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5 Reasons Why Tori Knightwood’s Romance Novels are Perfect Beach Reads

June 23, 2023 / / 0 Comments
reading on a beach read

A Little Introduction to Tori Knightwood

Imagine lounging on a warm, sandy beach, the salty ocean breeze playing with your hair, and the sun casting golden rays on your skin. A captivating book in hand to keep you company only makes this scene better. Well, look no further than Tori Knightwood’s romance novels. This talented author writes steamy, adventurous, and fast-paced paranormal romance novels set in exotic locations. Her stories are not only quick reads perfect for your beach escapades, but they also feature strong female characters you can’t help but root for. So, let’s dive into the five reasons why Tori Knightwood’s romance novels should be on your beach reading list.

Shifter Hunters Ltd series beach reads

1. Fast-Paced and Adventurous Plots

When you’re on vacation, you want a book that is easy to pick up and hard to put down. Tori Knightwood’s novels deliver just the perfect dose of fun. With their fast-paced and adventurous plots, you won’t be able to resist turning the pages to find out what happens next. From thrilling fights to unexpected paranormal encounters, there’s never a dull moment in these stories. The excitement of the plot will keep you engaged and entertained, making it the perfect companion for your beach day.

2. Steamy and Passionate Romance

Nothing goes better with an ocean view than a little spice. Tori Knightwood’s novels are filled with sizzling, passionate encounters that will leave you craving more. The chemistry between her characters is undeniable and will have you swooning as they navigate their way through love and lust. The perfect balance of romance and adventure makes these books the ultimate beach read indulgence.

Paris Harem Saving Their Wolf Beach Read

Book 1

3. Strong and Empowered Female Characters

One of the most appealing aspects of Tori Knightwood’s romance novels is her ability to create strong, empowered female characters. These women are not waiting around for someone to save them; they are fierce, independent, and unafraid to take charge of their own lives. Whether they’re battling paranormal baddies or dealing with everyday struggles, these characters are relatable and inspiring. Reading about such powerful women will make you feel ready to take on the world, even if it’s just from your chaise longue.

4. Exotic and Fun Locations

Traveling abroad isn’t for everyone, but reading about the fun and swoon-worthy locations in Tori Knightwood’s novels will make you feel like you’re on a journey of your own. Her stories are set in places like New York City, Paris, and Kenya, allowing you to explore the world from the comfort of your beach towel. The vivid descriptions and attention to detail will make you feel like you’re right there with the characters, experiencing the culture and adventure alongside them.

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5. Quick and Engaging Reads

When you’re at the beach, the last thing you want is a heavy novel to weigh you down. Tori Knightwood’s romance novels are the perfect solution. They’re quick, engaging reads that won’t bog you down, making them ideal for your beach excursion. You’ll find yourself breezing through the pages, enjoying the perfect blend of romance, adventure, and excitement. Before you know it, you’ll be reaching for the next book in the series to continue the fun.

As you pack your beach bag and get ready for your next sun-soaked getaway, don’t forget to include a Tori Knightwood romance novel. With their fast-paced plots, steamy romance, strong female characters, exotic locations, and easy-to-read nature, they’re the perfect beach read. So grab sunglasses and your favorite iced beverage, and let Tori Knightwood’s novels whisk you away on a thrilling and passionate adventure.

Welcome back to Tori!

June 17, 2023 / / 0 Comments
Tori Black Belt Test

It’s been a while. If you still follow my blog, thank you so much. I can’t really explain where I’ve been for the past almost two years – not easily.

The pandemic took a lot out of me. I lost my job, my husband lost his job, we lost our benefits, we lost some family members. Then I started a new job at a local college. And I love it! But for a while, that was enough. I didn’t feel the itch to write, and certainly not to do all the other stuff involved in publishing and building an audience that takes away from writing.

Last month, I tested for my black belt in Taekwondo. I spent ten weeks intensively training for the test and then two days proving my readiness to myself and my instructor. It was an amazing experience and I’m so proud of myself for sticking with it despite injuries and personal loss.

Since then, I’ve felt the itch to write. Yay! So, no news yet on the release of new books, but please watch this space. I have some blog posts planned to reacquaint you all with me, Tori Knightwood, and I’ll give you updates on my writing and publishing progress. It will be slow, probably even slower than before my break, but I hope you’ll stick around.

Again, thanks for still being here. <3

Crossroads

July 8, 2021 / / 0 Comments

Crossroads is one of my favorite Bon Jovi albums, and is among the music I listened to while in Rwanda all those years ago. But today I’m going to talk about my own personal crossroads. I finished one of the hardest (and most rewarding) teaching years of my life – teaching French to high school students during a pandemic and in a hybrid program – and now I have to decide what to do next. I’m not certified in my state (loooong story), so a district has to be desperate to hire me. I’ll find out at the last minute and not receive normal teacher pay (and, as we all know, teachers aren’t paid what they’re worth, so imagine being paid even less to do the same job).

To get certified in my state, I have to go back to school. Which isn’t the easiest thing when one has a family to take care of, a kid going to college, and one’s family has survived the past year on a substitute teacher’s pay. Also, it’s not so easy to find a French program in my area – the closest is an hour away and costs more than I made in the past two years combined.

So, I could keep trying to find a teacher prep program that works for me, or I could walk away from teaching and find another job. I’m actually fine with this latter choice. I’ve had plenty of non-teaching experiences in my life that were just as interesting and rewarding. For now, I’m doing a little of both.

BUT, the big question is: If I leave teaching, what should I do with the rest of my life?

What an exciting position to be in! I could do anything – well, almost anything. I still have the same limitations about school and family and finances, etc. I just want to do something that feels rewarding and helpful. Now, back to my research!

I’m not looking for advice here, but I’d love to hear about the crossroads in your own life. When were you faced with a big decision and how did you handle it? Has the pandemic opened new opportunities for you or closed some doors? How are you doing, my friends?

Monthly Freebie: July 2021

July 1, 2021 / / 0 Comments
Paris Harem Saving Their Wolf

Book 1

This month’s freebie is the first book in the Paris Harem series, Saving Their Wolf!

I had so much fun writing this book. It’s set in one of my favorite places in the world: Paris. It features a girly-girly heroine (so opposite of me). There’s a harem of hot young men, each from a different country, each a different kind of shifter (or not). And there’s mystery and suspense. What more could you want?

A wolf shifter haunted by her past. Three hot men who want to show her that she deserves happiness. Set in the magical city of Paris, will the fated love of a human, an elephant shifter, and a wolf shifter be enough to save her from shifter-haters and her own secrets?

a review of saving their wolf

This is an excellent reverse harem novel and I love the relationships building between the characters. The setting is also amazing–Paris! Reading this book feels like taking a trip to France…but with werewolves and other shifters! I can’t wait to read the next book in this series!

an excerpt from saving their wolf

Nico stalked toward her, which didn’t take long in the tiny space. After a couple of steps, their bodies were so close she could feel the heat from his body. “We’ve got the place to ourselves for the next several hours. I wonder what we’ll do with ourselves.”

A broad smile split her face. “I can think of a few things.” 

She wrapped her arms around him and kissed him full on the mouth. His lips were warm, enticing, and his usual Provence smells of garlic, herbs, and lavender enveloped her. Taking a deep whiff, she sucked in his lower lip, running her hands through his lush brown hair.

“I’ve missed you so much.” His hands roamed her body, igniting fire everywhere they touched.

Oh, it had been so long, she just needed him this instant. She devoured his mouth, and wanted every part of him. She dragged his shirt over his head, letting her hands feel his bare skin. He was so hot. Almost feverish. 

So was she.

Monthly Freebie: June 2021

June 1, 2021 / / 0 Comments
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This month’s freebie has a special place in my heart because it was the first* book I published. The first one in my first series.

Pride of Africa is actually a book with two novellas, both workplace romances with exotic settings that will make you want to buy a one-way ticket to Africa. These steamy stand-alones feature a billionaire lion shifter and a charming leopard shifter who find their happily-ever-afters.

More about the Pride of Africa novella:

When an American student meets a billionaire lion shifter on the Kenyan savanna, will his secrets destroy their chance at love?

More about Night Spots:

Will this leopard shifter get a second chance at love on the streets of Nairobi, or will his fierce nature push away his fated mate?

An Amazon reviewer wrote:

“Strong plot, gorgeous setting, and all around awesome characters.”

Buy Pride of Africa everywhere ebooks are sold.

* The first thing I ever published was years before Pride of Africa and was kind of an experiment. Zanzibar Dream still sells the occasional copy, but I don’t spend any time or effort on marketing it. Although, I do absolutely LOVE the cover.

Zanzibar Dream cover

Monthly Freebie: May 2021

May 1, 2021 / / 0 Comments

This month’s freebie is from my very good friend, Liza Street. She’s amazing, so if you haven’t read any of her books yet, Filthy Beast is a good place to start.

Cougar shifter Lena has one goal, and one goal only: to stay out of reach of the vicious alpha of her pride. If that means being exiled to the Junkyard, then so be it.

Carter, a grizzly shifter, let his rage take the reins after his brother’s death. His clan alpha can’t control him and he refuses to change, so into the Junkyard he goes. When Carter meets Lena, though, his protector instincts kick into high gear…especially when the other shifters in the Junkyard seem intent on harming her.

What happens when Beauty meets Brawler?

He has to be gentle to prove his love…but he has to be violent to save her.

Filthy Beast is the first book in the Junkyard Shifters series. It features a dirty-talking hero, a smart heroine, and all kinds of hijinks and trashy romance. Take the “guilty” out of “guilty pleasure” and buy your copy today!

Turn and Face the Wind

April 20, 2021 / / 1 Comment

My friends, I’m struggling with the changes coming in my life, but I know I have to accept them.

My oldest will be heading off to college in three months. I know this is the natural order of things. I know he’ll thrive and learn to become a productive member of society. I know this is what he wants. And I know he deserves to go off and live his life. I’m just not ready to say goodbye.

Sure, I’m not the first parent to feel this way, and I won’t be the last. And I know I’ll get used to his absence. I just needed to get my feelings out.

It’s all compounded by the uncertainly of my employment. I was hired just for this school year (and what a school year it’s been!), to cover a leave of absence.  If the teacher doesn’t come back, AND they can’t find a certified teacher to fill the vacancy, THEN they can hire me again. I’ve been down this road before, so I know that I won’t know for sure until school starts.

In the meantime, I’ll just keep doing the best job I can. I’ll be there for my students and get us all through this off-the-charts year. And then, while I look for a new job, I’ll have time to write. So, that’s the positive.

I’m not quite ready yet to face the wind and accept the changes, but I will.

What are you facing right now? Whatever it is, I’m sending you lots and lots of virtual hugs.

Monthly Freebie: April 2021

March 31, 2021 / / 0 Comments

hunting the rogue

This month’s freebie is one of mine again and should be familiar to you – except that it has a brand-spanking-new cover and title. As a result, I have a special request. While none of the other retailers had a problem with me changing the title, Amazon did. And they created a new listing for the book, which made the 50 or so reviews across the trilogy disappear in an instant (geesh, just like Thanos).

So, if you read and enjoyed Kenya Calling, please leave a review for Hunting the Rogue on Amazon. It’s the exact same book, it just has a newer and flashier cover and title.

If you haven’t read it yet, go grab it now – it’s free on all retailers and in all markets. If you come across it somewhere for a fee, DON’T  buy it – just get it for free from one of the other retailers. It’s also available for libraries and you can suggest your library buy it. And if you enjoy it, then please leave a review on Amazon so I can have the social proof I need to be accepted for some important advertising.

Thank you!

1. Hunting the Rogue

Hunting the Rogue, Shifter Hunters Ltd. Book 1

When a shifter hunter goes after a rogue in Kenya, sparks and claws will fly.

Successful in a male-dominated field, Ryenne doesn’t take shit from anyone—especially not from shifters. When a rich Kenyan businessman hires Ryenne to protect him and his village from a leopard shifter, she soon finds herself the target of the most cunning rogue she’s ever faced. Worse still, her new client forces her into competition with a sexy French shifter hunter who harbors a dangerous secret. Despite their rivalry, the French hottie is breaking down the protective walls Ryenne built around her heart after she lost her brother and father.

Will she uncover the identity of the rogue, or lose the bounty to the competition? More importantly, will she bring the rogue to justice…or become his next victim?

The Shifter Hunters Ltd. trilogy is filled with action, adventure, and steamy love scenes.

**Previously published as Kenya Calling.**

Get it now for free!

Monthly Freebie: March 2021

March 2, 2021 / / 0 Comments
Night Discovered Godiva Glenn

Night Revelations by Godiva Glenn

She just found her pack, but now she may have to leave it.

Charlotte is new to the lupine life, having been raised in the human world. She’s still learning her place as a wolf shifter and a member of the Bronze pack.

Everyone has a task within the pack, and Charlotte is eager to find her path. As if that isn’t complicated enough, she finds herself longing for romance.

Just when she thinks she’s found a direction, news arrives that may lead to her long-lost family. Somewhere out there, are her parents looking for her?

And if she finds them, will she be ready to leave the pack that took her in? And what of the love she’s found along the way?

*This most recent edition of Night Revelations has been expanded to include the previously separate sequel, Night Discovered.

Buy it here!

New Covers for Shifter Hunters Ltd.!

February 21, 2021 / / 1 Comment

I am soooo excited to show you the brand-spanking-new covers I had made for the Shifter Hunters Ltd. series! Thanks to Steven Novak at Novak Illustration for making this rebrand possible! Along with these gorgeous new covers, I gave each book in the trilogy a new title, as well. The books are the same that you already know and love (I hope!), but now I hope to reach a wider audience.

You can find all the buy links here.

Let me know what you think!

(These new versions are live on all vendors except for the annoying great Zon. They think that changing titles ruins the experience for readers. Don’t worry – I’m working on it.)

Book 1: Hunting the Rogue

1. Hunting the Rogue

Book 2: Hunting the Pack

Book 3: Hunting the Alpha

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