Lisa Renee Jones's Blog, page 110
February 12, 2014
Join me for the BDSM Goodreads chat on the 18th & 19th.
February 18th & 19th I am chatting with the BDSM group on Goodreads!
If you are already a member be sure to stop by ask some questions, win some prizes, and join in the fun!
If you want to join the group make sure to do so early – they only approve members a few days a week!
Join here: BDSM Goodreads Group
February 10, 2014
OUT TODAY: AudioBook – Rebecca’s Lost Journals 1-4 & Bonus Master Undone
Purchase: AUDIBLE
Rebecca’s Lost Journals: Volumes 1-4 (& Master Undone)
Narrated by: Grace Grant, Sebastian York
Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
Format: Unabridged
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Program Type: Audiobook
Publisher’s Summary:
Rebecca’s Lost Journals – The four novellas combined into one volume…
Rebecca Mason has known heartache and sorrow in her life, losing everyone she loves. She’s on her own in San Francisco, lost in every way, until she dares to make the decision to chase her dream of working in the art world. It is then that she meets a rich, seductively powerful man who will become the Master she never knew she wanted and change her life forever. He will lead her on a dark, passionate journey where pain is pleasure and pleasure is pain, and where every limit she once had is no more. In this man, she will find solace to her pain, an escape from the ache inside her. And in him, she will discover a darkness she may never escape.
©2014 Lisa Renee Jones (P)2014 Simon & Schuster
Rebecca’s Lost Journals available on NetGalley
Rebecca’s Lost Journals (with bonus Master Undone) is available for request on NetGalley – https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/sho...
Kept under lock and key, discovered by chance, dangerous new secrets and scintillating adventures lie within Rebecca’s private diaries—searing scenes from a passionate journey inside a world where pain is pleasure, pleasure is pain, and where every limit she once had is no more.
The Seduction
Rebecca’s daring first encounter with the Master . . .
The Contract
Once she is his, there’s no turning back . . .
His Submissive
Passion and torment become one . . .
My Master
It’s Rebecca’s turn to take control . . .
And told from his point of view,
The Master Undone
Shattered after Rebecca walks away, he questions his need to control. But when a challenging new woman revives him and then disappears, he knows one thing: he must have more. . . .
Pre-Order-
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1igz61K
B&N: http://bit.ly/1fS2uex
ALSO Read the first 11 Chapters of IF I WERE YOU FREE and see how it all began…
http://www.wattpad.com/5710452-if-i-w...
February 9, 2014
SPONGE CANDY & Copycat Candy Bars Recipe Book GIVEAWAY
This week’s recipe from Rae is Sponge Candy! Keep stopping by on Monday’s when we’ll have a new recipe and giveaway posted!
If you live in Western NY, then you know what sponge candy is, if not, you don’t know what you are missing. The candy dipped in milk chocolate is absolutely delicious. The ingredients are very simple to get and I usually have all of the items on hand in my pantry. Sponge candy runs $18.00 a pound, so this is much cheaper. This is a cold fall or winter recipe. Humidity will ruin this recipe. That is why it is a NY winter favorite. We can’t get this yummy goodness in summer so you have to enjoy it while we can.
SPONGE CANDY
Ingredients:
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup dark corn syrup
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 tablespoon baking soda
Preparation:
In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, syrup, and vinegar; cook over medium heat, stirring until sugar melts.
Cook without stirring until mixture is very brittle when placed in cold water, about 300° on a candy thermometer.
Remove from heat and add the baking soda. Mixture will foam. Pour into a well-buttered pan.
When hard, break into pieces. If desired, dip in melted dipping chocolate.
Tips:
Once the temp hit 300, immediately take off the heat add baking soda stir fast & pour into pan fast. The faster the better, but be sure you are careful, it is 300 degrees. This is one of the few times I make the kiddos leave the kitchen.
Grease everything before you pour; let it spread itself; cut in desired pieces when it is set (about 1/2 hour).
Melt chocolate in microwave, cook 30 seconds then mix, repeat until melted, you can also add 1 teaspoon shortening to make it smoother. Dip the candy in chocolate, let set and eat.
Enjoy!!!
Rae
Enter to win a Copycat Candy Bars Recipe Book, Good Luck and Thanks for entering!!
February 3, 2014
21 Day Giveaway Countdown to #HisSecrets an #InsideOut Novella
#GIVEAWAY - 21 days til #HisSecrets an #InsideOut novella is out and the countdown begins now!!
EVERYDAY we will be posting a fun fact, teaser, game, question and a new prize!
So join in the fun and tell ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS to come and play…
SHOW THIS POST SOME LOVE!!
–LIKE THIS POST
–COMMENTS on this POST
–TWEET it to @lisareneejones
You can also enter on Facebook!!
Today’s prize a $15 giftcard to Amazon or Paypal (winner’s choice), Prize Pack #1 (2 winners) and Chris Merit Pens (5 winners)!
HIS SECRETS
An Inside Out story, Chris’s POV
In a world where my only escape has been my art, Sara has been the light in my darkness. And there is
darkness, the kind of inky black that can bleed from my life to hers.
She doesn’t see it. She doesn’t understand what I’ve shown her. And my
biggest fear is that soon…she will.
Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18711026-his-secrets
You can also pre-order here:
Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/His-Secrets-Inside-Out-Series-ebook/dp/B00G0ZQIS2
Nook:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/his-secrets-lisa-renee-jones/1117194649
Request His Secrets at NetGalley:
https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/show/id/41162
ALSO Read the first 11 Chapters of IF I WERE YOU FREE and see how it all began…
http://www.wattpad.com/5710452-if-i-were-you-free-1st-11-chapters-read-it-now-and
PLUS A LOT OF OTHER GIVEAWAYS ON FACEBOOK!!
February 2, 2014
Microwave Caramels & a Pyrex Giveaway!
Woohoo!! Recipes are back! This week we have a delicious Microwave Caramels recipe from Rae! Keep stopping by on Monday’s when we’ll have a new recipe and giveaway posted!
MICROWAVE CARAMELS
INGREDIENTS
¼ CUP BUTTER
½ CUP GRANULATED SUGAR
½ CUP BROWN SUGAR
½ CUP LIGHT KARO SYRUP
½ CUP SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK
DIRECTIONS:
First, prep an 8×8 pan, by spraying with cooking spray, I use a glass pan.
Combine all ingredients in a microwave safe bowl, use a larger bowl the mixture bubbles up at the end.
Cook in microwave 6 minutes, stopping every 2 minutes to stir.
Stir at 6 minutes to combine, then pour into a greased 8X8 pan.
Let cool.
Cut and wrap in wax paper
Store in an air tight container.
TIP, AFTER COOLED, I DIPPED IN MELTED CHOCOLATE LET COOL AND SERVED ON PAPER LINERS.
TO MELT CHOCOLATE, PLACE A 12 OUNCE BAG OF CHOCOLATE CHIPS AND ½ TABLESPOON VEGETABLE SHORTNING IN A MICROWAVE SAFE BOWL. PLACE IN MICROWAVE 30 SECONDS AT A TIME MIX AND REPEAT UNTIL MELTED, PLACE COOLED CARAMEL IN MELTED CHOCOLATE AND SHAKE OFF EXCESS. Place on wax paper until chocolate hardens.
Enjoy!!!
Rae
Enter to win a Pyrex Easy Grab 8-inch Square Box with Plastic Cover, Good Luck and Thanks for entering!!
January 30, 2014
NYC ROMANCE NOVELIST RELEASES VALENTINE’S ANTHOLOGY OF BESTSELLING AUTHORS’ REAL-LIFE LOVE STORIES
Official Press Release:
All Proceeds from Scribbling Women and the Real-Life Romance Heroes Who Love Them Will Benefit New York City Non-Profit Women In Need
New York, NY (January 30, 2014) –Award-winning romance author Hope Tarr announces the publication of Scribbling Women and the Real-Life Romance Heroes Who Love Them. Styled in the spirit of the bestselling “Chocolate for a Woman’s Soul” series, the anthology comprises 28 nonfiction essays by bestselling romance and women’s fiction authors on how they met, wed, and love their real-life spouses and significant others. Contributors include Deanna Raybourn, Jacquie D’Alessandro, Julie Kenner, and May McGoldrick.
All proceeds from the anthology will be donated to Women In Need (Win), a non-profit organization based in New York City and dedicated to helping women and families break the cycle of homelessness by providing clean, safe housing and critical programs and services.
The anthology hit the Kindle Top 100 within hours of its launch, ranking #14 in the Store’s Love & Romance category. The book’s title was inspired by 19th century writer, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s notorious reference to female authors as a “damned mob of scribbling women.”
“The romance fiction community is filled with some of the most generous souls I know,” says Tarr, who is also a cofounder and curator of Lady Jane’s Salon®, the city’s only monthly romance fiction reading series. “Every author in the anthology contributed her time and talent pro bono so that we might raise the maximum monies for Win. By sharing our own real-life love stories, we want our readers to know that Happily Ever After isn’t only the stuff of fairy tales and romance novels. It is every woman’s birthright.”
The official launch of Scribbling Women will take place at the fifth anniversary celebration of Lady Jane Salon® on Monday, February 3rd at 7pm at Madame X in Soho. Print copies of the anthology will be available for sale. All proceeds from the event and book sales will support Win.
“Hope’s generosity and continued support for Win and the families we serve is immensely appreciated.” said Bonnie Stone. “We are grateful to her and all of the authors who contributed to Scribbling Women, and look forward to the book’s success.”
Order the book:
Amazon – http://amzn.to/Lgcuka
B&N – http://bit.ly/1cmwtId
Smashwords – http://bit.ly/1aKvTW9
About Win
Since 1983, Win has been transforming the lives of New York City homeless women and their children by providing the housing, programs and services they need to succeed on their own. With more than 1,000 units of housing in several boroughs providing shelter for more than 3,300 people every night, Win focuses on solutions for the many causes of homelessness by helping women improve their own health, life skills, job skills and more. Win’s children’s services include child care, after school programs, and Camp Win, a summer day camp program. Win also provides permanent supportive housing offering dedicated, long-term support to mothers whose needs are such that would otherwise be unable to hold their families together. Win’s life-changing process is designed to break the cycle of homelessness so those who are caught in the cycle can look forward to a brighter future.
Contact
Hope Tarr | Editor
Email: hope@hopetarr.com
Tara Parsell | High10 Media
Email: tara@high10media.com
January 27, 2014
IF I WERE YOU Photo Contest – #WIN $100 or $50
Did you LOVE If I Were You??
Are you creative and love to enter contest?
Then all you have to do is take a photo of the book along with a prop, or Photoshop a picture using the cover of
IF I WERE YOU
Be funny! Be serious. Have the mailman hold the book! The hot guy at the gym! Your hair dresser, your pet… just be creative! Or be graphically creative and photo shop your way to the prize!
YOUR PERFECT PICTURE COULD BE WORTH $100 or $50
Post your entries to Lisa’s Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/AuthorLisaRe...
or e-mail your picture to LRJGiveaway@gmail.com
Once you post or email your photo it will be added to the CONTEST ALBUM - HERE
Photo with the most likes, shares, and comments from the original post in the contest album on Lisa’s page will WIN $100
$50 will go to Lisa’s FAVORITE
Contest will run the LAST week of every month until further notice.
Voting occurs Sunday to Sunday, the top 3 will be announced on Monday for a final vote, and WINNER announced Monday evening!
No Purchase necessary, This giveaway is NOT associated with Facebook.
NO NUDITY PLEASE!
Just a FYI – I will share your photo ONCE, it is YOUR responsibility to promote and get votes for your photo!!
Here are two fun example of fun photos that were created by Fans! Thanks Emily, Khelsey, & Dzintra
***PLEASE NOTE that by entering a photo in this contest you give permission for promotional use***
Out NOW: Scribbling Women and the Real – Life Romance Heroes That Love Them
Get ready for Valentines Day with the Scribbling Women anthology that I am part of!!
28 essays by some of your favorite authors. Net sales support Women In Need, Inc.
Purchase Your copy today!!
Amazon: http://amzn.to/Lgcuka
B&N: http://bit.ly/1cmwtId
Blurb:
In Scribbling Women and the Real-Life Romance Heroes Who Love Them, twenty-eight romance fiction writers from diverse subgenres reveal their real-life stories of how they met, wed and love—and are loved and supported by—their spouses and life partners. At times whimsical and laugh-out-loud funny (Jacquie D’Alessandro’s “Donny & Me?”, Nikoo and Jim McGoldrick’s “Soul Mates for a Thousand Lifetimes”), at others poignant and bittersweet (Elf Ahearn’s “A Lost Friend, A Movie Star, A Man to Love Forever”), all unfailingly inspiring (Lisa Renée Jones’s “Unexpected Treasures”; Deanna Raybourn’s “Once in a Blue Moon”), each essay celebrates that most powerful and sacred of human bonds.
Love.
Happily Ever After isn’t only the stuff of romance novels and fairy tales. It is every woman’s birthright.
Contributors:
Deanna Raybourn
Lisa Renée Jones
Jacquie D’Alessandro
May McGoldrick
Julie Kenner
Katharine Ashe
Delilah Marvelle
Leslie Carroll
Elf Ahearn
Carole Bellacera
Caryn Moya Block
Katana Collins
Sonali Dev
Megan Frampton
Leanna Renee Hieber
Jen McLaughlin
Suzan Cólon
Donna Grant
Mary Rodgers
Kat Simons
Hope Tarr
Patience Bloom
Elisabeth Staab
Carlene Love Flores
K.M. Jackson
Heather McCollum
Cindy Nord
Sara Jane Stone
January 25, 2014
Starting a new VLOG series – Got Questions?? Submit them & We just may ANSWER!!
Remember when I said I had some fun stuff planned for my YouTube channel (http://bit.ly/1dnkxoF)
This is one of them – Do you have a question that you are dying to have answered?? Ask away!!
Diego & I are going to be doing a series of VLOGS to answer YOUR questions…
This time we have a “topic” for you – What is it like to be married to a Romance Author??
Ask DIEGO the questions and he will answer them for you in a VLOG!!
Submit your questions HERE - http://bit.ly/1e2v6yB by Feb 3rd.
This VLOG will air on Feb 5th
