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Let it be me is only 30 days away!!!

I am so excited about my new release that is coming out in 30 days on October 2, 2013!! Starting tomorrow, on every Tuesday a teaser will be posted and on every Thursday a spotlight will be posted until the release! I am excited for y’all to meet my new characters and to succumb into the world I have created. Let it be Me has received two fantastic reviews in the last two days. Both by authors that I care for and love very much.

Take a minute and read them below and make sure to keep checking back for the teasers and spotlights!

JL Brooks, author of Distractions and Rotten:

First of all it must be stated that this book will touch a nerve, at least it did with me, and as a great story should. I had the honor of beta reading this story and I believe every man and woman that reads this will walk away from it feeling a little more compassionate and carry a lot more resolve.

Violet is a beautiful, vibrant, young woman who like millions of others, falls in love with the wrong man. As outsiders it is easy for us who are not in the situation to tell them, “just leave, you can do with out him, why do you let him do this?”

It’s not so simple, and through Violet, you learn why.

You learn why she just cannot leave, why she stays, and why she lets him do it. You discover how a woman in such a fragile state can have the heart of a lion, and how a man holds the ability to crush that strength with one punch of his fist. You will champion with Violet as she clings to hope and gathers the fragments of courage necessary to fight.

Violet will teach you what it means to be afraid, and in the same breath how to be brave.

Through the blood, bruises, and verbal assaults, she will enlighten you on how much guts it takes to wake up every day knowing what greets you at dawn.

Fear not…

Fate intervenes, and by coincidence Violet will come face to face with a man who does not save her, but gives her endurance to battle her own way out, despite his natural male instincts to play hero. You will find yourself screaming at Violet to make different choices, anguished by the crushing of your chest when things do not go the way you want them to. But this isn’t our story, it’s hers.

You will find yourself turning the pages, anticipating what each one will reveal. You will find yourself gritting your teeth and physically feeling the emotional state of the characters. And Dr.Tucker McCloud will make you swoon, just like he does to Violet. Your heart will flutter, your knees will go weak, you might just drool a little, he is that amazing. He is just what Violet needs to find bearings in the darkness. He is that small reminder that goodness still exists, and she can be happy.

Quoted by Violet:

“Get a blanket and maybe a glass of wine, you’re going to need it, because my story isn’t a happy one, well no, I take that back. It can be happy, I can be happy; I just have to get there. I have to fight for it. So sit back and let me explain how the fight was woken inside me.

It starts and ends with Tucker McCloud”

I love how Mrs. Aleo tells this story, it is unique because it is not her telling you a story, it is the character’s inviting you on a journey. You will think about them long after the last sentence is read, the mark of a great novel. Although this is different than her previous work, I feel it is one of her most brilliant. 5 stars all the way!!!

& the second is by Heidi McLaughlin, USA Today’s best selling author of Forever my Girl, My Everything, Lost in You and My Unexpected Forever:

It’s no big secret that I’m a fan of Toni Aleo. I have been going on a year now. So when she threw this at me I didn’t hesitate even though I knew it was going to tear me up inside.

Toni stepped outside her penalty box to deliver a hardcore, gritty novel. Let it be Me is about personal struggle and protecting those you love even if the end result is your own demise because when you love one so fiercely you’d rather take the blows instead of seeing your loved ones hurt.

Let it be Me is so intense, raw and poignant that I had a constant ache in my chest.

This isn’t your normal Aleo book, no this is something more. Fans will see a new side of Toni and that will just make you appreciate her more.

Blue Lines

Alright gals, y’all know how much I want to give you Blue Lines but unfortunately, it has been pushed back again, this time to the day before my birthday, December 9th. Now before you grab your hockey stick to beat me, let me say that I am doing everything I can to make this the best book I can for y’all. I have grown so much as an author and I want to make sure that everything I give you is the best. I have given you Falling for the Backup to hold you over and I know that Let it be Me isn’t a hockey book, but that will hold you over too until Blue Lines comes out. I know y’all want this book and I want you to have it but we are all going to have to wait a little bit longer. I know the ladies at Loveswept have a lot of awesome things planned for the release and I promise it will be worth the wait. I am almost done with Breaking Away and then I’ll start the next hockey book and then the next. With me going with a publisher, things have been pushed back, and I apologize for all the waiting but I know it will be worth the wait. The one thing you can do is show how much you want the book by preordering it. That is a big thing in the publishing world, so go preorder it and I’ll continue to work my butt off to give you all kinds of awesome hockey books. I hope y’all don’t hate me too much and again, I apologize for all the waiting but until then, go preorder Blue Line and make sure to pick up Let it be Me a novel by Toni Aleo on October 2! Y’all are truly the best fans a girl could get and I hope you continue to stand with me. Love you always, Toni

Blue Lines come outs December 9, 2013, the preorder links are as follow:

Amazon

Barnes and Noble

iTunes

3k teaser!!!

EEKKKKK!!!!! Y’all rock my ever loving world!! Thank you so much and please if you havent enter the giveaway, go do that now before you get lost in Piper and Erik’s world through this deleted scene!!!! I love this scene and it hurt to let it go! I hope you enjoy it!! Make sure to comment below and also, make sure you preorder too!!!!!!!!!!!!

Blue Lines come outs September 23, 2013, the preorder links are as follow:

Amazon

Barnes and Noble

iTunes

**NOT EDITED! NO JUDGING! ALSO MAY CONTAIN CUSSING AND SUBJECT MATTER THAT IS GOOD FOR PEOPLE BELOW THE AGE OF 18**** Other than that, enjoy!

The next morning, Piper was rushing to get her hair done when Erik came knocking on the door.

“Hey, Shea has the boat ready.”

“I’m almost done,” she said running her last piece through her hair straighter. She glanced in the mirror and saw that he was still standing there, watching her. “Yeah?”

“I need to talk to you.”

“Okay, we’ll I’m doing my hair. It can wait until later can’t it? I’m trying to hurry.”

He nodded. “Sure, I’m gonna head down.”

“Alright,” she said. She watched as he sent her one last look and then left the bathroom. She had no clue what he wanted to talk about but she hoped it wasn’t about the ultrasound. They had a decent night the night before. They had spent the night playing games with everyone and it was nice to not be the single one that has to be stuck with the other single person. They hadn’t won the games they played, but it was still fun to be on his team. He was crazy competitive, but he wasn’t an ass about it like Lucas could be. Fallon and he had to quit because they got into it during Jenga. Fallon was convinced they should have picked this one block, while Lucas was hollering about another one. It was hilarious but she was thankful that Erik wasn’t like that. He went with whatever she said, and since she was good at the game, they did well, but no one could beat Shea and Elli. They were Jenga game masterminds.

Finishing up her hair, she threw it all on top of her head, and ran out the bathroom to grab her beach bag. They were all going out on the boat, and Piper was ready to go. Elli had brought her nanny with her, and she was going to keep all the kids while everyone went on the boat. As she made it down the stairs, a smile crept on her face. She was ready to get out and have fun with her friends. It was going to be a blast.

Rushing out the door, she found everyone on the beach, waiting to board Shea’s pontoon boat. She saw that Erik was standing with Phillip and two women that Piper didn’t know. They must have been Phillip’s dates and for a second Piper thought that one of them must be for Erik, but when he saw her, he left them and started towards her. He was being unbelievably nice and actually trying to make her happy. Of course, they still picked at each other but for the most part they were civil. It was weird because she could sense he was trying, and a part of her was like, good, he needed to try, while the other part of her was elated by his actions. She wanted to wrap him up in her arms and just devour his mouth, especially when he was wearing nothing but a pair of black board shorts but she would never chance it. He could be faking it all, and she would look stupid, untangling herself from his body to go hide.

“We’re just waiting for Elli to finish feeding the boys,” Erik told her as she walked up to him.

Piper nodded as she looked around. She noticed that other than the two blondes that hung off of Phillip, she was the only one in a bikini. “I’m the only one out of the non-whores that is wearing a bikini. Do you think I should go change?”

She glanced up to find that Erik was checking her out. “Um. No.”

Piper laughed. “No really, I look okay?”

He nodded. “Okay is not the word, Piper, you look hot.”

Piper’s cheeks warmed as she looked away. She felt kind of silly in a two piece with her belly all hanging out, but in a way, if Erik liked it, then she was good. She looked up to find that he was still watching her, and she smiled. “You’re making me blush, stop.”

He flash her a wicked grin before saying, “I think we are about to get on,”

No matter if they were like fire and rain and he drove her insane, she knew that she couldn’t stay mad at him.

And she wasn’t sure if that was a bad thing.

***

Rap music was blaring as the boat floated in the middle of the ocean. Erik leaned back into the cushions as he nursed a beer, watching the two blondes Phillip had brought. They didn’t keep his attention for long though because soon Piper was in the middle of the boat, shaking her cute little ass. Audrey was laughing out loud, trying to drop it low but she wasn’t succeeding with her large belly. Everyone was laughing and Erik couldn’t think of the last time he had such a good time.

The food was great, the drinks were plentiful, and the company was superb but the best part was Piper. She was unbelievable, the life of the party. As she moved to Roll Up by Wiz Khalifa, Erik couldn’t help but have a grin on his face as he watched her. When Lucas came over rapping along to the popular rapper, everyone started to cheer him on, but then went quiet when Piper joined in, rapping better than Lucas. Erik shook his head as she started to move her hand with every word and when the song cut off, she finished the song saying, “Word to your mother.”

Causing everyone to lose their minds with laughter.

“Do you remember when you were going to be a rapper, Piper?” Elli asked and Erik started to laugh.

“Why doesn’t that surprise me?” he said and Piper flashed him a grin.

“Piper was going to be everything. She is the most flighty, un-decided person I ever met,” Harper laughed but everyone could see the love in her eyes for her baby sister.

Piper giggled as she dropped down in the seat beside Erik. “I’m not that bad.”

“Maybe not that bad now, but back then? Jeez! I bet if you would have laid off the weed you’d probably could have made a decent decision.”

Everyone started laughing as Piper’s cheeks turned red. “You make it sound like I was a pot head.”

“You were!” Elli and Harper declared sending the boat into a roar of laughter.

“I didn’t know that, Piper!” Audrey laughed.

“Because it isn’t a big deal. I quit, like what, three years ago?” she said with a shrug.

“And started when she was what, Harper? We were 17, so she was 14?” Elli asked.

“Something like that,” Harper said with a wave of her hand.

“Wow, great role models, guys,” Jakob laughed.

“Whoa! What?” Shea asked causing everyone to laugh. Erik glanced over at Piper to see her grinning like a fool.

“What?” Elli asked innocently.

“You smoked weed?” he asked with a shocked face. He acted as if it was crack or meth they were talking about. Erik almost died, he was laughing so hard.

“Yeah, so?”

“I feel like I don’t know you,” Shea said in shock.

Elli laughed. “Oh come on, Shea, you smoked weed, too.”

“No, never. I was a hockey player.”

“So, I played and smoked,” Lucas said with a laugh.

Shea pointed to Lucas and then looked back at Elli. “And see how he turned out.”

Everyone laughed but Fallon and Lucas, they both yelled out, “Hey!”

“He’s kidding, we love y’all,” Elli reassured before she pinned her husband with a look, “I was a kid. It was fun, we had a blast. We’d get blasted and then would eat Ho Hos while watching MTV. I haven’t touched it in over ten years. It’s not a big deal.”

Shea shook his head. “I don’t even know you.”

“I guess not, but you’re stuck with me. We’re four babies in guy, you can’t get rid of me,” she said with a grin. Shea only kept a straight face for a moment before a full smile went over his face as he reached for Elli, pulling her into his lap.

“You’re right, you are mine for life.”

“Awwwww,” Audrey cooed as Tate wrapped her up in his arms.

Erik had never been around so much love in his life. It was as if he was watching stages of it. Elli and Shea were the oldest couple there with Jakob and Harper right there with them. Erik noticed that Shea and Jakob never took their eyes off their women and when they did, it was usually to talk to each other. Next were Lucas and Fallon, who could set fire to the boat with their passion. The way Lucas looked at Fallon was the way a man who hadn’t eaten in years, looked at a steak. It was insane the way they fought and within seconds were making out. Then there was Audrey and Tate, the soon to be, newlyweds. Tate’s hands never left Audrey and Erik was surprised the girl made it to the bathroom alone. They were cute and sweet, but kind of sickening.

Then there was him and Piper.

Piper stayed on the other side of the boat for most of the trip. This was the first time she had been near him since they left shore and he was having a hard time keeping his hands in his lap. He had the urge to be like his friends and wrap her up in his arms to feel her warm skin against his. He loved the curve of her bottom in her bright yellow bottoms, but most of all he loved the way her breasts bounced when she walked. He held his breathe waiting for the moment they would pop out of that small little bikini top, but to his dismay they hadn’t yet.

When his gaze went to where his best friend was wrapped up in the arms of two gorgeous blondes, a small part of Erik yearned to be over there with him, but then he looked back over at his bride, and her eyes met his. She was so beautiful with the sun shining through her hair, and her sun kissed skin glowing. For the first time ever, Erik thought what the hell did he need with anyone else when he had her.

It was a scary thought, but he didn’t feel like he was going to have a panic attack as he held her gaze. She blew him away with her humor and more than once he was found laughing so hard he couldn’t breathe. He had never met anyone like her, and he loved that she had done so many things and tried to accomplish so many dreams. She intrigued him and he liked that.

“Hey, Shea, lets dock on that beach over there,” Lucas said.

Piper looked out to where Lucas was pointing, breaking their locked gaze and Erik did the same to see a nice little island with lots of trees and greenery.

“Cool, we can cook there,” Shea said as he went to the steering wheel of the boat. Piper crossed her legs, Indian style, causing her knee to touch his thigh. They both looked down at where they were touching before looking back up at each other.

“Sorry,” she said and was about to move away, but he stopped her.

“You are fine,” he said, his hand not leaving her knee.

A grin pulled at her mouth as she said, “Why thank you very much, you’re not too bad yourself, Mr. Titov.”

Giveaway!!!

I am looking to get some more likes on my facebook pages!! So lets do a giveaway! Share with all your friends and lets get me to my goal!!!!!

What I am giving away:

3 ARC of Blue Lines

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as promised….TEASERS!!!

First, I want to thank y’all again for getting me the 100 reviews I need before today! Thank you so much! Now as promised, here are the teasers!!!

 

Now, just a warning. There is a GREAT chance this stuff hasnt been edited, especially my new stuff, so no hating or judging! It will go through the best editors before y’all get your fingers on it! ENJOY!!!

Blue Lines

This is a flashback of the first time Erik and Piper meet.

Piper had walked into her big sister, Harper’s, new home with all the excitement of seeing her new niece again. The only problem was that she was tired and worn out. She was working eighty hour weeks at the jewelry store and it was safe to say Piper was running on empty. Because of this, she had come dressed in something simple, a pair of black skinny jeans and a white billowy top that hung off her shoulder. She had thrown her hair up quickly, tendrils falling into her eyes that weren’t made up to perfection.

Before she could even say hello to anyone, she took her new niece from Harper and kissed her sweet Ally Mae. Harper stood by shaking her head; she was used to the way Piper acted when she saw Ally. Everyone was. The world stopped when her sweet little niece was placed in her arms. She loved her sister, but Harper might need to accept that since Ally was in the world now, she was bound to be second best to the darling baby. It still blew Piper’s mind that something so gorgeous and sweet came from Harper. She thought this as she glanced up from Ally to her older sister.

Meeting her sister’s catlike brown eyes, Piper smiled. It was so exciting and Piper couldn’t wait to be the best aunt imaginable. She loved kids, and was very surprised when Harper told her she was pregnant. Pregnant and Harper didn’t go in the same sentence.

No one understood why Harper, or hell, even Reese were the way they were. In the past, they were both the same. They didn’t want a relationship, no man to deal with. They were perfectly happy, screwing a different guy each night and moving on without a care in the world while Piper strived to find her forever kind of guy. Harper and Reese had been so different than Piper that she was sure that they were the twins in the family.

Piper thought that Harper would never be a mommy, but she proved everyone wrong when she met Jakob Titov.

Jakob was Harper’s kryptonite.

Piper knew that Jakob was different when Harper first brought him home. Not only was he gorgeous, and funny, he was sweet and everyone in the room could see that he adored her sister. It was odd to see her sister gush over a guy, but Harper was gushing while her whole family (minus Piper’s twin, Reese) sat in total shock. They were gorgeous together. Finishing each other sentences, stealing kisses, sending lusty looks across the room when they were apart. It was unreal, and for the longest time, Reese didn’t even believe it when Piper would talk about how Harper and Jakob were together. But then Reese saw it first hand when she came home from New York for Christmas. That was when Harper told them she was moving in with Jakob and then, the next thing Piper knew, Harper was pregnant and getting married.

The wedding was very small and quick, only Harper and Jakob’s closet friends and family were there, and then a week later, Allison Mae was born. Jakob’s family wasn’t able to make it to the wedding because of a death in the family, hence the reason for the dinner only a week after Ally’s birth. Piper was excited to meet her sister’s in-laws. She loved Jakob, so she was pretty sure she would love his parents and his younger brother, too.

Leaning back on the couch in Jakob and Harper’s beautiful home, Piper nuzzled Ally’s cheek before she kissed her chin. She was such a gorgeous baby. Smooth pink skin, little pink lips, and bright brown eyes like her mommy and dark hair like her daddy. She was on the small side but Piper knew she would fill out nicely. She was loud, but she was Harper’s daughter, what did anyone expect? But it didn’t matter because to her, Ally was perfect and Piper loved her the moment she set eyes on her.

She watched as Ally slept, cuddled in a blanket on her legs. Piper felt so relaxed and as if nothing in the world could match that moment. She planned to be the best aunt. One that was loving, cool, and fun. One that Ally would be proud to have. Piper knew it was too early for her to have kids, plus it wasn’t as if she had a boyfriend or husband to give her a baby anyways. She was only 24. She still had a whole lot of no-kids life to live, but looking down at Ally, holding her sweet little hand in hers, she kind of wished she was ready and had someone to give her that child. She knew that would all change later when she left, though. She would go home to her cute little studio apartment, fall behind her work desk and get lost in her illustrations that she was tinkering on for her friend Emmaline, forgetting all her thoughts of babies.

When the front door rang, Ally woke with a start, her arms and legs moving wildly as she let out a helpless cry. “Aw, sweet baby, shhh, its okay,” Piper cooed as she bundled her in her arm., “I got you, darling, I’ll always have you,” she declared before she placed a soft kiss on Ally’s cheek. As she calmed Ally down with kisses and sweet words, she looked down the hall to see who had entered. Jakob was hugging a woman while a man stood behind him, with a huge smile on his face. It had to be Jakob’s parents, Alla and Cooper. A smile came across Piper’s face as she watched her sister and brother-in-law greet them, but then, her eyes met his.

He was just standing there, his eyes locked with hers, ignoring the commotion that was going on behind him.

And he was spectacular.

Dark, dark brown eyes that were looking straight into her soul. His even darker hair was in a messy style, falling into his eyes in a lazy way. His chin and jaw covered with the same dark hair in a 5’o-clock shadow that made Piper’s mouth water. His mouth was curved in a knowing grin, one that told her he knew what she was thinking. She was thinking that she wanted to lick him from his head to his toes and make sure to stop for a long time in between.

As her eyes left his gorgeous face to make the long trip down his tall frame, she couldn’t help but notice how wide his shoulders were and how thick his arms looked. Not only was his body to die for, but he had a killer style. He wore a blue pin striped shirt, covered by a dark blue cardigan. His jeans were on the tight side in a mustard yellow and were folded up at the bottom, showing off his blue Toms. In no way shape or form would anyone say he was gay, though, even if he was wearing mustard color pants. He was too sexy, too hot, too manly and for some reason, even if it wasn’t the kind of style Piper usually liked, she was digging it at that moment.

And if she wasn’t in awe of him, she might have chastised herself for not coming to dinner looking freaking fantastic!

He started for her, and she looked up at his face as he ran his hand through his hair, moving it from his eyes. It was like he was being drawn to her, his eyes never leaving hers, his lips still holding that knowing half grin as her body started to hum for his. She felt like she was in a daze that her body was moving without her even telling it too. Before he could even reach her she was standing up, gathering Ally in her arms as she looked up at him. He had to be almost two feet taller than her 5’1 frame and Lord, was he lean, and sexy, and man, her girlie parts were screaming.

They basically blew up when, in a deep sensual voice, he said, “Hi.”

That was all, just hi, causing her to wonder if she even had panties on anymore.

Piper swallowed loudly, before squeaking, she said, “Hi.”

He grinned as he moved his arm across his chest, his other cupping his jaw as he looked down at her. Along his forearm in bold black script it said ‘Nothing lasts’. What did that mean? Looking up at him, she found that his grin distracted her from the tattoo.

“Are you the younger sister I keep hearing about?”

He was incredibly sexy and all Piper could do was return the grin as she answered, “I’m one of them.”

“What’s your name?” he asked, moving his thumb along his bottom lip, hypnotically.

She was surprised she remembered it, “Piper.”

He nodded, his finger stopping before he said, “The younger twin.”

Piper rolled her eyes, “Only by three minutes.”

He laughed as he nodded, “I’m Erik, Jakob’s younger brother.”

“By minutes or years?”

He smiled, “I’m four years younger.”

He was only a year older than her and for goodness sakes he was finer than his brother. Piper never thought that could happen. Jakob was a spectacular man, tall and sexy, but looking at Erik Titov, he took the cake, the bakery, hell, even the damn baker! He was hands down the most delectable man she had ever seen.

Looking down since looking at him was beginning to make her breathless; she nodded as a smile pulled at her lips. She had to stop staring at him, she was bound to turn into a blubbering idiot! But before that could even happen, he said, “I’m sorry if this is a little brash of me, but you are beautiful.”

Piper looked up quickly, her smile falling as her lips parted in complete shock. He smiled nervously, before looking behind him. Her heart was pounding against her ribs, her breathing was erect and she felt a little light headed. Did the most gorgeous guy on earth just say she was beautiful? Piper was a confident girl, but at that moment, she couldn’t help but think what the hell did he want with her?

When he looked back down at her, nervously, she said the only thing that came to mind, “Thank you.”

“You are very welcome. I’m sorry if I keep staring. I’m usually not like this.”

Letting out a girly giggle, she said, “I don’t mind at all, because believe me, I’m staring just as hard.”

Way to be subtle there, Piper.

Groaning inwardly, she couldn’t help but keep her eyes locked with his as he said, “You are?”

“Most definitely.”

They shared a long hot look, her body tingling as the air crackled around them. A slow sexy smirk went across his lips before his eyes left hers, looking down at Ally. “Is that my new niece?”

Taking in a deep unsteady breath, thanking the sweet Lord above for the distraction, she said, “Why, yes it is. Ally, this is your Uncle Erik.”

Ally just laid there, her wide brown eyes looking off to the side as both of them stared down at her. “I would say she is as breathtaking as her aunt, but she looks just like Jakob.”

Piper laughed. He was laying it on thick, and she didn’t mind one bit. She welcomed it. It wasn’t every day a guy swept her off her feet and she was going to enjoy this ride. “Yup, through and through, but she is loud like her mama and maybe one day she’ll have a gap like her auntie,” Piper said grinning. When she glanced up at him, his eyes burned with desire holding her hostage.

“Lets hope so, because your mouth is intoxicating.”

Breathing wasn’t optional when Erik was looking at her like that and saying those amazing words. He ran his tongue along his bottom lip and when he glanced back up at her, he gave her a confident grin. Without much warning, Piper’s heart kicked into overtime, her face flushed as her limbs went numb. She felt like she was going to pass out and her vision was hazy as he reached out, taking Ally from her.

As his hands brushed against her breast, catching her on fire, she somehow handed Ally over to him. Getting it together, Piper watched as he held Ally close to him. Since Ally was born, there wasn’t a moment when Piper wasn’t engrossed with her cuteness, but at that moment, she was too busy admiring Erik. She could appreciate a good looking man, but with Erik she wanted to drop to her knees and praise him. He was awaking things deep inside her that Piper was sure was cover in cobwebs from her lack of love life. Was it the fact that he was so tall and muscular? She loved a man that she could get lost in his arms, and Erik was the perfect candidate for that. His arms were thick of course, and Piper knew that was from the years of playing hockey. His pants hugged his legs in certain spots and she could tell they were also toned and thick. Her body was begging to get tangled with those sexy legs. It was unreal, and unfair for a man to have this much of an effect on her!

Looking back to where he held Ally, she noticed that Ally could get lost in his large hands and she couldn’t help but wonder what it would feel like to be touched by him. His lips dusted her forehead as he pinned her with a sweet smile. Piper could see the instant love in Erik’s eyes for Ally and when he looked up at her, giving her the same loving smile, all the air rushed out of her as one of her favorite quotes from Hamlet by William Shakespeare came to mind.

‘When I saw you I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew.’

And just like that, she knew she had fallen in love. But it was short lived.

Unfortunately, Piper remembered that Erik lived in Florida, playing for the Florida Rays, the Nashville Assassins’ farm team. This didn’t stop her from falling head over heels in love with him. She was hopeless, and watching him walk out that door with only one last grin was horrible. She wished she had the guts to ask him for his number or something. But she hadn’t, she basically stood there, counting the steps he took as he walked out of her life.

Good huh? I love these two and cant wait for the world to read them!!! Now onto Breaking Away, its short because I dont want to give away too much:

Breaking Away

Phillip Anderson never thought it would be easy, but this was fucking ridiculous. Driving through downtown Minnesota, he let out an annoyed breath as her searched the streets for his sixteen year old niece. After a very heated conversation with Phillip’s great aunt, Alice, he not only got cussed out but he also inherited a very angry teenager. How did this happen? Everything seemed like it would work out after the death of his older sister, Rochelle, three months before. Claire would stay with Alice and she would make sure Claire had a good life until she went off to college, or whatever the hell she wanted to do. Phillip didn’t know what that was but not from lack of trying. Claire wouldn’t talk to him, all she did was glare and he was sure she was planning his early death. Which who could blame her? After Rochelle had been killed, Claire was supposed to come to him, but when Alice offered, saying that a twenty nine year old man couldn’t properly raise a teenage girl, Phillip jumped at the offer.

Now, I really dont know what to tease from the new book I am releasing because I have been keeping this story a secret. I am self publishing this one and the only way I am going to go with a publisher is if it is a print deal. I have been in a really horrible spot the last month. I lost my mother on May 27, 2013 and two weeks later I came up with the idea for this book and have been writing it ever since. The thing with this book is that it is so near and dear to my heart that I need everything my way and no one else’s. In no way, shape or form am I leaving my Assassins behind. Dont think that. I will always write the Assassins and even more hockey books with different teams and hopefully more of Aynslee and Jordan. My heart belongs to hockey but I think I need to do this to see if I am more than a hockey romance writer. I am taking a big big leap in my writing. I am writing about something that not too many people like to touch. As you all know, I take chances and I write about real issues and this book is going to show the world what I’m made of.

Anyways, I hope to have your support in this book as I’ve have in the Assassins series. I plan to have a cover reveal for this on Aug 2, 2013. I will have links when my two blog tour ladies get it to me, so that you bloggers can sign up for the reveal and the tour. I plan to release in October. Not sure on the date yet, but I am thinking the beginning of October, after Blue Lines comes out and does amazing. That could always change and I’ll make sure to let you know what that is. I will post the link for Let it be Me’s page as soon as I make it, but until then, here is one line from the book.

Let it be Me

The only thing I ever feel is fear…

Thank y’all so much for the support and love. I hope you enjoy the teasers!

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