CONTEST and guest post with Kele Moon!!!
Kele’s on a tour for her release Star Crossed – don’t you just love the title!! She’s awarding a $25 Amazon GC to one randomly drawn commenter during the tour. Woot!! More details on that later.
For now, here’s Kele…
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Kele Moon
Star Crossed (Battered Hearts Book 2)
by Kele Moon
BLURB:
Heavyweight UFC fighter, Romeo Wellings comes from the hard streets of New York where his family ties to the mafia cause him nothing but pain. His life takes a surprising detour when he crosses paths with the twin sister of his long time enemy. After a steamy one-night stand, he faces the fight of his life, but it’s not in the cage. The secret relationship that blooms between Romeo and his real life Juliet has him battling his family and a dark past rather than let her go.
The only lawyer in her hometown of Garnet, Jules Conner is also a volunteer Sheriff’s deputy and co-owner of a successful MMA training center. Strong and dependable, Jules is always there for those who need her. Until one forbidden night in Las Vegas with Romeo leaves her feeling so alive she can’t stop reaching out to the sexy, bad boy of MMA, even knowing the forbidden love affair could jeopardize everything.
As the tide rises against them and the people they love work at keeping them apart, Romeo and Jules hold onto a dream for a better life together and vow to go down fighting rather than accept a tragic ending.
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EXCERPT:
“Got enough bags?” asked a warm, sexy voice behind her, amusement laced thickly in his New York accent. “Don’t they teach those country boys manners? They got you carrying everything. I guess chivalry’s officially dead.”
Jules turned around, giving Romeo a look of horror. He just smiled in response, bold and cocky as ever. She wasn’t sure why she was surprised. She glanced back to Wyatt, seeing that he had indeed heard Romeo and was now glaring in their direction as he waited for their tickets.
“Wellings,” she said coolly, despite her pulse picking up and her body responding to him being so near. “Strange coincidence running into you.”
“Not that strange. We all got places to be.” He stepped closer, invading her personal space. Jules jumped when Romeo reached out and grabbed her hand, squeezing it in his larger one. His thumb swept over the top of it as he leaned in and whispered, “If you were on my team, I’d carry all those bags for you.”
Jules jerked her hand out of Romeo’s embrace, turning around to make sure Wyatt hadn’t seen. Feeling very self-conscious, she snapped, “I’m a capable woman. I don’t need anyone to carry my bags for me.”
“Maybe you do, and you just don’t know it yet.” Romeo’s smile grew broader. “You ever think of visiting New York?”
“I’ve been to New York,” Jules said, unable to resist a teasing smirk. “I ain’t all that impressed with it.”
Romeo laughed. “That’s ’cause you haven’t seen my New York.”
Wyatt came up before Jules could respond. He handed her the new ticket, saying, “They fixed ’em.” He grabbed Clay’s carry-on off Jules’s left shoulder, all the while glaring at Romeo before he managed a tense greeting. “Wellings.”
“Conner,” Romeo responded, all good humor gone from his voice.
It was an awkward moment. Jules was just pondering how to break away without being too rude to Romeo or too obvious to Wyatt when one of Romeo’s brothers, who lingered near the sliding glass doors, waved him down.
“You coming or what?”
Romeo waved back, looking irritated at his brother before he gave Jules a look: longing, regret, sadness. She wasn’t real sure what it meant, and she didn’t have time to analyze it.
He turned to leave with a clipped, “Later.”
“Okay,” Jules said softly, trying to sort out her own feelings. That seemed like too humble a good-bye for what they’d shared, but she found herself echoing his words. “Later.”
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
A freckle-faced redhead born and raised in Hawaii, Kele Moon has always been a bit of a sore thumb and has come to enjoy the novelty of it. She thrives on pushing the envelope and finding ways to make the impossible work in her story telling. With a mad passion for romance, she adores the art of falling in love. The only rules she believes in is that, in love, there are no rules and true love knows no bounds.
So obsessed is she with the beauty of romance and the novelty of creating it, she’s lost in her own wonder world most of the time. Thankfully she married her own dark, handsome, brooding hero who has infinite patience for her airy ways and attempts to keep her grounded. When she leaves her keys in the refrigerator or her cell phone in the oven, he’s usually there to save her from herself. The two of them now reside in Florida with their three beautiful children, who make their lives both fun and challenging in equal parts—they wouldn’t have it any other way.
Email: kelemoon@me.com
Website: http://www.kelemoon.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kele_Moon
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kelemoon
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Congrats Kele…this looks great.
I do love the title STAR CROSSED and the cover & the blurb & the excerpt.
marypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com
Thank you for hosting Kele today.
Sounds like a great book. Hope to read it.
You’re welcome!
OK, I’m over at your website looking over the ‘Meet the Characters’ feature and I have to say, I love the cars you’ve placed with everyone. I love the quotes too! So, how old are Romeo & Jules?
kareninnc at gmail dot com
I love the book cover
Kit3247(at)aol(dot)com
Tina!! Thank you so much for having me! I’m so happy to be here!!
Amber–Thank you! This series has such a special place in my heart!
Mary–Yeah, considering the theme of the book! I knew it had to be Star Crossed ::grins::
Debra–I hope you enjoy it!
Karen–Yeah, I had too much fun doing that meet the characters post! LOL! Romeo and Jules are both in their thirties
Rita–Thank you! The amazing Valerie Tibbs did the cover and she is just soooooo talented!
Good luck to everyone!!
Kele
This looks like a great story.
Jacki
I have heard so much about Kele’s book and she’s been on my TBR list for a long time. Wonderful chance to enter to win. Please enter me!
Michelle Kelly
another_look_book_reviews@ hotmail dot ca
It sounds like a very cool story! Good luck with the release…
vitajex(at)aol(dot)com
Yeeeeaaaahhhh!! Can’t wait to read this!!
justforswag(AT)yahoo(DOT)com
Kele congrats, looks like a great book and I am sure it is a great read! you are my TBB then TBR list.
I really want this book. It sounds very good. Please enter me in contest.
I love the sound of Star Crossed and have added it to my list. Thanks for the giveaway!
junegirl63 at gmail dot com
This book is going straight on my TBR list
It sounds very good.
Becky01x(at)gmail(dot)com
I just wanted to say thank you again for hosting me and good luck to everyone who entered!!
Kele
My pleasure, Kele – you’re also welcome here.
I meant you’re always welcome here. It’ early.