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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?
Review
Forsaken – the title of Chad’s story is quite fitting, in both positive and negative ways and on a number of levels. For six years, Chad has felt abandoned, almost giving up hope that this deadly game he’s been playing will ever have the outcome he needs to keep Amy out of danger; he’s foregone getting close to anyone that can be used against him, learning the hard way that everyone has their own agenda. Chad has also given up his quest for money in his treasure hunting endeavors, taking up a new agenda – one that is for more than just himself, which is definitely out of character for him as a treasure hunter but not as the man who vows to protect those closest to him. Chad is a lone wolf so to speak on this journey to outwit those who paid him to find the cylinder and he’ll continue to go it alone until he figures out a way to keep it out of their hands.
I’ve been anxiously waiting for Chad to come out of hiding and end this war, so he could ensure his sister’s safety. I love that Lisa Renee Jones wrote Forsaken in only Chad’s perspective – it’s his war…his wrong to right…his payback for what happened to his family. Gia definitely is an important part of the story line, but I see her, in a way, as Chad’s redemption, because his journey to this point is tainted with mistrust, secrets, and a large amount of danger. Gia humanizes Chad, forcing him to see beyond this war and what he could have when everything is said and done.
Enemies are coming from multiple directions, and Chad needs to decide what the best course of action is, forcing him to go outside his comfort zone and put trust, even it is a bit forced, in someone other than himself. Chad is full of guilt and rage and that drives him forward to end this game and find a way to protect his sister and Gia as well as the treasure that everyone wants to get their hands on. Chad’s circle of trust expands in Forsaken, but as much as it seems things are headed in the right direction, there’s still work to be done and bringing Liam Stone into the equation seems to be advantageous for everyone, including readers, because I’m sure we’re all dying for more Liam!
Forsaken is romantic suspense at its finest. With all the twists and turns the story takes, it’s hard to know for sure who the good and bad guys are, but by the end of the text, it becomes clearer the steps that need to be taken to allow Chad, Gia, Amy, and Liam to have a life outside of the protective walls they have created.
I can’t wait to see how everything comes together in Unbroken!
A complimentary copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.
4.5 Poison Apples
Excerpt
It’s nearly eight in the evening when I take the elevator to our secure, key-coded floor and enter the suite, where I immediately hear, “Chad! Is that you?”
Angry, I grab the chair in front of the door and shove it aside.
“Oh, thank God,” Gia gushes, flinging her arms around my neck. “You’re in one piece.”
Stunned by her greeting, by the way her sweet curves meld against me, I fight the heat rushes through me, untangling her grip and pressing her hands against the wall. “Tell me what you know about my sister,” I demand.
“Nothing, Chad. I told you that. Is she—was she—”
“You know I didn’t find her.”
“I wanted you to find her. I was terrified for you.”
Anger expands in me, seeping into my veins, and on some level, I know it’s not about Gia at all, or maybe I just fear it will be about her. I don’t want to trust her and be wrong. “You barely know me.”
“I know you’re in pain. I know what being alone feels like, and I know that’s what you feel right now.”
Alone.
It’s a word that pierces my heart with guilt. It’s what I know my sister has felt for six long years. I was all she had, the only one she could count on, even if she didn’t know I was there—and I failed her. The pain is a seed that grows and expands inside me in an instant, and suddenly, or maybe not so suddenly, the idea of being betrayed by Gia is not as biting as the idea of failing her as well. My hands come down on her face, and I stare at her. “I have money and resources to hide you, and I promise you, no one will find you. But I won’t be there with you. I’m poison to anyone near me. You can’t forget that. I can’t forget that.”
I don’t give her time to reply. My mouth closes down on hers, my tongue pressing past her lips, stroking and stroking again, in what is instantly an aggressive, searching kiss. She moans, and I swear the sound of her moan shatters a piece of my soul that is already bleeding for my sister. In this moment, it feels like all I have left is this woman.
Escaping Reality (book 1) is available to “Read Free” on NetGalley right now – https://s2.netgalley.com/catalog/book/62595
Infinite Possibilities (book 2) is on sale for $1.99 (reg. $7.99) until 8/16
For More information on The Secret Life of Amy Bensen series page including: buy links, and excerpts for the previous two and also upcoming releases. Visit Lisa’s website here: http://bit.ly/AmyBensen
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.
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