Karen Cino is multi-published and has been writing since she was fourteen years old. She started her career by writing poetry, short stories and writing articles for her high school newspaper. Her daily walks down at the boardwalk are what gets her muse going. It clears her mind and helps her find realistic plot ideas and the characters boosting up her muse. Karen loves writing about local places that people can relate to.

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Karen loves the summer, loves the beach. Her previous books were written and take place in various places across Staten Island. Karen relocated to the Jersey Shore  in 2015. She traded in the Staten Island Boardwalk for the shoreline in Seaside Heights. Her Cookie Cutter Cozy Mystery Series takes place in Long Beach Island.

Karen is a member of Women’s Fiction Writing Association.