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Yes, it's me. As you can see, I
did not grow up to be
a prima ballerina.
Meet Kimberly
In the third grade, my teacher encouraged me to enter a school wide writing contest. Horse crazy even back then, no one was surprised when my story featured a four-legged hero. But everyone was surprised when my story won. The prize? A trip to Seattle to attend the Young Author’s Convention. I remember that day as if it were yesterday. The dress my mom made me for the big day…the ferryboat ride…meeting my first published author (Stephen Cosgrove just in case you were wondering). And my shoes. New shoes. Shoes with heels! (All of a 1/4 of an inch but, hey, a girl has to start somewhere).

The writing bug bit and bit hard. But real life intruded on my fictional world. Marriage, motherhood and a demanding job derailed me for a few years but then something wonderful happened. Actually, several pretty wonderful things. After the birth of our youngest son, I decided to leave my job as a paralegal. One day while I was busy chasing toddlers and changing diapers, my husband handed me an article from our hometown paper highlighting the local Romance Writers of America chapter. A whole world of writers and readers? Heaven. But the wonderfulness didn't stop there. Soon after joining RWA, I met the amazing and incredibly talented Kristin Hannah who was looking for an assistant. Somehow I landed this dream job. With Kristin's generous guidance and the support of the world's best critique group, it took me a few years to finish my first novel. (Okay, six, but who's counting.) It then took the prodding of my amazingly supportive friends to convince me to enter RWA's Golden Heart contest. When they announced that I had won, I wish I could say I was speechless. Surprised? Yes! Shocked? Yes! Yes!! But speechless? How I wish. No. I cried. Like a baby.

While that manuscript did not find a publisher, it did land me the world’s best agency. And my second book, Lake Magic, found the perfect home.

Besides spending time with family, ignoring my messy house and writing, I love reading, having exercised, having weeded, and having figured out what’s for dinner. I also love hearing from readers so please drop me a note and say hi.

Dear Readers
In a world as chaotic as ours, it’s easy to get lost in the hustle and bustle of everyday life. I still remember how scared I was when I first dared to voice the idea that I could be a writer. It seemed like an impossible dream, one better suited to someone else.

But once the dream took hold, it wouldn’t let go. I began to write secretly, in stolen moments.

I wanted to write love stories. That was all I knew at the beginning. I wanted to write the kind of novel I loved to read: stories about women who dared to love with all their hearts and men who were worthy of that kind of passion. I also knew I wanted to write about the wild and majestic Pacific Northwest, the place where I was born, where I grew up, met and fell in love with my husband.

Even now, as I write this, I still have a hard time believing my words are going to be published. It is proof that dreams really can come true.

I am so excited to share my first novel with you. At the heart of LAKE MAGIC is Jenny, a strong woman, shattered by her past, who is afraid to believe in love…until she meets Jared, a hardened flyboy who lives in a closed world where hopes and dreams do not exist. Their story is full of love and laughter and heartbreak and passion.

I hope you will come along to the Northwest with me. Settle in to a comfy chair on the shore of a glassy, quiet lake, and read LAKE MAGIC and remember how it felt to fall in love and to hold on to our every dream...

Warmest regards,

Kimberly




First romance novel read:
The Flame and the Flower by Kathleen Woodiwiss
Favorite romance novel:
Paradise by Judith McNaught
Favorite author:
Kristin Hannah
Favorite movie:
Persuassion by Jane Austen
Favorite color:
Green
Favorite actor:
James Garner (I know. I know. But what can I say? Have you seen my Jimmy in The Thrill of it All? Move Over Darling? Maverick. Rockford. Nuff said.)
Favorite actress:
Meryl Streep
Favorite food:
Thai
Favorite restaurant:
Still searching... :)
Worst Habit:
Collecting Books
Best Habit:
Collecting Books
Favorite sport:
Any one my kids are playing