Introducing author Juanita Kees and her new book, Fast Lane (Calhoun Customs Garage Book 2 ).
Trinity Calhoun is a name everyone knows on the race circuit, but her days in the hot seat are numbered. She’s tired of the limelight, meaningless relationships and long hours behind the wheel. When her father calls her and her sister home, she’s ready. She slips right back into the family business, finishing off the custom car projects her father has lined up. But racing is in her blood and she’s lured back to risking her life on the hot rod drag strips outside of town. It’s there she meets paramedic and volunteer firefighter, Reece Balmain, who has her re-thinking the road her life is taking.
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Chase Calhoun has worked hard at making Calhoun
Customs a world-wide sensation and keeping his father’s dream alive. He hasn’t
had time to think about settling down, so he’s not expecting to find love or
new life hiding in the attic of their garage among the ghosts of his family’s
past.
Juanita escapes the real world by reading and
writing Australian Rural Romance novels with elements of suspense, Australian
Fantasy Paranormal and Small-Town USA stories. Her romance novels star spirited
heroines who give the hero a run for his money before giving in. She creates
emotionally engaging worlds steeped in romance, suspense, mystery and intrigue,
set in dusty, rural outback Australia and on the NASCAR racetracks of America.
When she’s not writing, Juanita is mother to three boys and has a passion for
fast cars and country living.
Juanita Kees on the web:
1. What is your writing Kryptonite?
Chocolate, coffee and procrastination.
2. Did you ever consider writing under a pseudonym?
That’s an ongoing debate in the writing world. When I started out I was conflicted about what I wanted to write. At the time, it was suggested that if you wrote different genres, you should have different pen names for each genre. I started out writing an erotic romance as Seanna Smythe with a novella called Never on a Sundae, published in an anthology. When I received my rights back on the book, I rebranded it as Finding Evie under the name Juanita Chavez, but it gets hard maintaining so many identities, so now I just write different genres under my real name.
3. Do you try more to be original or to deliver to readers what they want?
I try to be original in delivering what readers want.
4. Tell us about your book...
Fast Lane is book 2 in the Calhoun Customs Garage series inspired by my love for racing and custom-built cars. I’ve gone behind the scenes and pit garages to explore the people who wear those racing suits. In the over-arching plot of the series, ex NASCAR race king, Marty Calhoun, has built a legacy for his family, and now it’s time to round them up and bring them home to claim it. Each of his five children have hearts in need of overhauling. They all have hard lessons to learn. The one thing Marty wants most is to see his children find happiness and love at Calhoun Customs Garage. In Fast Lane, it’s youngest sibling, Trinity, who finds her perfect match in paramedic, Reece Balmain. But like all good romances, they have a few hurdles to get over before they can find their HEA.
Fast Lane (Calhoun Customs Garage Book 2)
Trinity Calhoun is a name everyone knows on the race circuit, but her days in the hot seat are numbered. She’s tired of the limelight, meaningless relationships and long hours behind the wheel. When her father calls her and her sister home, she’s ready. She slips right back into the family business, finishing off the custom car projects her father has lined up. But racing is in her blood and she’s lured back to risking her life on the hot rod drag strips outside of town. It’s there she meets paramedic and volunteer firefighter, Reece Balmain, who has her re-thinking the road her life is taking.
Reece Balmain
arrives in Big Fork a broken man. He’s lived and breathed through horror accidents,
haunted by the faces of the people he’s cut from vehicles. He knows one
thing–speed kills. He’s hoping not to see too much of it in small town Montana,
until he hears about the drag races taking place outside of town. He knows
Trinity Calhoun. He’s watched her race, seen her win, held his breath when her
car somersaulted into barriers in Daytona Beach. He doesn’t like what she does,
but he can’t stay away from the woman who’s claiming his heart.
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OVERDRIVE (Calhoun Customs Garage Book 1)
Chase Calhoun has worked hard at making Calhoun
Customs a world-wide sensation and keeping his father’s dream alive. He hasn’t
had time to think about settling down, so he’s not expecting to find love or
new life hiding in the attic of their garage among the ghosts of his family’s
past.
Charlotte Jackson is on the run from a rebellious
past, determined to prove she can be a good mom to three-month-old baby, Zoe.
Tired of being delegated to the back office of the racing team her famous
NASCAR family owns, she sets out to establish herself as a custom design
artist. But she’s out of money, luck and time, and she can’t hide in the attic
at Calhoun Customs forever.
While Chase slowly loses his heart to his
refrigerator thief and the baby bundle asleep in his laundry basket, Charlotte
learns that sometimes family is more than just blood and DNA.
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Thank you for sharing about yourself. I love reading about authors. Congratulations on the new book.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mandy! Happy reading :)
DeleteI like reading romances set in the Australian Outback, but these romances about a NASCAR family sounds good, too. Thanks for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rachel. Writing Australian rural romance is still closest to my heart and I have seven of those available on Amazon and other e-platforms. Look out for Wongan Creek, Bindarra Creek and Under the Law. Happy reading!
DeleteThat sounds really good. A lot of people love racing, Nascar and cars.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mary! Growing up and working in the motor industry, it was a passion that grew with me, so writing about it made perfect sense :)
DeleteI say mixing chocolate into the coffee can cause some major procrastination. (lol) Hugs, RO
ReplyDeleteLOL :) Thanks for the hug, Ro!
DeleteHi again! Good luck.
ReplyDeleteHi again! Love your username :)
DeleteSounds fantastic
ReplyDeleteThank you, Denise!
DeleteWonderful interview! I'm addicted to chocolate and coffee too! LOL. This story sounds great. I enjoy a romance that centers around racing and Nascar! Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteLindy@ A Bookish Escape
You're welcome, Lindy! I hope you enjoy the Calhoun family. Happy reading.
DeleteWhat an interesting interview. I thought about writing under a pen name- but went with my regular name because I was concerned it would get too complicated down the road. I can see it getting tricky.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great book. Best of luck to Juanita.
~Jess
Hi Jess, it is a pretty tricky decision to make. There's no right or wrong decision, only a personal choice :) Thank you and happy reading!
DeleteFast cars and romantic love are a perfect combination for romance readers. I chose a pen name, but I'm not sure if I'd do it again. It complicated my online networking, trying to keep my personal and writing life separate. In the end, that separation didn't work anyway. Oh well, live and learn.
ReplyDeleteHi there! It's much easier to keep things simple. :) Thank you for stopping by and good luck with your writing!
DeleteWhat a great interview! Best of luck with the book!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much :)
DeleteThanks for the interesting interview!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Glad you enjoyed it :)
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