Today, I’m featuring Kim McMahill and her latest book, A Taste of Tragedy, Book two in her Risky Research Series. But, before we get to that, let’s see the five questions Kim chose to answer for Five on Friday.

Name three things that make you cry
Any movie billed as a, “Feel Good Movie,” is likely to make me cry and I avoid those like the plague. “Feel Good,” is code for something horrible happens to someone, but at the end they find a way to cope. Actually, I’m an easy crier and almost everything makes me cry, but to complete my list of three I’ll go with any child suffering with any medical condition, and onions (just to throw in something on the lighter side).

Ann: I’m like you, Kim. I cry about a lot of things. When someone wins on the Price is Right. Hearing the song, I’ll be Home for Christmas. Any sad scene in a love story!

Name the last three books you read.
The Demon Crown by James Rollins, Dark Star Africa by Paul Theroux, and Odessa Sea by Clive Cussler. I’ve read every book in James Rollins’ Sigma Force Series and Clive Cussler’s Dirk Pitt Series, and I’m always anxiously awaiting the next book. I throw in a little Paul Theroux or other non-fiction every now and then just to mix it up a little.

Ann: I’ve not read any of those. I’ll have to check them out.

What is one of your favorite quotes?
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.”
– Innocents Abroad, Mark Twain

Ann: Well, you can never go wrong quoting Mark Twain!

Name three of your pet peeves.
My pet peeves are people who text and drive, liars, and hypocrites.

Ann: I have so many I wouldn’t be able to narrow to just three, but your choices would certainly make my list.

Name three of your favorite TV shows. Past or present.
I enjoy The Voice and the Big Bang Theory, and I really miss Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown. Rest in Peace.

Ann: I also love The Voice!

 
Kim McMahill grew up in Wyoming, which is where she developed her sense of adventure and love of the outdoors. Kim started out writing non-fiction, but her passion for exotic world travel, outrageous adventures, stories of survival, and happily-ever-after endings soon drew her into a world of romantic suspense. Along with writing adventure novels Kim has published over eighty travel and geographic articles and contributed to a travel anthology and cookbook. Kim currently resides in Colorado, and when not writing, she enjoys gardening, traveling, hiking, and spending time with family. Learn more about Kim and what she’s up to at:

https://kimmcmahill.blogspot.com
https://twitter.com/kimmcmahill
https://www.facebook.com/KimMcMahillAuthor/
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/849945.Kim_McMahill
https://www.instagram.com/kimmcmahill/

Kim’s most recent book is A Taste of Tragedy (Risky Research Series, Book 2), blurb below. Book 1 is A Dose of Danger and Book 3, A Foundation of Fear, will be released May of 2019.

Morgan Hunter sacrificed everything for her career. She had yet to encounter anything she wasn’t willing to do to succeed . . . until now. When she uncovers evidence that the healthy foods she’s been hired to promote may be dangerous, she must reevaluate her priorities. As questions mount and the body count rises, she finds herself caught in the crosshairs of an organization that will stop at nothing to hide its secrets and protect its profits. With no one else to trust, Morgan is forced to seek help from the man she drove away, but whom she never stopped loving.

Buy Links:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DTE29U2/
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-taste-of-tragedy-kim-mcmahill/1123655306?ean=2940155246169
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/824842
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/a-taste-of-tragedy-risky-research-series-book-2