Welcome to author Layla Reyne and the Relay teaser blog tour, her brand new release coming in January from Riptide Publishing, and book one in the Changing Lanes series!
About the Book
Title: Relay
Series: Changing Lanes #1
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Release Date (Print & Ebook): January 8th, 2018
Length (Print & Ebook): ~ 63,000 words
Subgenre: M/M Contemporary Sports Romance
Blurb: Captain is not a title Alejandro “Alex” Cantu takes lightly. Elected by his teammates to helm the US Men’s Swim Team, he proudly accepts the role, despite juggling endless training, team administrative work, and helping out on the family farm. And despite his ex-lover, Dane Ellis—swimming’s biggest star—also making the Olympic Team.
Dane has been a pawn in his celebrity parents’ empire from crib to pool, flashing his camera-ready smile on demand and staying deeply in the closet. Only once did he drop the act—the summer he fell in love with Alex. Ten years later, Dane longs to cut his parents’ strings, drop his too-bright smile, and beg Alex for another chance.
Alex, though, isn’t ready to forgive and forget, and Dane is a distraction he doesn’t need on his team, until an injury forces Alex to accept Dane as his medley relay anchor. Working together, their passion reignites. When Dane’s parents threaten reprisal and Alex is accused of doping, the two must risk everything to prove Alex’s innocence, to love one another, and to win back their spots on the team, together.
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Exclusive Teaser Excerpt
“All right, your turn,” Alex said.
Dane turned back around and lost his breath, again. The charcoal around Alex’s wide, expressive eyes made the dark brown irises pop, all the warm earthy shades swirling together, utterly captivating. Dane couldn’t have torn his gaze away if a gold medal depended on it.
Those eyes got closer, Alex in his space, as he ran gelled hands through Dane’s hair, slicking it back. Only those captivating eyes kept Dane’s from rolling back in pleasure. He clenched his jaw, fighting a moan, and when he spoke, it came out rough and gravelly. “I thought I had the hat for this.”
“In case you lose it,” Alex said, his own voice a timbre or two lower. “The gel makes it look darker, less noticeable.”
“You’re good at this disguise thing.”
“More like good at the club thing.” He stepped back, observing his work, and Dane inhaled through his clenched teeth, hoping it wasn’t too audible. “When Bas and I were at SC, we went out a lot. I miss it.”
“Didn’t get a lot of practice with that in Chapel Hill.”
Dane reared back at the threat of eyeliner, only stopping when Alex’s thumb and index finger captured his chin. Alex flicked his finger against the sensitive spot beneath Dane’s chin, an erogenous zone neither of them was likely to forget, and Dane froze. “Not fair.”
About the Author
Adrenaline-Fueled Romance
Author Layla Reyne was raised in North Carolina and now calls San Francisco home. She enjoys weaving her bi-coastal experiences into her stories, along with adrenaline-fueled suspense and heart pounding romance. When she’s not writing stories to excite her readers, she downloads too many books, watches too much television, and cooks too much food with her scientist husband, much to the delight of their smushed-face, leftover-loving dogs.
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