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Accidental Affair (Accidental Encounters Book 1) by [Leslie McKelvey]

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Jack Vaughn is sure his life is over as he tumbles down the wooded hillside onto the deserted two-lane stretch of asphalt. Years of work ended with a single gunshot. Yet, it’s not over.

A good Samaritan stops to help him, despite the danger he poses to her

Laine Wheeler knows better than to stop for strangers on the rural Montana highway near her home, but her conscience won’t allow her to leave an injured man behind.

What she doesn’t know is the man is an undercover ATF agent tasked with infiltrating a domestic terrorist group. His cover has been blown and helping him will put her life in danger.

Though there is an instant attraction, Jack knows that beginning a romantic relationship with Laine would be both unfair and unwise. Yet the farther they run, the harder it gets to ignore the feelings that are surging between them.

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Accidental Encounters
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October 31, 2012
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Best Kindle book Ever!!, January 29, 2013By LaLa from TexasVerified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: Accidental Affair (Accidental Encounters Book 1) (Kindle Edition)This is my first review ever on Amazon. Read thousands of books, now read alot of Kindle books. Some are ok, some good, this one is the BEST Kindle I have ever read! Why? I love romantic suspense. My favorite book authors over the years are Pamela Clare and Laura Griffin. Their books grab me and suck me in to where I cannot put them down. That is exactly what this book did for me. I read most of it in one night, the rest the next afternoon.

These characters leap from the pages into your heart. I hate books where the hero is some billionaire perfect guy that no one can relate to. I want to relate to them. Hero Jack makes you believe you could meet this flawed man and you could be Laine Wheeler. Their journey to HEA seems real. Love love love this book. Cannot wait to read the author's second novel about "Bear". Bear reminds me of one of our local heros in Houston JJ Watt, but just a little older with big blue eyes and blond hair. Please get this book finished Leslie McKelvey. I have read Unlawful Contact from Pamela Clare about two dozen times over the years, this book will probably get read the same amount in upcoming years.

If you love the authors I have mentioned, you will LOVE this also. Well worth $5.99 Kindle price. In fact, it was a bargain for the pleasure I received from reading it.

About Time :), November 6, 2012By Kate AllentonVerified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: Accidental Affair (Accidental Encounters Book 1) (Kindle Edition)I have to say that I originally found Chapter 1 on her blog and I have been dying for her to release this book because I wanted to know what happened next. It keeps you hooked from the beginning. Very well written and a joy to read. It's one of those books that we all crave. The kind that you want to stay up all night reading, just to find out how it ends.... And then when it's over, you wish there were more. I hope there's more to come... maybe Bear's story.... just saying :)

Thoroughly enjoyed this book!, February 10, 2015By mmemooksVerified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: Accidental Affair (Accidental Encounters Book 1) (Kindle Edition)I fell in love with Laine and Jack straight away, I loved their chemistry and the heat ;)- One of those books that immediately draws you, you have to keep reading, but at the same time you don't want it to end. In fact I stayed up until 4am reading! I've now purchased the second book, Right Place, Right Time which follows the story of Special Agent Bear Bristol. If you love suspense, action and sexy bits, read Accidental Affair, Leslie McKelvey knows her stuff. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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This is my first published work (not the first I'd written) and it will always hold a special place in my heart. I remember getting the contract (well, I remember getting the contract, thinking it was ANOTHER rejection, and almost throwing it in the trash) and realizing the dream was finally going to happen. Then came the process AFTER. Writing the book was the EASY part. The edits were EXHAUSTING, but I wish ALL "authors" would put their work through the same process. Does anyone else remember when a typo on a printed page was SHOCKING? Today, I'm shocked if I DON'T find typos, bad grammar, stilted dialogue, and major plot problems. It took two years from contract to publication, and then almost THREE years before books #2 (Right Place, Right Time) and #3 (Her Sister's Keeper) were published. The pace of this process is positively GLACIAL. In the end the finished work was worth all the extra work. Putting out a book that reviewers not only enjoyed because of the story, but also because of how well-edited and clean it was, makes me SO glad I (and my publisher) took the time. :) --This text refers to the paperback edition.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B009ZP5MV8
Publisher ‏ : ‎ BVS Black Velvet Seductions Publishing Company (October 31, 2012)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 31, 2012
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1141 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 259 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1936556448

Best Sellers Rank: #1,195,680 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #36,632 in Romantic Suspense (Kindle Store)
- #48,048 in Romantic Suspense (Books)
- #104,777 in Contemporary Romance (Kindle Store)

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Leslie McKelvey has been writing since she learned to write. Finally, at the ripe old age of...forty-something...her debut novel, Accidental Affair made it into print through Black Velvet Seductions Publishing. Right Place, Right Time is her second novel, and Her Sister's Keeper closes out the 3-book "Accidental Encounters" series. Runaway Heart is her most recent release and a full-length, standalone novel. Her fifth book, Final Kill, hit shelves in December, 2016.

Leslie is a veteran of the Gulf War who served with the U.S. Navy, and she was among the first groups of women to work the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. During her five years of service she was stationed at NAS Miramar, Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, and her squadron frequently deployed to Japan and the Middle East.

She learned everything she knows about firearms and tactics from her police officer husband, who is a weapons expert, firearms instructor, and range-master for one of the most highly-respected law-enforcement agencies in the world (and one he wishes her NOT to disclose). She has three boys and spends her off-time (kidding...WHAT off-time?) reading, taking pictures, and sending lead down range (that's shooting, for those who are unfamiliar). One of her favorite scents is the smell of gunpowder in the morning....

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LaLa from Texas

Best Kindle book Ever!!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 29, 2013

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This is my first review ever on Amazon. Read thousands of books, now read alot of Kindle books. Some are ok, some good, this one is the BEST Kindle I have ever read! Why? I love romantic suspense. My favorite book authors over the years are Pamela Clare and Laura Griffin. Their books grab me and suck me in to where I cannot put them down. That is exactly what this book did for me. I read most of it in one night, the rest the next afternoon.

These characters leap from the pages into your heart. I hate books where the hero is some billionaire perfect guy that no one can relate to. I want to relate to them. Hero Jack makes you believe you could meet this flawed man and you could be Laine Wheeler. Their journey to HEA seems real. Love love love this book. Cannot wait to read the author's second novel about "Bear". Bear reminds me of one of our local heros in Houston JJ Watt, but just a little older with big blue eyes and blond hair. Please get this book finished Leslie McKelvey. I have read Unlawful Contact from Pamela Clare about two dozen times over the years, this book will probably get read the same amount in upcoming years.

If you love the authors I have mentioned, you will LOVE this also. Well worth $5.99 Kindle price. In fact, it was a bargain for the pleasure I received from reading it.

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Barb D'Souza

A Film On Paper

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 20, 2013

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Accidental Affair is a film on paper. It is so easy to think of it as a movie that I had to keep reminding myself I was reading a book. And I mean that in the best way - it was plot-driven just like a good movie is.

The characters are wonderful. It is impossible not to care about Laine and wonder, throughout the book, why she left her former profession. You are also left in suspense about what happened to her husband. Because she is such a realistic, compassionate character, you hope she finds herself by the end. Jack, the man she helps when she finds him on the side of the road, is similarly compelling. And Bear, who only appears near the end of the book, is an unexpected delight.

The novel is in equal parts suspense and romance and it's hard to really say whether it is one or the other. This is one of its great strengths. I do not normally read romances and wasn't sure if I would like this book, but I did not feel that it adhered to any romantic formula. It was a genre book that often elevated itself above its genre.

The dialogue is also wonderful - the people all sound very real. The novel requires a suspension of disbelief, but it's a disbelief with which I found myself eager to part. I give this book two thumbs up!

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Carol C. Van Den Hende

Riveting

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 14, 2014

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Leslie McKelvey's Accidental Affair was absolutely riveting, from the first paragraph in which ATF agent Jack Vaughn rolls in front of Laine's car to the nonstop action that culminates in (spoiler alert) the couple reuniting after two years torn apart by the threat of a terrorist ring.

McKelvey mines deep knowledge of law enforcement to create a realistic and exciting story which intertwines love tension and threat of death by turn. The contrast of the two compelled me forward until I turned the last page and then returned to the first one to start all over.

It's hard not to root for and admire both Laine's pragmatism, calm under duress and growth from a grieving widow to woman in love; and Jack's tender/tough foil and determination fueled by his first true love.

Sigh...

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blackwatch14

Accidental Affair

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 13, 2013

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I am not a reader, and certainly not a reader of romantic fiction, but I was asked to read Accidental Affair as a favor and I was surprised at how I was at once in touch with the characters. They were totally. I was immediately caught up in the story! Usually, I am a technical reader. I like facts and details, and I can tell that Ms. McKelvey has done her homework. The detail she includes is enough to keep this tech-savvy person interested throughout the book. Even the romance swept me up, and I wanted the best for the characters as the story unfolded. I am now hooked on her writing and anxiously awaiting her next one.

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Maryann Jordan

A True Gem of a Book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 17, 2013

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I have read hundreds of novels over the past few years - some fun, some erotic, some good, some well written, as well as quite a few that were poorly edited, undefined characters, and more sex than plot. But this book, is now rated as my all time favorite. This was not a book to be skimmed. I found myself reading every word, completely immersed in the action packed story. The characters were so well developed (no simple alpha male paired with a poor female that needed to be rescued). The reader can understand the characters, feel for them and want the HEA at the end. This story dealt the good and evil, grief and joy, forgiveness and love - all well written in a story that involved action, some mystery, and a great romance.

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mmemooks

Thoroughly enjoyed this book!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 11, 2015

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I fell in love with Laine and Jack straight away, I loved their chemistry and the heat ;)- One of those books that immediately draws you, you have to keep reading, but at the same time you don't want it to end. In fact I stayed up until 4am reading! I've now purchased the second book, Right Place, Right Time which follows the story of Special Agent Bear Bristol. If you love suspense, action and sexy bits, read Accidental Affair, Leslie McKelvey knows her stuff.

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Kate Allenton

About Time :)

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 7, 2012

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I have to say that I originally found Chapter 1 on her blog and I have been dying for her to release this book because I wanted to know what happened next. It keeps you hooked from the beginning. Very well written and a joy to read. It's one of those books that we all crave. The kind that you want to stay up all night reading, just to find out how it ends.... And then when it's over, you wish there were more. I hope there's more to come... maybe Bear's story.... just saying :)

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LadyViki

5+ stars

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 12, 2016

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This was an excellent book!!! Love Leslie McKelvey. I am going to one click all her books because I have read two of her books and both books were the best books I have read in a long time. I had read this book about a couple weeks ago and totally forgot to write my review. So here it is......AMAZING BOOK AMAZING AUTHOR!

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