It’s time for another cover reveal, which is definitely one of my favorite parts of blogging. I love seeing and sharing the wonderful covers that authors have developed for their books. Today I’m showcasing the cover for my Lyrical Press sister, Kyra Jacobs, and her upcoming romantic suspense release ARMED WITH STEELE. We have the same release day in August. Pretty cool, huh?
And now heat up again as you grab a gander of this HAWT cover, along with the blurb and excerpt below!
Title: Armed With Steele
Author: Kyra Jacobs
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: August 5th, 2013
Publisher: Lyrical Press
BLURB:
What happens undercover, stays under covers.
Jessica Hartley is looking for answers surrounding the mysterious car accident that nearly claimed the life of her best friend. She’s willing to risk it all, even her fledgling business, to find the person responsible and bring them to justice.
Nate Steele is more than willing to help Jessica, but for reasons all his own. He’s been watching the infamous Maxwell Office Solutions for some time now, convinced there’s more going on than meets the eye. When his chief issues a cease and desist order yet again, Nate has no choice but to accept inexperienced Jessica as an undercover partner outside the letter of the law.
Will Jessica and Nate be able to flush out Maxwell’s elusive villain, or will their growing attraction for each other sabotage their undercover ploy? Motives aren’t always what they seem when Jessica finds herself armed with Steele.
CONTENT WARNING: Beware drool-worthy men in uniform, touchy-feely coworkers, and vindictive ex-girlfriends.
EXCERPT:
The plan seemed simple enough. Apply for Grace’s old job at Maxwell, get hired, and then dig for clues while pretending to be an administrative assistant. Only, I didn’t have the foggiest idea how to be an AA. Didn’t know how to answer multi-lined phones, or schedule appointments, or write short hand. Heck, I didn’t even know if people still used short hand.
Worse yet, I’d actually have to get up at a set time and physically go to work. And socialize with co-workers. Probably even have to pretend I enjoyed it, too.
And if all that wasn’t enough, I’d also be putting myself in the direct line of a coma-inducing psycho. What if I ended up in the same state as Grace? Or worse?
I rolled over onto my other side and tried to silence the out and out war now raging in my head. I didn’t want another job. Didn’t want to deal with cubicles and coworkers, coffee makers and water coolers.
And I especially didn’t want to partner up with an extremely good-looking cop who, if I wasn’t careful, might accidentally pry the scabs off my still-healing heart. I just wanted my Grace back.
AUTHOR BIO:
Kyra Jacobs is a happily married, mother of two, who grew up in Indiana. When she’s not pounding out scenes for her next book, she’s likely goofing around with her husband and kids, or elbow-deep in snapdragons and Lamb’s Ear in one of her many flower gardens. She also loves to golf (though, golf doesn’t really love her) and to jam on the bass in Guitar Hero. Be sure to stop by her blog, http://indianawonderer.wordpress.com for updates on her writing journey and other musings as seen through the eyes of this Midwestern writer.
Look for Kyra at the following haunts:
Blog
Website
Facebook
Add ARMED WITH STEELE to your Goodreads list here
Oooo…that cover is delicious! Live the sound of this too! I’ll definitely need to check this one out 🙂
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Thank you, L.J.!
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Hoo boy. That cover is scrumptious. And I had my fair share of fights with coffee makers, so I share your MC’s concerns 😉
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LOL Elise. Thanks!
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What a cover! Deliciously tempting. I like the sound of the story too.
Good luck with the book.
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Thank you, Daisy. At it’s heart, the story is truly about the strength inspired by true friendship. Love conveniently happens along the way. 🙂
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Awesome cover! The story sounds great. Best of luck with this book. 🙂
Cheryl G
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Thanks so much, Cheryl!
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Ooh, very sexy. HAWT indeed. 🙂
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Thanks, Emma! Not too hard on the eyes, huh?
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Thanks to everyone for stopping by and checking out Kyra’s cover reveal! Kyra, I love your comment that the heart of the novel is about the strength inspired by true friendship. What a fantastic theme. Judging by the responses here, I’m not the only one who will be looking forward to the release.
Hope everyone is having an awesome day! I appreciate all the support you continue to show to the guests on my blog! 🙂 Welcome to my new visitors and I hope you’ll be back again in the future!
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Thanks so much for having me, Mae–I truly love your blog. And you have such wonderful readers! Thanks to everyone who stopped by and commented. Definitely feeling the love today!
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It’s great to have you here, Kyra. I’m delighted to showcase your book and share a release day with you!
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I love the cover. The font and white text really pop against the darker background. This will really stand out on the store sites!
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Yes, Jessi, Renee did a fantastic job with the cover 🙂 And fingers crossed it does catch some eyes!
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Hey Kyra, the first time I saw your cover and read your blurb a few months ago, I knew this was a book I’d want to read. I can’t wait for it’s release. Just popping over to Goodreads now to make sure its on my TBR list.
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Thanks so much, Joanne! Looking forward to Warrior’s upcoming release as well!
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Love the excerpt!
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Thanks for checking out Kyra’s excerpt, Liz. Great to see you here!
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