Hi guys! Today I am excited to welcome L.A. Witt back to the blog. L.A. is one of my favorite and most frequent guests, so I am really happy she is back today to talk about her new book, Something New Under the Sun. I totally loved this one (along with the first book A Chip in his Shoulder) and have the review coming up a bit later today.
L.A. has brought a great giveaway with her today, so be sure to check out the details at the end of the post. And even better, she is sharing an exclusive excerpt from the book! So please join me in giving her a big welcome!
Welcome to the Riptide Publishing/L. A. Witt blog tour for Something New Under the Sun, the sequel to my vampire/cyberpunk novella, A Chip In His Shoulder!
Every comment on this blog tour enters you in a drawing for a choice of two eBooks off my backlist (excluding Something New Under the Sun) and a $10 Riptide Publishing store credit. Entries close at midnight, Eastern time, on January 27th, and winners will be announced on January 28th. Contest is NOT restricted to U.S. entries.
Today, an exclusive excerpt from Something New Under the Sun!
Liam’s hands materialized on my shoulders. “You ready for this?”
Nerves tangled in the pit of my stomach. I’d thought I was, but with reality closing in fast, and weapons strewn all over this bedroom as cold metal reminders of that reality, the doubts set in.
“Daniel?”
I turned around, and when I met his eyes, I forced a reassuring smile onto my lips. “Yeah, I’m ready.”
“You sure?” He trailed his fingers down the side of my face. “Because once this starts, there’s no turning back. We hit the ground running, and we keep running, or we’re both dead.”
I nodded.
“Which also means, from the second we walk out that door”—he tilted his head toward the triple dead-bolted door—“you have to trust me.”
“I know,” I said, wrapping my arms around him. “And I do trust you.”
He curved his hand around the back of my neck and kissed me. Maybe he meant to do it, or maybe he only intended for something brief, but whatever the case, the kiss lingered.
When he pulled back, our eyes met. He should have let me go right then. We should have gone back to putting our gear together before we had to leave in a few hours.
But his fingers combed through my hair, and I shivered. And he leaned in to kiss me again. And that kiss deepened.
I pulled him to me, closing my fingers around fistfuls of his shirt as he parted my lips with the tip of his tongue. Oh my God, no man kissed like Liam. Deep, breathless, giving as much as demanding, and my knees and spine liquefied as my cock hardened. I touched his face, running my fingertips across the mod on his temple, and goose bumps came to life along my forearm as if the device had sent a low current of electricity beneath my skin. When I pressed against him, he groaned into my kiss. This was so not the time, so not the place, but I couldn’t help myself. With my erection against his, I didn’t give a fuck about anything except getting clothes off. Getting him off. Fucking hell, I needed him.
I stumbled back a step, my foot grazing something metallic which scraped across the hard floor and reminded me of the existence of the ammo box. And why it was out. What we’d been planning. What we were supposed to be doing.
I broke the kiss and panted against his lips. “Do we have time for this?”
“Probably not.” His dipped his head and kissed the side of my throat. “Lesson one for living in the Gutter.” He nipped just above my collar, right where he’d bitten me the other night, and I shivered. “An opportunity for something like this presents itself ? You fucking take it, because you never know if or when it’ll happen again.”
“Not gonna argue with that.”
“Didn’t think you would. And after five years”—he paused to kiss me—“I’m not about to waste an opportunity to be with you.”
L.A. Witt is an abnormal M/M romance writer currently living in the glamorous and ultra-futuristic metropolis of Omaha, Nebraska, with her husband, two cats, and a disembodied penguin brain that communicates with her telepathically. In addition to writing smut and disturbing the locals, L.A. is said to be working with the US government to perfect a genetic modification that will allow humans to survive indefinitely on Corn Pops and beef jerky. This is all a cover, though, as her primary leisure activity is hunting down her arch nemesis, erotica author Lauren Gallagher, who is also said to be lurking somewhere in Omaha.
L. A.’s backlist is available on her website, and updates (as well as random thoughts and the odd snarky comment) can be found on her blog or on Twitter (@GallagherWitt).
Blurb
Liam Lansing is heir to a prominent family of bio-modified vampires. That is, until he chooses the wrong lover and is cast down to the Gutter to scrape for his life.
Daniel Harding is heir to Cybernetix and a prince of the corporate Sky. That is, until his ideology drives his father to put a price on his head, forcing him into the Gutter.
But Daniel and Liam won’t vanish meekly into the smog. Together, they plan to rip open the hidden corruption that runs the Sky—for vengeance, for justice, and for hope. They strike against the corporations in a daring raid. When everything goes wrong, Daniel must betray his core beliefs to save the man he loves and protect his dangerous secret. Only through courage in the face of death—or worse—might he and Liam change the world they live in and create something new under the sun.
Something New Under the Sun is available January 21st from Riptide Publishing. Also available: the prequel, A Chip In His Shoulder.
Ooooh. I can’t wait for the second installment! Thanks for the give away!
Loved the excerpt! Can’t wait to read this one. Thanks for the giveaway!
Thanks for the post! I love your books and would love a chance to win a backlist title. Congrats on your release!
Thanks for having me today! 😀 Always love visiting this blog. 🙂
Really looking forward to reading this one – planning on a re-read of A Chip in his Shoulder first 🙂
Sounds yummy! Thanks for the giveaway!
Sounds good and gritty! Thanks for the giveaway
Adding to my list to get,thanks for the giveaway.
Oh, yay! Sounds like a cool one…
I keep hearing about this book, but I never realized it was a sequel! Must hunt down book 1…. 😀
I’m looking forward to reading this as I really liked the first book so please put my name into the hat as well. Thanks
Count me in. Can’t wait to read this.
Love your books, and this sounds great! Can’t wait to read it!
Loved the first book and look forward to reading this one. Please count me in.
Thanks for the giveaway! Sounds good!!!
Sounds really good. Thanks for the contest!
I really enjoyed A Chip in His Shoulder, so it’s going to be great to catch up with Liam and Daniel and their fight to change their world. Thanks for sharing the excerpt, L.A.!
Thanks for the excerpt. Count me in please 🙂
This sounds great. I will have to check out A CHIP IN HIS SHOULDER. Both of the guys sound great 🙂 I think that is one of my favorite things about m/m stories, if one sexy guy is great, two is even better 😉
June
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I enjoy every book I’ve read by Ms Witt, & I am so glad that there is more to Liam & Daniel’s story. YAY!
Vampire + Cyberpunk = Perfection! Can’t wait to read this, thanks!
~Urb~
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Sounds great! Count me in! 🙂
Sounds like a great book. Please count me in. Thanks!
That was Smoking Hot! Would love to read the book. Thanks for the giveaway!!
~Rush~
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Very nice excerpt.
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OMG!! I absolutely hope I can get this book soon!!
I loved the first one and am so excited for this sequel!
Judi
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If you liked the first one I think you will love the second. Very exciting and fun!
I loved Chip and can’t wait to read this one 🙂
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Thanks for the excerpt, I can’t wait to read it!
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