Spotlight & Giveaway: Already Gone by Kristen Proby and K.L. Grayson

Posted August 28th, 2019 by in Blog, Spotlight / 44 comments

Today, HJ is pleased to share with you Kristen Proby and K.L. Grayson’s new release: Already Gone

 

Spotlight&Giveaway

 

Falling in love is easy…

 
New Hope, South Carolina is my home. It’s where I grew up, got into trouble, and fell in love for the first time. Scarlett Kincaid was more than the girl next door, she was my best friend, until she decided that small town life wasn’t for her. One minute she was here, and the next she was gone.
 
The girl I used to fish with down at the creek is now the biggest name in country music. She headlines world tours, has won four Grammys, and I haven’t seen her since. Until today when she sped through town in her fancy car. One look at her big brown eyes was all it took to stir up a whole slew of emotions. Emotions I’d long ago buried and sure as hell don’t have time for.
 
It’s the aftermath that’s hard…
 
There are two things in my life that matter. My music, and my dad. Twelve years ago, I packed a bag and chased my dream. Leaving New Hope and escaping the gossip mill was the easiest decision I ever made. I never planned to return, but my father needs me, and he always comes first. So, I did what I had to do. I cut my tour short and came home, despite having a sister who hates me, and a community that doesn’t trust me. And then there’s Tucker Andrews.
 
When he propped an arm on the roof of my car, pulled down his sunglasses and flashed his police badge, I nearly swallowed my tongue. Gone is the lanky boy who used to throw rocks at me and pull my pigtails. Tucker is now a six-foot package of brawny, sexy man wrapped in more muscle than I have hit singles. Did I mention he’s a cop and a single dad?
 
My goal was to help Dad, and get back to my life. But what am I supposed to do when the life that used to strangle me suddenly fits like a glove, and makes me dream of things I never thought I’d have? What happens when the boy I walked away from years ago becomes one of the most important people in my life? I don’t have room for a man much less love.
 
Right?

 

Enjoy an exclusive excerpt from Already Gone 

I hear clanging coming from Tuck’s garage, and when I come around to the big door and find it open with Tuck sitting on the floor beside his lawnmower, my stomach takes a dive to my feet.
Dear sweet Lord in Heaven, the man is gorgeous.
He’s sweaty, and a little dirty, thanks to the tinkering and the oppressively hot South Carolina summer weather. And when he looks up at me, his eyes narrow.
“How’s Rick?”
“He’s home. With the physical therapist now, actually.”
“Wanna tell me what happened?”
I swallow and nod, not at all happy with the distance in his voice, which makes me a complete asshole because I’m about to tell him I can’t see him anymore.
“When I got home last night, I found him on the kitchen floor. He’d fallen sometime after Phillip left and before I got there. I panicked and called the ambulance.”
“But you didn’t call me.”
I tip my head to the side, watching him. “Well, no. It happened really fast, and I was just worried about Dad.”
He nods once, using a wrench thingy on the mower. “Go on.”
“Well, you saw most of the rest.” I twist my hands at my waist, more nervous than I’ve been in a long time. “We went to the hospital, and they x-rayed the wrist and knee. He didn’t break anything, thank goodness. He’s a little sore today, but I think it just scared us all more than anything.”
“I’m glad to hear that.”
“I also came over because I need to talk to you.”
“I figured.”
He stands, and with one hand, he whips his shirt over his head and proceeds to wipe his sweaty face with it. My tongue is now permanently stuck to the roof of my mouth.
For the love of Mary and Joseph, the man has abs for days. And I remember how they feel under my fingertips. How they move when he’s thrusting in and out of me, and…why did he take his shirt off?
He wipes his hands, then walks over to the sink in the corner of the garage and starts to wash them.
With his shirt off.
“I’m listening,” he says.
I shake my head, trying to pull myself out of the sexy fog that seeing his bare torso dragged me into.
“Well, I had a lot of time to think last night, and you know, Lexi’s not entirely wrong. It is my job to look after Daddy. And I really shouldn’t be letting myself be all distracted by you and your—” I gesture to his body when he turns to look at me, watching me with hot eyes as he dries his hands on a towel.
“My what?”
“Your sexy ways,” I say with a deep sigh. “It’s not fair to Dad, and I just think I need to be focused. I need to worry about him and getting him well. I can do other things in my spare time, like write songs and maybe weed the garden or something. I have enough on my plate, Tucker.”
“I see.” He nods and leans on the workbench, crossing his arms over his bare chest.
“I’m glad you agree.” I nod once and turn to leave, but he stops me in my tracks with his next words.
“I don’t agree. Everything you just said is complete bullshit.”
I spin around. “It is not bullshit.”
He walks toward me, slowly, his hands curling and uncurling into fists at his sides as he approaches. I step back, but he cages me against the wall, one hand planted next to my head, and the other cupping my cheek.
“I don’t believe a word of it.”

Excerpt. ©Kristen Proby and K.L. Grayson. Posted by arrangement with the publisher. All rights reserved.

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Meet the Author:

About Kristen:
Kristen was born and raised in a small resort town in her beloved Montana. In her mid-twenties, she decided to stretch her wings and move to the Pacific Northwest, where she made her home for more than a dozen years.
During that time, Kristen wrote many romance novels and joined organizations such as RWA and other small writing groups. She spent countless hours in workshops, and more mornings than she can count up before the dawn so she could write before going to work. She submitted many manuscripts to agents and editors alike, but was always told no. In the summer of 2012, the self-publishing scene was new and thriving, and Kristen had one goal: to publish just one book. It was something she longed to cross off of her bucket list.
Not only did she publish one book, she’s since published close to thirty titles, many of which have hit the USA Today, New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestsellers lists. She continues to self publish, best known for her With Me In Seattle and Boudreaux series, and is also proud to work with William Morrow, a division of HarperCollins, with the Fusion Series.
Kristen and her husband, John, make their home in her hometown of Whitefish, Montana with their two pugs and two cats.
 
About K.L. Grayson
K.L. Grayson resides in a small town outside of St. Louis, MO. She is entertained
daily by her extraordinary husband, who will forever inspire every good quality she
writes in a man. Her entire life rests in the palms of six dirty little hands, and when the
day is over and those pint-sized cherubs have been washed and tucked into bed, you can find her typing away furiously on her computer. She has a love for alpha-males,
brownies, reading, tattoos, sunglasses, and happy endings…and not particularly in that
order.
 
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44 Responses to “Spotlight & Giveaway: Already Gone by Kristen Proby and K.L. Grayson”

  2. Melanie Bowers

    Love Kristen Proby so can’t wait to read this. And oohh this sounds like a good one!

  9. Juli Huber Hall

    Looks really good. Love both authors and can’t wait to read it

  16. Kathleen Bylsma

    Love her books and now with K.L Grayson-very good, too-this excerpt proves I’m on the right track, as usual! thanks

  24. Nicole (Nicky) Ortiz

    Sounds great
    Can’t wait to read more!
    Thanks for the chance!

  31. Anita H.

    I love second chance romances and this one sounds really great. Thanks for sharing!

  34. Joy Tetterton Avery

    I love anything Kristen Proby writes. Can’t wait to read this.