Passion.
Mystery. It all collides in the breathtaking conclusion to the New York Times
bestselling INSIDE OUT series, ALL OF ME.
He's
rich and famous, his past dark, but so is hers. Can they save each other? Or
will the darkness tear them apart?
ALL OF ME, the sixth and final novel in the INSIDE OUT series is
NOW AVAILABLE
This is a very sweet ending to a pretty angsty series.
While this short novel is not without it’s heartbreaking moments, it was
wonderful to see the connection between Chris and Sara grow into such trust.
The book wraps up most of the loose ends from the
series, although at times it seemed a little sudden. They are agonizing one
moment, and the next, it’s fixed. The author did leave us hanging in the wind a
little bit on a few things, but that is because there is a spin off series for
Ella. I was certainly happy that I don’t have to completely say goodbye to the
characters in this series.
There are quite a few moments in this book where you
see Chris on the precipice of falling into his old habits, but he quickly
remembers what he has to do to find happiness. He doesn’t shut Sara out anymore
and it was a relief to know that theirs will truly be an HEA. There is so much turmoil
and conflict in their relationship throughout the series, so I enjoyed reading
a whole story where the chaos is around them rather than within them.
The wedding is beautiful and gives the reader
beautiful closure. However, I would have liked to see an epilogue that took us
a little bit beyond their wedding night. But, who knows? Maybe the author will
give us a novella in the future. I’d love to visit with Chris and Sara again.
Excerpt from All
of Me (Inside Out #6) by Lisa Renee Jones. Copyright 2014
Entering the kitchen, I
find Chris leaning on the marble countertop by the coffeepot, shirtless and
in his pajama bottoms,
the long strands of his blond hair a wild, sexy mess I’m pretty sure I
created last night.
He glances up from the
paper he’s reading, then picks up his coffee cup. “Morning, Ms.
McMillan.”
“Morning, Mr. Merit,” I
reply, grinning as I join him.
He offers me his coffee
cup and I happily accept it, taking a drink of the perfectly flavored coffee
and creamer. Sharing a
cup with Chris has this sexy, intimate feel to it that always does funny
things to my belly.
“Your last day as a free
woman,” he comments.
“Why? Are you planning to
tie me up sometime soon?”
He covers my hands on his
cup. “Is that an objection, or wishful thinking?” He tilts the cup and
drinks, his eyes never
leaving mine.
“I plead the Fifth. It’s
more fun that way.”
“That it is,” he agrees,
but a sigh follows. “I wish I could do the same, but you’d better look at
the newspaper.” He sets
the cup on the counter, then hands me the Arts section of the local
paper.
Dread fills me as I read
the headline: “Acclaimed Artist and Philanthropist Chris Merit to wed
Sara McMillan on
Valentine’s Day in Star-studded Event in Sonoma.” I set it down. “We went to
so much trouble to get
the press off our backs before the wedding, and now they’ve found us! I
knew when all these
famous people showed up on the guest list, it was going to turn into a zoo.”
“Walker Security
anticipated the press, and they’re staffed and ready for it. It’ll be fine.
We’ll be
shielded.”
Nerves the size of birds,
not butterflies, attack my stomach.
“We should have eloped.”
“We still can. Let’s do
it. Now. Today.”
“We can’t elope,” I say,
sounding appalled, as if he’d suggested it, not me. “People who respect
you are coming a long way
to see us. And Katie has planned this for months.”
“Baby, we can do whatever
we want. This is our day.”
“No. We can’t. Not this
far into this. Which reminds me— you can’t stay here tonight. It’s bad
luck to see the bride the
night before the wedding.”
“I told you how I feel
about that. We make our own luck.”
“Chris—”
He kisses me. “I’m
staying here tonight, and I’m fucking you like I won’t see you ever again,
just to be sure you walk
down that aisle.”
“If you’re waiting for me
at the end of that aisle, I’ll be there. And if you’re staying here tonight,
we can use separate
bedrooms.”
“Does today count as part
of that eve-of-the-wedding rule?”
“Yes.”
He scoops me up and I
yelp. “What are you doing?”
“I’m a renegade, baby.
Let’s go break the rules.”
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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
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