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About Kim Hornsby
USA Today Bestselling Author, Kim Hornsby, is also an Amazon #1 Bestselling Author, having shared space on the top five bestseller list with J.D. Robb and Nicolas Sparks. Kim writes Suspense and Romance, often mixing the two genres. Her Dream Jumper Series has been optioned for film with the first book's screenplay a multi-award-winner. Kim loves Christmas and also writes Holiday Romance in both novella and screenplay form. Two of her projects are in development to film as TV movies.
In her former life, Kim taught scuba in Fiji and Hawaii, as a singer opened shows for Jay Leno and Maya Angelou, once found a boa constrictor under her bed, sang on 60 Minutes, scuba dived with dolphins, whales, and sharks and was the host of an international infommercial. These days she writes books outside Seattle, overlooking a tree-lined lake. A mother of two young adults, wife to one, Kim is a messy housekeeper, dog lover and a voracious reader.
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I write ghosts and inexplicable occurrences into my books and screenplays, and I’m not going to brag or apologize for it. I just do. I never started out to write about ghosts and I’m not a freaky ghost-loving fanatic, but those things just seem to creep into most of my books whether they were included in the character list, the original storyline, or not. I’ll be writing a perfectly sweet little story and the next thing I know something moves the curtains or there is a tap at t2 months ago Read more -
Blog postCHAT is the story of a woman who meets a man online in a chat room, takes the conversation off the public chat to private and develops a lovely and interesting relationship with him over a few weeks. Over the course of the 12 minute film, we see them chatting back and forth on their laptops. The flirt factor ramps up until one night, they're drinking and talking online and he makes a request of her that she's not comfortable with.
This type of thing happens a lot. Especiall3 months ago Read more -
Blog postI do lots of things associated with writing but never considered I might produce one of my stories to a short film.
I also can't imagine becoming a lion tamer. That's how outlandish it seemed a year ago when I was looking for a filmmaker to take my script CHAT and make a short film. I wrote it contained (few locations) with a small cast so it would be an easy shoot and was sure I could give this script to a deserving creative and get a free pass to watch the filming. Win win.
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Blog postThis page is less of a blog today and more of an ad. Sorry regular followers!
Hollywood movie makers love ADAPTATIONS from Intellectual Property. That means if you wrote and published a book, article, comic and turned it into a screenplay, their ears perk up.
Especially if that book was Gone Girl or you're Nora Roberts or some other publishing heavy weight. I teach authors how to write screenplays so I figured I could go the other way and teach screenwriters how to publish3 months ago Read more -
Blog postI'm making a short film.
I couldn't be more excited to announce that in May 2022, we will be filming a script I wrote and am now co-producing. We'll film in Seattle with an all-star team and hope to take the finished product around to film festivals, maybe even Cannes and Sundance!
I wrote this script of 19 pages (19 ish minutes on film) during the beginning of the quarantine in 2020 and after entering it in screenwriting contests, found it resonated with people. It's the story5 months ago Read more -
Blog postBirthday weekend has arrived! May 8th is my day of birth and this year I'm celebrating it on Maui. I just spend the last 14 months locked up with my sweet hubby and kids so taking off without them was a no brainer when it turned out I had to use last year's ticket before June.
I woke on the big day happy to be healthy, on Maui and greet the day. I slept in to 7 and that felt decadent and luxurious here in the islands. It was supposed to be rainy with thunderstorms according to th1 year ago Read more -
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Blog postWarning: This blog is not properly edited or even read back a second time to see if it makes sense. Proceed with caution!
Eating fish tacos at a waterfront restaurant, the nearest patrons 8 feet away, the waiter masked, the table and chairs sanitized just before we were seated is how we do restaurant experiences now. Here in Lahaina, Maui, the restaurants have big PASS signs displayed for all to see that insures patrons they're following all guidelines for Covid and hoping to stay open1 year ago Read more -
Blog postGot up at 4:45 for a morning meeting. That may sound early to you but back in LA, it was 7:45 and an 8:00 am meeting wasn't unreasonable.
As the sky lightened, I greeted the day with a pot of hot Kona coffee and cream that I barely pass over the cup to achieve the perfect color of black on the side of brown. Meetings aside, I set to writing on the lanai as Lynn and JoJo headed out the door in the beat-up Maui Cruisermobile to exercise the little canine for the day, before i1 year ago Read more -
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Blog postToday on Maui seemed three days long!
Woke at 5:30 and worked for hours, thinking how much nicer it is to watch the morning light creep into the night sky on Maui than Seattle. Feeling like I accomplished something, I took a break for an hour to go for a run and there is something so wonderful about running on Maui compared to a treadmill at home. My goal was a beach called S turns and there, I went in the ocean in my clothes (shoes off) to cool off. It was glorious. The ocean here i1 year ago Read more -
Blog postAloha!
If you follow my blog, you might know that I write blogs from Maui every year when I visit.
Last year was a pass because the week I was to fly, we got the Stay At Home order and I took that to heart, being a rule follower and a good citizen.
I had a free ticket to use before June so as soon as I was vaccinated and past the 2 week mark, I booked the flight and told my best friend Lynn to expect a visitor. She's been on furlough from her hotel job and gar1 year ago Read more -
Blog postI taught a quick class last weekend on how to write the RomCom and ended up going over the 2 hour mark. There is a lot to say about how to write one of these movies, turns out!
However, I just discovered that all you need to know about RomComs is right here in this Tweet thread I just had with Aminah Hughes, another screenwriter on Twitter.
There was a joke going around in screenwriter twitter saying "Hello, I'm the gal on TV driving a car and don't need to look at th1 year ago Read more -
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Blog postWhen I first thought about trying scuba diving, I had two emotions—terror and wonderment.
I’m an avid swimmer, lifeguarded during high school, but also saw the movie Jaws and didn’t go in fresh water lakes for years after that. Also, I’m a wee bit claustrophobic and wondered if the pressure of all that water on top of me would trigger something that made me want to rush to the surface for fresh air. Rushing up is a big no-no in diving. Turned out, I loved it. And the feeling was the p1 year ago Read more -
Blog postChristmas Movies are Here
I love Christmas and I love Christmas movies and books. I write Christmas movies and books but I love to keep that magic going from Thanksgiving to New Years. Actually, as someone who writers Christmas stories, I keep the magic going all year.
Just since Nov 22nd, I've watched several Holiday movies including HOLIDATE (not sweet or without swearing, Netflix), LAST CHRISTMAS (sweet but modern take on dating Netflix) THE CHRISTMAS CHRONICLES (fun an2 years ago Read more -
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Blog postMOODY & The GHOST is perfect Halloween Reading if you don't want Horror elements that will keep you awake at night worrying.
When I started writing Moody, I gave myself permission to write 1st person, my favorite, from the viewpoint of a slightly snarky person. How wonderful is that? I'd written this quirky character in a book called Dream Come True about a ghost interfering in the lives of a family who lived next door and I liked the ghost hunter, Mrs. Moody, so much, I gave2 years ago Read more -
Blog postEvery story needs suspense to keep it moving forward. Even The Three Little Pigs has elements of suspense with the wolf threatening to huff & puff!
Here are the notes from my PNWA presentation September 26, 2020 on Zoom, about using suspense to drive that story. The notes were compiled by myself and Christine Fairchild, the Editor Devil for our 2 hour class.
Kim and Christine Looking Suspenseful
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Blog postHollywood loves Adaptations (See? I even capitalized the “a” word.)
The number of Academy Award Winning movies that were once novels, memoirs, comic books, stage plays, etc. is staggering.
A studio executive in the movie industry is more likely to read an adaptation from a successful book than a screenplay with no history of fans and nothing to speak for it.
Even if your book isn't a NY Times Bestseller, it might translate well to screen.
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Blog postThe Dream Jumper's Promise is a Bestselling Novel, Amazon #1 Suspense, #1 Supernatural Suspense, #1 Paranormal Romance and now an award-winning screenplay.
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Publishers Weekly said, "Hornsby has written a fascinating and engaging paranormal romance... believable and richly portrayed"
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My name is Kim Hornsby and I wrote the book in 2012, published it under Top Ten Press and it2 years ago Read more -
Blog postI'm not trying to make enemies here but if you don't wear a mask in public, aren't staying home, and staying away from people who aren't quarantined with you, I'm very disappointed in you.
Even if you live in a place where COVID hasn't really hit hard, all it takes is one silent carrier to infect everyone if they sneeze. Or if they spoke loudly in air space five minutes before you walked through that same space at the store.
Gathering with family members or friends outside your2 years ago Read more -
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Blog postThis world-wide quarantine has been hard on everyone. Some more than others. And we've been finding other ways to see people like on social media, Zoom calls, reading books, watching movies, the last of which make you feel like you're out in the world without leaving your house.
Our country seems to be divided between those who take this virus seriously and those who don't. I understand college kids and teenagers needing to socialize and thinking they're going to live forever becaus2 years ago Read more -
Blog postIf you are being a good person of the world and staying home to social distance, maybe now is a good time to tackle that book you've always wanted to write.
As an author, people tell me all the time that they have a book idea and ask how to get started. Are you one of those people? Are you staying home, hunkered inside in a social quarantine? (If you have to go out, be careful and stay six feet away from others.)
Maybe it's time to be creative, make this time count for somethi2 years ago Read more -
Blog postI'm in the midst of writing a book in a series that takes a lot of thinking time. The word "Time" is key here because the main character is a time traveler and her antics in the 1850's are so out of sequence that she makes assumptions and declarations all over the place, thinking she knows the end game.
It's confusing, but very fun. And, I'm told that the series is great fun to read.
It was originally written as a TV pilot script. From that, I wrote the first book. T2 years ago Read more -
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Blog postAdmittedly, I only caught parts of the Oscars last night but that was enough to have a few opinions.
1. Joaquin Phoenix's speech was too long and I'm now using almond milk for my coffee.
2. If Jane Fonda is against ageism in Hollywood, why does her face look so different, like it's been stretched and the woman wearing the grey hair and sustainable jewelry barely resembles her?
3. Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig should host the Oscars next year.
4. I love Eminem but w2 years ago Read more -
Blog postI write a fun little series called Moody & The Ghost about a paranormal investigator who's lost her mojo (clairvoyance) after a car accident that also takes her eyesight, and her husband's life.
OK, so far this doesn't sound fun, right? But the story picks up right when she inherits a house on the stormy Oregon coast and things start to happen to give her hope.
Bryndle Moody has led a colorful life as her grifter mother's cash cow, doing ghost readings for money since she2 years ago Read more -
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Blog post🎄Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays Readers!🎄
This week, I've lowered and obliterated prices as a gift to you. I know how important reading is, especially if this time of year leaves you lonely or wanting. And for the rest, just grab a book and curl up in a big chair to enjoy the adventures.
All my books are on AMAZON over here:
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The Dream Jumper's Promise - 99 cents this week only
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Blog postFor some, winter is upon us with snow, Christmas decorations, gift shopping and more.
If you're like me (Last minute Lulu) the only thing Christmasy around here is my reading material. I love to read holiday Feel-Good books at this time of year.
Christmas is a time when goodwill is alive and kicking more so than any other time of year and I like to revel in that. So many women (and maybe men?) love watching Hallmark movies and this year that network started earlier than ever with mor3 years ago Read more -
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Titles By Kim Hornsby
TWO HEARTS IN ACCORD by Tamara Ferguson, USA Today Bestselling Author: Wounded Warrior Lieutenants Neil and Anna have both been burned in the past, so they’re in accord deciding on a no strings relationship. But will they finally admit that it’s love?
MARTY'S BLIND DATE MYSTERY by Suzanne Jenkins, USA Today Bestselling Author: After a recent breakup, Marty joins a pen pal site, Justcyberfriends, and a chance meeting with a kindred spirit mends his heart.
SECOND CHANCE by Natalie Ann, USA Today Bestselling Author: Can Nick Convince Mallory to trust him enough to come out of hiding and learn to love again?
DO OVER SUMMER by Kim Hornsby, USA Today Bestselling Author: Can She Overlook What Keeps Them Apart?
GEORGIE SHAW COZY MYSTERY SERIES: Novellas 1-3 by Anna Celeste Burke, USA Today & Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author: When Georgie and Jack met it was love, and murder, at first sight.
GOODBYE, HELLO by Allyson R. Abbott, #1 International Bestselling Author: What are best friends for, If not to encourage you to take that step into a new life…
TEMPTING by Cynthia Cooke, USA Today Bestselling Author: Hampton Bachelor, Hunter Hamilton, can't believe his eyes when Leigh West, the sexy actress from his past shows up in his favorite bar and sets his insides on fire--again. She wouldn't fall for his sexy charms again. Or would she?
TOUCH ME AND TANGO by Alicia Street. USA Today Bestselling Author: As teens they fell hard into a star-crossed love that ended badly, but when fate hands them a second chance, will secrets destroy it once again?
TWO HEARTS FIND CHRISTMAS by Tamara Ferguson, USA Today Bestselling Author: Will a blind wounded warrior find love with the nurse who helps him conquer the demons from an abusive past?
CHRISTMAS WITH THE CLOUDS by Suzanne Jenkins, USA Today Bestselling Author: Life changing events during Christmas prove you never know what the next day may bring, including a chance of love.
JAKE’S CHRISTMAS DECISION by Natalie Ann, USA Today Bestselling Author: Going home for the holidays was the hardest decision Jake had to make. The last thing he expected to find was love when he was just trying to find himself.
MAUI KALIKIMAKA by Kim Hornsby, USA Today Bestselling Author: Lena Patterson’s ex-husband has the children for Christmas and things are looking lonely for the young mother until she’s invited by a friend to Hawaii, where she meets a handsome Hawaiian businessman with a suspicious past.
A MERRY CHRISTMAS ANNIVERSARY MYSTERY by Anna Celeste Burke, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author: When Georgie Shaw met Detective Jack Wheeler it was love and murder at first sight!
THE MAGIC OF THE SEASON by Tammy L. Grace, USA Today Bestselling Author: Will a city girl forced to spend the holidays in her small hometown recapture the magic of the season?
A FROTHY CHRISTMAS KISS by Allyson R. Abbott, International Bestselling Author: As Christmas nears, Kat struggles to control her desire for Dan, to keep Spencer (an ex-boyfriend) at a distance, and her strength to appease her demanding father. Will Christmas see a happy-ever-after?
SANTA CLAUSE IS COMING TO TOWN by Cynthia Cooke, USA Today Bestselling Author: Nicole better hold onto her heart, because Santa Claus is coming to town!
FINN'S CHRISTMAS DILEMMA by Alicia Street, USA Today Bestselling Author: Intent on repairing the rift with his construction-working father, famous sex symbol Finn returns home and runs head-on into an even bigger problem—his unresolved romance with the only woman he could ever love.
A heartwarming collection of holiday romance from USA TODAY & WALL STREET JOURNAL, AWARD-WINNING, INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHORS. These author favorites will remind you why there’s NEVER ENOUGH CHRISTMAS.
A KISS BENEATH A CHRISTMAS STAR by Tamara Ferguson, USA Today Bestselling Author: Will the magic of a Christmas kiss convince two future stars that fate has always meant for them to be together?
MY CHRISTMAS ROMANCE by Suzanne Jenkins, USA Today Bestselling Author: Life changing events during Christmas prove you never know what the next day may bring, including a chance of love.
ALL FOR LOVE by Natalie Ann, USA Today Bestselling Author: A lost purse. A forbidden love. A bond forged through the test of time.
CHRISTMAS IN WHISTLER by Kim Hornsby, USA Today Bestselling Author: Distraction never looked so handsome…
A MERRY CHRISTMAS WEDDING MYSTERY by Anna Celeste Burke, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author: When Georgie Shaw met Detective Jack Wheeler it was love and murder at first sight.
A SEASON FOR HOPE by Tammy L. Grace, USA Today Bestselling Author: A charming story about the kindness of strangers and finding hope where you never expected it.
A TANGY CHRISTMAS KISS by Allyson R. Abbott, International Bestselling Author: Finding Lemons, Language and Love. A fun Christmas getaway that turns into a tangy surprise.
BEAVER ISLAND CHRISTMAS by Joan Donaldson, Multi Award-Winning Author: When grieving widow Annie Keane meets handsome and kind Neil Beaton on Beaver Island, will she find a second chance for romance and an abiding love?
When Seattle cop, James Dunn, saves a child from drowning in the Maui Hyatt pool and finds himself with a free vacation on a romantic tropical island, a series of coincidences has him booking a diving course with Lahaina scuba instructor, Kristina Greene. Although James has vowed to steer clear of love because his clairvoyance always ruins romantic prospects, he can't resist the feisty dive instructor. Days spent in the hot Maui sun soon thaw Kristina's icy exterior and the two fall into a delicious romance.
But all isn't as it seems as Kristina not only fights to keep a dark secret from the cop but worries that her too-good-to-be-true lover might have an ulterior motive for his attentions. As emotions deepen, James finds himself in dreams with Kristina and seeing more than he wants.
Bryndle Moody has lost her sight and when she mysteriously inherits a haunted house on the Oregon Coast, she finds she can see in the presence of the ghost. Caspian Cortez is a sea captain from the 1850's who needs a proper burial to pass on and the two strike a deal to help each other. With Moody Paranormal Investigations on YouTube, Bryndle tries to keep her blindness a secret as she ghost hunts her way to solving the mystery of Caspian's death.
DEAD AHEAD - Ghosts love Bryndle Moody. Until recently.
After a car accident that took her husband's life and her eyesight, Youtube celebrity and paranormal investigator, Moody, finds she has also lost her ability to communicate with ghosts. When she mysteriously inherits a house on the Oregon Coast, Bryn and her team set out from her Seattle houseboat to investigate. The house has many surprises and as Bryn desperately tries to restore her clairvoyance, she discovers an elusive inhabitant with the ability to salvage her business and her reason for living.
For a price.
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Jewell Price moves with her son to a small island off Seattle where she can manage her recent hearing loss with a simpler life. She opens a bookstore at the ferry landing and settles into her aunt's cottage on the ocean. But when a famous thriller author makes Daniels Island his summer home and takes an interest in the bookstore owner, Jewell has good reason to ignore his interest. Soon their relationship takes a strange turn. Love letters begin to appear at the cottage and when they become increasingly creepy, Jewell must navigate being deaf with motherhood while a stalker lurks.
Stand Alone Romantic Suspense in Secret Stalker Series
The inhabitants of Cove House are in grave danger as something or someone attempts murder on Bryndle and her team. Poison, death traps and more await the group of ghost hunters as they struggle to keep everyone alive in a house already overrun with ghosts who seem to be coming out of the woodwork from the 1850’s. When the culprit is caught, a deal is struck but holding up their end of the bargain is almost impossible for the ghost hunter Bryndle Moody and her amour, the handsome ghost of the Spanish sea captain, Caspian Cortez.
#1 BESTSELLING AMAZON SUSPENSE/MYSTERY
Tina Green's husband is presumed dead from a Maui surfing accident and now she's being haunted by otherwordly dreams of him. When former boyfriend, Jamey Dunn, turns up at her Lahaina dive shop the dreams get worse and soon she can't discern reality from dream life. Jamey is troubled by her state and offers to help but she can't believe his preposterous claim -- he can enter dreams. As James deciphers her dreams, the mystery unravels for Jamey, Tina, and her best friend, Noble. But secrets, lies, and heartbreak rise to the ugly surface and soon we realize that no one is entirely who they seem. One person is an impostor, one, a traitor and one is flirting with insanity.
"Hornsby has written a fascinating and engaging paranormal romance...believable and richly portrayed" - Publisher's Weekly
*Winner of Best Paranormal Mystery/Thriller ~ Chanticleer Book Reviews
*Nominated for Best First Book - Indie Rom Con
*Rone Award Finalist
USA Today Bestselling Author, KIM HORNSBY
After an attempt on her life, internationally beloved rock star, Goldy, announces she's leaving show business and hides at a secluded lake house from a deranged stalker. Boredom soon sets in and in spying on the new neighbors across the bay, she soon realizes that something strange is happening with the handsome man she's been flirting with. Soon, Goldy can't look away and worries that her life might be in jeopardy. Her new neighbors are as elusive as they are compelling and when Goldy gets pulled into the neighbors' dangerous world she knows there is no turning back.
USA Today Bestselling Author brings you her book in development for a TV movie!
A road closure and snowstorm traps country music star, Luanne Billings in a small town at Christmas and she finds herself at Crystal Creek Inn’s Holiday Extravaganza while waiting to fly out to an important performance in New York City in Time Square. Nick Dales, the town doctor, befriends Luanne, helping her realize what the real Christmas spirit means when she meets his young patient waiting for a heart transplant. When a brief opportunity to escape presents itself, Luanne must decide between a career-changing performance and helping a child in need.
PROMISE: Special Ops soldier, Jamey Dunn arrives on Maui to find his lost love in crisis because of a promise he didn't keep years ago. Compelled to set things right, Jamey must help Tina Greene find her missing husband by employing the help of Jamey, a man who betrayed her. But is his preposterous claim of being able to enter dreams just another lie from her former lover?
SECRET: When secrets turn to lies
PURSUIT: Turning over rocks has a price
Award-Winning Supernatural Suspense Mysteries
Tina Greene's husband has gone missing off Maui and when her old boyfriend, Jamey, offers help. Even though she doesn't trust him, she has little choice.
The Dream Jumper Series travels from the beaches of Maui, to the deserts of Afghanistan, to Volcano Mombacho in Nicaragua and north to the quiet farming town of Carnation, Washington. The books span two years in the lives of Jamey and Tina and highlight the dangerous forces that surround them as they navigate the strange dream world that won't leave them alone.
The Dream Jumper's Promise - An Award-Winning Supernatural Mystery/Thriller has the heroes hunting for a missing husband.
The Dream Jumper's Secret - A Romantic Supernatural Suspense that sees Jamey stuck in the dream world with only one way to escape.
The Dream Jumper's Pursuit - A Supernatural Thriller is a manhunt for a child abductor across three countries.
Girl of his Dream - A Romantic Suspense Prequel is a romance that shows the history and bond between Jamey and Tina in the early years, when they met, fell in love, and parted.
Dream Come True - A Supernatural Christmas Suspense where a prophetic dream, suspicious neighbors and a Christmas fire have Jamey and Tina racing to prevent tragedy.
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