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"5 stars...most excellent...will capture the reader's attention as if Scherezade spun the tale...a definite page-turner..." --eCataRomance Reviews

I'm a Northern California-based author of award-winning historical fantasy and historical romance novels, with the occasional venture into straight science fiction.

The first three chapters of each of my novels are available on the Novels page. And for anyone interested in seeing some of the locations and artifacts mention in the House of the Rose historical fantasy novels, please visit the House of the Rose Photo Tour page!

You may also be interested in downloading a free audio excerpt from Karin's solo historical romance novel, Twist of Honor! This time, it's Chapter Four, which chronicles the first meeting between Antonia, the young, wealthy, and widowed Countess of Cranbourne, and Kit Fitzgeorge, mercenary soldier, devoted father...and the countess's would-be abductor.

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Podcast of Chapter Four  free to share under a Creative Commons Music Sharing License

Karin also has a frequently-updated blog at LiveJournal, which contains her travel journals, as well as her anime reviews and adventures in cake decorating.

 		2005 Nebula Award Nominee!
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"...as confident in imagination and detail as Laurell K. Hamilton, and as emotionally rich as Marion Zimmer Bradley...a romantic fantasy novel of distinction..."--Contra Costa Sunday Times
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"Anne Rice meets Marion Zimmer Bradley...meticulously researched and wildly imaginative...completely engrossing." --Lucy Blue, author of My Demon's Kiss

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August is one of the most solid, innovative and ultimately readable authors in the field today. These novels are unique and satisfying!" --Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Sime~Gen Recommended Books
 

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Stories and novel excerpts © 1999-2007 by Michaela August except for Twist of Honor, which is © 2007 by Karin Welss
Sweeter Than Wine cover image: St. Clements Winery, Calistoga, CA. Photograph courtesy of David C. Gibbons.
Glass Souls cover image: "Praising Angel," stained glass panel by Sir Edward Coley Burnes-Jones. Photograph courtesy of the William Morris Gallery, London.
The Shattered Crown cover image: "Ereshkigal," copyright 2007 by Giovanna Belico Caria Guimaraes. Used with permission of the artist.
Queen of Heaven cover image: "Blanche," copyright 2007 by Giovanna Belico Caria Guimaraes. Used with permission of the artist.
Twist of Honor cover image: Sir Anthony van Dyck, Marchesa Balbi Andrew W. Mellon Collection
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