Cover Reveal and Mark Your Calendars! Seven Noble Knights is Back!

I believe we tell stories about the past in order to make sense of the present. In these uncertain times, telling stories has never been more important.

As you know, my medieval epic of family, betrayal, and revenge, Seven Noble Knights, has found a new home in wonderful, Massachusetts-based Encircle Publications. I couldn't be more pleased to be working with this group of professionals.

I recently had a strong sign that I've made the right choice in signing with Encircle. They surprised me last week with a proposal for the cover design.

I love it. My newsletter subscribers were the first to see it, and now I'm thrilled to share it with everyone.


The colors are attractive, the fonts subtle and easy to read, and the sword-and-shield graphic lend the right hint of medieval battles to be fought. I hope this cover will attract all the right readers.

Interior of the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba
2009 Jessica Knauss The cover's red-and-white arches, so lovely and fantastical, can be visited in the real world in my beloved Córdoba, Spain, which is the stage for some of the most dramatic and vivid chapters in the book. I think this cover will make the novel an attractive souvenir for people visiting the Mosque-Cathedral or the Medina Azahara archaeological complex.

Encircle also let me know that the release date has been set for December 11, 2020.

Mark your calendars! Blog tours and giveaways are coming up soon!

Stay safe and well out there.