Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.10, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Kimberly Kolb ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Blog](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/blog/) - [Lindsey: Love & Intrigue – Chapter 3](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/lindsey-love-intrigue-chapter-3/) - Lindsey: Love & Intrigue – Chapter 3 On April 12th I started sharing the initial chapters of Lindsey: Love & Intrigue, my award winning debut novel. Lindsey is a Young Adult (YA) Romantic Thriller. To read Chapter 1 & 2 please go to: http://www.kimberlykolb.com/lindsey-love-intrigue-chapter-1/ To find out more about the book visit: - [Lindsey: Love & Intrigue - Chapter 2](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/lindsey-love-intrigue-chapter-2/) - Lindsey: Love & Intrigue – Chapter 2 Starting on April 12th I started sharing the initial chapters of Lindsey: Love & Intrigue, my award winning debut novel. Lindsey is a Young Adult (YA) Romantic Thriller. To read Chapter 1 please go to: http://www.kimberlykolb.com/lindsey-love-intrigue-chapter-1/ To find out more about the book visit: http://www.kimberlykolb.com/ - [Lindsey: Love & Intrigue - Chapter 1](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/lindsey-love-intrigue-chapter-1/) - Lindsey: Love & Intrigue – Chapter 1 Over the next few weeks I will be sharing the initial chapters of Lindsey: Love & Intrigue, my award winning debut novel. Lindsey is a Young Adult (YA) Romantic Thriller. To find out more about the book please visit: http://www.kimberlykolb.com/ If you enjoy these initial chapters - [My Writing Process Blog Tour Rolls On! ](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/my-writing-process-blog-tour-rolls-on/) - Recently I was invited by fellow author, Jason Leclerc, to participate in a Writing Process Blog Tour – thank you Jason! To find out more information about Jason, his work and his writing process please go to his website at http://www.momentitiousness.com/home.html As part of this blog tour I will share with you information about my - [‘Twas the night before Christmas – Blackhawk-style](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/twas-the-night-before-christmas-blackhawk-style/) - Adapted by Kimberly Kolb Original written by Clement Clarke Moore 'Twas the night before a tourney, when all thro' the manor, Not a player was stirring, not even a winger; The hockey socks were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that Lord Stanley soon would be there; The mites were nestled all snug - [Original or Remake](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/original-or-remake/) - Tonight NBC presented a live broadcast of The Sound of Music starring Carrie Underwood and Stephen Moyer which got me to thinking about originals vs. remakes. Granted the 1959 version was a film and tonight’s broadcast is a live show, but it’s a remake of sorts. I believe The Sound of Music movie starring Julie Andrews - [A way to show you are Thankful - Volunteering](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/a-way-to-show-you-are-thankful-volunteering/) - As we approach Thanksgiving, I think we all become a bit reflective for all that we have to be thankful for. One of the best ways to express your appreciation for all your good fortune during the holiday season (and all year) is to volunteer. There are countless charities that are doing fine work. I - [Managing Stress](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/managing-stress/) - Recently I was presenting to a group of college students and was asked what I do to manage stress, and given the follow–up comments other students shared on the topic I thought I would make this week’s blog about How I Manage Stress. gadl / Foter.com / CC BY-SA First you need to know that - [November: A Month for Writing](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/november-a-month-for-writing/) - Are you writing a book? Or have you ever dreamt about it? Then you should know that November is National Novel Writing Month. The idea is to write 50,000 words from November 1st – November 30th. Whether you are in school, working, raising your kids or retired, perhaps November of 2013 is the month you - [Halloween: Fall into some Classics](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/halloween-fall-into-some-classics/) - I think of Halloween as a celebration of Fall. It is the hauntingly fun kid-centric kick-off to all the holidays that are soon to follow through to the New Year. Halloween celebrates the best of Fall – jack-o-lanterns, richly colored leaves, costumes and candy. It is also a time when I am always drawn to - [What’s YOUR Big Idea?](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/whats-your-big-idea/) - What is the one thing YOU really want to do? Sure you may be working toward or in a career, have hobbies, enjoy sports, love spending time with family and friends – but what is your one thing – the one dream that you have? What is your Big Idea? “Caveman Chuck” Coker / - [168 Hours in a Week, How Are You Spending Them? ](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/168-hours-in-a-week-how-are-you-spending-them/) - 168 hours that is what you are given each week. Are you using each hour wisely? Time is the most precious commodity we have. Information can be distributed. Knowledge shared. But once a year passes you by, you can’t buy it back. Chris Stickley / Foter / CC BY-NC-ND Teenagers often think they have - [The Daily Illini, student paper of the University of Illinois, feature article on alumni Kimberly Kolb](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/the-daily-illini-student-paper-of-the-university-of-illinois-feature-article-on-alumni-kimberly-kolb/) - Please follow this link to read the article in The Daily Illini. You can order a copy of Lindsey: Love & Intrigue is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble or download it to your kindle, nook or ibook. - [Teenage Angst: Heartbreaks & Heartthrobs, Friends & Foes, Triumphs & Tragedies ](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/teenage-angst-heartbreaks-heartthrobs-friends-foes-triumphs-tragedies/) - High school lives in our minds as vividly at the age of 46 as it does at 16. Why? Because whether you are a teen going through these experiences for the first time, or you’re an adult reflecting on them, our teenage years are filled with new emotionally charged experiences. Experiences that are as vivid - [Homecoming Dresses – Something’s Missing](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/homecoming-dresses-somethings-missing/) - Have you gone shopping for a homecoming dress lately? Who is buying these dresses? Let’s start with the fact that 80 percent of the dresses are strapless. Does everyone really want to go to a dance and spend the evening tugging their dress up? And what about all the dresses with cutouts in the middle – - [YA Book Addict's website Author Spotlight on my thrilling fiction, Lindsey: Love & Intrigue](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/ya-book-addicts-website-author-spotlight-on-my-thrilling-fiction-lindsey-love-intrigue/) - Follow this link to visit YA Book Addict's website which has an author spotlight on my new thrilling fiction, Lindsey: Love and Intrigue. If you love Young Adult or New Adult fiction you will love Lindsey! Lindsey: Love & Intrigue is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. - [Getting Inside the Teenage Mind](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/getting-inside-the-teenage-mind/) - Lindsey: Love & Intrigue starts on the first day of Lindsey’s junior year in high school. But who is Lindsey, really? She, like all of us, is complex. This complexity shows up as confidence in some situations, and insecurity in others, strong and powerful in some circumstances and weak and timid in others. At times - [Honoring National Buy a Book Day - September 7th, 2013](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/honoring-national-buy-a-book-day-september-7th-2013/) - September 7, 2013 is National Buy a Book Day, so I thought I would share authors I have enjoyed over the years and some of the aspects of their writing that I aspire to include in my own work: Stephanie Meyer. Stephanie is of course the author of the blockbuster Twilight series. Stephanie did a great - [Finally, YA Literature that Makes Teens and Their Parents Happy](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/finally-ya-literature-that-makes-teens-and-their-parents-happy/) - What inspired me to write my new novel, Lindsey: Love and Intrigue? My daughters. I’m a working mother of three, two girls and a boy. My girls want to read about realistic characters – no magic, no sci-fi, no vampires, and no zombies. They want to read about girls like themselves; girls who face the ## Pages - [Home](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/) - Lindsey: Love & Intrigue A riveting literary experience, Lindsey takes readers on a journey of love and intrigue. Captivating, this work brings to life the true meaning of friendship and what it is like growing up in high school. [raw]Read More[/raw][raw]Read Excerpts[/raw] Quote by Scott Turow: Scott Turow, bestselling author of Presumed Innocent, writes: "‘Lindsey’ - [Contact](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/contact/) - Name: * Email Address: * Subject: * Message: * I consent to having this site collect my personal data. Learn more - [Gallery](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/gallery/) - June 23, 2013 First book I ever signed! July 5, 2013 Lindsey on display at Barnes and Noble July 12, 2013 Book Launch Party July 26, 2013 Book Signing at the Lake Forest Bookstore, Lake Forest, IL August 14, 2013 Lindsey on display at a Barnes & Noble August 23, 2013 Book Launch Party September - [Media & Events](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/media-events/) - June 23, 2013 First book I ever signed! July 5, 2013 Lindsey on display at Barnes and Noble July 12, 2013 Book Launch Party July 26, 2013 Book Signing at the Lake Forest Bookstore, Lake Forest, IL August 14, 2013 Lindsey on display at a Barnes & Noble August 23, 2013 Book Launch Party September - [Buy the Book](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/buy/) - Lindsey: Love & Intrigue First glimpse. First love. First intrigue. Order a copy now! ISBN 13 (SC): 9781475987904 ISBN 13 (HB): 9781475987911 ISBN 13 (eBook): 9781475987928 - [Lindsey: Love & Intrigue](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/book/lindsey-love-intrigue/) - Fifteen-year-old Lindsey Morgan Brooks is still considered the new kid in the small town of Emit, Michigan. Both of her parents are lawyers, but her father has built his reputation prosecuting some of the worst criminals in New York and Chicago. Now, as a high school junior, she is trying to choose her own path. - [The Book](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/book/) - Lindsey: Love & Intrigue Fifteen-year-old Lindsey Morgan Brooks is still considered the new kid in the small town of Emit, Michigan. Both of her parents are lawyers, but her father has built his reputation prosecuting some of the worst criminals in New York and Chicago. Now, as a high school junior, she is trying to - [Reviews](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/reviews/) - Kimberly Kolb’s debut novel, Lindsey, has been awarded the Editor’s Choice award. Kimberly Kolb’s novel, has also been awarded the prestigious Rising Star designation, given only to a select 1-2% of books published by iUniverse. Review by Teens & Twenties - [Author Bio](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/author/) - Kimberly Kolb earned a bachelor of science degree in industrial organizational psychology from the University of Illinois. She began writing while waiting for her daughter to finish ballet and tap classes. Kolb lives with her husband and three children north of Chicago. This is her debut novel. - [Excerpt](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/excerpt/) - [Other Works](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/other-works/) - Other published works or upcoming books by the author will be posted on this page. - [Trailer](https://www.kimberlykolb.com/trailer/) - Watch out for this book’s video trailer. 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