Spotlight & Giveaway: Lost and Found by Lexi Blake

Today it is my pleasure to Welcome author Lexi Blake to HJ!

Hi Lexi and welcome to HJ! We’re so excited to chat with you about your new release, Lost and Found!

Please summarize the book for the readers here:

Owen Shaw’s life was turned upside down when he became a victim of Hope McDonald and her evil plans. Now he’s helping the other Lost Boys try to find a cure for what was done to them. That search leads them to Toronto and Dr. Rebecca Walsh. Owen is immediately attracted to her, but the Lost Boys aren’t the only ones who want Rebecca’s knowledge. What she knows may cost her her life.
 

Please share the opening lines of this book:

Becca stared through the window of the hospital room at the woman who’d been her rock all of her life and couldn’t quite get her brain to comprehend what was happening. “I don’t understand.” Her father’s hands were shaking slightly as he put them on her shoulders.

Please share a few Fun facts about this book…

• This book is set in Toronto and I’ve visited many of the places I talk about.
• The villain of this book has a last name that might be familiar to careful readers…
• Also for careful readers, there’s a fun Easter egg in this book for those familiar with my Thieves series.

Please tell us a little about the characters in your book. As you wrote your protagonist was there anything about them that surprised you?

The Forgotten is about a group of men who’ve had their memories erased. Owen, the main character in Lost and Found, is the only one of the men who was a McKay-Taggart operative before he lost his past. So knowing who Owen was before and seeing him now that he can’t remember was one of the fun parts of the book. Who was this character before life molded him? He was a playboy before, but what he’s looking for now is different. He longs for real connection and when he finds Rebecca, he knows she can ground him, make him feel like he belongs somewhere again.

If your book was optioned for a movie, what scene would you use for the audition of the main characters and why?

In this scene, my characters are stuck in an elevator and have been for hours. I like this one because it shows the chemistry they are building and what a badass Owen is.

 

The ground beneath her shifted and the elevator dropped what felt like ten feet, but she knew in her head it was mere inches. Her heart rate tripled, and she grabbed on to the closest thing she could—him.

His arms went around her, holding her up, and she heard it. He was so tall that her head naturally rested on his chest, and she could hear his heart beating in rapid time.

He was nervous.

The phone rang and Owen cursed, reaching out to grab it. The shaft was so small, he didn’t have to let her go to grasp the handle.

“What the bloody hell is happening, Colin?”

She could hear his voice over the line. “Sorry. So sorry. We had to lower the car the tiniest bit. I should have warned you. It’s not going to fall. Just needed to reposition to get to the problem. Not long now. Another half an hour or so and I’ll have you right out of there.”

“If you do that again, do you know what I’m going to do to you, Colin?” Owen asked.

There was a pause over the line and she could practically hear Colin’s gulp. “Write my father a tersely worded letter of complaint?”

“No, I’m going to pull your heart out through your throat and then I’ll shove it back up your arse.”

Colin’s breath hitched. “You sound very much like Liam Neeson in that movie.”

“Liam Neeson is Irish. I’m a Scot. I assure you what I’ll do to you will make you run into Liam Neeson’s arms and beg him to save you.” He reached back and hung up the phone with a resounding clang.

What do you want people to take away from reading this book?

Lost and Found is about discovering that sometimes we can do things with the best of intentions only to find out it didn’t work. Rebecca has to decide if she’s willing to fight to make it right. It’s about forgiving ourselves for the things we’ve done and finding there is a good life on the other side.

What are you currently working on? What other releases do you have planned?

I’m working on At the Pleasure of the President, the last book in the Perfect Gentlemen series I write with Shayla Black. After that is Enchanted, my 1001 Dark Nights book for this year. Jared Johns and Sarah Stevens finally get their story!
 

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Excerpt from Lost and Found:

“Do you want another drink?” she asked, putting her purse on the foyer table and joining him in the living room.

“Do you need one?”

She didn’t take offense. She considered it for a moment. “No. I’m okay with my level of calm right now. I think another might dull the experience.”

He settled onto her big comfy couch. Big? She kind of got lost on it, but Owen’s body took up all the space. “I’m glad to hear that. I’m not going to drink for the rest of the night either. I want to focus on you. Come here and sit on my lap. We need to go over a few rules first.”

Rules. Yes, she’d heard this whole lifestyle thing was about communication. As long as it ended with his penis communicating with her pussy, she was okay with it. And his lap looked awfully comfy.

She kicked off her flats and crossed the space between them. “I don’t do a lot of lap sitting. Should I call you ‘Sir’ or something?”

His eyes narrowed slightly. “Tell me you don’t read those books. Every bloody sub I know reads those books. They’re not like real life. In real life dungeons are in someone’s creepy basement. Well, unless they’re owned by multimillionaires or men who spend way too much money on dungeons.”

Oh, she would like to see one of those. “Do you play in someone’s creepy basement dungeon?”

His eyes lit up. “Not at all. I’m going to admit I know way too many of the multimillionaire types. I’ve done most of my play in lavish dungeons, but I get in because it’s part of my employment package. The multimillionaires often need security. I’m good at my job, and many of the men and women at the firm I work for are involved in the lifestyle, so they’re happy to give us access. You would be surprised at the high-powered people who enjoy playing.”

She moved in, awkwardly settling herself onto his lap, but when his arms went around her she felt her whole body relax. He was like a warm blanket, covering and surrounding her. “It doesn’t surprise me at all. Sex is an excellent way to relieve stress, and having rules and protocols would be attractive to type A personalities. I know I’ve thought about it. But I have to admit, the creepy dungeon might be fun, too.”

His lips curled up in that smirk she was coming to adore. “You might not have to wait long. Robert will likely find a house soon and start converting his basement. There’s a pervert for ya. Love him like a brother, but he’s got his quirks.”

“Do you have quirks?” She loved being so close to him. This was what they’d missed in their single encounter. They’d had all the talking and getting to know one another. Because of the nature of their location and the specifics of their situation, it could possibly have subbed for two or three dates’ worth of getting to know each other. They’d had the incredibly hot sex. But they hadn’t had the sensuality of touching and caressing and kissing before the hot sex. There was something tender about sitting in his lap, listening to the deep rumble of his voice.

“A couple,” he admitted. He looked content. His body was relaxed, as though he genuinely loved being exactly where he was. “I don’t talk about my past much. I prefer to look to the future. Couple of things you should know. I’ve never been married. Haven’t had a steady girlfriend in a long time. I work too much, drink too much.”

“I work too much,” she replied, liking his openness. “I hide too much, too. I get lost in routine. I could explain why. It’s got to do with the primal brain and comfort, but that’s also the part of the brain where addiction forms. Addiction can be to more than drugs and alcohol. It can be to patterns of behavior that hurt us. I’m worried I’m getting addicted to not feeling things.”

His hand slid up her hip. “Like pain?”

“Like anything.” It felt good to talk about it. She couldn’t with her coworkers and she didn’t want to worry her family, but this was something she’d thought about for a long time. “I feel like sometimes I’m not present at all. Even when I’m with my dad, I’m thinking about work. I’m glancing at the clock and wondering when I can go back because in that lab I don’t have to be anything but a doctor looking for a cure.”

“All right, then. Here you don’t have to be anything but a woman.” His other hand found her knee. “When we’re playing, you’re to let everything else go and concentrate on pleasing me. I’m going to do the same thing. When we agree we’re in a session, nothing else intrudes. You’re my only focus and I’m yours.”

That was exactly what she wanted.

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Book Info:

Owen Shaw and his “brothers” lost everything, their entire existence erased. Science had robbed he and all the Lost Boys of their memories and their past, but not their future. Hunted by every intelligence agency in the world, they are focused on two goals: find a cure for what was done to them and ensure that the technology that ruined their lives doesn’t get out into the world. Rebecca Walsh might be the key to achieving both. Owen has been studying her closely, living in her building, and he cannot resolve how such a beautiful, giving woman could have helped design the evil process that destroyed his past.

Dr. Rebecca Walsh has dedicated her life to researching the secrets of the mind. Her atmospheric rise in her field was fueled by the horror of watching her mother’s agonizing journey into madness at the hands of a disease with no cure. She vowed to never rest until she finds it. But obsession takes a heavy toll, and when Owen moves into her building she realizes how much of her life she has missed out on. Owen opens her eyes to a whole new world, filled with joy, laughter, and possibly love.

Owen and Rebecca grow closer, unraveling more about each other and the mysteries surrounding her connection to Hope McDonald. As the sinister forces working against the Lost Boys descend on Toronto, secrets long buried are uncovered that could shatter the bonds holding the Lost Boys together and cost Rebecca her life.

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Meet the Author:

Lexi Blake is the author of contemporary and urban fantasy romance. She started publishing in 2011 and has gone on to sell over two million copies of her books. Her books have appeared twenty-six times on the USA Today, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. She lives in North Texas with her husband, kids, and two rescue dogs.

Connect with Lexi online:

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Website: www.LexiBlake.net
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