Kim McMahill

I don’t get to New York as often as I’d like, but when I do, I enjoy every minute I spend in the Big Apple.   It always feels a bit chaotic, but to those who live there I imagine it’s better described as organized chaos. The city seems to sizzle with energy and there is never a shortage of things to do or see. I’m not sure I could live there since I need my sleep and there really is too much going on to rest, but I’ll continue to visit as often as possible and I can always sleep when I get home.

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For this week’s Sneak Peek Sunday blog hop, let’s head to Mexico, and when paradise turns deadly, flee into the jungle and fight for your life - Marked in Mexico .   Jessica cringed as she watched one man hold Jack’s head back while the other man landed three solid punches into Jack’s gut. He barely flinched as each blow landed, but she did. Jessica felt responsible for the pain, realizing the noise which had distracted the man from touching her had been no accident. Now Jack was paying the price. She didn’t understand why he had done it, but was thankful.   As she was shoved into the van, the two men released Jack and assumed their places in the front seats. She hit her head on the floor and winced as a sharp bolt of pain shot through her skull. Jessica struggled to right her balance, rolling around to a sitting position with her back against the van wall and bracing her feet to keep from tumbling over as the van jerked forward and bumped along down the dirt road. ...

The setting is clear in my mind, but how accurate are my memories? I’m pleased to report, not bad. My latest work in progress is set in a remote section of Wyoming where cell coverage is spotty at best, elevations exceed 9,000 feet on the road and some peaks top 11,000 feet, the weather is unpredictable, the scenery is stunning, and the people who live there are a special breed of tough.    During my last visit to the area I set out to refresh my memory along the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway. The green grasses and vegetation against the red dirt is a dramatic contrast, and the elk, deer, and moose are abundant and on the move, trying to build up their stores of body fat before the harsh winter approaches. The view from the highest bridge in Wyoming is spectacular even on a drab day and the immensity of the landscape is humbling.   Combining the rugged environment, rapidly changing weather, lack of full-time residents, and the physical barriers to communication, I kn...

Take one hunky sheriff of the old West’s Wyoming Territory and add a feisty city gal from the East and you have the makings of a truly entertaining and exciting story. This book contained multiple plot elements, and was well developed and written. If I had one complaint, it would be that the story wrapped up too quickly. The sparks between the characters were strong enough to carry the story even further. Overall, Dreams of Gold was a great book and I look forward to reading more works by this author.   For more on Linda Carroll-Bradd visit http://www.lindacarroll-bradd.com

Welcome to Sneak Peek Sunday for August 18. Here’s the first six paragraphs of 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. 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 men rose and continued to chant and sing as they began the an...

Shrouded in Secrets was released today, August 14, by Prism Book 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.   ...