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KISSING KIN

by Karen Hulene Bartell

 

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GENRE:  Paranormal Romance

 

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BLURB:

 

Maeve Jackson is starting over after a broken engagement—and mustering out of the Army. No job and no prospects, she spins out on black ice and totals her car.

 

When struggling vintner Luke Kaylor stops to help, they discover they’re distantly related. On a shoestring budget to convert his vineyard into a winery, he makes her a deal: prune grapevines in exchange for room and board.

 

But forgotten diaries and a haunted cabin kickstart a five-generational mystery with ancestors that have bones to pick. As carnal urges propel them into each other’s arms, they wonder: Is their attraction physical…or metaphysical?

 

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Excerpt One:

 

Our shoulders rubbed each time we moved. The downy hairs on the back of my neck tickling from the electricity passing between us, I shivered as the currents barreled down my spine.

 

“Cold?” Eyes wide, he caught my gaze.

 

I opened my mouth to speak but, forgetting what I meant to say, lost myself in his inviting brown eyes and could only nod.

 

He reached his arm around my shoulders and pulled me close, sharing his body warmth.

 

With the faint scents of leather and saddle soap wafting from his jacket, his nearness was intoxicating, and I was tempted to lean into a kiss. Yet huddled together on the bone-chilling ledge, I gazed instead at the rugged wilderness surrounding us, content to savor the sweet ache of longing. If more is meant to be, it’ll happen.

 

Then thoughts of Cody froze me like a blue norther. Why did he come to mind?

 

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So close, Luke felt the rise and fall of her chest each time she breathed. Her hair tickled his ear, raising goosebumps–and possibilities. If she turns toward me or gives any sign…But her sigh signaled something else. He side-glanced to read her mood, but she stared at the scenery, apparently oblivious of his rising libido.

 

“Want…” His voice cracked. Clearing his throat, he tried again. “Want some water?”

 

“Sure.” She turned her head quickly, her hair brushing his cheek with a citrus scent.

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Author of the Trans-Pecos and Sacred Emblem series, Karen is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, wife, and all-around pilgrim of life, who writes multicultural, offbeat love stories. Born to rolling-stone parents who moved often, Bartell found her earliest playmates as fictional friends in books. Paperbacks became her portable pals. Ghost stories kept her up at night—reading feverishly. The paranormal was her passion. Novels offered an imaginative escape. An only child, she began writing her first novel at the age of nine, learning the joy of creating her own happy endings. Professor emeritus of the University of Texas at Austin, Karen resides in the Texas Piney Woods with her husband Peter and her “mews”—three rescued cats and a rescued *Cat*ahoula Leopard dog.

 

Connect with Karen: 

 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KarenHuleneBartell

MeWe: https://mewe.com/i/karenbartell 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HuleneKaren 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/karenhulenebartell/    

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/611950.Karen_Hulene_Bartell   

Website: http://www.KarenHuleneBartell.com/  

Email: info@KarenHuleneBartell.com 

Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/author/karenhulenebartell  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karenhulenebartell/ 

BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/karen-hulene-bartell 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenhulenebartell/  

 

Buy Link: https://www.amazon.com/Kissing-Trans-Pecos-Karen-Hulene-Bartell-ebook/dp/B0CRJ6P13V/ref=sr_1_1

 

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8 comments

Goddess Fish Promotions 06/04/2024 - 6:28 am

Thank you for featuring KISSING KIN today.

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Karen Hulene Bartell 06/04/2024 - 9:11 am

Thanks so much for featuring KISSING KIN!

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Marcy Meyer 06/04/2024 - 1:48 pm

This sounds like a good read. Thanks for sharing.

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Karen Hulene Bartell 06/04/2024 - 4:46 pm

Thanks, Marcy – appreciate your dropping in!

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Sherry 06/04/2024 - 9:30 pm

I really like the cover and the excerpt.

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Karen Hulene Bartell 06/05/2024 - 9:21 am

Thank you, Sherry!

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Tracie Cooper 06/05/2024 - 11:27 am

If you could meet any literary character, who would it be?

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MICHAEL A LAW 06/11/2024 - 7:10 pm

This looks like a great read. Thanks for sharing.

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