I’d like to welcome Kelly Danali of Beyond
the Face-Off by Linda O’Connor.
RW: What’s your story/back story? Why would someone come up with a
story about you?
KD: I’m one of those sassy, outgoing people who loves to meet people
and make things happen. I run a pharmacy during the day—with over-the-top
whimsical displays to help customers who are illiterate—and I’m involved in
local theatre at night. I love being out there, getting involved and trying new
things.
RW: Can you tell us about your hero?
KD: Jake Ross plays for the Clarington Quakes, the local
professional hockey team. He’s just been traded to the Quakes, and the whole
town couldn’t be happier to have him back home. He’s got a sexy quietness to
him that you can’t help but love.
RW: What problems do you have to face and overcome in your life?
KD: I’ve been cast as the lead in a play, and my mom is playing the
older version of the same character. It’s the first time we’re acting together
in the same play, and I love working with her. The problem is my ex. He’s been
cast opposite me as my love interest. I have no interest in loving him, and
unfortunately the chemistry between us is suffering. To top that off, the
owners just sold the building where I’m renting my pharmacy, and the new owners
are jacking up the rent. I’m just finding my feet in the business world and it’s
going to be tight to make ends meet. While I’m dealing with that, I’ve noticed
an alarming trend in inhaler use in the local teens. I’m worried there might be
a new drug abuse problem in the community. I can’t help but get involved.
RW: Do you expect your hero to help or is he the problem?
KD: I’d like Jake to help. He’d be a respected
spokesperson if I could get him to talk to the teens about staying fit and
staying away from drugs, but I’d have to nudge him to embrace public speaking.
Yeah…probably not going to happen.
RW: Where do you live?
KD: Clarington, Ontario
RW: During what time-period does your story take
place?
KD: 2018
RW: How are you coping with the conflict in your
life?
KD: I can’t imagine quitting the play, but I have to say, it’s
crossed my mind. It’d be a shame to give it up. We’ll see—I have a few tricks
up my sleeve yet. I’ll figure out a way to increase revenue for my pharmacy. I’ve
worked too hard to walk away—and I have good friends in Clarington who I wouldn’t
want to leave behind.
RW: Bubble baths or steamy showers? Ocean or
mountains? Puppies or kittens? Chocolate or caramel?
KD: Bubble baths, oceans, puppies. I have to choose between
chocolate and caramel? That’s just mean.
RW: If money were not an object, where would you most like to live?
KD: Wherever Jake is playing. :D
RW: What is your secret guilty pleasure?
KD: Any dessert from Bibbington’s Cafe.
RW: City life or country life? E-Book or paperback?
Zebras or elephants?
KD: City, Paperback, Elephants.
RW: Cherries or Bananas? Leather or lace? Black or
red? Mud Bath or Oily Massage?
KD: Cherries, Lace, Red, Oily Massage.
RW: If you came with a warning label, what would it
say?
KD: Won’t fade in the limelight.
RW: Party life or quiet dinner for two?
KD: Party life, although Jake is into quiet dinners
for two, so I may have to adjust.
RW: Those are all the questions I have for you.
Thank you for speaking to me.
KD: Thanks so much for shining the spotlight on me!
Linda
O’Connor
Bio
Award-winning author Linda O’Connor
started writing romantic comedies when she needed a creative outlet other than
subtly rearranging the displays at a local home décor store. Her books have
enjoyed bestseller status. When not writing, she’s a physician at an Urgent
Care Clinic. She shares her medical knowledge in fast-paced, well-written, sexy
romances—with an unexpected twist. Her favourite prescription to write? Laugh
every day. Love every minute.
Beyond
the Face-Off
The
Plot
Kelly Danali has a big personality. She
runs a pharmacy by day and lights up the local theatre scene by night. There’s
nothing she craves more than a spot in the limelight. Jake Ross is a homegrown
hockey star. He’s been traded back to the Clarington Quakes and spends most of
his time avoiding the press and hockey-crazed fans.
Kelly wants to curb an alarming trend of
drug abuse in local teens, and Jake, with his athleticism and sex appeal, would
be the perfect spokesperson. Except there’s one problem—there’s nothing Jake
craves more than privacy and solitude.
Jake finds Kelly irresistible and skates
around the possibility of falling in love, but is she more attracted to hockey,
fame, or him?
There’s more to love…Beyond the
Face-Off.
An
Excerpt:
“Okay, all set.” Kelly walked over to
the cash. Was it just her or was there a sizzle in the air? “Has your dad had
this medicine before?” Please say yes.
Jake shook his head. “I don’t think so.
He’s feeling a bit under the weather. He came back from the doctor with this
and asked if I could pick it up for him.”
Kelly nodded and cleared her throat. “I’ve
slipped some information about it in the bag, but it’s used to treat erectile
dysfunction. It takes about thirty minutes for the full effect—” She stopped at
his strangled sound.
He raised his hands in the air, and his
eyes went wide. “What?”
Kelly blinked. “It’s used to keep an
erection hard so intercourse is pos–”
“Yeah, I know what erectile dysfunction
is. How is that going to help my father?”
“Well, if he’s having problems with–”
“No.” Jake shook his head and waved his
hands in the air. A flush spread over his cheeks. “I don’t want to discuss my
father’s…erectile,” he said with a wince, “problems.” He shook his head. “He
told me he had the flu.”
Kelly looked at him. “This won’t help
the flu.” She grinned. “But it may make him feel better.”
Contact
Linda O’Connor at:
Website: http://www.lindaoconnor.net
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LindaOConnor98
Amazon Author Page:
Book Links:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G6XMD6B
Video Trailer URL: https://youtu.be/ax2sO3_kvdE
Publisher: Interlock Publishing
Amazon: https://amazon.com/dp/B07G6XMD6B
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