Kari has written a total of 19 books and there are many more in queue!
Here is a taste of what Kari has written:
Cromwell Deep: Stand alone (Country, CSI, Low Spice)
Kaitlynn MacAllister is a tall red-haired country girl who has many admirers among her regular customers at the Bulldog Casino in Missoula, Montana. The overworked card dealer has big plans for the future, and the casino is just a steppingstone to get there. It’s not until she meets Nate Orsini, a leading forensics expert at the local crime lab, that she decides to bet it all. Nate breaks down Kaitlynn’s guard and they find they have more in common than they imagined. What they don’t yet know is they have been thrown into each other’s lives just when they’re needed most.
The whirlwind romance is ripped apart when Kaitlynn is kidnapped from her own home. She finds herself at the mercy of a calculated and sadistic man with a rough hand. She is patent and analyzes her kidnapper’s every move. The place where she is held feels like a fortress disguised as a beautiful cabin. She begins to panic when she learns she is not the first captive to have graced this isolated waterfront property.
Nate arrives at her home and recognizes foul play. Being a crime scene investigator may be the only thing that can save her. Nate sees a connection between her disappearance and a case he is currently working on. Nate enlists the help of a friend and fellow forensics guy, Aiden Sams, and they quickly try to begin piecing the puzzle together. Frustration builds as they hit dead end after dead end. The hours tick away as Kaitlynn fights for her life and Nate fights to find her. But what will he find in the end?
the Amalgam Hunter: Five installments and counting (Dystopian, Adventure, Slow Burn, Low Spice)
In a treacherous, dystopian world left in ruins from a nuclear apocalyptic event, humans are no longer at the top of the food chain. The United States Military’s most elite team, the Devil Dogs, led by Captain First Class Jensen Wolff, is off on yet another high priority mission. The captain’s flawless resolve is tested when new enlistee, Yalena Ryker, joins the team mid-deployment.
The young woman challenges the captain in ways no one else is brave enough to. After completing their mission with as many losses as triumphs, the unit is thrown a curveball when they learn the thing they have devoted nearly a decade eliminating has been one of them all along. What’s a soldier to do when duty and humanity no longer align?
Journey Through Morowak: Six installments and counting (Fantasy, Adventure, Dragons, Magic, Friends to Lovers, Zero Spice)
The winds are changing in the land of Morowak. Kings and Queens maintain sovereignty, and wielders of magic and fire breathing dragons are real. Nobleman's daughter, Arabella Wallington, is about to embark on a journey across the kingdom to meet the man to whom she is betrothed. Arabella is herself a gifted warrior, yet she follows her father's request to employ someone to protect her along the perilous crossing. There are more dangers than simply what lurks in the wilds of Morowak.
A group of murderers wreak havoc on the land with extreme prejudice. Arabella employs a man named Briol Derwintriver. He is not a warrior, but a mage. Briol recognizes a secret behind her stormy grey eyes and he wonders if she knows who she truly is. Both of their abilities are tested throughout their adventure, and an enigmatic bond form between them.
At the request of a persuasive old alchemist, Briol and Arabella find themselves Deep within the Black Mountain of Mornaegas. They meet the dragon monks known as the Gadyen. It is here that Arabella learns the secret behind her eyes! An unforeseen path now lies ahead. This journey has challenged everything Arabella has ever known, but now she must choose between duty and desire.
Will she honor her promise? Or will she embrace her destiny?
Alaskan Heat: One installment and counting (Dark, Adventure, Friends to Lovers, High Spice)
Lindsey Barris needs to make a change; both in the direction her career is heading and the place she calls home. New York was meant to be a steppingstone to reach her dream as a world class photographer. Now, she is the steppingstone. In an impulsive decision to acquire her Magnum Opus, she booked a flight for a tour through the Alaskan Wilderness.
The plan was solid. The timing was not. The Cessna hired to take her to her tour guide crashes, and she is left fighting for her life. She is rescued by her tour guide, who happens to have been a surgeon in a former life. Elijah Hillburn tends to her injuries, but long winter sets in before she can return home.
While she recovers, Lindsey learns about the world Elijah lives in. And not just Alaska. Elijah has a secret that he has hidden away since he moved to the remote wilderness, and Lindsey is about to uncover it. Will it be more than she bargained for? Or will she succumb to the darkness that is ruled by Daddy Elijah?
the Svoboda Wolves: Four installments and counting (Supernatural, Werewolves, Enemies to Lovers, High Spice)
Asha Steel never asked to be born a princess. Her parents were kind and loving, but still king and queen of the eastern kingdom. The only people she can be herself with are her best friend and protector, Zane, and the enigma who is Volk. She has known Volk for as long as she can remember, but he has only ever been a voice in her head.
In an attempt to secure protection for his kingdom, King Liam Steel seeks out an alliance with the werewolf alpha of the eastern territory, Alpha Koll Baker. The king’s end of the alliance? Asha will become Koll’s luna. Initially, she doesn’t mind, Koll is handsome, powerful, and ever the gentleman, but that façade fades quickly and Asha finds herself fleeing for her life with Zane.
Volk convinces Asha to go west instead of north, and they end up in the central territory, the Savage King’s city. Alpha King Valentin Sokolov has unleashed his wrath across the realm for five hundred years, but he has a secret, and Asha is the key.
Will the savage king defend a human princess over one of his alphas? Or will the savage king unleash his wrath on her; as he did her family…
Behind Golden Doors: Stand alone (Science-Fiction, Thriller, Low Spice)
Beau Robbins has met the woman he wants to marry. They have been together for six months and it has been everything his parents told him was possible. Unfortunately for him, Hannah Knight isn’t so sure about forever. Hell, she hasn’t even told him she loves him. Her past family drama has stunted her ability to trust that Beau won’t run at the first sign of trouble.
So, what does she do? Yep. Run.
An elevator sits where no elevator should be, looking centuries too old for the time. So, of course, Hannah gets on it. The elevator becomes the stuff of nightmares and takes Hannah five years into the future. She calls Beau afterward, who, naturally, doesn’t believe it’s really her. Eventually, he agrees to pick her up. Hannah is exactly the same, but Beau is not. He’s married, and thoroughly conflicted.
There is no explanation for what happened, and the elevator has conveniently disappeared. Life moves on in this new reality of Hannah’s, but she’d rather go back and fix what she was too blind to see before. The only clue to finding redemption is with the one she needs most but can’t have.