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*Drum Roll* Announcement Time

5/28/2014

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Happy Wednesday! Hang in there- Friday is almost here.
I've decided to brighten my Wednesday (and maybe some of yours?) with an announcement...

My New Adult Contemporary Sports Romance Fierce will be released in late summer 2014. Exact date still to be announced. 

Name: Fierce
Author: L.G. Kelso
Category/Genre: NA Sports Romance

Tori's MMA career was taking off, until she beat the wrong man. Her training partner, nursing a bruised ego, snapped—shattering her trust and confidence.

Three years later, Tori’s keeping her fists to herself as she struggles to put herself through college. But when a group of gangbangers hassle her at work, old habits kick in and her fists fly. Max Estrada, a frequent diner customer, steps in and gets them out of hot water, but Tori is still fired... days before tuition is due.

With no other option, she’s forced to take a desk job at her old pounding grounds, where her demons still haunt the cage and the temptation to go glove-to-glove with familiar pro-fighter, Max Estrada, is too much. The sexy Colombian draws her back into the world of MMA and revives her dreams of becoming a professional face-puncher—until Will, her old partner and current Middleweight Champion, struts back into the gym. The secret they share is an unexpected liability to his career, and he's determined to keep her silent. 

With her life on the ropes, Tori will have to face the past for a shot at winning back her future, or carry the weight of a loss even greater than before.


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I'm very excited, nervous, anxious, and happy to share Fierce with readers. Fierce has never been in my usual "writing comfort zone"- ie, it's not fantasy, but it has been an adventure to write and I'm excited to work on the companion novels. 
I had a few different options for Fierce, and it took me some time to really look at each one. I feel good about the choice I made. Fierce is close to my heart and soul, and keeping certain aspects (the martial arts) of it authentic were a requirement for me. It doesn't mean I won't go a different route later, I'm still open to all of it, but I believe I made the best choice for Fierce at this time.
Martial arts are an important part of my life and so is writing.  I was able to merge the two with this project. 
The first time anyone saw Fierce was in last years #pitchwars. I was so lucky to end up on the wonderful #teamdangerzone with the beyond amazing Diana Gallagher. I'm also still ridiculously embarrassed at the draft that she saw, but that's a different story. Regardless, Diana gave me priceless feedback and encouragement. You can read what a bit of her take (and about my awesome teammates) HERE.  Diana mentioned two very important things I wanted with this book- Tori standing out in the NA crowd of heroines, and the authentic look at MMA. 


I'll be posting more about the cover reveal soon, as well as the exact date.

Please please check out some of my other links for Fierce:
GoodReads ( You can add it to your TBR list ;) )
Pinterest (Check out the Fierce board!)


And don't forget, I'm also on Twitter and Facebook. I will post updates on those platforms as well.
Thank you ahead of time for any RTs, sharing etc!

<3 
-L


10 Comments
Carrie Butler link
5/28/2014 01:51:09 am

Yay! This is exciting. :D

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E.J. Wesley link
5/28/2014 02:08:24 am

So thrilled for this! :D I know how hard you've worked on getting this one just right, and I'm glad the wait for debut is winding down. Break a leg seems like it works on a lot of levels for a book about martial arts. :)

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Elizabeth Barone link
5/28/2014 02:13:54 am

Ooh, this sounds awesome! I like the different take here. I can't wait to read it!

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L.G. Kelso
5/28/2014 02:27:36 am

Thanks chica!

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L.G. Kelso
5/28/2014 02:28:57 am

Haha! As long as we keep that statement to the book lol. Thanks, Ej! Timing was a huge component of my decision.

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L.G. Kelso
5/28/2014 02:29:54 am

Thank you, Elizabeth! I think it's pretty different from a lot of NA books and definitely different than mma related ones :)

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Laura (@darcybear) link
5/28/2014 05:03:50 am

Hooray! Congratulations! :)

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L.G. Kelso
5/28/2014 06:52:14 am

Thanks, Laura!

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Reese Monroe link
5/28/2014 08:32:44 am

AWESOME. This sounds soooo good. :) Congrats. :)

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bailey m.k. knight link
6/9/2014 04:00:34 am

I'm late this party (as usual) but I am so proud and so excited for you, L! FIERCE is amazing, and I cannot wait for everyone else to read it.

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