Naturalist Fiction
Hot Pressed
A deep water-time mystery with repeat reads and a sequel in the works...
Over 13K reads on Wattpad
HOT PRESSED placed third in the Historical/General Fiction Genre of the Black & Gold Flames Awards 2020. This water-time mystery explores the urgent question: what environmental crime is a community willing to endure to survive? Set in a mountain town veiled in alpenglow amid whispering rivers, sparkling waterfalls and snowcapped peaks, the novel is brimming with adventure in the Rockies. It's a story to fall in love with all over again as you revisit the pages that bring this breathtaking valley to life.
All works are copyright © Christy Baker Knight 2021.
The Grove
A featured and prize-winning botanical novella
0ver 22K reads on Wattpad
The Grove is a Quirky with a capital Q Environmental Fantasy novella that weighs the nuances of invasive species removal in a plant-people community where things are never as they seem. Romance and satire twist like vines, forcing an unlikely couple to choose sides in the centuries old war that has ravaged the land.
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"An artfully crafted and exciting novel, a naturalist tale full of suspense..."
What devilish things would you do to keep your job?
Young naturalist, Becca North, begins a promising career at the museum of natural history in 1991. This Darwinian hub is an answer to her prayers, but on a disastrous collecting trip, Becca loses something in the swamp that can’t be replaced, setting her on a coiled path with a dark secret that someone called the Creationist knows about... READ MORE
A lifelong writer with prize-winning print and digital publications, Christy pens naturalist fiction with the help of a sharp and supportive weekly writer's group. To read some of her completed stories please contact us or visit @talkingflowers on Wattpad