Karen Cogan

Chatty Clam lives under the sea with Sunny the sea horse and all of their friends. Though Chatty wants to be nice, she can't stop gossiping. It makes her feel important. Yet when she almost causes Sunny to lose a friend, he reminds her that it is...

Henry is a little bear who can't get rid of the hiccups. Everyone in the family has a suggestion for how he can get rid of them. Henry tries every one of their suggestion, even standing on his head, Yet nothing works. When Grandpa and Grandma come...

Hermit Crab is having a problem finding the perfect shell. He wants one that his friends will admire and that makes him look comfortable. However, every time they try to help him, he is not comfortable in what they choose. What will Hermit do? Will he...

Ashley grieves the loss of her sister. Her only comfort is the little nephew who is left in her care. Since she works at home, she is able to watch Jack during the day and it is truly a labor of love. Now that he has lost his mother, she is determined...

For as long as she can remember, Stephanie loved watching new plants grow and thrive. Eventually, her passion grew into a career in landscape design. She is hired by a New Mexico firm owned by a widower with a small son. Though neither of them intends...

Enter a charming small town where love, faith, and self-discovery. come together in a captivating romance.In Made For Each Other, we follow the journey of a driven and ambitious young woman who moves to her grandmother's small town in search of career...

A little brown dog named Pancho wanders into a Mexican village on St. Anthony Abbott's Feast Day. He discovers that the people will enjoy good things to eat, and later there will be a blessing of the animals. Pancho speaks with the burro that plows...

Sunny the seahorse loves his friends that share the ocean with him. When one of them is sad, Sunny wants to help. However, when Shrimp is angry, Sunny doesn't know what to do. Can anyone convince Shrimp it is okay to get help from his friends? Author...

Winning the lottery is everyone's dream, right? Any young woman would be happy to find herself several thousand dollars richer. A few luxuries are within reach. Maybe a cruise that results in meeting a handsome stranger. So what could go wrong?...

Will her determination lead her into danger?When her best friend disappears without a trace, Lady Marianne Bentley is perplexed. Since the girl's parents seem opposed to an all-out investigation, Marianne decides to take matters into her own hands....

THE NEIGHBORS begins in a modern neighborhood where folks live next door to one another without knowing each other's names. Abby and Vic are an older couple who value quietness and solitude. Abby is annoyed when the boy two houses from them takes out...

This supernatural short story begins with a young man on an uneventful fishing trip. The weather mirrors the depression he has felt since his wife left him. His attempt to find distraction is interrupted when he meets a strange old man plodding down...