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Reveal, Bits & Bytes Print Anthology
On December 19, 2013, I
released the final book in my Bits & Bytes contemporary romance series, Learning New Tricks. The entire series
was a blast to write, and it was bittersweet to leave those characters behind.
But I am giving them
all a new chance at a new distribution channel. I’ve decided to compile all
four books into a single print anthology, available March 15, 2014. After
working with the fabulous talent at EDH
Graphics (link to http://edhgraphics.blogspot.com/), she’s come up with an
amazing cover to encompass all four books.
Learn
More: http://www.allysonlindt.co/bits-bytes/
I’m also kicking off a
month long blog tour to celebrate the entire Bits & Bytes series. Every
week will offer insight about a different book in the series, reviews, and a
giveaway. And on top of that, there will be a grand prize at the end of the
tour for a Kindle Paperwhite. A list of participating blogs can be found here: http://goddessfishpromotions.blogspot.com/2014/02/virtual-book-tour-bits-and-bytes-series.html,
If you comment on this blog, and make
sure to click all the right boxes on the Rafflecopter, you’ll get your first
round of entries today.
Holding
Her Close
Zach Johnston knows one
thing: ex-girlfriends are a headache he doesn’t need. Problem is, his first
love—and the one women he never got over—Rae Nielson, has the only solution to
a corporate takeover threatening the company he built from the ground up. Can
he trust her enough to risk his heart and livelihood, or will experience
convince him to walk away from everything?
Conflict
of Interest
Kenzie Carter’s job in
publicity is the perfect outlet for her love of order. All of her clients
appreciate it, until she meets Scott McAllister. He thrives on chaos and has
built a software empire from his love of gaming. When their worlds collide, the
boardroom and bedroom ignite.
Toeing
the Line
Zane Petrov’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 Carter, finds out what he’s
kept from her, their “with benefits” relationship won’t be what threatens their
growing feelings for each other.
Learning
New Tricks
Archer Yates is
struggling to keep his comic shop from an epic crash and burn. Tori Rothschild
would just be happy not to surrender her sanity to corporate America. A quick
fling should be the perfect stress relief—as long as they both remember not to
get attached.
Allyson gave me the option of sharing an excerpt, but I couldn't pick just one, so here they all are:
Excerpt
Holding
Her Close Excerpt
A quiet knock filled
the dark living room, sending a tremor through Rae, and she paused. She
swallowed and padded toward the door. Her heart flipped when she peered through
the peephole. Zach stood on the other side, tugging on his ponytail.
She flipped the
deadbolt off and opened the door enough to let him in. He took the silent offer
and stepped inside, kicking the door shut behind him. His hands rested on
either side of her face, and he kissed her. There was hunger in his lips. It
stole her breath as he held her close, and she gasped when they broke apart. He
studied her, blue eyes frantic.
She didn't know what
else to do. She returned the kiss, pushing closer. The sensations set her nerve
endings on fire, and she stumbled back, pulling him with her. She hit the arm
of the couch, lost her balance, and landed on the cushions.
He laughed as he knelt
on the couch, straddling her, and brushed a loose strand of hair out of her
eyes. “I couldn't sleep. I was out driving, and I got your message, and I... I
don’t even know. I had to see you.”
“What are we doing?”
He shook his head. “Not
talking. For God's sake, we've done enough of that.” He leaned forward, lips
brushing her collarbone and tracing a line up her neck. “We can hash it all out
later, I promise, but I want you so bad right now—and even if you made me talk,
I'd tell you whatever you wanted to hear to have you.”
She arched her back and
moaned as his lips roamed her skin. “Yeah. Later is good for me too.”
Conflict
of Interest Excerpt
“Do you want a
lift?” Scott asked.
Her footsteps
slowed, and she pulled away. “In the love van?”
He spun to face
her, not sure what to make of the comment. She’d nicknamed his car?
Fascinating. “Excuse me?”
She nodded at
the Escalade in the back of the parking lot. “That one’s yours right? The Game
God license plate? The tinted windows meant to keep out even the most
penetrating light?”
She knew what
the G4M3G0D on his plates meant. She was full of entertaining surprises. He bit
back the urge to joke about the word penetrating. “That’s it, but love van,
really?”
She fell into
step beside him again. “No one’s ever accused you of that before?”
“Not to my face.
Interesting assumption.” He moved closer, letting his bare arm brush hers.
“No worse than
deciding I was reading some bodice ripper inside.”
He stopped at
his SUV, spinning to face her and leaning back against it, one foot propped up
on the rubber strip running along the bottom of the door. He looped his thumbs
in his pockets. “Fair enough. We’re even on the inappropriate assumption front
then?”
She kept her
distance but didn’t seem in a hurry to leave. “I didn’t know we were keeping
score.”
A gust of wind
tore through the parking lot, whipping her ponytail into her face. She hugged
herself and shivered as the clouds devoured the last traces of direct sunlight.
He forced his
hands to stay by his side, biting his tongue before he could offer to warm her
up. Or ask if she’d like to be the one biting his tongue. “Someone’s always
keeping score.”
Toeing
the Line Excerpt
“You didn’t
answer my other question.” Zane smirked and slid from his seat. Coming around
to Riley’s side of the table, he dropped to one knee next to her and took her
hand in his again.
What
is he doing? He’s teasing me, right? Blood rushed in
her ears, making it hard to hear. They’d been catching up for all of half an
hour, and he was talking about love and marriage?
“Riley Ann Carter.”
He locked his gaze on hers. “We’ve known each other forever.”
Oh
jeez, he is really doing this. Panic and hope churned in her
gut, making her regret the extra shot of espresso.
“You’re the
sexiest, most intelligent woman I’ve ever met.” He licked his lips.
Riley’s heart
stopped. He’d twitched. The corner of his mouth had pulled up for the briefest
moment.
He continued.
“With your sister being a close second.”
Her stomach
plummeted, relief and disappointment warring for attention. He was yanking her
chain. Trying to distract her.
“Would you”—his
serious expression faltered again—“and she make out while I watch?”
Was that really
relief flooding her or just the tiniest bit of hurt and disappointment? She
exhaled, pursed her lips, and then smacked him on the arm. “You’re an ass.”
Learning
New Tricks Excerpt
Archer
intertwined his fingers with Tori’s and tugged her off the stool. “Come on.”
His voice was gentle. “Let’s de-stress.”
She didn’t
resist as he pulled her up the stairs to his apartment. She was glad she didn’t
mind following him, because she’d used up all her arguments for the day. When
they were inside, they both kicked their shoes off out of habit. He locked the
door, and then turned her so her back was to him.
His hands rested
on her shoulders, thumbs softly kneading her neck. “You were brilliant today.”
She tilted her
head forward, moaning at the gentle touch. “I was terrified.”
The massage
deepened, and his voice was soothing. “But the important thing is, you did it
anyway.”
She leaned into
the attention, not sure how to respond. His lips brushed the back of her neck,
and she gasped in pleasure and surprise.
“Sorry. I
shouldn’t have done that.”
“You should
have.” She tilted her head to the side to expose more of her neck. She’d turned
off the filter which kept her from speaking her mind; part of her wasn’t ready
to turn it back on yet. Especially with other parts of her turned on by his
touch, and his soft lips. “And you should do it again.”
His tongue
glided up her skin until he met her ear, and his teeth nipped at the lobe. His
whisper brushed her skin, sending a pleasant chill through her. “Have I ever
told you how much I like it when you talk like that?”
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About
Allyson Lindt
Allyson Lindt is
a full-time geek and a fuller-time contemporary romance author. She prefers
that her geeky heroes come with the alpha expansion pack and adores a heroine
who can hold her own in a boardroom. She loves a sexy happily-ever-after and
helping deserving cubicle dwellers find their futures together.
Fabulous blog, Allyson and what a brilliant prize. Good luck with the new book.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for hosting me, Diane, and thank you as well, Daisy :D
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure Allyson, you are always welcome - and I love this idea.
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