Karen E. Taylor is an American novelist who is known for The Vampire Legacy series of novels, which has been published by Kensington Books.
[1][2] A reader of vampire/horror novels, Karen first started writing Blood Secrets in January 1988.
She conceived of writing the novel while living across the street from a cemetery, but reportedly never intended to create an ongoing series.
She subsequently embarked on the creation of a series in response to the success of her first book.
Los Angeles Times contributor Robert Masello described her as the Los Angeles area's "own Anne Rice.