Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Crash & Burn virtual tour | Spotlight, Excerpt & COMMENT Giveaway {Riptide Publishing}

Hello and thank you for joining me as I bid a fond farewell to Ty and Zane on the Crash & Burn virtual tour! For the next five days, join me on my virtual stops to help me say goodbye to the Cut & Run series with cut scenes, playlists, behind the scenes looks at the process of writing this last book, and a peek at the original plan for the series and the twists and turns it took on its journey to the end.

Did I mention the prizes? I have incredible prizes for two winners; a go-bag put together by one B. Tyler Grady. Each bag has over $370 worth of goodies in it. For more detail on the contents, you can click the link at the end of this post! Every comment on this blog tour enters you in a drawing to win one of these bags. Entries close at midnight, Eastern Time, on April 1, and winners will be announced on April 3rd. Contest is valid worldwide.



It’s been five years since Special Agents Ty Grady and Zane Garrett first worked together to solve the Tri-State murders, and time has been both harsh and kind. Engaged now, they face the challenge of planning a deeply uncertain future together. Zane is at the pinnacle of his career with one last mystery to solve, while Ty is at sea in a world where he’s no longer the tip of a spear.
There’s just one more hurdle in the way of their happy ever after: a traitor from their inner circle who threatens to burn their world to the ground.

Squeezed between the Vega cartel, an unknown mole, and too many alphabet agencies to count, Ty and Zane must gather all their strength and resources to beat the longest odds they’ve ever faced. To make it out alive, they’ll need help from every friend they’ve got. Even the friends who might betray their trust.

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How bout an Excerpt from Crash & Burn...

Zane Garrett sat in his cushy chair in the Baltimore field office, staring at the frosted glass on his door. It read Special Agent in Charge, and it was the title he’d been working toward since he’d entered the academy. Aside from a post in Washington, it was the pinnacle of any agent’s ambitions. In charge of one of the fifty-six FBI field offices.
Five years ago, Zane would have been doing a Snoopy dance behind his closed door the moment he’d taken possession.
Now, though, Zane hated—no—Zane despised sitting behind this desk all day.
He tossed his feet up and clunked his heels on the corner, leaning back in his chair. Fuck this desk.
Zane glanced at his watch. It was a gift from Ty, a surprise from last Christmas. Underneath, the engraving read simply “Yours.” Classic Grady: succinct, romantic, and not at all incriminating. It made Zane smile whenever he checked the time.
He still had ten minutes to his nebulous lunch hour, so he pulled out his phone and dialed Ty.
“Grady,” Ty said after just two rings. Even though he’d resigned from the Bureau a year ago, he still answered his phone as if he expected someone to be calling him to go kill something.
“Hey, doll,” Zane drawled. “How’s your day going?”
“Pretty good, actually. What’s up?”
“I had a thought.”
“God help us,” Ty said under his breath.
“Do you think Burns was the endgame?”
On his first day in the new office, Zane had swept it for bugs. He’d only found one, which rather surprised him. He’d already known it was there, hidden beneath the desk; Richard Burns himself had shown it to Zane and Ty before he’d died. Zane had destroyed it: an opening gambit in a game of chess where pawns were people and kings lived or died on how soon they realized they were playing.
Ty was silent for a few heartbeats. “What?”
“I sweep this office every fucking day, waiting for another bug. Nada.” Zane rocked in his chair and rolled his head from side to side. “Nothing on our phones, either. Do you think it’s possible we were being watched because of our connection to Burns? That he was the target, and I’m just spinning my wheels here when I could be in bed with you all day?”
“Well. Are we still going with your chess metaphor?”
“I like my chess metaphor.”
Ty laughed, and the sound warmed Zane to an unhealthy degree. “Okay. Isn’t chess all about patience and strategy?”
Zane groaned and rubbed at his temple.
“You’re going insane, aren’t you?” Ty asked fondly.
“I feel like this must be what your brain does all the time. Squirrels juggling knives in there.”
Ty snorted. “I think, on the larger scale, it’s our move. You know? We’ve been quiet since Scotland. You’re stuck behind a desk, I’m playing Mister Fix-It. What’s there to spy on?”
“But how would they know that if they’re not spying on us?”
Ty made a clucking sound. “Maybe they are.”
When Zane hung up a few minutes later, having secured a dinner date with his fiancĂ©, he was still frowning. Maybe they are.

Abigail RouxAbigail Roux was born and raised in North Carolina. A past volleyball star who specializes in sarcasm and painful historical accuracy, she currently spends her time coaching high school volleyball and investigating the mysteries of single motherhood. Any spare time is spent living and dying with every Atlanta Braves and Carolina Panthers game of the year.

Abigail has a daughter, Little Roux, who is the light of her life, a boxer, four rescued cats who play an ongoing live-action variation of Call of Duty throughout the house, a certifiable extended family down the road, and a cast of thousands in her head. 

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100 comments:

  1. I had to go back and read the little Past&Present ficlets after reading this part of the book, just because they were all so damn cute!

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  2. I love Ty and Zane. I haven't get round to read the last book yet, because I'm re-reading the whole series... But I am so sad to say good-bye to one of my favourite couples that I'm not really rushing to get to Crash & Burn

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  3. Thanks for the excerpt. I will miss this couple.

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  5. Sad this was the last one, but damn worth it!

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  6. I love this series of books. Need the one from before.
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  7. I'm so sad to said goodbye to these two. I hope we get some glimpses of them in Abi's other stories.

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  8. My favourite m/m series, and some of my dearest characters in these books, I'm not ashamed to say I get a bit obsessed about them and their story! I'll miss the Ty and Zane adventures but can't wait to see them come in as guests in the Sidewinders books.

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  9. Glad where Ty and Zane ended up :)

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  10. Ty and Zane are my all time favorite characters. It's sad to know, this is their last story.

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  11. Crash & Burn was a great end to the series.

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  12. I don't think I'll ever get over how awesome this story is, from the characters, to the plot, to the writing itself.

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  13. My babes... :3 I loved this book!
    I keep saying this but I'll say it again. I'm not ready to say goodbye, I'm so glad we still have Sidewinder books.

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  14. The last couple of days I've been saying how sad I am to see these boys go. But now I'm sort of starting to get excited for whatever happens with this series once the rights revert to Ms. Roux. Maybe there will be some surprises when series is taken on by another publisher. :)

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  15. I love the Cut & Run series and Ty & Zane...so much so that I had a compass and anchor and the quote about there significance encorporated into a tattoo.
    I really enjoyed Crash & Burn! Lots of action and intrigue, and sweet Ty & Zane moments. And a lovely HEA for the boys. Them gettig married...*sigh*..so sweet!
    I'm sad for the series to be over but I take heart in the fact that I can pull my books out and read them over again. Plus I have more Sidewinder action to enjoy. :D
    Thank you Abi for giving us Ty & Zane! They will always be one of my favourite fictional couples.

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  16. I love the series and loved this book!

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  17. Ty & Zane are my absolute favorite. I hope we haven't seen the last of them.

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  18. I love the C&R series, and Crash & Burn is a great ending to this wonderful series. Sad for it to be over but thrilled to have Sidewinder series to enjoy.Thanks Abi, for a wonderful series, and such wonderful characters. T&Z will always remain one of my fav OTP!

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  19. Ty and Zane will always be number 1 in my heart. I loved everything about this series and I’m sad to see it end.

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  20. I am twisted between sadness and happiness….
    I love your books, Abi! Keep going ^-^

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  21. Sorry for the end of the series, but I hold onto hope that they will pop up in the future just when I need them most.

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  22. TiesThatBind@hughes.netApril 1, 2015 at 11:43 AM

    Ty & Zane were my first m/m couple, and they will never be topped! (I hope that was a Zane-worthy pun!)

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  23. This series was the first MM one I read, mainly beacuse the plot, the story captivated me. It opened my eyes to a whole new genre and is still my favourite. I loved how Ty and Zane evolved together and was over the moon happy, when Nick and Kelly became a pair, because Nick so needed a package of bundled up joy, silly and awesome, too =)

    Thank you Abi for Cut & Run and Sidewinder.

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  24. I adore the Cut and Run series. As i've said on every blog of this tour. A fantastic ending to a wonderful series. I was truly heartbroken to say goodbye to my favourite literary characters.

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  25. I adore the Cut and Run series. As i've said on every blog of this tour. A fantastic ending to a wonderful series. I was truly heartbroken to say goodbye to my favourite literary characters. Susan FH

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  26. Great ending to a great series. Ty & Zane will always be one of my favorite couples.

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  27. I am going to miss them so very much... :'(

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  28. I am taking some time to mourn the end of the series, but at the same time I am very excited about a new Sidewinder book in November. I love Nick & Kelly too!!

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  29. Oh those chess metaphors. And puns. What a great ride it's been!

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  30. I am going to miss this series so mucj

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  31. This series is amazing, and this ending was perfect.

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  32. I adore this series and am so thankful that we don't have to leave Ty and Zane completely. Thank you Abi for continuing with the Sidewinder books.

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  33. I am having trouble starting another book because I cannot bear to part from this one...*le sigh*
    so good tho...so good

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  34. I was so frickin' mad at Burns... What a dick indeed!
    But seriously.... Can't wait to read more about Liam!!

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  35. Now that I'm done with this book, I see a complete series re-read in my future.

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  36. Squirrels juggling knives is a great line!

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  37. So sad to see the series end, but it ends on a high note.
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  38. Such a wonderful book. I do need a re-read soon.

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  39. great ending to my favourite series. was pleased to see the things i was wishing would happen happen :)

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  40. I absolutely loved Crash & Burn!! Such a great addition to the series and to Ty & Zane's journey! ♥

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  41. Book was everything I wanted and more. Loved it!

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  42. I've fallen in love with Ty and Zane. I'm so excited to read this final installment. Unfortunately I'm still playing catch up with the series as I was late to the game. But it's been an incredible journey, that's for sure!

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  43. A great ending for a great series

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  44. A great ending for a great series.

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  46. I love them so much. It's sad that it ended but I'm glad it ended well.

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  47. So sorry to see it end but they will live forever in our hearts and our personal libraries.

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  48. Can't wait for the next Sidewinder book!

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  49. This book was a perfect ending to the series.

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  50. I survived when Adrien & Jake's story was finished so I guess I'll survive this too, but it won't be easy.

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  51. Oh Abi... Setting us up from the very beginning. How I will miss those men. Thank you!

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  52. nice excerpt

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  53. Incredible ending to one of the best series I've ever read! Thank you, Abi!!

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  54. Can't recommend this series highly enough. Great ride!

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  55. Never wanted this series to end. But since it had to this is a perfect way to end it,

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  56. Part of me want's to beg for more, but...... I know how that goes

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  57. Wonderful book! Best series ever!

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  58. I will always have a special place in my heart for Ty and Zane. I will be rereading their story for years to come. Thank you for the excerpt!

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  59. I love love loved this book. It was such a great ending to a wonderful ride!

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  60. Loved seeing all of Sidewinder together, but I especially love seeing them all interact with Zane. He's part of their family now, I love it :)

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  61. Great ending to a great series!!

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  62. I will definitely be reading this series again and again - Ty and Zane hold a special place in my heart, and I'm going to miss them!

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  63. Reading this now and can't breathe - much less put it down!! Please don't end the series!!

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  64. I'll be happy to see an HEA for these two!

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  65. Loved this book! Sorry to see the series end but it was a fantastic way to end it.

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  66. Really love the series and don't want it to end *sobs*

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  67. Love Ty and Zane and I don't want it all to end. I'm probably going to be rereading the whole series when I finish the last one.

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  68. I love the series and I don't want it to end!

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  69. It's amazing to re-read the entire series now and see how everything builds up perfectly to the last book. Loved it!

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  70. I can't really say enough good things about the end of this seres. I know it's very hard for some writers to pen a well done ending to a series. One the one hand it's your babies, one the other it's the closing of a chapter to being a new series with new characters to love. This was a beautifully wrapped ending to a series and took its readers one hell of a ride!

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  71. Cool excerpt. Loved the watch and Zane's adoration of Ty. :-)

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  72. Thank you! This was the perfect ending to the perfect series!

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  73. I love HEA, but hate it when the book, or in this case series is over. Always want more.

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  74. What an interesting peek into the origins of the C&R storyline and Zane's intended story arc! I can't say I'm disappointed that Abi Roux remade Zane in a sense--it would have been awful to see Zane stumble so terribly after everything he and Ty went through together. Nicely done, Abi Roux.

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  75. I've been looking forward to this book but not to saying goodbye to Ty and Zane--heavy sigh! I enjoyed reading more than I expected to, however, as well as discovering how those boys and the Cut & Run fared as the series wound down to a (very satisfying) end.

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  76. Ty & Zane forever

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  77. Perfect ending to this series, though I am still sad to see it end.

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  78. Saying goodbye is hard but the end was perfect; plus we still have the sidewinder stories and rereads :)

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  79. Ty must have been pacing in circles with nothing to chase and shoot, poor button!

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  80. I'm still trying to face reality that this was their final book. Such an incredible ride...thanks for taking us with you!

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  81. it was a good ending to a great story and I'm looking forward to Nick and Kelly's story to continue.

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  82. I love this book series so much, even if I'm probably the only one in Sweden who's ever read it. We're so few people here reading M/M fiction but I am working on making my friends read the Cut & Run series! :) I look forward to all your future works, Abi! <3

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  83. It's gonna kill me to end Crash & Burn, but I just love those guys.

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  84. This series will always hold a special place in my heart. I'm going to miss Ty & Zane.

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  85. I'm going to miss Ty and Zane so much!

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  86. Thank you for the excerpt mevalem258 AT gmail DOT com

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  87. The release of book 9 is truly bittersweet ... I loved this book & the entire series, but this one marks the end. Thank you, Abi! It's been a hell of a ride :)

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