If Robert Rodriquez (Sin City), Tony Soprano, and David Lynch (Twin Peaks) made sweet love to a Hawaiian
version of The Bride (Uma Thurman's character from Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill), the resulting spawn might look
like Kendall Grey’s upcoming mystery/suspense/supernatural thriller,
HOT-BLOODED.
The first installment in the Ohana series,
HOT-BLOODED is set on the island of Maui and is wrapped in the light and dark
watercolors of Hawaiian culture, history, and mythology. It's about guns,
drugs, surfing, and tiki monsters. HOT-BLOODED tells the tale of a ballsy,
half-Hawaiian angel-turned-demon, the duplicitous assassin who falls for
her, and the blessings and curses of family—all wrapped up in freaky,
supernatural gift paper.
Here's the description:
WARNING: HOT-BLOODED does
NOT end with a happily ever after. It contains drug use and graphic sex,
language, and violence. The story is intended to entertain, not to condone or
glorify illegal or immoral activities. This book is unsuitable for sensitive
readers and those under the age of 18.
*Written in 3rd person. Contains a
massive cliffhanger and multiple POVs.
Ohana is everything…
When an accident claims her mother’s
life, Keahilani Alana must take charge of her ohana (family)
or risk losing what little they have. With an underage brother to care for and
no education, she has few options. The door to a heavenly hellish opportunity
opens when she stumbles upon a valuable secret her mother left behind on the
slopes of an extinct volcano—a legacy that tempts the family with riches beyond
their wildest dreams. But the secret is much bigger and more sinister than they
realize. As reality unravels and exposes eerie truths about the ohana that
should have remained deep under the mountain, Keahilani must either resist the
call of her blood or risk being consumed by its darkness.
Blake Murphy is an assassin working to
infiltrate a new Hawaiian cartel. His investigation reveals that Keahilani, the
sexy surfing instructor he pegged as an informant, is much closer to the drug
ring than he thought. Passion ignites between them in the bedroom, but their
ironclad ties to opposing interests pit them against each other everywhere
else.
When tensions reach the breaking point
and her ohana is threatened, the only cure for Keahilani’s
hot-blooded fury is a loaded clip with a body bag chaser.
They don’t call her Pele for nothing.
Here's the cover designed by Renee
Coffey:
So, are you up for a steamy, violent
descent into tropical-island madness with a supernatural twist? If so, you can add HOT-BLOODED to your Goodreads TBR here.
The release date hasn't been announced yet, but Kendall is shooting for the end
of June or early July. Stay tuned!
Kendall
Grey
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