Carnage – The Story Of Us

By Lesley Jones

Synopsis:

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 was written and can be read as a stand alone but due to popular demand and threats of violence towards the author, there will now be a book #2 out on August 1st 2014

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Michel’s Review

Carnage by Lesley Jones is a love story that spans a twenty year period. The reader will experience the splendor of youthful dreams, the wildness of teenagers in love, the emotional roller coaster of the “first love” romance, the journey into adulthood, the maturity coming from life experiences, and finally fulfilling the dreams of the heart.

It is a beautifully written story that will touch your heart with joy and break your soul into pieces. It is the story of living and loving. It is a story that showcases love in all it’s beauty and all it’s ugliness. It also reinforces the importance of family and friends.

It is a brilliant story that will touch your heart.

I cannot say much more because it would give too many spoilers. This is a book you will want to experience in all it’s richness and glory.

**Warning…Get a big box of tissues**

Carnage 2 – The Story of Me

Book 2

By Lesley Jones

Synopsis

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.

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Michel’s Review

Carnage 2 picks up where Carnage left off. Readers were demanding this author write a follow up book. We needed to know the rest of the story.

Carnage 2 did not touch me the way the first novel did. I liked it and liked how the author layed out the steps of rebuilding one’s life. She allowed her main character Georgia to mature as an individual, find a new confidence in herself, recognize her good and bad traits, confront the truths of the heart, and learn to appreciate life in a new way.

I did find that the book was a bit repetitive and overly dramatic in many ways. I found the characters to be a bit too emotional at times and not emotional enough at other times. I still loved them all and was satisfied how their lives turned out.

I would highly recommend reading this book after reading book 1, Carnage- The Story of Us.

These two books are unforgettable and will stay with me for a long time.

Author Bio:

I was born and raised in a small working class town in Essex, just outside of East London. I am married with three sons and in 2006 we all moved to the other side of the world, settling on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula, about 50K outside of Melbourne Australia. It’s a whole new way of life for us down here,we are so lucky to live in such a beautiful part of the world.

I am currently a stay at home mum but in the past I have worked at Marks & Spencer, as a classroom assistant/teachers aid and have run my business.
As well as writing, I love to read and have been known to get through four or five books a week. My other interests are watching my boys play football…The round ball version; I am happy to admit to being an addict of social media and I owe a lot to my Facebook and Twitter family in promoting my work; I am also rather partial to a glass… or bottle of wine, a nicely chilled Marlborough Sav Blanc being my favorite. Being a born and raised Essex girl, I will happily admit to be being a big fan of spray tans, Shellac and am regularly, waxed, tinted and sculpted, although I am more likely to be found in thongs/flipflops than a pair of white stilettos these days.

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