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IN ONE PICTURE: KIMBERLY DEAN’S “STAR DIPLOMACY” (Contest)

IN ONE PICTURE: KIMBERLY DEAN’S “STAR DIPLOMACY” (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…flchen! *~*~* Star Diplomacy by Kimberly Dean With the threat of an interplanetary war looming, a hardened military negotiator must find a way to connect with the enemy’s beautiful ambassador. When I saw Delilah’s call for proposals, I’d just finished a sci-fi space opera romance titled FALLING STARS. It was a new genre for me and so much fun to write. I conceptualized a whole galaxy with alien (yet very human-like) races. One of the planets was Terrene. It…

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IN ONE PICTURE: KIMBERLY DEAN’S “SAVING TIME” (CONTEST)

IN ONE PICTURE: KIMBERLY DEAN’S “SAVING TIME” (CONTEST)

UPDATE: The winner is…Latifa Morrisette! *~*~* Saving Time by Kimberly Dean When a scientist working on cracking the mystery of time travel falls through a wormhole, a Time Enforcer rushes to save her Excerpt from “Saving Time”… Everly reached out blindly for something to break her fall, and her hand clanged against her bench top. What she caught wasn’t substantial. The room spun, and time seemed to slow, but she ended up flat on her butt. “Ow.” The landing wasn’t as…

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Kimberly Dean: Thinking Time (Contest — 3 winners!)

Kimberly Dean: Thinking Time (Contest — 3 winners!)

UPDATE: The winners are…Pansy Patel, Sue Payton, and Debra Guyette! *~*~* Pre-order your copy here: Kindle | Nook | iBooks | Kobo | Google Play I participated in Delilah’s last Boys Behaving Badly anthology, so when I saw her call for a new collection, I knew I wanted to join in on the fun. The theme of first responders was intriguing, and it made me start thinking. I considered stories about firefighters, paramedics, and fast-water rescuers, but my brainstorming wasn’t…

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Kimberly Dean: The Things You Learn (Contest)

Kimberly Dean: The Things You Learn (Contest)

UPDATE: And the winner is…Latifa Morisette! *~*~* If you ever start writing romance, there’s one question you’ll inevitably hear. “How did you research that? Heh, heh.” And the person asking the question will think they’re so original and so funny. They’re neither, but what they don’t understand is that there can be a lot of research required when writing romance. For my story, “Out of This World,” in the Stranded: A Boys Behaving Badly Anthology, I read a lot about…

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