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Restless (Less Than Zero Rockstar Romance, #0.5)

Kaylene Winter (Goodreads Author)

3.85 · Rating details · 13 ratings · 8 reviews

My mistakes nearly cost me everything, including my life.

Carter Pope is a rock superstar on the rise.
His band Limelight catapulted him into a world of fame and excess.
Meeting his soulmate was not in his plan.
Neither was having a son at age 19.
When he succumbs to a crippling addiction?
It’s all gone in an instant.
Now he’ll do anything to redeem himself and reclaim his family ...more

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Published January 15th 2021

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Jan 12, 2021 B. C. Booklover rated it it was amazing

New to the contemporary romance world in 2020, author, Kaylene Winter is shining bright with her heartstopping Less Than Zero rockstar romance series. With the first two books, Endless and Limitless, this series gets off to an impressive and angsty start, each featuring one gorgeous member of this up and coming Seattle bands road to finding success AND their one and only loves.

Now, the latest offering- Restless, a prequel to this amazing new series, takes us back 20 or more years, highlighting New to the contemporary romance world in 2020, author, Kaylene Winter is shining bright with her heartstopping Less Than Zero rockstar romance series. With the first two books, Endless and Limitless, this series gets off to an impressive and angsty start, each featuring one gorgeous member of this up and coming Seattle bands road to finding success AND their one and only loves.

Now, the latest offering- Restless, a prequel to this amazing new series, takes us back 20 or more years, highlighting the life a man I had already wanted to dislike- guitar super hero, Carter Pope. He appears in both Endless and Limitless, but I wasn't sure I wanted to know him in his youth... how very wrong I was! Somehow, Kaylene Winter has made me love this guy! Now I'm curious and completley fascinated by his story. I can't get enough of him. She has captured my attention once again.

Lovely Lianne Rocks was on Carter's radar since he first laid eyes on her. She may have played hard to get but boy did she want to be noticed by him. Seeing this bad boy fall in love with the strong, beautiful, independent ballerina, while trying to be a better man for her, was what young romance dreams are made of. The surprise of becoming a father at such a young age, trying to juggle his family along with the added stress of life on the road with his touring band was a lot to handle. Being a member of an up and coming band destined for stardom, time apart and one mistake too many will take Carter's choices away when Lianne's patience reaches its final limit. Will Carter be able to come back from the loss of his soulmate and his son?

Lianne and Carter's POVs during their past, leading up to their present days, gave their story the all the depth you'd expect of those gritty, stomache dropping emotions and the wisdom of looking backwards later with regret of what could have been but may never be again.

I was crushed by their past and yet hopeful that time and space would allow them to come back to each other the way I thought they were meant to. True love conquering all? I really wanted that so bad I could taste it. Happiness and heartbreak, all rolled up together made this book really difficult to put down. I've read it several times already and I know I'd read it again.

Carter managed to engrave himself on my rockstar loving heart after reluctantly turning the last page on this novella length story of love found and lost. Only 11 chapters and an epilogue long but what powerful feelings Kaylene Winter has pulled out of Carter and Lianne's beautiful and touching story. I didn't want it to end. I am hoping and praying for their interrupted relationship go full circle in the next books in the LTZ series. Sharing their son, yes, but could it be more?

This expansive series Kaylene Winter is creating continues to be addictive and unforgettable. The excitement of knowing these are only her first contributions in the romance world, what comes next will no doubt be to die for.

Restless- available on Amazon 1/15/21
Endless and Limitless- available now. ...more

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Jan 09, 2021 Anna Theurer (Anna's Bookshelf) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: rockstars, second-chance-romance

I am blown away by how well written and entertaining this novella is as I feel like I have been on a roller coaster of emotions and loving every moment of it! The rich writing style and interesting plot drew my attention immediately and I easily found myself enthralled with Carter and Lianne’s story. Restless is a bit of a bittersweet novella, but it is also a romance that beautifully highlights that a second chance at happiness and love is indeed possible even when the journey is long and bumpy I am blown away by how well written and entertaining this novella is as I feel like I have been on a roller coaster of emotions and loving every moment of it! The rich writing style and interesting plot drew my attention immediately and I easily found myself enthralled with Carter and Lianne’s story. Restless is a bit of a bittersweet novella, but it is also a romance that beautifully highlights that a second chance at happiness and love is indeed possible even when the journey is long and bumpy.

If you’ve read this author’s previous books, then you will recall that former rockstar Carter is also Zane‘s father from the band Less Than Zero. As I have been most curious about him, I was thrilled to capture a closer look into his past to discover why he is the way he is. Carter and Lianne were very young when they first connected , but their deep love for each other was undeniable. Witnessing everything they endured and how things unraveled was positively heartbreaking. Their relationship spans many years with moments of heartbreak, angst, and longing. But their journey is as also full of healing, redemption, & love.

Carter’s character, for such a short story, was impeccably well-developed and the character growth was spot on. This man won me over! Lianne was a remarkable heroine that was so easy to relate to. My heart hurt for her many times over. I admired her strength and resilience to move forward and do what she needed to do even if it tore her apart in the process. Sharing a son together, their relationship could never be severed, but their intense love for each other could never be completely shattered either. Even with healing, hope, and redemption are forgiveness and second chances possible?

I am truly amazed that this author was able to elicit so many feels out of such a short novella. At times I was in tears as my heart was being crushed and other times I was smiling with happiness. I really enjoyed Carter and Lianne’s story and I hope to see more of them in the future books. ...more

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Jan 16, 2021 Comfy Couch Book Reviews rated it it was amazing

Shelves: rockstar-romance, second-chance

Restless is a new novella in the Less than Zero Series from Kaylene Winter. This amazing rock star romance writer crashed onto the scene in 2020 with Endless and Limitless and now early in 2021 she brings us Carter and Lianne's story.

Though it is a short read, it really turned my opinion of Carter upside down as we learned about his past and why he acted the way he did with Ty. Kaylene does an amazing job of showing Carter in a completely new light and I definitely understood why he was the way ...more

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Jan 17, 2021 Angie rated it did not like it

Shelves: 2021, 2021-january, affair, alpha-male, childhood-friends, cliffhanger, colorado, comp-copy, dancer, hidden-gems-arc

Prequel to the series about Zane’s parents. Ends in a cliffhanger of will they or won’t they now that they’re adults. It spans the time of when they’re 19, pregnant and his band is taking off to Book 1 and their son’s band getting their start. It’s a prequel but was incredibly short to really get attached to them or the upcoming characters. The sex scene’s “dialogue” was off to me and I found myself skimming.

I received a copy of this book from Hidden Gem ARCs for an honest review.

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