Karen Stensgaard
ALLi Author Member
Location: United States of America (the)
Genres: Commercial Fiction, General Fiction, Crime, Mystery, Womens Fiction
Karen Stensgaard is a member of the Authors Guild and has published two novels, AQUAVIT and BLUENESS. Her latest, PROJECT ONION, taps into her former career as an internal auditor and consultant in New York City. She’s based in Philadelphia with her husband and two rescue cats. Stay in touch on social media and via karenstensgaard.com.
Karen Stensgaard's books
Project Onion (Book 1 in the Melville Consulting Series)
Kathryn "Kat" Jensen’s new audit consulting job quickly becomes extremely dangerous. Investigating a notorious drug trafficker’s bank accounts can lead to life-threatening complications!
When Kat Jensen, an out-of-work internal auditor in New York City, joins Melville Consulting, a friend’s secretive investigative firm, she unravels the elaborate money-laundering scheme used by a notorious drug lord nicknamed El Rey, or The King. Based on her analysis, the banks freeze his accounts. Furious, El Rey storms their office, threatening to kill her boss. The drug czar gets arrested, but Kat is badly shaken and wants to quit. Except auditing jobs aren’t easy to find after she took a year off to go on an unusual bucket-list voyage, and now she is broke. Memories of Kat’s brother, who lost the battle against drug addiction, and the much-needed paycheck convince her to try again. But when Kat unexpectedly meets El Rey, her life is in danger, since now he wants revenge.
PROJECT ONION features an unexpectedly resilient businesswoman who decides to fight back. This suspense novel blends in some crime, time travel, and romance with multiple twists and turns.
Aquavit (Book 1 in the Aquamarine Sea Series)
With the help of some Scandinavian aquavit, a restless businesswoman finds a bucket-list worthy voyage, but continual setbacks and bad omens try to stop her!
After a traumatic night, American businesswoman Kat Jensen de-stresses with shots of Scandinavian aquavit known as ‘water of life’ liquor. With her audit consulting business closing and nothing keeping her at home in New York City, Kat has a few months before starting another job search. She decides to do something special - a cruise onboard an old clipper sailing ship pictured on an aquavit bottle. Despite finding a fantastic voyage and itinerary, Kat is forced to resolve continual issues while juggling dates with three men. After arriving in Copenhagen, Denmark, for the ship’s scheduled departure, scary omens, shocking confessions, and worries threaten all her plans.
AQUAVIT features a resilient businesswoman determined to go on an unforgettable adventure on her dream ship. This novel is the first book in a series and isn’t over yet!
What readers are saying: ~ Intoxicating ~ Best book I've read in years ~ Adventuresome and fun ~ Lots of twists and turns ~ Imaginative, held my interest, easy read ~ The only disappointment was that the book ended ~
Blueness (Book 2 in the Aquamarine Sea Series)
When a bucket-list cruise vacation becomes a nightmare! Solo traveling can lead to enormous complications.
American businesswoman Kat Jensen begins an exciting, well-deserved vacation on board an old Danish clipper ship sailing from Copenhagen, Denmark to Hong Kong, but she regrets her decision from the moment she sees her cabin. Before boarding, she agreed to an 1860 re-enactment dress code and digital detox. But life aboard the no-frills ship means going without modern plumbing and electricity. After she hits her head and is nearly swept overboard in a storm, Kat decides to cut her trip short in Southampton, England, the first port of call. But returning home to modern-day New York City from Victorian England isn’t easy.
BLUENESS features a resilient businesswoman on an unforgettable adventure who unexpectedly gets mixed up in some time travel and romance. This novel is the second book in a series and isn’t over yet!
What readers are saying: ~ Easy to read and enjoyed falling into another world ~ Full of imagination ~ Made me wonder what I would do if I found myself in that situation ~ Fast paced, full of twists and turns ~ Eager to see the next book ~