{"title":"Signed Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere’s just something special about a signed book!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Browse my collection of National Park–inspired novels, each personally signed by me and shipped from my home in Oregon. Whether you’re adding to your own bookshelf or looking for a gift for a fellow reader, I hope these stories bring you adventure, romance, history, and a little of the wonder I’ve always found in our national parks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWant to make it extra special? Look for matching National Park ornaments and gift sets inspired by the landscapes in the stories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you'd like me to personalize the book for someone, please leave the name in the comments during checkout. If you're purchasing multiple books, be specific about which ones you want signed and to whom. 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Readers will be swept up.\" —\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1948, Zion National Park ranger Henry Eriksson and his wife, Alma, are less than one year removed from their infant son's sudden death in a flash flood, and the weight of the loss hasn't diminished with time. When Henry discovers an abandoned baby in a hatbox on his morning rounds, he's unsure how to react, but Alma is delighted, and she reignites with purpose at what seems to be a miracle from God.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNearly eighty years later, Talia Eriksson leaves her job at an athleisure company in Palo Alto, California, in disgrace and returns to Zion National Park to reconnect with her grandfather and review her life goals. But when an at-home DNA test exposes family secrets, Talia and her newfound friend, law enforcement ranger Blake Mitchell, work together to search for answers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTalia navigates the rocky path into her past with Blake by her side, what she discovers may alter everything she knew to be true about herself. With the uncertain future looming, Talia must learn that family is deeper than genetics and that trusting God can mean being still and clinging to the Rock.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Karen Barnett expertly weaves a tale that is gentle and tender yet as powerful as floodwaters in reaching into the heart of love and family.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—Amanda Cox, award-winning and best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eBetween the Sound and Sea\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWould you like your signed copy personalized? 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Add both items to your cart—no code needed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A story that soars like the redwoods it honors!\" ~ Sarah Sundin, best-selling and Christy Award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eEmbers in the London Sky.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome secrets have shadows as long as the redwoods are tall.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the early 1920s, the accelerating destruction of the California redwoods is more than nature-loving Marion Baker can bear. Throwing herself headlong into the work of the Save the Redwoods League, she is shocked to learn that Frank Duncan, a man she's grown to love, is the son of one of the area's worst timber barons. Though devastated by the betrayal, she realizes this could also be an opportunity--if only she can convince him to help preserve her favorite grove from his father's greedy grasp. Is her love strong enough to persuade him to save these precious trees? Or will Marion choose to sacrifice her beliefs to keep Frank by her side?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNearly fifty years later, in 1972, polio survivor June Turner is deeply proud of the legacy her great-aunt Marion has left as a redwood warrior. And despite her disability, June is determined to prove herself capable as a ranger at the recently established Redwood National Park, even if it means taking to the trails with her crutch in hand. What better way to carry on the family tradition of preserving God's magnificent creation?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen aspiring film student Adam Garner approaches June to help make a documentary about Marion's life, she swiftly grabs the opportunity to spread her aunt's worthy reputation. That is, until they unearth a secret that might shatter the family legacy. In the scramble for answers, June may lose not only her family pride but also her own dreams.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKaren Barnett's beautifully crafted split-time novel, set against the majestic backdrop of a beloved national park, immerses the reader in history that feels as fresh as if it happened yesterday.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Give yourself a gift. Get your hands on this book.\" ~ Susie Finkbeiner, author of \u003cem\u003eAll Manner of Things\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe All-American.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWould you like your signed copy personalized? Enter the recipient’s name in ‘Special instructions’ in your cart before checkout. 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Add both items to your cart—no code needed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Pitch-perfect research and incomparable heart paint every corner of the brilliantly colored canvas of When Stone Wings Fly. Readers, get ready: your newest split-time fiction experience rests in the hands of a master.\" ~Rachel McMillan, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Mozart Code.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKieran Lucas's grandmother is slipping into dementia, and when her memory is gone, Kieran's last tie to the family she barely knows will be lost forever. Worse, flashbacks of her mother’s death torment Granny Mac, and there's precious little Kieran can do to help.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1931, the creation of the new Great Smoky Mountains National Park threatens Rosie McCauley’s home. Rosie vows the only way the commission will get her land is if they haul her off in a pine box. When a compromise offers her and her disabled sister the opportunity to stay for Rosie’s lifetime, her acceptance sets her apart from the other mountain folk. And the bond she’s forming with ornithologist and outsider Benton Fuller only broadens the rift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEighty-five years later, Kieran heads back to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to find answers to her great-grandmother's mysterious death and bring peace to Granny Mac before it's too late. Park Historian Zach Jensen may be the key to locating both the answers. But what Kieran needs clashes with the government regulations Zach is sworn to uphold. Can she trust God for a solution to heal this generations-old wound?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Barnett's tale set in the Great Smoky Mountains flows as smooth as wildwood honey. The two timelines are stitched together like alternating blocks of a quilt passed down through the decades, keeping family connected and rooted.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—Sarah Loudin Thomas, award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Right Kind of Fool.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWould you like your signed copy personalized? Enter the recipient’s name in ‘Special instructions’ in your cart before checkout. 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Can they find answers before all of their dreams go up in smoke?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"hushpuppyUpsell_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"hushpuppyUpsell_Ebooks\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"hushpuppyUpsell_Ebooks\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"hushpuppyUpsell_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"b4qw7b-o54mnf-q1n8su-oweydc\" data-cel-widget=\"hushpuppyUpsell_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"tellAmazon\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"tellAmazon\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"k6kwwh-mfblt0-r3ofol-n8jyx\" data-cel-widget=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"celwidget c-f\" data-csa-op-log-render=\"\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"DsUnknown\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"DsUnknown-7\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-painter=\"tell-amazon-desktop-cards\" data-csa-c-id=\"vddl0c-qtxh2z-s1xwfr-rx1uih\" data-cel-widget=\"tell-amazon-desktop_DetailPage_6\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"CardInstanceF-mScGhGsKFlnK9c4T2v4A\" data-card-metrics-id=\"tell-amazon-desktop_DetailPage_6\" data-acp-tracking=\"{}\" data-mix-claimed=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWould you like your signed copy personalized? 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Add both items to your cart—no code needed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eStunning Yosemite National Park sets the stage for this late 1920s historical romance with mystery, adventure, heart, and a sense of the place John Muir described as \"pervaded with divine light.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatercolorist Olivia Rutherford has shed her humble beginnings to fashion her image as an avant-garde artist to appeal to the region's wealthy art collectors. When she lands a lucrative contract painting illustrations of Yosemite National Park for a travel magazine, including its nightly one-of-a-kind Firefall event, she hopes the money will lift Olivia and her sisters out of poverty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter false accusations cost him everything, former minister Clark Johnson has found purpose as a backcountry guide in this natural cathedral of granite and trees. Now he's faced with the opportunity to become a National Park Ranger, but is it his true calling?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Clark opens Olivia's eyes to the wonders of Yosemite, she discovers the people are as vital to the park's story as its vistas--a revelation that may bring her charade to an end.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWould you like your signed copy personalized? Enter the recipient’s name in ‘Special instructions’ in your cart before checkout. 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Add both items to your cart—no code needed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn ideal sanctuary and a dream come true–that’s what Margaret Lane feels as she takes in God’s gorgeous handiwork in Mount Rainier National Park. It’s 1927 and the National Park Service is in its youth when Margie, an avid naturalist, lands a coveted position alongside the park rangers living and working in the unrivaled splendor of Mount Rainier’s long shadow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut Chief Ranger Ford Brayden is still haunted by his father’s death on the mountain, and the ranger takes his work managing the park and its crowd of visitors seriously. The job of watching over an idealistic senator’s daughter with few practical survival skills seems a waste of resources.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Margie’s former fiancé sets his mind on developing the Paradise Inn and its surroundings into a tourist playground, the plans might put more than the park’s pristine beauty in danger. What will Margie and Ford sacrifice to preserve the splendor and simplicity of the wilderness they both love?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKaren Barnett’s vintage national parks novels bring to vivid life President Theodore Roosevelt’s vision for protected lands, when he wrote in Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter: \"There can be nothing in the world more beautiful than the Yosemite, the groves of the giant sequoias and redwoods, the Canyon of the Colorado, the Canyon of the Yellowstone, the Three Tetons; and our people should see to it that they are preserved for their children and their children's children forever, with their majestic beauty all unmarred.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWould you like your signed copy personalized? Enter the recipient’s name in ‘Special instructions’ in your cart before checkout. 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