Blog Moving Party Coming Soon

I recently decided to move my blog from this site to wordpress. In order to celebrate the move, I’m working on a blog moving party with plenty of chances to win great books. My plan is to have it up by Monday. So get a head start and go follow the blog’s new location.

Possible Blog Changes - Blogger vs Wordpress

With the rumor of changes coming to blogger, I've been looking at moving the blog to wordpress. Which do you prefer as a reader? 

The links are below. Which site do you like best?

http://livelaughromance.blogspot.com/

http://livelaughromance.wordpress.com/ (still a work in progress)

Happy July 4!

To readers in the US,

Happy Fourth of July!!!

To everyone else,

Happy Thursday!!!

Escaping Reality Giveaway from Lisa Renee Jones

Great giveaway from Lisa Renee Jones.


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Big Release Day for Being Me

It’s finally here. . . Being Me is now available. I love this book! I want to read it again right now.

Check out my review here.

Get all the book and series info here.

Get your copy at    

Kindle     Amazon     Nook      Barnes & Noble

Also, get If I Were You while it’s on sale.

Get your copy at      Kindle      Nook      

Release Day . . . She's the One by Erin Nicholas

I've anticipated the release of She’s the One by Erin Nicholas. This book kicks off her new series, Counting on Love. This series is a spinoff of her much loved Bradford series. If you haven't read the Bradfords then you’ve been missing out. I can't wait to start reading this new series. It's up next on my reading list.

Also, check out Erin's blog for a great read that bridges the Bradford series with the Counting Love series.

She’s the One Blurb from Erin Nicholas’ website:

Counting on Love, Book 1

Sometimes you see love clearly. And sometimes it has to smack you in the face.

When a stranger walks up and punches him, Ryan Kaye assumes there’s a good reason. But he’s stunned to learn it’s over a one-night stand that never happened —with his friend’s sister, straight-laced Amanda Dixon. When Ryan confronts her about the lie, Amanda apologizes, but Ryan realizes he doesn’t want her to be sorry…he wants the night they supposedly spent together.

Amanda’s not looking to add anyone to her long list of commitments, so she was only trying to let a nice guy down easy by telling him a fling with Ryan broke her heart. So what if the fling only happened in her dreams? But when Ryan Kaye tempts her with the chance to go crazy and fulfill a few fantasies, she can’t resist. Thank goodness one night isn’t enough time to fall in love…

Warning: Contains a hot paramedic who knows how to get a girl to let her hair down, a girl who thinks she prefers her hair up, some naughty laser tag, some naughty role-playing and a lot of falling in love.

Available at       Kindle       Nook      Samhain Publishing

Being Me is a Must Read! ~ My Review

Being Me by Lisa Renee Jones, Book 2 in the Inside Out Trilogy

Being Me can be summed up in one word. . . wow! I was torn between needing to know what would happen next and not wanting the book to end. I could reread it right now and still be pulled into the emotions, the characters, the story.

The characters are the driving force. Sara and Chris are two broken people trying not to destroy each other as their bond draws them closer together. Sara and Chris keep me turning the pages. The emotions leap off the page and tugs your heart strings. I feel their love and their hurt as if they were standing in front of me. I feel like I know them.

The unanswered questions of what happened to Rebecca and the identity of Rebecca’s master are answered. We also get to know more about other characters from If I Were You. I want to tell you more, but reading and discovering the answers is so much better.

Being Me leaves you wanting more. The good news is you get more with Revealing Us. We only have to wait until September. It'll be worth the wait.

I highly recommend this book. The Inside Out series is amazing! Definitely read them in order to get the full impact. You can get the reading order at www.lisareneejones.com/reading-order

5 Stars = Must Read

Note: I received an ARC of Being Me.

Blurb from Being Me:

The sexy second installment in the Inside Out erotic romance trilogy, following If I Were You—in the seductive tradition of Fifty Shades of Grey.

Fascinated by the dark fantasies in the journals she’s discovered, and the two men who have now found a place in her life, Sara McMillan finds herself torn between her new life and her past. Now, more than ever, Sara identifies with the missing journal writer, Rebecca, and is certain that something sinister has happened.

In the arms of the sexy, tormented artist Chris Merit, Sara seeks answers about Rebecca and ends up discovering things about herself she never knew existed. Chris forces Sara to reconsider who she is and what she truly wants from life, but his dark desires threaten to tear them apart. Her boss, Mark Compton, offers her the shelter to understand just what those needs mean to her, and what they might have meant to Rebecca—but can she trust him to lead her to a final conclusion to Rebecca’s story?

Available at     Kindle     Amazon     Nook      Barnes & Noble

Release day for Flirting with Danger by Ruthie Knox

In the latest eBook original novel in Ruthie Knox’s scorching-hot Camelot series, a no-strings fling looks an awful lot like falling in love—or flirting with disaster.

Fresh out of a fiasco of a marriage, Katie Clark has retreated to her hometown to start over. The new Katie is sophisticated, cavalier, and hell-bent on kicking butt at her job in her brother’s security firm. But on her first assignment—digging up the truth about the stalker threatening a world-famous singer-songwriter—Katie must endure the silent treatment from a stern but sexy partner who doesn’t want her help . . . or her company.

Sean Owens knows that if he opens his mouth around Katie, she’ll instantly remember him as the geeky kid who sat behind her in high school. Silence is golden, but he can’t keep quiet forever, not with Katie stampeding through their investigation. It’s time for Sean to step up and take control of the case, and his decade-old crush. If he can break through Katie’s newfound independence, they just might find they make a perfect team—on the road, on the job, and in bed.

Flirting with Disaster is the third book in the Camelot Series.

Available at      Kindle      Amazon       Nook      Barnes & Noble

Release Day - Just What He Wanted by HelenKay Dimon

Just What He Wanted by HelenKay Dimon

Book Four of The Holloway Series

Travis Yardley thought he had everything he needed, but one look at Andrea Patterson shows him he was wrong. Andie is a gorgeous, curvy, blonde, who moves to town to manage a nearby campground. Seizing the chance to get close to her, Travis volunteers as tour guide and “bodyguard.”

After a bad breakup, Andie is looking to start over and determined to put her heart on hiatus. She’s working on her self-esteem, and she is not ready for the likes of Travis. He comes on strong, with all the energy of a guy almost ten years her junior, which is exactly what he is.

Even as Travis’s troubled past catches up with him, he pulls out all the stops to convince Andie he deserves a chance. And with the spring thaw hitting the Mountain View Resort, Andie discovers her own temperature rising whenever Travis looks her way…

Available at      Kindle     Nook     Carina Press

• I was lucky to get an advanced copy of Just What He Wanted from NetGalley. I’m enjoying it a lot. My review will be up later this week.

If I Were You on Sale for $3.99

If I Were You by Lisa Renee Jones is on sale for $3.99 in celebration of Being Me's release day. This price is for a limited time. Get your copy today. 

Available at Kindle for discounted price.

Pre-order Being Me while you're at Amazon. You'll want to read this book as soon as you finish If I Were You. It’s an amazing read. I highly recommend reading Rebecca's lost journals as well. Get the reading order at www.lisareneejones.com/reading-order. I'll have my review up soon.

Being Me is Almost Here!

Check out the Inside Out website at  http://www.lisareneejones.com/inside-out-series/.

Pre-order Being Me: Kindle Nook Amazon Barnes & Noble

5 Days to Being Me

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Temporary Arrangement (The Renaldis) by Karen Erickson

Temporary Arrangement by Karen Erickson is now available and it’s currently free. I’m looking forward to reading about the Renaldis.

Prequel to TEMPTED BY HER BOSS

Look, but don’t touch…

The Renaldis

Alone and broke, Paige Stewart can’t believe her good luck. Who hires a virtual stranger out of a New York City coffee shop to care for their adorable grandson? Apparently Claudia Renaldi does.

Widower Matteo Renaldi isn’t pleased that his mother found a replacement nanny so soon after he fired the last one. Yet little Matty takes to Paige like no other nanny before. And Matteo can’t deny he’s quite taken with her as well. She’s beautiful. Sweet. And far, far too young for him.

There’s something about the gorgeously sexy Matteo that fills Paige with longing to break through his wall of formality and touch his softer side. But no one knows better than she that crushing on her boss is one thing. Acting on those feelings is forbidden. Foolish.

Inevitable…

Available at      Kindle      Nook      Samhain Publishing

Only 6 more days until Being Me to Releases

Being Me Excerpt:

Chris takes the journal from me and I have no idea where he puts it. It is gone and my jacket follows. He steps behind me, and I forget everything but him. His hands settle possessively on my hips, and his mouth, that delicious, sometimes brutal mouth, brushes my ear.“You want pain and darkness, baby, you got it.”

Pre-order Being Me at Kindle Nook Amazon Barnes & Noble

Release Day - Born in Sin by Camelia Miron Skiba

Born in Sin by Camelia Miron Skiba releases today. It’s book two in the Dacian Legends. Born in Vengeance is book one in the series.

Join Camelia Miron Skiba’s Facebook event to celebrate release day. You can find all the details on the event page. Go join in on the fun.

Born in Sin

Dacian Legends, # 2

Loathing the thought of his beloved Oriana in the arms of another man, fearless Zyraxes delivers death upon the Roman enemy. With only the rugged land as his bed and the sky as his blanket, trouble finds him often.

Summoned to aid Oriana’s father in the war against two powerful enemies—one of them Oriana's savage husband—Zyraxes proves himself worthy of more than just noble titles and coin. But he wants none of it. What he wants is her.

When Zyraxes discovers a broken and nearly dead Oriana, though forbidden, he disregards her father's orders to leave her to her death, and instead chooses to protect and conceal her. Will saving her be enough to win her heart? Will his part royal lineage make him worthy of her love?

Available at     Kindle (I’ll update with link once it goes live)

Anticipated Read - Born in Vengeance by Camelia Miron Skiba

Born in Vengeance by Camelia Miron Skiba is a historical romance. It's set during the Roman oppression. I haven't read any romances set during this time period and am looking forward to reading this one.

Born in Vengeance

Dacian Legends, #1

Legend has it … centuries after Spartacus another hero is born—Ilias, the bastard son of King Decebalus. Thirsty for revenge and eager to unshackle the Roman oppression, Ilias’ obsession to fulfill his oath has no bounds, even if that means kidnapping Nerva, the beloved daughter of Emperor Traianus. What he doesn’t know is his own heart threatens to betray his conscience.

What will prevail: his mind or his heart?

Available at     Kindle

Happy Memorial Day

Thank to all the fallen who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Thank you to all who have served or are currently serving in our military. I appreciate the sacrifices you and your family make to ensure our freedom.

Broken Blade Cover Reveal and Excerpt

Here’s the fabulous cover for Broken Blade by J.C. Daniels. I simply love that cover. I'm so looking forward to this release. Broken Blade releases January 2014.

Broken Blade blurb:

Kit Colbana: assassin, thief, investigator extraordinaire. Now broken. She always expected her past to catch up with her but never like this. Haunted by nightmares and stripped of her identity, she's retreated to Wolf Haven, the no-man's land where she found refuge years before. But while she might want to hide away from the rest of the world, the rest of the world isn't taking the hint.

Dragged kicking and screaming back into life, Kit is thrust head-first into an investigation surrounding the theft of an ancient relic…one that she wants nothing to do with. Her instincts tell her it's a bad idea to just leave the relic lying about, but finding it might be just as bad.

Forced to face her nightmares, she uncovers hidden strength and comes face to face with one of the world's original monsters.

If she survives the job, she won't be the same…and neither will those closest to her.

Broken Blade excerpt:

I knew the weight of a weapon in my hand.

Even at sixteen, broken, battered and bloodied. I knew what it was to hold a weapon and realize that I had to fight or be destroyed.

Those last moments were nothing but a blur, but it was a blur of silver and blade and blood.

I left the guards dead in the snow, taking their packs and fleeing into the night, certain my grandmother would seek me out. And all the while as I ran, the blade had whispered to me. I am here now. I am here…

Reaching out, I touched her hilt and drew her from the sheath and stared at the gleaming, liquid length of silver.

"You're not here now."

If ever there had been a time when I needed her, it had been when I was trapped up on that mountain. Broken, desperate.

But she hadn't answered my call.

And she couldn't come to my hand now, either.

Stroking my fingers down the blade, I closed my eyes…and wished.

Then I turned back to my weapons trunk and went about getting myself ready.

Just what did you take to the party when you were dealing with some ancient, psychotic evil who unleashed holy hell just for the fun of it?