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The tormented guitarist. The fearless security guard. The kiss that's seen globally. The razor blade that threatens to end everything.Billy Nestor has everything he's always wanted: a band, the best guitar skills, a creative edge like no other, a thick skin, and the chops to climb the charts. The one thing he's missing is a supportive father. While his mom is his biggest fan, his father has chided him since the day he picked up an instrument, slating that the boy would never amount to anything unless he applied himself to something other than heavy metal.Michelle Parsons has seen the world through the eyes of the battlefield. She's determined, tough as nails, and has enough brains and drive to get her anywhere she wants to go in the world. Until she gets fatally shot in combat and has to take a backseat job as a security guard for a nothing band, and what's worse, she gets the job after her dad calls on a friend for a favor. Despite the disappointment, she quickly learns that protecting a band is almost as exhilarating as dodging landmines behind enemy lines.In the band's third month of touring as an opening act, the city that they play in is riddled with an unexpected, potentially life-threatening situation. Michelle has to put her life on the line once again, only this time, without her hard hat and camouflage. After getting the band on the stage safely, a certain band member seeks her out once the applause quiets, and a fast friendship evolves. Billy finds himself seeking Michelle out, escaping the sheltered life inside the hotel room, until Michelle and Billy come to an impasse on a serious topic, one close to Billy's heart. But little does Billy know that Michelle has also become close to his heart, and he doesn't realize it until she climbs onto the shuttle bus to go back to the airport...out of his life forever.A heartbreaking, true-to-life story about the trials and tribulations of being a rock star, and falling in love unexpectedly, with someone you would never have expected to fall for. A story that covers sensitive subject matter, readers will see rock stars in a whole different light, and the people that love them, too. Dress Rehearsal has sensitive scenes, violence, course language, drug use and graphic sex, so please be forewarned. Billy and Michelle's story is a standalone that will leave you laughing, crying, and rooting for the main characters as they take you through their journey of love, heartbreak, success and triumph.

His fingers bled. Her body healed. It was more than a scalped concert ticket. It was a life change. Diana Shaw is every parent's dream. She's a straight A student, loved by great friends, keeps her nose clean with boys, and sings in the church choir with her mother, while her father watches proudly from the pew. Diana is sunshine and happiness to most, until her life is torn apart over an eighteen month stretch of nightmarish treatment, which she tells nobody about. Until someone makes a gruesome discovery after a concert one night. Can she go against everything she believes in and lie, or does she tell a total stranger the truth and risk everything? Danny Spellman is the lead guitarist for the popular and long-running band 'Risk It'. Female fans adore him, male fans want to be him, and his bonds with his band members are strong and fruitful. In the business ten years and running strong, on the last night of the band's world tour, Danny meets a little wallflower that notices something about him that nobody else has. Intrigued, Danny pushes her, testing her limits, until he learns something about her that both terrifies and infuriates him all at the same time. With a sudden shift of the testosterone level in his house, Danny finds himself comforting Diana, befriending her, and learning things about the female species that he would never have guessed. And just when Danny thinks that Diana's innate strength is something gleaned through heartache, she invites him to church, to hear her sing. Feeling like he's discovered the next big thing, Danny is feverishly on the phone with his producer and recording company. Little does he know that he's stirring the pot with someone he least expects to be watching. And the gunshot is the telling tale. Loaded with tons of emotion and inspiration, this rock star romance will leave readers looking at the music industry and the artists in a whole different light. Like in real life, things are not always as they seem in a rock star's life. We sometimes forget that these people are human. This book reminds us of that. HEA (Happily Ever After)Rock star romancePhysical abuse (non-descriptive)Medium heatViolenceCourse languageFourth book in a standalone seriesSneak peek into 'First Cut'

A rock star. An author. A relationship like oil and water. A miracle is their only hope. And then one happens. Tommy Stopliewicz is the insanely talented yet troubled lead guitarist in one of the world's top rock bands, aptly named 'Stop'. The band's works have never seen platinum status, and then a band member threatens to remove their gold status for good in one fell swoop. Never one to back down, Tommy is suddenly headfirst in the pursuit of his life and livelihood. Until he's invited to a charity fundraiser that changes his life forever. Debbie Branscombe has just become a New York Times bestselling author, but the status doesn't live up to its expectations, especially since she's raising two teenage girls on her own. Holding a full-time job and squeezing in time to write, while she and her girls continue to mourn for their beloved father and husband, is no easy task. When she's invited to donate books to a charity fundraiser, and recite a reading, she jumps at the huge PR potential. Little does she know that one of her favorite bands has also donated to the event. When Tommy sits in the sidelines as Debbie does the reading of her book, he's instantly enthralled and a spark strikes him unlike any other. But is Debbie ready not only to enter into a relationship so soon after her husband's death, but, to a rock star? Debbie soon learns that there are elements to the lifestyle that are dangerous to say the least, and Tommy is soon begging her to stay. But it isn't just Debbie's life at stake here, it's her kid's lives, too. Tommy must give up the one thing that he's done his entire adult life, or he'll lose the one and only woman that he's ever loved, forever. But the saving grace for him is that that one thing isn't his guitar... A heartbreaking, tear-jerking story about second chance love that will tug at your heartstrings. An eye-opener, a lesson and a heartwarming story are all baked right into this epic romance that will leave you wanting more. Fall in love with this unforgettable rock star romance today! HEA (Happily Ever After)Rock star romanceSecond chance romanceMedium heatDrug abuseAlcohol abuseMild violenceCourse languageThird book in a standalone seriesSneak peek into 'World Tour'

A successful guitarist. Broken by one, made by another...and wrecked by the one person he's trusted since birth.Jimmy Trent wasn't born with a guitar in his hand, but his big brother Ken showed him the ropes at a tender age. Jimmy was hooked, and when the band Brainchild was born, he began to fulfill his childhood dream. With Ken by his side, Jimmy soars with his band, reaching milestones most rock stars simply get to witness from their parent's garages. But when Mandy, Jimmy's first love, comes into the picture, all bets are off. When the supermodel doesn't bring him all the promises a proper wife should, the rock star finds himself in a hole that he can't dig himself out of.Cindy Kilgore never thought her beloved husband would stoop to the level that fifty percent of men have, but when she receives the news that he's warmed another woman's bed, she packs her bags to move back to the hometown she's missed. With her mother suffering from a recent stroke, it's all the more reason for Cindy's return. And with her two-bit a-hole boss driving a stake through her budding career, it gives her three reasons to move on. She never expects to find the job of a lifetime at a recording studio. But the job comes with strings attached that she's bluntly acquainted with the second she sees rock star Jimmy Trent answer the door.With Cindy's surprisingly apt skills, Jimmy quickly notices that Cindy is cut out for more than just an assistant's position, and this realization could not have come at a better time, since they're missing one head in the team. She quickly takes on more and more responsibility with ease and enthusiasm, until an unexpected visit to the emergency room threatens to bring Cindy's new career to a grinding halt. Jimmy has a tough decision to make, and with the growing pressure of a new record and a recording contract's ink that isn't even dried yet, the rock star and his band need to make some quick, impossible changes. Jimmy finds himself unable to turn his cheek on Cindy. What's worse, she doesn't even know it...yet. Filled with heartache, heartbreak and a handsome helping of triumph, 'Opening Night' is the perfect complement to 'Dress Rehearsal'. Get your tissues out, this one is a tearjerker! Fair warning: this story covers sensitive adult subject matter and has course language, violence, drug use and explicit sex. Readers will see rock stars in a whole new light and find themselves with aching hearts.