* The excerpt that pushes our boy Dex over the edge of control is from a book—if you’re in my reader group you’ve heard it being talked about—we refer to as kindle crack. Not sure when I will release it but you do meet Savvy the heroine as a side character in my U of J series releasing this fall. And them to your TBR. U of J 1, U of J 2, and U of J 3.
* I know I was yelled at for messing with the dogs—but I couldn’t really do anything bad. I am totally one of those people that care more about the dog in the movies than the people. You should have heard me in the movie theater back in the day when I saw Independence Day and worried about them leaving Boomer in the car until he was safe.
* Some of the texts the Covenettes send to Maddey when they are mad at her leaving them hanging with her writing come straight from texts I’ve gotten from my betas.
* Soliders coming home videos to their families and their pets are some of my favorite things to watch on the internet.
* The Twilight and True Blood books are some of my faves so they needed a shout out in Maddey’s brain.
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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
Acknowledgments
This is 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 he gave me crap again that this book also isn’t dedicated to him he’s still the real MVP (but maybe I earn points this time because he is mentioned in it *shrug*)—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.
Thanks to Stef for being one not only a sounding board, but a beta, and for lending me Zach Jacobs and scenes from I Never Expected You.
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 and letting me break your heart over and over with this book. You know I live for your shouty capitals.
For Jess my editor for always pushing me to make the story just that much deeper. Some of those shouty capitals are in your honor lol but I do love that you only ramp up my evilness and you are stuck with me for life.
For Caitlin my other editor for entering my crazy and making sure my words sparkle. I am so happy we found each other.
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*…especially since I broke your heart over ending #Radz long before you even knew I broken them up.
To Dawn for giving Writing Dirty it’s final spit shine.
To my street team for being the best pimps ever. Seriously, you guys rock my socks.
To my ARC team for giving my books some early love and getting the word out there.
To Kylie and Jo and all the girls at Give Me Books for always helping me spread the word of my books.
To every blogger and bookstagrammer that takes a chance and reads my words and writes about them.
Thank you to all the authors in the indie community for your continued support. I am so happy to be a part of this amazing group of people.
To my fellow Covenettes for making my reader group one of my happy places. Whenever you guys post things that you know belong there I squeal a little.
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
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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.