Love Bytes says hello to author A.E. Via joining us today to talk about her newest release “Promises the Next Generation”.

This is book 5 of her succesful Bounty Hunters series. A.E shares an exclusive excerpt with us and also brought a giveaway you can participate in!

Welcome A.E. 🙂

Author A.E. Via

Title:  Promises  The Next Generation

Series: Bounty Hunters Series  Book Five

M/M ROMANCE

Edited by: Sue Laybourn

Cover Artist – Jay Aheer

PAGE COUNT – 315

Release Date: August 31, 2018

 

Synopsis:

Duke Webb has run the most successful bail recovery agency in Atlanta for over twenty years. That’s because he has a team of trained, competent hunters backing him up to keep his name feared on the streets. But Duke knows that nothing can go on forever. His hunters are in committed relationships and ready to settle down, and so is he. That’s what leads him to start his new training program.

“That’s the new vision for Dukes. Veterans operating and tracking behind the scenes with a new powerhouse apprehension team on the streets.”

Brian and Quick are the first to offer up two new recruits.

Kellam Knight has studied martial arts under his sensei, Quick, since he was eight years old. A tossed-out reject from high-society, Kell has a problem fighting on the right side of the law. If he sees an injustice, he has to correct it. He doesn’t have to run and cower from his enemies anymore, he’s a fighter who can protect himself and others. When Quick offers Kell the opportunity to join Duke’s training program, he’s all in. Except he’s not prepared for the straight, over-confident, extremely disciplined, sexy man Brian has recruited to be his partner.

Tyrell Jenkins’ world was flipped upside down when his father never returned home from his last deployment. He’d been Ty’s teacher, mentor, his guide to living a righteous life as a good man. His father didn’t raise him to be like every other young, stereotypical male in Atlanta. Instead, he’s been taught to be respectful, to speak the language of real men. When Brian King – his father’s most trusted comrade – finally comes to him with the truth, he doesn’t come alone. He comes with trained men hidden in the shadows… and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join a brotherhood unlike any other.

This novel is a part of a series but can be read as a standalone. No cliffhangers.

Trigger Warning: This story contains mild acts of bond recovery agent violence.

A.E. (Adrienne) Via has been a best-selling author in gay romance for five years now, but she’s no stranger to MM. She’s been an avid reader of gay lit for over twenty years before she picked up her laptop to place her own kiss on this beautiful genre. She’s also the founder and owner of Via Star Wings Books, having published a couple of great new up and coming MM authors.

A.E. has a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from Virginia Wesleyan College that she used to start her own paralegal firm after she graduated in 2008. She spent five years preparing and filing bankruptcy petitions for struggling blue collar workers who couldn’t afford to file with a lawyer. It was a rewarding and satisfying career… but another path called to me. Writing.

A.E.’s writing embodies everything from hopelessly romantic to adventure, to scandalous. Her stories often include intriguing edges and twists that take readers to new, thought-provoking depths.

Now that she’s gotten over her 10 books published hump, she’s kind of known now for her play rough and love hard, bad boy, alphas. However, I do like to push myself to step out of my comfort zone and explore with different tropes, but I never push myself into a whole other genre. I’m head over heels for gay romance and I have tons of more hot stories to tell.

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“You have a lot of questions and I promise I can answer all of them, but we have to go now. Someone’s coming for you,” Brian said

“Not coming… already here.” The brother said, closing the blinds and hurrying back into Ty’s bedroom. He came out a second later with Ty’s duffle bag strapped over his back.

“We gotta go now, Brian,” the other one said, while tucking away the interesting gun and pulling out one that would guarantee the funeral was closed-casket.

Who the hell are these guys? They were dressed in all black as if their gang was called, ‘El Negro’. Ty could tell they were packing serious heat and were dressed as if going into combat. Cargo pants, black tees, and heavy leather jackets. Whoever they were, one of them had the answers to his many questions, so he’d go with them.

“A good man knows when to lead and when to follow, son.”

Brian was up on his feet watching him carefully. He was tall, and at first-hand appeared unapproachable. His eyes were dark as midnight, and his face told a hundred sad stories at once. His voice was stern and direct when he spoke, “you failed to execute a critical move before making an enemy, Tyrell.”

Ty glanced back at the window then got on his feet, standing taller and more solid than he felt. It wasn’t time to—

Realization dawned on Ty. Brian. He’d just quoted the moral of a lesson his father taught him when he was sixteen.

“What move did you fail to make?” he asked, sensing Ty understood.

“I failed to build an army,” Ty responded gravely.

“Three going to the back and four staying at the front.” The man with the serious weapon went to the door and opened it, his head swinging from left to right, his firearm pointed at the ground. “On five we go.”

He began his countdown without anyone affirming his command. He was younger than the two brothers, but sounded as if he was in charge.

A heavy hand landed on Ty’s shoulder. “This was your father’s last wish. For you to come with me. I’m out of time. I need to know now. Are you in or out?”

“I’m in,” Ty said straight away. His father didn’t make mistakes and he didn’t trust easily, but Ty knew his father had respected and trusted this man wholeheartedly. Ty would too.

“Now you’ve got an army,” Brian said.

Ty nodded once and moved to the door with the rest of them.

“Towards the rear on one, there’s only two of them back there.” The commander said then finished his count, “two, one—”

“Wait,” Ty cut them off as soon as they got ready to charge and pointed toward the stairwell in the opposite direction. “This way.”

“Watch this,” Brian mumbled to his brother.

Ty didn’t know what he was telling them to watch. But he had a plan to get them out of there without encountering his new enemy. Not until he knew what he was dealing with. If Black Rock and his guys were coming for him, then the man had made a grave mistake, because Ty had already fixed the error he’d made.

He led the men down the hall toward Alejandra’s apartment. No one questioned him or disputed the new plan. He knocked as the three armed men with him stood quietly but cautiously. Alejandra opened the door in one of her standard you-can’t-resist-me outfits. Her see-through blouse was unbuttoned to her navel, revealing a lacy bra. Her jeans were so tight and had so many tears and rips that Ty wondered how she even got them on. Instead of staring like most men did, Ty looked into her excited brown eyes.

“I’m sorry about the hour. I don’t mean to be disrespectful,” Ty started.

“Ahh, Papi. You bring me so many at one time.” She smiled, peeking around Ty to get a better view at the giants standing with him.

“We’re trying to avoid an unnecessary meeting. May we use your fire escape?”

Her smile got wider and so did the opening of her door. “Yes. For you, I will do this.”

“Thank you.” Ty stepped aside and let the men in first. He noticed none of them, not one, gave Alejandra a second glance. Either they were immune to her sumptuous beauty, already smart enough to see her con, or they were that damn focused. He liked both reasons. Ty pointed toward the dining room. “Toward the kitchen. She has the only window on the side of the building, her fire escape will put us in a decent position not to be seen.”

“Good thinking,” Brian commended him, quickly getting the window open. The men moved like they’d been doing this together for years. As if it was choreographed, the commander stepped up and peered down to the street, before he gave the ‘all clear’ signal. Brian followed next and then his brother.

Ty turned to Alejandra who stood by the window expectantly. “You will remember I did this for you, yes?” she said in her thick accent. “I’m your woman. Your ride-or-die chick.”

“I will remember,” he promised. And that was all he could say. She wasn’t his woman, not even in the sense that she wanted to be. She was a free spirit and incapable of being tethered. She gave many men her time, claiming she had enough goodies for each of them. Ty didn’t want some of a queen, he wanted all or nothing. “No blood will be shed on the block tonight because of you. Thank you.”

Ty climbed out of the window and hurried down the steps to his awaiting army. They loaded into a large black F350 parked at the corner, the commander in the passenger seat with the business end of his Smith and Wesson pointed in Ty’s direction. He almost smiled to himself. It looked as if the weapon was pointed at his head, but he knew the man was watching for anyone trying to sneak up on Ty’s back. Just that thought had him walking with a new level of confidence.

He was a part of a brotherhood, now. These men weren’t stalkers. They’d come for him, but not for the reasons he thought. They’d come at his father’s instruction. After all the years he’d been gone from Ty’s life, he was still watching over him. He’d sent Ty an army as havoc descended on his head. Perfect timing, Dad. His father was even more powerful as an angel.

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