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Road Kings #7
You Give Me That Feeling
The gossip is hot. And so is he.
Travis White has hit rock bottom. His chart-topping band fell apart, and he needs everyone to forget about the lawsuits, the fistfights, and that one wrecked hotel room. As pop music’s tattooed, scandalous bad boy, he needs a brand new career and a new girlfriend—one that will help his image.
Katie Armstrong is the reigning queen of rom-coms, but she’s sick of being typecast as the pretty, quirky girl next door. She knows she can do more, but when a director says he won’t hire her because she’s too sweet, she’s ready for desperate measures. She’s going to try something crazy — like a fling with a notorious rock star.
When Travis and Katie meet, their chemistry is electric. Their affair is unexpected. The gossip is crazy. Their love story is the most notorious story of the year.
It’s also fake.
Or is it?
Travis White has hit rock bottom. His chart-topping band fell apart, and he needs everyone to forget about the lawsuits, the fistfights, and that one wrecked hotel room. As pop music’s tattooed, scandalous bad boy, he needs a brand new career and a new girlfriend—one that will help his image.
Katie Armstrong is the reigning queen of rom-coms, but she’s sick of being typecast as the pretty, quirky girl next door. She knows she can do more, but when a director says he won’t hire her because she’s too sweet, she’s ready for desperate measures. She’s going to try something crazy — like a fling with a notorious rock star.
When Travis and Katie meet, their chemistry is electric. Their affair is unexpected. The gossip is crazy. Their love story is the most notorious story of the year.
It’s also fake.
Or is it?
245 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 30, 2025
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June 8, 2025
3.5 ⭐️ A lighthearted romance with a good balance of Hallmark sweetness and rock star F-bombs.
🎶 fake dating
🎶 strangers-to-lovers
🎶 low-to-medium spice
🎶 romcom actress x former rock star
🎶 sunshine x golden retriever
🎶 he drives a 69 Camaro
🎸 Travis is a 32 yr old former lead singer of a once popular world famous rock band. After inner fighting in the band, corrupt band management that stole their earnings, and multiple lawsuits, the band broke up and for the last 18 months Travis has been broke, basically homeless and stuck in a directionless mental fog.
🎬 Katie is a 34 yr old popular actress in Netflix rom-coms, that really wants to step out of the romcom world and venture into more serious roles (before she ages out into divorced mom roles). Thru advice from her agent, they come up with the idea to change her public image from her current too wholesome and sweet to a bit more edgier. Her agent suggests getting a fake boyfriend. Who better than Travis?
“So you want to be bad,” he said.
“Yes,” I shot back.
“You’re on.”
That was kind of misleading, as the baddest they ever did in public were some kisses. I guess just being seen with him was the “bad”. I often teetered back and forth wondering if this was going to be a clean or closed door romance…. Just in case steam level is important for you… They do have on-page sex for their first time. It was not too explicit and a bit vague. Then time skips forward 2 weeks. The rest of the intimate scenes were something like… “I visited the set, took pictures with the cast and crew, made nice with everyone, and fooled around with my girlfriend in her trailer between takes. I also tired her out in her hotel room every night until she fell asleep.”. I normally prefer a bit steamier, but I felt it worked well enough in this story.
I normally don’t like Hallmark type of books, as they always seem too cheesy, but I actually found myself smiling thru many heartfelt scenes. There was no animosity or bickering btwn the MCs. They were instantly attracted to each other, but let each other think they were just playing the fake dating part. Then lines get blurred.
I normally don’t like celebrity type of MCs, as they always seem too arrogant and unrelatable, but both MCs were extremely down to earth, dialogue was believable, his foul-mouth was authentic for a rocker and he lightly teased her without it being too crass or arrogant. They were both humble without huge egos and each had their own insecurities. They were perfect for each other.
The lol’s - his dialogue in the phone convo with lawyer at the end was silly and her convo with Edgar Pinsent at the end was completely ott ludicrous. Oh and the authors favorite word: hot.
For a better review, check out my Buddy Read partner’s review: Gloria’s review
Bingo Reading Challenge 2025
Square #100 - book with a title that starts with Y (my 41st try at this without DNFing)
Progress - 60/100
🎶 fake dating
🎶 strangers-to-lovers
🎶 low-to-medium spice
🎶 romcom actress x former rock star
🎶 sunshine x golden retriever
🎶 he drives a 69 Camaro
🎸 Travis is a 32 yr old former lead singer of a once popular world famous rock band. After inner fighting in the band, corrupt band management that stole their earnings, and multiple lawsuits, the band broke up and for the last 18 months Travis has been broke, basically homeless and stuck in a directionless mental fog.
🎬 Katie is a 34 yr old popular actress in Netflix rom-coms, that really wants to step out of the romcom world and venture into more serious roles (before she ages out into divorced mom roles). Thru advice from her agent, they come up with the idea to change her public image from her current too wholesome and sweet to a bit more edgier. Her agent suggests getting a fake boyfriend. Who better than Travis?
“So you want to be bad,” he said.
“Yes,” I shot back.
“You’re on.”
That was kind of misleading, as the baddest they ever did in public were some kisses. I guess just being seen with him was the “bad”. I often teetered back and forth wondering if this was going to be a clean or closed door romance…. Just in case steam level is important for you… They do have on-page sex for their first time. It was not too explicit and a bit vague. Then time skips forward 2 weeks. The rest of the intimate scenes were something like… “I visited the set, took pictures with the cast and crew, made nice with everyone, and fooled around with my girlfriend in her trailer between takes. I also tired her out in her hotel room every night until she fell asleep.”. I normally prefer a bit steamier, but I felt it worked well enough in this story.
I normally don’t like Hallmark type of books, as they always seem too cheesy, but I actually found myself smiling thru many heartfelt scenes. There was no animosity or bickering btwn the MCs. They were instantly attracted to each other, but let each other think they were just playing the fake dating part. Then lines get blurred.
I normally don’t like celebrity type of MCs, as they always seem too arrogant and unrelatable, but both MCs were extremely down to earth, dialogue was believable, his foul-mouth was authentic for a rocker and he lightly teased her without it being too crass or arrogant. They were both humble without huge egos and each had their own insecurities. They were perfect for each other.
The lol’s - his dialogue in the phone convo with lawyer at the end was silly and her convo with Edgar Pinsent at the end was completely ott ludicrous. Oh and the authors favorite word: hot.
For a better review, check out my Buddy Read partner’s review: Gloria’s review
Bingo Reading Challenge 2025
Square #100 - book with a title that starts with Y (my 41st try at this without DNFing)
Progress - 60/100
June 7, 2025
3.5 stars
Katie is a Netflix romcom queen who, at the age of 34, is starting to receive “mom” scripts and is told that the Oscar-winning director whose new movie she’s dying to be in thinks she’s too “sweet” for the part.
Travis is a washed-up rock star with a hotel-trashing bad boy reputation, no band, and huge financial problems who’s currently a depressed, non-animated houseguest in the home of an aging rocker who took him in.
What better way to quickly erase Katie’s squeaky-clean image and repair and reanimate Travis’s reputation than to have them fake-date?
In spite of good reviews from readers whose opinion I respect, I expected to DNF this early. Rock star plus actress plus fake romance? Harumph.
But this was good. Not great, but much more thoughtful, meaningful, and yes, charming, than I expected.
Travis is the linchpin of this book and, in spite of his Adonis looks and tattoos and his on-the-charts former lifestyle, he feels very human. He is virtually homeless, relying on the kindness of strangers and friends, he’s brutally honest about himself and his prospects, and he has avoided trying to figure out what his future looks like because he’s scared of it. His confidence is sporadic, both in his talent and in his relationship with Katie. It’s clear to the reader that he emotionally attaches to Katie when he first lays eyes on her, but the fake-dating agreement casts doubt on both their feelings. Katie, gorgeous and successful, feels human too. She worries about a stagnant career, she worries about butt jiggle, she worries about finances, she worries about her lack of connection to her family and lack of a love life. She feels an immediate attraction to Travis and wants more, but is uncertain what is fake and what is real.
So why is this not 4 or 5 stars? Two reasons:
Lack of depth. That Travis and Katie have feelings for each other is clear: why is not. Yes, they spend time together and talk and walk around Portland with their arms around each other and it feels natural and easy. The reader is told this, though, and not included in those conversations. Instead, the reader hears over and over how hot each one thinks the other is. “Hot” is used as a description 58 times in this book: the hottest guy she’s ever seen, he gave her bed hair and made her look hot. Mutual hotness is nice, but it doesn’t equal love everlasting. I needed a few heart-to-heart’s about each others’ hopes, struggles, and vulnerabilities to believe in their connection and a hundred less references to Instagram followers and social media comments because what do I care.
A contrived conclusion. Katie’s meeting with the self-inflated director over her “breakthrough” role was blatant ridiculousness:
Katie is a Netflix romcom queen who, at the age of 34, is starting to receive “mom” scripts and is told that the Oscar-winning director whose new movie she’s dying to be in thinks she’s too “sweet” for the part.
Travis is a washed-up rock star with a hotel-trashing bad boy reputation, no band, and huge financial problems who’s currently a depressed, non-animated houseguest in the home of an aging rocker who took him in.
What better way to quickly erase Katie’s squeaky-clean image and repair and reanimate Travis’s reputation than to have them fake-date?
In spite of good reviews from readers whose opinion I respect, I expected to DNF this early. Rock star plus actress plus fake romance? Harumph.
But this was good. Not great, but much more thoughtful, meaningful, and yes, charming, than I expected.
Travis is the linchpin of this book and, in spite of his Adonis looks and tattoos and his on-the-charts former lifestyle, he feels very human. He is virtually homeless, relying on the kindness of strangers and friends, he’s brutally honest about himself and his prospects, and he has avoided trying to figure out what his future looks like because he’s scared of it. His confidence is sporadic, both in his talent and in his relationship with Katie. It’s clear to the reader that he emotionally attaches to Katie when he first lays eyes on her, but the fake-dating agreement casts doubt on both their feelings. Katie, gorgeous and successful, feels human too. She worries about a stagnant career, she worries about butt jiggle, she worries about finances, she worries about her lack of connection to her family and lack of a love life. She feels an immediate attraction to Travis and wants more, but is uncertain what is fake and what is real.
So why is this not 4 or 5 stars? Two reasons:
Lack of depth. That Travis and Katie have feelings for each other is clear: why is not. Yes, they spend time together and talk and walk around Portland with their arms around each other and it feels natural and easy. The reader is told this, though, and not included in those conversations. Instead, the reader hears over and over how hot each one thinks the other is. “Hot” is used as a description 58 times in this book: the hottest guy she’s ever seen, he gave her bed hair and made her look hot. Mutual hotness is nice, but it doesn’t equal love everlasting. I needed a few heart-to-heart’s about each others’ hopes, struggles, and vulnerabilities to believe in their connection and a hundred less references to Instagram followers and social media comments because what do I care.
A contrived conclusion. Katie’s meeting with the self-inflated director over her “breakthrough” role was blatant ridiculousness:
May 21, 2025
Happy sigh. I loved this book all over again. This time through it was wonderful listening to it. Great narrators.
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It’s so hard NOT to give 5 stars to a book by Julie Kiss. Her books just warm me cockles of my heart so completely. I love that I have them as ebooks and always available to keep my cockles warmed any time it needs it.
This book is a continuation of the Road Kings series. In the very first book we are introduced to a rival pop band, Seven Dogs Down. There was a mutual loathing on both sides of the other group. All these books later we get the story from a member of the former band. Yes, Seven Dogs Down fell apart in spectacular fashion.
But our story opens with our heroine Katie Armstrong. She’s a very nice, beautiful actress who stars in successful romcons for Netflix. She wants to spread her acting wings into gritty full screen movies but she’s locked into the ‘nice’ girl role. Her agent comes up with the idea of having a thing with a bad boy rocker and comes up with Travis White, former member of Seven Dogs Dog Down.
Turns out Travis is one of the all time best heroes I’ve ever read. Ever. I really like Katie but I’m head over heels in love with Travis. He’s completely down on his luck since the band broke up. He has nothing left except his beloved car. He doesn’t even really have a home and crashes with friends. When the book opens he’s staying with an older former rocker. He’s deep in depression to the point even getting dressed is an effort. One of the things so compelling about him is self realization most of his failures rest on himself. He’s not bitter, he doesn’t blame anyone else. He’s completely self aware and I love that so much about him.
When he is approached about pretending to be Katie’s fake boyfriend, he’s all on board. It’s not for any nefarious reason but because he can tell she’s real and he truly wants to help her out. I’m not going to give any more of the plot away, I’m just going to highly recommend reading this utterly warm hearted book. We see many chapters from previous books but you don’t have to have read them to enjoy this book. I noticed the spice was down somewhat in this book. Julie writes incredible sex scenes but while they were still in this book, they weren’t quite as explicit as I’ve seen in some of her other books.
But this one is absolutely delightful and with many a previous Julie Kriss book, this will be an excellent reread and sly buster book.
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It’s so hard NOT to give 5 stars to a book by Julie Kiss. Her books just warm me cockles of my heart so completely. I love that I have them as ebooks and always available to keep my cockles warmed any time it needs it.
This book is a continuation of the Road Kings series. In the very first book we are introduced to a rival pop band, Seven Dogs Down. There was a mutual loathing on both sides of the other group. All these books later we get the story from a member of the former band. Yes, Seven Dogs Down fell apart in spectacular fashion.
But our story opens with our heroine Katie Armstrong. She’s a very nice, beautiful actress who stars in successful romcons for Netflix. She wants to spread her acting wings into gritty full screen movies but she’s locked into the ‘nice’ girl role. Her agent comes up with the idea of having a thing with a bad boy rocker and comes up with Travis White, former member of Seven Dogs Dog Down.
Turns out Travis is one of the all time best heroes I’ve ever read. Ever. I really like Katie but I’m head over heels in love with Travis. He’s completely down on his luck since the band broke up. He has nothing left except his beloved car. He doesn’t even really have a home and crashes with friends. When the book opens he’s staying with an older former rocker. He’s deep in depression to the point even getting dressed is an effort. One of the things so compelling about him is self realization most of his failures rest on himself. He’s not bitter, he doesn’t blame anyone else. He’s completely self aware and I love that so much about him.
When he is approached about pretending to be Katie’s fake boyfriend, he’s all on board. It’s not for any nefarious reason but because he can tell she’s real and he truly wants to help her out. I’m not going to give any more of the plot away, I’m just going to highly recommend reading this utterly warm hearted book. We see many chapters from previous books but you don’t have to have read them to enjoy this book. I noticed the spice was down somewhat in this book. Julie writes incredible sex scenes but while they were still in this book, they weren’t quite as explicit as I’ve seen in some of her other books.
But this one is absolutely delightful and with many a previous Julie Kriss book, this will be an excellent reread and sly buster book.
October 24, 2025
While this book can be enjoyed as a standalone I realized partway through it that it ties into another series, the Road Kings series. Now that I’ve gotten a feel for this author‘s writing style and character development. I am going to go back and start that series.
January 31, 2025
Pretty light and fun!!!
February 1, 2025
Worthy of 5 champagne glitter bombs!
Who would guess that Travis would turn out to be such a labrador hero. What starts as an arranged dating situation to dirty up good girl, Netflix's romcom queen Katie's public persona to win her new roles, and clean up bad boy Travis' broken reputation quickly morphs into something where our romantic leads are having a hard time telling the difference between real and scripted emotions. Julie has done it again. She really does write the most wonderful men. Travis White turns out to be a true delight. He begins as a depressed, broken, naked house guest of an old Rockstar, and develops into a man working hard to not only revive his career, but to be worth the woman he is fake dating so she'll decide to keep him. This book is worth the price of admission alone for Travis' internal dialog on the many states of how he has noticed that Katie can be turned on. His voice as a young man really coming in to his own is so heartwarming. The HEA is so happy I worried that Julie may be wrapping up writing in this world altogether. PLEASE JULIE KEEP WRITING IN THIS WORLD!
Who would guess that Travis would turn out to be such a labrador hero. What starts as an arranged dating situation to dirty up good girl, Netflix's romcom queen Katie's public persona to win her new roles, and clean up bad boy Travis' broken reputation quickly morphs into something where our romantic leads are having a hard time telling the difference between real and scripted emotions. Julie has done it again. She really does write the most wonderful men. Travis White turns out to be a true delight. He begins as a depressed, broken, naked house guest of an old Rockstar, and develops into a man working hard to not only revive his career, but to be worth the woman he is fake dating so she'll decide to keep him. This book is worth the price of admission alone for Travis' internal dialog on the many states of how he has noticed that Katie can be turned on. His voice as a young man really coming in to his own is so heartwarming. The HEA is so happy I worried that Julie may be wrapping up writing in this world altogether. PLEASE JULIE KEEP WRITING IN THIS WORLD!
February 21, 2025
Readers kept telling me Julie Kriss was worth it. After reading the Riggs Brothers series, I wasn’t convinced. The books were fun, but they skated on charm more than substance. Still, there was enough promise to make me try her latest, You Give Me That Feeling. Now, I get it.
Katie Armstrong is an actress best known for streaming romcoms. She wants serious roles, but Hollywood has her boxed in as the ‘nice girl.’ The solution? Manufacture some edge. Enter Travis White, former rock star, current cautionary tale.
Travis is broke, bandless, and living out of his car. His depression is so deep that basic tasks—showering, changing clothes—feel like too much. But here’s the thing: he doesn’t wallow. He doesn’t blame anyone else. He knows exactly how he got here, and that kind of self-awareness makes him compelling.
He’s also, by his own account, the best-looking man in the world. Everyone else agrees. And rather than making him an insufferable narcissist about it, Kriss gives him the self-awareness to ethically wield his beauty—especially when it comes to Katie. It’s a rare take. Romance often establishes a character’s looks and moves on, but here, physical beauty has weight. In most stories, it’s the woman whose appearance defines her worth, but here, it’s Travis. His beauty isn’t just acknowledged and dismissed—it actively shapes his world, and Kriss makes that feature work rather than feel like a lazy trope.
One of Kriss’ great strengths is how she writes male friendships. Her men are tough but tethered to each other. (Be still my beating heart.) I adored Travis’ bond with Finn and his who-has-the-bigger-dick rivalry-turned-respect dynamic with the Road Kings. These guys are hilarious and—woo hoo—vulnerable, but in that unspoken, side-eye-and-a-shoulder-clap way that men pull off without ever once saying, I have feelings.....
You can read the rest of my review at All About Romance here:
https://allaboutromance.com/book-revi...
Katie Armstrong is an actress best known for streaming romcoms. She wants serious roles, but Hollywood has her boxed in as the ‘nice girl.’ The solution? Manufacture some edge. Enter Travis White, former rock star, current cautionary tale.
Travis is broke, bandless, and living out of his car. His depression is so deep that basic tasks—showering, changing clothes—feel like too much. But here’s the thing: he doesn’t wallow. He doesn’t blame anyone else. He knows exactly how he got here, and that kind of self-awareness makes him compelling.
He’s also, by his own account, the best-looking man in the world. Everyone else agrees. And rather than making him an insufferable narcissist about it, Kriss gives him the self-awareness to ethically wield his beauty—especially when it comes to Katie. It’s a rare take. Romance often establishes a character’s looks and moves on, but here, physical beauty has weight. In most stories, it’s the woman whose appearance defines her worth, but here, it’s Travis. His beauty isn’t just acknowledged and dismissed—it actively shapes his world, and Kriss makes that feature work rather than feel like a lazy trope.
One of Kriss’ great strengths is how she writes male friendships. Her men are tough but tethered to each other. (Be still my beating heart.) I adored Travis’ bond with Finn and his who-has-the-bigger-dick rivalry-turned-respect dynamic with the Road Kings. These guys are hilarious and—woo hoo—vulnerable, but in that unspoken, side-eye-and-a-shoulder-clap way that men pull off without ever once saying, I have feelings.....
You can read the rest of my review at All About Romance here:
https://allaboutromance.com/book-revi...
June 5, 2025
3.5 to 4 stars. A light and enjoyable read. It's been a little while since I read a rock star romance, and it's a genre I'm not really that interested in as much as I once was. But this is a nice one. The two main characters, a popular rock star who's down on his luck, and a popular Netflix romcom actress who's looking for something more, are both genuinely nice, likeable characters.
The trope is fauxmance, which can be tedious and trite. But this author has a light touch, and it's nicely done. Travis and Katie are clearly well-suited, and good for each other. As their fauxmance slowly turns into the real thing, their lives begin to get back on track. The pacing of the plot is managed well, and there are minimal misunderstandings or miscommunications, up until the suitably satisfying HEA.
The book is set in the real, today's world of celebs, with believable fan crushes, selfies, photo ops on the red carpet, social media such as Instagram, TikTok etc impacting on their lives. It's done well. But there are also nice private moments, when they are together out of the spotlight. I enjoyed the read and will consider reading more from this author.
The trope is fauxmance, which can be tedious and trite. But this author has a light touch, and it's nicely done. Travis and Katie are clearly well-suited, and good for each other. As their fauxmance slowly turns into the real thing, their lives begin to get back on track. The pacing of the plot is managed well, and there are minimal misunderstandings or miscommunications, up until the suitably satisfying HEA.
The book is set in the real, today's world of celebs, with believable fan crushes, selfies, photo ops on the red carpet, social media such as Instagram, TikTok etc impacting on their lives. It's done well. But there are also nice private moments, when they are together out of the spotlight. I enjoyed the read and will consider reading more from this author.
February 2, 2025
You bet I jumped on this as soon as it released! I'll never sleep on a Julie Kriss romance, absolutely worth the sleep I gave up to read it. I've hated Travis White since Duet released and never would have believed I'd give that up. He's the bad boy with a rep and an attitude. But this Travis White...holy hot heads, batman. She did it. She redeemed that jackhole and I'm in absolute book boyfriend heaven. I love the good girl Katie was and the desire to shed her image for something hot and sexy. DELIVERED. Julie's books are always absolute bangers and this is no exception. Immediate one-click. Read it NOW.
December 11, 2025
Fantastic ending to the series
I thoroughly enjoyed this series and the author's writing style.
Travis is a bit of a sad character with a less-than-perfect back story. It was introduced in the Road King stories as a wise ass fellow musician.
Katie is a rom-com sweetheart looking to branch out. A fake relationship will benefit them both. It's not long before they start to feel true affection for each other. I loved the way the author wrote their growing love and affection for each other. They became a couple I really liked.
I hated to see this series end. The Road Kings guys and associates were a welcome inclusion. Bravo to the author!
I thoroughly enjoyed this series and the author's writing style.
Travis is a bit of a sad character with a less-than-perfect back story. It was introduced in the Road King stories as a wise ass fellow musician.
Katie is a rom-com sweetheart looking to branch out. A fake relationship will benefit them both. It's not long before they start to feel true affection for each other. I loved the way the author wrote their growing love and affection for each other. They became a couple I really liked.
I hated to see this series end. The Road Kings guys and associates were a welcome inclusion. Bravo to the author!
May 27, 2025
4 stars from me because it was a good story. I liked Travis character a lot. He and Katie were lovely together, no drama in this book which was nice for a change. The story was a bit rushed, many things didn't go into detail it was just fast forwarded. I wish that author went a bit deeper into this story. Nevertheless I did enjoy it, it was a slow burn romance and not much focus was given to spicy moments which was fine with me. This was a pleasant read and for that alone I gave it a high score.
September 24, 2025
This is a really nice, no-angst fake relationship romance. Our H is a former rocker looking to get back into things, and our h is an up-and-coming actress looking to break out of the rom com typecast. Their agents spin up a plan that goes awry when real feelings come into play and the future prospects for both our main characters end up a little differently than they anticipated. It's a low drama romance where the characters actually speak up for what's on their minds (talk about refreshing!). And I really liked this one!
February 10, 2025
Love this book
Awesome book, but I might be biased because I love everything she writes. I loved how both people started out with trying to play a game and the realized they could have what they wanted and each other and not compromise their morals. They could do what they loved with the person they loved and that was awesome.
Awesome book, but I might be biased because I love everything she writes. I loved how both people started out with trying to play a game and the realized they could have what they wanted and each other and not compromise their morals. They could do what they loved with the person they loved and that was awesome.
March 11, 2025
Fun read
Love this book. Travis is so laid back he's traveling through life without a clue. He has no idea about the life he had on the road and everyone just pushed him around and he let them. Meeting Kate was the best thing for him and her. Great romance and its fun.
Love this book. Travis is so laid back he's traveling through life without a clue. He has no idea about the life he had on the road and everyone just pushed him around and he let them. Meeting Kate was the best thing for him and her. Great romance and its fun.
November 29, 2025
You Give Me That Feeling feels lived in. I liked Katie and Travis and how their relationship developed. I liked how both were inspired by each other to better their lives in the ways that mattered to them. I also liked seeing the characters from the prior books.
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December 3, 2025DNF @68% - I had never been a fan of "rockstar romances". It was never a trope I gravitated towards but Jason Clarke lured me in but the writing was just so... bland? uninspiring? forgettable? that I just couldn't power through like I wanted to. *sigh* Maybe next time.
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February 26, 2025
I enjoy anything featuring the Road Kings, nice book about their former musical rival
February 26, 2025
I love this series. Julie Kriss is an expert at emotions. Never overly dramatic, always REAL.
I cannot recommend highly enough!
I cannot recommend highly enough!
March 3, 2025
A very pleasant surprise. This is ridiculously escapist Hollywood wish fulfillment fluff but so well done. I'll definitely try more by this author.
March 22, 2025
loved it
Julie never fails… great characters, great story, I couldn’t put it down. I only wished I was still reading it!
Julie never fails… great characters, great story, I couldn’t put it down. I only wished I was still reading it!
April 3, 2025
Always Great
Kris’s delivered another great book in the Road Kings. The characters are well developed and the emotions pour out of the pages.
Kris’s delivered another great book in the Road Kings. The characters are well developed and the emotions pour out of the pages.
January 9, 2026
3.75
February 23, 2025
This great series just keeps going.
June 1, 2025
🎸 1. A Rock Star at Rock Bottom
Travis White isn’t just a tattooed, scandal-riddled bad boy—he’s a washed-up musician desperate to rebrand. His solution? Fake-date America’s sweetheart to clean up his image. Too bad his plan backfires spectacularly when real feelings ignite.
🎬 2. A Rom-Com Queen Done Playing Nice
Katie Armstrong is done with being typecast as the "quirky virgin." She needs a career reboot—and what’s more rebellious than a fling with music’s most notorious trainwreck?
⚡ 3. Fake Dating with Very Real Sparks
Their PR stunt starts as mutual exploitation—until one kiss (against a paparazzi-flashed backdrop) burns the act to ashes.
📸 4. Scandal, Sabotage & Secret Softness
From leaked photos to Travis’s shockingly tender side (who knew he cooked and quotes poetry?), their rollercoaster fling blurs into something raw and real.
🎶 5. A Love Story Written in Tabloid Headlines
Their romance plays out in gossip columns, late-night show roasts, and viral memes—but behind closed doors it’s vulnerable, messy, and unbearably hot.
Travis White isn’t just a tattooed, scandal-riddled bad boy—he’s a washed-up musician desperate to rebrand. His solution? Fake-date America’s sweetheart to clean up his image. Too bad his plan backfires spectacularly when real feelings ignite.
🎬 2. A Rom-Com Queen Done Playing Nice
Katie Armstrong is done with being typecast as the "quirky virgin." She needs a career reboot—and what’s more rebellious than a fling with music’s most notorious trainwreck?
⚡ 3. Fake Dating with Very Real Sparks
Their PR stunt starts as mutual exploitation—until one kiss (against a paparazzi-flashed backdrop) burns the act to ashes.
📸 4. Scandal, Sabotage & Secret Softness
From leaked photos to Travis’s shockingly tender side (who knew he cooked and quotes poetry?), their rollercoaster fling blurs into something raw and real.
🎶 5. A Love Story Written in Tabloid Headlines
Their romance plays out in gossip columns, late-night show roasts, and viral memes—but behind closed doors it’s vulnerable, messy, and unbearably hot.
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January 19, 2026
• I've read 10 books of this author so far, with my avg rating of 4.25 ⭐️ • a fun, light-hearted read • likeable characters, a rom-com actress & a bad boy rock star • a standalone, but with some fun cameos from previous books •
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