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Sarah McKnight

@mcknightwrites.bsky.social
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Award winning multi-genre author - horror, YA, and romantasy. Horror is where my heart truly lies. Also does freelance editing. Owner of 5 cats and a pretty cool husband. NO DMs 🚫

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A Voracious Reader @avoraciousreader.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Ok, so this is not a book review yet because life is a tad crazy at the moment. But you can check out the book deets for #BBNYA2025 5th Place Finalist #Carousel by @mcknightwrites.bsky.social on my blog! #youngadult #horror #thriller #Booksky 📚💙 @bbnya.bsky.social @thewritereads.bsky.social
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BBNYA2025 Blog Tour Book Review ~ 5th Place Finalist: Carousel by Sarah McKnight
Ladies and gentlemen, the show is about to begin… All Laura Fitzpatrick wanted to do was tell her lab partner, Maddie, how she really feels ...
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The Strawberry Post @tstrawberrypost.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Today's my stop on @thewritereads.bsky.social @bbnya.bsky.social #BlogTour for #Carousel by @mcknightwrites.bsky.social a #ya #horror #thriller which came 5th in #BBNYA2025. Check out a #BookSpotlight on the blog today! buff.ly/S3BRRIP #bookblogger #books #BBNYA
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
So excited for another year of BBNYA!
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
This was so much fun!
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
I’m so bad at remembering to announce where I’ll be, but if you’re in the Pittsburgh area you can find me at the Schoolhouse Artist Market from 9-2 today and tomorrow! Lots of awesome stuff to see here!
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Bruce Buchanan @bbuchananwomble.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
I was in the mood for a Halloween read this October, and I got exactly what I wanted in CAROUSEL by @mcknightwrites.bsky.social. This YA horror is all kinds of spooky fun. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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Bruce Buchanan's review of Carousel
5/5: I was in the mood for a Halloween read this October, and I got exactly what I wanted in CAROUSEL! This YA horror is all kinds of spooky fun. While attending a high school party, teens Laura and ...
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
So thrilled to be part of this! Best of luck to everyone!
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M.H.Urban - Horror Author @mhurban.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Split, by @mcknightwrites.bsky.social I was lucky enough to receive an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review. The book didn’t disappoint. If you like gentle stories that allow the tension to build, you'll like this ghost story.... #booksky #ARC #review 💙🩸📚
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Celebrating almost 30k page reads for Coffee, Tea, or Me! This sweet, sapphic coffeeshop romance is easily my most popular book, and I never expected that 💕☕️ Check it out for yourself here: a.co/d/eWejlTQ
A graphic showing the main characters, Sasha and Jade, from Coffee, Tea, or Me: A Sweet, Sapphic Coffeeshop Romance with a Dash of Spice. Sasha is described as being shy and withdrawn after a devastating relationship. Jade is described as cool, confident, and willing to wait. Available in Ebook, paperback, and KU!
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Did I mention Split is out in the world now? Because it is!
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Author copies came in and they’re so shiny and pretty and perfect 😍 Only one more week (and one day) until launch day!
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Carousel is a semi-finalist in this year’s Book Blogger’s Novel of the Year Award! 🎉🎠
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Hey look, I did a marketing thing for once! 😅 Pre-order here: a.co/d/idnBfW8
The cover of SPLIT by Sarah McKnight featuring a little boy with a glitch effect in blue tones. The text reads "Out August 2nd" and "Pre-order available now"
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Look what's finally up 👀 You can preorder your ebook now here: a.co/d/dSxtSJY
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
In honor of Pride Month, all of my books featuring LGBTQ+ main characters are FREE this week! To make it even better, they're all different genres, so there's something out there for everyone! Grab them free while you can and happy reading! 🏳️‍🌈🥰
A graphic displaying three ebooks that are currently free from June 2nd to June 6th all in different genres. Going Off-Script (Landon's Story) is a contemporary YA, Coffee, Tea, or Me is a new adult romance, and Carousel is a horror featuring lesbian main characters.
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Some people mentioned wanting a cover reveal? Ask and you shall receive! SPLIT comes out August 2nd...because why not make my book baby and real baby due at the same time? More info on ARCs coming soon!
An ebook cover in blue and black tones featuring a little boy standing on a staircase. There is a glitch effect on the boy, making him appear as if he were splitting in two. The text on the cover reads "Split, from the author of Carousel, Sarah McKnight"
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Day 1 of event number 3 for the year!
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
If you're in the Pittsburgh area, come see me this weekend! Get out of the rain and check out all the awesome vendors!
An ad for the Schoolhouse Spring Artist Market in Bethel Park on May 3rd and 4th from 9 to 2
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Art by human artists is worth waiting for! Mik had some life stuff that meant this commission took a while, but he was open with me about it the whole time. I LOVE seeing the basement gang hanging out in an active scene. A typical day in Benji's basement paradise!
A scene depicting all seven characters from the Basement Gang series of standalone books hanging out together on the couch in Benji's basement. Everyone is having a good time talking, laughing, and joking around.
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
This is a first…CAROUSEL has SOLD OUT! It’s definitely my most popular horror book!
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Event number 2 for the year!
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
I wonder if Coffee, Tea, or Me can get to 5k page reads before the end of the month? 👀
A graphic showing Coffee, Tea, or Me by Sarah McKnight at 3,069 kindle unlimited page reads
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Genuinely blown away by this. These numbers are all for Coffee, Tea, or Me, which has barely been out for two whole months. This is so encouraging, especially since I never thought I'd write romance. Good thing I have a few more Sapphic love stories in store!
The cover of Coffee, Tea, or Me: A Sweet, Sapphic Coffeeshop Romance with a Dash of Spice by Sarah McKnight, featuring two college-age women standing in a coffee shop, one looking unsure and the other one smiling confidentially at the "camera." An image showing 430 lifetime sales for Coffee, Tea, or MeAn image showing 13,380 Kindle Unlimited page reads for Coffee, Tea, or Me
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Made this before my unexpected hospital stay (baby and I are okay!) intending to post it sometime this week 😅 From one of my favorite scenes in Life, Love, and Lipstick. Hijinks, drama, and a sprinkle of romance await in all the Basement Gang books!
A graphic showing the characters Charlie and Blaze from Life, Love, and Lipstick: Charlie's Story by Sarah McKnight. The graphic features an excerpt from the book that reads "Since you two won't talk to each other, I'm not letting you out until you kiss and make up. Literally." The character art shows Blaze pulling Charlie in close, clearly going for a kiss with a wicked smirk and Charlie blushing.
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Coffee, Tea, or Me has gotten so much love lately and I couldn't be happier! Check it out for yourself here: a.co/d/24F9GxW
A graphic of the main characters Sasha and Jade from Coffee, Tea, or Me by Sarah McKnight with a snippet from a five star review that reads: “This book perfectly balances a cozy romance with moments of joy, heartache, and hope.”
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
It actually happened! This has been my best month for KU reads ever!
A screenshot showing 10,091 page reads on Kindle Unlimited
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Can’t help but notice he conveniently left out “Samuel”
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Getting started on my next big project. I won't spoil much yet, but all I can say is...welcome back to the Plum Creek Carnival 😈🎠
A fake flyer advertising the Plum Creek Carnival as "A Jolly Good Time!" from the book Carousel by Sarah McKnight
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Lacrima Mundi - Indie Book Reviews [requests closed][hiatus]📚✍ @lacrimamundi.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Just finished & reviewed Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social: Coffee, Tea, or Me, 4(.25)⭐ Very enjoyable contemporary sapphic romance with an interesting plot, well-rounded characters, a tad of spice, and a psychological twist. Can absolutely recommend. #BookReview 🌈📚💙 #IndieBooks 🌈💜👀📚🌶️
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Lacrima Mundi's review of Coffee, Tea, or Me
4/5: A great contemporary loves story with well-written characters, an interesting storyline, a psychologically well-developed villain, a cute setting, and some spice sprinkled in for good measure. I...
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
I’ve sadly lost the motivation to keep working on this project. I have a lot of other overwhelming tasks that need to get done and working on the dolls feels like a roadblock. I’ll find it again someday, though, and I’ll finish Etta’s dress and poor Fynn will have clothes 🤣
Incomplete doll versions of Fynn and Etta from A Journey of Love and Painted Wings by Sarah McKnight
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
First event of 2025 was a huge success!
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Get ready for Valentine’s Day with some ❤️F❤️R❤️E❤️E romance reads!
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
All packed up for the valentine pop-up event tomorrow! If you’re in the area, come see me at the Schoolhouse in Bethel Park from 9-2!
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
I truly did not expect this book to blow up as much as it has. Maybe I have a knack for writing romance after all 😉
A graphic displaying the cover of Coffee, Tea, or Me by Sarah McKnight with the descriptors "College Romance," "Slow Burn," "Coffeeshop Vibes," "Friends to Lovers," "Worth the Wait," and "Healing."
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
After more than three years, The Reaper's Quota has FINALLY hit that magic number on Amazon! 🥳
A screenshot of the Amazon page for The Reaper's Quota (The Reaper Chronicles Book 1) showing 50 ratings.
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Over a thousand page reads each on my two newest books. So cool to see!
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
I think a new Basement Gang fan has been born ❤️
A five star review for Bringing Back the Spark: Spencer's Story by Sarah McKnight that reads: Starting this book I wondered what I was getting myself into. Recalcitrant jerk of a main character getting arrested for a final high school prank gone bad? I HOPED he would be going to jail, and, MAYBE the book would get better?

I won’t give away any spoilers, but, this book was WAY better than anticipated. I cried. Several times (and, I am not much of a cryer). I ended up really liking Spencer, the main character, and rooting for him, and his friends. They had non-predictable, fun antics and this ended up being a fun read I was sad when I finished! Great characters, great story. It was mentioned there may be more books with Spencer’s friends as main characters! I hope so! I CANNOT WAIT!The cover for Bringing Back the Spark: Spencer's Story by Sarah McKnight showing a punk rock teenage boy swinging from a bar with black flames in the background.
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Coffee, Tea, or Me makes people want to find the Jade to their Sasha. Excuse me while I sob 😭😭😭
A four star review for Coffee, Tea, or Me by Sarah McKnight that reads: i loved this!! i received a free earc and this is a voluntary review with my honest thoughts
i feel like the only reason it’s four stars instead of five is because the pacing felt a little slow to me, but i loved the premise, tropes, and characters!! looking for the jade to my sasha 🙂‍↕️ i also loved how this was a light read, but there were some heavier things so pls read with care!!!
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Look what came today! I am SO thrilled with the way this printed. It looks so good in paperback!
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
The Basement Gang books with their updated covers! They look so great side by side!
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Check out my author interview with @bookspotlight.bsky.social! rebeccacrunden.com/2025/01/18/a...
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Author Interview with Sarah McKnight
Introduce yourself! Hi! I’m Sarah McKnight, author, freelance editor, and multi-cat owner. I write in a variety of genres including horror, contemporary YA, new adult romance, and romantasy. I like…
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Happy release day to Coffee, Tea, or Me: A Sweet, Sapphic Coffeeshop Romance With a Dash of Spice! To celebrate, check out this brand new review! ☕️❤️ Get it here: a.co/d/cIIHrcK
The cover of Coffee, Tea, or Me by Sarah McKnight featuring two college age women standing in a coffeeshop. One looks a little nervous while the other is smiling at the "camera" and throwing up a peace sign A five star review that reads: Sasha's dating life has her in a tizzy. Her current crush, Jade, just started working with her at the Cafe. Not believing her luck, or the negative voice in her head, she tries to navigate her feelings. Trying to deal with her feelings for Jade and self doubt, things unravel.

The development of Sasha's character is one of healing and enticing. I couldn't put this book and loved the growth throughout the book.

Would definitely recommend this story to anyone who wants/likes green flag relationships.
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Only five more days until this sweet, Sapphic coffeeshop romance is out in the world!
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
A wonderful review of Coffee, Tea, or Me, which goes just a little deeper than a typical cozy coffeeshop romance 🥰
A five star review that reads: I was given this book complimentary from Book Sirens in e-book form in return for my honest review. Everything stated in this review is of my own opinion and I was not compensated monetarily for providing this review.
From the title and description I was expecting a cozy little FF romance and while the book definitely delivers this there is also a dark undercurrent to the book arising from a previous abusive relationship excellently written by the author.
I vacillated between Four and five stars for the book but the accuracy in describing the prior relationship is just too accurate (uncomfortably so)
I have to recommend this book to all whatever your orientation both for being a good read and to learn about abusive relationships
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
After much trial and error getting the cover aligned just right, A Journey of Love and Painted Wings is now available in hardback! Much needed considering how chonky this book is!
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
After much trial and error getting the cover aligned just right, A Journey of Love and Painted Wings is now available in hardback! Much needed considering how chonky this book is!
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
My husband bought me these Anastasia and Dmitri dolls from 1997 so I can turn them into the characters from my book and this is about to be such a fun challenge 😍
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
That time Charlie was mad at Blaze so Spencer locked them in a closet until they could finally "kiss and make up." A favorite scene from Life, Love, and Lipstick: Charlie's Story - now illustrated! 😍
A boy with black and blond hair and piercings pulling a red-haired close to his face. He's smirking and she's blushing, preparing to be kissed.
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Now up for preorder! Get it here: a.co/d/04P1Mdh
A book cover for Coffee, Tea, or Me: A Sweet, Sapphic Coffeeshop Romance with a Dash of Spice, featuring two college-age women on the cover. They are standing in a coffee shop. One is blonde. She is standing behind the counter and appears nervous. The other has black hair and is much more laid-back, flashing a peace sign to the camera.
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
If you're in the Pittsburgh area and romance is your jam, mark your calendar! I'll be here with copies of A Journey of Love and Painted Wings as well as my latest, Coffee, Tea, or Me!
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