Karen Kelly Boyce lived in Warren County, New Jersey with her retired husband and her black Labrador named Darby. She is survived by her two grown children and two grandchildren. When she retired as a registered nurse, she rekindled her love of reading and writing. She wrote for Canticle, Soul, and RN magazines. She published four novels, According to Thy Word, Into the Way of Peace, Down Right Good, and In the Midst of Wolves. The first three have received the Seal of Approval from the Catholic Writer's Guild. Down Right Good received the 2012 Eric Hoffer Award for commercial fiction and was a finalist for the Montaigne Medal. When her grandchildren were born, Karen started a children's series called The Sisters of the Last Straw. This series is full of humorous mysteries that are solved by a group of misfit nuns. There have been eight volumes published by TAN Books. Book #3, The Case of the Stolen Rosary, has been awarded third place for best Children's book by the Catholic Press Association. She also wrote a trilogy for middle-grade students. The first in the series is Jenna's Journey. She was currently working on a fifth novel and the second volume of her middle-grade trilogy.

In Memorial of Karen Kelly Boyce