Wow. Just wow! I can’t even believe the reviews that are pouring in for the three books in the Forbidden trilogy (Forbidden Mind -110 reviews at 4.3, Forbidden Fire – 38 reviews at 4.8, and Forbidden Life – 21 reviews at 4.8) and now for The Forbidden Trilogy Special Omnibus Edition – 11 reviews at 4.9, which launched today!
I’m blown away! Here’s what readers and critics are saying:
“A thrilling, dark and deeply romantic read.” ~ Refracted Light Young Adult Book Reviews
“THE best trilogy I have read EVER since The Hunger Games!” ~ Sharon Hughes
“The plot is very ALIAS and DARK ANGEL-like with X-MEN as its backdrop (awesome combo!).” ~ Sour Skittles Book Blog
“Kinrade’s talent lies in weaving stories together, telling multiple points of view with clarity and precision while making you love her characters through their humanity and unwillingness to quit no matter what.” ~Patti Larsen, Author
” These characters are ones that will dig into your heart so deeply that you’ll find yourself sympathizing with each and every one of them. At times, you’ll even root for the bad guys because of the unique circumstances they find themselves. I definitely recommend this series for reading. It’s one you’ll end up reading time and time again.” ~ N. Medina
“I hope this trilogy will be made into movies, because I will make it a point to see all three of them! I’d love to see these beloved people come alive on the silver screen! As good as these books are, I don’t think I’ll have to wait that long for this to come true, either! Here’s my parting advice: dive into these books — you’ll find it very hard to come back to reality, and, in fact, may not want to come back at all!” ~TwilightDreamLover
“I highly recommend you own the complete Forbidden Series and display it proudly on your bookcase. It is a story you won’t mind reading over a half dozen times.” ~ lilgracielou
See what I mean? Incredible. So I’m celebrating. First, you can join the party on Facebook and I will have random fun all week long, including extra little giveaways!
Click here for The Forbidden Trilogy Launch Party.
Also, I have a special offer for anyone following this launch this week. Here it is:
I’m going to do a special set of giveaways when The Forbidden Trilogy reaches certain benchmark rankings on Amazon between now and Friday midnight PST. Here are the details for that:
If The Forbidden Trilogy reaches… then EVERYONE HERE will get …
If it reaches 10,000 on Amazon, then EVERYONE HERE will get a free short story, Eye of Newt (co-written with Dmytry Karpov).
If it reaches 5,000 on Amazon, then EVERYONE HERE will get Eye of Newt AND a free short story (never before seen) Son of Destiny, from the world of Death by Destiny.
If it reaches 1,000 on Amazon, EVERYONE here will get everything listed above PLUS a free ecopy of my first book published, “Bits of You & Pieces of Me”
If it reaches 500 on Amazon, EVERYONE here will get everything listed above, plus a signed Hunter or Sam postcard delivered to you in the mail (internationally as well!)
If it reaches 100 on Amazon, EVERYONE here will get everything listed above PLUS ***an exclusive short story, written FOR YOU, based on a subject matter you VOTE for!!! This will be custom tailored for you guys and written JUST FOR YOU!*** I’ll also sign your copy electronically!
If it reaches #1 in all of Amazon, EVERYONE here will get EVERYTHING listed above, PLUS I will mail you all a signed poster of the book cover for The Forbidden Trilogy, PLUS a signed poster of the book cover Sunrise & Nightfall!!! (And yes, if I make it this high, I’ll even mail these internationally!)
So please help me make these benchmarks a reality! Help me launch The Forbidden Trilogy to the top of the bestsellers lists and I will give lots of prizes!
Please share the link, encourage your friends, family and literate pets to get their copy!! I couldn’t have come this far without all of you and I’m so grateful for the support I’ve received in writing this trilogy! THANK YOU!!
As if that’s not enough, I’m having ANOTHER GIVEAWAY with additional prizes. This will last all week and there are tons of ways to enter. See the raffelcopter giveaway widget at the bottom of this post.
Also, keep an eye on this site, as all week there will be fun ways to win more prizes!
But first, one more thing! All week Forbidden Mind is on sale for just 99cents for those who want to test drive the series before committing. But you STILL SAVE $2 if you buy The Forbidden Trilogy, even if you already bought Forbidden Mind. So share it with your friends, pick up a copy, and get hooked on what (I hope!) will be the next Big Thing!
About The Forbidden Trilogy
Those inside are special, gifted with unique abilities, abilities that make them dangerous to the outside world. Since childhood, they’re trained to control their powers, to show restraint, and to defend themselves. For years they practice, honing their gifts for one purpose: to be rented out to the highest bidder as a spy, to be used as a weapon against others.
Sam never questions her role at the secret organization dubbed Rent-A-Kid.
Until she meets Drake.
She reads minds.
He controls minds.
Together, they might get out alive.
THIS SPECIAL EDITION INCLUDES:
*Award-Winning Book #1 – Forbidden Mind
*Book #2 – Forbidden Fire
*Book #3 – Forbidden Life
*In-Depth Q&A with Author Kimberly Kinrade
*Extensive Bonus Content (Available ONLY in this Special Edition)
Get the whole trilogy, plus bonus content and save money… even if you already bought Forbidden Mind. This special edition gives readers the best deal with the best content!
Excerpt:
This was the moment. Our first meeting. What if the chemistry we had in our minds didn’t translate to our bodies? What if he looked at me and ran away?
Ana, reading my mind, tugged me to the door with a motherly smile. My heart clenched at the thought that Lucy and Luke should have basked in that smile over the last eighteen years. The injustice of it all renewed my motivation.
She opened the door and Drake stepped forward, and for that moment, the world stopped spinning and time stood still.
In my imagination, he hadn’t been so tall. Tall and muscular. His blond-highlighted hair lay casually messy, and his crystal blue eyes held me in a long stare. He’d found a way to shave, and the chiseled strength of his jaw made my knees weak.
When he smiled, warmth filled my stomach.
“Sam.”
That was it, just one word, but he made it sound like it held all the secrets of the universe. His voice was deeper, huskier, than it had been in my mind.
“Drake, it’s really you.”
He reached for my hand. “It’s really me.”
When his skin touched mine, lightning danced between us. He pulled me close, breathing in the scent of me as our bodies touched. I nearly cried right there in his arms, just being held, feeling him. I never wanted to let go.
But I had to.
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For a great article on how to do some of the things suggested in the giveaway, see this post: 10 Ways to Help Your Favorite Author. It even had pictures!
This giveaway is pretty sweet. I’m trying to do as much as I can to get points.
You’re awesome, honey! xo
i would love the power of invisibility! so many reasons! thanks for the giveaway and good luck on the goals!!!
Thank you so much! I actually wrote a short story when I was a kid about a boy who turned invisible and had to find a way to make himself visible!
yeah when i was a kid i just ran into walls……never did get that power lol
Bwahaha! Lol You are too fun!
I´d love to be able to read minds at will, not all the time, but as the need arises, i´ll be there =)
Love the giveaway, keeping my fingers crossed that it´s international.
Best wishes, Linda
I am offering some international stuff! Good luck 🙂
Your books sound amazing <3
Thank you! I hope you have time to read them and let me know what you think! 🙂
I just finished the first book of the triology and I am positively drooling until I can get the next one! You are an awesome person and a highly talented author! <3
Thank you SO MUCH! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! The Forbidden Trilogy gives you the best deal if you’re interested in the next two! xo Btw, each book gets better, in my opinion. 🙂
I would love to be able to read minds! Although I am sure I probably DON’T want to know what most people think about me. LOL
Keep up the great work!
Marlena
charmedpoms(at)yahoo(dot)com
Haha! I think reading minds would be hard, especially after spending three books in Sam’s mind!
This is awesome. Thanks 🙂
You’re welcome!
Wow that’s a hard one, let’s see control the weather…no wait read minds….no wait invisibility…oh so hard to choose!
LOL You’d need the multi-parapower pack lol
CONGRATS GORGEOUS! I cannot wait to sit and read this in it’s entirety! Imagine my squeal when I opened my Fire and there it was! YA FOR PREORDERS!
Power would be the ability to change any food into something nutritionally needed for the body at the given time you ingest it. YEP if it is involving food I want it productive, needed and delicious!
That is an AWESOME power! Lol Love it!
Oh WOW! That is COOL! How did you preorder it??? And thank you so much. Everyone who has helped spread the word has made this such a huge success! 🙂 xoxoxoox
I think the power i would like if it was possible would be the power to calm. I love these books. Great writing thanks.
I’m so glad you are enjoying them. Thank you! And Susie in the last book had that power to calm. It’s a powerful power!
I like the mind reading power, but if I could have telekinesis and have it work on my chores, that just might be my choice LOL Congratulations on launch of the omnibus and I wish you all the very best!
Thank you so much! It’s an exciting week!
I think I would like the power to read minds! Raising kids would be so much easier, lol, and my hubby already thinks I should be able to read his, so that would be easier as well!
I read the first book and loved it, unfortunately I haven’t had time to get to the other two. Hopefully the holiday will afford me the time!
That’s true! It would really help with the kids!
I purchased Forbidden Mind in October, just haven’t had a chance to write a review on it yet. I having been on a reading binge…I really hate to stop, but my eyes do need a break, so I plan to spend Sunday, all day if necessary writing reviews on Amazon, B&N, Goodreads, Smashwords and whereever else I need to for the books I won in September and have read for the past three months. Thank goodness I have a good memory….I am so excited and plan to buy Book 2 and 3 tomorrow.
No worries, thanks so much for taking the time to read it. 🙂 And when you pick up the next two books, I suggest buying The Forbidden Trilogy omnibus special edition. It has all three books, bonus content and it’s only $9.99 compared to $5.99 for each Forbidden Fire and Forbidden Life, so you’d still save money!
I look forward to hearing what you think about the series! 🙂
mine would be reading minds and immortality.
Cool!
I’m so excited!! *bounces* I love how much effort everyone’s putting into getting the rankings up, it’s amazing what can be done when determined people come together! Congrats, Kimberly!
Also! I stated earlier on facebook that I’d want to read minds. To prevent redundancy, I think, aside from that, I’d want a power that I seem to already have: when people are near me, no matter how hotheaded they might be, I seem to calm them down by just being that. Similarly, people, random people that I’ve either heard little or none from since have come up to me, told me their deepest, darkest secrets and desires, and then left. I suppose people need a secret keeper!
Omg I wish I’d thought of that for the books! Secret Keeper. I love it! You might need to be in the Fallen Trilogy! Or the Hunter Riley series. This is an awesome idea for a character! xooxox
Thank you so much! 🙂
Oh, my …I’ve always wanted some kind of para-power …first would probably being able to read minds, then telekinesis, then invisibility …they all just sound oh so wonderful despite their cons :] Thank you
Those are all great powers! 🙂
great giveaway
Thanks! Good luck 🙂
I’m not sure what power I’d like to have
Too many choices! Lol
Hi Kimberly!
Hmmm…..
So many choices, but in the end, I think I would love to have super strength…awesome! Enjoyed the book Kimberly, congrats on the Forbidden Trilogy Omnibus release, clever and loved the bonuses in the back….this is a series everyone should get:0) Thank you!
Super strength would be awesome! Thanks so much, I’m thrilled that you enjoyed the series!
I would want a teleportation type of power so I could see my family from all over anytime I wanted. 🙂
That would be AWESOME!
If I could manipulate time that would be awesome. I just don’t have enough hours in the day & I could have some fun.
YES! That would be really handy. I might finally get some sleep too. Or maybe not! I’d probably just find more things to do. Imagine how many books I could write 🙂
thanks for the awesome giveaway!
for my para-power, i’d like to move things with my mind …. that way when my cell phone goes off, i wouldn’t have to get off the couch to answer it …. tee hee hee 😉
thanks! merry christmas!
danielle
I’d love to be able to do that too! lol
hello again!! Just wanted to let you know that I liked and commented on four reviews, but forgot to send links for all four in the rafflecopter so here they are:
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No problem! Thanks so much and I’ll make sure those entries are counted in full 🙂 You rock!
Love the book trailer. Good to see the entire trilogy together!
I would love the power of freezing time for long periods of time. I’d get so much homework done if I had that power. Been having to write so many essays lately that I’ve barely been getting them done before the due date.
Thank you for the giveaway. Love all of your stories.
To control my child’s actions while they are teenagers.
Congrats on your books! They sound amazing!
Awesome giveaway! Congrats on the release. 🙂 I would definitely want mind control. That way I could make everyone do whatever I want Oh, and of course world piece.:)
I would love the power of invisibility! Or mind reading lol. Great Giveaway and event!
I think I would want to be able to change the molecular structure of things 😀 Thanks Carin
I’d like to have the ability to breathe underwater!