Around the Fire New Release Book Spotlight. Today Kim McMahill.

If this is your first time here, welcome to my fire. If it's not, then thank you for coming back and spending time with me.  We are in the midst of the “Dog Days” of summer. This refers to the hot and humid weather during the summer months starting July 3rd and ending August 11th. And let me tell you it's been both hot and humid already. In New Jersey, we call it the Three H's. Hazy, hot, and humid. But the fire must go on. So please enjoy today's guest and her latest book.

Above the Abyss
Book Two of the Beartooth Chronicles
by
​Kim McMahill

Release June1 8, 2024
Teen/Young Adult Dystopian Sci-Fi Adventure
PG-13
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The residents of Beartooth have survived the first round of stratospheric aerosol injections intended to cool the planet, but predators have found their way to the community for the first time, and their closest neighbor is now ruled by an extremist faction. 
Outside of Beartooth, Ash and Caleb Solomon encounter a group of geologists seeking refuge from the violence, division, hate, and corruption plaguing the nation. And the Continuity in Crisis Bill suspending elections during times of crisis has passed, effectively ending democracy in America, pushing the country toward civil war. 
Despite the many challenges within and outside their isolated, mountain community, abandoning Beartooth is no longer an option. Most of its residents believe their location above the abyss will protect them from predators, dangerous neighbors, and a country in crisis, but Ash and Caleb have seen and heard too much to ever feel safe again. 

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Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Vvf1Ni  
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/above-the-abyss-kim-mcmahill/1145691119?ean=2940185971802 
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/above-the-abyss 
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1573463 
Apple Books: https://apple.co/45gresp 
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Kim_McMahill_Above_the_Abyss?id=G8UMEQAAQBAJ 

The Story Behind the Story.
​Nearly all of my writing is influenced by my childhood, and the places I’ve lived as an adult. I grew up in a rural community surrounded by millions of acres of public land. My family lived in the country, grew much of our own food, hunted, fished, and had many animals to care for and love. These experiences often find their way into my stories.
College, careers, and travel took my husband and I on an amazing journey around the U.S. and the world, but we’ve finally returned home. Some of the places we enjoyed growing up have become overrun with people, but there is still plenty of remote, rugged, and beautiful places to explore, including the area where I based the fictional community of Beartooth. There are Beartooth Mountains, the Beartooth Highway, and Beartooth Pass, but there is no community except between the pages of my novels in The Beartooth Chronicles.
Currently, the Beartooth Highway is closed from about October to Memorial Day each year due to extreme amounts of snow. But what if all of the glaciers melted? What if the climate changed enough to allow year-round gardening at 9,000 feet in elevation? And what if our society collapsed? 
In The Beartooth Chronicles, a group of individuals establish a mountain community away from a country riddled with violence and hate. The home they’ve created has provided a safe and comfortable existence, but as environmental disasters continue to multiply, bringing out the worst of humanity, the residents find themselves faced with a series of challenges that will test their ability to survive. I hope you will join Ashley, Caleb, and the residents of Beartooth in this epic dystopian saga of survival, courage, love, and finding hope in the midst of natural and environmental threats and social collapse. The first novel in the series, Refuge from the World, was released in March and is currently on sale for just $2.99 (ebook). The second, Above the Abyss, was just released, the third in the series is scheduled for fall of 2024. 

About the Author
Kim McMahill started out writing nonfiction, but her passion for adventure, stories of survival against the odds, and speculating about the future of humanity and our planet, soon turned her attention towards fiction. Along with her novels, she has published over eighty travel and human-interest articles, and contributed to a travel story anthology. Growing up in a beautiful mountain west community, traveling the world, and enjoying a rewarding career with the National Park Service, has given her the opportunity to live in amazing places, experience incredible adventures, and witness many changes in our world, all of which have helped shape her stories.
​To learn more about Kim and her writing, visit https://KimMcMahill.blogspot.com, where there is a sign-up form for her newsletter, or follow her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/KimMcMahillAuthor/, twitter at https://twitter.com/kimmcmahll, or Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/kimmcmahill/.