This week our Intro on Author is on: Ciara Knight and her new book, Christmas Harbor Secrets.
Ciara Knight is a USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling author who writes heart-tugging, faith-filled romance with a dash of hope and a whole lot of love. When she's not wrangling swoon-worthy cowboys or crafting small-town drama, she's navigating life as a proud mom of three spirited (and now grown!) boys.
In a major plot twist no one saw coming, Ciara and her tech-savvy husband recently traded in their empty nest for open waters—purchasing a boat to live aboard full-time. Together, they’re setting sail on the greatest adventure yet: the next chapter of life, love, and a few waves of inspiration. Anchors aweigh!
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Hi, I’m Ciara Knight, USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of sweet and Christian romance—and now, romantic suspense. My latest book, Christmas Harbor Secrets, blends heart and danger in a coastal marina filled with secrets, second chances, and redemption.
My Life...
I live aboard a 48-foot, 24-year-old trawler with my husband, where tides and weather reports rule our days. Morning coffee comes with a view of fog curling over the marina, and my writing soundtrack is the creak of dock lines and the hum of engines. After raising our boys, we traded suburban life for one that moves with the water. It’s quieter, simpler, and endlessly inspiring—especially for a writer who loves stories that explore the calm before the storm.
Influences...
My biggest influences come from real life—faith, family, and the quiet strength people find in hard times. I’ve always loved stories where love redeems, hope heals, and ordinary people find extraordinary courage. Writers like Dee Henderson, Irene Hannon, and Colleen Coble showed me that clean, heartfelt suspense can still make your pulse race and your heart ache in all the right ways.
How I Write
I start with emotion and atmosphere. Whether it’s a cowboy on a windswept plain or an ex-detective standing on a foggy dock, I want readers to feel what my characters feel—to live in the moment with them. I use deep point of view and sensory detail so every heartbeat, every choice, every whisper of danger feels real. My process is a mix of plotting and instinct; I map out major beats, then let the characters take me where they need to go.
Motivation — Why I Write
I write to explore the kind of strength that comes from quiet places—the kind that pulls people out of darkness. For me, storytelling is about finding beauty in brokenness, light in fear, and hope even when the tide seems to pull everything away. My goal is always the same: to leave readers feeling something genuine long after the last page turns.
But when a criminal organization tries to silence them, will they survive through Christmas, or will the tide claim more than her father’s secrets?
Christmas Harbor Secrets
Isobel Lane plans to sell her estranged father’s old trawler after her ex leaves her penniless—until she uncovers evidence pointing to his murder.
Haunted by the partner he couldn’t save, Rone Archer has spent years trying to outrun his guilt. Protecting Isobel from a danger that mirrors his past feels like his one chance at redemption.
But when a criminal organization tries to silence them, will they survive through Christmas, or will the tide claim more than her father’s secrets?
And get this book free:
This short story prequel offers a glimpse into
Rone Archer’s past—the man at the heart of
Christmas Harbor Secrets, the first book in the
Harbor Secrets series.
He faced down the storm—and his—enemies and walked away alive. But not whole. Some wounds don’t bleed. They linger in the silence…waiting for the next tide to rise.
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