Karen King is an Amazon international bestselling author, currently writing psychological suspense for Bookouture and women’s fiction for Boldwood. Her 9th psychological suspense novel, The Foster Child, was published by Bookouture on 5th October 2026 and her fourth golden years novel, Old Gals on a Mission will be published by Boldwood on 10 December 2026. Her first two golden years novels, The Old Gals’ Bucket List and The Runaway Wives quickly became Amazon International Bestsellers.

Karen has also had 120 children’s books, 2 young adult novels, and several short stories for women’s magazines published. Her early writing career was spent working on many teenage and children’s magazines. Her suspense novels The Mother In Law, The Perfect Stepmother, and The Stranger in my Bed, and her romantic novel The Cornish Hotel by the Sea, all became Amazon International Bestsellers.

Born in the UK, she now lives in Spain with her husband Dave.