Exciting Updates As Autumn Flies By!
Hi CK Westbrook readers,
I hope everyone is having a wonderful autumn and has had some time to get out and enjoy this spectacular season!
And, if you are an American citizen, I hope you will VOTE! It’s our civic duty as Americans to protect our democracy, rights, and environment.
To be honest, election season is pretty stressful for me, so I have been spending a lot of time in Kate’s world. At times like these, I like to escape reality and disappear into my stories and I have been very productive lately and have completed The Judgment manuscript, book three of The Impact Series. I can’t wait for you all to read it next year!
I do have some exciting updates regarding The Shooting and The Collision.
The novels came with me to Europe for some vacation fun. We went to Scotland and Portugal and explored, learned, and drank fantastic wine. We all had a blast! I included some photos below.
The Shooting is now available in hardcover! I know some people prefer to give hardcover books as gifts, so that option is now available - just in time for the holiday season!
Both books are now available as audiobooks. I know many people like to listen to stories while exercising or gardening or doing housework, and some people just prefer to listen over reading at all times. So, here you go!
These links are to purchase the audiobooks at Chirp. I really like Chirp because you can download the stories to whatever device you use and there is no monthly membership. But you can find them through other retailers as well.
If you want to check out Chirp, here are the links:
https://www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/the-shooting-by-ck-westbrook
https://www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/the-collision-by-ck-westbrook
Question for my readers – has anyone used the Questions and Topics in either of the books yet? Perhaps in a book club? If so, I would love to hear how it went! Please email me at ckwestbrook.author@gmail. If you bought an early copy of The Shooting (without the questions), I have pasted them below.
As avid readers, you all know that reviews are VERY important and helpful. If you have read these books and like them, please review them.
To write a review or give a rating on Amazon: Amazon.com: The Shooting: 9781644504970: Westbrook, Ck: Books and for The Collision: Amazon.com: The Collision (Impact): 9781644506226: Westbrook, Ck: Books
To write a review or give a rating on Goodreads: The Shooting (The Impact Series Book 1) by CK Westbrook | Goodreads and The Collision: The Collision by CK Westbrook | Goodreads
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To purchase the books visit: https://books2read.com/ImpactSeries2
Have a question or suggestion? Please email me at ckwestbrook.author@gmail.
As always, a huge thank you to everyone that has read The Shooting and The Collision!
I can’t express the deep gratitude I feel for my readers. Thank you for coming on this fantastic adventure with me!
CK Westbrook
The Shooting: Questions and Topics for Discussion
1. There are several themes in The Shooting, including feminism, space exploration, and
environmentalism. Which were you most drawn to and why?
2. The concept of “being safe” is addressed in different ways in this novel. Name some
ways this topic appears and consider the contradictions around each circumstance.
3. Did the author capture the social awkwardness of the early months of the COVID
pandemic? Why or why not?
4. Kate and Kyle experience a range of emotions while processing the impacts of the mass
shooting. How are they different? How are they similar?
5. Kate values truth enormously and struggles when she thinks she has to tell half-truths or
lies. Give some examples of her conviction and conflict in the story. What does she think
about the comfort and ease of lying displayed by individuals and society?
6. Kate’s experience in Colorado was in 2006. How do you think she would have handled
that situation differently if she knew then what we know now about mass shootings?
7. When Kate says, “We pollute and kill everything we touch,” what does she mean? What
do you think about this attitude?
8. In what ways did the characters and their challenges feel real to you? Were there
moments when the story felt unbelievable?
9. Was there any part of the plot or aspects of the characters that frustrated or upset you? If
so, why?
10. This story focuses on the tendency to blame the messenger when something
incomprehensible happens. How realistic did you find Kate’s experience?
Beach in Ericeira, Portugal
Port wine tasting in Porto, Portugal!
Chapel of Bones, Evora, Portugal - seems appropriate for these novels!
Holyrood Distillery, Edinburgh, Scotland
Enjoying the view of Lisbon from the Castle St. George!
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