Rock Chick (Rock Chick, #1) in Crazy Challenge Connection

Jul 13, 2014 D.G. marked it as dnf

DNF @50%

Like my friend Heather, I listened for 7 hrs of this audiobook and just couldn't continue. When I read contemporaries, I want the heroines to be modern women who are capable enough not to need a man to take care of everything in their life but not so stupid that they don't ask for help when they are over their head. There was no reason whatsoever for Indy to get in this fix. The person in trouble wasn't part of her family or even her BFF. When things started happening, she should have ca ...more

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Aug 12, 2016 Connie N. rated it it was amazing

Shelves: first-in-series, romance, colorado, pink, ammp-one-thousand, audio-audible, narr-susannah-jones, meet-greet-67-picked

#1 in the Rock Chick series

12/29/24 to 12/31/24 - 5 stars - This book hit the spot for me this time. Now that I've read all of the books in this series, I know Indy better and can understand her lifestyle, her fun personality, and her exuberance. She is an action girl (as she puts it), always on the lookout to keep busy, have adventures, and live life to the fullest. Often, these traits put her in danger (that could have been avoided) or embarrassing situations (which don't seem to bother her). #1 in the Rock Chick series

12/29/24 to 12/31/24 - 5 stars - This book hit the spot for me this time. Now that I've read all of the books in this series, I know Indy better and can understand her lifestyle, her fun personality, and her exuberance. She is an action girl (as she puts it), always on the lookout to keep busy, have adventures, and live life to the fullest. Often, these traits put her in danger (that could have been avoided) or embarrassing situations (which don't seem to bother her). In this book alone, she was shot at, kidnapped, chased bad guys, been in a bar fight, run a chaotic business, participated in family events, and gotten involved in a serious relationship with the love of her life, Lee. I loved Lee, who is a total badass with a quiet sexy voice (nice job, Susannah Jones). He does his best to protect Indy, but she resists all advice or any whiff of bossiness. I couldn't stop listening to this book and got through it in only a couple of days, thanks especially to the perky and enthusiastic narration. Susannah is a master at expressive voices, with her male voices being very believable. This book made me laugh all the way through. Here are just a couple of the turns of phrases that I found hilarious:
When there was a ruckus at a gay bar when Indy was singing with Todd/Burgundy and Lee helps get their friends and family away from danger: "He'll be OK. You wouldn't want a man who wouldn't go back to save someone's mother and a drag queen."
When Indy was running down the street while wearing flipflops: "I was flipping and flopping down the block double time."

7/28/16 to 8/12/16 - 4 stars - I went back and forth about this one but finally settled on a 4-star rating because overall I enjoyed listening and laughed many times. My biggest problem were the 2 main characters, who were alternately enjoyable and annoying. Indie is the ultimate rock chick, which means she's tough, outgoing, and pretty crazy. But her attitude, while amusing, made her seem much more like a 14- or 16-year old rather than the 30 she is supposed to be. She would invariably go off half-cocked to save the day, usually causing way more trouble than she was worth. Plus she says she's been in love with her best friend's brother Liam since she was 5. But when Lee actually wants to get together with her, she's hesitant and totally indecisive about it. Kind of like a child who wants a toy, but when they actually get it, they find they really didn't want it as much as they thought. Her redeeming feature is that she cares--about those around her and about right from wrong. She's very close to her family and loyal to her friends. Although she's a total loose cannon, her overall niceness attracted me. Lee is all hot alpha bad-ass guy with a dangerous kind of surveillance job. I liked him at first and sympathized with his frustration over Indie never doing what she's told. And since he was protecting her, you'd think she'd pay attention. But after a while, he became Mr. Bossy and Possessive, actually telling her what to do and deciding their futures without even asking her. "We're moving in together this weekend." "You'll be in my bed tonight." Blah-blah. It got old real fast. Soooo, all that being said, the "mystery" of the diamonds and Rosie's whereabouts was actually kind of fun, and Indie's exploits were told in a very entertaining manner (like kidnapping, gunshots, wrestling, etc.) It was all so hilariously unbelievable that suspending belief about Indie's actual age seemed easy. Secondary characters of Hank (Lee's brother the cop), Eddie (Lee's friend the cop), Darius (Lee's bad-ass friend), Stevie and Todd (Indie's neighbors), Allie (Indie's BFF and Lee's sister), and Tex, Duke, and Jane (Indie's employees at the bookstore) are all extremely amusing and made me laugh out loud many times. Susannah Jones did a great job narrating, with good and varied voicing. She definitely conveys Indie's attitude in a fun way, without going over the top. And Lee's voice, while not exactly male, was quiet and sexy enough to do the trick. I intend to continue with this series on audio. ...more

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Nov 23, 2013 Barbara ★ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: romance-suspense, zz-cover-pink, humor-funny, read-2015, x-set-in-usa-colorado, zzz-cover-weapon-gun

I'm not sure what I expected from this series. Heck I'm not even sure if I knew what it was about before adding it to my TBR. Everyone said it was wonderful so I thought I'd give it a try.

Yup it is wonderful. I totally loved Indy Savage, Ally and Lee Nightingale. Lee was a little controlling (okay a lot controlling) but Indy loved him forever and let him get away with a lot (including handcuffs).

There were many funny parts, some serious ones and some dangerous ones. An all around good time was ...more

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Oct 06, 2013 Krissy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: lawlz, audible-library, audiobook, cover-color-pink, pgs-300-399, secretly-loved-or-lusted, cover-books

The fade to black sex scenes... is this a normal thing in Kristen Ashley books? If so then I'm going to be very disappointed. ...more

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Oct 04, 2012 Diane ~Firefly~ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, contemporary, dog

This started off a bit rocky as Indy was acting TSTL and then it had one of my least favorite plot lines (view spoiler), but luckily the plot line dropped quickly and Indy seemed to finally realize how serious it was (view spoiler). But I really liked Indy and Lee together and their group of friends are delightful ...more

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Jan 19, 2014 Shan ~A~ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: crime, series-trilogies-i-started, erotic, animals, siblings, contemporary, romance, family, 1st-in-series, owned-kindle

Updated Review ~ 5 stars ~ 05/10/2024
India 'Indy' Savage & Liam 'Lee' Nightingale

It has been 10 years since I read this for the first time, and I am still in love. It was the first book that introduced me to Kristen Ashley, and she became my 2nd auto buy author.

There are not many books where I've absolutely loved all of the characters. So much so that they all stand out and not just the MCs. I love Indy and Lee, but you have to know that my next fav is actually Tex.

Anyway, I laughed just as mu ...more

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Jul 17, 2023 Marla rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: series, romance, adult, made-me-laugh, chick-lit, with-reservations, lgbt, sexy, romantic-suspense, challenged

4.5 stars.. Excellent sassy love story. This is totally NOT what I was expecting. By the title, I assumed this would be about a rock groupie or a rock group member. Nope. I would've read this sooner if I knew it was about a long-time romantic crush that is becoming a reality, between a bookstore owner and a private investigator and security expert. Lee's jealousy was a bit juvenile, but so were Indy's decisions.

This is actually what I had hoped Stephanie Plum and Hunter would be like. It's funn 4.5 stars.. Excellent sassy love story. This is totally NOT what I was expecting. By the title, I assumed this would be about a rock groupie or a rock group member. Nope. I would've read this sooner if I knew it was about a long-time romantic crush that is becoming a reality, between a bookstore owner and a private investigator and security expert. Lee's jealousy was a bit juvenile, but so were Indy's decisions.

This is actually what I had hoped Stephanie Plum and Hunter would be like. It's funny and sexually charged. India "Indy" Savage is reckless and silly, but she is a cop's daughter and not as wimpy as her rock t-shirts and cowboy boots imply. Liam "Lee" Nightingale is a private investigator with a military past. Their father's are both cops and best friends, so they've known each other their whole lives. (view spoiler)

With-reservations:
language, sexual innuendos and situations, drag queens, gay couple

Fortnum's Bookstore: (view spoiler)

Nightingale Family: (view spoiler)

Savage Family: (view spoiler)

Nightingale Investigation???s: (view spoiler) ...more

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Jul 19, 2012 Jamie ~ Bad Boy Inspector rated it it was amazing

Shelves: genre-contemporary, read-2012

Another great hit from Kristen Ashley. I love how she mixes action, smexin, uber hot alphas and great secondary characters to make a great story!!! The rock chicks are great and I can't get enough!! ...more

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Dec 13, 2014 ☘KathyD☘ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: genre-romance, genre-romance-series, book-kindle, zz-2015, audio-audible, genre-contemporary, genre-suspense, pages-300-399, genre-erotica, genre-funny-funny

O-M-G! What a fun book! This book was funny, romantic, full of adventure! I haven't laughed so hard in a while reading a book...Indy is just hysterical! I can't wait to see where the Rock Chicks go from here! ...more

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