Today is the book blitz for More Than Exes
by Elizabeth Briggs.
This book blitz is organized by Xpresso Book Tours.
By Elizabeth Briggs
(Chasing the Dream 0.5)
Publication date: October 28th 2014
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult
Blurb:
Keyboardist Kyle Cross may look like a bad boy with his tattoos and piercings, but he’s really the good guy who’s always stuck fixing his band’s problems and never gets the girl. His band is competing in a college Battle of the Bands, but when their bassist doesn’t show, Kyle must track her down with the help of the person he least expects: his ex-girlfriend Alexis Monroe.
Kyle hasn’t seen Alexis since she dumped him in high school, and she’s dropped her preppy image for fiery red hair and a bold new attitude to match. With only hours before his band goes on stage, Kyle has to be a little bad if he wants to win both the Battle and the girl he’s never gotten over. But when their old problems resurface, the good guy might just get his heart broken all over again.
Alexis
stood alone in front of the bar, watching the band on stage. Her
leather jacket had been left in her car, and in her tight jeans and
tiny, V-necked top, she radiated a cool, sexy confidence I found
irresistible. She’d had that same confidence when we were younger,
too, but now it had an edge, like she wasn’t afraid to be herself.
It made me want her even more.
I
moved behind her, fitting myself against her back, and whispered her
name in her ear. I didn’t need to say anything else. She turned her
head and met my eyes with a look of desire that matched my own. Her
hand reached up to circle my neck, drawing my head down to hers, and
I gave in to her siren call.
Our
lips touched for the first time in three years. It was everything I
remembered and more. Like waking from a long coma. A bright sunrise
over a dark sky. The first hint of spring after a long winter. I was
truly living again, in the way I normally only felt when I was on
stage.
The
kiss started slow, an awakening, an exploration, a forgiveness of our
past mistakes. I teased at her mouth with my own, opening her wider,
wanting more, wanting everything. Her lips were amazingly soft and
sweet, like candy I’d tasted long ago and had finally rediscovered.
I wrapped my arms around her hips, holding her flush against me. She
groaned and dug her fingers into the back of my hair, pulling me even
closer.
She
turned in my arms to face me. “I guess this means you’re giving
me a second chance.”
“I
guess it does.” I lowered my lips to hers again.
Our
bodies fit together perfectly, like when we’d hugged except this
time we didn’t hold back. I slid my hands down to cup her butt,
pressing her against the front of my jeans. Our kiss deepened, mouths
hungry for each other, bodies desperate to be together again. We
couldn’t get close enough, couldn’t get enough of each other. She
clung to me like I was her savior, and I kissed her harder, flicking
my tongue across hers, nibbling at her lower lip. Her fingers gripped
the top of my jeans and tugged on them, like she wanted them gone. If
she kept this up, I would rip her clothes off and take her right
there on the bar counter.
This
was all moving so fast, but I didn’t care. This was exactly the
kind of thing my brother did, and after being apart from Alexis for
so long, I didn’t want to go slow.
“Let’s
go to my car,” she said, breathless. “The backseat…”
“My
thoughts exactly.”
We
broke apart, and the rest of the club came into focus again. The
crowd pressing around us in the dark. The clink of bottles behind the
bar. The music blasting from the speakers. The lights illuminating
the band on stage. I checked the time. About an hour before our set.
No one would miss me if I slipped out for a few minutes.
I
took Alexis’s hand, the action so familiar I could almost believe
we’d never broken up. She gave me a knowing smile and let me lead
her through the club, weaving between other couples and head-banging
fans. I couldn’t get us out of there fast enough. My brain had shut
off and my body had taken over, with only lust and primal urges
controlling me now.
This
might only last one night. I didn’t care. I’d take one night with
Alexis. As long as I reminded myself it was just sex and nothing
more, I’d be fine. If Jared could do it, so could I.
Elizabeth Briggs is a full-time geek who writes books for teens and adults. She plays the guitar, mentors at-risk teens, and volunteers with a dog rescue group. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and a pack of small, fluffy dogs.
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