Bestselling author Karen Kirst is a native of East Tennessee and has written many books set in and around the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. She's a fan of libraries, tea parties, romance movies and baking. When she isn't working on a historical or suspense book, she's homeschooling her boys, teaching a co-op class or trying to keep her mischievous poodles out of trouble. Thank you for stopping by....feel free to email her at [email protected].