Found, Karen Kingsbury
Found, Karen Kingsbury
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Found

Author: Karen Kingsbury

Narrator: Sandra Burr

Abridged: 4 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 08/01/2006

Categories: Fiction, Religious


Synopsis

A Desperate Search Driven by his wife’s dying wish - to find their firstborn son - John Baxter sets about the search. His prayer? That Elizabeth’s wish would be fulfilled before the upcoming Baxter family reunion. One strange turn follows another, but John confides in a new friend and continues to look for his son. When the answers finally come, they shake John to his core. Will he agree to walk away and keep the secret of a lifetime, or will he decide it’s time to let the truth come to light - no matter the cost? A Tragic Loss Dayne Matthews is questioning his adoptive parents’ faith when he receives crushing news. He was ready to take on the responsibility of having a family, but now the future is drastically altered and Dayne is desperate for answers. Wisdom and comfort come from visits with a long-lost friend and then from Katy Hart, the girl Dayne can’t seem to forget. But will Dayne find the strength he needs to face a future laced with loss, and will that strength lead him to the greatest love of all? A Terrible Storm As the Baxters come together, the reunion is overshadowed by a miracle in their midst. But just as quickly, tragedy comes to Bloomington. Ashley is eight months pregnant and in the early stages of labor when a tornado rips through the community. What will Dayne Matthews do when he hears about the storm? Will he finally find peace in a God he has been running from all his life?

About Karen Kingsbury

American author, Karen Kingsbury, is the country's bestselling, inspirational storyteller. She has over twenty-five million copies of her books in print. She knew she wanted to be a writer as soon as ten years old, falling for the Dr. Seuss at the age of 5. She was born in Fairfax, Virginia, but given her dad's computer programming job, the family of seven moved quite often. When Karen was 10, they moved to the San Fernando Valley of Southern California. Just thirty minutes from the beach, she spent hours sitting on the sand, reading her books, and dreaming of being a novelist.

Karen's journalism teacher placed her on the newspaper staff at Pierce College, and told her to never stop writing. She graduated from California State University at Northridge with a degree in journalism. She immediately began a job as a sports writer for the Los Angeles Times. She wrote mostly high school sports articles in the beginning, but later wrote for college and national professional sports. It was during this time that she met her future husband, Don. He was a handsome young man with an extraordinary love of Jesus Christ. Karen tells the story that he came to pick her up for their first date, with Bible in hand. It became what she considered annoying after three months, so she confronted him about it. Don left that day, but God would bring them back together. She unknowingly came to understand Don's thoughts about life as a Christian. They married and lived their married life as God would see fit. When she found out she was pregnant after six months of marriage, she did not know how she
would take care of a baby with such a busy work schedule. Don said that God would show them the way to write at home. Later, she submitted an article to People Magazine, and they thought the article would make a great book. Karen submitted a book proposal, a bidding war resulted, and she ended up with a book deal that paid her a little more than she already made in one whole year of work. She has been home writing books ever since.

Karen wrote four books in the crime genre, then decided to switch to books that glorified God. Her first novel in the new genre was ......Where Yesterday Lives. It was published in 1997, the same year their third child was born. Ever since her first novel, she wrote life-changing fiction. She said God puts a story on her heart and in her mind. Many of her books are under development with Hallmark Films and as major movies.

Karen and Don now live in Tennessee. She is an adjunct professor of writing at Liberty University. In 2001, they adopted three boys from Haiti, very quickly doubling their family. They are now empty nesters, living near their five adult children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Stefanie on June 27, 2018

Found, the third book in the Firstborn series, continues the story of Dayne, Katy Hart and the beloved Baxter family. These characters become a part of you. You are right there with them in their pain and sorrow, in their joys and triumphs. It’s heartwarming to read and the emotions I experienced whi......more

Goodreads review by Vasilka on November 29, 2016

I wish I could give this book more than 5 stars, I loved it. And I cried sooo much during this book. I also stayed up till after 12 every night this week because I was THAT addicted to this book! I love Karen Kingsbury's books!......more

Goodreads review by Ana on August 05, 2024

I really loved reading this book and continuing this series! I loved seeing the progression of Dayne and how he starts to disconnect from his Hollywood life and how he starts to find his faith in God. I still absolutely love the chemistry between Dayne and Katy and I can't wait until they finally fi......more

Goodreads review by Melissa (Semi-hiatus for Work) on June 11, 2018

3rd in second Baxter series. Very good installment. Dayne finally meets his father and finds the Lord as well. Disillusioned actor Dayne Matthews would love to leave Hollywood and join the woman he loves in Indiana, but that isn't realistic. The issue of his birth family must be resolved, and he has......more

Goodreads review by Corryn on December 28, 2024

This is my favorite book by her BY far. I know this is a fake story but it felt so real and the way God moved just felt like idk it actually happened. I read the last page and was so sad it was over. I was very excited that things are coming together and I can’t wait to read the final two books!......more