Saturday, July 10, 2021

Week 27 Reviews: Rock Addiction, Music Awards, Rock Courtship, David's Memo To Thea, Thea's Reply, Rock Hard, Rock Redemption, Sunshine, Rock Wedding, With This Memo, This Lip Ring...





From Goodreads:
New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh stuns with a sizzling contemporary romance…

A bad boy wrapped in a sexy, muscled, grown-up package might be worth a little risk…

Molly Webster has always followed the rules. After an ugly scandal tore apart her childhood and made her the focus of the media's harsh spotlight, she vowed to live an ordinary life. No fame. No impropriety. No pain. Then she meets Zachary Fox, a tattooed bad boy rocker with a voice like whiskey and sin, and a touch that could become an addiction.

A one-night stand with the hottest rock star on the planet, that's all it was meant to be…

Fox promises scorching heat and dangerous pleasure, coaxing Molly to extend their one-night stand into a one-month fling. After that, he'll be gone forever, his life never again intersecting with her own. Sex and sin and sensual indulgence, all with an expiration date. No ties, no regrets. Too late, Molly realizes it isn't only her body that’s become addicted to Fox, but her heart…

Deleted Scene from ROCK ADDICTION

Contains SPOILERS so please save this to read after Rock Addiction.

From the author: "In my original draft of Rock Addiction, the band members and Molly attend an awards ceremony during Part II. That scene eventually no longer fit the timeline of the story, but I thought it was a fun one you might enjoy reading, so here it is!"

New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh's new contemporary romance novella is pure hard rock and scorching heat...

What happens when the Gentleman of Rock decides to play dirty?

A drummer for the hottest rock band on the planet, David has a single, powerful weakness: Thea, the band's publicist and the woman who steals his breath away with her every move.

Only problem is, Thea doesn't date clients--or musicians. Emotionally scarred by a cheating ex, she's not about to risk her heart with a man who has groupies buzzing around him like flies. Even if his sexy smile ties her up in knots.

What she doesn't know is that David is a one-woman man...and he's madly in love with her. David's determined to prove he's worth the risk, and willing to court her, step by exquisite step. Thea's about to discover just how long and hard this handsome drummer can play. 

David's memo to Thea.

Thea's reply. 

In New York Times Bestselling author Nalini Singh's newest contemporary romance, passion ignites between a gorgeous, sinfully sexy man who built himself up from nothing and a shy woman who has a terrible secret in her past…

Wealthy businessman Gabriel Bishop rules the boardroom with the same determination and ruthlessness that made him a rock star on the rugby field. He knows what he wants, and he'll go after it no-holds-barred.

And what he wants is Charlotte Baird.

Charlotte knows she's a mouse. Emotionally scarred and painfully shy, she just wants to do her job and remain as invisible as possible. But the new CEO—a brilliant, broad-shouldered T-Rex of a man who growls and storms through the office, leaving carnage in his wake—clearly has other plans. Plans that may be equal parts business and bedroom.

If Charlotte intends to survive this battle of wits and hearts, the mouse will have to learn to wrangle the T-Rex. Game on. 

Kit Devigny could have loved rock guitarist Noah St. John. Their friendship burned with the promise of intense passion and searing tenderness…until the night Noah deliberately shattered her heart.

Noah knows he destroyed something precious the night he chose to betray Kit, but he'd rather she hate him than learn his darkest secret. All he has left is his music. It’s his saving grace, but it doesn't silence the voices that keep him up at night. Chasing oblivion through endless one-night-stands, he earns a few hours' sleep and his bad boy reputation.

When a media error sees Noah and Kit dubbed the new "it" couple, Kit discovers her chance at the role of a lifetime hinges on riding the media wave. Wanting—needing—to give Kit this, even if he can't give her everything, Noah agrees to play the adoring boyfriend. Only the illusion is suddenly too real, too painful, too beautiful…and it may be too late for the redemption of Noah St. John. 

Bonus Rock Kiss Short Story that follows Rock Redemption featuring Noah and Kit as published in October 2015 newsletter

New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh continues her Rock Kiss series with a hot, sweet, emotional contemporary romance about love and forgiveness…

After a lifetime of longing for a real family, Sarah Smith thought she'd finally found her home with rock star Abe Bellamy, even if she knew Abe didn't love her the way she loved him. But their brief relationship, filled with tragedy and heartache, nearly destroyed her. Alone, emotions in turmoil, and already shaky self-esteem shattered, Sarah struggles to pick up the pieces in the wake of their divorce.

Abe knows he's to blame for the end of his marriage. Caught in a web of painful memories, he pushed away the best thing in his life – the sexy, smart woman he adores – breaking them both in the process. Then fate throws him a second chance to get things right, to prove to Sarah that she means everything to him. Abe desperately wants that second chance at love...even if he knows he doesn't deserve it.

But can he convince Sarah – now strong and independent without him – to risk her wounded heart one more time?
Short story from the Rock Kiss Series featured in the July Newsletter.

A Rock Kiss short story featured in the January Newsletter.

My Review:
I absolutely loved reading this series! And I'm so glad for the spin off series, we're going to see Gabriel's brothers fall in love, as well as Gabriel and Charlette's wedding, and I'm just so excited for that! This was a wonderful series, that I just devoured and loved! 

I loved all of these books, they all had different issues plaguing them, though all but Rock Hard dealt with the media barging into their lives. I loved getting to know these characters, and their stories, and their romances! A lot of these characters had awful parents, but there were some really great parents, like Charlotte's, Gabriel's, David's, Thea's, and Abe's, but the rest were pretty bad. Maybe Kit's weren't bad, but they weren't really good, either. And in the different way these parents were bad, caused issues that their kids, our leads had to deal with, were fantastic to read about! 

In ranking the guys in how many issues that they have, I'd put Gabriel with the least, then David, then Fox, then Abe, then Noah with the most. For the ladies, I'd put Thea with the least, the Kit, then Molly, Charlette, and Sarah are about tied for most. For sexy times, Rock Redemption had the least, then Rock Courtship, Rock Hard and Rock Wedding were about tied for second most, and Rock Addiction with the post. I wonder if there is a correlation there! 

These books covered a lot of stages in life and various tropes, from first meetings and one night stands that last longer than a night, friends to lovers, to second chance romances, babies and marriage. And it was great to see this band of rock stars settle down. The idea is just so addictive! 

Loved reading the series, and I can't wait to read the Hard Play series! 

Author: Nalini Singh
Series: Rock Kiss #1, 1.1, 1.15, 1.16, 1.5, 2, 3, 3.1, 4, 4.1, 4.2
Read: July 6th, 6th, 6th, 6th, 7th, 7th, 7th, 7th, 7th, 2021
Source: NetGalley, Ebook.bike, Online
Reason Why: Love her writing and the series sounded really great, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2021 Books, and Rock Wedding is a End of Series 2021 Book!
Publisher: TKA Distribution, Online
Published: September 9th 2014, December 26th 2017, September 30th 2014, 2014, 2014, March 10th 2015, October 6th 2015, October 2015, July 19th 2016, July 2016, January 2020

Rock Addiction: 
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars








Music Awards:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars








Rock Courtship:

5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars








David's Memo To Thea:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars








Thea's Reply:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars








Rock Hard:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars








Rock Redemption:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars








Sunshine:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars
 







Rock Wedding:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars








With This Memo: 
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars








This Lip Ring...:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

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