Guest Post & Giveaway: "Too Good to be True?" by Chris T. Kat

Piper and MJ, thank you very much for having me on your blog! I'm excited to be sharing my new release Too Good To Be True, which is a sequel to Seizing It, with you and your readers. It released on February 27^th. 

 

Sequel to Seizing It

Buy link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=3604

Blurb:

Three months after Kit falls in love with Dale, his epilepsy takes a turn for the worse and his nightmares and flashbacks about his abusive ex intensify. His work at the veterinary clinic and as a freelance translator only adds to the stress. As Kit's life flies out of his control, his last tether of sanity frays as Dale grows frustrated with Kit's stubborn independence.

Dale wants to be Kit's rock—to step in to help—but the walls Kit builds may be too hard to break through.

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Hey everyone! My name is Chris T. Kat. I invited myself into Kit and Dale's living room and—

Kit: Hey! What about Jackson?

Chris: Oh, right. Shall we try again? I invited myself into Kit, Dale and Jackson's living room to—

Kit: Invited herself? More like barged in here without asking if we have time or are busy or anything. Really annoying.

Dale: *puts an arm around Kit's shoulder* How about you tone down the attitude a notch or two?

Kit: This is our home and I wasn't asked if I wanted to do an interview right now!

Dale: *sighs* Chris, you have to excuse Kit. He's still a bit off-kilter after his last seizure.

Chris: No problem.

Kit: No problem. Sure. *glares at Dale* Did you have to tell everyone about that?

Dale: No one cares that you're epileptic.

Kit: Right.

Chris: Um, guys, maybe you could discuss this later without an audience?

Dale: Sure.

Kit: There's nothing to discuss.

Dale: Nikita, tone it down.

Kit: *scowls but snuggles closer to Dale*

Dale: What did you want to know, Chris?

Chris: The last time we saw you two in Seizing It you had just embarked on giving a relationship a try. How has that worked out so far?

Kit and Dale: Great!

Chris: Really? No bumps in the roads?

Kit: None you need to know about.

Dale: Actually we did have some issues. We—

Kit: They do not need to know about our issues! Haven't you ever heard of a little something called privacy?

Chris: You don't need to go into detail. Of course we all value your privacy—

Kit: *sneers* Says the one who invited herself in.

Dale: *lifts Kit onto his lap and whispers something in his ear*

Kit: *blushes* I... um, I apologize for snapping at you. That was really inappropriate. Like Dale said in the beginning I'm a bit off-kilter because of a big seizure. I really hate those. I always feel so unsettled afterward.

Chris: I can imagine.

Dale: *rubs Kit's back* You're getting a better grip on the epilepsy again.

Kit: *smiles* Because you're taking good care of me.

Dale: Always, kitten.

Chris: Awww, you two are so cute together!

Kit: *groans and pushes his head under Dale's chin* This is embarrassing.

Dale: *laughs* Chris, don't make him blush. He'll be a pest for the rest of the day.

Kit: Hey, you always say I'm a good-looking pest!

Dale: That you are.

Kit: *mumbles* Love you.

Dale: Love you too, kitten.

Chris: *watches Dale and Kit kissing* Oh, all right guys. I take it this is a really inconvenient time for me to drop by. Maybe another time?

Dale: You're always welcome!

Kit: Except when—

Dale: Kit!

Kit: Yes, dear?

Dale: *gets up and flips Kit over his shoulder* I don't want to appear impolite but will you find your way out on your own? Kit and I need to do... something.

Kit: *snickers* Right. We need to do something about Dale's little problem.

Dale: Geez, you're such a brat!

Kit: You love me anyway, right?

Dale: I do.

Chris: *waves and rushes to the front door* Have fun, guys!

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Excerpt from Chapter Four:

 

My head snapped back to look at him. His face was grim, his eyes blazing. I couldn’t keep up the eye contact.

Apologizing wouldn’t do it anymore, I realized. Shivers surged through me, and I wrapped my arms around my torso, not for the first time wishing I would think before speaking.

“Oh for crying out loud! Kit!”

Strong arms engulfed me, lifted me off my feet for a moment, and I clung to him like I had never clung to anyone before. “Don’t leave. Don’t leave. I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it, please, Dale, I swear, I didn’t!”

“You accused me of causing you to have a seizure if I want to talk to you, Kit.”

I heard Jackson yipping before a wet tongue licked over one of my hands that fisted Dale’s shirt. My hand shook when I pried it away from Dale’s shirt and instead patted my dog’s head. In a trembling voice, I said, “Yeah, you got one stupid owner.”

“Don’t.”

“But I am. I never want to act like I do, and yet I still do. Isn’t there some kind of training I can try?”

“You’re always snapping when you feel threatened. It’s what you do. I wish you’d finally trust me enough to know that I’ll stick around and will never hurt you. Never. No matter how much you try to rile me up, I’ll never beat you. I’m not Hutch. You can stop testing me,” Dale said.

For a moment I froze. Was that what I was doing? Challenging him? Trying to see if he really wouldn’t lift his hand against me? “You think that’s what I’m doing?”

“Yes, I do. I understand why you’re doing it, but it gets exhausting after a while. If I was like Hutch, don’t you think I would’ve beaten you up by now?”

“I suppose so.”

“Oh, and there’s another detail. You act extremely bratty before and shortly after a big seizure. You haven’t acted this way since we first met, probably because you took your medication on time and stuck to a well-thought-out daily schedule.”

“I….” I trailed off, frowning. “We’re having exactly the talk you wanted us to have. How did you do that?”

“I’m a tricky bastard.”

“I love you,” I blurted. Suddenly it was of utmost importance to tell him that, not to placate him or anything, but to voice my feelings for him aloud.

“Love you too, kitten.”

“Even if I’m a pest?”

“You’re a good-looking pest.”

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Chris T. Kat

Chris T. Kat lives in the middle of Europe, where she shares a house with her husband of many years and their two children. She stumbled upon the M/M genre by luck and was swiftly drawn into it. She divides her time between work, her family—which includes chasing after escaping horses and lugging around huge instruments such as a harp—and writing. She enjoys a variety of genres, such as mystery/suspense, paranormal, and romance. If there's any spare time, she happily reads for hours, listens to audiobooks or does cross-stitch.

 

Links:

Blog: http://christikat.blogspot.com

Twitter: http://twitter.com/christi_kat

GoodReads:http://www.goodreads.com/ChrisTKat

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ChrisTKat

DSP author page: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/index.php?cPath=605

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