Karen Kanouse
Karen Kanouse is an award-winning author and watercolor artist 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 watercolor painting, infusing her story telling 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 create new worlds for you to explore along with alien civilizations.
Karen is a cat and dog and horse and bunny lover…and the list goes on. She’s fluffy enough to be a cat but not a cat burglar.
A soul-deep bond. A winged horse and a mischievous dragon. A kingdom in peril.
Zia has no war skills, no army, and no choice. When her world is torn apart, she somehow forms a forbidden, unbreakable bond with Starwind, a royal winged horse. Together, they ignite a resistance against the growing shadow devouring the realm.
Hunted by a ruthless rebel army and burdened with the lives of rescued children, Zia must disguise herself, fight back with wit and steel, and uncover the long-buried secrets of her past. Alongside a variety of animal companions, fiercely loyal allies, and a soulbond with a horse and a dragon, she’ll face the ultimate choice: run from destiny—or rise to meet it.
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...
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...
Wings of Crystal: Book Three 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...
Wings of Splendor: Book Four of the Wings of Destiny series
A Coming of Age Epic Fantasy Magical Adventure Book #4 from the series: Wings of Destiny
In the fourth installment of the captivating “Wings of Destiny” series, Zia's journey takes an even more perilous turn. The rebel army, led by the sinister black magic wielding Squires, continues its devastating campaign across the land, leaving destruction and despair in its wake.
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