{"id":8098,"date":"2019-10-06T01:01:39","date_gmt":"2019-10-06T05:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=8098"},"modified":"2019-10-05T15:24:48","modified_gmt":"2019-10-05T19:24:48","slug":"guest-blogger-seelie-kay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=8098","title":{"rendered":"Guest Blogger: Seelie Kay"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Interview with Seelie Kay:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Q. Why do you write romance?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Because I am fascinated by the games people play to find and secure a lasting relationship, which is not always love. There\u2019s the chase, the courtship, the falling, the surrender. That\u2019s what I try to capture in my stories.<\/p>\n

Q. Do you prefer a certain type of romantic hero?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I adore smart, dashing gentlemen who aren\u2019t afraid to live on the edge. They can be a bad boy, a billionaire, a prince, or a secret agent. That hint of danger just hooks me! However, I also love strong, independent women who aren\u2019t afraid to fight for what they want, even love.<\/p>\n

Q. Why did you write \u201cHope?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hope Ali has been a minor character in past books and has made no secret of her desire to join the Agency. She had to grow up first. Now she has and it\u2019s time for her story. She enabled me to tackle two issues: The number of people who are \u201cenforced disappeared\u201d for opposing governments and leaders, and post traumatic stress disorder. In this book, Hope helps rescue a writer in the UAE who has been put under house arrest for authoring a book exposing the ties of the ruling families to gunrunning and terrorism. Unfortunately, Hope gets attacked and is broken, mentally and physically. This very vital, strong woman must find her way back from that traumatic event and the path is not easy. It is a story of courage and survival.<\/p>\n

Q. How does your former profession as a lawyer impact your writing?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My friends say I am obsessed with justice and I guess that\u2019s true. After 30 years, the law and the legal world are so firmly embedded in my brain that I can\u2019t flush them out. That has become the lens through which I view the world and that naturally guides my characters and plots. Injustice infuriates me, but it also leads me to great stories!<\/p>\n

\"\"Blurb:<\/strong><\/p>\n

At only age twenty-two, she\u2019s the best Probie the Agency has ever had\u2014until her past catches up with her, leaving her devastated and broken. Without hope.<\/p>\n

No one knows what they\u2019re made of until they\u2019re broken. At the tender age of twenty-two, Hope Ali has finally joined the organization of her dreams, the Agency, an elite group of attorneys who go undercover to right wrongs the law can\u2019t. The requirements are stringent, the training exhausting.<\/p>\n

After seeking asylum in the United States when she was sixteen, Hope and her father, Sheikh Harun Ali, settled in a quiet Wisconsin town, hiding from those who had placed a price on their heads. Still, she excelled, finishing her university and law school education by the time she was twenty-one.<\/p>\n

Now, after breezing through the Agency training program, Hope appears to be indestructible\u2014until she is assigned a simple task during the rescue of an author among the disappeared in the UAE. The task? To distract the woman\u2019s captors until she can be spirited out of the country.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, a member of MISix has other plans. In an attempt to disrupt the Agency\u2019s mission, she tips off one of Hope\u2019s enemies, alerting them to her location. Hope manages to lead the author\u2019s captors on a merry dance, freeing others to rescue her, until she is unexpectedly confronted with a violent angry mob intent on harm.<\/p>\n

She is left bloody and broken. No one knows whether Hope\u2019s body or her mind will heal. Suddenly Hope is no longer just her name. It is also the one thing she must embrace to find her new normal.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Excerpt:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hope stared at the pit full of ice, then gazed at Dianna. \u201cYou want me to do what?\u201d<\/p>\n

Dianna smiled. \u201cThis is your new obstacle course. It\u2019s called The Ballbuster. Obviously, the other one wasn\u2019t challenging enough for you, so I thought we\u2019d try something else.\u201d She smirked. \u201cWhat\u2019s the matter, not up to it, Probie?\u201d<\/p>\n

Hope scowled. \u201cI thought you were my friend.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re on Agency grounds, I\u2019m your trainer and mentor first. You know that, Hope. My job is to make sure that when in the field, you can overcome every obstacle. Failure isn\u2019t an option. Failure could mean death.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hope snapped, \u201cDon\u2019t you think I know that? God, everyone seems duty-bound to remind me of that every damn day. I\u2019m not a child. I know my limits. I know my weaknesses. You don\u2019t have to bludgeon me over the head with a cudgel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dianna\u2019s expression hardened. \u201cHere\u2019s the thing, Hope. The second you begin to believe that you can overcome every obstacle put in front of you is the day you should quit. Confidence is one thing. Feeling that you\u2019re omniscient is another. Out in the field, fear is what drives you, and it could very well be what saves you. I don\u2019t need you taking stupid chances because you think you\u2019re Wonder Woman, able to thwart every threat. I need you to calmly assess each situation and rationally weigh the risks. You need to know when to walk away. Just as you need to know when a risk is worth taking. You have no real superpowers, woman. And you need to remember that. That\u2019s why you\u2019re on probation until we\u2019re confident you can survive, Probie.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis job isn\u2019t about physical skill. It\u2019s about being able to clearly, quickly, and competently analyze the risks. What I see right now is a young woman without fear, willing to take on any roadblock. I need you to recognize your limits and work around them. There is no shame in admitting defeat. And there most definitely is no shame in asking for help. That\u2019s why each obstacle has a kill bell. Hit that and the exercise stops.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd then what,\u201d Hope muttered. \u201cI get kicked out?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, then we step in and help. This Agency leaves no man or woman behind, Hope. They proved that to me when I was sent to Bolivia. The minute I sent out the Bat Signal, they began putting together a team to extract me. They saved my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Buy links:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Publisher: https:\/\/www.extasybooks.com\/978-1-4874-2658-3-hope\/<\/a>
\nAmazon: https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07YL66Z9M\/<\/a>
\nComing soon to all other major booksellers!<\/p>\n

About Seelie Kay:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seelie Kay is a nom de plume for a writer, editor, and author with more than 30 years of experience in law, journalism, marketing, and public relations. When she writes about love and lust in the legal world, something kinky is bound to happen! In possession of a wicked pen and an overly inquisitive mind, Ms. Kay is the author of multiple works of fiction, including the Kinky Briefs series, the Feisty Lawyers series, The Garage Dweller, A Touchdown to Remember, The President\u2019s Wife, and The President\u2019s Daughter.<\/p>\n

When not spinning her kinky tales, Ms. Kay ghostwrites nonfiction for lawyers and other professionals. She resides in a bucolic exurb outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she shares a home with her son and enjoys opera, gourmet cooking, organic gardening, and an occasional bottle of red wine.<\/p>\n

Ms. Kay is an MS warrior and ruthlessly battles the disease on a daily basis. Her message to those diagnosed with MS: Never give up. You define MS, it does not define you!<\/p>\n

Author links:<\/strong><\/p>\n

www.seeliekay.com<\/a>
\nwww.seeliekay.blogspot.com<\/a>
\nTwitter: @SeelieKay https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeelieKay<\/a>
\nFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/seelie.kay.77<\/a>
\nAmazon author page: https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Seelie-Kay\/e\/B074RDRWNZ\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Prior Books:<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.extasybooks.com\/kinky-briefs\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.extasybooks.com\/kinky-briefs-too\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.extasybooks.com\/kinky-briefs-thrice\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.extasybooks.com\/978-1-4874-1734-5-kinky-briefs-quatro\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.extasybooks.com\/978-1-4874-2023-9-kinky-briefs-cinque\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.extasybooks.com\/the-garage-dweller\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.extasybooks.com\/978-1-4874-1504-4-a-touchdown-to-remember\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.extasybooks.com\/978-1-4874-1795-6-the-presidents-wife\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.extasybooks.com\/978-1-4874-2263-9-snatching-diana\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.extasybooks.com\/978-1-4874-2032-1-the-presidents-daughter<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.extasybooks.com\/978-1-4874-2291-2-infamy\/<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.extasybooks.com\/978-1-4874-2349-0-seizing-hope\/<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.extasybooks.com\/978-1-4874-2538-8-cult\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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