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Zac's Mulligan

(Guarding the Gods #1)

Ann Lister (Goodreads Author)

4.29 · Rating details · 706 ratings · 97 reviews

Zac Mulligan is a former Marine now providing personal security for the infamous rock band, Black Ice. Seeing all the guys around him in committed relationships reminds him of his childhood best friend . . . the only person Zac has never managed to get out of his head or his heart.

Ben Holland is an artist. Falling deeply in love with his best friend in his teens, Ben is ...more

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Aug 10, 2016 Wendy rated it really liked it

Shelves: bi, famous, sexy, divorced, now-thats-hot, drama-llama, family-kids, got-his-cherry-popped, second-characters-rock, stand-alone

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This is the first book in this new spin-off series. It's a spin-off of the awesome "Rocks Gods" series. For those of you who haven't read the series...this can be read as a stand-alone. I just don't see why you would though, because "The Rock Gods" series rocked...lol

Zac Mulligan is a former marine, who's working as a security guard for the two famous bands "Ivory Tower" and "Black Ice". He got injured in the line of duty in the last book of the Rock Gods. Lately he has been thinking a lot a ...more

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Aug 09, 2016 Lisa Cullinan rated it it was amazing

Shelves: mm-read

Oh. My. Guard! Zac and Ben rock!

Anyone who's read Ann Lister's Rock Gods series I'm sure waited with their twitching one-click fingers locked and loaded for the clock to strike midnight. You know what the best part is? This book will blow everyone away—their Goddess absolutely, positively, with everything I can think of under the sun, hasn't let them down.
Zac's Mulligan is the first book in the Guarding the Gods spinoff series. As the author promised—to herself, as much as to her fans—we'd not s Oh. My. Guard! Zac and Ben rock!

Anyone who's read Ann Lister's Rock Gods series I'm sure waited with their twitching one-click fingers locked and loaded for the clock to strike midnight. You know what the best part is? This book will blow everyone away—their Goddess absolutely, positively, with everything I can think of under the sun, hasn't let them down.
Zac's Mulligan is the first book in the Guarding the Gods spinoff series. As the author promised—to herself, as much as to her fans—we'd not seen the last of our boys from Black Ice mostly, with just enough Ivory Tower to take the edge off.
Remember, this is about a whole new bunch of characters. These are the guys who put themselves out there protecting our rockers.
Okay, first batter up is Zac Mulligan—ex-military, now an employee for Ventura Security Group. Going back to the last book, Beyond the Music, Zac was wounded in the clusterf#ck of all that was Sebastian Keating—knife-wielding, disgruntled, wannabe columnist ~ he's irrelevant after that because he doesn't deserve any more notability. There's someone who's been taking front and center in Zac's mind—Ben Holland. Ben was his childhood friend, and by the time they graduated high school they had already turned into something more.
With Lincoln's suggestion, Zac decides to see what Ben has been up to for the last ten years as he heads back to the States to heal. Yes folks, ten years. A lot can change in ten years.
As much as Ben and Zac have grown, each with an impressive resume—Ben is an accomplished and well sought-after photographer and artist—they still exude innocence, maybe something carried over and not lost from their youth since that's exactly where they left off with each other. Hoping that the years haven't permanently torn them apart, Zac experiences for the first time, the anger and bitterness of Ben's reaction at his intrusive return into Ben's life considering Zac had all but abandoned him when he left for the service. Life wasn't easy for Ben after Zac left. Zac knew going into a war zone who he was going up against, where as Ben was blindsided and left to pick up the pieces of his life that were shattered from the very places and people who should have nurtured him.
In the course of this brilliant story, Ben and Zac professionally and personally weave their way into each other's lives. Finally, for the both of them, the truthful and bittersweet acknowledgement of a love that never had a proper chance to find its place, rekindles itself—their feelings for each other throughout all the years have never faltered. In order for any of Ann's characters to get their priorities where they should be, in one way or another, they go through hell to get to heaven. Call it "a lesson learned" or "seeing the light," there's always plenty of raw emotion and heart tugging situations swirling around. Zac And Ben are smoking hot together as well—it's more of a slow burn than a jumping in right away. I truly loved watching the two of them as they navigated their way back to each other.
Zac's Mulligan has plenty of banter and fun and games amongst all the band members. Because the story now focuses on a new crew, Ann can do whatever she wants with all or any of the band members. All Rock Gods fans are going to go nuts at what goes on on-stage, or in a bar, or even in Dagger's hotel bathroom (take one guess!) There's also a section that is so intense and well written that I hadn't even realized I was holding my breath the whole time.
Of course there are bits that lead to the next in the series, which will involve Fizzbo and a new character, Kensey.
I can't rave enough about Zac's Mulligan. Ann Lister really knocked this one outta the ballpark. The storyline was brilliant, her attention to detail painstaking, along with Zac and Ben and her cast of epic supporting characters, all helped to make this first book of the Guarding the Gods series, hands down a five plus star read for me. Just an incredible job by an outstanding author!! ...more

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Jul 10, 2016 Diana rated it really liked it

Shelves: m-m

WARNING…This cannot be read as a stand-alone. This is a spinoff series from the Rock Gods series and you will probably be very confused without reading the Rock Gods series first

Zac’s Mulligan is the first book in the new spinoff series, Guarding the Gods Zac is returning home after he was wounded at work protecting the rock band, Black Ice. With encouragement from his friend, Lincoln, he decides to try to find his friend he left many years ago, when he joined the Marines. Not a day has gone by ...more

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Dec 18, 2016 Calila rated it it was ok

Shelves: contemporary, ebook, m-m-artist-photo-writer, m-m, romance, zzzzz-read-in-2016, series, m-m-military, borrowed-kindle

I really did NOT like this. Like at all. Okay, I liked Zac, but that's about it. The couple never clicked for me. Probably because Ben is a raging douchenozzle who can't function if he's not a)the victim or b) outraged. I just hated him. It's bad when you are reading his POV and still find yourself with a look of disgust on your face as you go. I thought he treated Zac like crap. Zac deserved better. Yes Zac did crappy thing when he was 18. But honestly it wasn't that horrible. The fact that Ben ...more

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Aug 23, 2017 Malinda rated it really liked it

Shelves: job-artist, long-time-coming-romance, reunion, sexual-mm, contemporary, friends-to-lovers, job-security-bodyguard, pov-mixed

4 stars

This was a very good story. I liked both Zac and Ben and enjoyed seeing them get together. This is the first story I've read by this author and I liked it well enough that I'm likely to try more of her work.

Zac is an Ex-marine that is currently working as security for a rock band.In high school, Zac had been "very close" to his BFF, Ben. They experimented with each other some but Zac ended up leaving for the Marines in a way that caused a permanent rift between them. Thinking what was bet 4 stars

This was a very good story. I liked both Zac and Ben and enjoyed seeing them get together. This is the first story I've read by this author and I liked it well enough that I'm likely to try more of her work.

Zac is an Ex-marine that is currently working as security for a rock band.In high school, Zac had been "very close" to his BFF, Ben. They experimented with each other some but Zac ended up leaving for the Marines in a way that caused a permanent rift between them. Thinking what was between him and Ben was just harmless experimentation, Zac goes on to try to live a "straight" life.

Ben is an artist that has his own graphic arts business and a very good reputation in the business that keeps him in high demand. Ben has been openly gay since he went to college...where he unfortunately ran into some trouble in the form of hate crimes (leaving him with some facial scars) perpetrated by some jocks that were very anti-gay. Ben has never trusted anyone with his heart after Zac broke it and has had some lovers but never anything serious.

The band that Zac works for is mostly gay/bi and so Zac is surrounded by happy m/m couples all the time. This made him start thinking more and more about his high school BFF, Ben. Zac has always felt something was missing in his life and he begins to realize that the something missing might be Ben. Zac was injured while protecting one of the band members so he's off the tour and back in the US for a bit while recovering and he decides to try to find Ben. He finds out where Ben is staying and goes to find Ben. Their initial reunion isn't good...Ben is understandably angry and has no interest in anything Zac has to say.

It takes a bit of time but Zac is able to get Ben to talk to him and they agree to try to reestablish their friendship. Zac wants more but Ben just isn't willing to take that chance. Zac does have to go back on tour but a trick of fate does help Ben and Zac to see each other again sooner than they expected. Some more time together does allow Ben to be more comfortable with things and he eventually agrees to try for something more than friendship with Zac. Of course there's some drama that pops up and although Zac is firm in his need for Ben, the issues do cause Ben some disquiet. And there's a big "kaboom" at the end (not literally but almost) that really brings things into focus so that Ben and Zac end the story coming solidly together to start on a HEA.

This was a very enjoyable story. I liked Zac and while he made a big mistake when he and Ben split as kids, he was a good guy and I wanted to see him and Ben get a happy reunion. Ben was a good guy too and I liked that he was able to get past his issues and give Zac a chance to make things right. Overall, I liked the characters and the story was very good so I'd recommend it. :D ...more

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Aug 04, 2016 Cee Brown rated it it was amazing

Recommends it for: Anyone with a pulse who loves hot man on man action and Lovers of the Rock Gods series.

Shelves: arcs-from-mm-group

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Holy Batman Robin!!! Ann Lister has done it again. Of The Rock Gods fame, this newest sequel promises to carry on in its brother's image. This book came at me out of the woodwork and has wormed its way into my small, private collection.

The Marine & The Artist.

Ex- Marine Zac Mulligan was living a dream being a bodyguard to one of the top rock bands during their European tour. That is, until he placed himself in the path of danger to protect one o ...more

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Jun 21, 2016 Jennifer Reilley rated it it was amazing

This is Ann's first book of the new series, Guarding the Gods. I absolutely loved, loved, loved this book. I fell in love with Ben and Zac and the struggles they overcome to find their happily ever after.

Ben and Zac grew up together. In their teens they fall in love until Zac leaves for the Marines tearing them apart.

Ben is now a well known artist basically living alone and is out of the closet. Zac is now a former Marine working security for Black Ice and just can't get the thoughts of Ben out ...more

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Aug 20, 2016 Theresa rated it did not like it

Zac was immature and emotionally stupid. He was in denial of his bisexuality but pursued Ben at the same time. Ben was emotionally savvy but could not keep their relationship from being quite shallow. There wasn't any romance and definitely no chemistry. The family drama was OTT. Zac's father's behavior was bizarre. Just really poor character development all around. ...more

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Aug 12, 2016 T.M. Smith rated it it was amazing

Zac Mulligan and Ben Holland grew up together, experienced all their firsts together included love and exploring their sexuality together. While their mothers saw the writing on the wall, their fathers, especially Zacs, were quite discouraging. Being caught in the years between a teenager and a man, confused at best about his feelings for Ben and then add his father telling him it was wrong, Zac abandoned Ben and their friendship and joined the marines. He's regretted it damn near every day sinc Zac Mulligan and Ben Holland grew up together, experienced all their firsts together included love and exploring their sexuality together. While their mothers saw the writing on the wall, their fathers, especially Zacs, were quite discouraging. Being caught in the years between a teenager and a man, confused at best about his feelings for Ben and then add his father telling him it was wrong, Zac abandoned Ben and their friendship and joined the marines. He's regretted it damn near every day since.

Watching Lincoln and Aaron(the MC's in the final Rock Gods book) fall in love and defy the odds made Zac think about Ben, miss him and their friendship, wonder what could have been just that much more. Sent back stateside to recover and do physical therapy after being injured on the tour, Zac takes the week between arriving in the states and beginning his PT to track down Ben and at the very least, apologize for walking out on him a decade ago without so much as a goodbye. The problem is, Ben never forgot about Zac either, especially waking up alone all those years ago. And Ben is not so anxious for a repeat performance.

Let me just say, I've been with this Author since the beginning when she decided to go from writing M/F love stories and ventured into her first M/M book with Ryan and Dagger in Fall For Me, the 1st book in the Rock Gods series. With each new book not only does she continue to give us readers the long, lovely books we've become accustomed to, she continues to bring something new to the story. Her characters are perfectly flawed and often broken, but the issues are never the same. Her writing is intense and explorative, the characters three dimensional, the storylines are drenched with emotions, love, angst and depth. This book was no exception, in fact, I think this is my favorite read from Lister to date.

There is a lot of character development from start to finish. Both men are scarred in different ways, for different reasons. And it would seem the writing is on the wall from the beginning. Not so fast though, every time it seems they've jumped the last hurdle, happiness is inevitable, there is another hill to climb. The past won't stay buried and secrets continually threaten to tear them apart. I literally felt Ben's pain as I learned more of his story, how broken he was when Zac left and the permanent repercussions from that loss. The romance is so passionate and intense that it left me just as breathless as the men!

This is a new spin off series from Lister's best selling Rock Gods series. And while this book stands strongly on it's own legs, I would still recommend reading the other series first. Zac is introduced in that series and there is a series of events that took place that tie into this book specifically. It is definitely worth the read to go back to those books if you haven't had the pleasure yet. But hey, that's just my two cents. ...more

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Sep 04, 2016 Dee rated it it was ok

What happened here? I'm so confused. I have been in love with this author's series through book after book. After months of waiting for the next one here comes the spin off series featuring confused ass, immature acting Zac and boring Ben. Their relationship was like watching paint dry. The set up to the big misunderstanding was so unrealistic to me. Which 17/18 year old boy after his first taste of nookie with his very best friend starts to think, "I am going to leave so I don't come back to hi ...more

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Jun 21, 2016 Tracy~Bayou Book Junkie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: auto-buy-author, 2016-reads, look-for-the-next-book, bi, hot-as-hell, mm, hea-hfn, series, my-favs, sale

Zac and Ben had been friends since they were young children. They had always been inseparable, joined at the hip. As they grew older the feelings changed, became deeper and much more than friendship, but at 18, Zac leaves for the Marines without even saying goodbye. Something he has always regretted. Now he's back after 10 years to try to make things right between him and Ben. Is it too late?

The worst part about starting a book by Ann Lister, is it'll end. You want to get to the conclusion, but ...more

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Oct 11, 2016 Katrina Passick Lumsden added it

I don't think I'm gonna be able to finish this...

"'Looks like you're in pain. Is your hand healing okay?' 'How's the hand?' he asked."

"Would Zac still want to be with him once he knew everything? He wasn't so sure, and for that reason he had to keep his mouth shut."

Ben was also keeping Zac at a distance because of whatever "everything" consisted of. Which is just brilliant logic.

Ben is a photographer. This is Zac expounding on Ben's photographic genius:

"Ben moved the guys around the roo ...more

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May 08, 2017 Aղցela W. rated it really liked it

Shelves: m-m, 300-400pg, unlimited, erotic-romance, rock-star

This book was picked for me in a pick it for me challenge.

This was the first book in the "Guarding The Gods" A new series from an author that I love reading. Zac Mulligan is s security guard for Black Ice more importantly Lincoln and Aaron he was hurt when he took on Sebastian Keating when he tried to take Ryan in Paris. When he has surgery on his hand he is sent home to recover Zac can't stop thinking about his childhood friend Ben so he goes to Cape Cod to see him. Turns out Zac left for the m ...more

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Aug 08, 2016 Cat rated it it was amazing

***5 Star Start to an Amazing New Series!***

Guarding band members of Black Ice has shown Zac that he needs to face his actions toward his best friend and their aftermath, even if it has been a decade since they last saw or spoke to one another. Recuperating from an injury sends him stateside, and now is as good a time as any to get back in touch with Ben.

Ben was shattered by Zac’s departure from his life and the way in which he made his exit when they were eighteen. It altered Ben irrevocably, a ...more

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Sep 02, 2017 Caryn rated it it was amazing

LOVED IT!

Zac and Ben were best friends separated when they were 18. Both men were deeply in love with the other but it took 10 long years for them to reconnect and come to terms with their love. Zac had left for the Marines without saying goodbye. This was just following one night of passion only Ben remembered so clearly. 10 years of hurt...can Ben forgive Zac and have a do-over? Further family secrets come to light which threatens their relationship once again.

Action, angst, and strong men...t ...more

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Nov 04, 2018 Nicky rated it it was amazing

This is a beautiful story of love, love lost and second chances. Zac and Ben are reunited after ten years of being apart and sparks are flying. The heartaches they have both suffered have made them skittish about reconnecting but they can't deny their feelings for each other. Loved this story and looking forward to more. ...more

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Dec 15, 2018 Lisazj1 marked it as to-read

Shelves: m-m, own-but-not-read-kindle, adult, friends-to-lovers, rockstar-singer-music, contemporary, romance, military-spy-merc-assassin, soon, secret-santa-2018

Thanks for the awesome gift Santa's Secret Helper, you made my day!! <3 ...more

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Aug 09, 2016 Shelley rated it it was amazing

Anyone who's read Ann Lister's Rock Gods series I'm sure waited with their twitching one-click fingers locked and loaded for the clock to strike midnight. You know what the best part is? This book will blow everyone away—their Goddess absolutely, positively, with everything I can think of under the sun, hasn't let them down.
Zac's Mulligan is the first book in the Guarding the Gods spinoff series. As the author promised—to herself, as much as to her fans—we'd not seen the last of our boys from Bl
Anyone who's read Ann Lister's Rock Gods series I'm sure waited with their twitching one-click fingers locked and loaded for the clock to strike midnight. You know what the best part is? This book will blow everyone away—their Goddess absolutely, positively, with everything I can think of under the sun, hasn't let them down.
Zac's Mulligan is the first book in the Guarding the Gods spinoff series. As the author promised—to herself, as much as to her fans—we'd not seen the last of our boys from Black Ice mostly, with just enough Ivory Tower to take the edge off.
Remember, this is about a whole new bunch of characters. These are the guys that put themselves out there protecting our rockers.
Ok, first batter up is Zac Mulligan—ex-military, now an employee for Ventura Security Group. Going back to the last book, Beyond the Music, Zac was wounded in the clusterf#ck of all that was Sebastian Keating—knife-wielding, disgruntled, wannabe columnist ~ he's irrelevant after that because he doesn't deserve any more notability. There's someone that's been taking front and center in Zac's mind—Ben Holland. Ben was his childhood friend, and by the time they graduated high school they had already turned into something more.
With Lincoln's suggestion, Zac decides to see what Ben has been up to for the last ten years, as he heads back to the States to heal. Yes folks, ten years. A lot can change in ten years.
As much as Ben and Zac have grown, each with an impressive resume—Ben is an accomplished and well sought-after photographer and artist—they still exhume innocence, maybe something carried over and not lost from their youth since that's exactly where they left off with each other. Hoping that the years haven't permanently torn them apart, Zac experiences for the first time, the anger and bitterness of Ben's reaction at his intrusive return into Ben's life considering Zac had all but abandoned him when he left for the service. Life wasn't easy for Ben after Zac left. Zac knew going into a war zone who he was going up against, where as Ben was blindsided and left to pick up the pieces of his life that were shattered from the very places and people that should have nurtured him.
In the course of this brilliant story, Ben and Zac professionally and personally weave their way into each other's lives. Finally, for the both of them, the truthful and bittersweet acknowledgement of a love that never had a proper chance to find its place, rekindles itself—their feelings for each other throughout all the years have never faltered. In order for any of Ann's characters to get their priorities where they should be, in one way or another, they go through hell to get to heaven. Call it "a lesson learned" or "seeing the light", there's always plenty of raw emotion and heart tugging situations swirling around. Zac And Ben are smoking hot together as well—it's more of a slow burn than a jumping in right away. I truly loved watching the two of them as they navigated their way back to each other.
Zac's Mulligan has plenty of banter and fun and games amongst all the band members. Because the story now focuses on a new crew, Ann can do whatever she wants with all or any of the band members. All Rock Gods fans are going to go nuts at what goes on on-stage, or in a bar, or even in Dagger's hotel bathroom (take one guess!) There's also a section that is so intense and well written that I hadn't even realized I was holding my breath the whole time.
Of course there are bits that lead to the next in the series that will involve Fizzbo and a new character, Kensey.
I can't rave enough about Zac's Mulligan. Ann Lister really knocked this one outta the ballpark. The storyline was brilliant, her attention to detail painstaking, along with Zac and Ben and her cast of epic supporting characters, made this first book of the Guarding the Gods series, hands down a five plus star read for me. Just an incredible job by an outstanding author!!
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Aug 07, 2016 Natosha Wilson rated it it was amazing

Zac is a former marine who is now security for two of the hottest bands on tour, Black Ice and Ivory Tower. Over the course of working with these men Zac has become close to them, especially Lincoln and Aaron. After relieving an injury to his hand protecting two of his wards, he took time off and headed home to heal and do his physical therapy. For a while now he has not been able to get Ben off of his mind and feels the need to finally get closure on their past together and find a way to move f Zac is a former marine who is now security for two of the hottest bands on tour, Black Ice and Ivory Tower. Over the course of working with these men Zac has become close to them, especially Lincoln and Aaron. After relieving an injury to his hand protecting two of his wards, he took time off and headed home to heal and do his physical therapy. For a while now he has not been able to get Ben off of his mind and feels the need to finally get closure on their past together and find a way to move forward in his life.

Ben is a graphic artist that makes his living being self employed. After Zac walked out of his life at the age of 18, Ben had a hard time letting go of and forgetting the one person he loved most in the world.

Once Zac steps back into Ben's life both men have to deal with the pain and heartache they both felt when Zac left for the marines without saying goodbye. Not only did he leave but it has been ten years since they last seen each other and a lot has happened in their lives both good and bad.

These two men have to decide if what they had as teenagers was real. If it was real can they both get over all the pain, deception, heartache, and loneliness they both felt without each other. Zac and Ben are in for a long road with one another and each has secrets that the other dos not know about. They will have to learn to forgive each other before they are able to love one another and trust each other completely. But fate may intervene before they are able to reach this point.

I personally found this book be as amazing as the previous books I have read by Ann Lister. Ann is an amazing author who is able to make her readers feel all of the emotions that each of her characters are going through. This book was no different. It had my heart beating fast when the characters first seen each other again. It had me crying with the characters through their heart break. It also had me cheering them on when they realized they still had feelings for one another.

If you want an incredible read, this book is it. I loved every twist and turn and I would definitely give this book a five star rating.

I was given this advanced copy of Zac's Mulligan from Ann Lister for an honest review ...more

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Aug 09, 2016 ReadingAllNite rated it liked it

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3.5 stars for classic Ann Lister

In this first of the Guarding the Gods stories, it seems to be written in much the same tradition as the original Rock Gods series. Familiar elements from those are present, with Zac as the character being unaware or uncertain about his sexuality. Since the two bands are on tour together, our favorite characters all have parts to play and it was enjoyable seeing them. The theme of chosen family and close ties of brotherhood is present as well. So it was mostly enj ...more

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Oct 04, 2016 Cindra rated it really liked it

Shelves: m-m-contemporary, erotica-bdsm-m-m, kindle-unlimited

Enjoyable read. Loved Zac and Ben's story. But I think my favorite aspect of this book was the dynamic between the men of Black Ice, Ivory Tower, and their new security teams. The way they've formed an unconventional family unit, their ability to pull together and support one another in the face of tragedy, and the love, empathy and respect they have for one another. Really enjoying this rock-&-roll world Ann Lister has created, and look forward to more stories in this universe. Fizzbo and Kenle ...more

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Nov 20, 2016 Zee♥ rated it really liked it

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Great start to the new series. I loved Zac and Ben. I’m so happy Zac went back and fought for Ben. I just could not believe he waited 10 years to do it. I also enjoyed that all the band members were a part of the story as usual. I’m sorry the tour turned out the way it did though, but I’m curious to see where the author takes the rest of the series.

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Aug 09, 2016 Centoria Coffil rated it it was amazing

Amazing!! Awesomely Beautiful!!

I loved this book so much. It is the perfect spinoff and start to what is shaping up to be beautiful series and I can't wait to read more. ...more

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Aug 25, 2016 Kim Peckitt rated it really liked it

4.25 Stars

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Sep 05, 2017 Jennifer rated it it was ok

2.75 stars.

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Oct 15, 2018 Bronwyn rated it liked it

2.5 stars - I’ll start by saying how much I really enjoyed most of The Rock Gods series. Towards the end, it lost its allure for me and I stopped after Lincoln and Aaron’s story (book 7). When this spin-off series was released, I had no desire to read it. Fast forward to not so long ago when the books were reduced in price and I bought them all. I was feeling nostalgic for Dagger, Zander, Cooper, and Wheland. Silly, silly girl.

Zac’s Mulligan brought back all of my niggles that caused me to stop ...more

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Jun 23, 2019 Joelle rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Recommended to Joelle by: B-W9-Book with 3 in page count/SH-MC is an artist

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This book just overloaded my TBR...

Because now that I read it, I need to read the rest of this series and the entire Rock Gods series. To be honest, I've had this book on the backburner for a while because I knew it was long. I have a heads time with really long books. I tend to get distracted. But the timing happened to be right so I jumped in. I really liked the concept of this book and how it jumped right into Zac going to find Ben. Their first meeting was entertaining. I liked that Ben stood ...more

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Jul 29, 2018 Ashley rated it really liked it

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Zac is a marine who is out and working as a bodyguard for rock band, Black Ice. When he is hurt in the line of duty, he is sent back home to recuperate. While home he decides to trying and reconnect with his childhood best friend, Ben. Ben knew he was in love with Zac when they were kids but when Zac just up and left, he tries to move on and get over him. When they finally meet up again, life has a way of dragging up old memories and secrets best left in the past.

This was a great second chance s ...more

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Nov 09, 2018 Joy Avery rated it it was amazing

Perfect start to a new series!

This book is a perfect example of why second chance romance is my favorite trope. I absolutely loved Zac and Ben as characters as well as their story. I truly enjoyed seeing all my favorite rock stars and their significant others again. Their big, chosen family is a joy to read about. I also enjoy a bit of angst and action in the stories I read and this one certainly delivered. Ann Lister has cemented herself as one of my favorite authors and as one I immediately on ...more

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Dec 08, 2019 Lisa rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2019

Friends to lovers is one of my favorite tropes, and this one doesn’t disappoint. This doesn’t feel like a spin-off from the Rock Gods series because it still involves all our favorite guys. Zac and Ben’s relationship is full of wonderful moments and some really painful ones as well, but they all work together to bring things full circle into a beautiful story that do-overs are possible jo matter the circumstance.

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About Ann Lister

Ann Lister

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Ann Lister is a native New Englander currently living in Florida with her husband. She has pulled details from her years living in the New England area and uses many local settings and landmarks in her novels.

After graduating art school, marrying, and raising two daughters, she established her own video production company. Her nearly two decades working in video production included work within t ...more