 1915. Kisten viser sig at gemme på information, der potentielt kan ændre historien – og Sarah må rejse til England for at søge hjælp hos John Langford, et nyligt vanæret medlem af det britiske parlament, hvis familiearkiver muligvis rummer nøglen til den historiske katastrofe.April, 1915: Sydstatsskønheden Caroline Telfair Hochstetters ægteskab er i krise. Hendes tidligere så hengivne ægtemand Gilbert er blevet fjern, optaget af sine industrivirksomheder … og noget andet og mere, som hun ikke kan sætte fingeren på. Hun håber, at en rejse til London på Lusitanias overdådige 1. klasse vil hjælpe dem til at finde hinanden igen – men hun kan ikke ignorere de følelser, der flakker i hendes indre for vennen Robert Langford, som også er ombord. Rastløs og fyldt op af længsel efter en anden tilværelse sætter Caroline sig for at tage styringen i sit eget liv.Tessa Fairweather er ombord på Lusitanias 2. klasse og på vej hjem til Devon. Eller, det er i hvert fald hendes dækhistorie. Tessa har aldrig været uden for USA, og hendes britiske er en falsk accent, hun har lært sig i stor hast. I virkeligheden hedder hun Tennessee Schaff, er datter af en omrejsende svindler og i stand til at stjæle og forfalske stort set hvad som helst. Men hun har fået nok af intriger og konspirationer. Hendes partner har lovet, at hvis de succesfuldt kan gennemføre et sidste kup ombord på Lusitania, kan de endegyldigt lægge fupnumrene bag sig. Tess ønsker desperat at tro på, at det er sandt, men hun har en ubehagelig fornemmelse af, at der er noget ved dette komplot, der ikke er, hvad det giver sig ud for ...Mens Lusitania styrer mod sin skæbne, kæmper tre kvinder mod uret for at optrevle en plan, der vil ændre kursen på deres egne liv … og på selve historien.

"The Crescent City, with its long and tangled history, its glorious architecture and subtropical allure, along with its inarguably dark past and requisite restless spirits, is a forgiving place. A city with accepting arms for society's lost and hungry souls, and a haven for people like me who'd stumbled and fallen yet managed to pull themselves back up. People who were brave enough to try again in a place known for its extremes, or simply too hardheaded to admit defeat. I listened to the clanging and jangling of the St. Charles streetcar I'd just exited as it waddled its way down the tracks toward the river bend. It had become the soundtrack of my life in a new city, much as the church bells chiming their holy chorus in my hometown of Charleston once were. Slowly walking down Broadway, I enjoyed the afternoon air of an early October Saturday. The oppressive humidity of summer had lifted, giving us a reprieve, and although the temperature was nowhere near what anybody up north would call cold, it was still cool enough that I wore a sweater over my usual T-shirt. Even my fingers felt chilled as they gripped the straps of my backpack. I considered slipping on the gloves that my stepmother, Melanie, had sent me--along with typed instructions on how to care for them. I was due a visit from my family--my parents and my twelve-year-old half siblings, Sarah and JJ--the following week, and I didn't want to register Melanie's disappointment at seeing my dirty gloves. Exactly the reason why I wasn't wearing them. Because absolutely nobody in real life had the patience to clean their gloves to Melanie's specifications. Unless they were Melanie"--

The Christmas spirit is overtaking Tradd Street with a vengeance in this festive trade reprint in the New York Times bestselling series by Karen White.Melanie Trenholm should be anticipating Christmas with nothing but joy--after all, it's only the second Christmas she and her husband, Jack, will celebrate with their twin toddlers. But the ongoing excavation of the centuries-old cistern in the garden of her historic Tradd Street home has been a huge millstone, both financially and aesthetically. Local students are thrilled by the possibility of unearthing more Colonial-era artifacts at the cistern, but Melanie is concerned by the ghosts connected to it that have suddenly invaded her life and her house--and at least one of them is definitely not filled with holiday cheer....And these relics aren't the only precious artifacts for which people are searching. A past adversary is convinced there is a long-lost Revolutionary War treasure buried somewhere on the property that Melanie inherited--untold riches rumored to have been brought over from France by the Marquis de Lafayette himself and intended to help the Colonial war effort. It's a treasure fit for a king, and there have been whispers throughout history that many have already killed--and died--for it. And now someone will stop at nothing to possess it--even if it means destroying everything Melanie holds dear.

From the authors of the bestseller The Forgotten Room comes a historical mystery that links the lives of three women.May 2013Sarah Blake is struggling to find an idea for her next book. Desperate, she opens a chest that belonged to her great-grandfather, who died when the RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German U-boat. What she dis-covers could change history. April 1915Caroline Telfair Hochstetter’s marriage is in crisis. Her husband has become distant. She’s hoping a trip in Lusitania’s lavish first-class will help them reconnect. Restless, Caroline is determined to take charge of her own life. . . .Tess Fairweather is returning home to Devon. Or at least that’s her story. Truth is she’s the daughter of a con man. Her partner has promised that if they pull off one last heist, they’ll leave the game be-hind. Tess wants to believe that, but she has an uneasy feeling about this job. . . .

From New York Times bestselling author of the Tradd Street novels comes the sequel to Falling Home, a novel set in the picaresque town of Walton, Georgia, where one woman is about to discover that the best journey is the one that brings you home.… Freelance photographer Suzanne Paris has been on her own since she was fourteen-and she has no intention of settling down, especially not in a tiny town like Walton. She's here to hide out for a little while, not to form connections. Her survival depends on her ability to slip in and out of people's lives, on never staying in one place for too long. But Walton is a town where everyone knows everyone else-and they all seem intent on making Suzanne feel right at home. She can't help but feel drawn to this tight-knit community-or to the town's mayor, Joe Warner, and his six kids. But Suzanne can't afford to stick around, even if she's finally found a place where she belongs. Because someone is looking for her-someone who won't stop until her life is destroyed… CONVERSATION GUIDE INCLUDED

Charleston psychic Melanie Middleton discovers the past isn't finished revealing unsettling secrets in the third novel in the New York Times bestselling Tradd Street series. With her relationship with writer Jack Treholm as shaky as the foundation of her family home, Melanie's juggling a number of problems. Like restoring her Tradd Street house...and resisting her mother's pressure to 'go public' with her talent-a sixth sense that unites them to the lost souls of the dead. But Melanie never anticipated her new problem. Her name is Nola, Jack's estranged young daughter who appears on their doorstep, damaged, lonely and defiantly immune to her father's attempts to reconnect. Melanie understands the emotional chasm all too well. As a special, bonding gift Jack's mother buys Nola an antique dollhouse-a precious tableaux of a perfect Victorian family. Melanie hopes the gift will help thaw Nola's reserve and draw her into the family she's never known. At first, Nola is charmed, and Melanie is delighted-until night falls, and the most unnerving shadows are cast within its miniature rooms. By the time Melanie senses a malevolent presence she fears it may already be too late. A new family has accepted her unwitting invitation to move in-with their own secrets, their own personal demons, and a past that's drawing Nola into their own inescapable darkness...

An instant New York Times bestseller!Return to the house on Tradd Street one last time in this hauntingly spectacular finale to the bestselling series featuring psychic medium Melanie Trenholm. After the devastating events of the past few months, the last thing Melanie Trenholm wants is to think about the future.  Why, when her husband, Jack, has asked for a separation—a separation that might have been her fault?  Nevertheless, with twin toddlers, a stepdaughter leaving for college soon, a real estate career to resume and a historic home that is still being restored, Melanie doesn’t have much time to wonder where it all went wrong—but that doesn’t stop her from trying to win her husband back.   Their relationship issues are pushed aside, however, when longtime nemesis, Marc Longo, comes to them with a proposition:  allow their Tradd Street house to be used as the filming location for the movie adaptation of Marc’s bestselling book, and he will help Jack re-establish his stalled writing career. Despite Melanie’s hesitation, Jack jumps at the chance.  But Melanie’s doubts soon prove to be well founded when she uncovers ulterior reasons for Marc wanting to be back in their house—reasons that include a hidden gem so brilliant that legend links it to the most infamous jewel of all, the Hope Diamond.   But Melanie has an unexpected ally in protecting the house and its inhabitants—the ghost of a Civil War era girl warns her of increasing threats to her family. But she’s not the only spirit who is haunting Melanie.  A malevolent ghost seems determined to stop Melanie from investigating the decades-old murder of a friend’s sister, and this spirit will stop at nothing to protect its secrets—even from beyond the grave.   Melanie and Jack must work together to find the answers before evil spirits of past and present destroy everything they love.

When newlywed Ava Whalen follows her husband to his family home on St. Simons Island, she discovers a tangled web of dangerous secrets in this enthralling story from the New York Times bestselling author of the Tradd Street novels.For as long as she can remember, Ava Whalen has struggled with a sense of not belonging, and now, at thirty-four, she still feels stymied by her family. Then she meets child psychologist Matthew Frazier, and thinks her days of loneliness are behind her. After a whirlwind romance, they impulsively elope, and Ava moves to Matthew's ancestral home on St. Simons Island off the coast of Georgia.But after the initial excitement, Ava is surprised to discover that true happiness continues to elude her. There is much she doesn't know about Matthew, including the mysterious circumstances surrounding his first wife's death. And her new home seems to hold as many mysteries and secrets as her new husband. Feeling adrift, Ava throws herself into uncovering Matthew's family history and that of the island, not realizing that she has a connection of her own to this place-or that her obsession with the past could very well destroy her future.

The New York Times bestselling author of the Tradd Street novels explores a Southern family's buried history, which will change the life of the woman who unearths it, secret by shattering secret. Two years after the death of her husband, Merritt Heyward receives unexpected news-Cal's family home in Beaufort, South Carolina, bequeathed by his reclusive grandmother, now belongs to Merritt. In Beaufort, the secrets of Cal's unspoken-of past reside among the pluff mud and jasmine of the ancestral Heyward home on the Bluff. This unknown legacy, now Merritt's, will change and define her as she navigates her new life-a life complicated by the arrival of her too young stepmother and ten-year-old half brother. Soon, in this house of strangers, Merritt is forced into unraveling the Heyward family past as she faces her own fears and finds the healing she needs in the salt air of the Lowcountry.

The brilliant, chilling debut of Karen White's New York Times bestselling Tradd Street series, featuring a Charleston real estate agent who loves old houses-and the secret histories inside them. Practical Melanie Middleton hates to admit she can see ghosts. But she's going to have to accept it. An old man she recently met has died, leaving her his historic Tradd Street home, complete with housekeeper, dog-and a family of ghosts anxious to tell her their secrets. Enter Jack Trenholm, a gorgeous writer obsessed with unsolved mysteries. He has reason to believe that diamonds from the Confederate Treasury are hidden in the house. So he turns the charm on with Melanie, only to discover he's the smitten one... It turns out Jack's search has caught the attention of a malevolent ghost. Now, Jack and Melanie must unravel a mystery of passion, heartbreak-and even murder.