Kim Fielding has a new MM paranormal book in her “The Bureau” series out – “Convicted.”

Vietnam veteran Kurt Powell’s addiction almost cost him everything, but a job as federal agent with the Bureau of Trans-Species Affairs helped him find sobriety and purpose. Now he tracks down dangerous paranormal creatures as well as humans who abuse their magical powers in illegal ways.

Sent from Belfast to the United States as a boy, Desmond Hughes later fell into a disastrous relationship that led to horrific murders. He’s spent seventeen years in a bleak prison with few comforts and no hope of release.

A new mission throws Kurt and Des together in a desperate attempt to prevent disaster. Sometimes what’s long been lost can still be found, but the road to redemption is never easy—and a mutual attraction may not ease the way.

Series Blurb:For many years the United States government has been aware that Homo sapiens is not the only sentient species inhabiting the country. Some other species were native to the continent, while others immigrated along with humans. Early on, these nonhuman species (NHS) were largely ignored when they lived peacefully within human communities. At other times they were deemed a threat and local efforts were made to eradicate them. The federal government was not involved in these early efforts.

By the early 20th century, some local law enforcement agencies expressed frustration with their inability to deal effectively with the special needs of NHS. Localized incidents of mass violence occurred in several locations, most notably the Omaha Zombie Epidemic of 1908, the Manchester (New Hampshire) Melusine Drownings of 1911, and the Eugene (Oregon) Sasquatch Riots of 1915.

In response to these incidents, as well as a heightened desire for increased federal control, President Wilson created a new federal agency in 1919 called the Bureau of Trans-Species Affairs. The mission of this agency was to communicate with NHS, to control them, to investigate reported dangerous actions committed by them, and to bring them to justice or eliminate them when necessary. Since then, the Bureau has been quietly active throughout the United States. Its jurisdiction has expanded to include humans who engage in magical or paranormal activities.

Over the decades, a great many dramas have unfolded among the people who work for the Bureau. The Bureau stories are a collection of these tales. Each involves different protagonists and is set in a different era, yet all focus on the adventures and struggles of the Bureau’s agents. These novellas can be read in any order.

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Hi! This is Kim Fielding, here to celebrate the release of Convicted. It’s Book 5 in the Bureau series, but as with the other books, you can read it as a standalone.

 

 

Where do you like to write?

 

Although I have a nice study with a big, fancy desk, I do most of my writing on my laptop at the kitchen table. I face out toward the backyard, where I can watch all the little bird dramas. Today, for instance, a jay hid a nut in one of my flowerpots, a mockingbird considered stealing it, and a hummingbird hated them both. Working at the kitchen table also puts me in the middle of my family. This means more interruptions but also that I’m not disconnected from them. I especially like writing while my younger daughter, who’s in 11^th grade, sits across the table doing her homework.

 

I travel pretty frequently and also love to write in hotels and airports. Hotel rooms work well because they’re cozy and have few distractions. I’m not sure why airports appeal to me so much, although they do have good snacks and people-watching opportunities. Maybe it’s just because I’m always obsessively early for my flights.

 

 

What was the hardest part of writing this book?

 

There were two hard parts. One is a chronic problem I face, which is finding enough time to write. I have a demanding day job, a busy travel schedule, and a family who occasionally likes to interact with me. I also usually have several projects in various stages of editing. For some reason my life was especially crazy as I wrote this book.

 

The other hard part was a research issue. My protagonists—Kurt and Des—spend time in Mississippi and Arkansas. I’ve been to 34 US states but not those two, so I had to do a good bit of research to get the details right.

 

 

What secondary character would you like to explore more? Tell me about him or her.

 

Townsend has appeared in all five books in this series, and he’s an enigma. We know he’s been chief of the West Coast Division of the Bureau of Trans-Species Affairs for many decades, and he’s changed very little over that time. He seems to have some unusual powers—as well as an eye for who might make a good Bureau agent. His ultimate motives, however, aren’t at all clear. I’ve given a few hints about them in this book. But we’ll visit with him again in future stories to learn more.

 

 

What was your first published work? Tell me a little about it.

 

I self-published my first three books, the Ennek series, and they were later published in second editions by DSP Publications. This trilogy is a dark fantasy involving a reluctant wizard and a slave, and it’s set in an alternate universe where magic exists and the Roman Empire had extended to the Americas.

 

I wrote the first book in the trilogy, Stasis, as sort of a challenge to myself. I’d been writing short stories since I was a little kid, but for some reason had convinced myself that I wasn’t capable of completing a novel. But then I heard of National Novel Writing Month, where participants attempt to write a 50,000-word novel during the month of November. I decided to give it a shot and ended up writing more than 60,000 words in less than 30 days. I’ve now published a total of 25 novels, 20 novellas, and a bunch of short stories. But it all began with Stasis.

 

 

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever done in the name of research?

 

I’ve had adventures! I toured a porn studio once, and another time I went to a gun range and shot handguns at zombie targets. I’ve visited a lot of prisons, which helped a lot when I described Des’s prison in Convicted. I’ve traveled as widely as possible—34 states and 24 countries so far—and I’ve stayed in interesting accommodations such as a former ferryboat in the San Francisco Bay and a cave in France. But maybe the weirdest thing I’ve done is watching an autopsy of a man who was hit by a train. I learned a lot about coroners’ offices and about the process of handling sudden deaths.

 

 

What are you working on now, and when can we expect it?

 

I have two light holiday tales coming out soon, both of them short stories. Christmas Present is a modern take on the Dickens classic and releases November 12. Get Lit, a Hanukkah story, will be out in December. I’m especially proud of that title. And on January 14, Love Has No Direction—the third book in the Love Can’t series—will be available.

 

Kim is giving away a $10 Amazon gift card AND an audiobook code for book one in the Bureau series – Corruption. Enter via Rafflecopter for a chance to win:

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KIM FIELDING is very pleased every time someone calls her eclectic. A Lambda Award finalist and two-time Foreword INDIE finalist, she has migrated back and forth across the western two-thirds of the United States and currently lives in California, where she long ago ran out of bookshelf space.

She’s a university professor who dreams of being able to travel and write full time. She also dreams of having two daughters who fully appreciate her, a husband who isn’t obsessed with football, and a house that cleans itself. Some dreams are more easily obtained than others.

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