About the Author
Karen Kelly Boyce was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. She learned her faith and love of reading at the hands of the Sisters of Mercy. Only a few blocks away from the Barron Library, she spent most of her summer days and weekends lost in the stories and biographies of famous people. The turbulent sixties led her away from her first loves of church, reading, and writing. The only part of her faith that remained was the belief that we were made to help others. That belief led her to graduate as an RN in 1974.
Karen married in 1975, and raised two children. After going through a Life in the Spirit Seminar, she found peace and eternal love in the faith that would sustain her. In 1990, she became very ill and was eventually diagnosed with end stage Lyme Disease and was unable to work as a nurse anymore. As a disabled person, Karen’s love of reading was rekindled and her love of writing born again.
All three of Karen’s books have received the esteemed Catholic Writers Guild seal of approval. Karen’s latest novel 'Down Right Good' has just recieved the Eric Hoffer Award for Commercial Fiction and was a finalist for the Montaigne Metal. The first of her children’s series, 'Sisters of the Last Straw', and all of her works are now available at www.amazon.com
- website: www.karenkellyboyce.com
- facebook: Karen's Facebook profile
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May 26, 2012 08:45PM
@IDontEvenCare Thanks I love talking to young people and encouraging them. I wanted to write when I was young but had no faith in my gift. I had my first novel published when I was 52. I don't recom...View all Conversations
Stories by Karen Kelly Boyce
Down Right Good - Chapter One
The story of a 10-year-old girl with Down syndrome. She transforms the town she lives in and has an nemisis n...