Showing posts with label Lesley Jones. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lesley Jones. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Release Blitz: Spiralling Skywards by Lesley Jones

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Spiralling Skywards #1 : Falling 
Author: Lesley Jones 
Release Date: 20th September 2016

TBR: http://bit.ly/2cSw0Vo


Blurb

It only takes one defining moment. 
One look. 
One dance. 
One conversation. 

Sarah knows from the second she meets Liam that their connection is more than just instant attraction. It’s deep, it’s consuming, and has the potential to be the real thing. But true love comes at a price.
Fuelled by Liam's past, Sarah's issues, and a messy web of family ties, business partnerships, and exes, the combined forces threaten to snuff out their new found relationship. Will that spark be smothered by outside forces? Or will they be carried like smoke from the ashes and sent spiralling skywards?

Written in Lesley Jones’ usual heartfelt, witty, and emotional voice, this dual point of view story is just the beginning of her Spiralling series. Look for book two, late 2016.

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About the Author



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Lesley Jones was born and raised in Essex, England but moved to Australia ten years ago. She now lives by the beach on the Mornington Peninsula, just outside of Melbourne.
When she’s not writing, she loves to read, listen to music, watch football, sing badly and drink good wine. 


You can find, follow, or stalk her at these places…


Thursday, September 15, 2016

Spiralling Skywards by Lesley Jones

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Spiralling Skywards #1 : Falling 
Author: Lesley Jones 
Release Date: 20th September 2016 


Blurb

It only takes one defining moment. 
One look. 
One dance. 
One conversation. 

Sarah knows from the second she meets Liam that their connection is more than just instant attraction. It’s deep, it’s consuming, and has the potential to be the real thing. But true love comes at a price.
Fuelled by Liam's past, Sarah's issues, and a messy web of family ties, business partnerships, and exes, the combined forces threaten to snuff out their new found relationship. Will that spark be smothered by outside forces? Or will they be carried like smoke from the ashes and sent spiralling skywards?

Written in Lesley Jones’ usual heartfelt, witty, and emotional voice, this dual point of view story is just the beginning of her Spiralling series. Look for book two, late 2016.

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About the Author



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Lesley Jones was born and raised in Essex, England but moved to Australia ten years ago. She now lives by the beach on the Mornington Peninsula, just outside of Melbourne.
When she’s not writing, she loves to read, listen to music, watch football, sing badly and drink good wine. 


You can find, follow, or stalk her at these places…


Friday, February 26, 2016

The Letters: A Carnage Novella by Lesley Jones






The Letters: A Carnage Novella Book Summary
It's just a box of letters, right?
Words that were written a long time ago.
From a boy to the girl that he missed. From a man to the woman he loved.
But what if those words carried more impact than anyone realised?
Will they finally give Georgia the closure she needs and lessen the guilt she battles every day?
Or will everything she thought she knew about the boy and man who wrote them and the life they shared be forever altered?
All will be revealed in The Letters.
A story about life, love, and acceptance.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29012520-the-letters




I was nervous reading The Letters.  I thought, oh no, it's just going to be a bunch of letters but this novella was so much more than that!  This is the story of Georgia finally going through the box of letters and Maca's things.   Georgia seems to finally heal in this book and come to terms with the guilt and her feelings for Maca and the lost babies even though they are gone.   I also felt that I got to know more about Cameron King than I have in any of the other books.  I learned more about his first wife but would have liked to learn more about how he became a widow.  It may have been mentioned in an earlier book and I have forgotten.  That happens when you read a lot.  This also let me in on how Maca was feeling during the break up, after the lose of a baby, and his true thoughts and feeling about Cameron.  Lesley did a fantastic job of making this novella about Georgia, Cameron, and Maca.  It is told from different points of view and it is done wonderfully!  Although the ending was not one I saw coming!  Just when you think a series is done.....BAM.....or is it?

5 Stars!





Carnage: The story of us Book Summary
I love him, from the instant I set eyes on him when I was just 11 years old I have loved him and nothing will ever change that, he owns me, he owns my heart and he owns my body and no matter how many lies are told, no matter how many people conspire to keep us apart, despite the fame and the distance, we will find a way.
“Georgia Rae, when we made love you used to cry”… He waits for me to sing my bit. I try to swallow down a sob but I just end up singing through it…
“I said I love you like the stars above, I’ll love you till I die”
Carnage, an edgy coming of age love story that breaks all the rules and transcends the decades. Georgia and Sean's story will stay with you long after you read the final word.
An emotional, smoking hot, gut wrenching read.

Carnage 2: The story of me Book Summary
When your world, your life and all of your hopes and dreams for the future are ripped out from under you, how do you go on?
Death without dying is not only the most painful kind of death, it's also the most painful kind of life and I don't know if I'm strong enough to live it.
I spend my lonely days and nights trying to make sense of what my life has become. Do I have the strength to move forward into the light, or should I just let the darkness take me?
I'm Georgia Rae Layton McCarthy and this is the story of me, just me.
I'm no longer a part of an us, it's just me.
Alone.
By myself.

Marley: A Carnage Novel

Want to know what really happened in that hotel room in Paris?
Want to know if the rumours of Marley, Sean and their sexploits were true?
We got to watch Georgia fall apart but what was Sean going through in those four years they were separated?
Marley will give you the answers but he might just break your heart along the way.
"‘So, they want me to write a book? They want to know about my band, my life, my loves and my losses. But they have no idea what they’re asking for. If I give them what they want, they’ll get so much more than the sex and drugs and the rock and roll they’re expecting. They’ll get the secrets that I’ve kept for so long, they’ll get an insight into the person I really am, or at least was. They think they know my story, they know nothing.
If I do this, if I write honestly and give them the ugly truth, people will get hurt. People that I love, people that have already suffered in the worst possible ways.
Do I do this, or do I walk away? Taking my secrets to the grave."
Marley is an adult contemporary romance. It contains content suitable only for grownups with an open mind. There are scenes of group sex which include m/f/m a little bit of f/m/m and even some f/f/f/m/m/f/f/f. There is drinking and drug taking involved. A lot of swearing, some Essex slang and some very high emotion. Please don’t complain after reading this book that you weren't warned.
And yes, of course you’ll need tissues.




Lesley Jones Biography
Lesley was born and grew up in Essex, just outside of London, England but moved with her family to Australia in 2006 and now lives close to the city of Melbourne. As well as writing, Lesley is an avid reader and also enjoys watching a game of football- the round ball version- while sipping on a glass of wine, during her down time. Despite now living in Australia, she is still an Essex girl at heart and remains partial to her waxing, tinting, sculpting and shellac routines. Lesley is a huge fan of social media and can often be found chatting to her readers in her various groups. She is a sucker for a reality TV show, with TOWIE being her obvious favourite.
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Friday, February 12, 2016

A Carnage Novella: The Letters by Lesley Jones



The Letters: A Carnage Novella Book Summary
It's just a box of letters right?
Words that were written a long time ago.
From a boy to the girl that he was missing.
From a man to the woman that he loved.
But what if those words carry more impact than anyone realised?
Will they finally give Georgia the closure that she needs and lessen the guilt that she battles every day?
Or will everything she thought she knew about the boy and man that wrote them and the life they shared, be forever altered.
All will be revealed in The Letters.
A story about Life, Love and Acceptance.



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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29012520-the-letters




Carnage: The story of us Book Summary
I love him, from the instant I set eyes on him when I was just 11 years old I have loved him and nothing will ever change that, he owns me, he owns my heart and he owns my body and no matter how many lies are told, no matter how many people conspire to keep us apart, despite the fame and the distance, we will find a way.
“Georgia Rae, when we made love you used to cry”… He waits for me to sing my bit. I try to swallow down a sob but I just end up singing through it…
“I said I love you like the stars above, I’ll love you till I die”
Carnage, an edgy coming of age love story that breaks all the rules and transcends the decades. Georgia and Sean's story will stay with you long after you read the final word.
An emotional, smoking hot, gut wrenching read.


Carnage 2: The story of me Book Summary
When your world, your life and all of your hopes and dreams for the future are ripped out from under you, how do you go on?
Death without dying is not only the most painful kind of death, it's also the most painful kind of life and I don't know if I'm strong enough to live it.
I spend my lonely days and nights trying to make sense of what my life has become. Do I have the strength to move forward into the light, or should I just let the darkness take me?
I'm Georgia Rae Layton McCarthy and this is the story of me, just me.
I'm no longer a part of an us, it's just me.
Alone.
By myself.


Marley: A Carnage Novel

Want to know what really happened in that hotel room in Paris?
Want to know if the rumours of Marley, Sean and their sexploits were true?
We got to watch Georgia fall apart but what was Sean going through in those four years they were separated?
Marley will give you the answers but he might just break your heart along the way.
"‘So, they want me to write a book? They want to know about my band, my life, my loves and my losses. But they have no idea what they’re asking for. If I give them what they want, they’ll get so much more than the sex and drugs and the rock and roll they’re expecting. They’ll get the secrets that I’ve kept for so long, they’ll get an insight into the person I really am, or at least was. They think they know my story, they know nothing.
If I do this, if I write honestly and give them the ugly truth, people will get hurt. People that I love, people that have already suffered in the worst possible ways.
Do I do this, or do I walk away? Taking my secrets to the grave."
Marley is an adult contemporary romance. It contains content suitable only for grownups with an open mind. There are scenes of group sex which include m/f/m a little bit of f/m/m and even some f/f/f/m/m/f/f/f. There is drinking and drug taking involved. A lot of swearing, some Essex slang and some very high emotion. Please don’t complain after reading this book that you weren't warned.
And yes, of course you’ll need tissues.


Lesley Jones Biography
Lesley was born and grew up in Essex, just outside of London, England but moved with her family to Australia in 2006 and now lives close to the city of Melbourne. As well as writing, Lesley is an avid reader and also enjoys watching a game of football- the round ball version- while sipping on a glass of wine, during her down time. Despite now living in Australia, she is still an Essex girl at heart and remains partial to her waxing, tinting, sculpting and shellac routines. Lesley is a huge fan of social media and can often be found chatting to her readers in her various groups. She is a sucker for a reality TV show, with TOWIE being her obvious favourite.


Saturday, November 7, 2015

Marley by Lesley Jones


Synopsis:

From the author of Carnage 1&2, comes this follow up novel. Marley tells the story of Carnage from Marley Layton’s POV. It will give you the missing years. Marley is a companion novel to Carnage 1&2 and both of those books should be read first.
Want to know what really happened in that hotel room in Paris?
Want to know if the rumours of Marley, Sean and their sexploits were true?
We got to watch Georgia fall apart but what was Sean going through in those four years they were separated?
Marley will give you the answers but he might just break your heart along the way.
"‘So, they want me to write a book? They want to know about my band, my life, my loves and my losses. But they have no idea what they’re asking for. If I give them what they want, they’ll get so much more than the sex and drugs and the rock and roll they’re expecting. They’ll get the secrets that I’ve kept for so long, they’ll get an insight into the person I really am, or at least was. They think they know my story, they know nothing.
If I do this, if I write honestly and give them the ugly truth, people will get hurt. People that I love, people that have already suffered in the worst possible ways.
Do I do this, or do I walk away? Taking my secrets to the grave."
Marley is an adult contemporary romance. It contains content suitable only for grownups with an open mind. There are scenes of group sex which include m/f/m a little bit of f/m/m and even some f/f/f/m/m/f/f/f. There is drinking and drug taking involved. A lot of swearing, some Essex slang and some very high emotion. Please don’t complain after reading this book that you weren't warned.
And yes, of course you’ll need tissues.
 






This is the story from Marley's POV and it fills in some missing gaps and answers a few questions.  It is told both in the present, 2014, and in the past, 1985 to 1989.  Seeing it from both the past and present, you can still senses the pain and guilt Marley has.

I have been waiting on this story and was so glad I got the chance to read it.  I was scared that I would be torn out of frame with this book as I had been with Carnage, but that was not the case, until the end.  We learn the secrets Marley has kept all this time and about his heartbreak from losing Georgia to losing his best mate in more than way, Maca.  As Marley said, we get the ugly truth and if those around him knew, they would be hurt, so deeply hurt.

Marley does not simply retell the story of Carnage 1 or Carnage 2, it is Marley's story.  There are bits and pieces from those books but for the most part, this is a book all of its own.  I have read a few other books that are companion books and it is usually the same book just the quotation marks in different places but that is not the case with this one.

The years that Maca and George were apart were hard to bear when we read Georgia's side.  However, seeing what Maca went through and the band as well, was just as hard.  Seeing the distance and strain that it put on the relationship of Maca and Marley was hard too.  It also gives a new look at the heartache of Maca.  In Carnage we only saw Georgia's perspective but to learn what really happened from the inside......go read it and you'll see.

Seeing what truly happened and the reason for the break up with Maca and Georgia was difficult.  I wanted to strangle Marley but could also see his reasoning.  He was young, dumb, and looking out for himself.  In fact most of this book I wanted to throttle Marley.  But in the end, he knew his screw ups and felt guilty.  The most gut wrenching part of Marley's story,

When Georgia was brought out of surgery, I volunteered to be the one to tell her what happened. I brought Maca into her life that sunny August day back in 1980 and I'd be the one to take him away on that bitterly cold December day in 1999.

That is when I needed the tissues.  Marley brought Maca into her life, Marley is part of the reason for the four year split (dear ole mum is also to blame), and Marley would be the one to take him away.  How heart wrenching is that?!  That is why I love Lesley Jones!  She makes no excuses for her characters actions and makes you feel so deeply for them.  You can love them and hate them at the same time. Want to ring their necks and comfort them.  Lesley destroyed my heart with Carnage but Marley helped to piece it back together.

5 STARS  or Carnage Hearts
    







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