My Thoughts
Holy hell there's a whole lot going on in this fantastic book that is the beginning of all that is Shane and Emily. Shane is in the midst of a war with his brother over his father's empire. A father who has pitted them against each other in the worst way possible. Shane is the good guy who may have to get a bit bad in order to win. He and Emily meet and share some pretty serious steam which isn't what either of them were looking for, but can't resist the attraction they have for each other. They are scorching hot together. Emily has a secret that will effect both her and Shane and also the family war happening. I just about died at the cliffhanger and can't wait to read more of this series.
I give Hard Rules 5 hearts!
About the Book
Wall Street meets the Sons of Anarchy in Hard Rules, the smoldering, scorching first novel in the explosively sexy new Dirty Money series from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones.
How bad do you want it?
The only man within the Brandon empire with a moral compass, Shane Brandon is ready to take his family's business dealings legitimate. His reckless and ruthless brother, Derek wants to keep Brandon Enterprises cemented in lies, deceit, and corruption. But the harder Shane fights to pull the company back into the light, the darker he has to become. Then he meets Emily Stevens, a woman who not only stirs a voracious sexual need in him, but becomes the only thing anchoring him between good and evil.
Emily is consumed by Shane, pushed sexually in ways she never dreamed of, falling deeper into the all-encompassing passion that is this man. She trusts him. He trusts her, but therein lies the danger. Emily has a secret, the very thing that brought her to him in the first place, and that secret that could that destroy them both.
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A Note From Lisa
This series will have FOUR full-length books in it. The first four will be Emily and Shane's story and there will be a fifth for a secondary character’s story (more information to come soon). I don't have covers or buy links for these books YET, but I DO have titles and tentative release dates!
• Book One - Hard Rules - August 9, 2016
• Book Two - Damage Control - February 2017
• Book Three - Bad Deeds - August 2017
• Book Four - End Game - February 2018
I am SO excited for this series to come out, because it is so unlike my other series. I am hoping my readers love it just as much as I did when I was writing it! PLEASE be sure to sign up for my TEXT LIST (link below). That will be where/how I communicate when these titles, and others, are available for pre-order, on sale or when I have a big giveaway!
XOXO,
Lisa Renee Jones
Excerpt
My order appears and I straighten, intending to claim my
coffee and find a seat, when a pretty twenty-something brunette races forward
in a puff of sweet, floral-scented perfume, and grabs it.
“Miss,” I begin, “that’s—”
She takes a sip and grimaces. “What is this?” She turns to
the counter. “Excuse me,” she calls out. “My drink is wrong.”
“Because it’s not your drink,” Karen reprimands her, setting
a new cup on the counter. “This is your drink.” She reaches for my cup and
turns it around, pointing to the name scribbled on the side. “This one’s for
Shane.” She glances at me. “I’ll be right back to fix this. I have another
customer.”
I wave my acknowledgment and she hurries away, while my
floral-scented coffee thief faces me, her porcelain cheeks flushed, her full,
really damn distracting mouth, painted pink. “I’m so sorry,” she offers
quickly. “I thought I was the only one without my coffee and I was in a hurry.”
She starts to hand me my coffee and then quickly sets it on the counter. “You
can’t have that. I drank out of it.”
“I saw that,” I say, picking it up. “You grimaced with
disgust after trying it.”
Her eyes, a pale blue that matches the short-sleeved silk
blouse, go wide. “Oh. I mean no. Or I did, but not because it’s a bad cup of
coffee. It’s just very strong.”
“It’s a triple-shot latte.”
“A triple,” she says, looking quite serious. “Did you know
that in some third- world countries they bottle that stuff and sell it as a way
to grow hair on your chest.” She lowers her voice and whispers, “That’s not a
good look for me.”
“Fortunately,” I say in the midst of a chuckle I would have
claimed wasn’t possible five minutes ago, “I don’t share that dilemma.” I lift
my cup and add, “Cheers,” before taking a drink, the heavy, rich flavor sliding
over my tongue.
She pales, looking exceedingly uncomfortable, before
repeating, “I drank from that cup.”
“I know,” I say, offering it back to her. “Try another
drink.”
She takes the cup and sets it on the counter. “I can’t drink
that. And you can’t either.” She points to the hole on top, now smudged pink.
“My lipstick is all over it and I really hate to tell you this but it’s all
over you too and . . .” She laughs, a soft, sexy sound, her hands settling on
her slender, but curvy hips, accented by a fitted black skirt. “Sorry. I don’t
mean to laugh, but it’s not a good shade for you.”
I laugh now too, officially and impossibly charmed by this
woman in spite of being in the middle of what feels like World War III. “Seems
you know how to make a lasting impression.”
“Thankfully it’s not lasting,” she says. “It’ll wipe right
off. And thank you for being such a good sport. I really am sorry again for all
of this.”
“Apologize by getting it off me.”
Confusion puckers her brow. “What?”
“You put it on me.” I grab a napkin from the counter and
offer it to her. “You get it off.”
“I put it on the cup,” she says, clearly recovering her
quick wit. “You put it on you.”
“I assure you, that had I put it on me, we both would have
enjoyed it much more than we are now.” I glance at the napkin.
“Are you going to help me?”
Her cheeks flush and she hugs herself, her sudden shyness an
intriguing contrast to her confident banter. “I’ll let you know if you don’t
get it all.”
My apparently lipstick- stained lips curve at her quick wit
but I take the napkin and wipe my mouth, arching a questioning brow when I’m
done. She points to the corner of my mouth. “A little more on the left.”
I hand her the napkin. “You do it.”
She inhales, as if for courage, but takes it. “Fine,” she
says, stepping closer, that wicked sweet scent of hers teasing my nostrils.
Wasting no time, she reaches for my mouth, her body swaying in my direction
while my hand itches to settle at her waist. I want this woman and I’m not letting
her get away.
“There,” she says, her arm lowering, and not about to let
her escape, I capture her hand, holding it and the napkin between us.
Those gorgeous pale blue eyes of hers dart to mine, wide
with surprise, the connection sparking an unmistakable charge between us…
About the Author
New 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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