Christine Pope Knihy

Loneliness is a cold companion, but the truth could freeze her heart. If Sarah Wright didn’t know better, she could swear she’s being watched. But that’s impossible. After a mysterious fever turned everyone else in Cloudcroft, New Mexico to ash, she has never been more alone.As winter sets in, all she can do is focus on gathering enough firewood to survive…or enough courage to find out if she’s truly the last woman on earth. She never thought the last man on earth would knock on her door.Given the chance to save one life from the Djinn’s deadly plan to claim Earth as their own, Kamal al-Sayid has been observing his choice — Sarah. He never expected her desperate loneliness to ensnare his heart, or her warm lips to tempt his desire. But disclosing too soon the brutal truth of what his people did to hers is not the way to win her trust.He forgot that snowdrifts aren’t the only things that pose a danger on the mountain. And the only way to save her is reveal the extent of his magic…and trust that love will light her way to the safety of his arms.

Faced with her family's financial ruin, Annora Kelsden finds herself in a desperate situation. A mysterious stranger offers to help her fulfill the king's demands for gold, but the assistance comes with unforeseen consequences. As Annora navigates the complexities of her choices, she discovers that her actions have woven a trap around her. Amidst the turmoil, an unexpected romance blossoms with her enigmatic savior, leading her to question the true cost of her salvation. This retelling of a classic tale combines intrigue and sensuality.

Warlock "Lucky" Lucas Wilcox, known for his extraordinary luck, finds himself powerless when it comes to Margot Emory, the alluring elder of the McAllister witch clan. Margot, scarred by a previous betrayal, is hesitant to trust again, particularly with a Wilcox. As Lucas pursues her, he must navigate her fears and his own limitations, relying on sympathetic magic to overcome the barriers between them. Their journey explores themes of trust, healing, and the possibility of love against the odds.

When you pull up stakes, make sure you don't get stabbed in the back.Self-taught in the arcane arts, hedgewitch Selena Marx is comfortable doing divination for West Los Angeles' anxiety-ridden housewives, lawyers, and aspiring actresses. Her biggest challenge? Avoiding Lucien Dumond, leader of the Greater Los Angeles Necromancers' Guild, who views her as fresh meat to add to his harem of slavishly devoted groupies.Selena's not interested in the slimy, celebrity-schmoozing sorcerer, but nobody turns Lucien down without consequences. When he threatens to fit her with magical cement shoes and drop her off the Santa Monica Pier, Selena's Tarot cards point her to Globe, Arizona, for a new home, a new shop, and a cursed pet cat.Just as she's settling in and meeting the locals - including Calvin Standingbear, hunky chief of the San Ramon Apache tribal police - Lucien tracks her down?and promptly disappears. When his body turns up on tribal lands, it's up to Calvin to investigate. Starting with Selena.And when one of Lucien's acolytes is killed, traces of dark magic and cryptic warnings from the spirits send Selena and Calvin in a race against time - before a too-close-for-comfort evil cuts her own life short.

An angel has returned to Paris. But is it the Angel of Music...or Death? Two years have passed since Christine fled the opera house, put the memories and the horror behind her. And yet, in her dreams, she still hears his voice, feels his moth-light touch on her throat. The rumors involving the legendary Opera Ghost are merely newspaper sensationalism. The Opera Ghost is dead. His tragic life, his epic opera, his obsession with her voice...ended. But with a slow, heart-pounding dread, Christine lets a lie slip from her lips, and heads for Paris. Alone. Because she has to know if Erik is dead. Or if he's alive...and wreaking his vengeance.

Heaven is a step away...until it all goes to Hell in a handbasket. Ruling Hell isn't all that much fun anymore. With humans so adept at corrupting themselves, frankly, the Devil is bored and ready to do anything for a change of scenery. Predictably, God's got a catch: Lucifer must fall in love, and the woman in question must surrender her heart. A woman has even been pre-selected for him, ripe and ready for picking, so how hard can it be? A little charm, a little magic, and Heaven will be his. Luke Nicolini is everything Christa Simms - any woman, really - dreams about. Deep blue eyes, knee-melting smile, divine Cosmo-making skills. Then there's that instant teleportation thing, and his refreshing honesty about who he is. The mystery? Why the Devil, who could have anything, anyone he wants, would look twice at her - ordinary, unremarkable Christa Simms. But it's her birthday, she's alone, and if the Devil wants to show her a good time, she's in. But even the best of intentions can turn the road to love into a slippery slope. And when Luke goes one step too far, love - and Heaven - could slip forever beyond his reach. Revised and updated in October 2019.

Never get into a bidding war with a demon. Winning could be murder. One phone call from her mother, and Selena Marx’s relatively quiet summer ends with the clang of alarm bells in her head. Mom and her husband are coming to Globe…and not just to meet Selena’s boyfriend of two months, Calvin Standingbear. They’ve also dipped a toe into the local real estate market.By buying the most haunted Victorian mansion in town. Sight unseen.Resigned that there’s no talking them out of their vacation rental dreams, Selena checks the place out for herself. Oddly, she senses nothing. But there’s no mistaking the unholy racket of bangs, wails, and evil laughter blasting through the walls. Something is infesting this house, and it’s not your garden-variety ghost.This time, her arsenal of moon water, coffin nails, and rock salt isn’t going to cut it. Selena needs backup, but when it arrives, the house strikes back — hard and deadly. Now her parents are murder suspects. If Selena can’t find the true culprit, she could be the haunted mansion’s next victim.

The perfect Thanksgiving recipe for disaster - means, motive...and opportunity. As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, Selena finds herself soothing the nerves of her friend Josie, who's now Globe's newly minted mayor. Popular television preacher Aaron Galloway is bringing his traveling prayer gathering to town, and Josie is worried Selena's New Age shop will attract negative attention. Josie's concern is touching, but Selena can't imagine her humble little shop being any more than a blip on the faithful's radar. Still, she does a quick Tarot reading, just to be sure. To her dismay, the cards warn there's trouble brewing. What kind and how deep it goes is anyone's guess. Until Galloway falls over dead of arsenic poisoning - and Josie is accused of murder. Holiday plans are put on hold as Selena races to prove Josie's innocence. And as she begins unearthing something rotten under the megachurch's squeaky-clean veneer, the real killer is getting nervous...and determined to mow down anyone who gets too close to the truth.