Happy New Year’s Eve everyone!!! I hope all of you have a fun and crazy night of champagne, sparklies, noise makers and sparkly tiaras and crowns and fireworks planned tonight. OR!!! Just as good —> cozy in warm PJ’s watching the ball drop (or does it go up? I can’t remember?) in your favorite reading chair with a good book! Either way, today rocks and tonight is gonna rock even harder, because it’s bringing on a whole new year of excitement and happiness!
And here’s something to kick this new year off right!
One of my FAVORITE authors is giving away one of my FAVORITE books from 2013 (my review of Night Owl (The Night Owl Trilogy)), plus the latest 2014 release (book #2 – Last Light (The Night Owl Trilogy))!!! SIGNED!!! AND AND AND!!! An excerpt from book #3 (After Dark (The Night Owl Trilogy) which will be releasing in 2015)!!
Ready for that excerpt?
After Dark
The Night Owl Trilogy, book 3
We drove out to Betasso Preserve, where I knew we’d have some privacy. I took the Jeep. In spite of Hannah’s aloof mood, I found myself smiling as we hit the trail.
“I haven’t been here in a long time,” I said. “It’s beautiful.”
She remained silent.
I reached for her hand and admired her as we hiked. She wore loose, khaki-colored pants that hid the curves of her legs and a tight black tank top that hid nothing. A pink sports bra peeked out of under the tank, clinging to her ample chest.
I am horny as f**k today, I mused as we walked. Did sleeping without Hannah affect me, or was I always this bad? Impossible to tell. The harder I tried to pry my eyes off her, the more lascivious my stares became.
Finally, I tore my gaze free and glared at the horizon. It really was beautiful—the hills dotted with pines, the sky a flawless faded blue. No one in sight. Dry grass, hot wind . . . a harsh beauty particular to Colorado, which I had come to love.
Mm, and Hannah’s breasts . . . I longed to peel that sports bra off them . . .
F**k! I jerked my stare away from Hannah . . . again.
“Are you . . . okay?” she said.
“Of course.” I looked steadfastly at the trail. “Enjoying nature.”
“You sure? Cause you look like you want to murder nature.”
“I can’t focus. It’s this pace. I’m used to running on these trails.”
Briefly, I envisioned myself and Hannah jogging. Hannah jogging. Hannah’s tits—
Good f**king God!
“We’re dawdling,” I snapped. “I’m hungry . . . starved.” I picked up the pace, hauling poor Hannah along at my side.
When we lost sight of the trailhead and picnic tables, I plowed off the path, up a hillside. There, in an arbitrary coppice of pines, I came to a halt. I glared around.
“Here,” I announced.
She spread our blanket and I set down the pack.
The shade felt heavenly. I stripped off my t-shirt and used it to wick the light sweat from my face and arms. After a beat, I looked at Hannah.
Damn.
I’d hoped to catch her staring at me, but she was focused on unpacking our lunch.
“I need sunscreen on my back,” I said quietly.
Without so much as glancing at me, she found the bottle and held it up. I smirked and took it. So, she wanted to play hardball . . .
“Thanks.” I sat on a corner of the blanket and worked off my Merrells and socks at a leisurely pace. I rolled my ankles. I reapplied a film of lotion to my arms, then the nape of my neck, my sides around to my spine, down to the small of my back. I stretched forward and gave a soft, content moan as some bone in my back popped.
“I thought you were starved,” Hannah snapped, glaring into the pack.
“I am. My mouth is watering, in fact . . .” My gaze lingered on her body. I grinned and waggled the sunscreen bottle. “Safety first, though.”
I lay on my back and stretched out one leg. As I slathered sunscreen on my chest, I watched Hannah out of the corner of my eye. Ha, she looked tense . . . as tense as I’d probably looked on the trail, trying to keep my eyes off of her.
How does it feel, little bird?
I sighed audibly as I spread the lotion across my pecs, down my abs, lower. Hannah’s gaze flickered to my hands. I slipped the tips of my fingers under the band of my boxers and circled my waist slowly, lifting my hips.
“There,” I murmured. I sat up and smiled languidly at her.
“All done caressing yourself?” She smirked.
“You tell me.” I crawled toward her. “I know you like to watch . . .”
Her eyes widened, her lips parting.
“Here.” She shoved a sandwich at me.
Damnit.
Now for the signed book giveaway!
How to enter for a chance to win it? Just leave a comment, and by 10pm EST, Sunday January 4th 2015, I will randomly select ONE winner for the prize above (signed Night Owl and Last Light paperbacks with two bookmarks (also signed!).
The winner will be contacted and will have 48hrs to respond with a mailing address, so if you are picked, do not delay or you will lose your chance. This book will be sent to the winner directly by the author.
Open to U.S. only but all are welcome to comment!
Love this! Can’t wait for AD.
Great giveaway! Loved the first, can’t wait to read the second!
Many thanks to M and Maryse for offering this amazing giveaway! <3
I've read both books and loved them. I can't wait to After Dark and see how Matt and Hannah's story end. It would be awesome to win these signed paperbacks! Thanks for the chance! 🙂
I loved Night Owl and am looking forward to reading Last Light. It would be fantastic to start 2015 with this giveaway! Thanks Maryse, Happy New Year everyone!
I haven’t read these yet because I was afraid with them all not being out yet and the cliffhangers. I can’t wait to read them…anything you recommend is great! Happy New Year!!!!!
Been a fan since November 2013!! My god!! I need this like I need air! Love M so much it hurts!
Love the excerpt! Thank you for the chance, and I hope you have a Happy New Year!
Great giveaway 🙂
loved these books… Some books come into your life and you remember them forever. Cheers to 2014 and me finding M.pierce and The Night Owl trilogy
Happy New Year!!
Thank you for the chance! This would be epic!
LOVED the books!!!!!! HappyNew Yr to ALL!!
Can’t wait for last light!
Awesome giveaway! Thanks for the chance!
I loved Matt and Hannah in both Night Owl and Last Light and cannot wait until After Dark gets released!!!
Wonderful giveaway!!!
Happy New Year to all….stay safe!
So looking forward to reading After Dark since Night Owl and Last Light were so good. Thanks for the Giveaway ….. hope.
Great giveaway, but it’s says above it’s over July 2014! Lol
Awesome little naughty series.
*crosses fingers and toes* Please oh please oh please… Happy New Year everyone, and ‘Rabbit, rabbit’ for luck tomorrow!
Love this series!!
Thanks for the chance! Awesome giveaway! Happy New Year!
Haha – “All done caressing yourself?” Gawd, I love Hannah. So excited for After Dark! Thanks for doing the giveaway, Maryse. Happy New Year to you!
Love this series. Though the date on the giveaway instructions might be a tad bit off… 🙂 Thanks for the opportunity.
Matt. Always the great tease!! I loved this!! & I can’t wait for the final book!!! Bitter sweet I guess!
Great giveaway! Hopefully i can start my paperbook collection with these!
I loved Night Owl! Haven’t read Last Light yet because I was so distraught after Night Owl that I couldn’t read the next book for months! If I win I do hope to get over my devastation when I have to wait for After Dark. I can do it, I swear!
Sorry… I give up.
I loved Nite Owl. I also love my books that I can hold. I keep trying to win one of these. One day I will. 🙂 Good Luck Every One.
Happy New Year! I love the books and sooooooo look forward to April for the final book. Thank you for the chance.
Thanks for the giveaway! I love these books! What a birthday present this would be for me to get them! Happy New Year! Here’s to a great 2015!!
Would love to read these books! Happy New Year!
Thanks for this amazing giveaway! M is one of my favorite authors and people.
Read Night Owl hoping this week to get to Last Light its been crazy busy can’t wait to read it.
The Night Owl was a random read this year and boy was I happy to pick it up. I can’t wait until After Dark. Thanks for the giveaway!
Love the excerpt and can’t wait for AD!
Looks awesome! Thanks for the giveaway and happy New Year!
Did you mean January 4th instead of July? Cause if its July, that’s a really long time to enter and wait. 🙂
Thank you so much for the chance!
Happy Kickass New year!
Night Owl and Last Light were two of my favorite books this past year. I am so looking forward to After Dark and future books from M. Happy New Year to all
My very first giveaway entry. Geez. The things I do for The Night Owl Trilogy…:)
i swear, my book collection will not be complete until I have this whole series, signed and front and center on my bookshelf.
Happy New Year!! And thank you for this awesome giveaway!!
This is fantastic! And Happy New Year! Best wishes to everyone 🙂
Loved Night Owl and still need to read Last Light. Wishing everyone the best in 2015! Thanks for the chance!
Woohoo! These books have been on my TBR forever. Happy New Year All!
Great excerpt!
can’t wait for this book!!! ❤️ Matt and Hannah
So exciting! Happy New Year!
Great giveaway! Loved this excerpt! Happy New Year!
Love these books!
Great excerpt! Thanks for the great giveaway!
Thanks for the giveaway! This is a series on my TBR list!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!
Thanks for the giveaway!
I can’t wait for After Dark! Darn the teasers!! Love it!
Yay! Thanks for the chance to win the giveaway Maryse!
Omg I can’t wait to read the entire book!!! I love how sexy Matt is. He also cracks me up with his one track dirty mind. I love it! Thanks for the chance!
Thanks for the great giveaway!!
gah!!! so excited for book #3 🙂 can’t wait!
Happy New Year 🙂
oh I’m german but I have an US address – my future brother in law lives in Chicago 🙂 just in case 😉
Awesome teaser. Love that.
Really looking forward to After Dark!!
Happy New Year! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
Happy New Year!
My favorite author, have only been able to read the first book so far. Maybe 2015 will be the year! Have a Happy New Year!
I have read both “Night Owl” and “Last Light” and am completely in love! I can’t wait for the last installment “After Dark” comes out. I am super excited to see how Hannah and Matt’s story ends. But at the same time I will be sad to have it come to an end. Happy New Years everyone. Please don’t drink and drive tonight.
Great giveaway! Happy New Year’s Maryse. Looking forward to all the new books to fall in love with in 2015.
Thanks so much for the chance. Haven’t read the second yet, but looking forward to it! Happy New Year!
I want them! Happy New Year!
LOVE MATT AND HANNAH!!! Can’t wait for March 2015!!!
Read both and bite my nails to the core awaiting for Last light and back in the same predicament wating for the final book. I even have a signed Night Owl (thank you Mr. Pierce)!
Happy New Years! I would love to win this!
Awesome!! Happy New Yeat!
Happy New Years. Love Hannah and Matt <3. Love M for bringing us into thier crazy lives and can't wait to see more of what's coming next !
I’d love to win! Thanks for the chance!!
Awesome giveaway. Happy new year everyone.
Awesome! How cool! Love a chance to win this! Happy New Year!
Haven’t started reading these yet, waiting for them all to be out. Great give away! Happy New Years to you Maryse and everyone in the reading world!!
Happy new year M and Maryse !!! <3
Can't wait for After dark's release.
Thank you for the chance.
stamper_sierra [at] yahoo [dot] com
Freaking awesome!
Ooh, that excerpt! I can’t wait to have this beautiful book in my hands. Thanks for the fab giveaway. <3 Have a happy new year!!
Looking forward to the conclusion of this trilogy!
Happy New Year!
I would love to win signed copies! I’m obsessed with this series. So unique and sexy. I’m dying for After Dark.
❤️ these books, thx for the chance!
Great giveaway!! Thank you for the chance 🙂
Happy New Year!!
Loved the excerpt!
Happy New Year!
Both Night Owl and Last Light were amazing. I love this After Dark teaser too. Happy New Year, Maryse and M and thanks for the giveaway!
Thanks for hosting this giveaway, and Happy New Year!
Arrrrrgh, need more….so excited for After Dark to be released!! Can’t wait for more of Matt and Hannah!! <3 <3
Happy new year
I loved the first book and hope the new year brings me all three!!! Thank you!!!
Happy New Year! Thanks for giveaway, I love this trilogy!
What a great giveaway to end the year and to bring in the new. Happy New Year!!
Can’t wait to read the next book! Happy New Year!
Thank you M. for this series. Hope you have a wonderful New Year. Loving this series I am from Colorado which makes the setting more interesting and real!
This is the first trilogy I have read. Did I miss read the date it says by 10 pm July 4 2014?
I love this flippin’ series!!!
Intensely in luv with this trilogy! Can’t wait for After Dark!! Happy New Year!
Can’t wait to read these…first has been on my TBR list since I knew #2 was coming out….now wait for #3 or dive right in? Decisions, decisions….
Thanks for the chance to win~ I love this series soooo much! Fingers crossed~ Happy New Year
ilookfamous at yahoo dot com
Thanks! Love this series
Happy new year! Waiting for the ball to drop and stalking my favorite authors of 2014!
I love this series thank you for chance
I loved The Law of Moses by Amy Harmon! It was my favorite of 2014!
LOVE THIS! Thanks to M and Maryse for the chance. Not-so-patiently waiting for After Dark.
I adore this series. Can’t wait to get my hands on After Dark!♥
Omg want it now.
Looking forward to the completed trilogy!! Happy new year to everyone!! May we all have a healthy happy and blessed 2015! Xoxo
Thank you for the GREAT giveaway and Happy New Year to both you and M. Pierce.
Happy New Year!!
So exited to read After Dark. It won’t be long now. May you all have a wonderful new year!
Thank you for this awesome giveaway. I love these books! I really loved the sneak peek. Thanks again and Happy New Year!
I love this series and author, I need this to complete my erotic romance shelf collection! HAPPY NEW YEAR!! BEST OF WISHES!!
Would love this!
I love the Night Owl books!! I can not wait for book 3 to come out!!
awesome! LOVE these books!!!
Happy New Year!
And Thank YOU.
Thanks for the great blog! Have a happy 2015!
This is on my to read list.
Thanks for the excerpt. Funny! I’d love to win.
I really, REALLY would love to win! Thank you for the chance! Happy 2015!!
Oh my goodness! I love this series! Thank you for this amazing giveaway!
Happy New Year!!
Awesome giveaway! Thanks for the chance!
This is such a great giveaway and that preview for “After Dark” has me even more excited for its release! Thank you so much for this and have a great 2015!
thanks so much for the excerpt! Can’t wait for this book!
Thank you for this expert and giveaway. Happy New Year.
Great excerpt! Thanks for the giveaway!!
Want to read these books. Waiting for After Dark to be released to start them! Thanks for the giveaway!!
Love the excerpt. Thanks for the giveaway
Thank for the giveaway
Great giveaway:-) Happy new year!
Thank you for the opportunity!! This is a great giveaway!!
Love the excerpt! Thanks for the giveaway. 🙂
I love this series
Thank you for the excerpt and Happy New Year!
Awesome!! Would love those!!
Happy New Year. Loved Night Owl!!
Happy New Year. My New Years Resolution is make a big dent in all of the books that I downloaded in 2014! I have some good ones in there!!
Great giveaway! Happy New Year!!
Much love to you all. Happy 2015 and good luck in the giveaway! Isn’t Maryse the best? Looking forward to a year full of awesome book reviews and more here.
What an incredible giveaway! Wishing you a Happy New Year!
Gah! Epic use of ‘wick’, unsure why that stood out to me.
Thanks for the chance, M & M!!
Happy New Year!!! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!!! Thanks for the excerpt loved it!!:)
Loved book one, but i want to wait to read book two with book three. Love Matt
thanks for a great a Giveaway! Been wanting to read these. Also I think the date above may be off a little unless I’m looking at the wrong post lol not sure thanks
Can’t wait!!
ohhhh i can’t wait!
Squeeeeee! Thank you and can’t wait for AD!
Now that’s what a teaser is! I really can’t wait for After Dark but at the same time, I’m still not ready for the trilogy to end. Night Owl Trilogy, Matt and Hanna hold a special place in my heart. 2015 sure is gonna be bittersweet. Looking forward to ‘more’ from you this year, M. Thank YOU.
Happy New Year!!! Excited to read this series! Thanks for the chance! Beautiful covers!
Happy New Year! <3 This is an AMAZING giveaway! Thank you for the chance 😉
July 4th!! Do you mean January 4th? lol I don’t care either way. I would absolutely love to have these books!! Thanks for the giveaway <3
I would love to have these. I LOVE this series!!
Thank you for the chance !!!
Love M. Pierce’s writing! Can’t wait for After Dark <3 Happy New Year!
Great Giveaway, would love to have these, keep up the good work. Love your reviews.
What a fantastic way to start 2015.
Thank you for the chance ❤️
I loved Night Owl, but I haven’t read Last Light yet. Happy New Year, Maryse!
Omg, I would seriously love this!
Happy New Year and good luck to all.
I love this series so much! Will never get sick of Matt and Hannah!!
I have entered almost every Night Owl giveaway…I want this so bad!!
Would love to read these! Did you mean to write January 4th, 2015?
I loved the 1st 2 books and am anxiously awaiting the release of the last one. Good Luck Everyone!
I would love to win this!!!
Great giveaway! It’d be amazing to win this. Happy New Year, Maryse!
I LOVE these books!!! Night Owl was also my 2013 favorite read! I can’t believe its been that long. Maybe because I read it like every other month it doesn’t seem that it was that long ago. Happy New Year Maryse! Thanks for the giveaway!
Awesome giveaway M and Maryse!! Good luck everyone.
LOVED Night Owl!! Thanks for the opportunity to win signed copies of both books!
I would love this!! Thanks for the chance! Awesome books.
Love this story (trilogy)…thanks for the awesome giveaway. I would really treasure signed copies.
Thank you for the fantastic giveaway and the excerpt. How exciting!
I got a little confused cuz I think it says the comment has to be in by July 4, 2014 to enter the giveaway but I’m going to leave a comment anyway and pray it’s a mistake and I win cuz I would love that!! Thanks!
Feeling the anticipation of After Dark… in my favorite blogger that brought me to the world of happiness and gratitude is wonderful. Thank you Maryse.