Intentional by MK Harkins Book Blitz

8/08/2013 author , blurb , book , excerpt , romance 2 Comments

Blurb:

I know this has to stop. Something has to give. A person cannot die of a broken heart. Believe me, I know. I’ve been waiting—and it’s just not happening.

What would you do in the face of the ultimate betrayal? This is the question facing the characters in MK Harkins’s riveting debut novel, Intentional. They will soon learn, however, that when love is involved, nothing is ever quite as it seems.

Mattie and Jeremy are engaged to be married and looking forward to a lifetime of love. It all crumbles away, however, when Mattie comes across evidence of a massive betrayal. Mattie flees to Washington in an attempt to start a new life and meets Cade, a tattooed engineer by day and　lead singer in a rock band　by night. Their mutual attraction inflames Mattie, even as her heart still aches for her former fiancé. Just when it appears that Mattie may have found another stab at happiness, her past comes rushing back. As events unfold, it becomes clear to Mattie that things in her past may not have been quite what they seemed. Will Mattie ever learn the truth behind what really happened? And if she does, could it mean a new beginning with Jeremy, or will it be too late?

Readers will instantly be swept up in the saga of love and heartbreak that unfolds. Offering a rarely-before-seen glimpse into the heart and mind of a romantic villain, audiences will find a welcome reprieve from the typical romance novel.

Excerpt:

He must have gone to some trouble to track me down "You pretty much get what you want, don't you?"

He looks at me with a sheepish grin. "Yes, I do."

I feel my heart start to accelerate. Darn this attraction. I love a man with confidence.

　
Our bodies are touching; I can feel his warmth through our clothes.　 Jeremy has both of his hands on my face as our kiss becomes deeper, almost desperate. He grasps my hair tie, pulls it free, and starts to run his hands through my hair.　 His warm, moist lips move to kiss the base of my neck as he inhales deeply.　 I move closer - I can't get close enough. Everywhere he touches me, it feels as if my skin is going to burst into flames. I have never been kissed like this.


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Links:　

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7067079.MK_Harkins

Website: http://mkharkins.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mk.harkins?hc_location=stream

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mk_harkins


Buy Links:

Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Intentional-ebook/dp/B00DIESJNA/

Print (Amazon):

http://www.amazon.com/Intentional-MK-Harkins/dp/1483914836/




Ten things I didn't know about self-publishing:


I will admit,I knew absolutely zero (nothing!) about self publishing when I started this adventure :) I will narrow it down to ten.

　
1.) It was easier than I thought. I googled my way to Createspace


2.) Createspace is like a well-oiled machine. I was assigned a　publishing consultant, John

Schuster (great publisher name!) he organized all my orders with the various departments. If I had a question, he would answer within 24 hours.


3.) I was able to accomplish everything I needed at CreateSpace　(I started with an editorial evaluation, moved to choosing a book cover and ended with a copyedit)


4.) When you self publish, there is a lot of self promotion involved.　I joined twitter, Goodreads and made an author facebook page.


5.) Everyone wants to be your friend on facebook!


6.) I've met some wonderful authors and bloggersthrough the social media (mostly facebook)


7.) Promoting is hard work! It's fun, but very time consuming.


8.) There are a lot of people who can help, but the challenge is to find them.


9.) Other authors really want you to succeed. I don't sense any competition from the Indie authors at all. They sincerely want to help.


10.) I am surprised that I would have so much fun. I've met wonderful, inspiring people - who I believe will be life long friends. This has been such a positive experience I would recommend it to anyone who loves/wants to write.


Author Bio:
 
I have always been a voracious reader. After hitting a dry spell of reading material, I decided to write the kind of book I would like to read. This resulted in the creation of my debut novel,　Intentional, with a sequel already in the works.

When I’m not writing novels, I enjoy traveling the world, rain, watching movies and cooking. I also run my own business in my current hometown of Mercer Island, Washington.