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Kim Cresswell

Kim Cresswell

About

Kim Cresswell resides in Ontario, Canada. Trained as a legal assistant, Kim has been a story-teller all her life but took many detours including; working in legal and adult education before returning to her first love, writing.

Her debut romantic suspense, REFLECTION, has won numerous awards:
*RomCon®'s 2014 Readers' Crown Finalist (Romantic Suspense)
*InD'tale Magazine 2014 Rone Award Finalist (Suspense/Thriller)
*UP Authors Fiction Challenge Winner (2013)
*Silicon Valley's Romance Writers of America (RWA) "Gotcha!" Romantic Suspense Winner (2004)
*Honourable Mention in Calgary's (RWA) The Writer's Voice Contest (2006).

LETHAL JOURNEY won RomCon®'s 2014 Readers' Crown (Thriller) and was a finalist in From the Heart Romance Writers (FTHRW) Golden Gate Contest (2003).

Her action-packed thrillers have been highly praised by reviewers and readers. As one reviewer said, "Buckle up, Hang on tight!"

Kim recently entered the true crime writing arena. Real Life Evil - A True Crime Quickie (two short stories)was published in January 2014. You can read her latest true crime stories in Serial Killer Quarterly, a new quarterly e-magazine published by Grinning Man Press.

A King Under Siege: Book One of The Plantagenet Legacy

A King Under Siege: Book One of The Plantagenet Legacy

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<p>Richard II found himself under siege not once, but twice in his minority. Crowned king at age ten, he was only fourteen when the Peasants' Revolt terrorized London. But he proved himself every bit the Plantagenet successor, facing Wat Tyler and the rebels when all seemed lost. Alas, his triumph was short-lived, and for the next ten years he struggled to assert himself against his uncles and increasingly hostile nobles. Just like in the days of his great-grandfather Edward II, vengeful magnates strove to separate him from his friends and advisors, and even threatened to depose him if he refused to do their bidding. The Lords Appellant, as they came to be known, purged the royal household with the help of the Merciless Parliament. They murdered his closest allies, leaving the King alone and defenseless. He would never forget his humiliation at the hands of his subjects. Richard's inability to protect his adherents would haunt him for the rest of his life, and he vowed that next time, retribution would be his.</p>

Story Behind The Book

The story evolved after Clonaid (a company founded by the religious sect called the Raelians, announced the birth of Eve, the "first human clone" in 2002 using the similar technique to clone, Dolly the Sheep. About 160 nations in the world have yet to outlaw the birth of human clones and others are allowing the creation of human clones as long as they are not put into a woman's womb (how do we know they aren't implanted?), add a kick-ass heroine, a sexy FBI agent, and a villain you love to hate, thus, REFLECTION was born.

Media Links

Robin Covington’s, Happy Ever After, Special for USA TODAY

🔗 http://www.usatoday.com/story/happyeverafter/2014/06/05/recommended-book-video-osburn-cresswell-comer/9992801/

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Reviews

<p><span>&quot;</span><span><span>Reflection is a deeply emotional romantic suspense that starts bold and holds you captive to the very end.&quot;</span></span><i><span></span><span><b>--</b></span><span><b>New York Times</b></span><span><b></b></span></i><span><span><b>Bestseller, </b></span></span><span><span><b>Dianna Love</b></span></span><br /><br /> &quot;This was definitely an intriguingly phenomenal read. Cresswell is an amazingly captivating and suspenseful storyteller who is able to switch gears at the flip of the hat.&quot;<b></b><i><span><b>--</b></span></i><b><b>Pure Jonel Book Reviews</b></b><br /><br /> &quot;Cinematic writing, powerful visuals, sleek, fast, utterly sexy, notches above anything we have read before!&quot; <b><i><span><b>--</b></span></i>UP Authors</b><br /><br /> &quot;Action packed from page one...an impressively laid out passionate thrill ride!&quot; <i><span><b>--</b></span></i><b>InD'Tale Magazine</b> (indtale.com)<br /><br /> &quot;I anticipated a Booth and Bones relationship (from the Bones TV Series) and I wasn't wrong...this book is definitely worth reading.&quot; <i><span><b>--</b></span></i><b>Quality Reads UK Book Club</b><br /><br /> &quot;A<span><span><span> brilliant mixture of action, romance and mystery. Well worth a read...</span></span></span><span><span><span>a very tough book to put down.&quot; </span></span></span><span><span><span><b><i><span><b>--</b></span></i></b></span></span></span><span><span><span><b><span>Jeep Diva</span></b><br /><br /> &quot;Five-star page-turner! A truly edge-of-your-seat, never-a-dull-moment read! </span></span></span><span><i><span>Reflection</span></i></span><span><span><span> has a dramatic start and just never slows down.</span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span>&quot;</span></span> </span></span></span><span><span><span><b><i><span><b>--</b></span></i></b></span></span></span><b><span><span><span>Ellen Fritz at Books4Tomorrow</span></span></span></b></p>