Karen Kanouse
Karen Kanouse

Karen Kanouse is an award-winning watercolor artist and author whose creativity is matched only by her love for animals and birds. Retiring from family practice medicine in Wyoming, she turned to writing and returned to painting, infusing her narratives and artwork with the charm of her furry and feathered friends. 

With a love for reading science fiction and fantasy, Karen's writing transports readers to realms of wonder. She’s always had a vivid imagination and now uses that to color her worlds in books and create new worlds for you to explore. In her spare time, Karen enjoys teaching watercolor classes, playing bridge, painting, and having fun since retirement. A lot of her time goes into writing books, keeping her on the couch and at the table, doing author things. Karen is a cat and dog and horse lover and bunnies…and the list goes on. She’s fluffy enough to be a cat but not a cat burglar 

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By the Horse’s Wings: A Coming of Age Epic Fantasy Magical Adventure (Wings of Destiny series Book 1)

In a world where magic is both feared and revered, meet Zia, a young woman with a secret even she doesn’t know: she possesses suppressed extraordinary magical abilities and an uncanny connection to animals.

The rebel army sweeps through their farm while Zia is away in the village, killing her father and kidnapping her two brothers and...

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Wings of Magic: Book Two of the Wings of Destiny Series

A Coming of Age Epic Fantasy Magical Adventure
Book #2 from the series: Wings of Destiny

Zia has the rare gift of communicating with animals but doesn't know it yet When a rebel army kidnaps her siblings, she sets out to rescue them with a sword she barely knows how to use. Joined by Starwind, a winged horse, and Keniv, a master swordsman, Zia faces perilous landscapes and adversaries.

As she unlocks her hidden powers and forms...

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Wings of Crystal: Book Two of the Wings of Destiny series

An epic fantasy action adventure coming of age book
Book #3 from the series: Wings of Destiny

Raising a baby dragon in secret is no easy task, especially with danger crowding in from every direction.

In a world where magic and danger intertwine, Zia and her magician companion, Jakari, face an impossible task: raising the only baby dragon in a thousand years—in secret. As they leave their companions to find a sanctuary for Evandar’s...

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Contact

I do hope you've enjoyed my website! If you want an autographed copy of any book, please contact me at keb.author@galaxygazettes.com.