Cover Re-reveal!

Escaping Reality by Lisa Renee Jones got a new cover!

 

Here's a little synopsis of the book:
Infinite possibilities....
Infinite passion.....
Infinite danger....
His touch spirals through me, warm and sweet, wicked and hot. I shouldn’t trust him. I shouldn’t tell him my secrets. But how do I not when he is the reason I breathe? He is what I need. At the young age of eighteen, tragedy and a dark secret force Lara to flee all she has known and loves to start a new life. Now years later, with a new identity as Amy, she’s finally dared to believe she is forgotten–even if she cannot forget. But just when she lets down her guard, the ghosts of her past are quick to punish her, forcing her back on the run.
On a plane, struggling to face the devastation of losing everything again and starting over, Amy meets Liam Stone, a darkly entrancing recluse billionaire, who is also a brilliant, and famous, prodigy architect. A man who knows what he wants and goes after it. And what he wants is Amy. Refusing to take “no” as an answer, he sweeps her into a passionate affair, pushing her to her erotic limits. He wants to possess her. He makes her want to be possessed. Liam demands everything from her, accepting nothing less. But what if she is too devastated by tragedy to know when he wants more than she should give? And what if there is more to Liam than meets the eyes?

Escaping Reality is just the first book of the Secret Life of Amy Bensen series. There is also Infinite Possibilities, and Forsaken.

If you would like to buy Escaping Reality you can head on over to Amazon (http://amzn.to/1zgm6Cx) and pre-order it. You can also find it on Barnes & Noble's website (http://bit.ly/1sZ3jav), and iBooks (http://bit.ly/11M0EX5). The publication date is May 15, 2015.

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones is the author of the highly acclaimed INSIDE OUT SERIES, and is now in development by Suzanne Todd (Alice in Wonderland, Austin Powers, Must Love Dogs) for cable TV. In addition, her Tall, Dark and Deadly series and The Secret Life of Amy Bensen series, both spent several months on a combination of the NY Times and USA Today lists. Since beginning her publishing career in 2007, Lisa has published more than 40 books translated around the world. Booklist says that Jones suspense truly sizzles with an energy similar to FBI tales with a paranormal twist by Julie Garwood or Suzanne Brockmann.
Prior to publishing, Lisa owned multi-state staffing agency that was recognized many times by The
Austin Business Journal and also praised by Dallas Women Magazine. In 1998 LRJ was listed as the #7 growing women owned business in Entrepreneur Magazine.
If you would like to see more of Mrs. Lisa Renee Jones here are some of her links:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AuthorLisaReneeJones
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LisaReneeJones
Instagram: http://instagram.com/lisareneejones
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Google+: http://plus.google.com/+LisaReneeJonesAuthor

I really hope you guys enjoyed this, this is my first cover reveal and I hope I did it right! I know I am excited for this series and can't wait to get my hands on them. I have reviewed the first two books in the Inside Out series If I Were You and Being Me. If you want you can go check those out. Up next will be the Zom-B Mission review.

Thank you for reading!
~Jade

I lied...

The review for Zom-B Mission will not be coming next. Instead a cover reveal will be. To be exact I will be posting it October 20th, 2014 sometime after 10AM EST.

I hope your excited!
~Jade

Love is Murder edited by Sandra Brown

Before I jump into the review I want to say that I will be doing this review not like my other short story reviews. There are a lot of stories and to go one by one would make this post really long. To prevent that I will do this review like the full length novels.

Twenty-nine short stories of romance, suspense, mystery and more are beautifully put together in Love is Murder. The authors that are showcased are Roxanne St. Claire, Carla Neggers, Beverly Barton, Robert Browne, Andrea Kane, William Simon, Laura Griffin, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love, Patricia Rosemoor, Jon Land writing with Jeff Ayers, Heather Graham, Mariah Stewart, D.P. Lyle, Cindy Gerard, J.T. Ellison, Bill Floyd, William Bernhardt, Brenda Novak, Vicki Hinze, Julie Kenner, James Macomber, Alexandra Sokoloff, Pamela Callow, Debra Webb, Toni McGee Causey, Lori Armstrong, Allison Brennan, and last but not least Lee Child. I don't know about you all but I recognized quite a number of these names and got really excited to read a little from all of them.

I liked and even loved well over half of these stories, I'd say close to 95% of them. With the first story Diamond Drop by Roxanne St. Claire, I forgot that I was reading a book of anthologies and thought I was reading a full novel. A couple of stories later Speechless by Robert Browne had me raving. *SEMI-SPOILER ALERT* I was sincerely hoping that the boyfriend wasn't the bad guy, but when it became solid who was, part of me knew it and the other part of me said "well damn, that ain't right". *SEMI-SPOILER ENDED* After reading Deadly Fixation by Diana Love and Hot Note by Patricia Moore I could definitely see myself picking up a novel by each of them and know that I would love it. The mix of action and supernatural always draws me in, but the way that each wrote had me fixed to my seat and not moving. The same goes for Grave Danger by Heather Graham, I wasn't left disappointed at all, once I had finished I wanted more. With Dying to Score by Cindy Gerard, I normally wouldn't read something that is war driven but I think I might start thanks to Gerard. This would be a perfect series to get into because this short story is part of her Black Ops series.

I wasn't really disappointed about any of the stories. They all had their things about them that made them great. However, there are some that didn't strike my fancy. Spider's Tango by William Simon was one of them. It was more of run of the mill kidnapping story. I knew within a few pages who the real bad guy was and what his problem was. Last Shot by Jon Land and Jeff Ayers is a conflicting one for me. I love the plot and where things are set to go, if it where a novel I think I would like it more. The last anthology in particular was a let down for me. I was expecting a little more from Lee Child's I Heard a Romantic Story. I love the ending and everything, but just the way that it was led there I didn't particularly like. I was expecting more from Child, I know his work is very good. I was quite happy with how few stories I didn't like too well.

In the end I am so happy to be able to say I own this book. What stories I did mention are not all that are in the book, and I highly recommend Love is Murder to anyone who wants to read it. The only thing I would suggest is to get a hardcover copy. I have a paperback and it was killer not to break the spine and read all at once. There are some sexier scenes in this book, so anyone not wanting that or don't want their younger child to read it, don't pick it up. I do know I will be picking up a few books by some of the authors I was introduced to. It is a great little collection to sample some writings of others, and a great way to find some new authors.

Rating: 5 out of 5.

Page Count: 707 pages (paperback)

Price: $9.99

Next Book: Zom-B Mission by Darren Shan

Thank you for reading!
~Jade

September Book Haul

In the month of September I acquired three books. I did get one book in August but it was only one book so I didn't see the point of typing up a book haul for that month when I could include it here and make this one a little bigger. If you would like to view my last book haul it was back in June.

The one book from August you guys just read a review on, it's Unseaming* by Mike Allen, and it is a paperback. As far as I know it is a stand alone, but Allen has other books published.

The next book I got is Brood by Chase Novak, this is also a paperback. There is one book before this, that goes along with the story called Breed. I did receive this for free* and it is an ARC. Chase Novak is a pseudonym for Scott Spencer.

I was also sent for free* The Witch and Other Tales Re-Told by Jean Thompson. It is a hardcover, and where as this may be a stand alone there are other books by Thompson.

The last book I got in September is The Morganville Vampires Vol. 2 by Rachel Caine. I purchased this for $1 at the dollar store. Not many people know that sometimes you can find a good book at the dollar store, you just have to look a little. This is part of Caine's Morganville Vampire series, and this version is paperback. This book includes both Midnight Alley and Feast of Fools.

Up next is a review of Love is Murder edited by Sandra Brown.

 

Thank you so much for reading and I hope you enjoyed!

~Jade

*Note: I received these books through a Goodreads First Reads giveaway, but in no other way am I being sponsored to make a review on them or even talk about them. I may get to a review of them quickly, I may not. It all depends on what I feel like reading.

Unseaming by Mike Allen

First, I won this book in a Goodreads First Reads giveaway for free. You will see it featured in a upcoming September Book Haul. Second, I am so very sorry about the lack of reviews but I have not had the time to read. The very few chances I did have to read I snuck in Unseaming and I am quite happy that I did. As usual, what I liked is the first few paragraphs below. What I wasn't too thrilled about is going to be all in the second to last paragraph. I hope you enjoy.

Unseaming is a collection of dark fantasy and horror stories by Mike Allen. I love my share of anything scary, especially with the month of October creeping upon us. Quite a few of these stories left me wanting more. The collection is broken into three parts. In Part One The Button Bin was my favorite, the term "wearing someone" can be taken quite literal, all with the help of the button bin. At first I said I wanted that bin. Humpty was another one I like from part one. I think almost everyone can say they remember that one certain toy from their childhood. That one that sort of freaked you out. Imagine it coming to life, and well, becoming your worst nightmare all over again. There are three other stories in part one that are also hair raising.

Right away in Part Two The Hikers Tale seeing a ghost could be the least of your worries. With a opening to the spirit world wide open and something incredibly not human coming out I would rather see the ghost. Stone Flowers did not go where I was expecting it to go and I am very happy with that. A slightly more bitter than sweet story, a loved one makes a sacrifice and continues to do so throughout their lives together. Once I finished, I really wanted a full length novel from it. In Part Three, we get a sequel to The Button Bin. Remember how I said I wanted the bin? Well after reading The Quiltmaker, I no longer want that bin. I don't know why but I was disturbed and very fascinated all at once.

There were two stories that I couldn't particularly grasp, The Lead Between the Panes and Gutter. While Let There Be Darkness wasn't my favorite. Quite honestly it just didn't interest me like the rest, each other story had me ooo'ing at some point. I did read this story twice before I moved on and both times my opinion wasn't changed. Is this a deal breaker for me on the book? Absolutely not. I'm sure that with the first two if I read them again I will most likely understand and love them like the rest of Allen's stories.

There are a total (in my copy which is an ARC) of 14 short stories. I did not go one by one this time because this post would have been crazy long. I completely recommend this to anyone who likes horror books. This is the first that I am reading anything by Mike Allen and I am hooked. I enjoyed this book thoroughly, and will have no problem rereading it later. As for younger kids reading this, I would say it would be up to their guardian to decide if they can read it or not.

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Page Count: 221 pages (paperback)

Price: $15.95

Next Book: Love is Murder or my September Book Haul

Thank you so much for reading!
~Jade

Fangs for Nothing by Erin McCarthy and Kathy Love

The second and final book in the Erin McCarthy and Kathy Love duology, Fangs for Nothing is a continuation of the last book. You can read that review here. I am very sorry if there is a less amount of book reviews going up this month, life is chaotic right now. I will try to get up as many as I can though, and this review won't be that long, if you keep reading you will find out why. Thank you for sticking around!

You would hope that you never get drugged in your life, but when it happens twice to Johnny Malone and his friends, something is seriously messed up. Things where going as good as they could at Saxons wedding. That is until the next morning when they realized that things didn't go as well as they wanted it to. They were robbed, Saxons Dominatrix wife's dress is missing, and Saxon is missing too. Johnny is handcuffed to Lizette, who is from the Vampire Alliance and dealing with his "death". Josie saves Drake from a sex swing, and she could be the thief, or the group of drag queen all dressed like Cher. All that's left to do is find out!

Same as last time, they lose their memory only this time there are civilians tagged along in the memory lapse. There were a lot of common likes from the last book to this one. I laughed a little more in this one though. I did like that things were not completely the same as the last book. Lizette is my favorite character, because she is so used to being by the rules that it takes a wild and crazy night to show her that things don't need to be too straight laced. I can relate to Lizette on a number of occasions, which makes understanding her that much easier. I also like that the characters where the same, we are introduced to two new characters and they are just as quirky as the rest of the gang. This was a quicker read than the last one, but still a good book

I do have some things to complain about though. Dancing Vagrant wasn't in the book but his parrot was, thankfully. I do understand the plot of the book and the whole memory loss. But things where so similar to the last book that I almost didn't want to read straight through. I knew who had done what, and who hooked up with who. This book was pretty much a repeat of the last book, just a few changes. There could have been a good change of things with keeping the memory loss as the center focus, but I don't not like the book because of this.

If I hadn't of liked Fangs for Nothing as much as I do, I would have given it a much lower rating. That being said, I probably won't reread this book in its entirety for a while. I recommend this regardless, and I do want to own it. Pretty much everything that I liked from The Fangover can be said about this one. Once again I am so sorry about not having a lot of book reviews this month, I am hoping once some of the craziness dies down to get more up.

Rating: lower 4 out of 5.

Page Count: 297 pages (paperback)

Price: $15

Thanks for reading!
~Jade