T R Kerby

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About T R Kerby
T. R. Kerby has led a life of high adventure and travel to exotic places... ok, not so much, but she has worn a lot of hats. She has been a fry cook, a trail guide, a horse trainer, and a veterinary technician as well as other less interesting things. Her weaknesses include chocolate and rescuing lost souls, mostly animals, but sometimes people. She currently lives in the Rocky Mountains with some of her rescues including her husband, two dogs, and a herd of horses. She brings her varied life experiences to the table in her books and short stories.
You can visit her at: www.trkerby.com
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Blog postWhat constitutes a fresh start?
Many of us automatically think of it as a positive thing, a wiping away of all the negative things that came before, but I’d bet there are as many definitions of fresh start as there are people to define it.
If you’d like thirty different interpretations of Fresh Start, then this new anthology is a good place to… start. Ha! See what I did there?
After the fires are out, the smoke has cleared, the divorce is over, the widow has stopped we1 year ago Read more -
Blog postWhen my first two books were published nearly simultaneously, my husband presented me with a circa 1915 Underwood typewriter which he rescued from his mother’s storage shed. He lovingly cleaned and oiled it and stashed it in a dark corner of our own storage shed until the time was right.
The typewriter bears a sticker that reads San Gabriel Typewriter Co. with a phone number that consists of only four digits. The address is now a strip mall populated with a convenience store, a host o2 years ago Read more -
Blog postPristine snow covers the field in front of our house, unmarred and perfect. Sunrise highlights the wind sculpted surface into pale blue shadows and brilliant flecks of diamond.
The hill behind our house is a different work of art. Tracks crisscross it in ornate patterns, chaotic and beautiful.
The field ahead a tabula rasa; the hill behind a complex story.
I hesitate to walk across the fresh powder, not wanting to disturb something so new and clean. Then I notice I’m n3 years ago Read more -
Blog postThey lined the ridge, bodies silhouetted against the fading daylight, looking more like mythical creatures than elk. For a long time, they waited there on the precipice, staring down into the valley, deciding, debating. Then they flowed over the edge, first a trickle, then a dark wave, breaking around rocks and weaving among trees. They graze as they go, except when crossing the revealing patches of crusty snow. There they trot, avoiding those moments of exposure where their bodies don’t blen3 years ago Read more
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Blog postGet your copy here! Buy a paperback, and get the Kindle edition for free.
My first novel with co-author, DJ Davis, is now available on Amazon. A fast-paced suspense novel with a hearty handful of romance thrown in. We had a great time writing it, and we hope you have as much fun reading it.
In Crimson Falls freedom isn’t guaranteed, people aren’t what they seem, and the pizza is killer.
Troyan Pryce had it all—a forensic pathology career, loving family, baby on the way4 years ago Read more -
Blog postHello everyone!
I’ve been keeping secrets. The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of techie stuff that makes a person crazy, at least a non-techie person. But the results are starting to show and I’m ready to share them with you. While you were sleeping, I quietly started an author page on FB, built a website, and published one of my books. Woohoo! Let me tell you, the excitement over that last bit has been difficult to keep under wraps. The Kindle version is ready now. Print should4 years ago Read more -
Blog postStories are ingrained in humanity. From the earliest oral traditions, to paintings and songs, to books and film, people love a good story. We don’t only love to hear them, we love to tell them, around dinner tables and campfires, to a single loved one or an auditorium full of strangers. They entertain, educate, and evoke emotion.
It is an honor and a privilege to share stories with you. Thank your for joining me on this journey of tales. I hope you’ll find something you love, somethin4 years ago Read more
Titles By T R Kerby
In a heartbeat, you find yourself in another place, another time. Just for a moment, your mind takes a break. Your subconscious decides to get out of the traffic and set sail along a coast of white sandy beaches and palm trees. Later that night, you wake with a jolt but don't remember what startled you.
Your thoughts are racing as sweat beads on your forehead. What was it? Is someone there? Are you afraid to go back to sleep?
Whether you are awake or asleep, dreams take your mind and open it to a kaleidoscope of dreamscapes you never knew could exist. In a blink, the dream can transform from a bloody war to a little boy escaping his troubled childhood with his action figures.
In this second anthology from the Pikes Peak Writers, you will take a journey through the creative minds of the twenty-seven writers who penned the following works based on a simple one-word prompt - Dream. Let yourself experience worlds in a spirit-filled house, on a pirate ship, or teeter on the precipice of Hell.
Then, with the turn of a page, walk through the beauty of far-off lands, watch purple ducks on a yellow pond, or run with terror through a town filled with monsters. Enjoy this stroll down a crooked path that could hold either your worst nightmare or your most beloved wish. Be careful what you wish for, a genie may be lurking in the labyrinth of your mind waiting to be set free.
~Kathie Scrimgeour
…what do you do next?
Find out in the first anthology of work by the Pikes Peak Writers. From mystery to romance and science fiction—from heartfelt essays to poetry that moves the soul.
We can’t promise only happy endings. Just that moment when you pick yourself up out of the wreckage and find the strength to begin anew.
Praise for FRESH STARTS:
• “One powerhouse of an anthology! From Josh Clark’s delightful NOLAN’S BUCKET LIST: SNOW DAYS to C.E. Barnes’ hilarious SIR GEORGE AND THE DRAGON, these tales are sorely needed lights in the darkness. The mix of stories and poems is a refreshing twist on traditional anthologies. Congratulations, Pikes Peak Writers, on your first anthology. Looking forward to many more.” –Darby Karchut, Award Winning author of Del Toro Moon and On a Good Horse.
• “FRESH STARTS bursts with wonderful stories that showcase exciting new literary voices! Very highly recommended!” –Jonathan Maberry, NY Times bestselling author of V-WARS and INK
Authors:
Morgen Leigh, Terry Odell, Michael Chandos, Marilyn K. Moody, Harper Barrow, Gwynne Stanker, Lily Lapin, T. R. Kerby, Bill May, Laura Mahal, CS Simpson, Bowen Gillings, Kendra Griffin, Nikia Hunt, Tushar Jain, Josh Clark, C.E. Barnes, Sarah Reilly Pancoast, Lizz Bogaard, Denise Talamantez, Tami Veldura, Katie Day, Stephanie Amedeo, Shelley Kitchura Nelson, Karen Albright Lin, David Stier, Ian Neligh, Megan E. Freeman, Jere Ellison, Debbie Maxwell Allen, Kathie Scrimgeour (Project Manager), Jamie Ferguson (Editor), Lou J Berger (Editor), Jenny Kate (Editor)
… and awakened his inner Dragon.
Tegedir, Commander of the Order, wants his twins back. Alive. Not in the little pieces promised if he fails to deliver an artifact not seen in centuries. He and his company of volunteers will risk everything to chase a fable. Can it be real? His children’s lives depend on it.
To seek it, they must cross a hostile, uncharted land to the north. A land of frozen ice fields and steaming volcanoes. A land that stirs something long dormant in Tegedir. His true nature. Clues to his elusive past taunt him. Beckon him to discover his heritage and unleash his dormant strength. Who is he? Where did he come from?
And what will he become to save his children?
Find out! Beg, borrow, or buy, but Read it Now!
...except her iron will.
On the brink of learning the secret behind her father’s death, Trinn’s sheltered world is shattered. She’s untrained and ill prepared for a rescue mission, but her little sister is the only family she has left. She’ll risk everything to get her back. There’s not much time. The rains are coming with winter close behind.
What holds her sister isn’t human. It’s older and far more dangerous. Its evil power smolders, needing only one fuel to stoke it to a raging inferno - ancient blood.
The blood that flows in Trinn’s veins.
Alone and desperate, she stumbles across a clandestine warrior society who claim to have known her parents. They exist for a single purpose, a purpose for which her parents fought and died.
She needs help…
…but can she trust them?
To survive, Trinn must overcome the greatest obstacle of all – herself.
Will she find the strength to destroy a perverse force before it enslaves them all?
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“…I never saw what was coming.” Amazon reviewer
“…dynamic characters and adventurous plot…” Amazon reviewer
“…well written and rich in vivid imagery.” Goodreads reviewer
“…I could not put it down!” Amazon reviewer
Your DNA determines who you are…
But what if it’s not your DNA?
For Orion Chance Montgomery, life is simple. Fast cars and family. After growing up constantly on the move with his mother, he is reunited with his father, owns the car of his dreams, and has a job he loves. For the first time ever, he feels almost normal.
Until someone tries to kill him.
When his own body turns against him, things aren’t so simple anymore. He no longer knows who, or what, he is. To save his own life, Orion must uncover what makes him different…
And stop the man who will destroy everyone Orion loves to get it.
Tyrants just sacrifice the people.
Despite heroic efforts, Esmeralda’s mother has usurped the throne and driven the populace into exile. Now she hunts the refugees without mercy, driving them to exhaustion and the brink of starvation. Their only hope lies to the south with the powerful and enigmatic ruler of an unfamiliar land.
Will he aid them, or exploit their weakness?
Esmeralda will risk everything to defeat her mother, but even that might not be enough to save them. Fear and distrust threaten to throw the three kingdoms into civil war.
To unite a fallen realm, Esmeralda must surrender who she is and become who she is destined to be.
Most don’t settle it with bloodshed.
Esmeralda rose above the slums and life as a cutpurse to become the King’s scribe. Now she wants nothing more than to live her newfound life in peace, but her powerful mother desires to be queen and will destroy anyone who gets in her way. Including her daughter.
And Esmeralda’s mother never fights fair.
War has come and a kingdom hangs in the balance. To preserve the lives of the ones she loves, Esmeralda must embrace a side of herself she never wanted. A side marked by ruthlessness and cunning. A side that is very much like her mother.
To defeat unimaginable evil, the scribe must become a warrior.
Troyan Pryce had it all—a forensic pathology career, loving family, baby on the way—until a Mob kingpin bought her. Forced to use her special training and exceptional looks to rob men of their millions, she’s given up hope of ever having a life again, let alone finding romance. Until she meets her next mark, Assistant District Attorney Zachariah Taylor.
Detective Grace Griffin dedicated years to breaking a human trafficking ring. When her best friend, Zachariah, falls for a victim and is taken by the Mob, she must risk her life, badge, and heart to rescue him and the woman he loves. Can she save them, or will they all end up dead?
Life as a scribe is deadly.
For Esmeralda, working as a scribe for the new Queen seems like the perfect opportunity to provide for her adopted family – and keep her promise to stop stealing. The castle is a haven away from the cutthroat streets of the slum and the grip of her powerful and abusive mother.
Until a horrific murder rocks the royal house, propelling two kingdoms to the brink of collapse and inevitable war.
While the nobles snap at each other’s throats, unseen forces silently build to the south and the northern border begins to disintegrate. To save her kingdom and her family, Esmeralda will need every trick she ever learned on the streets.
She must find the killer before heads roll, starting with her own.
… into someone else’s nightmare.
Her hometown and everything in it reminds Jessica Burns of her dead husband. Trapped in grief, all she wants is to escape the memories. She leaves behind family and friends, and moves halfway around the world to buy a rundown Irish castle.
But the ancient fortress harbors memories of its own.
While restoring Dynmore Manor, Jess uncovers Viking runes that reveal an angry secret—one born of love and vengeance. Only the power of the Runemaster can right the wrong that was done, but how can Jess enlist the help of a Druid who died a thousand years ago?
And she isn’t alone in her search for the Runemaster. Another desires the Power, and will kill to get it.
Jess must find the Runemaster before her new life, and everyone in it, is
destroyed.