New
Romance Release — Lies, Love & Redemption
By
Kelli A. Wilkins
Hi
everyone,
Today I’m sharing
an exclusive excerpt from my new historical western, LIES, LOVE
& REDEMPTION. This full-length novel is set on the
Nebraska prairie in 1877 and blends a steamy romance with mystery and
danger.
Lies, Love &
Redemption
Shot and left for
dead, Sam Hixton stumbles into a general store on the Nebraska
prairie and collapses into the arms of Cassie Wilcox.
Cassie’s world is
turned upside down when the handsome stranger drops into her life.
Sam is another complication she doesn’t need: her business is dying
and her trouble with the townspeople is escalating. Yet she’s
determined to keep the store open — no matter what the cost.
As Sam recovers from
his injuries, he hides the truth about his identity and convinces
Cassie to let him work in the store. He’s attracted to her and
admires her independent nature but quickly realizes Cassie’s in way
over her head. They fight their growing attraction, and Cassie
questions whether she can trust her fragile heart to a mysterious
stranger. Will he accept her once he knows about her troubled
past?
Cassie resists Sam’s
advances and represses her feelings until one fateful night when they
give in to their fiery passion. Together, they work out a plan to
save the store but find their efforts are thwarted—and their lives
endangered—by the locals.
Sam’s secret
returns to haunt him and pulls him away just when Cassie needs him
the most. Will he regain her trust when she learns the truth?
Cassie has
everything invested in the store—can she save it and find true love
with Sam before it’s too late?
Cassie
dusted off a can of apricots and restacked it on the shelf. “Why do
I even bother?” she muttered as she picked up the next can.
Another
week had come and gone, but her days were always the same. Get up at
dawn, sweep out the store, dust off the cans, and . . . wait. Her few
customers strolled in on Saturday and Sunday afternoons to buy odds
and ends, but nearly everyone bought their bulk goods at the general
store in Baxter. Townsfolk came here only when they wanted something
quick—or on credit.
The
bell above the door jangled, but she didn’t bother to turn around.
“That you, Luke? You’re up early. I bet you haven’t seen this
side of ten o’clock in—”
She
glanced over her shoulder and shrieked. The can of apricots slipped
from her hand and rolled across the floor.
A
stranger covered in blood leaned against the doorjamb.
She
rushed to his side. “Who are you? What happened?”
The
man locked his blue eyes onto hers. “Help me.”
He
held a battered leather satchel out to her. “Hide this,” he said,
then collapsed forward.
Cassie
caught him around the waist and eased him to the plank floor. Was he
dead? She felt the side of his sweaty neck. His heart was beating,
but he looked like hell. His clothes were coated in blood and dirt,
and his face had a sickly white hue to it. He was lucky to be alive.
Someone had shot him full of holes.
Where
had he come from? Holloway was in the middle of nowhere with no
railroad connection, and it wasn’t on the stagecoach line. She
hadn’t heard a horse out front, and he couldn’t have walked here
from Baxter, could he? That would be suicide.
Wild
ideas raced through her mind as she stared down at him. Maybe he was
a fugitive or a bank robber. Decent people didn’t get themselves
shot for no reason. Whoever shot him could’ve been following him,
looking to finish him off.
Her
gaze settled on the satchel. What was in it? Money? Gold? The deed to
a silver mine? Why did he want her to hide it?
Cassie
brushed her hair away from her face and frowned. What the hell was
she supposed to do with him? Why had he wandered into her store, of
all places? The last thing she needed was a half-dead stranger
complicating her life. His being here would only stir up trouble—and
she already had more than she needed.
Maybe
she could— With a start, she realized he hadn’t moved. She shook
his bloodied left shoulder. The man remained motionless. “Damn it
to hell.” She yanked the satchel from his grip, then ran behind the
counter and stuffed it in the bottom drawer. There wasn’t time to
look inside and see what the stranger was hiding. Whoever he was, he
needed help—fast.
Order your copy
of Lies, Love & Redemption here:
Read
more about the book and get links to other platforms here:
And
if you love historical romances, don’t miss my other Medallion
Press novels:
The
Viking’s Witch:
and
Dangerous
Indenture:
In
a future blog, I’ll share an inside look at the making of the book
and a steamy excerpt.
Happy
Reading!
Kelli
Kelli
A. Wilkins is an award-winning author who has published more than 95
short stories, 19 romance novels, and 5 non-fiction books. Her
romances span many genres and heat levels.
In
2016 Kelli began re-releasing her romances previously published by
Amber Quill Press. Visit her website and blog for a full title list.
Her Medallion Press historical western romance, Lies,
Love & Redemption,
was published in September 2016.
Kelli’s
writing book, You
Can Write—Really! A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Fiction
is a fun and informative non-fiction guide based on her 15 years of
experience as a writer. It’s filled with writing exercises and
helpful tips all authors can use.
If
you like to be scared, check out Kelli’s horror ebooks: Dead
Til Dawn
and Kropsy’s
Curse.
Here
are a few links to find Kelli & her writings on the web
Title: Strange Things Done
Title: Sunshine in Neverland
Title: Let's Destroy Investutech
Title: Aladdin The Genie's Keeper
