Story Behind The Book
After I wrote, "The End" in my short novel thriller, Lethal Journey, I felt as if I just gave away my first born child. Writing "The End" has always been a mixture of excitement and sadness. I'm sad the story has ended yet excited to share my work with the world. I originally wrote Lethal Journey in 1996. The story is a novella inspired by my fascination with the Mafia combined with my love for action-packed thrillers. It was a story I tucked away for years after a wonderful author I'd met online passed away from cancer. Christina Harris was a friend, my writing mentor, and a two-time Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Finalist. She was a woman of true strength, dedication and courage. No matter how sick she was, she was always there for me. Unfortunately, she died before I finished writing my debut romantic suspense, REFLECTION. In 2003, Lethal Journey was a romantic suspense finalist in Romance Writers of America's From the Heart Romance Writers (FTHRW) Golden Gate Contest. Since then, the story has evolved from being a romantic suspense to an intricate pulse-pounding thriller filled with intrigue and action and I'm glad I decided to rewrite the book.
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<p><strong><span>**RomCon®'s </span><span><span>2014 Readers' Crown</span></span> Winner (Thriller/Suspense)</strong>**</p> <p><br /> "An entertaining and complex novella with some solid twists at the end." —<strong>Cheryl Kaye Tardif, international bestselling author of SUBMERGED</strong></p> <p>"Chocked full of action and tells a complex story appropriately paced that does not rush the reader. <b><i>Lethal Journey</i></b> fits the adage, "good things come in small packages". <b>--Manic Readers</b><br /><br /> "Be prepared for a surprise ending that will blow you away.<b> --Fran Orenstein, Sunwriter </b><br /><br /><span><span>"The cops. The mob. The district attorney. Lethal Journey is an intricate and suspenseful thriller that offers an action packed thrill-ride with stunning revelations and a nail-biting conclusion!</span></span>" <b>--Patricia, Room With Books</b><br /><br /> "I devoured this book and I wanted more especially at the end as I couldn't get enough of these characters. Be sure to put this on your 'to-read' list." --<b>Sharon's Book Nook</b></p> <p>“Kim Cresswell’s talent shines through again! With a talent for setting the stage, bringing in the characters and cuing the action, she held me from page one. She is not afraid to write a tale that is real, where the good guys do not go unscathed and they are not perfect. There is grit in her style, and when she says you are in a warehouse with a stench, you smell it. The romantic tension runs high, and using character flashbacks to the past not only builds on the development of each character as a flesh and blood entity, but serve to eventually bring everything full circle with an ending that you will NOT see coming!” —<strong>Dianne, Tome Tender's Book Blog</strong></p> <p> </p> <p> </p>