Goodreads asked Karen GoatKeeper:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Karen GoatKeeper My two books in the Hazel Whitmore series began with a theme of a city girl moving to the country, something I did many years ago. This theme still runs through these books.
Broken Promises has a plot based on the death of my nephew in Iraq. Each person who knew Brandon dealt with this tragedy in their own way. Some of these are reflected in the book.
Old Promises is based on a true event in Dover, Arkansas, many years ago. The true case was much sadder than what I adapted for the book. This man murdered his wife, children and grandchildren one Christmas.

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