A friendly visit from Kelly Elizabeth Huston...plus a book giveaway

Today we are pleased to welcome Kelly Elizabeth Huston. Her latest novel, See Sadie Jane Run, was released a few weeks ago. It's book four in the Found Families series and can be read as a standalone, just like all the others in the series. Kelly has a copy of the first book, Tex Miller is Dead, along with some swag, to share with a lucky reader!

Kelly Elizabeth Huston writes women-centric, genre-straddling fiction that always includes laughs and a love story. But sometimes there's heartbreak, a smidge of mystery, moments of suspense, and maybe a dead body... or two. Maybe. Above all, she hopes her protagonists are better for it in the end, and she entertains her readers along the way.

She currently lives in Georgia with her husband and two nearly-grown sons, who are, hands down, the best cheer squad a writer could wish for. After spending a few years in the traditional publishing space, Kelly leaped to the indie side without looking back and is eager to dole out her book babies and get them read. She hopes you'll join her in the adventure. (Bio courtesy of Kelly's website.)

Visit Kelly online:
Website * Facebook * Twitter * Instagram

Synopsis:
When mechanically-minded Sadie Klein, Ph.D., finds herself poufy dress-deep in a well-meaning scheme gone awry, she escapes from a riverboat casino with the help of Dutch Holland, an old teenage crush she hasn’t seen in fifteen years. Sadie runs to her childhood home intent on settling down in coastal Georgia’s Canaan Cove, where her Jewish grandparents raised the brainy nerd girl and her queer brother—outsiders on the outskirts of town. More than a decade later, that seaside hamlet has seen some changes, but everyone thinks they know everyone’s business, and the rumor mill still spins fast.

Sadie’s high stakes shenanigans on open waters include an accomplice, Tristan Pembroke, the heir apparent of the major energy conglomerate that is also Sadie’s employer. Playboy Tristan is a trust fund kid looking for an even bigger payday, while Sadie wants full rights to an invention patent pending so that she can do some good. They learn too late that big business won’t suffer the trickeries of a little geotechnical engineer, no matter how brilliant she is, and the mysterious Dutch may be more involved than their accidental run-in makes it appear.

With a present told from Sadie’s point of view and glimpses of their heartbreaking past seen through teenage Dutch’s eyes, a love story of yanked-apart teens that never truly let go unfolds. Old secrets and outright lies come to light while corporate espionage puts lives at risk, all with a backdrop of sticky summer nights and peach moonshine in a quirky ocean-side town full of bighearted characters. Sadie can’t outrun her past mistakes, and forgiveness is a steep hill to climb, but after living all over the world, home might be right back where it all began. (Courtesy of Amazon.)

What is a favorite compliment you have received on your writing?
One reader was not a fan of a particular trope used in my debut rom-com, Tex Miller Is Dead, and bluntly said so, but then followed up with “That said, this book was so well-written, so beautiful, so real that I would have forgiven the author anything.”  That was a fantastic day.

If you could tell the debut novelist version of yourself one thing, what would it be?
“This is going to be the hardest, most heartbreaking, life-affirming, hilarious, and wild challenge you’ve faced since the boys’ toddler years.”

If See Sadie Jane Run were made into a movie, who would you cast in the leading roles?
This is hard because my characters are REAL in my mind and I know exactly what they look like. I do LOVE to hear how readers see them, though. That always fascinates me.! But to play along, I will say a slightly aged-up and messy Hailee Steinfeld and a younger, grumpy Bradley Cooper. P.S. I am TERRIBLE at this game. LOL!

What is the last movie you saw that you would recommend?
Last movie I saw was Deadpool and Wolverine. I’m an unabashed MCU fan and often have the sense of humor of a 14 y.o. boy, plus Mr. Kelly loves to see me giggle and do my NSYNC dance moves. It hit ALL the marks. 

If your life was a TV series, which celebrity would you want to narrate it? 
Emma Thompson with all the exasperation and woeful pity she can muster.

If we were to visit you right now, what are some places you would take us to see?
So much! I can whisk you away to a gorgeous, breezy, mountain vineyard and hiking around spectacular waterfalls or into the city for an amazing aquarium, the Coca Cola Museum, and a hunt for little painted doors that are hidden gem art pieces throughout various neighborhoods all over town. But if I had my way, we’d sit on my back patio in our cutest PJs and drink grown-up drinks and talk about books!

Thanks to Kelly for chatting with us and for sharing one of her books with our readers.

How to win: Use Rafflecopter to enter the giveaway. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. If you have trouble using Rafflecopter on our blog, enter the giveaway here. 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Giveaway ends August 27th at midnight EST.

Enjoyed this post? Never miss out on future posts by following us.

Listen to this book on Speechify!