Karen DuBose

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About Karen DuBose

Karen grew up outside of Chicago with her mom, dad and two older brothers. Being the only girl and the baby was hard when your brothers thought it was a good idea to make her the guinea pig. They both were in wrestling and they used her to learn new moves. Fun for them not so much for her. Family means everything to her and she wouldn't have changed a thing.

She traveled a lot and has finally settled down in a small town in East Tennessee in the mountains. Something about the mountains called to her and still does.
She loves to make her own swag and other gifts. She also loves anything to do with the outdoors.
Her favorite snack is gummy worms and bears. Her favorite drink is a white monster. She says she is a monster before she has one.
Her family is everything to her and they support her 100% with her dream to become a well-known author. She is taking it one step at a time and one book at a time.

I hope you enjoy reading my stories as much as I did creating them. Happy reading!

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World of Nightmares (The Shady Oaks Series) Sep 1, 2020

by Karen DuBose

( 1 )

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When you live in a world of what nightmares are made of, you wonder to yourself; could there be more?

Being the king is no easy task. Ask Jax, he will tell you all about it. He is after all, the Pumpkin King of Halloweenville who loves to scare people.

Lately, Jax has been getting bored wondering if there is more to the world he lives in. He used to enjoy scaring everyone. Now though, it feels more like a job than actually having fun.

Little does he know, there is a much bigger world out there than the world of nightmares. One he will never forget anytime soon. Stepping into Shady Oaks has changed him forever. Something he never thought would ever happen.

Let’s not forget Boogie. He is mean and powerful. Always trying to find ways to make Jax suffer for something he never did. That is, until things take a turn for the worse. Being a king doesn’t always make you invisible.

With everything going on, Jax’s heart was stolen by Shayla. The one person Jax is scared to be around for too long. He doesn’t want to scare her away. Showing his feelings is not something he is used to, and he doesn’t want them to shine through causing her to run from him.

Things change too fast for Jax, and to make things worse, he can’t protect the one person he loves more than life itself. With some powerful help from Shady Oaks, it may be the only way to save his world from the darkness that is slowly taking over. That is, until the darkness finds its way to Shady Oaks.

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The Curse Nov 3, 2019

by Olivia Marie , Rena Marin , Hope Sherrill , LJC Fynn , T. Elizabeth Guthrie , Michelle Edwards , K. T. Munson , Karen Dubose

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Some people believe in curses.
Others believe curses are myths ... until it happens to them.
When these authors gather to unravel the mysteries behind curses, will everyone get out alive? Or, will they stay cursed forever?
Welcome to The Curse.

Untainted Magic (The Light Realm Series Book 1) Sep 3, 2020

by Karen DuBose

( 20 )

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Skye's whole life she has been told she was the one to defeat the dark source. She took pride in getting rid of evil. Until the coven that has been her life tries to use her for their selfish ways. Turning her back on them felt right at the time. Maybe she made a huge mistake, but she was never letting them use her.

Drik's life has been nothing but fun and games. Spreading evil as much as he can. He knows there is a light witch that is destined to destroy him, but he has come up with a plan to change that destiny. Will their souls handle what is destined for them or will they destroy each other any way they can? Wherever her light goes, his darkness will follow.

One path, one destiny, two fated.

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Black Ruins Forest (The Elder Series Book 1) Sep 4, 2020

by Karen DuBose

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Fate must've been bored. They’ve decided my life cycle needs to be shaken up a bit. It's bad enough waiting and wondering which of the four shifter animals I'm going to turn into.

To top it all off, I have these weird and crazy daydreams that come and go whenever they want, leaving me disoriented. They’ve gotten me into trouble more than I like to admit. Then come to find out the Elders want to kill me or use me for some unforeseen reason. So, here I am on the run just to survive. With my best friend Kira, my mom, and a bunch of dragon shifters I barely know. Oh, and the crush of my life cycle, Kiernan. I’m really missing my old boring life cycle right about now. If I can ever get back to it, I’m not taking it for granted again.

Will the Black Ruins Forest hold the answers we are all seeking, or will it just make things worse? There’s only one way to find out and pray to the source we all survive long enough to get those answers.

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Kismet (The Quira Chronicles Book 1) Sep 15, 2020

by Karen Dubose , Katie Holland

( 22 )

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A war is brewing in Heaven that will soon spill over to Earth, and only the Quira can stop it. The half angels are the key to saving the world, but first they have to be found.

Meet Violet. At just 22 she's at the top of her game in the advertising industry. One night at the club she sees him across the room. Aviel is an angel that will turn her life upside down. Violet’s fate is wound tight with the eleven other Quira’s. What will she do?

Meet Luca. Also 22, he's set to take over his father's software company. His life is perfect until Violet and Aviel find him. After they save his life he finally learns what he is. Will he follow his fate and become the man his family believes he can be.

Follow Violet and Luca as they deal with what they are and discover what they are capable of.

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Wailing Waters (The Shady Oaks Series) Sep 3, 2020

by Karen DuBose

( 38 )

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Just outside of the big city limits of Lexington, Kentucky, the small and mysterious town of Shady Oaks exists. With a eerily welcoming presence, it offers its residents charm, beauty, and secrets. Surrounded by a large forest and rivers, this secluded town provides the perfect scene for supernatural and paranormal events to occur. Only, the humans haven't learned of the secrets their alluring town holds. Or have they?

Fall into the first story of this Adult twisted tale of your favorite fairy tale story.

My life was almost perfect until the unthinkable happened. Darkness began to surround me everyday, almost to the point I’m tempted to let it take my humanity away just to end the pain.

My best friend Edna is the only one that talks to me anymore. My own mother even despises me. She is a mermaid like me. The only difference is, she wants to lose her humanity but not until she makes my life miserable.

Most of the town thinks I murdered someone, but I didn't. I would never kill the only light I had in my life. My ex boyfriend Gage and his father Mr. Cada are threatening me and using the town to get back at me for a crime I didn’t commit.

The only way to stop both my mother and Mr. Cada is to sacrifice myself. Something I really don't want to do, but have no choice. I don't get to have a happy ever after.

This is a paranormal twist on classic fairy tale story in the Shady Oaks series. This series of books twists your favorite fairy tales, legends, and myths into paranormal and supernatural stories. Each one is labeled for either young adults or adults, so make sure to pick carefully. The series is a collaborative effort by multiple authors from Kingston Publishing Company.

Each book is generally a stand-alone, so you can read them in any order.

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Tainted Magic (The Light Realm Series Book 2) Sep 3, 2020

by Karen DuBose

( 22 )

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The truth always comes out. Whether you want I know it or not. New enemies surface while old ones become your family.

Finding out what you were never meant to become, is something that took me by surprise. To top everything else off, I didn’t see what was happening in my own home. If it wasn’t for Skye being my soul mate, my life would have been destroyed by a father who was supposed to love me. Instead, he used me for an end game -- one I plan on stopping if I can manage to get these new powers under control in time to stop him.

The Goddess Caireen has something up her sleeve and we have to figure out what it is before it’s too late. I’m starting to think she is using me for an end game too. But for the life of me, I can’t figure out what or why. She has been meddling in human lives. From our understanding that is forbidden. I pray we figure it out before it cost us all our lives.

The only question I have is, what happens if we can’t get the balance back in order? What if we all fail? Will the world really be destroyed? If so, by whom?

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Black Ruins Falls (The Elder Series Book 3) Sep 3, 2020

by Karen DuBose

( 28 )

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My lifecycle has started to be repaired when my pack became family. I would do anything for them. With there being so many new bonds it makes me happy and worry even more.

Now more than ever with these powerful enemies breathing down our backs and unexpected people from our past showing up. I feel like I’m drowning and can’t get enough air to breath or think.

With all of this going on a special surprise comes early, but she is the only one who can help me defeat the Elders once and for all. As much as I wish it wasn’t so, I have to believe we will all make it out of this alive.

Sometimes I wonder if we will even survive long enough to see the futures we all want.

“Only the strong will survive, I’m stronger than my enemies.”

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Black Ruins Blood (The Elder Series Book 2) Sep 3, 2020

by Karen DuBose

( 36 )

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I thought coming to the Black Ruins Forest would give me the answers to the questions I so desperately needed. Instead I have more questions and no answers. Now here I am trying to figure out how to destroy the oldest and strongest dragons who are the Elders to become the next ruler of Zilo. No problem, right? Yeah, not as easy as it sounds.

The forest will only keep us a safe for so long before the Elders find out where we are. If they find us, we are all dead. So, here we sit trying to figure out a way to make it through alive. The best part out of all of this I've gained a huge family I never knew I wanted and the worst part is now I have more enemies I never even knew existed. Around every turn there is something or someone else we need to deal with.

Fate really hates me! She twisted my lifecycle apart and spit me out. I will never be the same person again. That's what scares me the most.

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This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited.

The Elder Series (3 Book Series)

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From Book 1: Fate must've been bored. They’ve decided my life cycle needs to be shaken up a bit. It's bad enough waiting and wondering which of the four shifter animals I'm going to turn into.

To top it all off, I have these weird and crazy daydreams that come and go whenever they want, leaving me disoriented. They’ve gotten me into trouble more than I like to admit. Then come to find out the Elders want to kill me or use me for some unforeseen reason. So, here I am on the run just to survive. With my best friend Kira, my mom, and a bunch of dragon shifters I barely know. Oh, and the crush of my life cycle, Kiernan. I’m really missing my old boring life cycle right about now. If I can ever get back to it, I’m not taking it for granted again.

Will the Black Ruins Forest hold the answers we are all seeking, or will it just make things worse? There’s only one way to find out and pray to the source we all survive long enough to get those answers.

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The Light Realm Series (2 Book Series)

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From Book 1: Skye's whole life she has been told she was the one to defeat the dark source. She took pride in getting rid of evil. Until the coven that has been her life tries to use her for their selfish ways. Turning her back on them felt right at the time. Maybe she made a huge mistake, but she was never letting them use her.

Drik's life has been nothing but fun and games. Spreading evil as much as he can. He knows there is a light witch that is destined to destroy him, but he has come up with a plan to change that destiny. Will their souls handle what is destined for them or will they destroy each other any way they can? Wherever her light goes, his darkness will follow.

One path, one destiny, two fated.

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