Karen J Hasley

It's 1905, and the new century overflows with opportunities for the smart, the strong, the confident, and the determined. All words that describe Hope Birdwell to a T. Her first twenty years had their share of trouble and torment, but she's certain the next twenty hold only promise. Hope leaves her past behind and heads for Wyoming to take up homesteading. Never mind that she's alone in the world and has never known a real home in her life. Her name...

The year is 1910. Katherine Davis, MD, is an intelligent, self-assured, and attractive woman whose confidence perfectly reflects the confidence of a new century overflowing with scientific, medical, and technological breakthroughs. Without a moment's hesitation, young Dr. Davis accepts the professional invitation of a lifetime when she travels to Chicago's Hull-House to work with the celebrated social reformer, Jane Addams. Katherine is an excellent...

Claire Penwarren, tasked returning from India to care for her family, finds love where she least expects it.

Dr. John Merton, fifth Duke of Quill, has some excitement introduced into his reclusive life by Lady Rose Carlisle, a fearless and adventurous woman.

"Smiling at Heaven concludes where the first novel of Hasley's Laramie Series began--in Blessing, Kansas. With 40 years between events in the first book and last, the story of the Davis family and their extended lives comes to a satisfying conclusion."--Back cover.

After escaping an abusive man holding her captive, Etta Capstone opens a successful restaurant. All is going well until she sees her captor again, and she hatches a plan to get rid of him forever.