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Hard Rules
Dirty Money
#1
Lisa Renee
Jones
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: August 9, 2016
Release Date: August 9, 2016
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.
EARLY PRAISE
"Angst-y,
sexy contemporary romance with big emotional and financial stakes set against
the backdrop of two dynamic families. Sure to leave readers desperate for the
next installment."
-Kirkus Reviews
"High-octane
romance set above the glittering lights of Denver is enhanced by the dominance
of a powerful man and the cunning sweetness of a woman who isn't cowed or
swayed by his wealth...a fascinating mystery and characters with distinct
voices."
-Publishers Weekly
"I
was hooked from beginning to the end and was gasping when I reached that last
page. I am in desperate need to get book two. The characters are completely
charming. Shane and Emily are perfect together,"
-Lindsey,
The Smut-Brarians
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…
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
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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