Rise Like A Rocket Series by Laura Rocca

Sometimes you meet someone, and you know your life will never be the same again. One single, fleeting moment is all it takes to change everything. Skylar Allen is only five years old when Jaxon arrives at the orphanage where she has spent her whole life. For the first time ever, she has someone to love, a friend who protects her and encourages her. Skylar and Jaxon become inseparable - until the day Jaxon is adopted... moreSometimes you meet someone, and you know your life will never be the same again. One single, fleeting moment is all it takes to change everything. Skylar Allen is only five years old when Jaxon arrives at the orphanage where she has spent her whole life. For the first time ever, she has someone to love, a friend who protects her and encourages her. Skylar and Jaxon become inseparable - until the day Jaxon is adopted. Before leaving the orphanage, he promises Skylar that he’ll write every day but, after a year, Skylar is forced to face the truth: Jaxon has forgotten about her. She still believes that when, eighteen years later, they come face to face in the lobby of the hotel where she works. Things have changed over the years, however: Jaxon is now lead singer of The Blind Spot. His dreams of becoming a rockstar have come true, while Skylar feels like a failure: injury shattered her dreams of becoming a figure-skating champion. Jaxon is no longer the boy she knew all those years ago, however; he’s brash and arrogant and Skylar is more than happy when he fails to recognize her. Jaxon Mitchell is nine years old when he arrives at the Laporte orphanage after a family tragedy. There he meets little Jas and together they dream of a life far away, and putting a smile on Jas’s face becomes Jax’s purpose in life. When he is adopted and taken to the other side of the country, he spends his days waiting for Jas to answer his letters, but the mailbox remains empty, and he is forced to admit that his new mother was right after all; Jas wants nothing more to do with him. It’s not until seventeen years later that he discovers that those letters were never sent. As soon as he gets a break in his busy schedule, he books a vacation in a ski-resort in Minnesota, not far from the orphanage where he spent that fateful year with Jas, hoping to find her. Unfortunately, he finds no trace of his childhood friend, who seems to have vanished into thin air. Almost on the point of giving up and returning to his hectic lifestyle in New York, Jaxon meets Skylar, an aerobics instructor who is not even slightly impressed by his fame. Despite the animosity, however, there is something about her that reminds him of little Jas. He knows they are two different people but there’s a chance she may be the only woman who can teach him how to love again. A promise, a dream, a bond that goes beyond time and distance. less

It only takes a moment for life to take a one-eighty…. Fame overwhelms you. It changes you, turns you into someone you no longer recognize, especially when, to keep that fame, you’re obliged to adopt a different persona... moreIt only takes a moment for life to take a one-eighty…. Fame overwhelms you. It changes you, turns you into someone you no longer recognize, especially when, to keep that fame, you’re obliged to adopt a different persona. After the sell-out Rock Festival Tour, Denys Phillips , The Blind Spot guitarist, heads to the peaceful surroundings of Lake Placid in the Adirondacks, desperate to find himself and finally drop the mask he finds himself wearing constantly, and break free of his hard-drinking, hard-partying rocker reputation. Will he ever be able to show himself for who he really is? Not according to the band’s new manager. Not if he wants to maintain the same level of success. Denys is convinced that his true self can never be appreciated, until he meets Chloe Foster and is forced to confront his inner demons. Veterinarian Chloe Foster loves the quiet life in Lake Placid, where she works at the local animal hospital. Her life revolves around her patients, and for good reason. As a teenager she was betrayed by the person she trusted most - her father - and since then she has lost all faith in humans. When she meets Denys she has no idea who he is, and when she accidentally discovers his identity, she struggles to reconcile his wild-man image with that of the guy she just met. Who is the real Denys Phillips and why is he pretending to be something that he isn’t? Unable to forget the way her father deceived her, Chloe decides that, despite the obvious attraction she feels for Denys, the only way to avoid further pain is to walk away. However, the more she tries to convince herself to move on and never look back, the more she wonders if maybe, just maybe, he’s worth the risk. Book 2, Rise Like A Rocket. This is a 5 book series. Each book is about a different rock band member and are COMPLETE STAND-ALONES. less

You only reach eternity by leaving behind something unforgettable. I don’t want to burn and disappear like ashes in the wind. I want to burn forever. Thirty-year old Eric Murray, drummer with The Blind Spot, has it success, money and more women than any mere mortal can handle. His soul, however, is a strong box no one gets to open. Revealing his true self would mean opening up old wounds that he’s determined to keep sealed forever... moreYou only reach eternity by leaving behind something unforgettable. I don’t want to burn and disappear like ashes in the wind. I want to burn forever. Thirty-year old Eric Murray, drummer with The Blind Spot, has it success, money and more women than any mere mortal can handle. His soul, however, is a strong box no one gets to open. Revealing his true self would mean opening up old wounds that he’s determined to keep sealed forever. In Eric’s world it’s appearance that counts, and to the world, he appears happy. So why does the assistant stylist, the brat with her head in her fashion magazines, treat him so badly? She’s rude, annoying, and as feisty as a kitten with a pulled tail. He can’t resist the challenge, however. By the end of the tour, after weeks cooped up on a tour bus, she’ll be throwing herself at his feet. Eighteen-year-old Lalita Price’s dream is coming true. A first year student at a prestigious design school in New York, everything in her life is even the Post-Its almost completely covering her bedroom wall. When renowned costume designer and stylist, Tori Davis, asks her to be her assistant on The Blind Spot’s promo tour, Lalita knows that it’s a momentous occasion for her career. But how will Lalita, so used to avoiding the limelight, handle being around a group of entertainers? When she finally decides to face her fears and accept the challenge, she realizes that there’s something much more dangerous waiting for her on that luxurious tour bus - two golden-brown eyes capable of turning her new-found confidence on its head. It takes courage to feel, it means learning that it’s better to choose than to suffer. To really live, you have to take your foot off the brake and give in to the chaos. Genre/ Contemporary Romance/Music Romance/Age Gap/Hate to Love/Forced Proximity. Book 4, Rise Like A Rocket. This is a 5 book series. Each book is about a different rock band member and are COMPLETE STAND-ALONES. less