June Jubliee

Coffee Time Romance is having a Jubilee all through
the month of June. I have my own forum where I talk
about goals, books and characters. If you'd like
to comment or visit, feel free. On the 25th of the
month, I'm having my own author's spotlight. Since I
love to bake, I'll be sharing a couple of favorite
recipes, some of them my own.

Also, since I love to knit, I'll try to explain the
difference between the Dutch method of knitting
and the German method. Most people don't know
there's a difference, not in the product or the way
the yarn goes together, but the way it gets that way.

If you're intrigued, I hope you'll joy me.

Allison Knight
www.AllisonKnight.com
Heart-warming Romance With A Sensual Touch
Watch for "Battlesong" coming in August

A New Month and a New Book

The end of the first week of March will see another book
become available. This is called a short. It's only
20,000 words and that makes it a book of five chapters.
It's a Gothic, a genre I love to write. Again, the
heroine of the story is an orphan and there are two
men veying for her attention.

This time however, I've written a ghost into the
story.

Which of course, begs the question. Do I believe
in ghosts? Yep, I do. The last house we owned had
a ghost. Yes, it did. I can hear the skeptics.
But our ghost, probably a woman, died shortly
after she left the house, a house built for her
by her loving husband.

An accident on the property put her in a wheelchair,
and when the husband discovered he couldn't work and
care for her and the house, he was forced to sell.

However, even though the house had been sold and
she moved out, after she died, I do believe she
came back. It was her house, build for her and
she simply didn't want to leave.

The couple of times we left to travel, she made
her displeasure known by setting off the internal
alarm forcing the local police to visit and discover
nothing was wrong. One day my husband was in the
office working. I distinctly remember doing the
laundry in another part of the house. Suddenly
the alarm went off. No reason that we could find.
We insisted the company who installed the alarm
check their installation. It was perfect.

On another occasion, my daughter, her husband and
their two girls stayed over while we were traveling.
They called to tell us they were leaving the house.
It seems doors banged, cabinets opened and closed and
something jumped on the bed during the night. The
girls were sound asleep in another part of the
house and couldn't have been responsible. Both
daughter and her husband were shaken by the event.

So, yes, I believe in ghosts. However, I didn't
tell the people who bought the house from us about
the spirit who didn't want to leave. I often
wonder if she bothers them as much as she bothered
us. Maybe she found her way to the other side. I
certainly hope so.

Read about my ghost at Red Rose Publishing
www.redrosepublishing.com You'll find it
in the romance under gothic tales. The digital
edition will be available March 5th.

Allison
www.AllisonKnight.com
"The Haunting at Hastings Hall" available March 5th.
"Battlesong", the sequel to award winning
"Heartsong" available in August.

Family and fun

When we were having our family, and visitng my parents,
I remember clearly, Dad taking out the calendar to check
if, even though they were retired, the week was free.
I also remember and just as clearly, my mother saying
"It's so good to see you come, and good to see you
leave!" (We lived about 4 hours away and didn't visit
all the time.)

Until we retired and the children all moved away to
have their own families, I always kinda resented my
mother's words. I mean, gee, here we were visiting,
bringing our kids for them to see, I even did most
of the cooking.

Now, the apple has turned - so to speak. We are
retired, we are busy with our lives, maybe even
with more things planned than when we had to work
each day. Oh, yes, we have to check the calendar.
We have a lot going on, and I now know exactly
what my mother meant.

Yes, it's absolutely wonderful to see the kids and
their kids. It's almost fun and a bit painful to see
their kids doing the same annoying things our own
kids did at that age. But, it is also good, to have
our life back, the funriture back in the right places,
the refrigerator no longer full of blue carbonated
drinks and different kinds of juices.

And, yes, it's great to have someone else do the cooking
but when you have to tell the cook where to find
everything, the skillets, the pans, the mixer, it's
almost easier to do it yourself.

Oh, I can hardly wait for them to come again. They left
for their home yesterday. And I know, after they come
again, I'll be just as glad to see them go home.

Sorry Mother! Now I understand.

Allison

www.AllisonKnight.com
"The Haunting of Hastings Hall" a Gothic short
available from Red Rose Publishing, March 2010