Winter Blogfest: Kathryn Knight

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Happy New Year! Although often bitterly cold on Cape Cod, where I live, I like January. It’s my birthday month, and my son’s, and it can be a chance to relax and unwind after the frenetic pace of the holidays. Plus, there’s the whole idea of a fresh start and making resolutions.

For last year’s Winter Blogfest, I researched the History of St. Nick. So this year, I’m going to delve into some facts about the month of January and traditions surrounding New Year’s Day.

New Year’s Day is the first day of January according to both the Julian calendar (introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC) and the Gregorian calendar (named for Pope Gregory XIII, who introduced it in 1582). The difference in these two calendars is a .002% change in the length of the year.

The Julian calendar was based on the Roman calendar, and the name of the month of January is generally attributed to the Roman god Janus, the god of beginnings and endings, who is depicted with two faces looking in opposite directions: into the past as well as the future.

Since the Gregorian calendar is now used, at least in practice, by most countries, New Year’s Day is considered the world’s most celebrated public holiday.

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Of course, local traditions abound to mark this day, and one of the big ones in the United States is the making of resolutions. If one of your goals is to reduce stress, you already probably know that reading has been proven to help with this! What could be better after the hustle and bustle of the holidays than wrapping yourself up in a blanket, putting your feet up, and getting lost in a page-turning story? My books are filled with steamy romance, haunting mysteries, dark secrets, and spine-tingling suspense. Several are now available as audiobooks as well! I hope you’ll check out my titles in the links below, including Dangerous Currents, my new steamy second-chance romance filled with secrets and suspense. One fateful night tore them apart…will they get a second chance before a killer strikes?

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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.

USA Today Bestselling Author Kathryn Knight writes books filled with steamy romance, dangerous secrets, spine-tingling suspense, and haunting mysteries. Her novels are award-winning #1 Amazon and Barnes and Noble Bestsellers and RomCon Reader-Rated picks. When she’s not reading or writing, Kathryn spends her time exploring abandoned places and searching for ghosts. She lives on beautiful Cape Cod with her husband, their two sons, and a number of rescued pets.

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