Books by Karen L West
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Karen L West
Karen L West

Karen L. West is an author and photographer who has a case of wanderlust and likes to photograph new locations, wildlife and birds. She grew up in a small Indiana farming town where she was always creating stories. She served our country in the Navy with honor. She held many positions with an Indianapolis biotech company. She has traveled the world over, photographing wildlife and nature. She had two of her pictures published in a calendar and online magazine. Her first book was for children called “Tommy the Squirrel Wants to be Human." The children’s book illustrated by Amy Norman received three stars from Clarion Review (ForeWord Magazine). Now retired and she is working on putting all her childhood stories and others onto print. She has written the following books that are available on Amazon: Say What, Hawken Wolf, Moremi Wildlife Pictures, Toxic Bombs: The Beginning, and Toxic Bombs: War and Surviving.

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Asteroid Fireworks

The highly anticipated event of the century was the impending collision of an asteroid with Earth. Efforts were made to unite humanity in order to avert the catastrophe, but the consequences of destroying the asteroid were unforeseen. As casualties began to mount, questions arose about whether this was a deliberate attack or simply nature taking...

Kelisa’s Adventures: Book 1: The Road to Castle Wyegates

Kelisa and Tif’s parents were killed a year ago and now their grandfather has died. The village is making them leave the home where they lived all their lives. Knights from Castle Wyegates show up and Kelisa and Tif’s lives change as they meet new people, learn new skills and find some people are just as evil as the Elders from their pervious...

Pandemic Evolution of 2047: Survival at Ghost Town

People slowly got back to normal in the aftermath of the 2019 Pandemic. They started out caring more about others and the environment. However, soon people went back to their “ME” lives and forgot the pandemic’s lessons. Then another one hit, then another and another, and the last one that was worse than all of the ones before. What happened...

Other Writing

We eased up to the granite rock and found nothing of interest, especially booby traps or bombs. “This is pretty good,” I said as I rapped three times at the mid-point of the tall fake rock, then twice at the bottom. Slowly I turned the rock towards the west. It moved easily and with no noise like it was on a well-oiled pivot. “Sweet,” I heard Kalvin say as he watched from behind Cleo.

All three of us moved down the stairs and at the bottom, I saw a pully handle that closed the stairs up....

Blog

Ever have a story or thought that pops into your mind and can't get rid of it? Well I woke up with this story on my mind and it just wouldn't go away. So, I grabbed my laptop and started writing. Three chapters later, I realized I had a genre of writing. I love shifter stories but never felt like I could write them. This is a peak of Chapter 1 and I hope you enjoy it. Let me know what you think!

I was in my room getting dressed when dad demanded my presence via his Alpha pack connections. “...

This is a teaser excerpt of the book I'm currently finishing. Please note that it is a rough draft and hasn't been edited yet. Look for it to be released around Thanksgiving or Christmas. I hope you enjoy and feel free to let me know what you think!

John had forwarded a picture of Rory he had taken on the beach back in North Carolina along with a description of Bran and the RV he was driving to Viola. He wanted Viola and Max to know who he was if or when he showed up.

Three days later, Bran...