Spotlight & Giveaway: Someone to Love by Kelly Elliott

Today it is my pleasure to Welcome author Kelly Elliott to HJ!

Hi Kelly and welcome to HJ! We’re so excited to chat with you about your new release, Someone to Love!

 
Hey y’all! Thanks for having me!
 

Tell us about the book with this fun little challenge using the title of the book:

S is for SEXY
O is for lot’s of them in the book 😉
M is for ME TIME when you get lost in the book
E is for exciting as you track down who Ms. Seaside really is!
O is for Oh Brax….
N is for never saw that coming
E is for entertaining banter

T is for
O is for…did I mention all the O’s in this book?

L is for LOVE cause hello it’s a romance book!
O is for Oral…sorry I couldn’t think of another O!
V is victory for Brax!
E is for enjoyment when you get lost in the pages of the book

Please share the opening lines of this book:

I could tell the exact moment she walked into the bar without even seeing her. There was something special about Harlee Tilson, though I could never put my finger on what exactly it was.
Turning, I caught sight of her and smiled.

Please tell us a little about the characters in your book.

Braxton is one of four siblings that the series is focused around. He has been on the hunt to find Ms. Seaside since she seems to have a bone to pick with him.

Harlee is best friends with all three of Brax’s sisters and has a love hate relationship with Brax. She is spirited and one of my all time favorite heroines!

Please share a few Fun facts about this book…

• I headed on up to Maine before I started to write the book and learned more about seaport towns than I ever thought I would!
• Everyone tells me the book reminds them of the Gossip Girls and I’ve never watched it before!
• This has probably been one of my favorite series to write!

What first attracts your Hero to the Heroine and vice versa?

They have known each other through Braxton’s sisters so they meet early on in the series!

The First Kiss…

Happens when Harlee is still in college had been at the local bar looking to hook up with someone else for a one night stand. Brax makes her leave and takes her back to his place and let’s just say things get steamy really quick.

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

Once I stepped into the hall, I sped up and found her pacing in the small office. I shut the door, and before I could say a word, she spoke first.

“What in the hell is this all about, Brax?”

“I told you. Ms. Seaside.”

“What about her?” Harlee asked, her voice dripping with boredom. I knew better. She wanted to know what I knew, no matter how blasé she acted.

“I’ve been doing some snooping the last couple of months.”

Harlee’s eyes widened slightly, though had I not been paying extra attention to every detail of her face, I might not have noticed.

“You’re not the only one,” she said. “In fact, I thought you and Palmer were both working on trying to figure out who it is.”

I laughed. “In case you haven’t noticed, Harlee, Palmer is a bit busy falling in love.”

She sighed and looked away. “I’ve noticed.”

The hint of sadness in her voice almost made me call this whole plan off.

Almost.

“I told her I was giving up the search…but then something happened.”

Harlee snapped her head to look at me. “What do you mean?”

With a smirk, I waited a beat before saying, “I think I might know who it is.”

If your hero had a sexy-times play list, what song(s) would have to be on it?

• Ride by Chase Rice
• Dark Horse by Katy Perry
• Toxic by Britney Spears
• Talk Dirty by Jason Derulo
• Feelin’ Love by Paula Cole

If you could have given your characters one piece of advice before the opening pages of the book, what – would it be and why?

I think I’d tell the both of them to maybe not be so prideful. I think both of them hurt one another and neither was really ready or willing to admit it.

What are you currently working on? What are your up-coming releases?*

I’m currently writing book three in my new upcoming series called Love in Montana. It is a spin of from my Meet Me in Montana series.
 
 

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Excerpt from Someone to Love:

“Damn you, Braxton Bradley. Why now? Why tell me how you felt now, of all times?”

I sat up quickly as another thought occurred to me. He’d said he wanted to be with me in the lighthouse. Physically, be with me. What about his feelings? Did he feel the same way that he did before?

I suddenly needed to know. Swinging my feet off the bed once again, I looked for the fuzzy socks Kris had loaned me and pulled them on. I was dressed in a large pajama shirt that fell almost to my thighs, which Kris had also let me borrow.

Without a care in the world for creaking floorboards, I marched to my door, opened it, then turned to the right. I stopped in front of Brax’s door and knocked lightly. The other couple staying in the bed and breakfast were on the top floor, in the large honeymoon suite, and I doubted they could hear me. I still wanted to be cautious, though, so I knocked lightly once again.

I could hear movement on the other side of the door and when it opened, my jaw dropped. My eyes swept over Brax’s nearly naked body. The only thing he had on was a pair of boxer shorts. The images my mind quickly conjured up were insane.

Swallowing hard, I attempted to look into his eyes, but it was so hard not to notice how built he was. Not that he wasn’t years ago, but my oh my, had the man upped his workout game. From his broad chest to his chiseled abs, everything about him was…well…it was stunning.

“Is it warm in here to you?” I asked, starting to fan myself.

Brax raised a single brow as he gave me a questioning look. He was probably wondering why I was at his door in the middle of the night talking about the temperature.

“It’s so…so warm suddenly,” I whispered.

“Harlee, is there a reason you’re at my bedroom door at two in the morning?”

“What?” I asked, my mind suddenly filled with all kinds of naughty things I wanted to do to and with Brax.

“You, here, my door. Middle of the night?”

“Right. Well,” I started. “I’m here because…” Why was I there again?

He leaned in closer. “Because…?”

I blinked a few times before I shook away the image of Brax taking me against the wall. “Oh! I remember now,” I nearly shouted as I placed my hands on his very thick chest and pushed.

Brax stumbled back into his room while I turned and shut his door.

When I spun and saw him staring at me like I’d gone mad, my mind went blank yet again.

What was I thinking? Surely he didn’t still feel the same way he had in the past. Or maybe he did, but then had changed his mind after I’d acted like a complete bitch at dinner. Or maybe it was Brandi whom he wanted now.

Ugh. Stop with the jealousy, Harlee. This is not you!

Brax folded his arms over his chest and waited.

“I couldn’t sleep,” I finally blurted out.

“Okay. And what would you like me to do about that?”

The coldness in his voice told me everything I needed to know. He didn’t want me here. It was time to crawl back to my room and forget this ever happened.

I quickly spun around and stared at the door. “This was a mistake.”

As I reached for the doorknob, I felt his body against mine. He pressed his hand to the door to keep it closed. A shiver ran down my spine when I felt his hot breath at my ear.

“Did you need something to help you relax, Harlee? I don’t have any vibrators, but I can offer my mouth. No conditions, no expectations.”

A delicious warmth pooled in my lower stomach. I nearly moaned aloud as I slowly turned and leaned against the door. My breathing increased when I saw he was only a short distance away from me.

Okay. I had two choices. I could leave and forget any of tonight happened. Or…I could take something for myself, for once. After all, he was offering to give me an orgasm without conditions. What woman in her right mind would turn that down? And I knew from experience that Brax knew how to please a woman.

I raised a single brow. “Nothing in return?”

He flashed me a wicked smile. “Nothing in return.”

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Book Info:

The Seaside Chronicles
January 3, 2023

On the Hook

Seasiders,

News on the beach is Braxton Bradley has caught the eye of Seaside’s very own darling, Harlee Tilson. Now, this might come as a shock to many of you, since the eldest Bradley sibling has been rumored to have made a vow to never marry. After all, his fishing charter has always been his number one love.

A little crab might have informed me that Braxton and Harlee were seen in a rather…intimate embrace only two nights ago on the Seaside Pier! The scandal of it all since Harlee is fresh off a breakup with Thomas Minor…who happens to be Braxton’s BFF! Did I mention scandal?

Could it be true? Could Braxton and Harlee be an item? One has to wonder what poor Thomas must think of this new development.

Stay tuned, my fishes…more to come!

Fair winds and following seas!

Someone to Love is the final book in The Seaside Chronicles.
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Meet the Author:

Kelly Elliott is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling contemporary romance author. Her bestselling works include, Wanted, Broken, Lost Love, and Never Enough, to name a few.

Kelly lives in central Texas with her husband, Gus, her chocolate lab, four cats, and endless wildlife creatures. When she’s not writing, Kelly enjoys reading and spending time with her family.

To find out more about Kelly and her books, you can find her through her website.

www.kellyelliottauthor.com
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