Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hey, everyone! I’m Kristina Knight, and I write contemporary romances that are sassy, sexy and straight from the heart. Sound like a tagline? Well, it is, but that’s what I write! I’ve published 10 books, with 4 more on the schedule this year – fun times! I live in Ohio with my husband and young daughter…when I’m not writing, I’m usually chasing after one or the other of them!
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
What the Bachelor Gets is the first in my new Billionaire Cowboys trilogy. It’s a series of books about three brothers, raised just outside Las Vegas. After some hard times, they’ve built up their careers, but they still harbor some old wounds…and three women just might help them heal.
I love Las Vegas, and I’ve wanted to set a book there for the longest time. I hope I do the city justice!
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t think so…but other people probably think I do. When I’m writing I fuel up with Coca-Cola Classic and something sugary (gummy sweettarts more often than not). I’m not sure how unusual that is!
What authors, or books have influenced you?
So so so many! I fell in love with reading a long time ago. Nora Roberts and Jayne Ann Krentz are favorites along with classics like Louisa May Alcott and Jane Austen. I love Elin Hilderbrand and Stephanie Evanovich…there are so many!!!
What are you working on now?
I’m finishing up the second book in my Billionaire Cowboys series, and will start book three in a couple of weeks. I also just sold a new series to one of my publishers and I can’t wait to get started on those books!
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I love Facebook and Google+ because they’re very informal. I can post to reader groups about my books, and then enter into conversation. I love talking to readers – not just about my books, but about books in general. For straight-up advertising, there are all kinds of sites – BookBub, MyRomanceReads, here at AwesomeGang…you name it!
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Never stop writing, and don’t believe all of the ‘you have to write like this’ advice out there. You have to find your own voice, and the best way to do that is to write and write and write some more. Writing can be a struggle, and it can be lonely, but when you find your groove, it’s amazing. So don’t give up!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
A couple of years ago I attended a talk with Nora Roberts (love her!) and someone asked her this same question. I expected a long, drawn-out answer, but here message was short and sweet: Stop whining and write, stop fucking around and write, stop making excuses and write.
Very true advice!
What are you reading now?
I’m really into Maisey Yates’ Copper Ridge series right now, and I just started Elin Hilderbrand’s The Island, and I’ve got a stack of books on my Kindle that just might kill it…
What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m in the middle of releasing What the Bachelor Gets, and I have two other releases in the next month. The first is the At Her Service boxed set, its filled with 8 never before published novellas that center around the idea of a hired man. My book in the set is called Perfect on Paper. I’m also in the Shades of Desire 2 Romance Bundle, a set of 12 sweet and spicy romance; my book in that set is the first on my Anthem Trilogy, called Light My Fire.
The second Billionaire Cowboy book will release in May, it’s called What the Heiress Wants, and the third book in the series is set for September, and it’s called What the Gambler Risks. It’s going to be a busy year!!!
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Tough question! Okay, I was going to cheat and say one book – my Kindle! But I’ll play by the rules…I’d bring along Little Women because I never tire of that book, The Princess Bride because it is one of my favorites, Northern Lights by Nora Roberts and a blank book…so I could write something of my own to entertain me!
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