Jessica Lee Author Page

The Story: I signed up to be a part of the Undying Desire series, and yeah, I read it, and I enjoyed it so much, I read the rest of the series! It was just a fantastic one, and I really hope that we get more books!

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Series: The Enclave.

The Enclave: Undying Destiny and her site, my review, Undying Embrace and her site, my review, Undying Desire and her site, my review.

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #152, May 5th

It's Monday! What Are You Reading is a weekly meme hosted by Book Journey where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week...and anything in between! This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well...you never know where that next "must read" book will come from!

What happened in the past week:

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #151
Teaser Tuesday #159
WWW Wednesday #159
WOW #156
Will the Time Come #152
Third Sentence Thursday #142
Random Reads #127
First Lines Friday #147
The Reward Challenge Round 96 Part 2
Follow Friday #130

Week 18 Reviews:
Whispered Lies
Prodigy
Hunting Lila
Undying Destiny
Undying Embrace
The Kill Switch

Forbidden
Torment
Rebel Spring
Kiss Kill Vanish
Daughter of Smoke & Bone

Tours:
The Witch With No Name: Cover Reveal
The Rising King: Review

Clean Sweep ARC Challenge:
May 2014 Sign Up
First Challenge
Update 1
Update 2

Emergency Review-a-Thon:
Emergency Review-a-Thon #1
Update 1
Update 2
Update 3
Update 4
Update 5
Update 6
Update 7
Update 8
Update 9
Update 10
Update 11
Update 12
Update 13 and Partial Wrap Up
Part 2 Update 1

Random:
Bought Vs. Own
Maria V. Snyder Author Page
We Have the Title of The Malediction Trilogy #2!!!!
Bout of Books 10.0 Sign Up
We Have the Title of Mediator #7!!!!
We have the Title of The Princess Diaries #11!!!!

OK, so I got 48 posts in 7 days, it got pretty busy in the end, what with the events that I've signed up for, and yeah, it was a pretty great week! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read The Hunt, The Shadow Prince, Of Monsters and Madness, Where Silence Gathers, Phantom Eyes, The Secret Diamond Sisters, Champion, Unchosen, The Body in the Woods, Far From You, Street Game, This Side of Salvation, Precious Blood, The Demoness of Waking Dream, The Immortal Rules, Sunrise, At Any Turn, The Liberator, Silent Truth, Fuse, The Dare, V is for Villain, Sweet Evil, Article 5, A Dawn Most Wicked, Something Strange and Deadly, and In Seconds.

Ariane Tucker has finally escaped GTX, the research facility that created her. While on the run, Zane Bradshaw is the only person she can trust. He knows who-and what-she is and still wants to be part of her life.

But accepting Zane's help means putting him in danger.

Dr. Jacobs, head of GTX, is not the only one hunting for Ariane. Two rival corporations have their sights set on taking down their competition. Permanently. To protect Zane and herself, Ariane needs allies. She needs the other hybrids. The hybrids who are way more alien and a lot less human. Can Ariane win them over before they turn on her? Or will she be forced to choose sides, to decide who lives and who dies?

Haden Lord, the disgraced prince of the Underrealm, has been sent to the mortal world to entice a girl into returning with him to the land of the dead. Posing as a student at Olympus Hills High—a haven for children of the rich and famous—Haden must single out the one girl rumored to be able to restore immortality to his race.

Daphne Raines has dreams much bigger than her tiny southern Utah town, so when her rock star dad suddenly reappears, offering her full tuition to Olympus Hills High’s prestigious music program, she sees an opportunity to catch the break she needs to make it as a singer. But upon moving into her estranged father’s mansion in California, and attending her glamorous new school, Daphne soon realizes she isn’t the only student in Olympus who doesn’t quite belong.

Haden and Daphne—destined for each other—know nothing of the true stakes their fated courtship entails. As war between the gods brews, the teenagers’ lives collide. But Daphne won’t be wooed easily and when it seems their prophesied link could happen, Haden realizes something he never intended—he’s fallen in love. Now to save themselves, Haden and Daphne must rewrite their destinies. But as their destinies change, so do the fates of both their worlds.

A romantic, historical retelling of classic Gothic horror featuring Edgar Allan Poe and his character Annabel Lee, from a New York Times best-selling author.

Summoned to her father's home in 1820's Philadelphia, a girl finds herself in the midst of a rash of gruesome murders in which he might be implicated. She is torn romantically between her father's assistants-one kind and proper, one mysterious and brooding-who share a dark secret and may have more to do with the violent events than they're letting on.

In this companion novel to the critically acclaimed Some Quiet Place, Alex must choose between Revenge and Forgiveness.

Seventeen-year-old Alexandra Tate sits outside Nate Foster's house, clutching a gun. After serving ten years for the drunk driving accident that killed Alex's family, Nate has been released from prison. Every night, Alex waits out of sight, building up the courage to exact her own justice. There's just one problem: Forgiveness.

Alex has been able to see personified Emotions for as long as she can remember, and Revenge is her best friend. But when Forgiveness suddenly appears, he offers Alex a choice—getting even or moving on. It's impossible to decide when Revenge whispers in one ear . . . and Forgiveness whispers in the other.

Savannah. Courtney. Peyton.

The three sisters grew up not knowing their father and not quite catching a break. But it looks like their luck is about to change when they find out the secret identity of their long-lost dad—a billionaire Las Vegas hotel owner who wants them to come live in a gorgeous penthouse hotel suite. Suddenly the Strip's most exclusive clubs are all-access, and with an unlimited credit card each, it should be easier than ever to fit right in. But in a town full of secrets and illusion, fitting in is nothing compared to finding out the truth about their past.

He is a Legend.

She is a Prodigy.

Who will be Champion?

June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic—and each other—and now their country is on the brink of a new existence. June is back in the good graces of the Republic, working within the government’s elite circles as Princeps-Elect, while Day has been assigned a high-level military position.

But neither could have predicted the circumstances that will reunite them: just when a peace treaty is imminent, a plague outbreak causes panic in the Colonies, and war threatens the Republic’s border cities. This new strain of plague is deadlier than ever, and June is the only one who knows the key to her country’s defense. But saving the lives of thousands will mean asking the one she loves to give up everything.

With heart-pounding action and suspense, Marie Lu’s bestselling trilogy draws to a stunning conclusion.

I thought the worst of my reaper training was behind me… turns out I was wrong. Dead wrong.

Molly Bartolucci has done a lot of growing up but after being accused of using illegal magic at her school for necromancers, reaper-in-training Molly is treading lightly. As the destined leader of Anubis’s Chosen, she needs to study hard, train harder, and stay out of trouble.

Uh, right.

It doesn’t help that she’s feeling more than academic about her melt-your-bones hot reaping instructor, Rath. And if her relationship drama isn’t enough to drive her over the edge, she has to deal with mother issues, nosy little sisters, suspicious friends, and an unnamed force stalking her at school.

Then her family is attacked, and her bio-dad ends up comatose in the hospital. Now, Molly has to uncover who’s trying to hurt her loved ones—and all without the help of Anubis.

In this new series told from multiple perspectives, teen members of a search and rescue team discover a dead body in the woods.

Alexis, Nick, and Ruby have very different backgrounds: Alexis has spent her life covering for her mom’s mental illness, Nick’s bravado hides his fear of not being good enough, and Ruby just wants to pursue her eccentric interests in a world that doesn’t understand her. When the three teens join Portland County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue, they are teamed up to search for a autistic man lost in the woods. What they find instead is a dead body. In a friendship that will be forged in danger, fear, and courage, the three team up to find the girl’s killer—before he can strike one of their own.

Everyone mourns differently. When his older brother was killed, David got angry. As in, fist-meets-someone-else’s-face furious. But his parents? They got religious. David’s still figuring out his relationship with a higher power, but there’s one thing he does know for sure: The closer he gets to new-girl Bailey, the better, brighter, happier, more he feels.

Then his parents start cutting all their worldly ties to prepare for the Rush, the divine moment when the faithful will be whisked off to Heaven…and they want David to do the same. David’s torn. There’s a big difference between living in the moment and giving up his best friend, varsity baseball, and Bailey—especially Bailey—in hope of salvation.

But when he comes home late from prom, and late for the Rush, to find that his parents have vanished, David is in more trouble than he ever could have imagined...

From the author of the New York Times bestselling ghostgirl series, the start to a captivating and haunting teen trilogy about three girls who become entangled with an enigmatic boy—a boy who believes he is a saint.

What if martyrs and saints lived among us? And what if you were told you were one of them?

Meet Agnes, Cecilia, and Lucy. Three lost girls, each searching for something. But what they find is Beyond Belief.

The Yellowstone supervolcano nearly wiped out the human race. Now, almost a year after the eruption, the survivors seem determined to finish the job. Communities wage war on each other, gangs of cannibals roam the countryside, and what little government survived the eruption has collapsed completely. The ham radio has gone silent. Sickness, cold, and starvation are the survivors' constant companions.

When it becomes apparent that their home is no longer safe and adults are not facing the stark realities, Alex and Darla must create a community that can survive the ongoing disaster, an almost impossible task requiring even more guts and more smarts than ever — and unthinkable sacrifice. If they fail . . . they, their loved ones, and the few remaining survivors will perish.

This epic finale has the heart of Ashfall, the action of Ashen Winter, and a depth all its own, examining questions of responsibility and bravery, civilization and society, illuminated by the story of an unshakable love that transcends a post-apocalyptic world and even life itself.

So You Want to Be a Hero?

Millionaire CEO Adam Drake, overcame a tortured past to build his own gaming empire. He’s in complete control of his life. With his new found love for brilliant geek girl blogger, Mia Strong, the last piece of his life is in place. He's at the top of his game.

Your Princess Is in Another Castle.

Until suddenly, she withdraws from him, leaving him in the dark. Something tells him she needs help. But she's too stubborn or scared to ask for it, and the more he tries to take control, the further he pushes her away. He can’t solve this problem by writing a check or a few lines of code.

He’ll have to dig deep and put himself at risk…or risk losing her forever.

Bad boy, meet bad girl.

Dante has a shiny new cuff wrapped around his ankle, and he doesn't like that mess one bit. His new accessory comes straight from Big Guy himself and marks the former demon as a liberator. Despite his gritty past and bad boy ways, Dante Walker has been granted a second chance.

When Dante is given his first mission as a liberator to save the soul of seventeen-year-old Aspen, he knows he’s got this. But Aspen reminds him of the rebellious life he used to live and is making it difficult to resist sinful temptations. Though Dante is committed to living clean for his girlfriend Charlie, this dude’s been a playboy for far too long…and old demons die hard.

With Charlie becoming the girl she was never able to be pre-makeover and Aspen showing him how delicious it feels to embrace his inner beast, Dante will have to go somewhere he never thought he’d return to in order to accomplish the impossible: save the girl he’s been assigned to, and keep the girl he loves.

In the sizzling new adventure from New York Times bestselling authors Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love, a red-hot BAD boy teams up with a sexy television reporter on an explosive quest for revenge.

Tough-as-nails Bureau of American Defense agent Hunter Thornton-Payne is no stranger to uncomfortable top-secret missions, but tonight takes the cake. He just needs to stick out a stuffy charity fund-raiser long enough to find the ruthless assassin he's hunted for four years. It's a rogue operation, but Hunter's got nothing to lose - until a beautiful brunette unexpectedly pulls him into her own dangerous agenda.

Abbie Blanton will do anything to cure her mother's mysterious illness. When a high-profile heiress is murdered as Abbie tries to blackmail her for clues, Abbie realizes she's stumbled into an unforgiving conspiracy - and she's the next target. Soon, she and Hunter discover an alarming connection and begin a treacherous battle against an evil enterprise that someone will go to terrifying lengths to keep hidden.

Two jumped off the pier that night...but only one came back alive

Bryn did everything with her best friend Erica. So when someone dared Erica to jump off the pier one night at Harding Beach, Bryn was right by her side. But when Bryn made it back to the surface, Erica was nowhere to be found. Bryn tries to make a fresh start by burying her memories of that awful night. But when a Twitter post from "EricaNShaw" pops up on her feed and a chilling voice mail appears on her phone, she realizes that someone isn't ready to let go of the past...

New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., have been abandoned.

The Bill of Rights has been revoked, and replaced with the Moral Statutes.

There are no more police—instead, there are soldiers. There are no more fines for bad behavior—instead, there are arrests, trials, and maybe worse. People who get arrested usually don't come back.

Seventeen-year-old Ember Miller is old enough to remember that things weren't always this way. Living with her rebellious single mother, it's hard for her to forget that people weren't always arrested for reading the wrong books or staying out after dark. It's hard to forget that life in the United States used to be different.

Ember has perfected the art of keeping a low profile. She knows how to get the things she needs, like food stamps and hand-me-down clothes, and how to pass the random home inspections by the military. Her life is as close to peaceful as circumstances allow.

That is, until her mother is arrested for noncompliance with Article 5 of the Moral Statutes. And one of the arresting officers is none other than Chase Jennings—the only boy Ember has ever loved.

Daniel Sheridan is an engineer’s apprentice on a haunted Mississippi steamer known as the Sadie Queen. His best friend–the apprentice pilot, Cassidy Cochran–also happens to be the girl he’s pining for … and the captain’s daughter. But when it looks like the Sadie Queen might get taken off the river, Daniel and Cassidy have to do whatever they can to stop the ghosts that plague the ship.

Fortunately, there happens to be a Creole gentleman on board by the name of Joseph Boyer–and he just might be able to help them …

Week 18 Reviews: Undying Destiny, Undying Embrace

From Goodreads:
Kenric St. James is out for revenge. Over 300 years ago, an ancient female vampire turned him against his will and killed the woman he loved. He’s spent more than a century building an Enclave of warrior vampires who have sworn to defend humanity against his evil sire and her minions. But when Kenric finds a woman he finally burns to claim as his own again, Kenric knows loving her means giving his sire another target.

Emily Ross just wanted a fresh start. She’s a survivor, coming off the tail end of an abusive relationship, and craves time alone to learn who she is and to save the home that holds her heart. The last thing she needed was a controlling, alpha male calling all the shots.


Meeting Kenric might just have changed her mind, though. He is wrong for her in all the right ways. But in order to keep her heart from breaking, he first has to keep the hoards of evil vamps from stealing her very breath.

From Goodreads:
Arran MacLain is a vampire on a suicide mission, driven to kill his former partner who betrayed him and the Enclave they served. But two things stand in his way: Gabrielle, the human female who holds his heart, and the past that won’t let him go. If only death was enough to cleanse his soul.

Gabrielle Steven’s sister is missing. Her hunt for clues brings her face to face with the one vampire she can’t forget. Their missions combine and thrust them into the heart of evil. Will their passion be enough to overcome the pain from their past, or will their dark desires destroy them both?

My Review:
I found I enjoyed these 2 books a bit better the Undying Desire, mostly because A) they explained things better, and B) the big bad of these 2 died in Embrace, because it's Marguerite, and that was Eve's mom. So yeah, I found these 2 books to be a bit better, but I can't wait to read more of this series, because there's still some HEA's to happen!!!

The almost betrayal that Emily did, with the extra vial of Kenric's blood, and then the reactions to it, well, it felt like it either should've been way bigger, or that it basically shouldn't have happened, because as it was, it felt kinda meh. Because it was a basic, I forgive you, thing, and in the end, not worth the effort of creating it, if the reaction wasn't big enough. But that's just my thoughts.

These were 2 couples, that were meant to be. They fit well together, and they, after they worked out some issues, worked well together. Then adding in he who betrayed them, I think that he, and Elle's sister, might be the next couple, in book #4, because they did have that connection, or at least, he felt it, and they would definitely have some issues, after all that he was the one that turned her into a vampire and all. And I know I'd enjoy that!

I really liked these books, they were really, really good, and I hope that the series has more books!!!

Author: Jessica Lee
Series: The Enclave #1, 2
Read: April 28th, 28th, 2014
Source: Tuebl
Reason Why: Read the 3rd one for review, wanted to read these 2, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2014 Book!
Publisher: Entangled Edge
Published: June 17th 2013, October 21st 2013

Undying Destiny:

5/5 Hearts

3.5/5 Books

3/5 Stars

Undying Embrace:

5/5 Hearts

3.5/5 Books

3/5 Stars

Undying Desire: Guest Post and Review

Hi, today I'd like to welcome over Jessica Lee, author of Undying Desire, over for a guest post!

From Goodreads:
Guerino Lombardi's world just went to shit. Vampire and second in command of the Warriors of the Enclave, he's put everything on the line to save his best friend from what has to be the worst blow a man can take. Kenric, his friend and master of the Enclave, has a daughter, something believed impossible in the vampire world, and word has it she wants her father and his Enclave dead. Guerin is determined to protect Kenric, keeping the secret from him until he knows for sure if this daughter really exists and if she wants revenge.

Eve Devonshire is a woman hiding in plain sight. Not completely human, but not quite a vampire, she's accepted by neither race but is more powerful than either one. Her life has consisted of half-truths and disguises, never belonging or living in one place for any length of time. But now some have heard rumors of her existence and want nothing more than to trap her and dissect her like a lab rat.

To stay alive, Eve can't trust anyone, including the alpha vampire with midnight eyes and a thirst for pain and submission. With her enemies nipping at her heels, Eve has Guerin cornered, and both are determined to get the answers they're looking for or die trying...if they can fight their desires long enough.

Contains hot alpha male vampires, including one with a taste for sexual submission that will lead to some highly charged erotic scenes involving anal, BDSM, various restraints, floggers, and whips.

My Review:
I enjoyed this book! It was interesting, the vampires, and their world, how they apparently can change into wolves, and that they have a ceremony for couples, pretty sure that it makes them mates. Anyways.

In terms of whether or not this book stands well on it's own, without the other 2, it gets about a 70%, because some things are introduced, and some aren't, and overall, the book is richer if you've read the first 2 books, which I didn't do, yet, because I now know some of what's going to happen in Destiny and Embrace. Which wasn't good planning on my part, but I'll be reading them soon!

Eve and Guerin were a pretty awesome couple. And yeah, they were a BDSM couple, with her being dominate in bed, which I haven't read about before, so that was nice. They were interesting, because she's the daughter of Kenric, and Marguerite, and she has some special vamp-ness from being half human. Guerin, his maker, was his lover, and Master, and of course she has Eve's most troubling problem working for her. So there's that.

Then there's the whole issue of Eve being Kenric's daughter, and when he finds out, and when Emily finds out? That was a bit of problem, and the resulting issues with that, whether Kenric and Emily could have kids, and Eve being the daughter that tried to kill/enslave/do bad things to them. Yeah. What a great family reunion they'd have!

I enjoyed this book, and while it won't be for everyone, it was really good, and I must read the first 2 books soon!

Author: Jessica Lee
Series: The Enclave #3
Read: April 22nd, 2014
Source: Review Copy for Tour
Reason Why: Sounded good, and it's a Prequel and Sequel Challenge 2014 Book!
Publisher: Entangled: Edge
Published: April 21st 2014

5/5 Hearts

3.5/5 Books

3.5/5 Stars

Bio:
Almost every author’s bio states they’ve been writing since they learned how to read. It’s what they’ve always wanted to do. Well, my journey wasn’t so straight and narrow. I was a nurse for over twenty years and hold a bachelor’s degree in science with a major in biology. So as you can see, my career path had originally gone in the opposite direction. I didn’t discover my passion for the craft until after I’d had my son and decided to work part-time.

I’ve always loved to read but had never read a paranormal romance. Then one night at work on break, I began reading Karen Marie Moning’s Spell of the Highlander. I couldn’t believe what I’d been missing, and I immediately fell in love with the genre.

I wanted to write like that. I wanted to create worlds where others could find the same escape and fascination I did when I read my first sensual paranormal romance.

And I hope that’s what I’ve accomplished in my work. Please dive in, hold on tight, and enjoy the adventure. Just be careful in the dark—you might find more than you expected waiting for you there.

Jessica Lee lives in the southeastern United States with her husband and son. She loves writing and can’t wait for that quiet time each day when her son is in school, and she can get lost in another place and world with the fantastical, sexy creatures in her head.

She’s a member of Romance Writers of America, FF&P, and Carolina Romance Writers.

*My comment, I haven't read Spell of the Highlander yet, but I've read the first 3 books so far in the series, and they're excellent!!!*

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Stops on the Tour:

April 21

Book featured at Books and Bells

Guest blogging at Gothic Moms

April 22

Book featured at Deea’s Book Blog

Book reviewed at Rage, Sex and Teddy Bears

Book featured at Escape by Fiction

April 23

Book reviewed at Bewitching Bibliophile

April 24

Book reviewed at She Hearts Books

Guest blogging at Literary Escapism

Book featured at Book Nook Nuts

Guest blogging at Sarah Ballance

Book featured at First Page to the Last

Book featured at I Heart Reading

Book review and Guest blogging at Words I Write Crazy

April 25

Interviewed at Toot’s Book Reviews

Book featured at Booklover Sue

April 28

Interviewed at Review From Here

April 29

Guest blogging at Literal Exposure

Book reviewed at Mom in Love with Fiction

April 30

ook featured at Bent Over Bookwords

May 1

Interviewed at I’m Shelf-ish

May 2

Book reviewed at Book Lunatic Ramblings

Interviewed at Becky on Books…and Quilts

Book reviewed at Mom In Love with Fiction

Book reviewed at Romance for Every World

Book reviewed at I Smell Sheep

WWW Wednesday #158, April 23rd

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?

Thanks to MizB of Should Be Writing for starting and hosting this meme!

I'm currently rereading Beauty Awakened by Gena Showalter, and yeah, it's just fantastic!!!

 I finished reading Don't Look Back by Jennifer L. Armentrout, it was such an excellent book, just loved it!!

I'm going to read Undying Destiny by Jessica Lee next, even though I've already read the 3rd book, going back for this one!

What about you guys? Happy reading!