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November 6, 2021
A philosopher for Gen X: Review of Corey Taylor’s Seven Deadly Sins
For a long time, I’ve been meaning to read Corey Taylor’s books. After all, I love his wordsmithery in terms of song lyrics, so I suspected I’d enjoy his prose. I started with Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad and Damaged Good. Yes, I finally read this book!
One thing I noticed by perusing previous reviews was that a lot of readers have taken issue with the fact that most Christian folks don’t really pay attention to the seven deadly sins anymore—and I’ll grant them that—but that wasn’t really the point of Taylor’s book. Instead, it was just kind of a jumping off point for him to share his philosophies about what we regard as sin, whether or not we call it “deadly” or think we’re going to hell or whatever.
Whether you’re looking at the seven deadly sins or just sin in general, Taylor posits at the very beginning that what we regard as sins may better be viewed as learning experiences. And I don’t disagree. Basically, when all is said and done, he makes the argument in Chapter 1 that “sin is a matter of opinion and in my opinion sins are only sins if you are hurting other people.”
Now those of you who have followed me for a while know that I am a huge Corey Taylor fan (even when I take issue with…something). I think he’s one of the finest lyricists of our age. In fact, one of the finest writers in general–which is why I’m calling him a philosopher for my generation. You might remember back when Slipknot was first starting out that some critics said he couldn’t write without using curse words. He quickly turned around and proved that that wasn’t true with Slipknot’s third album. But that just tells me they weren’t listening to his actual words, because the man is a poet, regardless of whether he says fuck now and then.
All that being said, I sometimes think that the man is a bit egotistical. In all fairness, though, I would say that a lot of his ego is earned. He really is all that. But sometimes that can be off putting to a person like me. And that was kind of how his first couple of chapters felt, that he was very full of himself, arrogant and egotistical–but I kept reading nonetheless. And now that I’ve finished the book, I wonder if maybe I should go back and reread those chapters, because the tone of the book seemed to change as I went along. Taylor began to get more personal. His words felt more real—more genuine, more authentic. And who knows? Maybe that was his plan all along, thinking that anybody who would make it through the first couple of chapters that might seem off putting were true fans who really wanted to know what he thought. But I’m just giving you a heads up if you’ve never read the book before—if you feel a little put off by the first couple of chapters, hang in there. Arrogant Corey becomes the very real Corey, a man who has a lot of important things to say. This treatise is not just railing against religion, but he’s truly challenging us to change the way we think.
By looking at the seven deadly sins as written just a few centuries after Christ, Taylor states that we shouldn’t be bound to those anymore. Now I would argue that the seven deadly sins as originally written were meant to be considered in addition to directives like the ten commandments and mortal sins, but as I said earlier, I think Taylor just wanted to use them as a way to talk about sin in general. At the end of the book, Taylor puts together a new seven deadly sins which he says are the things that people shouldn’t do if they want to live in a society and get along with people. For example, murder and child abuse are the top two sins on his list. And I think most of us would wholeheartedly agree that there are some things that we as a society should not tolerate. I’ll let you read his whole list and his rationale for each for yourself, but let’s just say I agree with his list and his philosophy.
So back to those first two chapters…if I had read them and then put the book down, never to read anything else written by Taylor, my opinion of him probably wouldn’t have changed. I have a pretty high opinion of the man overall because he’s intelligent and he has a hell of a way with words. As I mentioned earlier, I just sometimes dislike what seems like arrogance from him. But because I kept reading Seven Deadly Sins, I actually have a whole new opinion of the man. He’s funny. He’s witty. He’s pithy. And while you might say he’s opinionated, he backs up those opinions with facts or examples, which is all any good English teacher ever looks for.
In the end, I absolutely loved this book. And now I plan to read everything the man has ever written. I already have a couple more of his books sitting on my TBR pile.
Let me end with this: Corey Taylor is not just a metal icon. He is also a bit of a philosopher, one for my generation. This might have been my first Corey Taylor book, but it will not be my last. I thoroughly recommend this book, even if you’re not a huge Corey Taylor fan, because he makes some valid points that have nothing to do with metal music.
If you are a big fan, then know that this book is unlike other rock reads. It’s not a memoir. Don’t get me wrong: I read lots of rock memoirs and love them: Lita Ford, Stephen Pearcy, and a huge list of others that I want to read (that TBR pile never goes down!).
But this book was both more than that and less. He talks some about his past. In particular, there’s a chapter called “My Waterloo,” where he talks a lot about how his childhood shaped him. So, sure, there’s a bit of autobiography in the book, but it’s way more than that. As I mentioned, it is Taylor’s look at humanity and a suggestion on how to live your best life. This is a man who has lived life to the fullest and wanted to ponder how the idea of sin holds us back as a society, and I’m glad I read it.
If you’ve read it, tell me in the comments what you thought!
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November 3, 2021
The ultimate compilation of rock star romance novels
If you’ve been following my blog over the last few months, then you know that I’ve been compiling lists of rockstar romance books. I’m trying to find ALL of them in every sub subgenre. I started out with just a couple of years (2011 and 2012), but then I realized there were far more books published than I’d realized.
Before I knew it, it became an obsession. I had to track down every single rock star romance novel ever written. It’s such a huge project that I’m still working on it months later. Every single list I created has been incomplete, so I’ve had to go back and add more books. Lots more. If you’ve been following along and have gone back to look at some of those earlier lists again, you already know this.
If you haven’t and you’re a rockstar romance reader, I invite you to check them out now. I’ll link to all the posts below to make your life easier. 
I don’t know many real life rock stars. Although I’ve known a few local rock bands, I’ve never met any huge (like multi platinum around-the-world touring) rock stars. I’ve been close to them at concerts, but I have never done meet and greets or anything like that. So, other than local rock stars who haven’t made a big yet (not to say that they’re not good enough—they just haven’t been “discovered” yet), I don’t know many huge rock stars.
But my imagination? It goes wild.
I’ve been a fangirl since I was young. Although I couldn’t tell you the first rock star I had a crush on, I’m pretty sure I was a freshman or sophomore in high school (possibly younger), but the one I remember the most (and we’re talking dozens of rock star crushes) was George Lynch. At the time, he was the guitarist for the band Dokken (still one of my very favorite axe men). I had a long-lasting hardcore crush on the man, and even though I was young and naïve, I started writing my first “rock star romance” at the age of eighteen (I even wrote the first draft of the story that eventually became Bullet back then).
I imagine a good many of my colleagues who also write rock star romance have the same kind of vivid imaginations and love rock stars as much as I do. And so…for them, for me, and for all the readers out there who can’t get enough rockstar romance, I wanted to compile a list of every rocker romance novel I could find. When I first wrote Tangled Web, it didn’t take me long to wake up to the fact that my book was not in a brand-new subgenre. Very quickly, I saw Amazon connecting my book to other books very similar in scope. Still being quite new to indie publishing, I actually bought several of them and read them to see if what I was writing was similar to what these other authors were writing (plus I wanted to get an idea of how I should format). There were a few books I didn’t buy but years later I wondered about some of them. In fact, there was one in particular that I couldn’t remember the author name, cover, or title—but I remembered the plot described in the blurb and even the name of one of the characters, if that’s not crazy, and after searching for it about a year ago, I figured I’d never see it again.
But guess what? In my quest to find every single rock star romance ever written, I found it recently! And that just fueled my obsession because I thought, Wow! If I could find a book that I could barely remember, maybe I can help other readers do the same. I know it’s a common problem. There are several groups on Facebook, for example, where a reader will tell as much of the synopsis or any details about the book that she can remember, and other readers will try to help figure out what book the reader is describing so she can go back and find it in her Kindle library or on Goodreads. So with my quest, I’m hoping I can do that.
A few things of note: I’m not posting any synopses here on my blog, but I am posting links to every single book so you can view it yourself—the cover, the blurb, etc. I’m linking it first to Amazon (because most of my readers get their books from there), but if I can’t find it on Amazon, then I’m linking it to Goodreads. I’m hoping you’ll browse through the titles and think, “Oh yeah, I remember that book.” A few of you have already said that! It’s been a fun trip down memory lane! And I love trying to help solve some mysteries while I gather all these books together.
One other thing I want to let you know is that this is leading to an even bigger project. I’m not going to tell you exactly what it is yet, but just know that I’m working on something having to do with all things rock star romance, so stay tuned, because I’ll announce it here first. But no worries—if you’re connected to me on Facebook or my newsletter, I’ll make sure you know when that huge project is finished!
Now, without further ado, if you want to check out any of the posts having to do with tracking down every single rock star romance out there, I’ll link them all below so you can find them easily, and I’ll keep this list up to date. Before that, though, I’m going through all the lists I’ve already posted and adding all of the books that I’ve found since—and we’re talking hundreds of books that I hadn’t initially found. It’s incredible how many rocker romance books are out there! I also plan to, moving forward, post all new releases semi-annually. To keep them all connected and easy for you to find, all those links will be posted below (I’ll add future ones when the time comes).
Last but not least…enjoy! Good luck finding that book that you’ve had a hard time tracking down!
2013 (not yet complete)
2014 (not yet complete)
2015 (not yet complete)
2016 (not yet complete)
2017 (not yet complete)
2018 (not yet complete)
2019 (not yet complete)
2020 (not yet complete)
first half of 2021 (not yet complete)
And the post that started it all: Is Rock Star Romance Really a Thing?
One more VERY IMPORTANT thing: whether you’re a reader or an author, if you see that I’ve made a mistake or missed a book (highly possible!), please don’t hesitate to leave me a comment, or you can fill out the Contact Me form on this page. I appreciate it, because I want this list to be as accurate and as complete as possible.
Some other things to keep in mind:
If you’re looking at the dates and they don’t seem right, maybe they don’t match up on Amazon, for example: know that the dates I’m assigning books to are the very first day those books were published. So maybe there’s a book that was published in 2012 but on Amazon it shows that it was published in 2013. Well, that just means that according to Goodreads and my records it was originally published in 2012. And it may have been republished in 2013 (sometimes due to rebranding but other times because an author got picked up by a traditional publisher). I’ve also tried to note when authors have more than one name/pseudonym that they’ve published that book under (but I may have missed some). I’ve also tried to note when they’ve changed the title or the series or anything like that, but it’s sometimes difficult for me to discern those things—so if you know something I don’t, please feel free to share! As an indie romance writer, I know I’ve done the same—sometimes just a slight tweak or a major change, and I don’t always inform Goodreads or anyone else about it. All the books I’ve shared are books that were published on at least one bookseller’s platform. If it was a story exclusive to an author’s mailing list, for instance, I’m not including it.All that is to say…please, if you notice anything that doesn’t look right, don’t hesitate to let me know. Thank you to those of you who’ve already contributed! But enough about the project. Happy browsing, my friend, and thanks for tuning in. Without further ado, scroll back up the page to find those links to the yearly lists. I hope you enjoy the memories just like some of my readers already have—remember those book hangovers, the book boyfriends you hated to love, the stories you never wanted to end!
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October 22, 2021
Check Out These Rock Star Romance Novels Published in 2010 and Earlier (the ultimate list of new rocker romance)
Hey, my rockstar romance reading friend! If you’ve been following my posts for the last few months, then you know that tracking down old rocker romance books has become an obsession for me.
SERIOUSLY.
What’s cool about that, though, is that I’ve discovered so many books that I’ve missed from my past posts that I’ll be adding. But that’s also what sucks, because it’s more work. That being said, though, I know that rock romance was definitely a thing long before I thought it was. Keep reading to find out. I’m thinking I might still be missing a few, but I’ve managed to track down a bunch! Anyway, check them out.
Oh, and by the way…try not to notice how many books are simply named Rockstar/Rock Star. Hey! It was a new subgenre. Who could blame them? One more thing–unlike later books that came in 2011 and after, here you’ll see a couple of HUGE names. Not saying which ones…you’ll find out soon enough.
)You might be asking yourself by now why I’m cataloging all these books. Well…what if you read a rock star romance you loved ten years ago and wanted to track it down again? This list might help! I’ve found a couple I only remembered the plot to (I couldn’t remember the title or the author–but as soon as I read a description, I knew!). I’ve linked to either Amazon or Goodreads so you can check them out.
And then, if you want more, you can check out my list for 2011. Or you can see ALL THE ROCKSTAR ROMANCE BOOKS FOR ALL TIME.
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Check Out These Rock Star Romance Novels Published in 2010 and Earlier
Hey, my rockstar romance reading friend! If you’ve been following my posts for the last few months, then you know that tracking down old rocker romance books has become an obsession for me.
SERIOUSLY.
What’s cool about that, though, is that I’ve discovered so many books that I’ve missed from my past posts that I’ll be adding. But that’s also what sucks, because it’s more work. That being said, though, I know that rock romance was definitely a thing long before I thought it was. Keep reading to find out. I’m thinking I might still be missing a few, but I’ve managed to track down a bunch! Anyway, check them out.
Oh, and by the way…try not to notice how many books are simply named Rockstar/Rock Star. Hey! It was a new genre. Who could blame them? One more thing–unlike later books that came in 2011 and after, here you’ll see a couple of HUGE names. Not saying which ones…you’ll find out soon enough.
2010
Backstage Pass (Sinners on Tour #1), Olivia Cunning Daron’s Guitar Chronicles #1 , Cecilia Tan Sheet Music , Tibby Armstrong Wanted: One Groom , Pat Ballard What the Librarian Did , Karina Bliss Kiss and Tell , Loretta Brabant/ Loretta Hill The Road to L.A. , Gina Buchanan Devil’s Heart (Irish Heart #1), Jax Cassidy Rock Charisma , Joan P. Cooley Sex, Lies and Rock & Roll , Kristin Daniels Forever Summer , Elaine Dyer A Plane Proposal , Emjay Edwards No Fear (Conquest #2), S.J. Frost Valentine’s Escape (Conquest #1.5), S.J. Frost No More Mirages (Conquest #2.5), S.J. Frost Keys to Love (Conquest #3), S.J. FrostFinding a Dream (Conquest #4), S.J. Frost Trevor’s Song (The Trevolution #2), Susan Helene Gottfried Pianist Envy , Helen Hardt The Perfect Love Song , Patti Callahan Henry The Sorcerer’s Songs , Kiki Howell ‘Til I Kissed You (The Raiders #2/ Pam Howes Rock’n’Roll Romance Series #2), Pam Howes Mine , Brenda Huber California Dream , Kara Jorges American Love Songs , Ashlyn Kane Harmonic Feedback , Tara Kelly A Different Path (Tarot Cafe #4), Lynn LaFleur and Randi Monroe Star Struck , Sheri Leigh (later republished as Dear Rockstar, first as Emme Rollins in 2013 and then in 2018 as Selena Kitt) Love’s Road Home , Lisa Lewis Jane , April Lindner Songs in the Key of J , Helen McNicol The Cowboy Plan , Denise Belinda McDonald Fire , Mima Swallow , Ilyria Moon Follow Your Heart , Candia Renee Murphy Squire (Indigo Knights #1), Jet Mykles Songbirds , K.J. Reed Rhythms of Love , Annie Rife Irish Whiskey , Cricket Sawyer Backstage Passages , Anna Scheetz Devil Music , E.C. Stacy Moments in Time , Mariah Stewart Black Legacy , Juliana Stone Serpent’s Tooth , Toni V. Sweeney Daze on End (Beautiful Music #1), Faith Talbot Interlude in C (Beautiful Music #2), Faith Talbot Rock My World , Lex Valentine Life Rewritten (Welcome to the Otter Tail #3), Margaret Watson For All the Right Reasons (Band of Brothers #1), Ann Lister2009
Rockstar , Lexi Adair Black Wolf: Loco Lobo (Black Wolf #4), Magnolia Belle Love Song , S.L. Carpenter Thunderfire (Pure Wildfire #4), Lynne Connolly/ L.M. Connolly Laid Bare (Brown Family #1), Lauren Dane Chasing Eden , Kristin Daniels If I Stay (If I Stay #1), Gayle Forman Conquest (Conquest #1), S.J. Frost ShapeShifter: The Demo Tapes (Year 2) (The Trevolution), Susan Helene Gottfried Leather and Lace (Wicked #2), Lily Graison Jade Butterfly (Wicked #3), Lily GraisonSweet Temptation (Wicked #4), Lily Graison Larger Than Life , Kay Hooper Three Steps to Heaven (The Raiders #1/Pam Howes Rock’n’Roll Romance Series #1), Pam Howes Lost in You , Sandy LoNashville Heat (Naughty in Nashville #1), Bethany Michaels Save Me (Quintessential #2), Rebecca Abbott Miller Revelations (Heaven Sent #6), Jet Mykles Beneath the Skin (The Maker’s Song #3), Adrian Phoenix Voices and Lies (Rock Hard Seduction #1), Tonya Ramagos Picking Art (Rock Hard Seduction #2), Tonya Ramagos Sports Beats (Rock Hard Seduction #3), Tonya Ramagos Magical Riffs (Rock Hard Seduction #4), Tonya Ramagos Public Secrets , Nora Roberts She Thinks Her Ex is Sexy (24 Hours: Lost #3), Joanna Rock When I Remember Love , Trish Silver Daddy Left Me Alone with God , Robin Slick Finding Her Rhythm (Sexplorations #4), Ciana Stone Lost and Found , Vivian Vincent Magic Man (The Heartbreakers #4), Caitlyn Willows Sheet Music: A Rock ‘N’ Roll Love Story , Ann Lister2008
Happy Accident , Selena Kitt The Ballad Untold , Mandy Anstine Black Wolf on Tour (Black Wolf #3), Magnolia Belle Icefire (Pure Wildfire #2), Lynne Connolly/ L.M. Connolly Moonfire (Pure Wildfire #3), Lynne Connolly/ L.M. Connolly Shapeshifter: The Demo Tapes: Year 1 (The Trevolution), Susan Helene Gottfried Tempt Me Not (Wicked #1), Lily Graison His Secret Past , Ellen Hartman Chestnut Lane , Anna Jacobs Serena’s Song , Raina James Law of Averages , Wylie Kinson Wild Side , Laurie Lonsdale Rockstar , Rebekah McCoy Genesis (Heaven Sent #5), Jet Mykles A Rush of Wings (The Maker’s Song #1), Adrian Phoenix In the Blood (The Maker’s Song #2), Adrian Phoenix Rescuing a Rock Star , Jamie Phillips The Road Less Traveled (Serendipity #1), Brieanna Robertson Better Than Chocolate (Serendipity #2), Brieanna Robertson For One Night Only , Luxie Ryder Perfect Cadence , Nikki Soarde Johnny Be Good (Johnny Jefferson #1), Paige Toon What About Love? (The Heartbreakers #1), Caitlyn Willows Crazy on You (The Heartbreakers #2), Caitlyn Willows If Looks Could Kill , (The Heartbreakers #3), Caitlyn Willows Tainted Love , Caitlyn Willows2007
Black Wolf at Rosebud (Black Wolf #2), Magnolia Belle Rebuilding Forever (Blue Silver #4) Natalie J. Damschroder Opposites Attract , Bonnie Dee Loving Andy , Sharon Edwards Retaking America (ShadowsForge #3), Jena’ Galifany The Long Way Home (ShadowsForge #4), Jena’ Galifany Crush , Crystal Hubbard How to be a Rock Star’s Ex- G irlfriend , Kelly J. Hurley Dark Secrets of the Heart , Margaret Marr Dedication , Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus Tantaliser , Rose Middleton Hell (Heaven Sent #3), Jet Mykles Sexy Spring Surprise (Heaven Sent #2.5), Jet Mykles Fiesty Little Firecracker (Heaven Sent #3.5), Jet Mykles Faith (Heaven Sent #4), Jet Mykles Sly Spectral Trick (Heaven Sent #4.5), Jet Mykles2006
Lost our Forever (Blue Silver #1), Natalie J. Damschroder Nothing Like the Sun , (Blue Silver #2), Megan Hart Behind the Mask (Blue Silver #3), Jody Wallace/ Ellie Marvel Making Noise (Blue Silver), Penny DawnNo More Pretend (Blue Silver), Jacki King Trials on Tour (ShadowsForge #2), Jena’ GalifanyRock Star (Rockers of Storm Crow #1), Roslyn Hardy Holcomb Build My World (Quintessential #1), Rebecca Abbott Miller Heaven (Heaven Sent #1), Jet Mykles Purgatory (Heaven Sent #2), Jet Mykles Pretty Red Ribbon (Heaven Sent #1.5), Jet Mykles Eden Moon , Debbie Ramsey2005
How to Kill a Rock Star , Tiffanie DeBartolo Black Wolf: Lakota Man (Black Wolf #1), Magnolia Belle The Rockstar , Gina Glass Laura’s Secrets , Shannon Greenland Off the Record , Jennifer O’Connell2003
Sunfire (Pure Wildfire #1), Lynne Connolly/ L.M. Connolly Three Times a Hero (ShadowsForge #1), Jena’ Galifany Guitar Girl , Sarra Manning2002
Once Upon a Secret , Catherine Andorka Warlord Metal , D. Jordan Redhawk Don’t Sleep with Your Drummer , Jen Sincero1996
Rock Hard , Nadine Wilder1994
Till the Stars Fall (Hometown Memories #3), Kathleen Gilles Seidel1993
Homeward Bound , Kat Attalia Mel , Liz Berry1992
The Black Sheep (Rock Stars #2), Laura Leone1989
A Wilder Name (Rock Stars #1), Laura Leone1987
Rock Star , Jackie Collins – is it a romance? Ultimately, I don’t care. I’m putting it here because I think the late great Ms. Collins deserves recognition for first capturing on the page our obsession and adoration of rock stars. (I’ve read some of Collins’ works but not this one, and the summaries don’t seem to indicate romance, although it’s on the New Adult & College Romance charts on Amazon, so who knows? Ultimately, this is my list and I can do what I want, so here it is! )You might be asking yourself by now why I’m doing cataloging all these books. Well…what if you read a rock star romance you loved ten years ago and wanted to track it down again? This list might help! I’ve found a couple I only remembered the plot to (I couldn’t remember the title or the author–but as soon as I read a description, I knew!). I’ve linked to either Amazon or Goodreads so you can check them out.
And then, if you want more, you can check out my list for 2011.
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October 11, 2021
New release rock star romance books for first half of 2021
If you saw my list for 2020, you know it was HUGE. Rocker romance is here to stay, and I’m going to catalog every new release in the subgenre that I can find for you!
Part of that involves keeping up with new releases…and so, on that note, here are the new rockstar romance novels released during the first half of 2021!
January 2021
Rock (Black Hearts Still Beat), L A Cotton
Reckless Reunion (Reckless Rockstar #3), Samantha Christy
RESTLESS (Less Than Zero prequel), Kaylene Winter
Built to Fall, Julia Wolf
Reckless Ambition: Issue #1 (Pretty Boy Rock #4), S. R. Watson and Ryan Stacks
Rocked by Love (LOVE AND CHAOS #2), M.J. Schiller
Crashing East (Save Me #4), Aly Stiles
February 2021
Beneath the Stars (Falling Stars #4), A.L. Jackson
A Love Song for Always (Rivals #4), Piper Lawson
Wicked God (Ruined Rockstars #6), Heather Ashley
Fractured Dreams (Fractured Rock Star #2), L. M. Dalgleish
Van (Pushing Daisies #2), Heather Young-Nichols
See Me (Fly By Boys #1), H. L. Muller
Backstage: A Rock and Love Story (Roadies #1), Erika Vanzin
March 2021
The Right Wrong (Once Upon a Rock Star #3), Michelle Mankin
FEARLESS (Less Than Zero #3), Kaylene Winter
Lucas (The Sinful Seven #1), Connie LaFortune
Hard Rock Desires (Until We Break #1), Athena Wright
Love is a Lyric (Rockstars Anonymous), Michelle MacQueen
Love is a Dance Step (Rockstars Anonymous), Michelle MacQueen
Love is a Harmony (Rockstars Anonymous), Michelle MacQueen
Play (ROCK HARD #1), Kat Mizera
RAUNCHY Ex (Raunchy Recks #1), Jaxson Kidman
April 2021
Sonnets in the Sky (Lyrical Odyssey #5), Charli B. Rose
Guarded Addiction (Forgotten Legacy #3), L. Ann
Hearts: The Last Beat (Angel Fire #6), Ellie Masters
Fade into You (LA Rockstar #4), Elle Greco
Bonham (Pushing Daisies #3), Heather Young-Nichols
Love is a Drum Beat (Rockstars Anonymous), Michelle MacQueen
Guarding Shadows (Save Me #5), Aly Stiles and Hazel James
May 2021
Wycked Redemption (Wycked Obsession #6), Wynne Roman
Goodbye is a Second Chance (Sons of Sin #1), Nola Marie
Trust (Full Moon #1), Stacy Stone
Deliverance (The Deviant Hearts #2), N. N. Britt
Reckless Ambition: Issue #2 (Pretty Boy Rock #5), S. R. Watson and Ryan Stacks
Pause (ROCK HARD #2), Kat Mizera
RAUNCHY Scandal (Raunchy Recks #2), Jaxson Kidman
Feverish #4Blame it on the Tequila, Fiona Cole
June 2021
Slow Burn (Feverish #4), Jade C. Jamison
Destined (Lair #4), A.M. Madden
Leap of Fate (JackholeS #4), Joy Eileen
Next in Line (Cake #6), J. Bengtsson
Rebel Heart, Ann Lister
Rock My Heart (Mephisto #1), Nadia Blair
Daltrey (Pushing Daisies #4), Heather Young-Nichols
Fate (Full Moon #2), Stacy Stone
Sinner’s Muse (Sinner’s Run #1), Vera Black
Rock It to the Moon (LOVE AND CHAOS #3), M.J. Schiller
See what I mean?! When I really start digging, I’m discovering all kinds of new authors. Keep your eyes peeled for more collections of rockstar romance novels. In the meantime, you have some reading to do.
If you’re either an author or a reader perusing this list, please don’t hesitate to let me know if I’ve missed something! You can comment below in the comments section or through the Contact Me box!
October 7, 2021
Get your fill of rock star romance: new rockstar releases of 2020
2020, a year that we will never forget. I think, more than ever, readers wanted more stories so they could escape what was happening in the real world. What I’ve always loved about rockstar romance is that, for me anyway, it involves a little more fantasy than other books, because they’re celebrities, so that makes them a little more unreachable. And we needed escape in 2020.
So, without further ado, let’s take a look at the rocker romances that filled our eReaders during that fateful year!
January 2020
Rock Me Harder (Bad Boys of Rock #2), Jenna Jacob
RAPT: The Price of Love (Everhide #3), Tania Joyce
Hard Rock Promise (Cherry Lips), Athena Wright
February 2020
Rise: Eva & Rafe Book 2 (Black Hearts Still Beat #2), L A Cotton
Fallen Star (Ruined Rockstars #1), Heather Ashley (she recently updated the covers and titles)
March 2020
Rising West (Save Me #1), Aly Stiles
The Right Wish (Once Upon a Rock Star #2), Michelle Mankin
Kiss the Stars (Falling Stars), A.L. Jackson
Switching Octaves (The Rock Gods: East Coast Label #2), Ann Lister
Unrequited (Unrequited #1), Julia Wolf
April 2020
Falling North (Save Me #2), Aly Stiles
Rock Me Slower (Bad Boys of Rock #3), Jenna Jacob
A Love Song for Liars (Rivals #1), Piper Lawson
Dirty Legend (Ruined Rockstars #2), Heather Ashley
Play Fast (Brooklyn Dawn #2), Cari Quinn and Taryn Elliott
Reckless Obsession (Reckless Rockstar #1), Samantha Christy
Turn up the Tempo (Lyrical Odyssey #4), Charli B. Rose
The original Love and Lies coverMay 2020
Love and Lies (Small Town Secrets #1), Jade C. Jamison
Love and Music (Small Town Secrets #3), Jade C. Jamison
Loving Violet (Rockers’ Legacy #4), Terri Anne Browning
Melody & Styx (Rockstar #9.5), Anne Mercier
TREY (Lair #3), A.M. Madden
Asher (Ashes & Embers #6), Carian Cole
Catch Me When I Fall (Falling Stars), A.L. Jackson
Maiden Voyage: Ryder’s Guardian (Maiden Voyage #1), Ann Lister
A Love Song for Rebels (Rivals #2), Piper Lawson
Rule: Eva & Rafe #3 (Black Hearts Still Beat #3), L A. Cotton
Asher (Ashes & Embers #6), Carian Cole
Forest’s Fall (Angel Fire #6), Ellie Masters
One Last Verse (The Encore #2), N. N. Britt
June 2020
Sweet Temptation (Players #3), Jaine Diamond
ROCK F*CK CLUB #6 (Girls Ranking the Rock Stars #6), Michelle Mankin
Rock Me: Meet the Bad Boys of Rock, Jenna Jacob
ENDLESS (Less Than Zero #1), Kaylene Winter
Heartbreak Beat (LA Rock Star #1), Elle Greco
Fractured Hearts (Fractured Rock Star #1), L. M. Dalgleish
Rock God in Exile (Smidge #2), Kella Campbell
Misconception (Unrequited #2), Julia Wolf
July 2020
Fatal Intentions (Fatal Cross Live! #4), Theresa Hissong
A Love Song for Dreamers (Rivals #3), Piper Lawson
Broken Player (Ruined Rockstars #3), Heather Ashley
August 2020
Wanting Shaw (Rockers’ Legacy #5), Terri Anne Browning
Reckless Invitation (Reckless Rockstar #2), Samantha Christy
Love Song (LA Rock Star #2), Elle Greco
September 2020
Breaking South (Save Me #3), Aly Stiles
Falling into You (Falling Stars), A.L. Jackson
Rock Me Faster (Bad Boys of Rock #4), Jenna Jacob
Play Mine (Brooklyn Dawn #3), Cari Quinn and Taryn Elliott
Rocked (Every Heroes World), Julia Wolf
Phoenix Rising (Pretty Boy Rock Prequel), S. R. Watson and Ryan Stacks
October 2020
Needing Arella (Rockers’ Legacy #6), Terri Anne Browning
Strung Tight (The Road to Rocktoberfest #1), Ann Lister
Vicious Icon (Ruined Rockstars #4), Heather Ashley
LIMITLESS (Less Than Zero #2), Kaylene Winter
REGRET: The Price of Truth (Everhide #4), Tania Joyce
Hearts Entwined (Angel Fire #5), Ellie Masters
Phoenix Rising: Issue #1 (Pretty Boy Rock), S. R. Watson and Ryan Stacks
Memory of a Melody, Charli B. Rose
November 2020
Storm, Michelle Mankin
Rock Me Deeper (Bad Boys of Rock #5), Jenna Jacob
Ruin: Levi Hunter’s Story (Black Hearts Still Beat #4), L A Cotton
Songbird (LA Rock Star #3), Elle Greco
Dissonance (Unrequited #3), Julia Wolf
Phoenix Rising: Issue #2 (Pretty Boy Rock), S. R. Watson and Ryan Stacks
Phoenix Rising: Issue #3 (Pretty Boy Rock), S. R. Watson and Ryan Stacks
December 2020
Inferno (Feverish#3), Jade C. Jamison
A Very Xander Christmas 4 (Rockstar #9.6), Anne Mercier
Lovely Madness (Players #4), Jaine Diamond
Tainted Idol (Ruined Rockstars #5), Heather Ashley
If you had any doubts of how popular rock star romance has grown, you need only compare this list to my 2011 list. There are more new releases that came out in May 2020 than in all of 2011. (Bear in mind I might have missed a few on either list…but still!)
Rocker romance is most definitely here to stay. Please leave me a comment if you notice any egregious errors. My lists are now an obsession and my goal is to track down all the rock star romance novels! 
September 25, 2021
Tour with the band without leaving your couch: the ultimate list of new rocker romance in 2019
I am so happy and so lucky! I have so many friends I’ve met online because they started as readers—and they are huge rock star romance readers! Several of them have clued me in to authors or books that I’ve missed while putting together these lists. Thank you to everyone who contributed. LaDonna of Backstage Blogs sent me a HUGE list. So once I’ve caught up to present day, I’m going to go back through all the old posts and add all the books she reminded me of.
I say that because if you find something I’ve missed, please don’t hesitate to let me know. You won’t hurt my feelings. I don’t want to hurt another author’s feelings if I’ve missed a book (or a hundred)—and I know I have!
Anyway, enough of that! Let’s get to our list of the rock star romance books that were published in 2019!
(Oh, yes…and this is one of two years where I didn’t publish a rockstar romance book since I started indie publishing! I wish I could give you a solid reason why! For argument’s sake, let’s just say I was on hiatus.)
January 2019 Snowed Inn: A Black Falcon Short Story , Michelle A. Valentine Lost in Paradise (Sinners on Tour Honeymoon: Sed), Olivia Cunning Accidental Romance (Silverblade #2), Bella Jeanisse Interlude (The Illusion #6), D. Kelly No Regrets (Tattoos & Tears #4), Amiee Louise Breathe into Me (Borrowed Faith #1), Ruby Rowe The Billionaire and the Rock Star (Billionaire Matchmaker #3), Lacy Andersen Snare My Heart (Straight Wicked #2), Kristine Allen Becks, Part II (Becks #2), Thia Finn Accidental Romance (Silverblade #2), Bella Jeanisse Rockstar (Hard Rock Love #1/ Heartbreaker #1), Allie Hayden (previously titled Off Limits ) Notes of the Hearts (Lyrical Odyssey #2), Charli B. Rose Hard Rock Muse (Cherry Lips #3), Athena WrightFebruary 2019Sold Out (The Back-Up #4), A.M. Madden The Right Man (Once Upon a Rock Star #1), Michelle Mankin Times Like These (Blue is the Color #1), Julia Wolf Rock Harder (Chord Brothers #2, Rock Hard #2), M. J. Roberts/ Mariah J. Roberts Rock Hardest (Chord Brothers #3, Rock Hard #3), M. J. Roberts/ Mariah J. Roberts Rock Solid (Chord Brothers #4, Rock Hard #4), M. J. Roberts/ Mariah J. Roberts Saving South (Damaged Souls Golden Hearts #3/ #4), Amy J. Heart Rock My World , Mia Ford Rock Hard Cowboy (Mile High Matched #1.5), Christina Hovland Revel , Shey Stahl Opening Act: Buxton Peak Meets Infusion Deep (Rock Star Redemption), Julie L. Spencer and Lara Wynter Finding Marnie (Heartless Few #4), MV Ellis Halo (Fallen Angel #1), Ella Frank and Brooke Blaine Suddenly Broken (Dirty Texas #5), JA Low A Very Damon Valentine (Sand & Fog #9/ The Parker Saga #17), Susan Ward Only Ever You , Siobhan Davis Times Like These (Blue is the Color #1), Julia Wolf Booker (Courting Chaos #3), Heather Young-Nichols Songs of the Heart (Lyrical Odyssey #3), Charli B. Rose Sold Out (Back-Up #5), A.M. MaddenMarch 2019 Rogue Wave (Cake #5), J. Bengtsson Paradise in Oblivion (Lost in Oblivion #12), Cari Quinn and Taryn Elliott RUINED – The Price of Play (Everhide #2), Tania Joyce Rapture (Deviant Hearts #1), N. N. Britt Say You Desire Me (Full Moon #3), Stefanie Van Mol No Treble Allowed (Straight Wicked #3), Kristine Allen Collide (Collision/ Collision #1), L B Dunbar The Benefits of Bad Decisions (My Favorite Band #2), Lisa Suzanne First Love (Hard Rock Love #2/ Heartbreaker #2), Allie Hayden (previously titled Déjà Vu ) Over You , Stevie J. Cole Viper (Fallen Angel #2), Brooke Blaine and Ella Frank American Prince (Sand & Fog #10, The Parker Saga #18, Susan Ward A Heart Divided (Social Sinners #3), TL Travis Replay (Off Track Records #4), Kacey Shea Hard Rock Love (Cherry Lips #4), Athena Wright Rogue Wave (Cake #5), J. BengtssonApril 2019 Love Me (One Night with Sole Regret #12), Olivia Cunning Needing Forever Volum e 1 , Terri Anne Browning Watch Me Unravel (Blue is the Color #2), Julia Wolf Driving Reigns (Velocity #4), Bella Jeanisse (BTW, I love this cover!) Haunted Melody: A Ghost Story , Aly Stiles/Alyson Santos Skipped a Beat (Love, Hate, Rock-n-Roll #2), JB Salsbury Time (Hypothesis #6), Penny Reid Rockstar (The Morgan Brothers #5), Lauren Rowe Out of the Red (The Hunte Family #1), Arell Rivers Million Dollar Musician , R B Hilliard Blue (Savages in Ruin #1), Jane Anthony Haunted Melody: A Ghost Story , Alyson Santos/ Aly Stiles Interception (Love Triangle Duet #1), Lisa Suzanne Driving Reigns (Velocity #4), Bella Jeanisse The Hitchhiker: Seduced by a Rock Star , Zoe Freud Angel (Fallen Angel #3), Ella Frank and Brooke Blaine A Very Damon Holiday (Sand & Fog #8.5/ #9), Susan Ward Problematic Love (Rogue #8), Lara Ward Cosio With You (Rocked in Love #1), Jessica Marlowe No More Yesterdays (Rocked in Love #2), Jessica Marlowe Watch Me Unravel (Blue is the Color #2), Julia Wolf Wycked Trio (Wycked Obsession #4), Wynne Roman Like the Wind (Cake Series), J. BengtssonMay 2019 Needing Forever Volume 2 , Terri Anne Browning Reverb (Twisted Wishes #3), Anna Zabo Strike a Chord (Replay #4), K.M. Neuhold Quench My Desire , Vera Roberts Before Today (Superstar DJ Series #1), Michelle Betham Perfect Disaster , Samantha Calcott Guarded Dreams (Anchor #1), LJ Evans String Me Up (Straight Wicked #4), Kristine Allen Starfish (Starfish #1), Lisa Becker Once More (Hard Rock Love #3/ Heartbreaker #3), Allie Hayden Promising You, Promising Me (You and Me #2), Tylor Paige All Your Tomorrows (Rocked in Love #3), Jessica Marlowe Midnight Melody (Rocking Romance #5), M.J. SchillerJune 2019Liner Notes (Lair #2), A.M. Madden Another Sky , Jayne Frost High Tide (Rock Stars, Surf and Second Chances #4), Michelle Mankin Such Great Heights (Blue is the Color #3), Julia Wolf Rock Her Long (Rock Her #3), Alyson Hale Amplifier (Dark Tide #2), Max Henry Everything I Want (Cataclysm #3), Jerica MacMillan Bring on the Night (Love in Nashville #1), SJ McCoy Rock Me Hard , Casey Hagen (later retitled and republished as Rock Me) Superfan (Brooklyn #3/ Brooklyn Hockey #3), Sarina Bowen Breakout (King Brothers #1), Toni Kenyon Her Untamed Rockstars , Terry Towers Such Great Heights (Blue is the Color #3), Julia Wolf Beyond the Curtain (Social Sinners #4), TL Travis Liner Notes (Lair #2), A.M. Madden Second Chance Rock Star , Ava J. AliceJuly 2019 Refrain (ROCKSTAR #9), Anne Mercier Island Side (Rock Stars, Surf and Second Chances #4), Michelle Mankin A Rhythm You Feel (The Rock Gods: East Coast Label #1), Ann Lister Severance , N. N. Britt Say You Crave Me (Full Moon #4), Stefanie Van Mol Running After a Heartbreaker (Brides on the Run #4), Jami Albright Off Beat (Winter’s Wrath #4), Bianca Sommerland The White Hotwife: Dirty Rocker Girl , Vickie Vaughan Sing to Me (Rock Me #3, On Tour #1), Lee Piper Lucas Blade (Radical Rock Stars: Next Generation Duet #1), Jenna Galicki An Affair in Paris (Fallen Angel #3.5), Brooke Blaine and Ella Frank Rock Star’s Wager (Hard Rock Gamble #1), Candy J. Starr A Rhythm You Feel (The Rock Gods: East Coast Label #1), Ann Lister Blood Song: Prelude (Blood Song #1), Charli B. Rose Sing to Me (Rock Me #3, On Tour #1), Lee PiperAugust 2019Holding Mia (Rockers’ Legacy #1), Terri Anne Browning Hot Mess (Players #1), Jaine Diamond Play Dirty (Brooklyn Dawn #1), Cari Quinn and Taryn Elliott Three Chords & the Truth (LPD Records #2), Elle Bennett Summer with the Rock Star (Blue Bay Beach #2), Ellie Hall Breakthrough (King Brothers #2), Toni Kenyon Song for Me (Rock Me #4, On Tour #2), Lee Piper Mason Wilder (Radical Rock Stars: Next Generation Duet #2), Jenna Galicki Dare: A Rock Star Hero , S.L. Scott Hurt Me (KKinky Reads #5), Ker Dukey and K. Webster After the Final Curtain (Social Sinners #5), TL Travis Hot Mess (Players #1), Jaine Diamond Secret Smiles (Love in Sienna #1), Laura John Song for Me (Rock Me #4, On Tour #2), Lee PiperSeptember 2019 Finding Storm (The Storm #5) Samantha Towle Under the Bridge (Blue is the Color #4), Julia Wolf Forbidden Romance (Silverblade #3), Bella Jeanisse Fret (Rock Gods #3), L. L. Ash Fractured Rhythm (Steelwolf #1), Stephanie Kay Dark on Me (Borrowed Faith #2), Ruby Rowe Symphony (Music & Lyrics #5), Emma Lea Our Song , Lauren Runow Justifying Jamie (Reason to Ruin #1), Anna Brooks Cherry Beats (Gods of Rock #1), Vicki James All the Forbidden Things , Lesley Jones Intermission (Love Triangle #2), Lisa Suzanne Forbidden Romance (Silverblade #3), Bella Jeanisse Under the Bridge (Blue is the Color #4), Julia Wolf Dixon (Courting Chaos #4), Heather Young-Nichols Blood Song: Refrain (Blood Song #2), Charli B. Rose October 2019 Rocked Senseless , Alyson Hale Rock Star, Interrupted (Tragic Duet #1), S.M. Shade Are You with Me? (Superstar DJ Series #2), Michelle Betham Dirty Rocker Hotwife , Vickie Vaughan All of Me (Rock Me #0.5/ #6), Lee Piper Rock Star , S C Daiko Reckless Encore (Reckless Beat #5.5), Eden Summers Cherishing You, Cherishing Me (You and Me #3), Tylor Paige Blood Song: Coda (Blood Song #3), Charli B. Rose Mile High Club (Rockstar Romance #1), Ann Lexi Cole Viral , T. Gephart All of Me (Rock Me #0.5, #6), Lee PiperNovember 2019 Needing Nevaeh (Rockers’ Legacy #2), Terri Anne BrowningROCK F*CK CLUB #4 (Girls Ranking the Rock Stars #4), Michelle Mankin ROCK F*CK CLUB #5 (Girls Ranking the Rock Stars #5), Michelle Mankin Fall Again (The Rock Gods #10), Ann Lister Rock Me Longer (Bad Boys of Rock #1), Jenna Jacob Rush: Eva & Rafe Book 1 (Black Hearts Still Beat #1), L A Cotton In the Unlikely Event , L J Shen Chasing Lucy , Peyton James Shouldn’t Want You (Cataclysm #2), Jerica MacMillan Dirty Letters , Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward Breakdown (King Brothers #3), Toni Kenyon Rocked by Her , Ketley Allison (previously titled Sing to Me ) Never Lasting (Never Blue #1), Julia Wolf An Island Wedding (Heart of Fame #11), Lexxie Couper Rush: Eva & Rafe Book 1 (Black Hearts Still Beat #1), L. A. Cotton (previously titled Rush: The Beginning ) Fall Again (The Rock Gods #10), Ann Lister High Note (Center Stage #1), Rebecca StoneDecember 2019 Filthy Beautiful (Players #2), Jaine Diamond Never Again (Never Blue #2), Julia Wolf Random Acts of New Year (Random #10), Julia Kent Waking up Married (My Favorite Band #3), Lisa Suzanne Wicked Christmas (Wicked End #0.5), Bella Jeanisse Lust Hate Love (Fallen Angel #4), Ella Frank and Brooke Blaine Forever Wicked (Wicked #4), Piper Lawson Encore (Center Stage #2), Rebecca Stone Reflex (Off the Record #1/ #2, The Black Halo Collection #8), Madelynne EllisA huge thank you to my fellow rocker romance writers for picking up my slack (*wink*). You’ll see my comeback in 2020!
If you haven’t already, check out my posts ranging from 2011 on. After I nail down all the years (including pre-2010), I’m going to organize the lists in other ways. I think I’m obsessed now.
Stay tuned!
If you want to check out 2018 or 2020, you can do it with just a click! Or you can see ALL THE ROCKSTAR ROMANCE BOOKS FOR ALL TIME.
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Tour with the band without leaving your couch: rock star romance novels of 2019
I am so happy and so lucky! I have so many friends I’ve met online because they started as readers—and they are huge rock star romance readers! Several of them have clued me in to authors or books that I’ve missed while putting together these lists. Thank you to everyone who contributed. LaDonna of Backstage Blogs sent me a HUGE list. So once I’ve caught up to present day, I’m going to go back through all the old posts and add all the books she reminded me of.
I say that because if you find something I’ve missed, please don’t hesitate to let me know. You won’t hurt my feelings. I don’t want to hurt another author’s feelings if I’ve missed a book (or a hundred)—and I know I have!
Anyway, enough of that! Let’s get to our list of the rock star romance books that were published in 2019!
(Oh, yes…and this is one of two years where I didn’t publish a rockstar romance book since I started indie publishing! I wish I could give you a solid reason why!)
January 2019
Snowed Inn: A Black Falcon Short Story, Michelle A. Valentine
Lost in Paradise (Sinners on Tour Encore), Olivia Cunning
Accidental Romance (Silverblade #2), Bella Jeanisse
February 2019
Sold Out (The Back-Up #4), A.M. Madden
The Right Man (Once Upon a Rock Star #1), Michelle Mankin
Times Like These (Blue is the Color #1), Julia Wolf
March 2019
Rogue Wave (Cake #5), J. Bengtsson
Paradise in Oblivion (Lost in Oblivion #12), Cari Quinn and Taryn Elliott
RUINED – The Price of Play (Everhide #2), Tania Joyce
Rapture (Deviant Hearts #1), N. N. Britt
April 2019
Love Me (One Night with Sole Regret #12), Olivia Cunning
Needing Forever Volume 1, Terri Anne Browning
Watch Me Unravel (Blue is the Color #2), Julia Wolf
Driving Reigns (Velocity #4), Bella Jeanisse (BTW, I love this cover!)
Haunted Melody: A Ghost Story, Aly Stiles/Alyson Santos
May 2019
Needing Forever Volume 2, Terri Anne Browning
June 2019
Liner Notes (Lair #2), A.M. Madden
Another Sky, Jayne Frost
High Tide (Rock Stars, Surf and Second Chances #4), Michelle Mankin
Such Great Heights (Blue is the Color #3), Julia Wolf
July 2019
Refrain (ROCKSTAR #9), Anne Mercier
Island Side (Rock Stars, Surf and Second Chances #4), Michelle Mankin
A Rhythm You Feel (The Rock Gods: East Coast Label #1), Ann Lister
Severance, N. N. Britt
August 2019
Holding Mia (Rockers’ Legacy #1), Terri Anne Browning
Hot Mess (Players #1), Jaine Diamond
Play Dirty (Brooklyn Dawn #1), Cari Quinn and Taryn Elliott
September 2019
Finding Storm (The Storm #5) Samantha Towle
Under the Bridge (Blue is the Color #4), Julia Wolf
Forbidden Romance (Silverblade #3), Bella Jeanisse
November 2019
Needing Nevaeh (Rockers’ Legacy #2), Terri Anne Browning
ROCK F*CK CLUB #4 (Girls Ranking the Rock Stars #4), Michelle Mankin
ROCK F*CK CLUB #5 (Girls Ranking the Rock Stars #5), Michelle Mankin
Fall Again (The Rock Gods #10), Ann Lister
Rock Me Longer (Bad Boys of Rock #1), Jenna Jacob
Rush: Eva & Rafe Book 1 (Black Hearts Still Beat #1), L A Cotton
December 2019
Filthy Beautiful (Players #2), Jaine Diamond
Forever Wicked (Wicked #4), Piper Lawson
Never Lasting (Never Blue #1), Julia Wolf
Never Again (Never Blue #2), Julia Wolf
Wicked Christmas (Wicked End), Bella Jeanisse
A huge thank you to my fellow rocker romance writers for picking up my slack (*wink*). You’ll see my comeback in 2020!
If you haven’t already, check out my posts ranging from 2011 on. After I nail down all the years (including pre-2010), I’m going to organize the lists in other ways. I think I’m obsessed now.
Stay tuned!
September 22, 2021
Why is amnesia such a good set up for a story? (Love and Redemption is coming soon!)
I have a couple of stories about people with missing memories—specifically, a character has amnesia. And, of course, their situations are automatically mysterious, because in both cases we don’t know why these people are missing their memories. They uncover those mysteries partially as they recover their memories.
Last summer, I released In a Haze which dealt with a woman who wakes up in a mental hospital with no memory of anything. That was a blast to write and readers loved it!
Later this week, Love and Redemption comes out. This book is based on a story I released a long time ago, during my first year as an indie publisher. But, y’all…I’ve rewritten the hell out of this story. I can’t even tell you how much better it is.
But amnesia…Love and Redemption is also about a woman who can’t remember anything. She wakes up on the bank of a river in the middle of a forest in the dark of night with no memory of how she got there or even who she is. She has no memory at all. As she rediscovers herself, she unravels the mystery of who she was, how she got there, and even why—but, more importantly, she discovers who she would rather be. Waking up with no memory has given her a second chance.
Holy cow, friends, I had so much fun making this story far more mysterious.
Love and Redemption is book 8 in the Small Town Secrets series, set in the fictional town of Winchester, Colorado. While it is a series, know that each story is a standalone even though each story is interconnected. You don’t have to read all of them to enjoy each one on its own.
That being said, book 1, Love and Lies will be free on Friday, 9/24/21, as well. Love and Redemption is currently on pre-order for 99 cents and will be for the first few days, so grab it ASAP!
I know you’re going to love this story. Our heroine wakes up with no clue of who she is and slowly begins to rediscover her past. As she remembers, she realizes that she’s no longer the person she once was.
How about a little teaser?
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“Since when do you take creamer in your coffee?”
I hated this. “Since now.”
With a shrug, Max came back over to the bar where Lori and I stood. “So were you planning to see the doctor? Find out when you can expect to get your memory back?”
“That’s a good idea. Maybe they can find out if I damaged part of my brain. But…if I did damage my brain, what if it’s permanent?”
Lori said, “That’s exactly why you should see the doctor.” Although I nodded, I was a little at a loss—and Lori sensed it. “Look, you’re having a hard time right now. I’m not sure where to get all this information but, if you want, maybe I could help you go through your social media accounts or email to help you sort things out.”
That sounded overwhelming.
“Too bad you lost your cell phone. You probably stored all that stuff on it.”
Max said, “I think you lost it in the river.”
“No. It was in my purse.”
“Really?”
“Yes.” Where had I put that thing? “Hold on.” I headed toward the master bathroom and picked up the phone before going back to the kitchen. Max and Lori were speaking softly, and I started wondering if maybe they were more worried about me than they’d let on. I needed to assure them that, even though I couldn’t remember anything from before, I was fine otherwise.
But saying that might sound desperate, so I hoped my actions would prove it.
“See?” I said, holding out the phone.
Lori’s brows furrowed and Max half frowned. He said, “That’s not your cell phone.”
“Where did you find that?”
“It was in my purse. They gave it to me at the police station.”
“They must have mixed it up with someone else’s.”
I got ready to protest and then decided not to say another word, even though I knew better. After all, the odds of me knowing someone else’s passcode had to be a million to one—but I had voicemail messages on the phone to me, even from Max. Something deep inside told me to play dumb for now. “Oh.”
“You might have some of your information in your computer, though, or written down somewhere. If you want, I can help you find it.”
Max said, “You’ll probably want to get a new phone. In the meantime, though, I got hold of Hank and let him know you’re okay.”
I knew who that was now—his voice, the way he looked—but I was going to continue playing completely innocent. “Who’s Hank?”
Max inhaled, acting almost exasperated. “Man, you really don’t remember anything. Hank’s your boss. You practically worshipped the f**king guy.” I frowned and shrugged, glad that he was filling in some blanks for me but even more relieved that he couldn’t tell I’d learned a couple of things on my own. “You work for the Cantor Advertising Agency.”
Lori, using her imitation of my voice again, said, “You’re Chief Operations Officer and Manager of Domestic Accounts, and you worked your ass off to get where you are today.” Even the look on her face made me feel uncomfortable.
I really didn’t like how my sister portrayed me, because she obviously had a pretty low opinion. In fact, I was starting to wonder if she even liked me.
I wasn’t sure if I liked her, either. But I was going to give her the benefit of the doubt.
In the meantime—had I heard her correctly? That sounded like I was pretty far up the ladder at my place of employment. “Do I still have a job?”
Max laughed. “Of course, you do. I’m pretty sure the feelings between you and Hank are mutual. He said something about vacation time. You’ll have to ask him. He wondered if you were coming into work Monday.”
“Uh…”
“Do you want to call him now? You can use my cell.”
“I will. I just need a little time.” I wasn’t going to tell him I’d call my boss on my own phone when I was ready.
Max took the cell out of his back pocket and swiped at it. “Lori, got any paper in your purse?”
“Yeah.” She rifled through her bag and handed Max a little notebook and pen.
Max scribbled some numbers on the paper. “Here’s Hank’s number.”
Lori said, “We can take you to get a new phone, go shopping for groceries—”
I wasn’t going to say it out loud, but I didn’t trust these two. They should have been my lifeline at the moment, but something inside told me to be cautious—just for now. Hopefully, with time, I could grow to trust them and we could move on. For now, though, I needed time to sort through my own stuff.
By myself…
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If you want more, you can get a peek at three chapters from the book here.
If you’re wanting to pre-order, you can find the book on AMAZON US, UK, and AU by clicking that link (please let me know if this link doesn’t work for you—I’m testing out Amazon’s “One Link” program; more info at the bottom of this page if you’re curious!). Here’s the Amazon AU link!
Sorry, folks, if you’re looking for other bookstores…I’ll have it available at other retailers either later this year or early next. I hope you love this story as much as I do! Thanks, as always, for your unending support!
September 18, 2021
Why do we love rock stars? Rockstar romance novels of 2018
What is that about rock stars that gets our blood pumping? Is it because looking and listening to a rock star gets our imaginative juices flowing? Trust me when I say I’ve tried to analyze it many times. And every time I think I put my finger on it, I know I’m missing the mark.
I’ve tried to explain it. For example, I’ve tried telling my husband, why sometimes women find a bad boy appealing (I definitely do!). I suppose it happens on some visceral level—and it’s the same with rock stars. Lots of rock stars have that bad boy element to them. Is that part of it?
Perhaps.
I look back to my days in high school, when I started developing my first bad boy rock star crushes. Granted, that was back when I found most males appealing on some level because I was a walking hormone like every other teenager on the planet. I found athletes and actors attractive…but rock stars really did it for me. Why? Well, it began with their bad boy look, I’m sure (and many, like MC, had a reputation to go with it). They didn’t look like most guys. They had long hair, sometimes wore makeup. They sometimes wore lots of jewelry and their clothes were different. Add to it, they cursed in public. Some of them were extra naughty and had a reputation for fighting or drunken parties, drugs, and scandals. All of those different things just contributed to their bad boy image.
But I still don’t know that that’s the entire explanation for why rock stars appeal to us. I think it’s also because of the music. And I don’t mean just the music itself. The music is what pulls me in. And once I love the music, that’s when I connect to the lyrics. And if you listen to the lyrics, then you know that a lot of these rock stars are baring their souls to us. They’re letting it all out, bleeding on the airwaves. Their heartache, their hopes, their dreams, their past, all of those things they reveal to us. They appeal to our empathy, our sense of nurturing.
We also realize that these rock stars are sometimes a lot like us, right? Sure, they’ve attained fame and possibly fortune. But a lot of them come from backgrounds where they struggled for whatever reason, whether it was emotional, physical, financial, coming from a broken home, whatever. Many of them struggled to get where they are. But when you look at, for example, a Hollywood star…a good chunk of them were blessed with better-than-average looks. Sure, they have talent, but often it’s their looks that get them noticed.
Hollywood stars seem perfect; rock stars seem flawed. And maybe that’s part of why rock star romance is so appealing—because rock stars seem more attainable. And that’s actually true! Lots of my reader friends have shared with me time and again pictures of them, real people, with rock stars. Maybe they attended a show in an intimate venue or maybe they went to a meet-and-greet. But how often do you run into a Hollywood star? You can’t go to a movie and expect the star to walk out when you do. That’s not the way it works. But a concert, especially at a more intimate venue, you have a good chance of meeting a rocker or two. I’ve lost count of how many of my reader friends have pictures of them with rock bands. And they’re not always little bands you’ve never heard. I’m talking big bands, big stars who never got too full of themselves. So the possibility of a romance with a rock star seems a little bit more possible, right? That’s what I mean.
So, on that note, let’s take a look at the rock star romances of 2018. Whether these stories featured rock stars who were super famous or just starting out or somewhere in between, these were the books that filled our imaginations in 2018.
And CRAZY side note: 2018 and 2019 are the only years I never released a rock star romance novel. I couldn’t tell you why, although I have my suspicions. Let’s just say life gets a little crazy…but I’m back on track.
Anyway, without further ado, let’s get to the books!
January 2018
Lost for You (Sixth Street Band #4), Jayne Frost
Rockstars, Babies and Happily Ever Afters, Cari Quinn and Taryn Elliott
February 2018
Cake: The Newlyweds (Cake Series #4), J. Bengtsson
Rock Star’s Heart (Smidge #1), Kella Campbell
April 2018
Oceanside (Rock Stars, Surf and Second Chances #3), Michelle Mankin
Hard Rock Crush (Cherry Lips #1), Athena Wright
May 2018
Xander: Part Two, The Present (ROCKSTAR #8), Anne Mercier
Dirty Like Seth (Dirty #3), Jaine Diamond
A Dirty Wedding Night (Dirty #2.5), Jaine Diamond
June 2018
Heart’s Desire (Angel Fire #2), Ellie Masters
July 2018
Dirty Like Dylan (Dirty #4), Jaine Diamond
Hearts Collide (Angel Fire #3), Ellie Masters
August 2018
ROCK F*CK CLUB #2 (Girls Ranking the Rock Stars #2), Michelle Mankin
Rock Revenge (Rock Revenge Trilogy #1), Cari Quinn and Taryn Elliott
RIPPED – The Price of Loyalty (Everhide #1), Tania Joyce
September 2018
Hard Rock Kiss (Cherry Lips #2), Athena Wright
Down to You (Sixth Street Band #5), Jayne Frost
ROCK F*CK CLUB #3 (Girls Ranking the Rock Stars #3), Michelle Mankin
Dirty Like Jude (Dirty #5), Jaine Diamond
Finding Forever (Found in Oblivion #7), Cari Quinn and Taryn Elliott
October 2018
Reinventing Us (The Rock Gods #9), Ann Lister
Rock Reclaimed (Rock Revenge Trilogy #2), Cari Quinn and Taryn Elliott
Good Girl (Wicked #1), Piper Lawson
Bad Girl (Wicked #2), Piper Lawson
Wicked Girl (Wicked #3), Piper Lawson
November 2018
Staged (Exodus End World Tour #3), Olivia Cunning
Tangled (Winchester Falls #1), Cari Quinn and Taryn Elliott
Torn (Winchester Falls #2), Cari Quinn and Taryn Elliott
Tied (Winchester Falls #3), Cari Quinn and Taryn Elliott
Hearts Divided (Angel Fire #4), Ellie Masters
Rock Redemption (Rock Revenge Trilogy #3), Cari Quinn and Taryn Elliott
December 2018
Dirty Like Zane (Dirty #6), Jaine Diamond
Needless to say, this looks like this was a good year for me to skip.
If you missed them, check out these posts with lists of rock star romance books:
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. More to come soon!
