Stonehenge in Washington

Yep, I'm back from traveling to Stonehenge. Not the original, but the Stonehenge Memorial in Washington State. I've got a few pics for you to enjoy.

Here's a view of the monument, along with three dancing men:

A view from the inside:

The observatory at Goldendale:

A shot of our very own Moon:

The Maryhill Museum

And last... some alien flowers?

Anyhoo, had a great time doing research for Uncovering Camelot! Stay tuned for info on my upcoming (December 31) release A Noble Dilemma. And wait 'til you see the beautiful cover!!

Susanne

Susanne Marie Knight
http://www.susanneknight.com/
Read outside the box: award-winning Romance Writing With A Twist!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Coming December 31: A Noble Dilemma
(Aurora Regency, Aspen Mountain Press)
Bethany has a guilty secret that if discovered, will scandalize Polite Society and her new love, the Earl of Ingraham. What would Jane Austen do??

Coming January: The Minx Tobin Mystery Series: The Ill-gotten Insurance--Case Two
(Desert Breeze Publishing)
Minx's dead friend turns up alive... but not for long. Will the life insurance have to be paid twice?Book Trailer for Case One: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIPP0MJtnTs

Happy 2010!

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday. As 2010 is almost here, I wish you all a happy and healthy New Year. There is much to be thankful for, in the Romance Writing with a Twist World.

I'm ringing in the New Year with an award for my futuristic/science fiction romance, ForEvver. ForEvver's been awarded the 2010 Dirk A. Wolf Cover Art Honorable Mention in the Science Fiction/ Futuristic Category. Niki Browning is the talented artist. The Medallion will be awarded at EPIC's Annual Conference Awards Banquet on March 7, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana!

You've followed ForEvver's progress here on the blog, and now Flavia Gracchus and Jason Maverick's story has garnered some excellent reviews, as well as reader comments!

4.5 Books! ForEvver had a mixture of intrigue, adventure and romance. It was a very entertaining book and a pleasant read. The threads of the book intertwined perfectly... I enjoyed reading this book and originally picked it because I was intrigued by the title... The title fit the book perfectly. A nice play on words. Well done Ms Knight, definitely a book to snuggle up with. Reviewed by Long and Short Reviews, Orchid.

You Need To Read! A great futuristic read with plenty of suspense and intrigue. A little different than your usual future tale, this book will leave you wanting more. Reviewed by You Gotta Read Reviews, Brynna Curry.

Start the New Year off right with this intriguing, original tale!

In the year 2102, ambitious Jason Maverick is lead attorney for the richest man in the solar system, Reid Evver. Although Reid is only ten years older than Jason, he has everything Jason has ever desired. Except for now. Now Reid wants to acquire a wife. And not just any wife; Flavia Gracchus is a drab Moon native who doesn’t want to visit Earth almost as much as Jason doesn’t want to escort her around to see the sights. But Flavia is Jason’s new assignment. He has no choice but to follow Reid’s dictates and try to convince her that marriage to Reid would be a dream come true.

The more Jason is in Flavia’s company, the more he is convinced that if she marries Reid, it would not be a dream but a nightmare. There’s something strange about Reid’s assistant, Victoria Talbot, and Rosealine Broussard, the old woman who insists she is Reid’s wife. Then there’s the peculiar abduction attempts on Flavia, plotted by Reid’s nemesis, Enrico ViDucchi. And there is Reid Evver himself. Is he really as young as he says?

Amidst the exotic locales of Greater Paris, Maui, and New Tri-Metropolis, Jason discovers true love with his Moon Miss. Now he must convince her that his womanizing ways are over and that she is the only girl for him. He also must make sure time runs out for Reid Evver and his murderous schemes.

Happy New Year!

Susanne

Susanne Marie Knight
http://www.susanneknight.com/
Read outside the box: award-winning Romance Writing With A Twist!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2010 EPIC Award Finalist for Best Historical Romance: PAGING MISS GALLOWAY
March 2010: "Family Secrets"--Sometimes secrets can reveal your true love.

ForEvver Is Finally Here!

Yes, I know, I haven't blogged in forever, but the good news is... ForEvver is finally here!!

I'm excited to announce the release of ForEvver, my new science fiction futuristic romance novel published by Awe-Struck Publishing http://www.awe-struck.net/books/forevver.html.

Some of you might remember my blogs as I wrote ForEvver. We traveled to some great places like the Moon and Atlanta, in addition to Greater Hackensack in the Tri-Met area. Well, the waiting is over now!

Here's the book blurb:

In the year 2102, ambitious Jason Maverick is lead attorney for the richest man in the solar system, Reid Evver. Although Reid is only ten years older than Jason, he has everything Jason has ever desired. Except for now. Now Reid wants to acquire a wife. And not just any wife; Flavia Gracchus is a drab Moon native who doesn’t want to visit Earth almost as much as Jason doesn’t want to escort her around to see the sights. But Flavia is Jason’s new assignment. He has no choice but to follow Reid’s dictates and try to convince her that marriage to Reid would be a dream come true.

The more Jason is in Flavia’s company, the more he is convinced that if she marries Reid, it would not be a dream but a nightmare. There’s something strange about Reid’s assistant, Victoria Talbot, and Rosealine Broussard, the old woman who insists she is Reid’s wife. Then there’s the peculiar abduction attempts on Flavia, plotted by Reid’s nemesis, Enrico ViDucchi. And there is Reid Evver himself. Is he really as young as he says?

Amidst the exotic locales of Greater Paris, Maui, and New Tri-Metropolis, Jason discovers true love with his Moon Miss. Now he must convince her that his womanizing ways are over and that she is the only girl for him. He also must make sure time runs out for Reid Evver and his murderous schemes.

Hope you enjoy ForEvver, which is a precursor in the Janus series world, taking place right before the mass migration to the center of the galaxy (2101) where Janus Is A Two-Headed God takes place in 2452.

Susanne

Susanne Marie Knight
http://www.susanneknight.com/
Read outside the box: award-winning Romance Writing With A Twist!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FOREVVER--In the year 2102, the Fountain of Youth exists for only a select few. But you can't cheat death ForEvver.

And The Snowy Season Surprise Contest Winner Is...

Debbie Braaten!!

For her prize, Debbie chose an autographed copy of the EPPIE Finalist for Best Science Fiction/Paranormal/Fantasy Romance AND Preditor and Editors WINNER for Best Science Fiction Novel, JANUS IS A TWO-HEADED GOD. She also won a goody box filled with cool seasonal prizes. Congratulations, Debbie, and enjoy your book!

Susanne

Susanne Marie Knight
http://www.susanneknight.com/
Read outside the box: award-winning Romance Writing With A Twist!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Awe-Struck Regency WINNER: PAGING MISS GALLOWAY--A determined young miss, a battle-weary lord, and a reckless masquerade. What will the Earl of Trelaine do when he discovers his page's shocking secret?
Book Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUMGdKJgtHA
Coming July 2009: FOREEVER--In the year 2102, the Fountain of Youth exists for only a select few. But you can't cheat death ForEvver.

Let It Snow--Not!

Snow, snow, snow! It's been snowing here for five days. Pretty, yes. Inconvenient, very. I usually save most of my holiday shopping for, like, RIGHT NOW. Ah, well. Been housebound for too long, I guess! But before I wish you all a very HAPPY HOLIDAY, I need to let you know about my science fiction romance, ForEvver. It will be published this coming July, by Awe-Struck Publishing.

The cover is subject to change. I'm partial to it tho. :))

With that bit of Romance Writing with a Twist news out of the way, I wish you all a very HAPPY HOLIDAY and a HAPPY and HEALTHY NEW YEAR! See you in 2009!

Susanne

Susanne Marie Knight

http://www.susanneknight.com/

Read outside the box: award-winning Romance Writing With A Twist!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

January 16: Awe-Struck Regency WINNER: PAGING MISS GALLOWAY--A determined young miss, a battle-weary lord, and a reckless masquerade. What will the Earl of Trelaine do when he discovers his page's shocking secret?

Book Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUMGdKJgtHA

Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle--Solved!

Bermuda Triangle--fact or fiction? Logical Larissa questions her sanity when she washes up on a tropical island and comes face-to-face with her grandfather's "old" cohort from World War II!!

The Coming is our current Book-Of-The-Week. This 5 Star paranormal romantic suspense is also the 2004 Dream Realm Award Winner for Best Speculative Fiction Romance. :))

Winning this award is quite an honor!! What are the Dream Realm Awards, you ask? The Dream Realm Awards recognize excellence in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in electronically published books and is dedicated to bringing attention to the quality of electronically published speculative fiction books available to the reading public.

To celebrate winning this award, I have an ongoing, online party. If you'd like to a virtual glass of the bubbly, be sure to visit www.geocities.com/susanne2010/AwardParty.htm. Everyone's invited!!

As you may know, my paranormal romantic suspense, Competitors!, is also up for the 2007 Dream Realm Award. Winners will be announced soon. Wish me luck!

Both The Coming and Competitors! are available for purchase through Awe-Struck http://www.awe-struck.net/ and at Fictionwise.com www.fictionwise.com/eBooks/SusanneMarieKnighteBooks.htm, among other Internet locations.

Print copies are available at amazon.com and my website at http://www.susanneknight.com/orders.htm. My other romantic suspense novels include THE WAKEFIELD DISTURBANCE, PAST INDISCRETIONS, TAINTED TEA FOR TWO, and GRAVE FUTURE.

Hope you are enjoying your summer!

Susanne

Susanne Marie Knight
http://www.susanneknight.com/
http://romancewritingwithatwist.blogspot.com/
Read outside the box: award-winning Romance Writing With A Twist!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NEW! Dream Realm Award Finalist for Best Speculative Fiction Romance: Competitors!
Coming September 26: Sojourn Through Time--What happens when a nearly betrothed duke discovers an unexpected "package" mysteriously delivered to his estate?

LUCKY 13

Way past time to talk about the Book-Of-The-Week, LUCKY 13. Sometimes you're hungry for something short, and that's where these 13 stories come in. My anthology LUCKY 13 has quite a variety for your reading pleasure.

If you enjoy science fiction, you'll find:
"Adolescence"
"Homesick" (award-winner)
"Saturation Point"
"Special Of The Week"

If you enjoy fantasy, you'll find:
"Grand-Mere's Sainte Bleu"
"Teacher's Pet"
"True Love And Candy Corn"
"Zeus And The Single Teacher"

If you enjoy Regencies, you'll find:
"Lady Elizabeth's Excellent Adventure" (time-travel)
"A Very Special Christmas Present"

If you enjoy contemporaries, you'll find:
"Friday Night"
"Happy Anniversary"

If you enjoy paranormals, you'll find:
"Shades Of Old Glory" (ghost)

LUCKY 13 is available electronically through Fictionwise.com http://www.fictionwise.com/eBooks/susannemarieknighteBooks.htm

Print copies are available at www.susanneknight.com/orders.htm.

Ta-ta for now!

Susanne

Susanne Marie Knight
http://www.susanneknight.com/
http://romancewritingwithatwist.blogspot.com/
Read outside the box: award-winning Romance Writing With A Twist!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Wakefield Disturbance: Psychic Lara Wakefield is tasked by a murdered young girl to find her killer.
Book Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tTLQySlNAk
Coming in September: Sojourn Through Time--What happens when a nearly betrothed duke discovers an unexpected "package" mysteriously delivered to his estate?

We Have Ignition!

Yes, that's right! My WIP, ForEvver, is now finished and I'm a happy camper. :)) The next step is to let the manuscript sit awhile. Then I'll reread the story, looking at it with fresh eyes. I'll be seeing if all the questions are answered, if there are any logic problems, missing information, etc. Plus I get to enjoy the entire book once again! Once I'm satisfied, then ForEvver is off to the publisher's. I'll keep you posted on when you can expect this science fiction romance to become available for your reading pleasure!

P.S. Here's a top-secret, sneak peek at ForEvver's cover:

Susanne

Susanne Marie Knight
http://www.susanneknight.com/
http://romancewritingwithatwist.blogspot.com/
Read outside the box: award-winning Romance Writing With A Twist!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Wakefield Disturbance: Psychic Lara Wakefield is tasked by a murdered young girl to find her killer.Book Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tTLQySlNAk
Coming in September: Sojourn Through Time--What happens when a nearly betrothed duke discovers an unexpected "package" mysteriously delivered to his estate?

Farewell to Maui + A Ballerina's Dilemma

Yes, it's time to say goodbye to Marvelous Maui. I've just finished Chapter 11 on my WIP, ForEvver, where our intrepid hero and heroine are leaving paradise to return to New Tri-Metropolis... in the wintertime. Brrrrr.

On the subject of temperatures, it was in the high eighties here today, so I can relate to my characters' reluctance to return to the cold weather!

While my ForEvver friends are enroute, let's talk about the book-of-the-week, Janus Is A Two-Faced Moon. In the year 2458, Blade Sinclair is your normal, typical prima ballerina, only she's suffered an injury and has to put her career on hold. More than anything, she wants to dance again. A mysterious stranger, Plevake Va-Thor, offers her a chance to dance and compete in the Galactic Olympic Games which will be held on the Moon. Blade agrees, only to find out later that Plevake Va-Thor isn't human.

If Blade doesn't win a gold medal for this alien team, her family will die. If Blade does win, Earth will be destroyed. What's a girl to do??

Janus Is A Two-Faced Moon is a sequel to the award-winning science fiction novel, Janus Is A Two-Headed God. Not only do Mighty JorVaal and Gracious Sophia return in this story, traveling from Xaaspar in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy to Earth's moon,

but the Denebian Christopher Bainbridge is featured as Blade's counterpart.

Visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i86CgD6o3eI to see a trailer of Janus Is A Two-Faced Moon.

Janus Is A Two-Faced Moon is available for purchase through Awe-Struck http://www.awe-struck.net/ and at Fictionwise.com www.fictionwise.com/eBooks/SusanneMarieKnighteBooks.htm, among other Internet locations.

Print copies are available at amazon.com and my website http://www.susanneknight.com/orders.htm

Ta-ta for now!

Susanne

Susanne Marie Knight
http://www.susanneknight.com/
http://romancewritingwithatwist.blogspot.com/
Read outside the box: award-winning Romance Writing With A Twist!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Wakefield Disturbance: Psychic Lara Wakefield is tasked by a murdered young girl to find her killer.
Book Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tTLQySlNAk
Coming in September: Sojourn Through Time--What happens when a nearly betrothed duke discovers an unexpected "package" mysteriously delivered to his estate?

Is it Spring? And a Continental Rose

That's the million dollar question here. Good weather some days... some not so hot. But flowers are starting to bloom, so maybe "warm and sunny" is in the future. Here's a picture of my yard to show that Spring is indeed on its way.

I still have the heat on in my office tho. :-( So, knowing this, you'll probably understand why I'm still in Maui with my WIP, ForEvver! I'm reluctant to leave the tropical paradise, as are my characters.

Meanwhile, back to the current Book-of-the-Week: A Continental Marriage. This award-winning Regency in the year 1814 deals with a American Rose, Nicolette Turner, who is summoned to travel across the Atlantic by her English grandfather, Lord Eldridge--a man who disinherited her beloved father.

Her grandfather wants her to marry Victor Kinkaid, Lord Cushing. Victor needs the money that Lord Eldridge offers. Nicolette accepts… only because her grandfather’s money sweetens the deal. Where does love fit into this financial transaction?

This novel takes place in Long Melford, Suffolk, and London, with a honeymoon trip to Southwold. Instead of pictures of those locales, I'm posting the original picture for the cover, done by artist Christine Poe. Here's my beautiful daughter!

Visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_rL4WXUGCc to see a trailer of this book.

Hope you enjoy!

A Continental Marriage is available for purchase in print and electronically through Wings ePress http://www.wings-press.com/ and electronically at Fictionwise.com http://www.fictionwise.com/eBooks/SusanneMarie, among other Internet locations.

Print copies are also available through my website: http://www.susanneknight.com/orders.htm .

Ta-ta for now!

Susanne

Susanne Marie Knight
http://www.susanneknight.com/
Read outside the box: award-winning Romance Writing With A Twist!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THE WAKEFIELD DISTURBANCE: Psychic Lara Wakefield is tasked by a murdered young girl to find her killer.
Book Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tTLQySlNAk

Marvelous Maui

I'm glad to say that I'm back in Maui now with my science fiction futuristic romance, ForEvver. Yes, warm sea breezes, sunshine that just won't quit, and beautiful ocean beaches for me... and my characters!

This change in locations is really a great thing because it snowed again here this week. Boo. Hiss. The big question on everyone's mind here is:

Where is Spring?

Anyway, back to sunshine and tropical waters. After a refreshing (?) dip in the ocean, my hero carries the heroine back to her hotel room where... well, I can't say anymore now, can I?!! Here's a picture of Maui waters for you to enjoy. :))

Susanne

Susanne Marie Knight
http://www.susanneknight.com
Read outside the box: award-winning Romance Writing With A Twist!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THE WAKEFIELD DISTURBANCE: Psychic Lara Wakefield is tasked by a murdered young girl to find her killer.
Book Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tTLQySlNAk

ForEvver Update and Disturbing Wakefield

Still in Greater Paris (Year: 2102) I did manage to wrangle a dinner cruise on the Seine for my heroine in ForEvver. Soft music and a full Moon were there to create a romantic mood, however the hero was conspicuously absent. Darn the bad luck! Kinda reminds me of the time I took a romantic dinner cruise, sans my hero. Here's a keepsake picture of the event. Dig those crazy glasses!

Since I'll probably be in Greater Paris for awhile, I thought I'd reminisce about The Wakefield Disturbance, our current book-of-the-week. For this paranormal murder mystery romantic suspense, I had to "travel" to several locales. Twist my arm, why don't you?! The story begins in Pennline, Pennsylvania with Lara Wakefield, the heroine, hiding out from her psychic ability.

Then, I jumped to a huge yacht docked in Santa Monica Bay. There I lived the lifestyles of the rich and famous--vicariously of course!

Back to Pennsylvania where our would-be lovers meet. Stuart gets to disturb Lara. :)) Continuing on the journey, Lara and Stuart pass through Hudson, Wisconsin and Bismarck, North Dakota.

In Bismarck, Stuart shops for Louis L'Amour souvenirs, including a thong (for Lara, of course!) The last stop for Lara and Stuart is near Butte, Montana, where Lara is introduced to a cast of ghostly characters, and her latest client--a murdered young girl.

Here's the book trailer for The Wakefield Disturbance. This trailer won a "Spine-tingling" recommendation from TheSavvyClick.com. Hope you enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tTLQySlNAk

Purchase Info: The Wakefield Disturbance can be purchased electronically at: http://www.uncialpress.com/, http://allromanceebooks.com/, Diesel Books, and http://www.fictionwise.com/eBooks/SusanneMarieKnighteBooks.htm . Print copies are available through my website: http://www.susanneknight.com/orders.htm .

See you later!

Heigho, heigho, it's off to blog I go...

Yep, this is my first official blog. I've got to get the feel of this thing. Fingers crossed it'll go smoothly! So you're probably asking what's this "Living in the Romance Writing with a Twist World" all about? Aside from a really long name, that is. Well, I'll tell you, as a writer I travel to some very unusual places, some in the here and now, some in the past, and some yet to be. I thought it might be rather interesting to keep track of just where I travel to... metaphorically speaking. :))

This week, I'm in Paris... Greater Paris to be exact. The name of this science fiction futuristic romance novel is ForEvver, and the story deals with... well, I'm getting ahead of myself since I'm in the middle of writing it! In any event, I hope to include pictures (real and imagined) for you to enjoy.

Got to keep this short. Here's a little animation for you!