Tap Out: BTU Alumni Series Book #2
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So, how did Rocky and her peeps join up with Jordan and hers to form The Coven? Well… when I was in the process of editing Power Play back in the day, inspiration hit and I was like, “OMG, Rocky just has to be friends with Jordan.” And so I went back and reworked the first 30k words of Tap Out so it was in the BTU Alumni family.
So now for a little bullet style fun facts:
* I love yoga and even my mini royals like to “practice” it as well.
* The GIFs The Coven use in their group chats are ones used all the time in my own group chats.
* My main squad is huge like the BTU crew and most of us have been friends since high school or sooner.
* Friends is obviously one of my favorite TV shows.
* I spent many nights getting no sleep watching some of the bigger UFC fights in my day. I was a huge Rousey and McGregor fan.
* I’m a major and proud Potterhead and wish Espresso Patronum was real
* Gage’s inspiration all started with a tattoo. You can see a pic of it on Tap Out’s Pinterest board.
* My own playlist is just as random as The Steele Maker’s
* The restaurant Gage and Rocky go on their date to is real. Jose Tejas it is amazing
* Though my hero is an MMA fighter, I of course had to give a shoutout to one of my hockey series with book club reading Body Check by my girl Maria Luis.
* No I do not have The Coven tattoo yet BUT I will be getting it.
If my rambling hasn’t turned you off and you are like “This chick is my kind of crazy,” feel free to reach out!
Lots of Love,
Alley
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Prologue
Shit!
Shit!
Shit!
Holly Vanderbuilt cursed herself as she scrambled to toss yet another drawer full of clothes into the suitcase open on the four-poster bed.
A plan. She really needed to have a plan.
Bras.
Why didn’t I make a plan?
Underwear followed by socks went next.
How the hell did I let this go so far?
She stepped inside the walk-in closet, ignoring the fancy gowns and proper clothes hanging on the racks, instead grabbing the comfortable tunics and other “common” pieces from where they had been relegated to the back.
Seriously, Hol, you’re too smart for this.
She never should have let things get this bad, she thought as she sat on top of her Tumi luggage to get the zipper to close.
A quick glance at her rose-gold Rolex made her curse. She needed to be out of there in less than ten minutes if she was going to manage to do so without being caught.
One more cursory look around the room, double-checking she had everything of importance, and she was wheeling her two large suitcases from the room.
By the time she had her Mercedes-Benz AMG S 63 loaded she peeled out the driveway and through the wrought-iron gates of the estate with only a minute to spare.
She prayed her call wouldn’t go unanswered.
Acknowledgments
This is the where I get to say thank you, hopefully I don’t miss anyone. If I do I’m sorry and I still love you, just you know, mommy brain.
I’ll start with the Hubs—who even though this book also isn’t dedicated to him he’s still the real MVP—he has to deal with my lack of sleep, putting off laundry *because… laundry* and helping to hold the fort down with our three crazy mini royals. You truly are my best friend. Also, I’m sure he would want me to make sure I say thanks for all the hero inspiration, but it is true (even if he has no ink *winking emoji*)
To my Beta Bitches, my OG Coven: Gemma, Jenny, Megan, Caitie, Sarah, Nova, Andi, and Dana. Our real life Coven Conversations give me life.
To Jenny (again) my PA, without her I wouldn’t be organized enough for any of my releases to happen. Thank you for being the other half of my brain and video chatting all hours, damn our timezones.
For Jess my editor for pushing me to take Gage and Rocky’s story to the next level.
To Gemma (again) for going from my proofreader to fangirl and being so invested in my characters stories to threaten my life *lovingly of course*
To Dawn for giving Tap Out it’s final spit shine.
To my real life squad for giving me the memories and constant source of inspiration needed to throw a fictional twist on.
To my street team for being the best pimps ever.
To every blogger and bookstagrammer that took a chance and read my words and wrote about them.
Thank you to all the authors in the indie community for your support and answering ALL of the questions I had and will continue to have. Without you all this wouldn’t have happened.
To my fellow Covenettes for making my reader group one of my happy places.
And, of course, to you my fabulous reader, for picking up my book and giving me a chance. Without you I wouldn’t be able to live my dream of bringing to life the stories the voices in my head tell me.
Lots of Love,
Alley
Also by Alley Ciz
BTU Alumni Series
Power Play
Tap Out
Sweet Victory- Coming November 11th
BTU4- Coming February 2020
BTU5- Coming June 2020
U of J Series
U of J 1- Coming September 2020
U of J 2- Coming October 2020
U of J 3- Coming November 2020
About the Author
Alley Ciz is an indie author of Contemporary/New Adult, Rom-Com, Sports Romances.
She's a stay at home mom to 3 amazing and crazy mini royals, a 95lb lab, and let's face it on some days her hubby is her 4th kid... But to be fair she totally loves him a a lot.
When she's not corralling her crazy mini royals she can be found writing the stories the voices in her head tell her. Caffeine is a staple in her daily diet since she does most of her writing late at night when the rest of her house is asleep, usually with her trusty dog Buke (short for Beukeboom reluctantly named after a NY Ranger even though she's a NJ Devils fan all the way) Is it any surprise she writes sports romances?
Pizza and mac-n-cheese are major food groups and she is a proud Potterhead and superhero buff.
She is a complete romance junkie and can always be found reading or listening to a book.
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