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.

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

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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

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.

Release Day - Rebecca's Lost Journals, Volume 3: His Submissive

Rebecca’s Lost Journals, Volume 3: His Submissive by Lisa Renee Jones is available today. I just finished Volume 1: The Seduction . I thoroughly enjoyed it! These are great companion reads to If I Were You.

Available at         Kindle        Nook

Cooking Up Some Fun with Lisa Renee Jones

COOKING UP SOME FUN WITH

      Lisa Renee Jones

Beginning April 1, 2013 – April 30, 2013

Monday through Friday.  Lisa will

Feature quick and easy recipes.

Stop by www.lisareneejones.com

Tell them Live. Laugh. Romance.

sent you and you will be entered into

a prize drawing.  Be sure to check

out her new book IF I WERE YOU !!

  In Stores NOW!!!!!

Updated - ARC Review If I Were You by Lisa Renee Jones (Recommended Read)

IF I Were You by Lisa Renee Jones has a gorgeous new cover and buy links after great news was announced. The news is here on Lisa Renee Jones' blog. 

If I Were You is simply amazing! This book is a definite re-read for me. It left me wanting more of Sara and Chris and the intrigue around what happened to Rebecca (the journal’s writer).

The book is written in first person from Sara’s point of view. There were times I longed for Chris’ point of view. I wanted to know what was going on inside his head because he is such a compelling character. I wanted to know his deep dark secrets. However, the book wouldn’t work if we knew what Chris thought. To know the answers would take away from the intrigue and mystery of the book.

Sara is left with a storage unit and erotic journals to deal with when her friend runs off to elope. Sara finds she can’t sell off the belongings in the storage unit. The more she reads the journals, the more determined she becomes to find the owner, Rebecca, to return her possessions and figure out what happened to her. This desire leads to Sara taking Rebecca’s place at the art gallery, which starts Sara on a path to becoming what she wanted to be.

Sara is easy to relate to. She has a habit of rambling in uncomfortable silence or awkward moments. She’s someone you can see as having for a friend. She is torn between her desire to take the opportunity to change her life by working in the art gallery and finding Rebecca. Her relationship with Chris kept me turning the pages.

Chris is a mystery. He’s rich and famous but doesn’t act it. He prefers people to not know he is the famous Chris Merit. Chris wants to protect and care for Sara. His feelings for her make him act in ways that break the rules he has set out. He has a dark secret that he knows will make Sara run away. At the end of the book, we get a glimpse of his dark secret.

Sara’s new boss, Mark, is dominating. Mark and Chris seemed to have been friends once, but something happened between them. Adding another mystery to try and unravel.

The ending is a cliffhanger. I’m dying to know what happens. The second book, Being Me, is on my anticipated books list. I can’t wait for its release.

The romance between Sara and Chris made the romantic in my happy while the mystery behind Rebecca’s disappearance made the suspense lover in my happy. It’s a perfect blend of the two.

I recommend this book to any reader who is looking for an erotic romance with mystery, intrigue, and a hot alpha male who likes to take charge.

5 Stars = A Must Read (I will be reading this one again.)

Note: Review based on ARC provided by NetGalley.

From Lisa Renee Jones’ website:

Chris is dark, and so are his desires, but I cannot turn away.

The steamy first installment in the Inside Out erotic romance trilogy by Lisa Renee Jones, in the bestselling tradition of Fifty Shades of Grey. When Sara McMillan finds a stack of journals in a storage unit, she’s shocked and enthralled by the erotic life the writer led. Unable to stop reading, she vicariously lives out dark fantasies through Rebecca, the writer—until the terrifying final entry. Certain something sinister has happened, Sara sets out to discover the facts, immersing herself in Rebecca’s life.

Soon she’s working at the art gallery Rebecca worked at and meeting Rebecca’s friends. Finding herself drawn to two dangerously sexy men, the manager of the gallery and a famed artist, Sara realizes she’s going down the same path Rebecca took. But with the promise of her dark needs being met by a man with confident good looks and a desire for control, she’s not sure anything else matters. Just the burn for more.

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ARC Review If I Were You by Lisa Renee Jones (Recommended Read)

If I Were You is simply amazing! This book is a definite re-read for me. It left me wanting more of Sara and Chris and the intrigue around what happened to Rebecca (the journal’s writer).

The book is written in first person from Sara’s point of view. There were times I longed for Chris’ point of view. I wanted to know what was going on inside his head because he is such a compelling character. I wanted to know his deep dark secrets. However, the book wouldn’t work if we knew what Chris thought. To know the answers would take away from the intrigue and mystery of the book.

Sara is left with a storage unit and erotic journals to deal with when her friend runs off to elope. Sara finds she can’t sell off the belongings in the storage unit. The more she reads the journals, the more determined she becomes to find the owner, Rebecca, to return her possessions and figure out what happened to her. This desire leads to Sara taking Rebecca’s place at the art gallery, which starts Sara on a path to becoming what she wanted to be.

Sara is easy to relate to. She has a habit of rambling in uncomfortable silence or awkward moments. She’s someone you can see as having for a friend. She is torn between her desire to take the opportunity to change her life by working in the art gallery and finding Rebecca. Her relationship with Chris kept me turning the pages.

Chris is a mystery. He’s rich and famous but doesn’t act it. He prefers people to not know he is the famous Chris Merit. Chris wants to protect and care for Sara. His feelings for her make him act in ways that break the rules he has set out. He has a dark secret that he knows will make Sara run away. At the end of the book, we get a glimpse of his dark secret. 

Sara’s new boss, Mark, is dominating. Mark and Chris seemed to have been friends once, but something happened between them. Adding another mystery to try and unravel.

The ending is a cliffhanger. I’m dying to know what happens. The second book, Being Me, is on my anticipated books list. I can’t wait for its release.

The romance between Sara and Chris made the romantic in my happy while the mystery behind Rebecca’s disappearance made the suspense lover in my happy. It’s a perfect blend of the two.

I recommend this book to any reader who is looking for an erotic romance with mystery, intrigue, and a hot alpha male who likes to take charge.

5 Stars = A Must Read (I will be reading this one again.)

Note: Review based on ARC provided by NetGalley.

From LisaRenee Jones’ website:

FIFTY SHADES OF GREY MEETS BASIC INSTINCTS

Chris is dark, and so are his desires, but I cannot turn away.

He is rich and famous, and dark in ways I shouldn’t find intriguing, but I do. I so do.

I don’t understand why his dark side appeals to me, but the attraction between us is rich with velvety promises of satisfaction. Chris is dark, and so are his desires, but I cannot turn away.

He is damaged beneath his confident good looks and need for control, and in some way, I feel he needs me. I need him.

How it began….

One day I was a high school teacher on summer break, leading a relatively uneventful but happy life. Or so I told myself. Later, I’d question that, as I would question pretty much everything I knew about me, my relationships, and my desires. It all began when my neighbor thrust a key to a storage unit at me. She’d bought it to make extra money after watching some storage auction show. Now she was on her way to the airport to elope with a man she barely knew, and she needed me to clear out the unit before the lease expires.

Soon, I was standing inside a small room that held the intimate details of another woman’s life, feeling uncomfortable, as if I was invading her privacy. Why had she let these items so neatly packed, possessions that she clearly cared about deeply, be lost at an auction? Driven to find out by some unnamed force, I began to dig, to discover this woman’s life, and yes, read her journals—-dark, erotic journals that I had no business reading. Once I started, I couldn’t stop. I read on obsessively, living out fantasies through her words that I’d never dare experience on my own, compelled by the three men in her life, none of whom had names. I read onward until the last terrifying dark entry left me certain that something had happened to this woman. I had to find her and be sure she was okay.

Before long, I was taking her job for the summer at the art gallery, living her life, and she was nowhere to be found. I was becoming someone I didn’t know. I was becoming her…

The dark, passion it becomes…

Now, I am working at a prestigious gallery, where I have always dreamed of being, and I’ve been delivered to the doorstep of several men, all of which I envision as one I’ve read about in the journal. But there is one man that will call to me, that will awaken me in ways I never believed possible. That man is the ruggedly sexy artist, Chris Merit, who wants to paint me. He is rich and famous, and dark in ways I shouldn’t find intriguing, but I do. I so do. I don’t understand why his dark side appeals to me, but the attraction between us is rich with velvety promises of satisfaction. Chris is dark, and so are his desires, but I cannot turn away. He is damaged beneath his confident good looks and need for control, and in some way, I feel he needs me. I need him.

All I know for certain is that he knows me like I don’t even know me, and he says I know him. Still, I keep asking myself — do I know him? Did he know her, the journal writer, and where is she? And why doesn’t it seem to matter anymore? There is just him and me, and the burn for more.

Get your copy today!

Available at:       Kindle        Nook       Amazon      

Also, Lisa Renee Jones is offering lots of great contests on her website. Go here to enter.

If I Were You Release Day & Giveaway Winners

Today is release day for If I Were You by Lisa Renee Jones. I highly recommend this book. If you haven't bought it you should. It's a fabulous read!!! 

If I Were You is available in eBook and paperback at    Kindle     Nook     Amazon     B&N

The winners from the If I Were You giveaway are Pam H and Jaime C. Please email me at livelaughromance @ gmail . com (without the spaces). Let me know if you want Kindle or Nook version and what email to send it to. 

Thanks to everyone who entered! I wish I could give this book to each of you. I do have a $10 Amazon gift card giveaway that is open until midnight. If you win that you can buy If I Were You for yourself. So it's sort of like another chance to win the book. Go here to enter that giveaway

Also, I haven’t heard from a couple of winners. Phuong won the gift card from Lisa Renee Jones’ guest blog and Stacy W won Blade Song. Please contact me at livelaughromance @ gmail . com (without the spaces) to claim your prize before time runs out.

Have a great Friday!!!

Winner of Gift Card from Lisa Renee Jones

The winner is Phuong. Please email me at livelaughromance @ gmail . com (without the spaces) to let me know what email you want your gift card sent to and I'll pass it along to Lisa. 

Thanks to everyone who stopped by!

Giveaway Reminder for If I Were You

Don’t forget to enter the giveaway for If I Were You by Lisa Renee Jones. Go to the original post here to enter. I’ll post the winners on Friday. Look for my review of the book this week. Not sure what day yet. Life got in the way. 

Have a great Monday and take time to read a book!!!

Happy Friday!

In just one week, If I Were You by Lisa Renee Jones will be released. It’s an incredible book. The giveaway to win 1 of 2 copies is still open. To enter go here.

Also, today is the last day to enter the Blade Song giveaway. Go here to enter to win 1 of 2 copies.

I have tons of reading for the weekend. I’m trying to decide what book to read first. Of course, I have other things that must get done before I can relax with a book or two. I would like a few more hours in the day just to read. 

What are you reading this weekend? 

Welcome Guest Author Lisa Renee Jones

UPDATED: The winner is Phuong. Please email me at livelaughromance @ gmail . com (without the spaces) to let me know what email you want your gift card sent to and I'll pass it along to Lisa. Thanks to everyone who stopped by!

Welcome the talented Lisa Renee Jones to the blog. I'm happy to have her join us to talk about her latest book, IF I WERE YOU. Today she is sharing how the story came about. I was fortunate to get an ARC of this book. It is simply amazing! I loved it! Without further ado, here’s Lisa.

~Stephanie

I am very excited to be here today to talk about IF I WERE YOU! This story came from the my experiences with my fiancee when we were buying and selling storage auction units, long before the shows like Storage Wars existed. I remember when we started buying and selling and how uncomfortable I was with buying things people lost. But my DH is a collector and finding treasures appealed to him in a big way. So he set forth to find treasures and I helped. Oh the boxes and dirt I dug through and the odd things I found. DH went for obvious treasures and I had a knack for pulling out the unknown and researching and finding it to be valuable. Heck, we got an old yellow 70’s couch and people were fighting over it. Someone out of state sent a truck to pick it up! At first, we thought it was trash. Oh no. It was an antique and since it was made AFTER I was born, I felt like an antique!:( 

But the real jewel was the journal DH laid down on the couch to reach one day when he was sick. The woman had a crazy life filled with a murder next door, an abusive boyfriend and pregnancies at a young age with lots of trauma. DH was enthralled and started begging me to write a sexy intrigue about a journal in a storage unit. That was years ago and I finally listened. So that is how IF I WERE YOU came about! So in the story you follow the journal the main character finds and the path that journal takes her on. I hope you will give it a try.

Interested in the story or the storage auction world? Ask away or just comment for your chance to win a $10 Amazon gift card.

Want to win $75? I draw every week on Saturday through August 24^th. Every time IF I WERE YOU hits 100 new bookshelves I draw for $75. If it hits 500 new shelves that week I draw for $75 5 times. You can win more than once.

The details are here:

http://www.lisareneejones.com/win-75-every-time-if-i-were-you-sells-100/

I look forward to your comments!

Lisa

About IF I WERE YOU:

If I Were You

Fifty Shades of Grey meets Basic Instinct

Read Ch. 1 Enter To Win

Book 1: If I Were You

Book 2: Being Me

Book 3: Revealing Us

He is rich and famous, and dark in ways I shouldn’t find intriguing, but I do. I so do. I don’t understand why his dark side appeals to me, but the attraction between us is rich with velvety promises of satisfaction. Chris is dark, and so are his desires, but I cannot turn away. He is damaged beneath his confident good looks and need for control, and in some way, I feel he needs me. I need him.

More About IF I WERE YOU

How it began….

One day I was a high school teacher on summer break, leading a relatively uneventful but happy life. Or so I told myself. Later, I’d question that, as I would question pretty much everything I knew about me, my relationships, and my desires. It all began when my neighbor thrust a key to a storage unit at me. She’d bought it to make extra money after watching some storage auction show. Now she was on her way to the airport to elope with a man she barely knew, and she needed me to clear out the unit before the lease expires.

Soon, I was standing inside a small room that held the intimate details of another woman’s life, feeling uncomfortable , as if I was invading her privacy. Why had she let these items so neatly packed, possessions that she clearly cared about deeply, be lost at an auction? Driven to find out by some unnamed force, I began to dig, to discover this woman’s life, and yes, read her journals—-dark, erotic journals that I had no business reading. Once I started, I couldn’t stop. I read on obsessively, living out fantasies through her words that I’d never dare experience on my own, compelled by the three men in her life, none of whom had names. I read onward until the last terrifying dark entry left me certain that something had happened to this woman. I had to find her and be sure she was okay.

Before long, I was taking her job for the summer at the art gallery, living her life, and she was nowhere to be found. I was becoming someone I didn’t know. I was becoming her…

The dark, passion it becomes…

Now, I am working at a prestigious gallery, where I have always dreamed of being, and I’ve been delivered to the doorstep of several men, all of which I envision as one I’ve read about in the journal. But there is one man that will call to me, that will awaken me in ways I never believed possible. That man is the ruggedly sexy artist, Chris Merit, who wants to paint me. He is rich and famous, and dark in ways I shouldn’t find intriguing, but I do. I so do. I don’t understand why his dark side appeals to me, but the attraction between us is rich with velvety promises of satisfaction. Chris is dark, and so are his desires, but I cannot turn away. He is damaged beneath his confident good looks and need for control, and in some way, I feel he needs me. I need him.

All I know for certain is that he knows me like I don’t even know me, and he says I know him. Still, I keep asking myself — do I know him? Did he know her, the journal writer, and where is she? And why doesn’t it seem to matter anymore? There is just him and me, and the burn for more.

Lisa Renee Jones Stops By Tomorrow and Book Giveaways to Enter

Tomorrow  Lisa Renee Jones will be on the blog. She will be sharing about her new book, If I Were You. 

Don’t forget to enter the giveaway to win one of two copies of If I Were You. Go here to enter.

Also, enter for your chance to win one of two copies of Blade Song by J.C. Daniels. Go here to enter.

Have a great Wednesday and happy reading!

If I Were You Giveaway

If I Were You by Lisa Renee Jones is simply amazing. To share my love of this book, I’m giving away 2 copies of If I Were You in either Kindle or Nook format.

The contest will run until midnight on Thursday, August 23. The book releases on Friday, August 24. I’ll announce the winners then. Check back to see if you won. By entering you agree with the contest rules stated here. 

Look for my review of If I Were You in the next few days. 

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Weekend Reading and Renegade Passion Free at Amazon

I started If I Were You by Lisa Renee Jones yesterday. It hooked me right from the beginning. My plan is to read the rest of it this weekend. Look for my review next week along with my review of Blade Song by J.C. Daniels. Also, in the coming weeks more giveaways will be popping up on the blog. 

What are you reading this weekend? 

If you're looking for a great book, Renegade Passion by Lisa Renee Jones is still free at Amazon today. (Always double check to make sure it's still free before purchasing.)

Video - If I Were You by Lisa Renee Jones

I love the video for If I Were You! I want to read the book even more now.

Take a moment and watch it. 

Don’t forget to enter Lisa Renee Jones’ Goodreads contest. More info can be found here. 

Add If I Were You to Your Goodreads Shelf to Win

Add If I Were You to your Goodreads shelf to be entered to win. For every 100 shelves, Lisa Renee Jones will draw a $75 gift card. 

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