Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Accidental Affair by Leslie McKelvey


Please welcome Leslie McKelvey author of Accidental Affair.

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ACCIDENTAL AFFAIR
By
Leslie McKelvey

BLURB:  

Jack Vaughn is sure his life is over as he tumbles down the wooded hillside onto the deserted two-lane stretch of asphalt. Years of work ended with a single gunshot. Yet, it’s not over. 

A good Samaritan stops to help him, despite the danger he poses to her. 

Laine Wheeler knows better than to stop for strangers on the rural Montana highway near her home, but her conscience won’t allow her to leave an injured man behind. 

What she doesn’t know is the man is an undercover ATF agent tasked with infiltrating a domestic terrorist group. His cover has been blown and helping him will put her life in danger.

Though there is an instant attraction Jack knows that beginning a romantic relationship with Laine would be both unfair and unwise, yet the farther they run the harder it gets to ignore the feelings that are surging between them.




An Exclusive Excerpt 

EXCERPT:  


Laine looked through a rack of khaki pants and found a pair to fit Jack, then grabbed a short-sleeved button up shirt, another t-shirt, and a jean jacket. There wasn’t much of a shoe selection, but she found a pair of work boots in his size and took them, tossing a couple pairs of socks and a 6-pack of men’s underwear into the basket as she went. She was walking toward the register to pay for her items when the front doors opened and three men strode in.

Normally, she wouldn’t have given them a second look, but the military haircuts and sharp, searching gazes made them stand out amidst the tired truckers and bleary-eyed travelers. She noticed one of the men was wearing an earpiece. It wasn’t a Bluetooth that much she was sure of. The pigtail wire that ran from the end of the earpiece and disappeared beneath his shirt collar was a dead giveaway. She’d watched enough episodes of 24 and Alias to know what it was. The fact they were wearing all black and resembled a SWAT team that had just gotten back from a raid didn’t hurt either. Laine grabbed a book from a rack and started perusing the back cover, trying to blend in. From beneath the brim of the ball cap, she watched their every move.
The tallest man walked into the restaurant and one of his buddies approached the cashier. Her heart rate jumped when the guy by the register took what looked like a photograph from his pocket and showed it to the clerk. A tremor ran through her as adrenaline hit her bloodstream. The bored employee looked at the picture, shook his head and turned his gaze back to Guns and Ammo







AUTHOR INFORMATION:
Biography
Leslie McKelvey has been writing since she learned to write.  Her mother still stores boxes of handwritten stories in the attic.  Leslie read her first romance at 12 and was hooked.  When her high school Creative Writing teacher told her she needed to be a novelist, she decided to give it a try.  Finally, at the ripe old age of...forty-something...her debut novel, Accidental Affair finally made it into print through Black Velvet Seductions Publishing.  The publisher has also contracted two more manuscripts, which will follow Accidental Affair shortly.  The next story slated for release is Bear’s, so for all of you who fell in love with Jack Vaughn’s best friend, get ready.  The 6’8” FBI agent saves wildlife photographer Beth Drummond’s life and loses his heart to her in the process, a journey that tests the boundaries of loyalty, friendship, and love.

Leslie is a war-veteran who served with the U.S. Navy during the Gulf War, and she was among the first groups of women to work the flight deck of an aircraft carrier.  During her five years of service she was stationed at NAS Miramar (yes, Miramar used to belong to the NAVY) and was an F-14 Tomcat mechanic.  While in San Diego she spent time on the carriers USS Independence, USS Ranger, USS Lincoln, and the USS Nimitz.  The final two years of her enlistment were spent on Guam and her squadron frequently deployed to Japan and the Middle East.

She learned everything she knows about firearms and tactics from her police officer husband, who is a weapons expert and firearms instructor for one of the most highly-respected law-enforcement agencies in the world (and one he wishes her NOT to disclose).  He is her biggest supporter and her unpaid consultant on everything law-enforcement and weapons related.  She has three boys, the oldest of whom will soon be wearing the uniform of a United States Marine (SEMPER FI!).  She spends her off-time (kidding...WHAT off-time?) reading, taking pictures, and sending lead down range (that's shooting, for those who are unfamiliar).  One of her favorite scents is the smell of gunpowder in the morning....

Sales URLs
http://www.amazon.com/Accidental-Affair-ebook/dp/B009ZP5MV8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352673266&sr=8-1&keywords=accidental+affair+leslie
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/accidental-affair-leslie-mckelvey/1113750316?ean=2940015936421
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/250538

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20 comments:

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  2. Thanks for hosting me today! I look forward to interacting with the visitors to your site during this stop of my blog tour!

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  3. I wonder why she is so willing to help a stranger, even cover for him. I am intrigued to start reading

    fencingromein at hotmail dot com

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    1. Well, when you do, Shannon, you'll find out why she helps him. It's part of who she was and is, and it takes a stranger to help her remember. Thanks for dropping by!

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  4. Welcome to the angels blog. We all hope you have a great tour.
    Allana angel

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  5. I am enjoying the excerpts and am looking forward to reading the book.

    Kit3247(at)aol(dot)com

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    1. Thanks, Ingeborg! I hope you enjoy the book as well!

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    2. I'm more curious why Jack is on the run and didn't contact his agency as soon as he knew his cover was blown....

      galaschick78(at)gmail(dot)com

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    3. You find that out in Chapter 2, I believe. Actually, it's Chapter 3 (a quick search of my Kindle version of Accidental Affair helped). Good question, Gala! Thanks for stopping by!

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  6. I've read a lot of best selling mystery-action-romance authors. Most often, it takes a few pages or even a chapter or two in order to get me completely interested in the story line.
    Not the case with Accidental Affair! I was hooked from the first sentence, and can't wait for her to write more!!
    Her style of writing is thorough, and covers a good amount of subject detail and character description. I found that I felt as if Jack and Laine were people I knew. Keep on crankin' 'em out Leslie!

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    1. Why, thank you, M. McKim! I will continue to try and put out stories you enjoy, for as long as characters still spring to life in my head. Thanks for commenting!

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  7. I can hardly wait to read this book. It sounds exciting, romantic and frightening.

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  8. Such an adrenaline packed excerpt. I love it.

    marypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com

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    1. Thanks, Mary! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Best of luck!

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  9. Thanks again for hosting me today. It was a blast!

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  10. How long have you been working on your book?

    shadowrunner1987ATgmailDOTcom

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  11. Thanks for posting! I've loved following this tour! Great fun :)

    andralynn7 AT gmail DOT com

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