Title: One Kiss with a Rock Star
(Half-Life #2)
Authors: Amber Lin, Shari Slade
Date of Publication: November 6th 2014
Synopsis:
Half-Life bassist Krist Mellas is
caught in a PR nightmare after his dirty sex video blew up online. His agent
has the solution: a fake engagement with sultry pop princess Madeline Fox.
Krist can’t think of anything worse than a charade with the bubblegum
bombshell…except losing the band.
Madeline knows better than anyone
what it means to live a lie in the spotlight. She’s determined to help Krist
without ever letting him find out what it costs her—or about her girlhood crush
on him. But after a smoking hot back alley encounter with him leaves her
breathless, she can’t deny she wants the snarling bad-boy rocker.
In a world of glitter and
diamonds where the kisses are fake but the climaxes are real, their facades
start to crack. And the publicity storm may shatter them both.
WARNING: This book contains a
scorching threesome, a dirty talking pop princess, and a surly rocker who hits
all the right notes.
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Book One in the Half-Life Series
Three
Nights with a Rock Star (Half-Life #1)
When Hailey crashes a Half-Life
after party, she expects to find the bastard who knocked up her little sister.
Instead she meets the sexy front-man who agrees to give her access to his crew
if she gives him access to her body.
All Lock demands in return is three
days of complete control over the Sunday School teacher. With a contract,
because he’s been burned before. One misstep could send the band—and his
tenuous sobriety—up in flames.
Hailey and Lock push each other’s
limits… Against the penthouse window. Backstage. In the limo and on the
elevator. But as the contract counts down, neither are ready for the party to
end.
What
people are saying about Three Nights with
a Rock Star
“This book will ROCK YOUR SOCKS
RIGHT OFF!” – Red’s Hot Reads
“Three Nights with a Rock Star has
the love story, the push you up against a door sex, and the holy hell I can’t
believe they’re doing that ménage sex, but it also has the sweetness of family
and the heartbreak of possible betrayals, broken friendships, and leaked sex
tapes. I cannot wait to read Krist’s story, One Kiss with a Rock Star!” – Hines
and Bingam’s Literary Tryst
“The chemistry between Lock and
Hailey is blistering. Sparks flew the first time they saw each other. It was
nice to see that both main characters had issues to work through to be able to
maintain a relationship between them.” – Cocktails and Books
“Three Nights With A Rock Star was
right up my ally, I loved every minute of it! From the sexy lead singer Lock,
to the cute mousy Hailey. I’m more than looking forward to the next book One
Kiss with a Rock Star.” – Books Unhinged
BN: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/three-nights-with-a-rock-star-amber-lin/1119631993?ean=9781499719574
There was a moment, after the makeup artist and hair stylist had gone, before the choreographer and director had arrived, that Madeline was alone. The silence disoriented her, making her pulse heavy.
It was like stepping off a carousel, unsteady on her feet and squinting into the sun. Though in her case, she was unsteady on four-inch heels and blinking at fashion lights lining the wall. Her short puffs of breath expanded to fill the empty dressing room. Every piece of clothing that had been specially crafted and fitted to her body suddenly tugged and scratched and pinched.
The door slammed open—no knock—and her choreographer stood there. Just like that, the off-kilter moment was over, banished to the Island of Misfit Memories. She was Madeline Fox again, back in her groove. Adequate singer. Dazzling performer. She was a goddamn pop princess—and princesses never had to be alone.
“Oh, sweetheart,” Jimmy said in his customary affected voice. “You look fabulous.”
Doing a little circle to show off her costume, she preened. Literally preened since she had feathers glued onto her arms. “Are you sure I don’t look a little…avian?”
“Please. No one will be looking at your arms in that glitter bra. Every boy in the audience will have a hard-on the size of Texas.”
Madeline rolled her eyes. Jimmy had been saying that to her since she was fifteen. He got away with it because he pretended to be gay. A requirement for being successful in this business, or so he’d told her in a rare moment of seriousness.
“Come on, sweetie. Your devil awaits you.”
She clapped her hands together, barely holding in her squee. She hadn’t been sure Krist would come. Even though he owed her. Even though she’d sent their mutual agent to ensure that extra push. “Ward came through for me?”
Right on cue, Ward entered stage right. Alex Ward had a man’s name and the personality of a shark. In short, she was the perfect agent. “I always come through for you. You’re the best, and you deserve the best.”
“Aww, I bet you say that to all the multiplatinum artists.”
Ward didn’t deny it. But then, she might not have heard. She was currently speaking into her Bluetooth while tapping the tablet propped over her arm.
The important thing was Madeline would get to see Krist today. She’d get to kiss him. And now she was nervous.
She was never nervous.
The spicy scent of warm chai hit her like an orgasm. “Fuuuuck. Someone is about to be my best friend.”
A latte cup was lifted from behind Jimmy’s head. Her assistant. God bless assistants, really. Especially this one, who’d brought her chai. Piper? Penelope? Was it a boy or a girl? Not that it mattered. Madeline swung both ways.
But before she could grab hold of the cup, her voice coach was there with her endless litany of rules and regulations. No smoking. No drinking. No deep throating. Blah blah blah. And definitely no chai before a performance.
“Hey,” Madeline said, pouting. “I’m not even going to be singing.”
Her agent glanced over. “Oh, we changed that. We want some vocals off the main track for a director’s cut. That one’s going on YouTube.”
Jimmy winked. “A little improv goes a long way.”
All righty, so she would sing. In front of Krist Mellas, bass player and vocalist for Half-Life. Her stomach turned over as she grabbed the chai and took a drink. It wasn’t spiked, so the assistant whoever-the-fuck was clearly still in training mode. Big girls got a shot with their latte, and Madeline had been a big girl since she turned fourteen on the set of KidMania five years ago.
The sea of people pushed her along.
No one specifically told her to move. No one asked. They just moved, and she had no choice but to move with them. She didn’t want a choice. This was easy. This was mindless. Swivel your hips and sing until it hurts.
This was her life.
From ONE KISS WITH A ROCK STAR by Amber Lin and Shari Slade
Review:
★★★★ 1/2 stars
I thought I knew what I was going to get with this story, but I guess I'd forgotten because boy was I blown away. Not only did Amber and Shari bring the heat, but they brought this story that was so deep. I think it's easy for us as non-celebrities to see the persona portrayed and buy into it, when in reality, it's something else. That's what Krist did with Madeline, even though he was in "the biz" himself.
We rarely think of celebrities as people with bad luck and sometimes scoff when they say "woe is me," but I really felt like Krist and Maddy got the short end of the stick. Especially Krist. He's trying to atone for something that isn't his fault. He's got nothing to be sorry about and no one has the right to judge him, but he's taking this burden on himself to try and make things "better." With Maddy, she's had her entire life run by her label and I've got to say I was both horrified and disgusted by it.
I really wish this book had been longer. I would've loved to find out what was going on with Lock. I would've also loved to find out if Maddy got some or any of her demands when it came to her contract. I'm hoping a-hole Moe will get his book and somehow find a way to redeem himself in my eyes. Amber and Shari have written another amazing story, and one that surpasses Lock and Hailey's as my favorite. It's raw and emotional, yet still hot enough to singe my fingers.
*Thank you to the authors for providing a copy in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own and I was not compensated for them in any manner.*
About the Authors:
Amber Lin writes erotic romance
with damaged souls and deep emotion.
Her debut novel, Giving It Up,
received The Romance Review’s Top Pick, Night Owl Top Pick, and 5 Blue Ribbons
from Romance Junkies. RT Book Reviews gave it 4.5 stars, calling it “truly
extraordinary.” She has been published by Loose Id, Carina Press, and
Entangled.
Amber married her high school
sweetheart, birthed a kid who’s smarter than she is, and spends her nights
writing down her dirty thoughts. In other words, life is good.
Shari Slade is a snarky optimist. A would-be academic with big dreams
and very little means. When she isn’t toiling away in the non-profit sector,
she’s writing gritty stories about identity and people who make terrible
choices in the name of love (or lust). Somehow, it all works out in the end. If
she had a patronus it would be a platypus.
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