How about a little bit of Tangled Love, my novella that is a part of Tangled Tree Publishing’s first anthology, A Dark Spring? It releases on 11 April 2020. When I unleashed the storm of my shame and guilt on him that night, I knew where it would end. I knew it. And still I […]
I never thought I’d be one of those women, the ones who can’t see what’s in front of them, the ones that make the excuses. Not even to other, but the ones that you make to yourself. Those are the worst ones, the most insidious. They are the ones the creep inside your mind and […]
If you asked me to tell you how it happened, to give you the defining moment that the world changed, I couldn’t do it. Outside of the elite few, the architects of the end of the world, I don’t think anyone could. But the signs were there; I can see them now when I look […]
Here is another little Sunday snippet from my WIP, The Scarlet Ribbon. I’m having so much fun writing this book! Unexpected characters, snarky humor, a ton of fun and romance and steamy moments! © Kim Deister, The Scarlet Ribbon “Not a nerkin, sugar. A merkin.” Coco said, dissolving into laughter at my expense. “What the fuck is […]
This is a little snippet from a brand-new WIP, The Scarlet Ribbon. I’m not going to share too much about it quite yet, but here’s a little taste!! © Kim Deister, The Scarlet Ribbon There are few things in life more grounding than looking at an array of bills due and realizing that you are […]
From Last Call, releasing on 17 January 2019, © Kim Deister “Why are you doing this, Eden? She’s your daughter.” “She’s Nix’s daughter, not mine.” At my words, I felt the knife dig in a little deeper, felt the warmth of my blood as it seeped through the cut she’d made. I didn’t care. It didn’t […]
From Last Night, © Kim Deister Night fell quickly, swallowing the last light of day in the blink of an eye. The sky darkened from a surreal deep purple into a vast expanse of ebony. Not a single star pricked through the inky darkness. Even the moon shied away from shining too brightly through the […]
From Finding Zaide, releasing on 1 April 2019 in the Love is Love anthology, © Kim Deister A tattooed peacock poked its head out from under the back of her top, its tail spread across her shoulders. It was beautiful. Then she turned toward me and I realized she was beautiful. My mouth went dry as our […]
From Last Call, releasing on 17 January 2019, © Kim Deister Coach turned his attention to the left and gestured to someone that none of us could see. When he walked into sight and stopped next to Coach, I felt my heart pitter-pat. Holy Jesus. I wasn’t a religious woman, but standing in front of me […]
From Finding Zaide, releasing on 1 April 2019 in the Love is Love anthology, © Kim Deister My toe touched the garbage can under the desk and I started to reach for it, more willing to barf in that than all over my desk. But I knew that just holding it in my hand would be tacit […]
I’ve been busy in my writing cave! I finished the first and second drafts of One Stormy Night, the upcoming prequel to Kissing Frogs. Now it is in the hands of my two lovely beta readers! When they are done, it will be back to the writing cave to do what I need to do and then […]
So Kissing Frogs is with the amazing Trenda London of It’s Your Story Content Editing. It’s already been through one round with her and she is everything I was told she was. She’s fantastic at critiquing work without making the author feel terrible, which is something I appreciate! Her advice is dead-on and thought-provoking. Author Jessi Gibson recommended […]