Sneak Peek Excerpt & Giveaway
All of Me
(Inside Out Series #6)
by
Lisa Renee Jones
(Inside Out Series #6)
by
Lisa Renee Jones
~ Synopsis ~
Passion. Mystery. It all collides in the breathtaking
conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Inside Out series, ALL OF ME.
He's rich and famous, his past dark, but so is hers. Can
they save each other? Or will the darkness tear them apart?
~ Excerpt ~
We say a
quick goodbye, and to my shock, the instant I push the “end” button, Chris
pulls the 911 to the shoulder of the road, puts it in park and turns to me.
“Talk to me. What just happened?”
You
stopped to ask me what happened?”
“Yes. I
stopped to ask what happened. Now, tell me.”
My lashes
lower a moment as I savor just how good this man is to me. I curl my fingers on
my cheek. “Thank you for stopping, but really, there was nothing worthy of concern.
Let’s go to the chateau.”
“After
you tell me what happened,” he orders, but the tenderness lacing the stubborn
determination of his tone wins me over, as does his sincerity. He really cares
and I am truly not alone anymore.
“When
Katie wanted to know if there was anyone on my side of the family to coordinate
with, it hit a nerve. I started worrying about Ella, and thinking about my
father, who I don’t want to come to our wedding. I truly don’t, yet somehow, the very fact that I don’t gives
him the power to twist me in knots.”
Chris
nods. “As did my father to me, no matter how much of a bastard he became.
Sometimes I think the worse he treated me, the more I wanted to win back his
affection.”
I’d seen
glimpses of these feelings before now, but this is the first time he’s spoken
them aloud. “Maybe it’s some inborn need to feel close to a parent?”
“That’s
the only conclusion I could come to when I couldn’t let him go. I still can’t.
He’s always with me, making sure I stay just a little more fucked up.”
“If
you’re fucked up, it’s all kinds of right, Chris Merit. That charity work
Tristan talked about? You don’t just throw money at it. You give pieces of your
soul to those kids and their families. You make a difference and I’ll be
honored to help you do it.”
He pulls
my hand to his mouth and kisses my fingers. “Let’s elope. Anyplace you want to
go. Say the word and as far as I’m concerned we’ll go tomorrow.”
“What?
No. We decided on Katie and Mike’s place
together. And my ring isn’t even done.”
“This isn’t
about a ring. Or Katie and Mike, or anyone else. It’s about us and I don’t want
you worried about your father or the guest list. You know I’m not big on
attention anyway.”
I lace my
fingers with his. “You’re trying to protect me and I appreciate that, but I
want to get married under those hanging rose your mother inspired Katie to
plant.”
“Don’t do
this for me, baby. I just want to spend the rest of my life with you. That’s
all I need.”
“It’s for
us. You know my father is just a hot button for me. I’ll get by it. And truth
be told, I’m a little raw over Amber, too. That night here in Paris when I went
to the club I had this sense I needed to save her. I shouldn’t have listened to
that feeling.”
“Don’t do
that to yourself. You barely knew her.”
“Yet, on
some level I felt her screaming for help. But I second-guessed myself and
thought it was Rebecca and Ella influencing my feelings.”
“You were
a lot of the reason I pushed to get Amber help, Sara. It was just too little
too late. That’s on me, not you.”
“No-”
“Yes,” he
says, stroking the hair out of my eyes, his hand staying at the back of my
head. “Now here’s what’s going to happen. We’re going to leave this all right
here and I’m going to drive us the fifteen minutes we have left to get to the
chateau, where we’re going to fuck like rabbits. Then, we’re going to eat and
fuck some more. After we sleep, we’ll set some rules with Katie about the
wedding so you won’t worry about it and then we’ll fuck some more. And since I
had the caretaker that lives in the house behind the chateau stock enough food
to last us a week, we can stay in bed for days on end. Any objections so far?”
I smile
and not just at his words, but at his rapid shift from dark Chris, to playful,
sexy Chris. “And if I do?”
He, leans
closer to me, his breath on my ear. “I’ll just tie you to the bed.”
Yes.
Please. My list of objections begins to form.
~ Series Reading Order ~
If I
Were You (Book 1)
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1Am7heB
B
& N: http://bit.ly/1czVBd4
Being
Me (Book 2)
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1t9GLSv
B
& N: http://bit.ly/1hS8CBd
Revealing
Us (Book 3)
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1oDHqMK
B
& N: http://bit.ly/1iyPiu6
His
Secrets (Book 3.1)
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1uF9RvT
B
& N: http://bit.ly/1lacxPh
Rebecca’s
Lost Journals Box Set
(Book
3.1 & 3.3 and includes Master Undone
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1oDHaxf
B
& N: http://bit.ly/1gyiegZ
My
Hunger (Book 3.4)
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1yJAvBB
B
& N: http://bit.ly/1kJxGzp
No
In Between (Book 4)
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1yJAvBB
B
& N: http://bit.ly/1t7BRVd
iTunes: http://bit.ly/1t9Kv6E
My
Control (Book 4.5)
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1Bn9xUn
B
& N: http://bit.ly/1mUqJXF
I
Belong to You (Book 5)
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1Bf30KF
B
& N: http://bit.ly/1Cw7Ncb
iTunes: http://bit.ly/1vUKtmG
All
of Me (Book 6)
Pre-order
2/2
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1pvmiTd
If you're new to the INSIDE
OUT series please stay tuned to Lisa's Facebook page as she will be publishing
an INSIDE OUT booklet with the first few chapters of IF I WERE YOU for FREE
along with series exclusives (playlists, teasers, behind the book stories,
etc).
~ About the Author ~
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.
Lisa loves to hear from her readers. You
can reach her at www.lisareneejones.com and she is active on Twitter and Facebook daily.
~ Connect with Lisa Renee Jones ~
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