Kim's Musings

I was just thinking about this the other day and decided to write it down. Why did I want to write this series—what attracted me to writing a mystery series about a psychic female private investigator who could communicate with ghosts? What contributed to my interest? I get ideas for writing from everywhere and everyone but never actually use specifics from the instances and persons all around me. However, it sparks ideas for totally unrelated subjects.  Just last week my husband and I were talking about cloning. Not sure where the conversation started, but we were wondering about how a soul comes into play in the overall scheme of this process. Does the cloned person even have a soul? Well, the what-ifs started and I have a futuristic, science fiction book on the back burner, meaning that I have an idea about one that I want to write. So, I added some thoughts about cloning to that file, and I’ve downloaded some books about cloning for research. Anyway, this is insight in...

About the Author: Shirley Harris-Slaughter’s first book highlights her passion for history which led to her first published work, Our Lady of Victory, the Saga of an African American Catholic Community. But she wouldn’t have been able to write that book had she not had the presence of mind to conquer the health crisis she found herself in. She is an advocate for natural health and healing. Any problem that she had to face, she found her way out of it through sheer determination and a miracle. This led to her second book CRAZY! HOT! AND LIVING ON THE EDGE!! Harris-Slaughter saw a void that needed to be filled; and so she decided to share her experience. Harris-Slaughter has been active in her community by supporting candidates for elected office, and voting in every election. She served on the Oak Park School Board. She is an advocate for children and mentored four freshmen girls in the Winning Futures program. She is an active member in her church and she belongs to the Rave Rev...

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This month I have read and reviewed three new books of which two were new authors (to me), and I would like to give you my musings about them. After all, this is Kim's Musings. All of these reviews have already been posted on Amazon.com and GoodReads. I am listing them below in the order that I read and reviewed them. Through indie authors, I have found a lot of good books. One is the  Mary O'Reilly Paranormal Mystery  series by Terri Reid. The latest book I read was Veiled Passages , and the review is posted below. About Terri Reid: Terri Reid has been telling ghost stories since she was a toddler. Her mother tells of a time when two-year old Terri would sit in her highchair, look past her mother into the dark porch and say, "Look. Man." When her mother would turn in horror, Terri would laugh delightedly. Terri lives in the same are of the United States as her Mary O'Reilly character, Northwest Illinois. She lives on five acres of rolling land in a 100 y...

Happy Saturday and Memorial Weekend New Release Sale Love Conquers All  is now  ON SALE  for $0.99 (99 cents) for a limited time only on Kindle ,  Nook ,  Kobo ,  iTunes , etc. This story is a short sequel to  All For Love  that is available for   FREE for a limited time through  Amber Quill Press . by Kim Cox, Kim Cox Books Digital List Price:  $0.99 - Regularly $1.99 This is a sequel to All For Love. Release Date: May 18, 2015 Carina and Tyler are finally back on track when Javier is up to his old tricks. He threatens them by playing on their fears and using their own love to turn them against each other. Cover Art by Kim Cox Designs Excerpt: "I’m not asking, I’m telling. You’ll be mine again. For now, I’ll settle for sampling the pleasures of your sweet body." Javier snatched me by the wrist, pulling me to him. His kiss bruised my lips. I pulled away, slapping him across his cheek. He grabbed me again...

Lana Malloy Paranormal Mystery Series Haunted Hearts – Book 1 Blurb: “Twists and turns abound in this suspenseful novel having the reader on the edge of their seat until the climatic conclusion.” – Nancy Carty Lepri, Freelance Editor, Reviewer, and Author of Tommy’s Amigo and Tiny Angel “Haunted Hearts by Kim Cox is a charming . . . ghost story . . . The ghost characters and their living relatives were all delightful and fun. And of course . . . there is romance as well as the mystery.” – Fallen Angel Reviews Will Lana Malloy solve the twenty-year-old double murder of her great aunt and her great aunt’s fiancé by Memorial Day? If she can, they’ll spend eternity together; if she can’t, they’ll be stuck as Haunted Hearts for another year.   Scheduled Releases: Book 2: Get Out or Die - July 2015 Book 3: The Wedding Crasher - September 2015 Book 4: Christmas Cruise - November 2015 Buy Links $2.99 at Amazon http://goo.gl/DlYOVX Excerpt: Ch...

FREE STORY: Miriam Alexander takes a vacation to Cancun and gets the surprise of her life. Her daughter, Kaitlin, has been playing matchmaker.  Can she give her heart to Rhett Yancey again after he stomped on it the first time? Reader Review Quotes: “A good short story.” “A quick short read about love in a second go around. I recommend this story.” “This is a quick sweet read about that first love coming around a second time if she's willing to give it a chance. Enjoy I did.” “A heartwarming story.” GET YOUR COPY HERE ! ANOTHER FREE STORY: Carina Anderson thinks her life is about as perfect as it can get until her loving husband Tyler begins acting strangely. When secrets are revealed, Carina’s life is blown apart both mentally and physically. Will Carina and Tyler find their way back to each other, or will she turn to an old lover for support? Genres: Romance / Contemporary / Mainstream Length: Free Short Story (4k words) ...