The gritty city of Detroit serves as a backdrop to a novel telling the tale of two lives connecting in continuous concentric circles and eventually colliding into one another. Johnny McMahon and his sister, Kimberly Hughes make their debut as authors in a story of risk, secrecy, and a new outlook on life after tragedies.
Secrecy, Promises and New Lives
,Unexpected Family Ties tells the story of how siblings' lives converged, their back stories and how they picked up the pieces borne of secrecy and built new lives and new traditions
The Authors
Kimberly Hughes
Author
Kimberly (Kim) Hughes was born in Detroit, Michigan, as Janet Sturtecky and then given the adopted name of Kimberly Ann Squires by her parents Marge and Wally Squires. She was proudly raised on the westside of Detroit before moving to various areas of the country, including Edwards Air Force Base in California, East Grand Rapids, Michigan, and the South Loop of Chicago, Illinois. She now resides in Port St. Lucie, Florida, and summers in northern Michigan at her childhood cabin on the river.
Kim attended Detroit College of Business and Davenport University where she finished an associate’s degree and later a bachelor’s degree, which she is extremely proud of. Her early career began with the Detroit Red Wings alongside one of her best friends, Sue Sequin. She then worked for the United States Air Force, the International Trade Administration, the Detroit News, Hewlett Packard, and finally ITT Technical Institute as the director of education. Her primary career for thirty years was with State Farm Insurance where she was an agent for sixteen years in East Grand Rapids, Michigan, and then an executive for the company for fourteen years in the greater Chicagoland area. She is now retired and a writer officially. This is her first book.
Kim is married to her husband, Gregg, whom she claims is “the best thing that ever happened to her.” They have two grown children, Britt and Brandon, who are married to Matthew and Isamar respectively, and two grandchildren Teague and Oakley Rose with one on the way. They live with their fur baby, Juno, a “built like a brick shithouse” Yorkshire Terrier.
Johnny McMahon
Author
John(Johnny) McMahon, Jr. was born in Highland Park, Michigan, in October 1964 to John and Joan (Sturtecky). His early years were spent in Harper Woods, an adjacent suburb of Detroit. His formative years were spent in the community of Dearborn Heights, where he graduated from Riverside High School and discovered his love for writing as the Editor in Chief of his school newspaper. While attending Eastern Michigan University, he wrote for a newspaper in the city and majored in Technical Written Communications.
John enlisted in the US Air Force Reserve in 1984. Upon graduation from college, he was directly commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, where he served as a Public Affairs Officer. When he reached the rank of Captain, he commanded two Air Force Reserve Communications Squadrons, ultimately serving as a Deputy Mission Support Group Commander and Inspector General, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He volunteered for duty during wartime, serving in Desert Storm and Operation Enduring Freedom.
Throughout his career, John has worked in technology. He has taught software, supervised technology projects, created learning experiences, and managed international teams. John also earned a Master’s Degree in Educational Technology from the University of Michigan in 2018.
He is married to Susan (Moroney), a retired attorney and entrepreneur. They have two adult children who are presently attending undergraduate and graduate school. Susan and John live in Michigan and travel extensively.
As far as favorite pastimes, John enjoys playing guitar, bass, and drums, riding his motorcycle, and spending his summers captaining a pontoon boat and winters fueling his need for adrenaline on a snowmobile.
This is John’s first book. As he puts it, “I was waiting for the right story to be my first story, and this is it.”n's bio coming soon