Karen Barnett

KAREN BARNETT is the author of ten novels, including Where Trees Touch the Sky, winner of the 2025 ACFW Carol Award for Historical Fiction. She writes historical romance inspired by the beauty and adventure of America’s national parks. A former park ranger and naturalist, she worked at Mount Rainier National Park, Oregon’s Silver Falls State Park, and Northwest Trek Wildlife Park.

She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, two kids, and three mischievous dachshunds.