Signing #Books at #Mashpee Commons Sidewalk #Sale! #Romantic #Suspense Cape Cod #Reading #Paranormal #Ghost #Mystery

A photo from the local paper of me
outside of Market Street Bookshop
holding Gull Harbor
accompanies the article "Ghost 
Stories Meet Love Stories"

I'm thrilled to have been invited to sign my books at the Mashpee Commons Block Party on June 24th!  All seven of my titles, most set on Cape Cod, will be available for purchase at the wonderful Market Street Bookshop, and I'll be at a table outside to chat and sign books! If you’re on Cape Cod for the weekend, the summer, or year-round, come by and browse some new beach reads!  And signed books make both great gifts and great souvenirs of your time on the Cape.  You can find the book store on, you guessed it…Market Street…right next to Trevi Restaurant and the big fountain.  If you've never visited the Commons, you're in for a treat, it's a beautiful and quaint spot right in the heart of Mashpee.

In addition to the sidewalk sales, the Block Party includes live music featuring the all-women a cappella group Cape Harmony, giveaways, face painting, and balloon twisting!

Market Street Bookshop, and my community, have really supported me since my first novel was published in 2012.  The owner of the book store named one of my novels, Dangerous Currents, as a Recommended Summer Read in Cape Cod's IN SEASON Magazine.  Two of my novels, Silver Lake and Gull Harbor, have been chosen by local book clubs and featured on the shop's book clubs shelves.  My books can also be found up front on the shelves dedicated to Cape Cod, and I've done numerous book signings there.  Our local paper has written an article on every single one of my books.  I am so grateful for all the support. 

The Block Party fun will be ongoing from 11:00 - 3:00 (Cape Harmony will perform from noon to 2 pm).  For more information click here  📚 🎵 🎈 🎉 Hope to see you there!

Gull Harbor on the ^
Local Book Club Shelves!

The Summer Reads Recommendations
(from local book store owners)
article that appeared in IN SEASON

Silver Lake on the Local Book Clubs shelves ^

Dangerous Currents in IN SEASON Magazine

 

15 #FREE Books! Visit #NewEngland with a free read set in N.E.! #books #amreading #beachreads #CapeCod

Visit New England this summer with an offer of 15 free reads!  The New England Stories Book Fair features 15 *FREE* book downloads, and all the titles are set in New England.  My novel, Dangerous Currents, is set in Massachusetts, on Cape Cod, where I've lived for the last 20 years.  Dangerous Currents is a steamy second-chance romance, filled with secrets and suspense.  Think enemies-to-lovers, deadly stakes, heartbreaking revelations, and a small town setting, with plenty of heat!

Genres represented include Romantic Suspense, Cozy Mystery, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Women's Fiction, Mystery, and Romantic Comedies and Thrillers...but they all have the New England setting theme in common.  Is there a catch?  Only that if you find a title you want to read for free, you sign up for that author's newsletter...and why not connect with a new author you may love?
  
Check out the New England Stories Book Fair today!

DANGEROUS CURRENTS was a bookstore-recommended beach read
in Cape Cod's IN SEASON Magazine...and now you can grab your
copy for free!  If you love second chances, page-turning suspense, and
dark secrets, start reading Malorie and Dean's story today!

A Romantic Suspense Bargain #Book Fair! #Romance #Suspense #RomanticSuspense #amreading #books

Love Romantic Suspense?  Check out the Romantic Suspense Hot Summer Books Fair to find over 40 titles, all less than $4.99!  One of my titles is featured ~ Dangerous Currents ~ a steamy second-chance romance filled with dark secrets and heart-pounding suspense.  Grab your copy and get lost in Malorie and Dean's story!  One fateful night tore them apart...will they get a second chance before a killer strikes?  

This Romantic Suspense is a bookstore recommended summer read, and I've included a few of my favorite review site quotes below.  Thanks for stopping by and happy reading!

"The suspense of who-done-it leaves you on the edge of your seat.  If you enjoy a romantic suspense that plays with your mind while the romance tugs at your heart, Dangerous Currents needs to be on your TBR list!" ~  Forget the Housework, I'm Reading (5*s)

"I'm a huge Romantic Suspense fan, and I must admit, Dangerous Currents kept me guessing until the very end.  Malorie and Dean are addictive to read...The second chance romance lit up my e-reader.  Talk about intense!  I started reading and couldn't stop...yes, it was that good!  Highly recommend." ~ N.N. Light's Book Heaven (5*s)

"Ms. Knight knows how to bring her characters to life!  We are invited into their heads, their hearts, to hear their thoughts, feel their fears...The tension that runs through Kathryn Knight's words, each page and scene, is razor sharp.  I love a story where I can honestly say 'I didn't see THAT coming!'  A second chance at romance, layers of suspense...priceless reading!" ~ Tome Tender Book Blog (5*s)

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE BARGAIN BOOK FAIR!

My Favorite Reads of 2019 ~ #amreading #books #FridayReads #Kindle

Time for my annual round-up of my favorite reads of 2019!  As the term "annual" suggests, I do this every year, or at least I have for as long as I've been blogging.  I tend to get most of my book recommendations from suggestions, whether it's from a friend, social media, or a list, so I like to share my own list each January.

According to Goodreads, I read (and listened to) a total of 36 books this year.  Not too bad considering writing and editing my own books takes a lot of time.  I'm thrilled my own 2019 release, The Haunting of Hillwood Farm, has made it onto best book lists or won awards this year at five different review sites!  If you enjoy romantic suspense and/or ghost mysteries, I hope you'll give it a try!  This title is now on Audible too.

I should give a shout-out to Dangerous Currents too...my steamy second-chance Romantic Suspense made it into Cape Cod's 2019 In Season Magazine as a book store recommended read!

For this post, I usually pick five to seven books I really enjoyed and separate them out by genres, and link prior years as well at the bottom.  I should note that while I read many genres, I'm primarily drawn to Gothic, dark, and atmospheric stories.  Not particularly surprising since I write eerie ghost mysteries, but in my novels, I like to balance out the spooky with romance...which by definition, to be published as a romance, must have a "Happily Ever After" for the two main characters.  But since I have lots of books on this list that are not romance, I'll point out that HEAs are not guaranteed for the other genre listings! 


I'm leaving out the Romance genre this year, because my policy on these annual posts is that I cannot know the author of a book I choose, or have any relationship other than being a fan of his or her work...I don't want to pick amongst friends or have any bias for this blog series.  That said, I'll note when a title had romantic elements.

Historical Fiction: White Rose, Black Forest by Eoin Dempsey

Set in Hitler's Germany, this book contains not just elements of fascinating historical fiction, but also romance and suspense.  Franka is a German citizen and a member of the Nazi resistance, hiding out in her family's summer cabin in the Black Forest.  When she finds an injured Nazi airman, her medical training and her innate compassion compel her to bring him to the isolated cabin.  Without going into spoilers, the external conflict between the main characters is unique and intense, with life-threatening consequences for each of them as they struggle with whom to trust with their secrets.  The desire to learn each character's past, along with the chillingly suspenseful scenes, kept the pages turning rapidly.   

Legal Thriller: Miracle Creek by Angie Kim

The premise of this book is a trial following a fatal explosion at a privately-owned alternative-medicine treatment facility.  Who was responsible, and was it murder?  A lot of people have described this book as something similar to what would happen if Celeste Ng (author of Little Fires Everywhere and Everything I Never Told You) wrote a legal thriller, and that feels accurate.  It blends mystery, courtroom drama, and family secrets and dynamics while also exploring subjects like caring for special needs children, adapting to America as immigrants, and marriage and parenting.  A lot is packed into this novel, along with beautiful, emotional writing.  

Psychological Suspense/Horror:  Here to Stay by Mark Edwards

It's nearly impossible to look away as a newly married couple's life spirals into a horrific disaster when the wife's family comes to stay for a short visit.  As the title suggests, the visitors actually have no intention of leaving, and the situation goes from bad to worse as mysteries surface, tragedies occur, tempers rise, and a once-peaceful life and home become unrecognizable.  A dark and twisty thriller.

Historical Fiction:  The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer

The trope here is familiar...something happens in the present that uncovers a past mystery, and the story is told in dual timelines as secrets are uncovered.  While I've read a lot of these as a fan of historical fiction, this one stood out.  The main character in the present, Alice, faces daily struggles with her family, including her autistic son, as she also tries to spend time with her terminally ill grandmother.  As her grandmother tries to communicate her dying wishes, Alice begins to unravel the threads of the past, in a journey that takes her to Poland.  In alternating chapters, readers are immersed in Alina's coming of age in Nazi-occupied Poland and the horrors that she and her family and friends endured.  This story is full of hope and heartbreak, love and loss, strength and perseverance.     

Young Adult Dystopian: Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne

This is a YA post-apocalyptic thriller, and I tend to be a fan of survivalist type stories.  A group of kids ranging from 1st graders to high schoolers become trapped in a superstore (think Target or Walmart) after a series of disasters.  The story hooked me right away, but I have to say one of my favorite things about this book/series is that *both* my sons (age 18 and 21) read it--quickly--at my suggestion, and let's just say it's very difficult to get them reading at this stage in their lives.  I've dedicated posts to finding books for boys in the past, and I'd add this in a heartbeat.  This is a 3 book trilogy and I'm excited to get to the next in the series.

Nonfiction: Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit by John Douglas

This is part memoir and part case-studies, and completely fascinating to anyone interested in profiling killers, criminal psychology, and true crime.  Fair warning--the subject matter dictates some very gruesome and disturbing imagery...it would be difficult to describe the crime scenes and the behavioral markers without some graphic details.  As an author who incorporates bad guys and serial killers into plots, this also served as an amazing reference book as well as a unique look inside the development of profiling.  John Douglas was one of the founders of the FBI's modern profiling unit, and the character of Jack Crawford in Silence of the Lambs is based on Douglas.  Throughout 25 years with the FBI, Douglas was involved in some very high-profile cases, and the methods he developed helped find and convict serial rapists and killers.

Psychological Suspense: The Housemate by C.L. Pattison

A thriller set around two old friends who invite a third roommate to share their London flat to keep expenses down.  Strange and mysterious things begin happening, and this book has a "Single White Female" vibe.  I listened to the audio version and the narration was top-notch.  


There you have it, seven titles I really enjoyed from five genres.  Now, I want to hear some of your favorite reads...feel free to comment below!  And check out the links to some prior years for more recommendations.  Thanks for stopping by and Happy Reading!

My Favorite Reads 2012

My Favorite Reads 2013

My Favorite Reads 2014

My Favorite Reads 2015

My Favorite Reads 2016

My Favorite Reads 2017

My Favorite Reads 2018

An #Author Interview at Rad Reader Reviews! #Romance #Suspense and #writingtips #RomanticSuspense

One fateful night tore them apart...
will they get a second chance
before a killer strikes?

A few months ago, Rad Reader Reviews read my Romantic Suspense novel Dangerous Currents and asked to do an author interview, to which I enthusiastically replied I'd be thrilled!  They asked a number of really in-depth questions about the plot, characters, writing in general, and we even both contributed our picks for actors to portray the characters should the story ever hit the screen (a girl can dream, right?) and our thoughts on songs that capture the story!

I'm sharing a link to the interview below, but warning...there are a few plot twist spoilers.  So if you haven't read this steamy second-chance romance filled with secrets and suspense, grab a new beach read and come visit the beaches of Cape Cod to share Malorie and Dean's story.  Then let me know which actors and songs you think fit best!  

Dangerous Currents as a book store-recommended read in
Cape Cod's IN SEASON Magazine!

This title was recently listed in Cape Cod's IN SEASON Magazine as a recommended summer read, which was so exciting!  More on that here.

Links to retailers and the interview are below...thanks for stopping by and Happy Reading!

--->  Author Interview on Rad Reader Reviews

Find DANGEROUS CURRENTS in print and e-book on:

Amazon

B&N

iTunes

My #Book Made Cape Cod IN SEASON Magazine! Recommended Beach Reads #CapeCod #amreading #RomanticSuspense

Aside from writing, I work at a gym, and a few weeks ago, members started asking if I'd seen that I was in a local magazine.  I hadn't--in fact, I had no idea what they were talking about.  I tried to google myself but got no recent results.  But then they began bringing in the copies for me, and it was true!  The June edition of Cape Cod's IN SEASON magazine had an article entitled "Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer Reading" and the author, Christine Lynch, asked three local bookstore owners and two librarians for their recommendations of the best beach reads of the summer.  To quote from the article, "here are some hand-picked suggestions from outstanding sources.  Three of the Cape's quality book shops and two librarians, all experts in advising readers, narrowed down the bounty of good reads to help you find your special book". 

I was thrilled to see the owner of Market Street Bookshop in Mashpee Commons recommended Dangerous Currents as one of their store picks!  Dangerous Currents is a steamy second-chance romance filled with secrets and suspense, set on the shores of Cape Cod.  Signed copies are available at Market Street Bookshop, but if you're not local, both paperback and e-book versions are available on Amazon. The blurb is below, along with a few of my favorite editorial review quotes.

When a costly mistake ends Malorie Montgomery's career, she returns to Cape Cod in search of a fresh start. But her plans for a new--and quiet--life are quickly derailed when she makes a grisly discovery in the woods, and her screams bring the one person from her past she'd hoped to avoid. Dean Slater, the ex-boyfriend who broke her heart in high school, now lives in the beachfront community that was supposed to be her haven...and he's just as hot as he was six years ago.

With his rough background, Dean always knew he wasn't good enough for the kind, intelligent beauty who claimed his heart, but somehow he'd believed their love was strong enough to survive anything--until the tragic night she turned her back on him when he needed her trust the most. Despite their painful history, Dean can't resist the instinct to protect her, especially when it becomes apparent there's a killer in their town.

Their former chemistry soon reignites, but Malorie has long accepted that her dark family secret has destined her to a life alone. And when she uncovers evidence that makes her the killer's target, a deadly confrontation threatens to destroy any possibility of a second chance.

Visit Cape Cod for a whole lot of heat spiked with secrets and suspense for less than a buck!  DANGEROUS CURRENTS on Kindle 

Happy Beach Reading!