Know the Hero from High on Love by Gabbi Powell @powell_gabbi #RLFblog #SmallTownRomance

A Canadian tattooed motorcycle rider stops in Cataluma, California to take a break. A stoic and serious marijuana shop owner who is afraid of needles has an apartment to offer her. She came for a day or two. Might she stay for love?

Gabbi, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! We’re excited to find out more about your hero, but first, tell us about High on Love.

High on Love by Gabbi Powell

Genre small town romance

Book heat level (based on movie ratings): steamy

Kendra Barker’s a long way from her Canadian home. Her road trip has landed her and her 1983 Harley in Cataluma, California, but she only plans to stay long enough to rest, maybe make a few dollars, and enjoy the Strawberry Festival. As a bonus, the one place she finds to stay is an empty apartment with a super sexy landlord.

Javier Fernandez has been cruising through life on autopilot. His marijuana shop is doing well. His mother is, for the most part, under control and managing her job as mayor of his beloved Cataluma. Now, he just needs to get this pesky Canadian woman out of his head. He gave her a place to sleep, and he very much wants to be in her bed, but come the end of the weekend, she’ll be moving on. Javier doesn’t do one-nighters and he doesn’t want to deal with a broken heart. Long-distance, and cross-borders is a recipe for disaster, right?

High on Love is a story in the Shopping for Love in Cataluma series. The book is a 39k word small-town interracial romance novella with a tattooed heroine, a stoic hero, and the love affair that’ll change their lives forever.

Know the Hero from High on Love

Here are some fun questions to help us know your hero.

For Contemporary Heroes:

It’s late, he’s bored. What does he do?

Javier’ll turn on the sports channel to watch a game of European football. Or he might snag his e-reader for a good romance.

What kind of food would he impulse buy if hungry?

Being a pot shop owner, he has a love of brownies. But without the pot – he’s clean in that respect.

Describe the kind of clothes he prefers to wear.

Cargo shorts, loose cotton shirt, sandals – typical SoCal wear.

Does he know how to fix things?

Oh, he’s great at fixing things. Which is good because he owns a store, a house, and he’s always fixing things for his mother.

He tried to do something and it went badly. Tell us about it.

In high school, he tried to be rebellious and smoke pot. Turned out, he didn’t love the experience, and after almost failing, he quit, pulled himself together, and kicked butt with academics.

How does he act around children he doesn’t know?

He’s actually pretty good with kids – not that he has a lot of experience with them. So far, none of his friends have had children. His employee just had a baby and he’s thrilled to play honorary uncle.

What is he like first thing in the morning?

He’s a jump out of bed at the alarm kind of guy, but he’s a little grumpy before his first java.

Can he use chopsticks?

He’s competent with chopsticks as he loves South Asian cuisine.

Does he drink coffee? If so, how does he take it? If not, what does he drink instead?

He’s a coffee drinker. Ambrosia of the Gods, as far as he’s concerned.

What apps would he have on his phone?

Definitely several health apps as he’s a firm believer in exercise and eating well. He would like to add an app where he could track his mother, but he hasn’t managed that yet…

Android or iPhone?

iPhone because he needs a good camera.

Beard or clean-shaven?

He’s got a bit of a goatee going these days. But he’s just as happy clean-shaven as well.

Earrings/piercings/tattoos or unadorned skin?

No piercings and definitely no tattoos – he’s terrified of needles. Although that doesn’t stop him from dropping by while Kendra gets a tattoo. She fascinates him…

Personal vehicle or public transport?

There isn’t public transport in Cataluma, so he’s got his car. He hates motorcycles, though, because his father died riding one. Except this damn Canadian woman loves her 1983 Harley and the thought of clinging to her during a ride has him reconsidering his previous beliefs…

Recycle or toss?

Recycle all the way. Javier’s very focused on the future he’s leaving for his future (hopeful) children. He’ll do whatever he can to make the world a better place.

Thanks for helping us get to know your hero!

Where to buy High on Love

Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BZ2M8Z4G

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Gabbi Powell has been a lover of romance since she first put pen to paper in the eighth grade to write her first romance. She writes her novels while living in Beautiful British Columbia with her trusty ChinPoo dog a as companion. She also writes gay romances as Gabbi Grey and contemporary dark erotic BDSM novels as Gabbi Black.
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