Books by Kim McMahill are featured today as Saturday's Blurbs #MFRWAuthor #Danger #Fear #Madness #Risky research

 

Thank you for giving me an opportunity to share a bit about my Risky Research Series. Book 1, is A Does of Danger, book 2 is A Taste of Tragedy, book 3 is A Foundation of Fear, and book 4 is A Measure of Madness, which has just been released. I also have a perma-free prequel novelette, A Formidable Foe, and a perma-free micro-read, Midnight in Montana, to accompany the series. Here’s a bit more about the first, third and fourth novels in the Series

 

A DOSE OF DANGER (First in the Risky Research Series)

When researcher Grace Talbot and her team discover a possible solution for weight loss, they are targeted by a group dedicated to controlling a diet product industry worth billions. Her unsanctioned testing methods bring tragedy to the family ranch and the attention of the local sheriff’s deputy. With her colleagues either dead, missing, or on the run she soon realizes she must trust the deputy with her life, but can she trust him with her heart?

 

Amazon Buy link (also available at B&N, Kobo, and Apple Books): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PYPQ9T5/

 

 

A FOUNDATION OF FEAR (Third in the series)

FBI Special Agent Devyn Nash is obsessed with taking down Coterie, a deadly group out to control the multi-billion-dollar diet product industry. The FBI’s plan to expose Coterie places Devyn’s best friend and her partner’s fiancé in the crosshairs of this ruthless organization. Can Devyn protect her friend and bring the coldblooded killers to justice before they strike again while distracted by injury, a sexist bully, and a long-distance relationship with a handsome Wyoming sheriff?

 

Lobbyist and Coterie assassin Sofia Wilks wants nothing more than to regain control of her life. Sofia knows Agent Nash is nipping at her heels, but the FBI agent isn’t the worst of her fears. She is drawn to a man who has the power to destroy her.

 

Amazon Buy link (also available at B&N, Kobo, and Apple Books): https://www.amazon.com/Foundation-Fear-Risky-Research-ebook/dp/B07PVL4391

 

 

A MEASURE OF MADNESS (Fourth in the series)

FBI agent Devyn Nash's pursuit of a deadly organization heats up in this fourth installment of the Risky Research series.

The FBI locates the mastermind behind Coterie, but attempts to bring him in result in a shootout that sends Coterie’s members scrambling for cover. When Devyn’s partner is left fighting for his life in a Puerto Rican hospital, she becomes more determined than ever to bring them to justice.

Devyn’s decision to ignore her orders and pursue the head of Coterie to Brazil puts her job and her relationship with Sheriff Gage Harris in jeopardy, but she is unwilling to allow those responsible for so much death to live out their lives in paradise.

Amazon Buy link (also available at B&N, Kobo, and Apple Books): https://www.amazon.com/Measure-Madness-Risky-Research-ebook/dp/B08TX7C1BZ/

 

Tuesday's Inspiration -- Courage and Creativity

When one thinks of creativity the mad genius comes to mind. Is creativity akin to madness. One reads about the number of artists who commit suicide or end up drug or alcohol ridden, but there are also many writers who live for long years and continue to produce works. Could the difference be that those who write for many years have somehow discovered the symbols that are meaningful to them and ignore the ones that aren't?

When writing I often don't think about those things that are my symbols, a dark cave, bright jewels? What about you, what symbols do you find creeping into your writing?

Does wanting a happy ending make a creative project less than one that's steeped in tragedy? Seeing justice done whether it's in the hero and heroine finding love or the criminal being brought to justice, or the evil villain defested. These are the focus of what I create.

Creativity comes of struggle. I've read books that are well written but the characters have little struggle and I'm disappointed when I reach the end because I'm searching for some struggle and find none. So think about your characters when you write. Is there a chance they could lose all they strive for? If not what is the purpose of writing their story? The struggle is important and what the characters learn about life and about themselves means the writer has either learned or is learning these things. So look at your stories and see if there is a way to increase the characters' struggles before they find the happy or satisfactory ending. All endings don't have to be happy but they must leave the reader saying, "yes."