Blurb:
Avery Dare lives a quiet
life in Miami as an online fashion/makeup video blogger. She has good
friends, a close, large family and if her love life is lacking, she
likes it that way. But when she receives an invitation to one of her
ex's concerts along with an invitation to meet him back stage, she
decides to take the risk... and comes face to face with the reality
of his rock star lifestyle - the press, the crowds, and the
half-naked groupies.
At eighteen, Grey Kingston
left everything he knew and loved behind to seek fame and fortune as
a rock star, and he found it as the lead guitarist and singer for the
band, Tangled Royal. Fans adore him, women throw themselves at him,
and he can afford everything he couldn't growing up. Yet at the
height of his career, he's ready to walk away and return home to a
simpler life... and the woman he left behind, if he can convince her
to give him another chance.
Except moving on isn't as
easy as Grey would like. When Avery is threatened by a stalker, it
becomes evident Grey's fans not only don't want him to retire, they
don't want Avery in his life either. And Avery isn't sure she wants
the pressures that are part of Grey's life... but she doesn't want to
lose him again, either. Can their recently renewed love survive the
fallout?
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Excerpt:
Sweat poured off Grey Kingston’s body, and his heart beat a too-rapid rhythm, the high and adrenaline rush from his performance still pulsing through his veins as he walked into the lounge backstage. He pulled off his soaked shirt and tossed it onto the floor, grateful for the stocked room and waiting pile of towels. He grabbed one and dried his face and hair, deliberately trying to slow his breathing.
The sound of Tangled Royal
fans stomping their feet and demanding an encore echoed through the
walls, but the band had performed their final set. Even as his pulse
still soared.
He glanced toward the
door. “Did she pick up the ticket?” Grey asked Simon Colson,
their manager, who was busy texting on his phone.
“What? Who?” Simon,
ever the well-dressed Brit, shoved his phone into his trouser pocket.
No jeans for him. “Good show,” he said to Grey and the rest of
the band, ignoring Grey’s question.
Lola Corbin, their lead
singer and Grey’s best friend, was still bouncing in her heels, not
yet coming down from their shared high either. “We did rock it,”
she said, tossing her dark hair over her shoulder.
Milo Davis, their bassist,
grunted something and fell into a chair in the corner. Grey narrowed
his gaze. Milo barely had the energy for a full concert these days,
and that worried him.
But right now Grey had
bigger concerns and turned to Simon. “I asked you if Avery Dare
picked up the VIP tickets I told you to leave at the box office.”
Simon shrugged. “I
couldn’t tell you.”
Grey scowled at his
manager’s I don’t give a shit tone. More and more lately, Simon’s
lack of consideration about what the band members wanted grated on
Grey’s nerves. Lola might be considering using him for her solo
career, but anything Grey did going forward wouldn’t be with the
man.
At least he’d indicated
he had left the tickets. He’d be out of a job if he screwed with
Grey on this. “Fucking find out.”
“What’s so special
about this piece of ass?” Simon barely got the words out because
Grey grabbed him by his collared shirt and pinned him up against the
wall.
“Talk about her like
that again and you’re done.”
“Whoa.” Lola put her
petite body between them, pushing Grey away from their manager.
“Everyone breathe,” she muttered. “You. Go take a walk and calm
down before your company shows up,” she ordered Grey.
He stormed off, missing
whatever lecture she gave to Simon next.
Though the man had done
his job well, helping maneuver Tangled Royal to the elusive top of
the charts, he cared about the bottom line and not much else.
Especially not the fact that Tangled Royal was more than a band,
people with real feelings, issues, and lives. No wonder Simon didn’t
believe how serious both Grey and Lola were about changing their
futures.
Danny Bills, their
drummer, already had a wife and two daughters who lived in L.A. He
was ready for home time, and everyone knew it. Milo was another
story. If he didn’t stop the drugs, he wouldn’t have a future.
As for Grey, he hoped for
more than the travel and fame that had been so important to him way
back when. He hoped for her.
His eyes flickered to the
door. No sign of Avery. He tipped his head back, wondering if she’d
come backstage or ignore the invitation … and him. His stomach
gripped painfully at the thought of not seeing her again. She was the
one person who not only understood the loner musician he’d been as
a teen but who’d grounded him when he’d threatened to spiral.
With her soft voice, that thick mane of dark hair, and those
lavender-like eyes, she’d burrowed someplace deep inside him.
Still, she hadn’t been enough to hold him, not when fame, fortune,
and the need to be something more lived within him.
But it was Avery whose
face he saw in the nameless women he’d fucked over the years. Avery
whose belief in him kept him going when times were hard. Funny how
that worked. He wondered if she’d thought of him over the years and
if she was as hyped up about possibly seeing him again now.
When Grey gets tired of the fame, he decides to head back to his hometown and hopefully win back the love of his life, Avery Dare.
Avery is a successful vlogger in the fashion world. Despite how far she has come though, she has never forgotten the love of her life, Grey. When Grey comes back into town and makes it known that he wants her back, Avery is anxious that she is being set up for another heartbreak given Grey's fame and the spotlight on him.
Dare to Rock is a fun and easy read. I enjoyed the interactions between Grey and Avery and seeing the depth of their emotions for one another. I thought that they made a fantastic pair and as usual, Phillips writing was flawless. I was drawn into Dare to Rock and could not get enough of Grey and Avery.
As a fan of Phillips' Dare to Love series, I think this is one of my favorite books yet!
My Review:
Once again Carly Phillips is at it! Dare to Rock, a second chance romance, is the story of Avery and Grey. In high school, Avery and Grey were sweethearts, but Grey's dreams of fame broke the two of them. Despite their broken relationship, years later they are both still in love with one another and never forgot what they shared. When Grey gets tired of the fame, he decides to head back to his hometown and hopefully win back the love of his life, Avery Dare.
Avery is a successful vlogger in the fashion world. Despite how far she has come though, she has never forgotten the love of her life, Grey. When Grey comes back into town and makes it known that he wants her back, Avery is anxious that she is being set up for another heartbreak given Grey's fame and the spotlight on him.
Dare to Rock is a fun and easy read. I enjoyed the interactions between Grey and Avery and seeing the depth of their emotions for one another. I thought that they made a fantastic pair and as usual, Phillips writing was flawless. I was drawn into Dare to Rock and could not get enough of Grey and Avery.
As a fan of Phillips' Dare to Love series, I think this is one of my favorite books yet!
★★★★★
About Carly Phillips:
After a successful fifteen year career with various New York publishing houses, and over 40 sexy contemporary romance novels published, N.Y. Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Carly Phillips is now an Indie author who writes to her own expectations and that of her readers. She continues the tradition of hot men and strong women and plans to publish many more sizzling stories. Carly lives in Purchase, NY with her family, two nearly adult daughters and two crazy dogs who star on her Facebook Fan Page and website. She’s a writer, a knitter of sorts, a wife, and a mom. In addition, she’s a Twitter and Internet junkie and is always around to interact with her readers.
After a successful fifteen year career with various New York publishing houses, and over 40 sexy contemporary romance novels published, N.Y. Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Carly Phillips is now an Indie author who writes to her own expectations and that of her readers. She continues the tradition of hot men and strong women and plans to publish many more sizzling stories. Carly lives in Purchase, NY with her family, two nearly adult daughters and two crazy dogs who star on her Facebook Fan Page and website. She’s a writer, a knitter of sorts, a wife, and a mom. In addition, she’s a Twitter and Internet junkie and is always around to interact with her readers.
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About the Dare to Love
Series
Dare
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Blurb:
New York Times
Bestselling Author Carly Phillips turns up the heat in her newest
sexy contemporary romance series, and introduces you to the Dare
family… siblings shaped by a father’s secrets and
betrayal.
Since finding out his father had another family on
the side, Ian Dare swore to be the upstanding, responsible man his
cheating parent had never been. When it comes to his relatives, he
gives his all but in relationships he offers the bare minimum. But
one glimpse of sensual Riley Taylor arouses his dominant and
protective instincts and Ian is entranced. He will do anything to
possess her … and does. But any future with Riley must include him
extending an olive branch to the half-brother who is a constant
reminder of the pain he’d rather forget.
Independent and
always in control, Riley Taylor makes no apologies for choosing men
carefully. Relationships have never been a priority and she believes
herself hardened to domineering men – until she meets charismatic
Ian Dare. He manages to turn a simple kiss into an all out assault on
her senses and when he takes control in the bedroom, she’s stunned
to discover she likes it. As their affair heats up, they soon realize
they complete each other in ways neither imagined. But Riley’s past
is closer than she cares to remember, and her struggles with Ian’s
dominance might just cost her everything.
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