I'm so excited today to be able to spotlight author Kimberly Kolb and her YA novel Lindsey: Love & Intrigue. It sounds like a fantastic read and I'm really looking forward to reading it.
Kimberly Kolb is
the author of Lindsey: Love &
Intrigue a new award winning romantic thriller for both teens and adults.
Kimberly works in downtown Chicago and lives just north of the city with her
husband and three children. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in
industrial organizational psychology from the University of Illinois.
Kimberly has been a fairly avid
reader all her adult life. As her
children have been nearing and entering their teenage years she, like many parents,
has struggled to find books her daughters will enjoy and that she approves of.
They want to read about realistic characters – no magic, no sci-fi, no
vampires, and no zombies. They want to read about girls like themselves; girls
who face the very real stresses and joys of being a teenager.
So she decided to make the time to
write a book based on a story and characters she has thought of often. Kimberly
has written a book that is 1) engaging to teens because they will related to
the characters and be caught up in the mystery, 2) is a realistic view of high
school, and; 3) is a book with socially responsible content parents will
approve.
Want
to know what Lindsey is about? Read this from the cover:
Fifteen-year-old
Lindsey Morgan Brooks is still considered the new kid in the small town of
Emit, Michigan. Both of her parents are lawyers, but her father has built his reputation
prosecuting some of the worst criminals in New York and Chicago. Now, as a high
school junior, she is trying to choose her own path.
Lindsey
feels the demands and pressure from school, gymnastics, and her parents as she
battles insecurities to build friendships while steering clear of the many land
mines in high school—such as the group of popular girls she has dubbed the “Fab
Five.” Busy with activities and consumed with thoughts of her secret crush,
Chris, she takes little notice of what’s happening around her.
She
gets a flat tire, gets caught with the lights-out and starts receiving strange
text messages—things she assumes are just high school pranks gone too far. Her
father wants her to be able to handle herself, so she should be able to handle
this.
But
while she steals a glimpse at Chris, who is watching her?
Lindsey
was published in June of 2013 and has received several honors:
-The
Editor's Choice award from publisher iUniverse (50% owned by Barnes &
Noble)
-The Rising Star award, given to less
than 2% of the books iUniverse publishes
-It is currently rated 4.6/5.0 on
Amazon
If you love YA, you will Love
Lindsey!
Kimberly Kolb's first novel immediately brought me back to high school (Carnation Day - ugh). I love the unsure girl growing up and doing it with grace. The suspense builds as you read on which keeps me wanting to read the next chapter instead of what I "should" be doing. I'm in my 50s & thoroughly enjoyed this fast page-turning book. I wanted to check it out before passing it along to my daughter. I'm sure she'll love it as well.
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