Kim McMahill

Welcome to this week’s Book Hooks blog hop. Here’s a little teaser from my contemporary western adventure novel, Big Horn Storm. I hope you enjoy the adventure, suspense, and a dash of romance. Excerpt   A heavily-armed man in uniform shoved Deuce out the back door of the barn in the direction of the shed. He stumbled into view, his hands tied behind his back. When his head came up, Niki could see that his eyes were nearly swollen shut, and blood ran down his face, soaking his hair and shirt. The man kicked Deuce hard in the small of his back and shoved him to the ground. Deuce struggled to rise to his knees, swaying, but keeping his balance. The soldier slung his automatic weapon over his shoulder, backed away several paces, pulled his pistol from its holster and raised the weapon, leaving no doubt in Niki’s mind of his intentions. Deuce was about to be executed. Blurb   Niki Garat tolerates her job and the city, but she lives for her summer vacation with he...

Welcome to Sneak Peak Sunday for April 6, 2014. Sneak Peek Sunday is a weekly blog hop that allows readers to sample six paragraphs of an author’s novel. This week I may be stretching the rules a bit. A Kindle Boxed Set of three of my novels was recently released, so instead of providing a six-paragraph sneak peek at one novel, I’m sharing two paragraphs from each of the three novels included in the Boxed Set, Marked In Mexico (54 Amazon reviews averaging 4.4), Big Horn Storm (21 Amazon reviews averaging 4.6), and Deadly Exodus (12 Amazon reviews averaging 4.9), along with blurbs. The set is available on Amazon for one low price of just $3.99. Marked In Mexico Under any other circumstance the words, “kill another person,” at the end of a sentence would have terrified her, but the way Jack said it only made her heart ache. He had killed before, but it clearly hadn’t been easy and he obviously hadn’t gotten over it.   Jessica took his hands in hers and turned th...

Welcome to the Leap Into Books Giveaway Hop , where nearly150 bloggers are giving away great goodies. Here at Embrace Adventure , I’m giving away an Adventure pack, which includes a trade paperback copy of my first and only mystery novel, The Lodge , a set of my recently designed luggage tags, magnets, and a supply of customized tip charts. The Lodge is a cozy mystery set off the Alaskan mainland, and it’s only available while supplies last through Amazon - when the print run is gone, it’s gone. Its sequel, Deadly Ruins , is an a rcheological adventure thriller, available in trade paperback and Kindle. My four most recent novels (listed to the right) are all adventure suspense with a little romance mixed in. Visit your favorite on-line book retailer for blurbs and prices. And, as always, twitter followers are appreciated at https://twitter.com/kimmcmahill .   For a chance at the adventure gift pack, simply comment on this post with an email address, and a recipient will ...

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. ...

Welcome to this week’s Book Hooks blog hop, and the unveiling of my Embrace Adventure luggage tags. Here’s a little teaser from my contemporary international adventure thriller, Shrouded In Secrets . Also, comment with your email address through Thursday, February 20, 2014 and a randomly selected participant will receive a set of luggage tags. Excerpt: 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.   Blurb: When the massacre of an unarmed South American...

Welcome to this week’s Book Hooks blog hop. Here’s a little teaser from my dystopian adventure romance novel, Deadly Exodus (Desperate Dreams) , which for a limited time, can be purchased for your kindle from Amazon for just $0.99 I hope you enjoy!   Excerpt :   The sound of boots pounding overhead took Nyla’s breath away. The women left the bridge and scrambled down the bank. Once they reached the creek bed and turned the light under the bridge, it would be all over. Nyla wondered if Ethan and Jared would be executed on the spot or if they would at least be taken back to stand trial. The thought of losing Ethan terrified her. She slipped out from behind him and positioned her body in front of his. He tried to push her back, but she refused to budge. If they were going shoot Ethan, they would have to go through her.   Blurb:   Their love is forbidden…their lives in danger… Trapped in a dystopian America where men are being exterminated and relation...

In celebration of 100,000 views to Jacqueline Hopper’s Blog , Prism Book Group authors are sharing our 2014 goals and achievements, and giving away some great prizes including a Book Lovers Gift Pack from Prism Book Group comprised of a print copy of Sarah: Mission of Love by Gay N. Lewis, a print copy of The Last Detail by Lisa J Lickel, and three Prism eBook downloads of choice! So, make sure to enter below and then hop on over to another blog for other posts and more chances to win. Have Fun!   For 2014 my writing goal is the same as it is nearly every year – write a new adventure novel that amazes, excites, and entertains my readers, and surpasses the one I wrote before. This is a particularly challenging goal since the overall impression of any book on a reader is subjective, but hopefully I achieved my goal in 2013 with the publication of Shrouded In Secrets .    In the early years, it was easier to see the progression from novel to novel in the form of bet...

  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...

Thank you for participating in Prism Book Group’s 3 rd Birthday Blog Hop September 20-23. I hope everyone gathered some great recipes and signed up for the exciting giveaways.   Denise Z was selected at random to receive an ebook of Shrouded in Secrets . Congratulations!     Speaking of blogs, I’m a guest today, September 24, on Margery Scott’s blog. Please check it out at http://margeryscott.com/blog .   Lastly, as promised here’s a bonus cheesecake recipe, just in time for the fall holiday season.   PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE   Crust : Crush 10 whole graham crackers and mix with 3 tablespoons of sugar and 3 tablespoons of butter. Press into a 10 inch cheesecake spring pan (bottom and 2 inches up the sides). Bake at 350 degrees for 5 minutes. Remove.   Filling : Beat together until smooth, 2 (8-oz) packages of cream cheese (works best if softened), 1 cup of light cream, 1 cup of canned pumpkin, ¾ cup of sugar, 4 egg yolks (save whites ...

  Welcome to Prism Book Group’s 3 rd Birthday Blog Hop.   We’ll be celebrating from Friday, September 20 – Monday, September 23 with chances to win great prizes including a $100 gift card to the winner’s choice of Amazon or Barnes and Noble. Here on my blog I’m sharing one of my favorite no-fail recipes, and from all the comments left through Monday, September 23, one randomly selected participant will receive an ebook of my latest action/adventure novel, Shrouded In Secrets (format of recipient’s choice. Must leave an email address to be contacted). So without further ado, let’s have some cake and celebrate!   My love affair with cheesecake probably began from the moment I started eating solid food as a baby and was given my first bite of my grandma’s cheesecake. This was the real thing – hand crushed and pressed graham cracker crust, baked filling, baked sour cream top layer, and absolutely no fruit topping, that would have been sacrilegious. We all loved this ...