Synopsis:
From New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones, the CARELESS WHISPERS series. This is a spin-off of the INSIDE OUT series (in development for TV) that follows Ella Ferguson, Sara McMillan's best friend.
Ella Ferguson awakes alone in Italy, unsure of who she is, and a gorgeous man has claimed her as his own. He's tall, dark, and sexy, with money and power, the kind of man who makes a girl want to be possessed. And he does possess her, whispering wicked wonderful promises to her, stealing her trust and her heart. Soon though, the past finds her, yanking her from a cocoon of passion and safety. Everything is not how it seems. The truth will shatter her world, but it can set her free, if it doesn't destroy her first.
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He snags my hips, his touch spiraling through me, the way everything about this man spirals through me. “This was never about me trusting you,” he declares. “This was about you trusting me. About you waiting to find out about me from me, not fucking Gallo.”
Suddenly, every word he’s spoken and every action he’s taken since pulling me into that alcove shifts and takes on a new light. It’s now about him daring to open himself up to me, about being raw and exposed, letting me see the blood of past wounds, while Gallo tries to cut them deeper.
“He can’t turn me against you,” I say, grabbing his jacket again. “I’m with you, Kayden. All the way, in every way.”
He backs me up, pressing me against the wall. “You say that now, but being with me is not roses and chocolates, Ella. With me comes every dark, hard-to-swallow secret of The Underground.”
“If last night and today don’t prove I’m here to stay, I don’t know what will. I’m here. I’m not leaving.”
“I’m not just talking about last night and your meeting with Gallo. I’m talking about me, and what this life does to me, and what it has made me. And I’m talking about us, and how that affects us.” He cups my backside and pulls me to him, my hand flattening on the solid wall of his chest. “You have no idea how dark I can be,” he declares, his voice a rough, low rumble. “You have no idea of the decisions I have to make, and how I cope with them. And if I didn’t have business to attend to right now, I’d show you.” His forehead touches mine. “I’d make you understand.” His cheek slides to mine, his breath a warm tease on my neck and ear. “I can protect you from everyone but me.”
These words hit a nerve I don’t understand, and my fingers curl around his shirt. “Don’t. Don’t protect me from you.”
“I’ve been cautious, Ella. I’ve been gentle. I’ve said I’ll demand everything and more from you, but I haven’t.”
I shove on his chest, forcing him to lean back and look at me. “Then you deny both of us the possibilities of what we could be.”
His eyes darken the pale blue to almost black. “I am—”
“Not him,” I say, knowing at least partially where this is coming from. “He didn’t push my limits like you want to. He didn’t escape with me. I was a possession he was free to punish—not please, tease, and pleasure. He tried to break me. You would not do that. You are my escape. You make me forget that hell.”
“Until you see everything I am.”
“I am not afraid of who you are. I am afraid of who you won’t be when you’re with me, and what that does to us. So as of right now, be on notice. Fuck gentle. I demand everything and more. And don’t you dare give me anything less.”
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He snags my hips, his touch spiraling through me, the way everything about this man spirals through me. “This was never about me trusting you,” he declares. “This was about you trusting me. About you waiting to find out about me from me, not fucking Gallo.”
Suddenly, every word he’s spoken and every action he’s taken since pulling me into that alcove shifts and takes on a new light. It’s now about him daring to open himself up to me, about being raw and exposed, letting me see the blood of past wounds, while Gallo tries to cut them deeper.
“He can’t turn me against you,” I say, grabbing his jacket again. “I’m with you, Kayden. All the way, in every way.”
He backs me up, pressing me against the wall. “You say that now, but being with me is not roses and chocolates, Ella. With me comes every dark, hard-to-swallow secret of The Underground.”
“If last night and today don’t prove I’m here to stay, I don’t know what will. I’m here. I’m not leaving.”
“I’m not just talking about last night and your meeting with Gallo. I’m talking about me, and what this life does to me, and what it has made me. And I’m talking about us, and how that affects us.” He cups my backside and pulls me to him, my hand flattening on the solid wall of his chest. “You have no idea how dark I can be,” he declares, his voice a rough, low rumble. “You have no idea of the decisions I have to make, and how I cope with them. And if I didn’t have business to attend to right now, I’d show you.” His forehead touches mine. “I’d make you understand.” His cheek slides to mine, his breath a warm tease on my neck and ear. “I can protect you from everyone but me.”
These words hit a nerve I don’t understand, and my fingers curl around his shirt. “Don’t. Don’t protect me from you.”
“I’ve been cautious, Ella. I’ve been gentle. I’ve said I’ll demand everything and more from you, but I haven’t.”
I shove on his chest, forcing him to lean back and look at me. “Then you deny both of us the possibilities of what we could be.”
His eyes darken the pale blue to almost black. “I am—”
“Not him,” I say, knowing at least partially where this is coming from. “He didn’t push my limits like you want to. He didn’t escape with me. I was a possession he was free to punish—not please, tease, and pleasure. He tried to break me. You would not do that. You are my escape. You make me forget that hell.”
“Until you see everything I am.”
“I am not afraid of who you are. I am afraid of who you won’t be when you’re with me, and what that does to us. So as of right now, be on notice. Fuck gentle. I demand everything and more. And don’t you dare give me anything less.”
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💥Meet Lisa Renee Jones💥
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.
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Great post. I love this author and have this series in my TBR pile along with all the rest of Lisa's books. Love her writing and imagination and her characters.
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