Thursday, June 2, 2016

Demand (Careless Whispers #2) by Lisa Renee Jones

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Ella and Kayden’s story continues in
Demand by Lisa Renee Jones


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Blurb
Still struggling with amnesia, Ella questions everything she’s known about Kayden Wilkens—the alluring stranger who claims to have found her unconscious in an alleyway a month earlier. But was he truly a stranger—or did Kayden know her before his supposed rescue? Tormented by the potential betrayal he denies, with fleeting memories of a bombshell in her recent past, Ella must face a hard reality. Every action has consequences . . . and trusting Kayden, the one thing she most desires, might result in the direst consequences of all.


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Review:

Rating 4 out of 5 stars

Did you ever though that you knew something about a character or an event in a book and then had the rug pulled under your feet? Or thought you knew the whole story when in reality you knew a fragment of it or even nothing? I am not talking about having a theory or a feeling about something. I am talking about what the author has given us. I can't explain more because I am talking about the big reveal at the end that ends the book in a cliffhanger. That little revelation made me realize that John Snow knows more things that I do.

I truly hope that Ella will remember soon because I don't think I can handle another book like this. The fragments of Ella's memories are driving me mad, because they give answers, but not enough. I end up having more questions. Only a portion of what we should know is revealed and I am sitting here trying to piece them together. Not to mention the fact that half of the people in there are probably not what they allow us to see and it's time to drop the masks. Book three please come soon with answers.

One of the things I liked about this book was the brief summary of the first book, given by the author and a brief introduction to some of the story's key players in order to remember them. I, and I am sure plenty of other people, don't have time for a re-read of a previous book in the series before beginning another one and that summary really helped me remember where we left off.

A couple of days after demand and I am still confused about what was going on. I need answers. The kitten is still a little shady in my eyes and I want to see him romancing Ella. I miss the romantic aspect in this book. The author tangled 3 series of hers, but tt that; s not what confused me. That made me happy because I got to re-visit some characters. You don't have to have read the other two series to enjoy this d book and get sucked in.


Excerpt
Crossing behind the couch toward the kitchen, I find myself remembering those naked, intimate moments with Kayden only a short time ago. The passion. The trust I’d felt for him. And then his words: “We both want more. Until we don’t.” The words send a surge of adrenaline and nerves through my body.
The scent of freshly brewed coffee teases my nostrils as I reach the kitchen, where I immediately find Kayden standing behind the island. But it’s not him that makes my heart lurch, as usual. It’s my gun that’s lying on the counter between us.
And when I should perhaps step backward I find myself charging forward to claim the other side of the counter.
“What is that for?”
“You thought you needed it earlier,” he says. “I want you to have it now.”
My fingers curl on the tiled counter. “Do I need it?”
“That’s for you to decide.”
“That isn’t the answer I want.”
His jaw sets hard. “If you’re expecting an answer you’ll want, you’d better pick up that gun.”
We stare at each other, a push and pull between us that has nothing to do with fear or intimidation, and everything to do with a bond we both know is being tested. “I know what you’re doing.”
“What am I doing?”
“The same thing you did outside that church, when you helped me hold the gun to your chest.”
“Which is what?”
“Offering me the façade of control.”
“You holding a loaded gun on me in no way equals a façade.”
“I know you now,” I counter. “You don’t give up control, even when you say you are.”
He rests his hands on the counter, one turned just enough for me to catch a glimpse of the hawk inked on his wrist, its wings spread, the mark of a man whose rules of many must dictate his actions. “There are two sides to this coin,” he says, his words drawing my attention, his pale blue eyes piercing mine. “The me with you, and the me with everyone else.”
“We barely knew each other at the church.”
“I’d already decided you were mine. You just didn’t know it yet.”


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Book Trailer





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Although the Careless Whispers series is a continuation of Lisa’s Inside Out series, the books from Inside Out do not have to be read first. However, Denial, Demand and Surrender, must be read in order.


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Book one, DENIAL, is available NOW!


Book three, SURRENDER, coming January 2017
B&N and Audible coming soon


About the Author:
lisa renee jones.jpgNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones is the author of the highly acclaimed INSIDE OUT series, which is now in development for a television show to be produced by Suzanne Todd of Team Todd (Alice in Wonderland). Suzanne Todd on the INSIDE OUT series: Lisa has created a beautiful, complicated, and sensual world that is filled with intrigue and suspense. Sara’s character is strong, flawed, complex, and sexy - a modern girl we all can identify with. I’m thrilled to develop a television show that will tell Sara’s whole story - her life, her work, her friends, and her sexuality.

In addition to the success of Lisa's INSIDE OUT series, she has published many successful titles. The TALL, DARK AND DEADLY series and THE SECRET LIFE OF AMY BENSEN series, both spent several months on a combination of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling lists. Lisa is presently working on a dark, edgy new series, Dirty Money, for St. Martin's Press.
Prior to publishing Lisa owned multi-state staffing agency that was recognized many times by The Austin Business Journal and also praised by the Dallas Women's Magazine. In 1998 Lisa 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.




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