Re-Released! New
Cover!
I’m happy to announce that my popular short story
romance, “Family Secrets” has now been re-released! I wrote this popular
paranormal (or is it a paranormal?!) when I received a call from my
publisher to submit a short story. The genre was open; the storyline was up to
me. I decided on a contemporary romance with a touch of magic... just like the
touch of magic that I included in my Regency romance, THE MAGIC TOKEN, that
will also soon be re-released. I liked the idea of a tie-in to this Regency...
not that there is a magic token, but that a love ritual was performed on
Midsummer’s Eve back in 1802, and now, in contemporary times with Talia
Fanetti. More on this below in my connections to real life section!
Here’s the blurb:
Talia Fanetti longs for true love. She’s
just gotten engaged to eligible bachelor Edmund Bartholomew, so she’s all set
in the love department.
Or is she?
On a romantic getaway in the country, she
learns her future in-laws live in a house awash with secrets. Talia soon makes
a startling discovery: she has a secret as well. When Grandmother Bartholomew
offers Talia a chance to find out who her true love is, will Talia have the
courage to use the magic spell?
I also loved the idea that every character had
something hidden from the others. After all, what family doesn’t have secrets?
It was fun considering each and every person and then deciding what the
mysterious secret would be.
“Family Secrets” was published by Uncial Press and
had been with them for many years. Here is the original cover.
I recently decided to have the rights returned to me
for all my Uncial Press books--a total of five novels and three short stories.
“Family Secrets” is the first to be re-released. It’s now available on Amazon.com and Smashwords.com!
Here are some fabulous reviews:
“Family Secrets”--The characters were
intriguing... If you want a quick, sweet romantic read with a touch of magic,
you will enjoy this story.--Got Romance Reviews.
A quick read but I enjoyed it. Good
characters.--Reader Review
“Family Secrets” is a little gem.--UP
Review
This book is part of the Uncanny
Paranormals and Contemporary lines.
Real-Life Tidbit: Back in Junior High (or Middle
School as it would now be called) a very good friend knew of my interest in
paranormal subjects so she gave me a little fortune telling book. This book
also contained a few charms and ceremonies. In “Family Secrets” I based
Granny’s book, THE SAGE SEER, on my friend’s gift--THE LADIES’ ORACLE--which
was supposedly first publishing in the sixteenth century. I slightly altered
the Midsummer’s Eve ritual for both “Family Secrets” and THE MAGIC TOKEN but
the end result was the same: to see one’s future husband.
Here’s a snippet from “Family Secrets”:
Talia sat near the edge of the stream, close enough
to peer into the dark water. The moon seemed to shine a beacon right where she
needed it. She could see her pale image within the water below.
If this secret ritual was successful, her image would
be replaced by her true love's reflection.
Her heart beat faster. Would the magic work?
Only one way to find out. She adjusted her shawl
around her shoulders, then got to work. Putting down her supplies, she dug a
hole in the dirt just large enough to make sure the candle would remain
upright.
She looked at her watch. It was time.
Swiftly striking the match, she smiled as the flame
blazed into life. Then she lit the candle. Next, she picked up the apple in one
hand and the rose in the other. With the rose, she made clockwise circles
around the apple. She did that as instructed--seven times.
By the time she'd finished, her hand shook. She set
down the rose and picked up the candle. Bathed in the flicker of its light, she
took a bite out of the apple. One bite was all that was needed.
Now for the moment of truth. Tensing up and holding
her breath, she leaned over the riverbank to gaze into the water below.
Her large dark eyes blinked back at her. Her hair,
mussed by the wind, looked as wild as a lion's mane against the white of her
nightshirt.
She released her pent-up breath. Unless she was her
own true love, no other image reflected back at her.
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I hope you enjoy Talia’s true love story.
Happy reading,
Susanne Marie Knight
Read outside the box: award-winning Romance Writing
With A Twist!
