KAREN D. BADGER SERIES:

Happy Campers

Happy Campers

Karen D. Badger

Karen D. Badger

Synopsis: Left anxious and edgy by the events of the previous year, Billie and cat, along with their neighbors and best friends, Jed and Fred, take their families on a camping trip in the hope that time together in a relaxed and fun-filled environment will help heal the wounds in their relationship. Little do they know, the fates are conspiring against them as they face two weeks of hilarious and unfortunate happenstance that would test the patience of Job.  Will they emerge from this adventure with renewed commitment toward love and their lives together - or will the strain be too much to bear?  The Charland family returns in this hilarious third book of the Commitment Series as they venture on a vacation to remember.
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Relative-ly Speaking

Relative-ly Speaking

Karen D. Badger

Karen D. Badger

In this sixth book of The Commitment Series, Cat and Billie find themselves in the heart of Disfunction Junction as the O'Grady-Charland clan gather for a family reunion. Between Grandma Jo baiting her homophobic son-in-law, Billie's brother and Cat's sister getting to each other real proper-like, and an authentic, Amazon bonfire, the reunion is a vacation to remember.
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Flashpoint

Flashpoint

Karen D. Badger

Karen D. Badger

Synopsis: After a year of strife and anxiety—and intent on celebrating Cat’s clean bill of health—the Charlands plan a family vacation to regroup, reconnect and revive their love for life and for one another.  What better choice than the beautiful National  Parks in America’s mid-west? They plan a week of horseback riding, hiking, fishing and kayaking, all while living in a rustic frontier cabin in the wilderness area of Yellowstone National Park…devoid of electricity, running water and cell-phone signals.  One could imagine how well-received that concept would be for today’s device-addicted youth! Unbeknownst to them, Mother Nature decides to join them on their vacation  and true to her name, provides them with a close up look at how powerful and truly dangerous she can be. Between teenagers coming into their own and struggling with their identities, to Mother Nature stowing away on their trip, this becomes a vacation to remember, and one that will leave memories, good and bad, burned into their hearts forever. Come join the family celebrate life in this eighth installment of the Billie/Cat Commitment Series.
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In a Family Way

In a Family Way

Karen D. Badger

Karen D. Badger

Billie Charland's life is complicated. She's a paralegal by day, an aerobic instructor in the evening, and a full time parent, so a relationship is the last thing Billie needs in a life already overly full of commitments. When a hopelessly uncoordinated new student joins her aerobics class, Billie feels a spark that puts a spring back in her step, a sparkle in her eye, and desire in her heart. Caitlain O'Grady is a prominent anesthesiologist and ER doctor. She doesn't plan on falling, literally, for her aerobics instructor, but her efforts to get to know Billie are hampered by Billie's refusal to go out with her at night. Cat's head tells her that her heart is going to be broken again, but her heart won't let her give up on the enigmatic Ms. Charland. As their lives become more entwined, secrets are revealed that could unravel the fragile love growing between them. Is their relationship strong enough to withstand the strain when Billie's past catches up with her? Can their love survive when they find themselves in a family way?
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Sweet Angel

Sweet Angel

Karen D. Badger

Karen D. Badger

Book V of the Commitment Series chronicles the heart-wrenching trauma Billie and Cat endure when their family is faced with a life-changing event that has the power to unravel the very fabric of their family and cast a pall of uncertainty over them forever. Will their lives every be the same again?
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Collective Identity

Collective Identity

Karen D. Badger

Karen D. Badger

In this fourth book of The Commitment Series, Billie and Cat Charland embark on a genealogy search to build their family tree. What they find sends their lives into a tailspin as they discover dark secrets surrounding Billie's lineage. They find unlikely allies in the personages of Alexandra Spirakis and Josephine Wycliffe, Cat's maternal grandmothers who themselves have been harboring a family secret. Will Billie ever be on solid ground again after she learns the circumstances of her heritage? Is her lineage a twist of fate… or predestined by the power that be? A must-read episode in the lives of the Charland clan.About the Author Karen D. Badger is the author of On A Wing And A Prayer, Yesterday Once More (a 2009 Golden Crown Literary Award winner for Speculative Fiction), In A Family Way, Unchained Memories, and Happy Campers: Books I, II and III of the Commitment Series, and her current novel, The Blue Feather. This novel, Collective Identity: Book IV of the Commitment Series is the first book to be published solely by Badger Bliss Books, which Karen co-owns with her wife Barbara Sawyer (aka, "Bliss'). Born in Vermont, Karen is the second of five children raised by a fiercely independent mother, who remains one of her best friends to this day. Karen earned her B.A. in 1978 in Theater and in Elementary Education, and in 1994, earned a B.S. in mathematics. In addition to her novels, Karen is the author of many technical papers on photomask manufacturing, which she has presented at numerous semiconductor industry conferences, and is the holder if several technical patents. Karen is currently in her 37th year as an Advisory Engineer with the IBM Corporation in Vermont. Karen and her wife, Barb (a retired Lt Col in the US Air Force) live in the beautiful state of Vermont, home of Ben and Jerry's. They spend their spare time with family: sons Heath and Dane, their respective ladies, Kacie and Daisy, and their three grandchildren, Kyren, Ariana and Ellie, as well as doing home improvement projects on both their homes in Vermont and New Mexico. They also enjoy camping, kayaking, motorcycling and singing Karaoke. 
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Unchained Memories

Unchained Memories

Karen D. Badger

Karen D. Badger

Synopsis: Cat O'Grady and Billie Charland return in this second book in the Billie/Cat Commitment Series.  When Cat receives an envelope in the mail from an anonymous sender, its contents disrupts the Charland household and sets off a chain of events that severely strains Billie's and cat's commitment to each other and to their family. Billie overreacts with uncharacteristic harshness, debilitating headaches, and occasional blackouts. Cat convinces her to have her father, Doc, search for possible physical causes. The search results are shocking and Cat is forced to make a decision that might ruin their lives together.  Will Billie blame Cat for the course she has decided on and choose to split their family apart? Or is their love strong enough to surmount these problems?
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Tailspin

Tailspin

Karen D. Badger

Karen D. Badger

Teenagers!Have you ever thought your kids are trying to drive you crazy?  Have you ever wondered how you could possibly handle all the curveballs life throws at you?Real life hits Billie and Cat squarely in the face and sends them into a tailspin as they deal with the growing pains of their children… all, while juggling careers and striving for a balance between their jobs, their autonomy and the friends they love.Old friendships are challenged as new friends enter their lives and heartbreaking events threaten to tear them apart.In the midst of it all, Cat is faced with one of the most sobering experiences of her life, making her realize what really is important – family, friends and love.
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Karen D. Badger - Yesterday Once More

Karen D. Badger - Yesterday Once More

Karen D. Badger

Karen D. Badger

It's the year 2105. Dr. Jordan Lewis, paralyzed from the waist down in a childhood accident, is part of a research team working to create a device that will restore her mobility. While recovering from surgery, Jordan finds the diaries of Maggie Downs, a woman who died in an accident strangely similar to Jordan's own, but more than one hundred years ago. Maggie begins to haunt Jordan's dreams, and Jordan becomes convinced that she is trying to contact her. Can love bridge the barriers of death and time? Jordan is determined to find out.
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All My Tomorrows

All My Tomorrows

Karen D. Badger

Karen D. Badger

Dr. Jordan Lewis was born in 2073, fifty-four years after Maggie Downs was thrown from her horse and died on her farm in rural Vermont. Paralyzed from the waist down at age fourteen, thirty-two year old Jordan falls in love with the young Maggie Downs through Maggie's diaries that she finds hidden between the walls of that same farmhouse, which she now owns. Jordan's courageous trip back in time to save Maggie, results in catastrophic consequences for the future Jordan… but opens a whole new world of possibilities and challenges for the Jordan that lands in the year 2019 as she attempts to negotiate the past without jeopardizing the future she has already lived.All My Tomorrows is the sequel to the 2009 Golden Crown Literary Society award winning novel, Yesterday Once More.
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Yesterday Once More

Yesterday Once More

Karen D. Badger

Karen D. Badger

It's the year 2105. Dr. Jordan Lewis, paralyzed from the waist down in a childhood accident, is part of a research team working to create a device that will restore her mobility. While recovering from surgery, Jordan finds the diaries of Maggie Downs, a woman who died in an accident strangely similar to Jordan's own, but more than one hundred years ago. Maggie begins to haunt Jordan's dreams, and Jordan becomes convinced that she is trying to contact her. Can love bridge the barriers of death and time? Jordan is determined to find out.
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