About the Narrator:
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Karen Rose Richter
…Bringing Authors’ Work Alive with a Vocal Performance for Your Listening Pleasure…
During her many years as a teacher of young children and entertaining them with her brand of storytelling, Karen decided to follow her lifelong dream of being a stage actor, making her debut as Mrs. Gibbs in Thornton Wilder’s Our Town. Following a number of other acting opportunities from Greek tragedy (Medea) to Americana both literary (Little Women) and musical (Carousel), including a few short films ‘on the side,’ Karen began her career in voice-over.
She started out with commercials and voicing several characters for interactive online video games, and then went on to narrating online presentations for a variety of businesses, including adding her voice to the Koa tree reforestation project going on in Hawaii, spearheaded by Hawaiian Legacy Hardwoods.
She has narrated over 75 fairy tales, folktales and Bible stories for a mobile app Bedtime Stories Collection and also voiced The Kissing Hand as a learn-to-read audiobook for children.
Her 6 audiobooks that she has thus far narrated are on Audible, iTunes, and Amazon.com. There’s one for very young children; two that are Gothic Romance novels; one non-fiction book about antique collecting, and 2 historical fiction audiobooks. These last two have been for Evolved Publishing: Circles, and its sequel Spirals, both by Ruby Standing Deer, who created especially endearing characters like the young ‘Holy-Man-in-the-making’ Feather Floating In Water; the revered Holy Woman, Blue Night Sky, as well as the oddly-behaving, lovable and venerable Holy Man called Wanderer.
Karen is excited to be joining with the Evolved Publishing team and is looking forward to giving voice to many more characters along the way.
Featured Audiobooks Performed
by Karen Rose Richter
CIRCLES
Historical Fiction /
Native American Indian
Shining Light’s Saga –
Book 1
A Dream Vision, a terrifying destiny, a journey of a lifetime—the future of an entire Peoples may rest on the shoulders of one young boy.
WINNER:
Pinnacle Book Achievement
Award, Fall 2015 –
Best Historical Fiction
“This novel of historic fiction is a must for any fan of Native American history, or seeker of knowledge, or lover of life. It is expertly crafted with vivid imagery and characters that will become beloved. If you don’t know what it means to sing someone home, prepare to swallow hard. It is heart warming and moving. Truly a thing of beauty.” ~ T.W. Griffith
“A beautiful story of what should have been… The story is strongly written and will appeal to those who believe that mankind should live in harmony with nature. If you expect savagery and blood – look elsewhere.” ~ John Chapman
HANNAH’S VOICE
Literary Fiction /
Coming-of-Age /
Family Saga
When six-year-old Hannah’s brutal honesty is mistaken for lying, she stops speaking. Her family, her community, and eventually the entire nation, struggle to find meaning in her silence. All she wants is to find her momma, a little peace and quiet, and maybe some pancakes.
WINNER:
Pinnacle Book Achievement
Award, Summer 2014 –
Best Fiction
From Michelle L. Johnson: “This book is so well written and Hannah is so compelling, her voice lingers in my mind long after I have finished reading. If Hannah’s Voice doesn’t end up on the bestseller’s list, on every notable list… I will be shocked. I will definitely keep my eyes open for more from Robb Grindstaff!”
From Naomi Sarah: “Hannah’s Voice is a beautiful story, and I’m going to tell you about it, but before I do: seriously, you guys, read it. I’m not kidding. You’ll be changed forever, inside… it’s not a book with such strong thematic material that it will make anyone cringe, but it will be burned into your brain for eternity in such a delightful way. Touching, moving, funny, awesome. I can’t say it enough: this book is revolutionary, and the best thing I’ve read in years.”
CARRY ME AWAY
Literary Fiction /
Coming-of-Age /
Family Saga
For Carrie Destin, a biracial military brat growing up around the world, home is never where you left it. When she learns the injuries she sustained in a car accident will prove fatal before she reaches adulthood, she faces her abbreviated life with a brash attitude and a biting, sometimes morbid sense of humor, racing to experience life before it ends.
WINNER:
Pinnacle Book Achievement
Award, Fall 2015 –
Best Fiction
From Readers’ Favorite Book Reviews: “I’m still marveling at what an impressive and enjoyable book this is, and I’m looking forward to reading anything by Grindstaff that I can get my hands on. …most highly recommended.”
From Tamra Reynolds: “The ending was not what I expected, and I put the book down still in tears. This is a beautiful book and I can’t recommend it highly enough. Any book that has me laughing out loud one minute and in tears the next (on public transportation no less!) is a must read.”
TWO MOONS OF SERA
Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Young Adult
The land-dwelling Erdlanders don’t know about her.
The amphibious Sualwets reject and resent her.
Serafay is anomaly, an unwanted outcast from both worlds. Fearing the people who tortured and experimented on her mother’s waterborne race, Sera remains hidden and isolated, feeling like she doesn’t belong. When she meets a stranger, Tor, another misfit like herself, Sera realizes that she’s not alone, finally discovering a sense of home. With the war between the Erdlanders and Sualwets escalating, will Sera and Tor ever be safe from the dangers surrounding them?
All Books Narrated by Karen Rose Richter
