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  • Catch Me When I Fall by A.L. Jackson

    Catch Me When I Fall by A.L. Jackson

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    From New York Times best-selling author A.L. Jackson, an exquisite new romance available in audio-first!Sometimes trying to catch a star will light your whole world on fire....Emily’s entire existence is wrapped up in touring with her up-and-coming country rock band Carolina George and trying to build them into a music legend...
  • Amplify by Anne Mercier

    Amplify by Anne Mercier

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    SERA: He’s my protector, my confidante. Then one night he became more. I want him, I need him, and, if I’m honest with myself, I love him. I just don’t know if he’ll ever see me as more than what we’ve always been: friends. I don’t want to lose him but it’s getting harder and harder to keep my feelings to myself. Should I risk it all or play it safe? CAGE: She’s my light, my saving grace...
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  • Alluring Seduction by Skye Turner

    Alluring Seduction by Skye Turner

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Warning: This book contains explicit language and explosive sex. It is an adult romance and not intended for anyone under the age of 18. Jessie Adams is the womanizing, lead guitarist for the hottest rock band in the country, Bayou Stix. Seduction is his game. He does what he wants, when he wants, and with whom he wants...
  • Pull by Rachel Van Dyken

    Pull by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Jaded rock star, Demetri Daniels, is in Hell — also known as Seaside, Oregon. Sent to rehab after nearly getting himself killed last year, his record company wants nothing more than for him to lay low, away from the limelight...
  • Shattered by H.M. Ward

    Shattered by H.M. Ward

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    After Mari's attempt to help Trystan goes horribly wrong they are both forced to deal with the consequences...
  • Wait by A.L. Jackson

    Wait by A.L. Jackson

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    From NYT & USA Today bestselling author comes a new Bleeding Stars stand-alone novel… She is his strength and he is her weakness. And this time he won’t let her go. Edie Evans is gorgeous. Sexy. Kind. She’s also the definition of off-limits. But that didn't stop me from sneaking into her room to comfort her at night...
  • Alluring Temptation by Skye Turner

    Alluring Temptation by Skye Turner

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Warning: This book contains explicit language and explosive sex. It is an adult romance and not intended for anyone under the age of 18. Liam Christianson is the devil-may-care, rhythm guitarist for Bayou Stix, the hottest rock band around. He’s a playboy and likes to do things his way. No regrets. He knows that women love him, and he uses that to his advantage. He’s cocky and shallow...
  • Rockstar Lost by Taryn Quinn

    Rockstar Lost by Taryn Quinn

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Forever is the lyric I have on repeat. I’m a rockstar on a mission, ready to leave the glamorous music scene behind. But only if I have my best friend, Felicity Hudson, by my side. And in my bed, clad in nothing but her tattoos. Now that I’m back in my small town near Crescent Cove, I have a weekend to blast the friend zone to pieces with the one woman I’ve always loved...
  • Twist of Fate by Ella Fox

    Twist of Fate by Ella Fox

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    One night changed everything. Leah Cooper was an absolute mess caught in a downward spiral until Gavin Wilde made a brief appearance in her life at a critical moment. Gavin forced her to re-evaluate what she was doing and make necessary changes. Years later a Twist of Fate brings them back together again when Leah has no choice but to go on tour with The Renegade Saints...
  • For the Love of a Lush by Selena Laurence

    For the Love of a Lush by Selena Laurence

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Six months ago, Walsh Clark was the drummer of America’s hottest rock sensation, Lush. Now he’s living at the Double A Ranch in north Texas, home to cows, cowboys, and lushes—like him. He’s survived alcoholism, rehab, and the breakup of his band. But the one thing Walsh might not survive is the return of his ex fiancée Tammy DiLorenzo...
  • Tapped by the Rockstar by Christina Hovland

    Tapped by the Rockstar by Christina Hovland

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Internet fame isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.As a teenager Samantha Johnson wrote a song that went viral in all the wrong ways. A pop song about her love of mozzarella sticks. She hoped for adoration but instead became a joke for an entire generation. She absolutely does not want to be in the limelight ever again. Or even near it. Since then, she's kept mostly to herself...
  • Here with You by Kate Perry

    Here with You by Kate Perry

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    A Laurel Heights Novel, Book 8 Nicole James knew it was not better to have love and lost. She never expected that love to swagger back into her life. Sure, she pined after Griffin Chase all through childhood, but that was a lifetime ago. Now she sells romantic dreams in a small lingerie shop, and he lives big dreams as a world-famous rockstar...
  • Feel like Makin' Love by Barbara S. Stewart

    Feel like Makin' Love by Barbara S. Stewart

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Andy Stevens was a ‘Rock God’ of the music world in the 1970s and 80s. He lived his life on the road, going from one concert venue to the next. And then he met the sweet girl-next-door, Beth Morgan, his “Bethy”...
  • Vow of Atonement by Emma Renshaw

    Vow of Atonement by Emma Renshaw

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A bossy Army vet determined to atone for his mistakes with the only girl he’s ever loved. A sassy boutique owner trying to shield her broken heart. Roman stole every part of Harper’s heart and soul over a decade ago and left without giving her back the pieces. She’s spent the past decade trying to forget him and everything he made her feel...
  • Beat by Anna Edwards

    Beat by Anna Edwards

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Liam Romero has the mother of all hangovers in more ways than one after he wakes from a wild night in Las Vegas to find he's married. Not only has he got to explain it to the rest of the band, but he also needs to figure out why he's got an overwhelming urge to keep his new wife by his side. He should run for the hills, but something about her is drawing him in...
  • Revenge, Volume 2 by J.J. Knight

    Revenge, Volume 2 by J.J. Knight

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Dylan Wolf is more than just a street musician with a body and voice to die for. He holds the key to Jess Rivera's future, and her heart. The mystery unfolds in Revenge #2...
  • Fighting To Ride by Debra Kayn

    Fighting To Ride by Debra Kayn

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Get ready to roll… Kurt Ramchett went from Bantorus MC kid to unbeatable underground boxer to president of the Bantorus MC, Federal Charter. Dedicated and badass, Kurt's running guns for the militia and extending the Bantorus territory. He never expected to run into trouble in the form of a beautiful stripper his first night in Federal...
  • Rock Stars Do It by Jasinda Wilder

    Rock Stars Do It by Jasinda Wilder

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ***Enjoy all three of the Rock Stars Do It stories in one volume!*** Rock Stars Do It Harder Chase Delany is a rock star. Rock stars are expected to rock hard onstage and party even harder offstage. Chase is living up to those expectations, and then some. He leaves everything he's got onstage, and drowns the ache in his soul at the bottom of a tequila bottle. And then there are the girls..
  • Elusive by L.A. Fiore

    Elusive by L.A. Fiore

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I didn’t set out to be a pirate. Life for me was about surviving the ugliness that people knew existed but didn’t talk about. I lived in hell. Then I saw her. I knew I couldn’t keep her, but for just a little while I had found heaven. Eight years later, I can’t get her out of my head. It is a mistake sailing to her island. It is a mistake reaching out to her...
  • Infamous by Jenny Holiday

    Infamous by Jenny Holiday

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Is he brave enough to face the music? All that up-and-coming musician Jesse Jamison has ever wanted is to be on the cover of Rolling Stone. When a gossip website nearly catches him kissing someone who isn’t his famous girlfriend—and also isn’t a girl—he considers the near miss a wake-up call...
  • Love Resolution by Michelle Mankin

    Love Resolution by Michelle Mankin

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    To forgive or not to forgive… There’s a storm brewing at Black Cat Records and lead singer Marcus Anthony and guitarist Avery Jones are at the center of it. Brutal Strength is leaving Vancouver and heading out on a big stadium tour with the reprobate rockers from Tempest as their opening act...
  • A Song for Us by Karolyn James

    A Song for Us by Karolyn James

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The party for guitarist Gray Reish comes to a quick end when he receives news that his brother is in the hospital after an overdose. This isn’t shocking news to Gray, but it’s the final straw and the rock star is determined to save his brother. In order to do that, he must find out who has been supplying him, even if it costs Gray his life...
  • Last Song by Karolyn James

    Last Song by Karolyn James

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The fifth Brothers of Rock novel featuring Chasing Cross finds drummer Rick Saunderst living in a personal hell. After walking away from Chasing Cross in the middle of their tour, he tries everything he can to settle the demons in his soul, but the all night parties, booze, women, and jam sessions cannot silence the voice deep within..
  • No Going Back by Erika Ashby

    No Going Back by Erika Ashby

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Life isn’t always about fairytales and happily ever-after’s according to Seth Jordan. After having his world shattered and heartbroken beyond repair, he had always sworn off the idea of love. He was perfectly content with continuing his life with worthless one night stands and no strings attached sex. That was until one blue-eyed blonde managed to seep into places he thought were cemented shut...
  • The Baby Mission by Vivian Wood

    The Baby Mission by Vivian Wood

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller Vivian Wood comes a story that is about lust, longing, and the beginnings of love...He wants into my pants. And I want a baby...I want a baby, and I want it bad. But there’s no Mr. Right in sight and I’m tired of waiting around for someone to rock my boat. So I decide that I’m going to have a baby on my own.Then I meet Jett at a party...
  • Buried Notes by Karolyn James

    Buried Notes by Karolyn James

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book four in the Brothers of Rock series - BURIED NOTES Finally exposing a secret to his band after years of hiding, Chasing Cross bassist, Chris, confesses that some years ago, during a wild night, he ended up marrying someone. It was supposed to be a no-big-deal kind of thing, with a stipulation... if one of them fell in love or wanted to get married to someone else, they would divorce...
  • True Body Rock by Nora Flite

    True Body Rock by Nora Flite

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He never wanted to look back. I've always run from my past. It's what keeps me sane; whole. But what if not facing it means losing the girl I love? Telling her the truth must sound so simple. It's a request that could leave me more broken--more hollow and wrecked--than ever before. She never saw it coming. Answers. Answers answers god damn answers...
  • Enticing Interlude by Michelle Mankin

    Enticing Interlude by Michelle Mankin

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    To the talented vocalist Justin Jones, love is merely a game that he plays by his own rules. But to Bridget Dubois, love and heartache are one and the same. Broken too many times before, the delicate beauty keeps her emotions carefully concealed. Bridget has her own set of rigid rules when it comes to men...
  • When I Look to the Sky by Barbara S. Stewart

    When I Look to the Sky by Barbara S. Stewart

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ralph Waldo Emerson said: “For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.” That quote was profound to Carlee. She’d experienced great loss, but love surrounded her. Andy worked hard to fill any void she experienced. He made sure that what was missing was full...
  • The Complete Groupie Trilogy by Ginger Voight

    The Complete Groupie Trilogy by Ginger Voight

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    His eyes were rimmed red when they met mine. "I die inside every time he touches you, and there's nothing I can do about it. You've made it clear that you're going to go on with this sham of a marriage, no matter who it hurts in the process. You lie to everyone, Jordi, including the people you're supposed to love the most. And I just can't take it anymore...
  • Rogue by Mellie George

    Rogue by Mellie George

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    **MATURE CONTENT-18 AND OVER ONLY** THIS IS A SHORT STORY ROCK AND ROLL NOVELLA! After spending an entire weekend getting to know the woman of his dreams, Ryder Matthews is more certain than ever that he made the right choice in following Everleigh Stone to her hometown...
  • Rock Me Hard by Olivia Thorne

    Rock Me Hard by Olivia Thorne

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The newest release from Olivia Thorne, author of The Billionaire’s Seduction series! Kaitlyn Reynolds is a year out of college and fighting to become a journalist when she gets the biggest break of her young life: the shot at a cover story in Rolling Stone magazine. But there’s a catch...
  • Bitter Farewell by Karolyn James

    Bitter Farewell by Karolyn James

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book three in the Brothers of Rock series - BITTER FAREWELL When Danny boards the private jet for his father's funeral, he knows he isn't just going back home to settle the estate. He is going to back to find her... the girl who loved him, the girl who understood his family problems, and the girl he left behind to chase his dream of becoming a rockstar. Liv Cryers is stuck in Bakersville...
  • Trials by Sarah Biermann

    Trials by Sarah Biermann

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "They think Jeremy murdered her." Drugs pushed them away...will murder bring them together? Since losing the rock star love of her life, Harvard Law student Dylan Ackhart is doing the best she can to move on. Now in her third and final year, she's doing well in school and just landed her dream internship in Boston's District Attorney's office...
  • Broken Sound by Karolyn James

    Broken Sound by Karolyn James

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Rockstars expect women to show up at their hotel room, but when a woman shows up with an infant and tells Davey he is the father, his world is turned upside down. * Anna is a teacher and part-time waitress, desperate to make enough to pay off debts left to her by an ex-boyfriend who made her life a living hell...
  • A Rockstar's Valentine by K.T. Fisher

    A Rockstar's Valentine by K.T. Fisher

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Before we had Rockstar Daddy, there was A Rockstar's Valentine....... As soon as I set eyes on the gorgeous guy who saves me from having to dance with yet another jerk, I thought he would be just like the rest. His bad boy rocker image definitely screamed heart breaker, but I was wrong...
  • A Voice to Love by Karolyn James

    A Voice to Love by Karolyn James

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The last thing the lead singer of a rock band wants to hear is that he shouldn’t sing anymore. This is the reality for Luke Nolan, just as Fallen Tuesday is breaking big. With a tour, an album, and money on the line, Luke can’t imagine his life – or his band – not continuing to follow their dream. Even at the expense of his own health. Amy is an expert at hiding...
  • Chasing Death Metal Dreams by Kaje Harper

    Chasing Death Metal Dreams by Kaje Harper

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Carlos Medina has spent years of sweat, pain, effort, and money becoming the man he is. He writes original songs, plays lead guitar, and wears his death metal front-man persona like armor. With an excellent drummer and a talented bassist, his band, KnifeSwitch, has what it takes to succeed, if they can just catch a break...
  • Beautiful Wreck by Kasey Lane

    Beautiful Wreck by Kasey Lane

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    For savvy programmer Gabrielle Alvarez, moving to Portland, Oregon means a fresh start with a blank screen. She wants nothing more than to erase the last traces of her old life, starting with an exotic tattoo to hide an old scar. Gabby’s instantly drawn to the enigmatic artist, who also happens to be her neighbor. Lucky she has no plans to date-especially sexy, brooding men...
  • Rage by Michelle Pace, Tammy Coons

    Rage by Michelle Pace, Tammy Coons

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Phillip Kersey finds himself and his hotheaded girlfriend, Stephanie, at a crossroads. He's the singer of the chart-topping rock band, Fury, and they're forever in the studio laying down tracks for their third album. Steph's photography career has exploded. She's always on location and out of his grasp...
  • Imaginary Grace by Anne Holster

    Imaginary Grace by Anne Holster

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tanner has always gotten what he wants from girls - whether it's the co-ed sitting next to him in class or the scantily dressed groupies that follow his band, Hudson-Nash. There's only one woman immune to his charms, and that's his mother. Tired of Tanner's hard partying, she's waiting for him to grow up and settle down, preferably with a nice girl...
  • Rocked to the Core by Clara Bayard

    Rocked to the Core by Clara Bayard

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Part 3 in the Rocked Series Why does doing the right thing feel so wrong? Liss is trying to chase her dreams on her own terms, but memories of Joe, her rock star ex, haunt her day and night. She fights for happiness and discovers a life she can call her own...
  • Weathering Jack Storm by Lisa Gillis

    Weathering Jack Storm by Lisa Gillis

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Falling in love with Jack was easy, but there is nothing easy about staying in love with this rock star while settling into a new life in Los Angeles. The epic story of Jack and Marissa continues. Marissa and Tristan in his life changed his outlook. Jack felt needed. He welcomed the responsibility of a family. He embraced the love and companionship...
  • White Trash Damaged by Teresa Mummert

    White Trash Damaged by Teresa Mummert

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Rocker Tucker White saved down-and-out waitress Cass Daniels from everyone in her life who was hurting her—except herself...
  • Everything But by Jade C. Jamison

    Everything But by Jade C. Jamison

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    High school English teacher Erin Lancaster is stuck with the unwelcome job of filling in for the injured cheerleading coach, but she wants to back out when she discovers she has to be auctioned as a date during the annual spring fundraiser...
  • Tangled Mess by Kristen Middleton

    Tangled Mess by Kristen Middleton

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From Amazon Bestselling Author (Kristen Middleton) This steamy book contains adult situations. Recommended for ages 18 and over. Twenty-one-year-old hairstylist, Tiffany Banks, thought her life was planned out until her coworkers talk her into auditioning for American Icon, a popular reality-singing competition...
  • The Wedding Blitz by Leah Spiegel, Megan Summers

    The Wedding Blitz by Leah Spiegel, Megan Summers

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The final chapters in the Foolish Games Series, The Wedding Blitz, have arrived. Joie, Lizzie, and Riley need each other more than ever. Joie needs Lizzie and Riley to help with the upcoming wedding and trying to win over Hawkins’ mom. Riley needs Joie and Lizzie to help get Harlow comfortable with coming out of the closest. And Lizzie needs help with. . . well Lizzie always needs help...
  • Against Her Rules by Victoria Barbour

    Against Her Rules by Victoria Barbour

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Thriving business? Check. Sexual exploits with a rockstar? Check. Complete independence? Check. Elsie Walsh had it all. Or so she thought. Until Scottish hunk Campbell Scott showed up on the doorstep of her bed and breakfast. He’s making it pretty hard for her to stand by her one rule: No sleeping with the guests. She’s denied some of the world’s hottest actors, musicians, and even royals..
  • Non Friction by Morgan Parker

    Non Friction by Morgan Parker

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After 12 years, 4 months and 1 and 1/2 weeks of marriage, his wife packs up and leaves with their daughter. So he writes an Indie novel. And it becomes a bestseller. Well, sort of. His fame brings him the lifestyle of a rockstar, and he has the fan mail (i.e. female undergarments, probably clean) to prove it. But seeing his fame, his wife suddenly believes in marriage counseling...
  • Home Sweet Home by Scarlett Metal

    Home Sweet Home by Scarlett Metal

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Things for Lance and Samantha have been picture perfect since they reunited four years ago. They are happily married with a little girl and another baby on the way. Lance's career with the Forbidden Gods is stronger than ever. Samantha has some best selling books to her name and her writing career is taking off. In just a few short months, that perfect world starts to shatter...
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