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Twisted Delights: A Thrilling Short Story Anthology
Twisted Delights is a thriller of a ride!
Kimberly Bennett takes her readers on an unforgettable adventure through ten spine-tingling short stories that will leave you wanting more!
The plane shuddered a few times, and I gripped my seat a little tighter as the nose tipped up toward the heavens. The plane evened out, and we were well on our way to sanctuary. Anywhere but back there is where I wanted to be. Even with the occasional jarring of the plane, due to turbulence, my nerves were much better off than on the ground.
---Excerpt from No Means No
In a crumpled, helpless heap I sob uncontrollably and soak the bed with our shame, washing away the love that had been made just a few moments before. When I have finished with the onslaught of tears, I rise from our bed to start a fire in the hearth. I strike a match and throw it onto the leftover lumber from the night before. The wood is well weathered and dry all the way through. It lights easily, and I begin to prepare my bath for the coming evening alone.
---Excerpt from Until Forever
Kimberly Bennett takes her readers on an unforgettable adventure through ten spine-tingling short stories that will leave you wanting more!
The plane shuddered a few times, and I gripped my seat a little tighter as the nose tipped up toward the heavens. The plane evened out, and we were well on our way to sanctuary. Anywhere but back there is where I wanted to be. Even with the occasional jarring of the plane, due to turbulence, my nerves were much better off than on the ground.
---Excerpt from No Means No
In a crumpled, helpless heap I sob uncontrollably and soak the bed with our shame, washing away the love that had been made just a few moments before. When I have finished with the onslaught of tears, I rise from our bed to start a fire in the hearth. I strike a match and throw it onto the leftover lumber from the night before. The wood is well weathered and dry all the way through. It lights easily, and I begin to prepare my bath for the coming evening alone.
---Excerpt from Until Forever
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102 pages, Paperback
First published October 14, 2010
About the author
Kimberly Bennett
9 books7 followersKimberly Bennett is an independent author whose main goal is to provide readers of fiction a thrilling and memorable experience when they pick up one of her books and begin to read.
Kimberly attended and graduated from Kent State University where she earned a degree in Computer Technology.
Kimberly has published two thrilling short story collections, Twisted Delights & A Degree of Wickedness. She is currently working on a novella that is first in a series titled, Evil Under the Microscope: Unholy Union. Kimberly plans on publishing Unholy Union by spring 2013.
Kimberly attended and graduated from Kent State University where she earned a degree in Computer Technology.
Kimberly has published two thrilling short story collections, Twisted Delights & A Degree of Wickedness. She is currently working on a novella that is first in a series titled, Evil Under the Microscope: Unholy Union. Kimberly plans on publishing Unholy Union by spring 2013.
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April 21, 2011
Some of the strengths of Kimberly Bennett's "Twisted Delights" are the imaginative twists her stories undertake using some classical mythological figures. From mermaids to medusa we see several sketches of empowered female characters. If there is a weakness here though, it is in the frequent use of an ambiguous unnamed first person narrator in several of these tales. The narrator becomes the reader in a sense as in many of these stories they have no unique identity. The best of these stories are when there is actual dialog and interaction between the characters as I'm a fan of good dialog over strait narrative exposition. I also like it when the narrator becomes involved in the story instead of just a witness to the events.
Most of these stories aptly fit the definition of short. The word counts are low, and the scene transitions rare. Kimberly is dropping the reader right into the heart of events to watch them play out without much in the way of lead up or denouement. As such the stories read like a series of brief climaxes. Too quickly over perhaps, but soon to be followed by another.
If I have one major complaint it is that the book comes in at a scant 72 pages for $13. I know this is more the publisher (lulu) than the author at work, but as a reader (and fellow author) I think the price is not commensurate with the length of the work. I'm looking forward to more from Kimberly in the future, and I hope to find 250+ pages in the $10 range for her next work.
Most of these stories aptly fit the definition of short. The word counts are low, and the scene transitions rare. Kimberly is dropping the reader right into the heart of events to watch them play out without much in the way of lead up or denouement. As such the stories read like a series of brief climaxes. Too quickly over perhaps, but soon to be followed by another.
If I have one major complaint it is that the book comes in at a scant 72 pages for $13. I know this is more the publisher (lulu) than the author at work, but as a reader (and fellow author) I think the price is not commensurate with the length of the work. I'm looking forward to more from Kimberly in the future, and I hope to find 250+ pages in the $10 range for her next work.
April 18, 2011
A short story anthology that delivers!
Kimberly Bennett has an amazing collection of ten short stories in her Twisted Delights collection. A good short story puts the reader in the moment and gets to the point. I like a fast writing style and this book gets my vote!
Kimberly has a way with words that quickly allows you to feel what the characters are feeling and that is a feat not all authors can accomplish. I look forward to more works from this author.
Kimberly Bennett has an amazing collection of ten short stories in her Twisted Delights collection. A good short story puts the reader in the moment and gets to the point. I like a fast writing style and this book gets my vote!
Kimberly has a way with words that quickly allows you to feel what the characters are feeling and that is a feat not all authors can accomplish. I look forward to more works from this author.
November 18, 2010
My favorite story in Twisted Delights is in my words, delightfully brutal. My Favorite is Aisle, A vengeful mermaid with a heartfelt reason settles her score. Excellent!
May 5, 2011
This book is a quick read with interesting stories that shows promising imagery for future works from the author. I enjoyed The Medusa Virus the most.
June 21, 2014
I met Kimberly Bennett at a couple events held at local bookstores and finally got a chance to pick up two of her books (both anthologies), putting both on my Summer Reading List. Recently, I finished Twisted Delights. It's a pretty short read at only 102 pages long and - as the description says - includes ten short stories...
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See my full review at http://tiffanyapanwritingproject.blog...
July 20, 2014
I met Kimberly Bennett at a couple events held at local bookstores and finally got a chance to pick up two of her books (both anthologies), putting both on my Summer Reading List. Recently, I finished Twisted Delights. It's a pretty short read at only 102 pages long and - as the description says - includes ten short stories...
Read the rest of my review at http://tiffanyapanwritingproject.blog...
Read the rest of my review at http://tiffanyapanwritingproject.blog...
November 18, 2010
This book is mine and I think it is AMAZING!!!!!! I am in the process of writing another thrilling short story collection and an erotic tale collection.
Stop by and check out my new website: www.kimberly-bennett.com
Thank you :)
Stop by and check out my new website: www.kimberly-bennett.com
Thank you :)
April 18, 2011
I really wanted to give this book a chance. I really wanted to like these stories. Unfortunately, the more I read, the worse I felt.
August 9, 2011
Same great Twisted Delights just a new cover and size!
November 10, 2011
I liked all the short story's in this book!
My fav was Aisling! I would buy more of Kimberly Bennett's books. I love the way she write.
My fav was Aisling! I would buy more of Kimberly Bennett's books. I love the way she write.
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