Knitting & Starlight: Romance in Edinburgh

New book. First published June 2024.

Knitting & Starlight is the second book in the Music, Dance & Romance series. It’s a light-hearted romance set in Edinburgh, Scotland.

1. The Sweetest Waltz.
2. Knitting & Starlight.


Mari (Marigold) lives above a pretty craft shop owned by Ivy in the heart of Edinburgh, and runs her own home knitting business, specialising in knitting jumpers, hats, scarves and shawls. She’d moved from a small coastal town on the east coast of Scotland, and has aspirations to become a playwright.

Huntly and Niall are two rich and handsome owners of a theatre further along the cobbled street from the craft shop. When they have to cancel a play they’d scheduled for the autumn, they urgently need a new play.

Will Mari’s play suit their theatre? And will a little bit of magic, intrigue and starlight bring romance into her busy career life? As she balances her love of knitting with writing plays, will real love find its way into her heart?

New releases by De-ann
Knitting Bee, The Sweetest Waltz, Sweet Music, Love & Lyrics, Scottish Island Knitting Bee, Christmas Weddings, Fairytale Christmas on the Island, The Cure for Love at Christmas, Vintage Dress Shop on the Island, Scottish Island Fairytale Castle, Colouring Book Cottage, Scottish Loch Summer Romance, Sewing & Mending Cottage, Knitting Shop by the Sea, and Knitting Cottage.

Romance books by De-ann

Scottish Loch Romance
1. Sewing & Mending Cottage
2. Scottish Loch Summer Romance
3. Sweet Music
4. Knitting Bee

Scottish Highlands & Island Romance
1. Scottish Island Knitting Bee
2. Scottish Island Fairytale Castle
3. Vintage Dress Shop on the Island
4. Fairytale Christmas on the Island

Snow Bells Haven
1. Snow Bells Christmas
2. Snow Bells Wedding
3. Love & Lyrics

Quilting Bee & Tea Shop
1. The Quilting Bee
2. The Tea Shop by the Sea
3. Embroidery Cottage
4. Knitting Shop by the Sea
5. Christmas Weddings

The Cure for Love Romance
1. The Cure for Love
2. The Cure for Love at Christmas

Scottish Chateau, Colouring & Crafts
1. Christmas Cake Chateau
2. Colouring Book Cottage

Sewing, Crafts & Quilting
1. The Sewing Bee
2. The Sewing Shop
3. Knitting Cottage (Scottish Highland romance)
4. Scottish Highlands Christmas Wedding

About the
De-ann Black is a bestselling author, scriptwriter and former newspaper journalist. She has over 100 books published. Romance, thrillers, various fiction & non-fiction books.

De-ann is also a professional artist, illustrator and designer. Embroidery patterns, fabric design, dressmaking, sewing, knitting and fashion are part of her work.

Additionally, De-ann has always been interested in fitness, and was a fitness and bodybuilding champion, 100 metre runner and mountaineer. As a former N.A.B.B.A. Miss Scotland, she had a weekly fitness show on the radio that ran for over three years. De-ann trained in Shukokai karate, boxing, kickboxing, Dayan Qigong & Jiu Jitsu. She is currently based in Scotland.

Her embroidery pattern books & colouring books are available in paperback on Amazon.