Kim McMahill

In nearly all novels, especially mine, there are multiple themes that determine the genre. All of the books I have written contain an element of romance or a love story, an epic adventure, and a third element which is the commonly expected elements of the genre the book is categorized under. I love the romantic element. It makes the characters more relatable and provides a strong motivation to do things that may be risky, extraordinary, poorly thought out, or outside the hero’s comfort zone. Watching a relationship progress provides pacing, a logical thread to tie the story together, and something to cheer for. Adventure just comes naturally. I grew up in an area where outdoor activities ruled. My family hunted, fished, hiked, camped, rode horses into the wilderness, and grew our own food, just to name a few. Not only are many of my stories set in my “backyard,” I’ve had the opportunity to travel and work across the U.S. and around the world. All of which have provided inspiration ...

I hope everyone enjoyed Black Friday and is ready for a more relaxing Cyber Monday. If you’re in the mood for action, adventure, romance, or crime fiction, please check out my Amazon page. There is something for everyone—cowboys, former Army Rangers, FBI agents, CIA, archeologists, and teens on the run in a dystopian world. Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Kim-McMahill/

I hope everyone has a happy Valentine’s Day. I don’t really consider myself a romance writer, but every novel has characters falling in love. I write suspense and there is no better catalyst to encourage characters to take risks than to protect the ones they love. So, if you’re looking for a Valentine’s read that has lots of suspense and just enough romance, check out one of my novels. Marked in Mexico continues to be my best seller, Deadly Exodus is my only young adult novel (dystopian romance), and I adore the love shared between Deuce and Niki in Big Horn Storm (modern western romantic thriller).

A chance meeting with Russian professor, Alex Volkov, on a remote Utah highway plunges Megan Warner into a relationship she's been dreaming of for years. She believes she's met her soul mate. However, her best friend, Immigration, and the FBI question Alex's motives for settling near the heart of Utah's military facilities. As secrets about the scheming college dean, Alex's past, and Megan's brother begin to surface, they take desperate actions to protect themselves from the FBI and each other. Professor of Lies (Renegades' Redemption Book 1) is available on Kindle Vella at  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BPYNQQY9/ . For anyone who is not familiar with Kindle Vella, it is fairly new and is intended to be a way to read short episodes on your cell phone or Kindle Fire. If you have a kindle app on your smart phone, you can read the first three episodes of any Kindle Vella story for free. After that, you have to pay with tokens to unlock subsequent episodes, but t...

I’m pleased to welcome Brenda Whiteside to my blog. I always enjoy learning about the authors I read and what inspires the stories they write. Below, Brenda discusses Arizona and the impact it has had on her writing. Enjoy! I was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona and lived there for the first eighteen years of my life. When I married a man in the army, we moved around, but ended up back in Phoenix when he left the military life. I didn’t like Phoenix. Apologies to any Phoenicians reading this. The terrain is flat desert. The major wild plant is creosote, a very unfriendly and not particularly attractive bush. Other plants have trouble sharing space with creosote because it exudes growth inhibiting compounds into the soil. It can also be poisonous to animals. Most of the desert around Phoenix is littered with creosote. There are mountains around the Valley of the Sun, some of which are picturesque, so all is not as bleak as I paint it. We lived a few other cities and states until ...

The basic components of a romance novel are a central love story and an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending. Romance novels can be written in a broad range of styles, be set in any place or time period, and will have levels of heat ranging from sweet to extremely hot. In addition to pure romance novels, many books contain some degree of romance. There is no motivator stronger than love, so relationships are integral to nearly every story, which gives rise to many subgenres of Romance. As far as my books go, some are romantic suspense or adventure romance; however, I consider most of my novels to be adventure, suspense or thriller, with romantic elements. In Marked in Mexico, w hile trying to stay alive in an unforgiving jungle Jack and Jessica forge a bond that will last a lifetime and find love neither wanted, but were unable to avoid. Big Horn Storm is a contemporary western romantic adventure that combines a too-close-to-home military crisis, a traumatic accident, a ter...

Please welcome Viviana MacKade. Beach bum and country music addicted, Viviana lives in a small Floridian town with her husband and her son, her die-hard fans and personal cheer squad. She spends her days between typing on her beloved keyboard, playing in the pool with her boy, and eating whatever her husband puts on her plate (the guy is that good, and she really loves eating). Besides beaching, she enjoys long walks, horse-riding, hiking, and pretty much whatever she can do outside with her family. Learn more about Viviana’s new release, Guns for Angels, below and download it until release day (June 3, 2019) for just $0.99 on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RYY569C From NY to sunny Miami, Ann and Mark run into a maze of lie, betrayal, and death, where love is the only, terrifying certainty. And when truth unravels, they will have to risk all to survive. Ann My sister was all the family I had. She was taken from me and now, someone wants me dead, too. Not sure...

We’re just two days away from the release of A Foundation of Fear. Thank you to everyone who stuck with me for what I hoped was a fun little activity. You’ve survived the countdown. Here’s the tenth and final teaser before the novel is released. “Thank you for the dance. If you’ll excuse me, I need to go and freshen up.” Morgan didn’t even wait for his reply as she slipped into the crowd, effectively evading the old man and making her way out of the banquet hall. Following the signs, she walked toward the ladies’ room as quickly as she could without appearing distressed. She burst through the door and nearly collided with a woman exiting the restroom. “Sorry, excuse me,” Morgan stated. Their eyes locked. Everything about this woman had changed, yet nothing. Her eye color, hair color, hair style, and clothing were different, but the empty ruthless glare shook Morgan to her core. Morgan had no doubt who this woman was. She struggled to maintain her composure. “I for…for…for...

If there are any cougars out there, number nine is dedicated to you. “Why didn’t you say something before now? I’ve relived that nightmare over and over a million times. You could have spared me dozens of sleepless nights.” “I was saving it for our first date,” Gordo yanked back as if she might hit him again. Devyn couldn’t help herself. She wanted to be mad, but a smile crept across her lips. Darn.  Sometimes I really wish I was ten years younger.” “I’m four years older than Gordo,” Fitz chimed in from the back seat. “Don’t even go there. I still got dibs if the sheriff thing doesn’t pan out,” Gordo warned, while briefly glowering at Fitz in the review mirror. “Yep, sorry Fitz, if I decide to go the cougar route, I’ve already found my cub.” Devyn said as she ruffled Gordo’s hair. Available now for Kindle pre-order on Amazon. Click here .

Pie, anyone? Let’s dig into teaser number eight. Devyn was silent for a moment. The rare tear threatened to fall. She hated all of the unfamiliar emotions he stirred in her, yet she loved feeling so alive with the possibility of a future with a wonderful man. She had convinced herself that she didn’t need anyone, but if she were being honest with herself, she needed this man. “Darn you, Harris. You are a serious complication I didn’t ask for and don’t need right now. My life was a lot simpler when I didn’t like anyone. Now I have a girlfriend who wants to take me shopping, and you make me want to do something domestic like bake a pie.” “A pie, huh? I guess I’ve gotten to you as badly as you’ve gotten to me. I’m starting to think kids aren’t that scary after all if you’re with the right woman.” “This isn’t funny. There’s nothing worse than experiencing emotions you’ve never felt before and having no idea what to do about it. Available now for Kindle pre-order. Click here .

The countdown continues as we reach seven of ten teasers for the upcoming release of A Foundation of Fear. Sit back, grab a beverage, and enjoy. Devyn followed the woman, who she assumed was an employee by her attire, to a darkened den in the back of the house. Urban slouched in an uncomfortable-looking wingback chair with an empty glass and a half empty bottle of scotch resting on a coffee table next to his chair. He motioned for her to take a seat. ‚Wanna drink?‛ he slurred as he poured two fingers of caramel colored liquid into his glass. “No, thank you,” Devyn replied, watching the grieving man clumsily attempt to recap the bottle. She hoped he was sober enough to participate in a conversation and drunk enough for it to be an honest exchange. Even though she rehearsed what she was going to say, seeing Urban this way made her reassess her approach to the sensitive subject on her agenda. The last time she saw him he was impeccably dressed and groomed, confident, and comfortab...

Number six. A perfect passage for relaxation. Or not The man flipped the sign outside the door to read‚ “Privacy Please,” before slipping silently into the dimly lit room. The sound of the harmonic overtones from the Tibetan singing bowls reverberated throughout the serene space. Aromas from exotic oils and incense assaulted his senses, momentarily distracting him from his mission. As he shut the door, it clicked loudly. “It’s about time. I thought maybe you had forgotten about me,” the woman in the hot tub stated. “Of course not, Ms. Blair, just continue to relax while I prepare your robe,” he replied. Cucumber slices obscured her vision. He silently walked up behind her and knelt down. Placing his hands on her shoulders he began to gently knead her muscles. “Oh, that’s wonderful,” she said as she slid lower into the water. He continued to masterfully massage her shoulders until her body became limp from complete relaxation. He slowly eased her lower and lower into the ...

We’re halfway there. Are you still hanging with me? Her mind wandered back to that horrible day when she had witnessed the crime. She hadn’t cried nor felt anything but anger. She delayed calling 9-1-1 until the next morning, certain that the moment she did she would be relegated to a life of foster homes until she turned eighteen. The authorities ruled her mother’s death an accident. She knew differently and could have proved it, but what would it have changed, except to prolong her misery? Available now for Kindle pre-order. Click here .

Teaser four of ten touches on temptation. Want to learn more? A Foundation of Fear releases May 17, 2019 Easing herself up from the sofa, Devyn shuffled into the kitchen, opened the freezer, and pulled out a pint of half-eaten chocolate peanut butter swirl ice cream. She grabbed a spoon and dug in as she leaned back against the kitchen counter, savoring each delicious bite. She had nearly made it to the bottom when the phone rang. She groaned and thought about letting it ring, but if it was Gage, he was definitely worth an interruption in her ice cream eating.  “Hello.” “What are you up to?” His deep voice eased over her like a warm caress. She smiled and placed the ice cream carton in the kitchen sink. “I’d love to relay something exciting or noteworthy, but the truth of the matter is that I’m standing here in my kitchen eating ice cream out of the container. What are you doing?” He laughed. The sound made her weak in the knees. She didn’t know why he had that eff...

Tiny teaser three of ten, has it gone too far? She had given so much to Coterie and what had she gotten in return? They didn’t make her rich, only richer. At first, she thrived on the thrill of out maneuvering and posturing, but she was quickly tiring of the game, and she had never fathomed it would go so far. She had no problem ruining lives, but she never signed on to take them. Available now for Kindle pre-order on Amazon. Click here .

How far will a deadly group go to control the diet product industry worth billions and can anyone stop them? I hope you enjoyed the initial excerpt of the ten tidbits I plan to post in anticipation of the Release of, A Foundation of Fear . Here’s the second. Please keep stopping by. I countdown is just lame if I’m the only one participating. The last time they talked she detected his confidence growing as though he believed the balance of power was shifting. It was a false sense of security he was developing since the secrets went far deeper than he could imagine. She hoped to never relive the ugliness from her childhood, but she feared he was about to force her hand. Available now for Kindle pre-order on Amazon. Click here .

How far will a deadly group go to control the diet product industry worth billions and can anyone stop them? The countdown begins. AFoundation of Fear releases in just over twenty days, so between now until then I’ll post ten tidbits, one every other day until release day. A Foundation of Fear is the third romantic suspense novel in the Risky Research Series (A Dose of Danger #1 and A Taste of Tragedy #2).  Here’s the first one. I hope you’ll keep checking back for more. Devyn Nash’s ribs still ached and pain shot up from the soles of her feet with every step she took. Only a little over a week had passed since she had chased a killer through cactus-covered desert at night in her bare feet. If that wasn’t enough, she had leapt off a rock ledge and tackled the fugitive, which in hindsight probably wasn’t a smart move. She had desperately wanted answers, not another corpse. Available now for Kindle pre-order on Amazon. Click here .