#September 2023 #Newsletter – Shift of Seasons

As summer winds down and we begin to feel the subtle shift of the seasons, I look back with a little disappointment. Summer is usually my favorite season, but it didn’t start out well and ended even worse. Last summer was consumed with sadness and emotional upheaval. I didn’t think it could get worse, but it did. I won’t go into details since everyone has their own issues to deal with. Instead, I’ll share a few highlights.

I’ve always loved to garden, and I think this year’s garden is one of my best ever. I also got to spend a lot of time with my sister this summer, but unfortunately, not under the best of circumstances. 

Based on temperature, I always think of summer in Wyoming as running from June through August. Technically, the first day of fall this year is September 23, so I guess the summer isn’t over yet, and I’m still hopeful that things will pick up.


WRITING NOTES AND NEWS

Editing on the first of four novels in the Beartooth Chronicles, my new young-adult/new-adult action-adventure dystopian series, is in the works. I have a new editor, and I’m very excited to work with her on this project. I am so anxious to share this saga with everyone. The first novel is slated for an early 2024 release. I’ll keep you posted on its progress and hope to have a cover to share with you soon.

I continue to write and release Kindle Vella episodes. Professor of Lies (Renegades’ Redemption Book 1) and Lessons in Deception (Renegades’ Redemption Book 2), are complete, so all episodes are available to read. New episodes of The Ninth Level post every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. New episodes of, A Recipe for Revenge, post on Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday. A Recipe for Revenge is the fifth story in my Risky Research series, but reads well as a stand-alone story. The first four novels in the series and two free prequel micro-reads are available from your favorite online book store. You can find the link below to A Recipe for Revenge.

WHAT I’M READING

I finally finished The Tomb of Hercules by Andy McDermott. I love action- adventure stories set in exciting locations around the world. On this front, the author delivered. I wasn’t in love with the main characters, but this is not the first book in the series, so reading the first book may have helped me better develop an attachment to the characters. Overall, though, I enjoyed the story and it was well written. I would definitely read more books by this author.

I also finished The Children of Dune by Frank Herbert. It’s the third in the Dune series. I enjoyed the story, but it’s definitely not for everyone. First, you have to enjoy sci-fi, and the writing style takes a bit to get used to.

I’ve just started, Sent (The Missing: Book 2), by Margaret Peterson Haddix. The Missing series is a young-adult, sci-fi series. I enjoyed book 1 enough that I thought I’d continue on. I’ve found myself reading more young-adult/new-adult fiction lately. I’ve developed a real enjoyment for sci-fi and dystopian fiction. Many dystopian novels are targeted at the YA/NA reader, and storylines often incorporate somewhat plausible future scenarios if humankind doesn’t change their way. I love pondering the, what if, possibilities.

FREEBIES

The first three episodes of any Kindle Vella story are FREE. I have three Kindle Vella stories out. The links to these stories are listed below.

Midnight in Montana (Risky Research Series Micro-read prequel ebook):  https://books2read.com/u/mgjR7K.  It’s now also available in audiobook from Pelican Book Group at https://go.pbgrp.link/MidnightMontana_AudKM

A Formidable Foe (Risky Research Series novelette prequel ebook): https://books2read.com/u/b6MGE6

AVAILABLE NOVELS: Links to my books can be found on my Amazon Author page at:  https://www.amazon.com/Kim-McMahill/e/B007IK0EJW/

Risky Research Series (in order):

A Dose of Danger

A Taste of Tragedy

A Foundation of Fear

A Measure of Madness

Midnight in Montana (free series prequel micro-read ebook)

A Formidable Foe (free series prequel short story ebook)

Other Novels: Marked in Mexico; Big Horn Storm; Deadly Exodus; and Shrouded in Secrets.

Kindle Vella (the first 3 episodes of any Kindle Vella are always free):

Professor of Lies (Renegades’ Redemption Book 1). https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B0BPYNQQY9/

Lessons in Deception (Renegades’ Redemption Book 2). https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B0BWNS7KKD

The Ninth Level. https://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Vella/story/B0C489PZY4/

A Recipe for Revenge (Risky Research Book 5). https://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Vella/story/B0CCX23Z2S/

Thank you for your interest and for continuing to be part of my fictional and real-life adventures.

Kim

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Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/849945.Kim_McMahill

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