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Blurb
In
this third book in the sexy, suspenseful “The Secret Life of Amy
Bensen” series from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee
Jones, we meet Amy’s brother Chad—and the woman who either loves
him or wants him dead.
Six
years ago, Chad’s hunt for a dangerous treasure turned deadly when
his family home was set on fire, his parents killed. Faking his and
his sister Amy’s death to protect her from further retaliation, he
set her up in a new life with a friend’s help, letting her believe
he’d died.
But
now the men who hired Chad to find the treasure have found him,
imprisoning and torturing him to learn where it’s hidden. A
dark-haired beauty named Gia helps him escape, promising him access
to his worst enemy. And as he tries to unravel the deep secrets of
the past, he starts falling for her…only to discover she’s not
what she seems.
Unable
to trust anyone, Chad focuses on only two things: protecting his
sister Amy and getting revenge. Is love even possible in the midst of
heartache?
Excerpt
#1
I
cross the room to enter the master bedroom and Gia greets me at the
door, her pale skin like ivory, her dark brown hair draping her
shoulders, and worry etched in the furrow of her brow. She is
beautiful. She is here. She is mine, if only for now, and I have
every intention of keeping her.
I
kick the door shut and she takes a step backwards, giving me space I
do not want. “You have to know that party is a setup. You can’t
show up there.”
“I
take it you listened in on our conversation.”
“Yes.
I did. Chad—”
She
yelps as I grab her, rotating her to press her against the door,
trapping her legs with mine. “He hacked your personnel file.”
“Of
course he did. I don’t trust him.”
I
tangle rough fingers into her hair, tugging just enough to force her
blue eyes to mine. “He doesn’t trust you.”
“Like
you?”
My
answer is a deep, hungry kiss. The taste of her, addictively sweet,
fills my senses, stirs a craving for more. She
makes me crave more. Escape. Passion. That indefinable sense of
needing what only she can give me. She moans, a soft, sexy sound I
feel in the tightening of my body, the burn in my limbs. My free hand
caresses her hip, her waist, the curve of her breast, and I want
nothing more than to be lost at sea with this woman, floating on an
ocean of waves, so far away from the rest of the world we can’t be
found. But I have to settle for here. Now. Lost in her. With
her.
Only,
she’s
not with
me.
I feel it in the tentative caress of her tongue, the uncertainty and
reserve of her fingers barely flexing against my chest, and I tear my
mouth from hers. “I fucked up in the lobby. But Gia, in a very
short time, you’ve gotten inside my head and under my skin in a way
no one else has. You know the real me, and that’s dangerous for
both of us.”
“I’m
a part of this world now, too, and I need to understand to survive.”
“You
aren’t. You can’t be. I won’t allow it.”
“You
can’t change what already is. You think that if I’m out of your
sight, I’m safe? That’s a fantasy, Chad, and I’m not willing to
live in a fantasy that could kill me.” She balls her fingers around
my shirt.
We
stare at each other, the sound of our breaths mingling together, the
sun starting to dim beyond the windows, like the resistance I once
had to this woman. “I want your help. I even need it, but I won’t
lie to you anymore. You need to know that the first chance I have to
make it happen, I
will
get you out of this.”
“If
I don’t want to go?”
“You’ll
go.”
She
inhales and lets it out. “And never see you again.”
“It
has to be that way.”
“If
I resist?”
“Then
we’ll go to war,” I assure her, “and I’ll win.”
“If
you send me away, I’ll go after him on my own.”
I
lean back, pressing my hands on the wall beside her. “That would be
foolish, and you’re not foolish.”
“So
is your thinking that you can take on something this big on your own.
And don’t say you have Jared. You didn’t even tell him what you
were hiding for six years.”
“What
he doesn’t know can’t get him killed.”
“That’s
bullshit, Chad. They’ll kill him to get to you, just like they’ll
kill me, or your sister. You do have to destroy them, and I don’t
even know how you do that.”
“I’ll
figure it out.”
“Damn
you and your stubbornness,” she hisses. “You’re going to end up
dead.”
I
slide my hands to her hair. “You need to stop talking. Right here,
this moment, is about just that: the moment.”
“This
moment won’t erase the facts. This is bigger than you and me. I
have to be a weapon if I can be.”
“But
not another loss,” I declare. “You give me the information. I
risk myself. End of story.” She opens her mouth to argue and I
silence her with a kiss, and I swear I can almost taste the blood I
won’t let be hers, almost hear the piercing scream of my mother’s
agony in my head. I cup Gia’s head, deepening the connection
between us. Needing again. Demanding. Taking. Relieved when she goes
from stiff and unyielding to wildly responsive, her tongue stroking
mine, her hands sliding under my shirt, her palms soft and warm. Her
touch is somehow like a calm summer breeze on a hot Texas night and
at the same time it’s the fire that makes it hotter.
But
Gia isn’t calm. She’s all over me—kissing me, touching me,
possessive in her own right, as if she is trying to hold onto me
beyond the moment.
Escaping
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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) 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.
Watch
the video on casting for the INSIDE TV Show HERE
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 on her website
and she is active on twitter and facebook daily.
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