Karen A ChaseKaren A. Chase is an author, speaker, and brand designer. For nearly three decades Karen has worked as a professional designer creating brands for national and international organizations, non-profits, and authors. She has spoken with nearly one hunded historical, corporate, and book club audiences in the US and Canada. She is a part-time onboard history lecturer with American Cruise Lines, sailing on the East Coast and the Chesapeake.Her first book, Bonjour 40: A Paris Travel Log, garnered seven independent publishing awards, and her first novel, Carrying Independence, was a nominee for the 2020 Library of Virginia Literary Awards. Historical fiction focusing on the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the novel was awarded #12 of the 100 Best Indie Books of 2019. In 2024, she published The Travel Journal of Eliza House Trist, 1783-84-a new transcription of a journal kept by the woman who went west and kept a journal for Thomas Jefferson.She is a member of the Albemarle Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Read More Read Less