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Release Day Blitz, Excerpt, Guest Post & Giveaway for Lost In Me By Lexi Ryan
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Get ready for NYT Bestselling Author Lexi Ryan’s new
series Here and Now! The first novel in the series, LOST IN ME, is a sexy New Adult
contemporary romance released April 7th!
LOST IN ME
is on SALE for just .99 cents the first week of release as a fan appreciation
from the author!
LOST IN ME is the
first book in the Here and Now series, a spin-off of the New York
Times and USA Today bestselling New Hope series. This
sexy amnesia love triangle is intended for mature readers.
The last thing I remember is having drinks at Brady’s
and trying to avoid eye-contact with my life-long crush—the gorgeous,
unattainable Maximilian Hallowell. They tell me that was a year ago, but I have
no memories of anything since then. What I do have is this ring on my finger
that Max says he gave me, and this much-thinner body I’ve dreamed of most of my
life. Aside from a case of retrograde amnesia, everything seems almost…perfect.
But the deeper I immerse myself into this new world of
mine—planning a wedding to a man I don’t remember dating, attempting to run a
business I don’t remember starting—the clearer it becomes that nothing is as it
seems. Do I have the life I’ve always wanted or is it a facade propped up by
secrets I don’t even know I have?
I need answers before I marry Max, and the only person
who seems to have them is the angry, tatted, sexy-as-sin rocker Nate Crane. And
Nate wants me for himself.
LOST IN ME is not a standalone novel, as the story
continues in Here and Now book two, FALL TO YOU, releasing in June.
Guest Post:
The Here and
Now Series
By Lexi Ryan
“Do
you know what retrograde amnesia is? Because I just learned about it and I have
this story idea…” This was few years ago on call with my critique partner. The conversation was supposed to be about the
book I was finishing, but I was distracted by this shiny new story idea.
The
kernel of the idea was there, born from my fascination with retrograde amnesia.
A woman wakes up in the hospital and is engaged to a man she remembers (though
she doesn’t remember getting engaged…doesn’t remember anything from the last
year, in fact). She’s in the days approaching her wedding…but there’s this
other guy. This guy who seems to know things about her life that no one else
does. This guy who’s in love with her and doesn’t want her to marry her fiancé.
This guy she doesn’t remember and yet
feels connected to somehow.
I
carried this kernel of a story idea with me. I wasn’t sure what I was going to
do with it or whose story it was. I never know much about my plot when I start
writing. Instead, I start with emotion and character, and I was fascinated with
how it would feel to wake up and think you had to perfect life, think you’d
finally gotten everything you wanted…but have no memory of how you got there.
Meanwhile,
I was also carrying the character of Hanna with me. Hanna who has struggled with her weight her
whole life, who’s totally in love with a guy she grew up with but believes
herself to be completely unworthy. I met Hanna while I was first writing
Maggie’s story (now Unbreak Me), and
I knew from the beginning she needed her own story.
Then,
one day while I was writing a scene in Wish
I May that had Hanna pining for Max, the puzzle pieces floating around in
my head clicked together. Since I’d already written about Max and already “met”
Asher’s musician friend Nate Crane in my mind (I know, writers are weird), the
rest of the premise fell into place. I knew not only that I needed to write
this sexy amnesia love triangle for Hanna but that it had so many twists and
turns it was going to take me more than one book to tell it. And so the Here
and Now series was born—a series where the main character has to choose between
the two incredibly sexy guys that want her. How do you make the right choice
for your future when you can’t remember your own secrets?
I
hope you’ll check out Lost in Me,
book one of the Here and Now series.
When
I return to the party, I immediately spot Nate sitting in a chair beside Asher,
his guitar in his big hands, his dark hair falling over one eye as he jots
notes on a piece of paper. Something twists in my chest at the sight of him. I
want to tell myself it’s regret or fear—anything but the longing I know it to
be.
Maggie
and Lizzy motion me over from the bar, but I shake my head and stay by the
stairs. As if he senses me, Nate lifts his head and his eyes immediately lock
with mine.
I
might not understand the tangle of emotions in my chest, but there’s no
mistaking the anger that flashes over his face when he sees me, and because I’m
a coward, I can’t face it.
I
run back upstairs.
“Where’s
she going?” I hear Maggie ask.
“She
wasn’t feeling great,” Lizzy says. “I’ll check on her.”
I’m
in the hallway when I feel her behind me, her hand on my shoulder.
“What’s
wrong?”
Everything. “Nothing. The doctor said the
headaches and dizziness might give me a problem for a few days. A party
probably wasn’t the best idea.”
Her
expression is more worried than disappointed. “Let me take you home.”
“No.
It’s a beautiful night, and I’d actually like the fresh air. And I think I’m
going to swing by the club and see Max.”
“Okay,”
she whispers. “Promise you’ll call me if I can help?”
I
take in a long, slow breath. “Go back down there and have a good time.”
“Oh,
right.” Her eyes light up. “I have a rocker to seduce.”
My
stomach lurches, but I force a smile. “Right.”
I
watch her go back down before I turn back to the basket of cell phones by the
stairs. After shuffling through it, I pull out the few phones I don’t recognize
as belonging to me or one of my sisters.
I
hit the buttons to bring them to life and swipe all three screens to unlock
them. One screen, no doubt Asher’s, has a picture of Maggie and Zoe as the
wallpaper, one has a young woman I don’t recognize, and the other has Storm
Troopers.
There’s
no question in my mind that the Storm Trooper phone belongs to the man with the
Hulk tattoo and the Spider-Man shirt. The idea of this hard-ass rocker being a
closet geek is so adorable. I soften toward him without wanting to.
Before
I can think it through, I’m swiping my fingers across the screen and pulling up
Nate’s text messages. It doesn’t take long for me to find a thread with my
name.
The
last one I sent was the day of my accident.
Hanna: Left you a message. We need to talk
when you get into town.
What
did I want to talk to him about? Was I going to tell him I was marrying Max? I
scroll back through some harmless if flirty Good
morning and Good to hear your voice
tonight texts before I land on a conversation so damning it makes my hands
shake.
The
hallway is empty, but I can’t risk anyone else seeing these. I take the phone
out onto the back patio, sink into a chair, and scroll back to the beginning of
the incriminating conversation. I don’t take a single breath while I read it.
Nate: Did you remember to take your gift
home with you?
Hanna: I did. God knows what airport
security thought of it when they searched my bag.
Nate: I’m sure they’ve seen worse. Glad you
have it with you.
Hanna: It’s a sorry substitute for you.
Nate: I’ll make it up to you when I get to
Indiana. I’m coming straight to your place and keeping you in bed for days.
Hanna: Hmm. That sounds kind of boring.
Nate: Get naked, woman. I want to tell you
how to use my gift.
Hanna: Bossy.
Nate: Only because it makes you wet.
Hanna: Naked.
Nate: In bed?
Hanna: I’ve been in bed since you first
texted. I have a 6 a.m. running date tomorrow.
Nate: You should cancel it. I don’t want
you running off those curves.
Hanna: You’re the only one who likes my
so-called “curves.”
Nate: Who else matters?
Hanna: Good point. I miss your face.
Nate: I miss yours too. You know what else
I miss?
Hanna: Tell me.
Nate: The sound you make when I touch your
breasts. The feel of your nipples against my tongue. I miss sliding my hand
between your legs and finding you wet. I miss the taste of you. The feel of
your heels against my back as I take your clit between my lips. But mostly, I
miss holding you in my arms. So fucking perfect. So completely mine.
I
don’t know what I expected. Maybe it was supposed to be like in the movies,
where the amnesia patient sees something from her past and suddenly everything
comes flooding back to her. But there’s no memory here, and my half of this
conversation might as well have been written by another woman.
When
I lift my head, Nate is standing in front of me, hands tucked in his pockets,
his eyes bored.
“See
anything good?” he asks.
About the Author
Once a college English professor, I now write full
time. I live in rural Indiana, where, when I’m not writing, I get to hang out
with my husband and two kids–a six-year-old boy and a two-year-old hellion, er,
girl. Not surprisingly, reading and writing remain my favorite activities,
though both come in bits and pieces these days, not the big hunks of time I
enjoyed before I had children. When I’m feeling virtuous, I like to go running
(I use that word liberally. I’m really, really slow) or do yoga. Don’t worry,
I’m always careful to balance out such activities with a hearty serving of ice
cream or a chocolate martini.
SNEAK PEEK Of Lost in Me By Lexi Ryan
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Lost in Me is the first book in the Here and Now
series, a spin-off of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling
New Hope series. This sexy amnesia love triangle is intended for mature
readers.
Releasing
April 7, 2014
If you pre-order on iBooks or purchase
the first week of release, you receive a fan appreciation price of only .99
cents!
The
last thing I remember is having drinks at Brady’s and trying to avoid
eye-contact with my life-long crush—the gorgeous, unattainable Maximilian
Hallowell. They tell me that was a year ago, but I have no memories of anything
since then. What I do have is this ring on my finger that Max says he gave me,
and this much-thinner body I’ve dreamed of most of my life. Aside from a case
of retrograde amnesia, everything seems almost...perfect.
But the deeper I immerse myself into this new world of
mine—planning a wedding to a man I don't remember dating, attempting to run a
business I don't remember starting—the clearer it becomes that nothing is as it
seems. Do I have the life I’ve always wanted or is it a facade propped up by
secrets I don't even know I have?
I need answers before I marry Max, and the only person who seems
to have them is the angry, tatted, sexy-as-sin rocker Nate Crane. And Nate
wants me for himself.
Lost in Me is not a standalone novel, as the story continues
in Here and Now book two, FALL TO YOU, releasing in June.
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NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author Lexi Ryan was once a college English professor, and now writes full time. She lives in rural Indiana, where, when she’s not writing, she gets to hang out with her husband and two kids--a six-year-old boy and a two-year-old hellion, er, girl. Not surprisingly, reading and writing remain her favorite activities, though both come in bits and pieces these days, not the big hunks of time she enjoyed before she had children. When she’s feeling virtuous, she likes to go running (She uses that word liberally. She’s really, really slow) or do yoga. Don't worry, she’s always careful to balance out such activities with a hearty serving of ice cream or a chocolate martini.
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Torn
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LOST IN ME
(Book #1)
Releasing April 7, 2014
Releasing April 7, 2014
The last thing I remember is having
drinks at Brady’s and trying to avoid eye-contact with my life-long crush—the
gorgeous, unattainable Maximilian Hallowell. They tell me that was a year ago,
but I have no memories of anything since then. What I do have is this ring on
my finger that Max says he gave me, and this much-thinner body I’ve dreamed of
most of my life. Aside from a case of retrograde amnesia, everything seems
almost…perfect.
But the deeper I immerse myself into
this new world of mine—planning a wedding to a man I don’t remember dating,
attempting to run a business I don’t remember starting—the clearer it becomes
that nothing is as it seems. Do I have the life I’ve always wanted or is it a
facade propped up by secrets I don’t even know I have?
I need answers before I marry Max, and
the only person who seems to have them is the angry, tatted, sexy-as-sin rocker
Nate Crane. And Nate wants me for himself.
FALL TO YOU (Here and Now, #2)
Expected release June 2014
Expected release August 2014
About the Author
Once a college English professor, I now
write full time. I live in rural Indiana, where, when I’m not writing, I get to
hang out with my husband and two kids–a six-year-old boy and a two-year-old
hellion, er, girl. Not surprisingly, reading and writing remain my favorite
activities, though both come in bits and pieces these days, not the big hunks
of time I enjoyed before I had children. When I’m feeling virtuous, I like to
go running (I use that word liberally. I’m really, really slow) or do yoga.
Don’t worry, I’m always careful to balance out such activities with a hearty
serving of ice cream or a chocolate martini.
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Blog Tour, Excerpt, & Giveaway for Wish I May By Lexi Ryan
BOOK SUMMARY:
I grew up wishing on stars.
My father taught me to believe…in destiny, in magic, in happily ever
after. Dreams were my scripture and the starry night sky was my temple. Then
Mom stopped believing, left him, and took us with her. At the age of sixteen, I
cashed in my dreams to pay the rent, pawned my destiny to keep my sisters
together.
Now, seven years later, I’m returning home, grieving the death of my
mother, and settling my sisters back into the life Mom threw away. I never
intended to stay. I don’t want to deal with my father, who is so invested in
the spiritual world he forgets the physical. I don’t want to face William
Bailey, whose eyes remind me of the girl I was, the things I’ve done, and the
future I lost.
This would all be easier if Will hated me. As it is, I have to hold my
secrets close so they won’t hurt him more than they’ve already hurt me. But he
wants to be in my life. He wants what I can’t bring myself to confess I sold.
He wants me.
I find myself looking to my stars again...wondering if I dare one more
wish.
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Excerpt:
It’s a beautiful day, unseasonably cool for late
August in Indiana and a nice break from last week’s heat. Sunlight reflects off
the water and makes her dark hair shine.
“I guess you’re here about the texts I sent? I can
only apologize. I had a little too much tequila.”
I am, but that seems trivial in light of the argument
I just overhead between her and her father.
“Do you need money? I can loan you—”
“Please don’t. I already owe you for the groceries
and the space for my massage studio.” She looks out at the river. “We’ll figure
it out. We always do.”
I let it drop—for now—and we walk in silence.
“You could do something for me,” she finally says.
Anything.
“What’s that?” We wander onto a little dock and pause to look out at the water.
“See if there are any adjunct positions open at the
college? Dad could use the work. Philosophy, religion. Anything like that. You
know he’s qualified.”
“I’ll make some calls, but don’t get your hopes up.
The fall semester starts on Monday, so they probably have all the classes
covered.”
She lets out a long, slow breath, her shoulders
falling. “Right.”
“I’ll put in some calls. There are always temporary
grant-funded positions he could consider for the short term. Research, maybe?”
“I appreciate it. I really do.” She turns and wraps
her arms around me and buries her face in my chest. “I’m lucky to have you.”
I hug her back, pulling her close. God, I love the
way she feels in my arms. Her hair is silky soft against my nose and I inhale
deeply.
As if suddenly remembering herself, she stiffens and
pulls away. “Sorry about that.”
“Hmm…about those text messages….”
She grins and hits my stomach with the back of her
hand. Her cheeks blaze red with her blush. “And here I thought you were going
to let me off the hook.”
“Maybe for the first three, but that last one isn’t
something a guy forgets.”
She drops her gaze to the wooden planks of the dock.
“I guess this is the part where I tell you that nothing can happen between us.”
“I don’t think we’ve been reading from the same
script,” I mutter.
“You haven’t asked me why I didn’t come to prom. You
haven’t asked why I ended things.”
A crane spreads its wings and glides low over the
water. “I figured you would have already told me if you wanted me to know.” But
my stomach folds over brutally at the reminder. Even seven years later, the
memory still hurts.
“Can you promise not to ask me?” Her voice is so
soft, and she’s studying me.
“If I asked, would I want to know the answer?”
She shakes her head and her eyes fill.
“You know my mind is going to answer the question
anyway. I’ve had seven years to imagine what happened. The answers I’ve
imagined have run the gamut. I’ve been pissed and worried and then pissed all
over again. If you think not knowing is
better, you’re wrong.” Stepping forward, I cup her face in my hands. Her eyes
are moist but determined, and her cheeks are dry. I’ve thought about Maggie’s
words a lot in the last few days. “I think you’d be amazed what I’ve been able
to forgive of people, Cally. And none of them have been you. If you slept with
someone while we were still together…,” I trail off as she closes her eyes.
“Don’t,” she whispers.
The light from the midday sun warms our shoulders,
and the painful silence of regret wraps us in its barbed embrace.
Nothing can be done about the past, and I don’t need
to know what happened to forgive her.
“I promise,” I say quietly.
Excerpt © Lexi Ryan, 2013
Author
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Lexi
Ryan, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author,
writes romances with humor, heat, and heart. A former college English
professor, Lexi now writes full time from her home in Indiana, where she lives
with her husband and two children.
Release Day Blitz & Giveaway for Wish I May By Lexi Ryan
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WISH
I MAY by Lexi Ryan
October 2013
BOOK SUMMARY:
I grew up wishing on stars.
My father taught me to believe…in destiny, in magic, in happily ever
after. Dreams were my scripture and the starry night sky was my temple. Then
Mom stopped believing, left him, and took us with her. At the age of sixteen, I
cashed in my dreams to pay the rent, pawned my destiny to keep my sisters
together.
Now, seven years later, I’m returning home, grieving the death of my
mother, and settling my sisters back into the life Mom threw away. I never
intended to stay. I don’t want to deal with my father, who is so invested in
the spiritual world he forgets the physical. I don’t want to face William
Bailey, whose eyes remind me of the girl I was, the things I’ve done, and the
future I lost.
This would all be easier if Will hated me. As it is, I have to hold my
secrets close so they won’t hurt him more than they’ve already hurt me. But he
wants to be in my life. He wants what I can’t bring myself to confess I sold.
He wants me.
I find myself looking to my stars again...wondering if I dare one more
wish.
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Meet The Author
Lexi
Ryan, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author,
writes romances with humor, heat, and heart. A former college English
professor, Lexi now writes full time from her home in Indiana, where she lives
with her husband and two children. Please visit
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