Meet Flynn and Lucky in this rock star romance!
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Blurb
Dimpled smile of a boy
Hard body of a man
Sings like an angel
F*cks like the devil
I was stuck between a rock(star) and a hard place.
At fifteen, his poster hung on my bedroom wall. At twenty-five his body hovered over mine. Every girl’s fantasy became my reality. I was dating a rockstar. Yet I was slowly falling for another man. The problem was—the two men—they shared a tour bus.
Flynn Beckham was the opening act.
Dylan Ryder was the headliner.
What happens when the opening act begins to shine so bright, it seems to dim everything else in its wake?
I’ll tell you what happens. Things get ugly.
Excerpt #1
Getting through Flynn singing is incredibly hard. The way his throat moves, the way his mouth caresses each syllable of the low, raspy sound that falls from his lips. I should be watching his posture, his breathing, the way his larynx forces out the words—but instead I’m focused on the beauty of his mouth and how the sound of his voice glides over my body, making it feel both warm and tingly at the same time. I’m lost when the song finishes, yet I haven’t really observed him yet.
“So. Give it to me straight. What am I doing wrong?”
Ummm…absolutely nothing from what I can see. Everything was perfect. Don’t change a thing. Sh*t. “Could you do it again? Maybe a different song, one you haven’t sung in a while. So the sounds are less familiar to your body. Sometimes that can give me a different view.” At least I make it sound like a real thing when the words come out.
He sings again, and this time I force myself to observe.
“Hmm…your posture is great. Most people have a tendency to favor one side of their neck, which makes them tilt a bit when they speak, and it becomes magnified when they sing, which puts strain on the muscles around the vocal cords. Your alignment is perfect.”
“Thank you, it goes with the rest of my perfectness,” he says with a teasing arrogance that, from the little I know about him, I know isn’t real.
“You didn’t let me finish.”
“You can’t now tell me I’m not perfect. I was already basking in the glow.”
“Actually, it was perfect…but almost a little too perfect. Which makes me think you don’t usually stand this way when you sing.”
“It isn’t the way I normally sing. On stage, I usually have a guitar over my shoulder. Even if I’m not playing it, it’s there.”
“Well, I need to see you holding your instrument to assess you fully, then.”
Flynn’s eyebrows quirk up and the dirty grin on his face is unmistakable.
“The guitar. I’d need to see you holding the guitar.”
“That’s a shame.” He shrugs, the playful smile still on his face. “But okay. It’s your call. Whatever instrument you want to see me hold is fine with me.”
“How big of you.”
“So now we’re talking about the other instrument again?”
I roll my eyes, although this conversation is having more of an effect on me than I let on.
Excerpt #2
Despite the fact that Lucky had just casually mentioned that the lobby lounge serves coffee beginning at six a.m., I’m pretty sure of myself that she’ll be down there. But when I step off the elevator, the lobby is quiet. Empty. The coffee urns are just being set up in the lounge. I pour two mugs, make them just as we like it, and settle on one of the couches on the far side of the room where it’s private, yet I can still keep an eye on the door.
I grab a newspaper and begin to flip through to kill time. Then my eyes catch a pair of pink-painted toes in flip-flops. I don’t know why, but it’s in this moment that I realize, I’m f*cked.
The sight of her toes makes me smile.
I’m falling for another guy’s girl. Something I promised myself I’d never do.
But then I reason with myself. I haven’t done anything wrong. Thinking a woman is beautiful and spending time with her doesn’t have to turn into anything, right? They’re just toes after all. But look how cute they are. I’ve never been a foot guy, yet I wouldn’t mind sucking… Stop. Just stop. We’re just friends.
Because I’ve been friends with so many hot women in the past and not f*cked them? Yep. I’m screwed. I need to get the hell out of here.
“Good morning,” she whispers and smiles down at me. My eyes lazily travel up from her toes.
I’m totally not going anywhere.
I hold up her mug of coffee. And then I realize she still has the thin shirt she wears to sleep on and I’m eye-level with the sexiest taut nipples I’ve ever seen.
Screw sucking her toes… “Certainly is.” I grin.
My Review
A double dose of hot rock stars? Yes, please. And with the smooth writing of Vi Keeland, a storyline that is immensely satisfying, and plenty of drama and heat, you've got a hot and sexy, though tension-filled read.
Lucky was pretty much just that-lucky to have landed a huge rock star like Dylan as her boyfriend. But once Flynn walks into her bar, that's where things start to get complicated. Two rock stars for double the fun (and pleasure...)? Well maybe-that's where the complication comes in, because Lucky's happy with Dylan, right? For Flynn, it's pretty cut and dried-he falls for Lucky the moment he sees her. But now add in the additional complication of him first coming in to play and sing with Dylan's band temporarily, and later becoming the opening act, and oh yes--Lucky heading out on tour...on a bus...in close quarters...with both of them...as Flynn's voice coach...no, that's not complicated or tension-filled at all.
But I'll tell you what, all of this sure makes for some riveting reading. Love triangles will do that to you. And while Dylan can be a bit of an ass with his attitude and loose morals (well, just one in particular), I do feel a bit bad for him once he realizes he may lose Lucky.
A heck of a ride from start to finish, Beat was a 4-star read for me, and I'd recommend for anyone who loves a great rock star romance (18+ of course for some hot and steamy intimate scenes). Be advised the topic of infidelity does come up, so if that's not your thing-you've been warned ;-)
Lucky was pretty much just that-lucky to have landed a huge rock star like Dylan as her boyfriend. But once Flynn walks into her bar, that's where things start to get complicated. Two rock stars for double the fun (and pleasure...)? Well maybe-that's where the complication comes in, because Lucky's happy with Dylan, right? For Flynn, it's pretty cut and dried-he falls for Lucky the moment he sees her. But now add in the additional complication of him first coming in to play and sing with Dylan's band temporarily, and later becoming the opening act, and oh yes--Lucky heading out on tour...on a bus...in close quarters...with both of them...as Flynn's voice coach...no, that's not complicated or tension-filled at all.
But I'll tell you what, all of this sure makes for some riveting reading. Love triangles will do that to you. And while Dylan can be a bit of an ass with his attitude and loose morals (well, just one in particular), I do feel a bit bad for him once he realizes he may lose Lucky.
A heck of a ride from start to finish, Beat was a 4-star read for me, and I'd recommend for anyone who loves a great rock star romance (18+ of course for some hot and steamy intimate scenes). Be advised the topic of infidelity does come up, so if that's not your thing-you've been warned ;-)
Additional Books by Vi Keeland
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Worth the Fight (MMA Fighter Series, Book One)
Worth The Chance (MMA Fighter Series, Book Two)
Worth Forgiving (MMA Fighter Series, Book Three)
Belong to You (A Cole Novel, Book One)
Made For You (A Cole Novel, Book Two)
First Thing I See (Stand Alone)
Left Behind (Stand Alone)
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About the Author:
Vi Keeland is a native New Yorker with three children that occupy most of her free time, which she complains about often, but wouldn't change for the world. She is a bookworm and has been known to read her kindle at stop lights, while styling her hair, cleaning, walking, during sporting events, and frequently while pretending to work. She is a boring attorney by day, and an exciting smut author by night!
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