Karen Kingsbury

Karen Kingsbury (born June 8, 1963 in Fairfax, Virginia) is an American Christian novelist. She was a sports writer for the Los Angeles Times and later wrote for the Los Angeles Daily News. Her first book, Missy's Murder (1991), was based on a murder story that she covered in Los Angeles. During this time, she had an article published in People Magazine. Kingsbury has written or co-written almost 100 novels or short stories, and (as of 2008) has nearly 13 million copies of her novels in print. She is a #1 New York Times and USA Today best-selling novelist with the last dozen books published topping bestseller lists. Some of her novels are being developed into movies by The Hallmark Channel, including The Bridge, A Time to Dance (2015), and Maggie's Christmas Miracle (2017). Her Baxter Family series was adapted into a three-season television series by Lightworkers Media and Roma Downey in 2024 on Prime Video.

Works

The Baxters

Based on Karen Kingsbury's Redemption novel series, Elizabeth and John Baxter and their five adult children go through various life learning journeys. The strength of family bonds will be tested time and time again. Love and their evangelical Christian faith allow them to find each other.

Release Date2024-03-27

DepartmentWriting

JobBook

Episode Count34

Vote Count6

Someone Like You

Shocking news hits after young architect Dawson loses his best friend London. In his heartbreak, Dawson is compelled to launch an impossible search for London’s secret sister, twins separated as embryos. But along the way, Dawson never planned to fall in love.

Release Date2024-04-02

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count131

A Thousand Tomorrows

Bullrider Cody Gunner faces a great price for a handful of seasons, a mere thousand tomorrows, with the one he loves more than life.

Release Date2023-02-24

DepartmentWriting

JobNovel

Episode Count6

Vote Count3

Karen Kingsbury's The Christmas Ring

At a 'Christmas in July' sale, military widow Vanessa Mayfield crosses paths with antiques dealer Ben Miller. As Ben works in Vanessa’s hometown, their friendship begins to grow into something more. But trouble brews when Ben’s father unknowingly acquires a box of antiques containing Vanessa’s missing heirloom Christmas ring - a priceless piece of her family’s past. Planning to sell it, he has no idea of its true meaning. It will take a Christmas miracle for love, family, and the ring to come together.

Release Date2025-11-06

DepartmentWriting

JobNovel

Vote Count6

The Bridge

The sweeping tale of Molly Callens and Ryan Kelly, two young students who share a profound friendship their first semester in college, a time that becomes the defining moment of their lives.

Release Date2015-12-06

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count60

Like Dandelion Dust

Rip Porter is sentenced to seven years in prison for beating his wife, Wendy. When he is released, he discovers that Wendy gave up their child, and the privileged Campbell family adopted him. The two families are soon in a legal battle for the child they both love.

Release Date2009-02-05

DepartmentWriting

JobNovel

Vote Count54

Karen Kingsbury's Maggie's Christmas Miracle

Maggie, a single mom has to balance between her career and her son, Jordan. Jordan finds a tutor named Casey to help him at school, and Casey becomes like a father figure. Will the three of them find happiness and love once again?

Release Date2017-12-10

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count68

Every Woman's Dream

A man suffering from borderline personality disorder is married to two women, who don’t know the other exists. As bills pile up and cracks start to show, the women independently start to suspect something is wrong.

Release Date1996-10-15

DepartmentWriting

JobNovel

Vote Count7

The Bridge Part 2

The second-half of the movie picks up in the present day, seven years later, with Ryan returning home from being on the road touring as a professional singer and Molly working at her father's corporation.

Release Date2016-03-20

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count53

Karen Kingsbury's A Time to Dance

John and Abby Reynolds are a married couple who have been together since their days as high school sweethearts—when John was a football hero and Abby dreamed of becoming a writer.

Release Date2016-05-15

DepartmentWriting

JobNovel

Vote Count35

To the Moon and Back

Years after losing their loved ones in the Oklahoma bombing, two broken souls form a connection.

DepartmentWriting

JobNovel

Takeaways with Kirk Cameron

In today’s world we’ve been bombarded with opinions, opposing headlines, reasons to be afraid and to be angry— at the expense of thoughtful, respectful conversations to help inform our minds and know how to take action. As a result, we feel confusion and frustration, not knowing what to believe or how to help. Can you relate? Join Kirk Cameron to discuss pressing issues Christians are facing with compassionate, well-informed guests, and together, find actionable takeaways that we can use today, this week, and this month to bring more of Heaven to Earth.

Release Date2021-11-02

Episode Count1