The giveaway is closed as of Monday night, thank you so much to everyone who stopped by!
Today I’m participating in the Hot Summer Romance Giveaway Hop. I’m thrilled to be sharing the day with so many talented authors, and I know if you’re not familiar with them all yet, you’ll want to be. That bit’s really easy to do because the links to all participants are at the bottom of this post.
If that’s not enough hot & sexy for you, each of us is hosting a giveaway (I’m giving away books, and a gift card), and there’s are two Grand Prizes.
- A Kindle Fire
- A $50 Amazon gift card
Details on how to enter are at the bottom of my post ^_^
I’m sharing something new. I have a snippet from my upcoming release Toeing the Line. This is the next book in the Bits & Bytes series, and it will be out on August 19.
Zane held the cue up in frustration. “Are you going to show me how to do this right or not?”
Riley let out a mock sigh. “Fine.” Moving next to him again, she positioned his left hand properly. She rested her right arm against his, chest leaning against his back. She pressed her cheek against his bicep, helping him line up the cue. “I’d go on about angle and force and all that, but for me, it’s just instinct and relaxing.” She pulled his arm back and helped him take the shot.
The balls scattered again, three more sliding into pockets. He had no idea what he’d just done. All he knew was how incredible she felt pressed against him. He dropped the cue but didn’t pull away. “You’ve gotten better.”
“I still tool around with it occasionally.” Her hand lingered on his.
He stepped back, and she slid into the empty space, sandwiching herself between him and the table. Her blue eyes searched his face.
He should move. Put some distance between them. Her heat held him close.
“Is this okay?” Her question was soft in the din of the bar. Her hands slid up his arms, teasing him through the long sleeves of his shirt.
Was it? The pulse below his waist was screaming “yes,” but the few faint snatches of reason left in his brain reminded him not to go down that path with Riley. She deserved better.
“Because,”—she shifted her weight when he didn’t answer, her entire frame rubbing against him—“I was thinking about our conversation the other day.”
The day where he’d insulted her to the point where she hadn’t talked to him for several after? Why hadn’t he pulled away yet? Right. Sexy woman holding him captive without trying. “Oh?”
She draped her arms around his neck, fingers interlocking in back. “Do you really think the cyber stuff was a mistake?”
He swallowed. How the hell was he supposed to answer that? “I never said that.”
She caught her bottom lip between her teeth. “You implied it.”
He forced the gears in his brain to unstick, to push past her soft scent, her gentle curves, her palms against his skin. “Neither one of us wants to get attached. I figured dwelling on it was destructive to our friendship.”
The corner of her mouth pulled up in a mischievous smile. She trailed one hand down the chain around his neck, grasping his dog tags and tugging lightly. “I never said anything about getting attached.”
The same argument Jen had made, but somehow, instead, coming from the amazing creature in front of him. His thoughts stumbled, abandoning him. “I don’t … I mean…”
She pulled him even closer, lips hovering centimeters from his, the sharp tang of cherry obliterating reason. “Tell me you’re not interested, and I’ll never mention it again. No hurt feelings.”
Being able to run his hands over her body. Experiencing moans in person that had driven him wild over the phone. No strings with him meant less of a chance of her falling for the next doorknob that came along. He found his voice. “What about sex ruining friendship?”
She hesitated, but her confidence flooded back quickly. “I promise it’s just sex, and so do you. I trust you, so if you say it, I’ll believe you.”
Zane’s time in the Air Force doing electronic surveillance has taught him a thing or two about keeping secrets. But when his best friend, Riley, finds out what he’s kept from her, their “with benefits” relationship won’t be the thing that threatens their growing feelings for each other.
If you’d like to read about Riley’s identical twin, Kenzie, before Toeing the Line releases next month, make sure to check out Conflict of Interest.
Giveaway details
I’m giving away a $20 Amazon gift card and copy of Conflict of Interest. And because the prize is digital, my giveaway is open internationally. Entering is easy, all you have to do is leave a comment below (between now and Aug 22) and tell us which is sexier, corporate executives, or guys in uniform?
Commenting also automatically enters you to in the grand prize drawing, so make sure you toss your name in the hat and visit all the other blogs below for even more of the same!
Participating Hop Blogs
Guys in uniform 🙂
Thanks for the giveaway!
by.evie at yahoo dot com dot br
Thanks for a great post. itlnbrt @ att dot net
Thanks so much for the post.
parisfan_ca@yahoo.com
Definitely guys in uniform
vampiremistress2010(at)gmail(dot)com
ditto on the guys in uniform! heather1974 at gmail dot com thanks!
No contest. Guys in uniform.
jess820[at]gmail[dot]com
Guys in uniform!!! carlywood@comcast.net
Probably corporate executives 🙂
Thanks for the giveaway!
naralee94(at)hotmail(dot)com
Oh man, that’s a hard question.. not 100% sure but probably executives in hot suites 😀
swordlily_girl(at)yahoo(dot)com
There’s something about a guy in a uniform that really does it for me.
Margay1122ATaolDOTcom
That’s so hard!!! They are both so sexy and I love their confidence so I can’t just pick one. How about a corporate exec who was in uniform 🙂
Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
dixiedukegurl2 AT yahoo DOT com
Corp. exec.’s! What an awesome giveaway/hop! Thanks! Kyla Patton- kamclauc AT gmail DOT com
Hi Allyson~
First, I have to get your books, I love a bit of a geeky guy 😉 Enjoy guys in uniform but a guy in a suit is yummy – but I do think they can be both!
Second, you are running your contest thru Aug 22?? Just have to be different huh 😉
Lastly, Thank you, can’t wait to get your books, but they are on my TBR for sure!
staceyprice(AT)Gmail.com
I think both are sexy!
susanmplatt AT Hotmail DOT com
Well, I have a thing for ties. So corporate, unless it’s a dress uniform.
dancingcelt at gmail dot com
OMG that is so simple… UNIFORM..
I mean come on what is not sexy about a :
Cop
Fireman
Poolguy
Paramedics
Whew list goes on..lol
vals_hemi@yahoo.com
Guys is uniform.
Thanks for the chance to win!
natasha_donohoo_8 at hotmail dot com
I’d go with women in uniform.
xblansten at gmail dotcom
I’m a sucker for a guy in a suit! Thanks for being part of the blog hop!
ahui89(at)hotmail(dot)com
Guys in uniform, hands down! 🙂
thebigbluewall77 at gmail dot com
Men in uniform which is why I married one <3
sbfugate@bellsouth.net
No contest…Men in Uniform!
Thanks for hoping!! Tons of great books for my TBR list!
grapeapril75(AT)gmail.com
I like both. they both have their pros and cons.
strawberryrose@earthlink.net
Thanks for sharing your great excerpt. I find men in uniform sexy. They are usually alpha heroes.Thanks for sharing the awesome giveaways, evamillien at gmail dot com.
My pick is a guys in uniform.
asdidonato77atyahoodotcom.
Corporate executives! Thanks for the giveaway!
~Krista
pinkbonanza{ AT }gmail{ DOT }com
wow thats a hard pick
meandi09@yahoo.com
How about a corporate exec who is in the reserves? Best of both worlds.
blueshedevil32 at gmail dot com
I love a man in uniform! 😉
huntress023(at)hotmail(dot)com
I’ll go with executives 😀
alinutza4u2004[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]uk
That is hard to pick! I’ll take the executive but I love a guy in uniform!
Thanks!
Janhvi
justjanhvi at gmail dot com
To me, it’s the guys in uniform.
Thank you for the chance!
spamscape [at] gmail [dot] com
I think a guy in a uniform is sexier! 😉
Great excerpt!
Thank you for the wonderful giveaway.
trb0917 at gmail dot com
That’s a hard choice, I mean can’t a suit be a type of uniform as well?? I’d have to go with uniform though, very sexy.
dragon5174 at gmail dot com
corporate executives
wandad1961@yahoo.com
Men in Uniform!! I’m biased though, my hubby is in the military 🙂 Thank you so much for being a part of this hop and for giving me the opportunity to win! usmcwifey1(at)live(dot)com
I love reading about both.
magic5905 at embarqmail dot com
I am all about a guy in uniform.
Mel
bournmelissa at hotmail dot com
While I love a guy in uniform, I also love a guy in a suit….the wrapping doesn’t matter, I think confidence is super-sexy!
Thanks for the amazing giveaway!
elizabeth @ bookattict . com
GFC: BookAttict
Hi! Men in uniform! Hands down! lol There so sexy and compassionate! Thank you for the fun hop and giveaway! 🙂
shadowluvs2read(at)gmail(dot)com
Totally guys in uniform. I mean they are heros!
xo_veronica16[at]hotmail[dot]com
I think guys in uniforms are sexier. Thanks for the giveaway.
marlenebreakfield(at)yahoo(dot)com
Definitely uniform, although I wouldn’t kick a man out for being in a suit 😉 Thank you!
jaidahsmommy(at)comcast(dot)net
Corporate executives! 😀 Thanks for the giveaway!
abbelativ@web.de
Guys in Uniform for sure!!!!!
josiehink122026(at)gmail(dot)com