Kimberly Russell lives in a tiny house in southern lower Michigan with Toby, the Shih Tzu, who allows her to be his roommate. Retired for six years, Kim’s day job was that of civil servant in the Michigan Department of Corrections at the local prison complex. She served as Warden’s Secretary under two female wardens in a three-prison complex of medium security inmates. The highlight of Kimberly’s career was the role of Program Coordinator for the first inmate-dog training program in the MDOC. Since its inception in 2003, thousands of rescued greyhounds and “pound puppies” have been through the program, and it has expanded to many other facilities in the Michigan system. Kim began writing in 2009 after she joined an on-line writing community called FaithWriters and regularly participated in their weekly writing challenge. High-ranking finishes led to publication in the 2015 & 2017 FaithWriters anthologies. Branching out to become a columnist for a local entertainment publication called Frank Talk was a challenge. The publisher allowed Kim to be a guest contributor in their “Critter Corner” but was hesitant to add a fictional component. After a trial run of The Adventures of Miranda DailyLife, Kim authored the column for over a year and enjoyed an enthusiastic readership. Kimberly has also been published in Dog Life Magazine and has three full-length manuscripts from participation in the National Novel Writing Month challenge held in November each year (writing a 50,000 word novel in 30 days.) One of these-Photo Finish-is her latest release. Her first full-length published work was Journey to ChiYah, released in 2021. It is the story of a gal who goes on a mythical adventure and finds someone she never knew she lost: Herself. When not hanging out in her favorite place on earth—the She Shed— and creating literary magic, Kim is a pickleball fiend, playing several times a week. She also loves to read, enjoys a somewhat mediocre golf game, and is a tech geek. www.kimberlykrussell.com FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/SharingHopeThroughWords GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21509559.Kimberly_Russell BookBub: https://rebrand.ly/zq2je6a Reviews for Kim's Newest Release, Photo Finish "This book is a fine exploration of the depths to which a person can sink, and how they can overcome the odds to rebuild a life that has meaning, purpose, and promise. Author Russell touches on many sensitive topics with a delicate but realistic hand." - Pegg Thomas, Multi-Award Winning Author and Editor   ★★★★★ "Photo Finish, helps us see that no matter how dreary things may be, there is always God’s grace and a way out of the bottomless darkest mud hole we have sunk into. There is life out there, and it can be good!" -Author Peggy Watkins   ★★★★ "Emotional, compelling, a page turner! This book explores a couple pretty serious and heavy subjects with grace and integrity, and proves that there is life after loss." -Super Fan   ★★★★★ "The story stirred my faith like nothing before. It had me glued to every single page wondering what was going to happen next. It was so hard to put such an amazing story down. A truly splendid book about loss, hope, and faith in God." -Super Fan   ★★★★★