Karen BaneyJul 15, 20239 minPrescott Pioneers SeriesA Heart Renewed - Chapter 1 ExcerptChapter 1 Star C Ranch, Texas July 4, 1864 “You cannot be serious, Reuben!” Julia Colter shouted, not caring that she might wake her...
Karen BaneyNov 15, 20221 minNew ReleasesNEW: Sweet Clean Christmas RomanceJust for fun, I wrote a Christmas time novella this year. It's a clean, sweet historical romance set in my favorite town: Prescott,...
Karen BaneyOct 20, 20221 minHomestead HouseHomestead House: KitchenI love this picture from the Pioneer Living History Museum of a homestead kitchen. This particular picture comes from a cabin circa...
Karen BaneySep 1, 20221 minhistoryThe 1860s Woman Part 2: Perception & PursuitsIn the 1860s, while eastern states saw women as equals, that was rarely the case in the west. The patriarch still ruled in the west,...
Karen BaneyAug 27, 20222 minhistoryThe 1860s Woman Part 1: OccupationsIn many of my novels, I love to put women in untraditional roles like: Horse Trainer / Hotel Clerk - A Heart Renewed (Prescott Pioneers...