Kim McMahill

Marked in Mexico and Shrouded In Secrets are both now available in audio audible from Amazon. If you love adventure and enjoy audio books, just leave a comment below for your chance at a free audio book download from Amazon of Marked In Mexico . I’ll need an email address or twitter handle in order to contact the winner, and to send the instructions and promo code. Comments will be accepted through midnight (Central Time) on August 10, 2015. A winner will be chosen at random from the comments to receive an audio book of Marked In Mexico . All my novels are also available in Kindle, Nook, and trade paperback. Here’s a blurb from Marked In Mexico and Shrouded In Secrets .  I hope you enjoy the adventures! Marked In Mexico When hostages are taken at one of Mexico’s most popular Mayan ruins an idyllic Caribbean vacation turns deadly. The kidnappers believe the abduction will be a simple way to negotiate the release of a colleague from a Texas prison, but matters become co...

SHROUDED IN SECRETS  is now available in audio audible from Amazon and on I-Tunes. When the massacre of an unarmed South American village, destruction of one of the greatest manmade wonders of the world, and multiple museum thefts occur, an international team is assembled to locate a deadly group of terrorists. The team led by CIA agent, Cash Luker, scours the globe in an attempt to keep ahead of those striving to bring thirteen mythical relics together. As Cash’s team closes in on those responsible for the devastation he must conquer past demons in order to save the woman who has captured his heart, and prevent destruction of legendary proportions. Shrouded In Secrets is my second novel to be released in audio book format. Also available in audio audible is Marked In Mexico - When paradise turns deadly, flee into the jungle and fight for your life! Click on these Amazon links for more information or to purchase. Shrouded In Secrets : http://amzn.to/1Bh7rJg Mark...

I’ve ended up with a mini, unofficial blog hop today. On Linda Carroll-Bradd’s blog, Musings About The Writing Life , Nyla from Deadly Exodus , provides an insightful character interview, and on Leslie Ann Sartor’s blog, My Story My Way – An Indie adventure , I, “Take Five,” answering five questions about Shrouded In Secrets and my writing life. I hope you’ll take a moment and join me on my mini-hop at: http://blog.lindacarroll-bradd.com/ and http://www.anindieadventure.blogspot.com/   or at   http://bit.ly/1kLw46q

Welcome to this week’s Book Hooks blog hop where you can hop along and get six to eight sentence samples of various authors’ work. Here’s   a little teaser from my latest novel, Shrouded In Secrets .   Olivia eased the shirt over his head and dabbed at the scratches on his chest with a warm washcloth. Not until her fingers began tracing some of the deeper wounds, trying to determine if any debris still remained imbedded that might cause infection, did Cash acknowledge her close proximity.   He reached up, grabbed her hand, and brought it to his lips.   He kissed her palm so gently that Olivia could taste his pain. Tears filled her eyes and slid down her cheeks. She wasn’t sure why his agony touched her so deeply, but it did. “I’m sorry,” was all she could think of to say, knowing it wasn’t enough.   Blurb   The massacre of an unarmed South American village, destruction of one of the greatest manmade wonders of the world, and multiple museum th...

Welcome to the Sneak Peek Sunday Blog Hop for February 23, 2014. This week’s peek is at the first six paragraphs of my most recent novel, Shrouded In Secrets, a n international action-adventure thriller, which takes the reader on a wild ride around the globe. Enjoy the journey.   Chapter 1 – Remote Village in Peru Kokush inhaled the smoke from his pipe and forced the intoxicating tobacco deep into his lungs. Still, no clear visions penetrated the fog, only a feeling of dread he could not explain or expel from his mind.   The Asháninka men, bodies painted and seated on woven mats around their revered shaman, passed a hollowed-out gourd filled with thick, bitter liquid. Each man sipped the hallucinogenic drug made from a native vine and handed the bowl to the next, until the syrup was gone.   A low beat from the two-headed monkey-skin drum grew louder as a melancholy mantra emanated from the group, drowning out the deafening hum of the nighttime insects. ...

The following review was posted to the Coffee Time Romance and More site, and I wanted to share it. Thank You!     SHROUDED IN SECRETS KIM McMAHILL ISBN: 978-1-940099-08-8 August 2013 Prism Book Group www.prismbookgroup.com E-Book $ 3.99 330 Pages Suspense/Action Adventure Rating: 4 Cups   Cash Luker is a CIA agent that has been thrown into a situation that is total chaos. Ancient relics are being stolen and people are being killed for them. Many legends say that these relics in the wrong hands can cause total destruction.    Cash has a team of people from many parts of the world and expertise backgrounds working with him, as well as his best friend and her sister. They need to stop these terrorists before more people get hurt or killed.   Cash soon finds out who is responsible for all the killing and destruction, a person he never would have thought of. Can he find peace with the past in order to move forward into a future without g...

  Welcome to Marketing For Romance Writers’ Book Hooks blog hop for January 8.   I hope these few sentences from my newest release, Shrouded in Secrets , are enough to hook you. Excerpt from Shrouded In Secrets   “I’m disappointed. I had hoped to have the opportunity to test my new fillet knife on Cash,” she said as she turned the dagger’s hilt in her hand. “Men, should I gut this thin man and feed him to the sharks, as he tried to do with us, or let him live long enough to tell that egotistical traitor how he lost the prize, and was beaten by a ghost?” Silence filled the room. Pete felt powerless to pull his gaze from the green-eyed devil. A sliver of hope trickled through him, mixed with a lot of confusion. She knew Cash. Though Pete heard nothing, the woman responded as if she had received an answer to her question from the person behind her. “Yes. We might as well kill him.”   Blurb   The massacre of an unarmed South American village, de...

Welcome to the first Sneak Peek Sunday in 2014. Please enjoy a mere six paragraphs, hence a “sneak peek,” from my newest release, Shrouded in Secrets . For trivia, travel, cheap and free ebooks, and updates on my adventures in life and in fiction, follow me on twitter at https://twitter.com/kimmcmahill Asháninka Village, remote jungle in Peru Kokush inhaled the smoke from his pipe and forced the intoxicating tobacco deep into his lungs. Still, no clear visions penetrated the fog, only a feeling of dread he could not explain or expel from his mind. The Asháninka men, bodies painted and seated on woven mats around their revered shaman, passed a hollowed-out gourd filled with thick, bitter liquid. Each man sipped the hallucinogenic drug made from a native vine and handed the bowl to the next, until the syrup was gone. A low beat from the two-headed monkey-skin drum grew louder as a melancholy mantra emanated from the group, drowning out the deafening hum of the nighttime insects. ...

I just released my eighth book (seventh novel), Shrouded In Secrets . I’m very proud of the finished product and I hope readers will agree that it is an exciting well-written adventure.   Shrouded In Secrets is the culmination of many years of hard work, a lot of learning along the way, and the dedicated editorial efforts of a wonderful publisher.   When my first novel, The Lodge , came out a decade ago I was thrilled. The cover was so beautiful it nearly made me cry when I held it in my hands and gazed lovingly at the magnificent artwork, and at the time it was my best work and I still believe it has merit. When I read it now, though, I can pick out a number of things I would do differently today, but that’s the natural progression of a novelist, to learn from ones mistakes to enable each book to be better than the last.   Since publication of TheLodge I’ve learned a great deal about voice, point of view, pace, and the importance of a good editor (I’m apparentl...

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Reading December 11, 2013 (Amazon) By LAS Reviewer CIA agent Cash Luker leads an international team of agents and scientists in a desperate attempt to stop a terrorist group from getting their hands on a collection of crystals which have the power to destroy the world. Shrouded in Secrets is an action-packed highly suspenseful novel which is nearly impossible to put down. I think what impressed me most about the novel, however, was not the thrilling story, although that is certainly there. The plot takes place in the Bahamas, Arizona, Argentina, Mexico, and Peru. Each of these locations is described in rich detail, drawing the reader right into the mangroves or the Arizona desert. The story is told from multiple perspectives so the author has to be able to transport the reader easily and quickly between some very diverse locations, and overall, these jumps are handle well. In addition, the entire plot line revolves around ancient history, partic...

Shrouded in Secrets was recently released by PrismBook Group . The novel is available in trade paperback and ebook through Amazon and Prism Book Group. Ebooks are also available through Barnes and Nobel and other on-line ebook retailers. United by a common mission, bonded by tragedy   The massacre of an unarmed South American village, destruction of one of the greatest manmade wonders of the world, and multiple museum thefts ignite a desperate scramble to locate a deadly group of terrorists. An international team led by the ruggedly handsome, but emotionally scarred CIA agent, Cash Luker, scours the globe in an attempt to keep ahead of those striving to bring thirteen mythical relics together. As Cash’s team closes in on those responsible for the devastation he must conquer past demons in order to save the woman who has captured his heart and prevent destruction of legendary proportions.   I hope you enjoy my latest adventure.

Please join me today on Patricia Stoltey’s blog as I discuss research in fiction. Also, find out how to sign up for a chance to receive a free ebook of my latest international adventure, Shrouded In Secrets .   Patricia Stoltey is the author of two mystery novels: The Prairie Grass Murders (2007) and The Desert Hedge Murders (August 2009). She has a wonderful blog for readers, writers, and fans of the Rocky Mountains. If you haven’t checked it out yet, please stop on by at http://patriciastoltey.blogspot.com/   Thank you and for other book giveaways, news, and adventures, please follow me on twitter at https://twitter.com/kimmcmahill

Welcome to Sneak Peek Sunday for September 8. Here’s another quick peek at my new release, Shrouded in Secrets . For trivia, reviews, and general information on all my adventure novels, follow me on twitter at https://twitter.com/kimmcmahill. I Hope you enjoy the adventure. Light filled the grotto, temporarily blinding Pete. A thin woman stood, staring at him with haunting green eyes and a confident smirk. Ebony hair pulled back into a tight ponytail, she wore a black thigh-length diving suit that clung to her ample breasts and accentuated the gentle curve of her hips and trim waist. In her hand, she clutched a glistening dagger. But, what kept Pete transfixed were her eyes. The unique and beautiful shade of green didn’t exist in nature. Their almond-shape held ice and evil, and the soulless chill in her stare made him shudder.    Pete detected another figure filling the tunnel behind the woman. The person remained hidden from his view as he continued to contemplate ...