BEAST OF DARKNESS, the latest from Lisa Renee Jones - and an exciting contest!!

Lisa Renee Jones has a new release, the next in her Knights of White series - BEAST OF DARKNESS - available now and it's a wonderful continuation in excellent series.

Here's a blurb:
Evil comes out of Nowhere…
Sarah is a mortal who hears the voices of spirits. Driven by tragedy, she chases sightings, investigating the supernatural. Called to Nowhere, Texas, she finds not ghosts, but terrible danger…and demons.
A soldier in the war between Good and Evil, Max is one of the oldest demons, stained by centuries of darkness, fighting to keep others safe without hope for himself.
Betrayal and loss haunt both of them, keeping them from finding peace. And yet, to save an entire town, Max and Sarah must do the impossible: let go of the past, and find a future with each other.
Love is their only weapon. Nowhere is the battleground.
This is their last chance.

My review:
Sarah Meyers, successful investigator of paranormal events, has been called to Nowhere, Texas by the Sheriff to investigate frighteningly bizarre paranormal activities. Sarah and her team arrive in Nowhere and the activities continue, escalating in severity with each occurrence. Sarah's parents were killed by a friend who had been possessed by a demon and she's been on a mission against demons since. When she meets Max for the first time, she doesn't understand why she feels an immediate and trusting attraction to Max, but given the circumstances they're faced with, it's a relief to have him by her side. Just when things go from bad to worse in this quiet little town, Sarah puts her complete trust in Max, only to find he isn't who she thinks he is.

Max is one of the Knights of White, an elite group of soldiers who fearlessly battle the Darkland Beasts, while fighting to quiet the beasts that are a part of each and every one of them. When Max kills a human in the course of saving the life of the mate of a fellow Knight, he knows that punishment will quickly be meted out and that it would be severe. Imagine his surprise when he finds himself in the middle of Nowhere, Texas to fight a demon the likes of which he's never seen. Punishment takes on an entirely new meaning when Max has to keep his hands off of Sarah, the beautiful woman that he has been teamed up with, especially after he comes to the conclusion that she just might be his mate. When Max and Sarah finally give in to the irresistible heat between them, she glimpses the true beast within him. Max is left with no choice but to share the story behind his very being, but knowing how reluctant Sarah is to trust, he fears it may be too much for her to handle.

Max is without a doubt one of the most damaged characters I've ever read. Of course, Sarah doesn't come into this story with a clean slate either, she has wounds of her own that need a patiently gentle touch. When the two come together, rather than being overwhelmed with issues, each serves as a balm to the other's tortured soul, healing while bringing unexpected emotions to the surface. Lisa Renee Jones has been blessed with a never ending imagination; her creativity in writing this series is outstanding. The two previous books in this series, THE BEAST WITHIN and THE BEAST OF DESIRE are equally wonderful and serve well to set up the story. While I think readers could read BEAST OF DARKNESS without having read the prior works, my personal opinion is that they would be better served to read them in order.

Please check out BEAST OF DARKNESS - I'm confident that you won't regret it! But don't wait too long as series romances have a limited shelf life.
Now, for the contest. Lisa (being one of the most generous authors I've ever known -seriously) has provided me with several books and other goodies for give away here. I'm putting them together as two prizes: Each prize will contain one copy of HARD AND FAST, one copy of BEAST OF DESIRE and a copy of BEAST OF DARKNESS, together with some other author goodies. I typically run very simple contests but you'll have to do a little bit of work this time. Just a tidge, I promise. Each entry has to provide the titles of four of Lisa's books, previous or upcoming releases, it doesn't matter (but not the three I've named here, please) - post here to enter. Feel free to chat about any of Lisa's books that you've read or look forward to reading. I'll lend a hand - go to Lisa's website and take a look around. I'll draw the names of two winners (US/Canada addresses only, please) on Friday evening (6/27).

Thank you Lisa for asking me to review BEAST OF DARKNESS - and for your incredible generosity to the readers here.

Laurie