Showing posts with label Rock Redemption. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rock Redemption. Show all posts

Friday, November 30, 2018

Review: Rock Redemption (Rock Revenge Trilogy #3) by Cari Quinn & Taryn Elliott

I lost everything.

Stripped of all I'd found, now even my name is a scar.

A reminder of how far I've fallen and what was ripped away.

By my own devices, if not my own hand.

My music is all I have left, and the memories of the only woman I ever truly loved.

Zoe, who owns my heart.

I'll do anything to earn her forgiveness. Even lay myself bare.

And I want my brother back.

Finally, I have a family, if they'll have me. A real life beyond the trappings of fame.

I'll do whatever it takes. Even start all over again.

Author's Note: Find redemption with Ian Kagan, our new rockstar anti-hero in the conclusion of our super hot, romantic suspense trilogy, Rock Revenge. The trilogy occurs in the Oblivion world though it can be read on its own. Rock Redemption is a full-length novel with a HEA.





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What I thought about Rock Redemption

 In this conclusion of the Rock Revenge Trilogy, Margo, Simon and Zoe must deal with the consequences of Ian's role in the plot to extort money from his brother.  The beginning of this book is fast-paced, tension-filled and had me furiously turning the page until I found out what would happen to Margo and Simon.  

I absolutely loved this part of the book, especially Donovan, Lila and Nick.  I can never get enough of these characters, and I adored the scenes of friendship and love between Nick and Simon. Their relationship had some ups and downs through the series, so it was great to see Nick's heartfelt support to both Simon and Margo.  

The rest of the book deals with Ian and how he deals with the aftermath of everything.  I don't want to spoil this, so I'm being a bit vague.  Ian has a lot to work through and he does so with the help of his new friend Flynn, and I really want to know more about him and I think there's a nice setup for future books, at least I hope so!

For the most part, I liked Ian's journey of self discovery, although sometimes he did seem a little too sensitive, but I suppose that's his artist soul shining through.  He is also very tenacious, which was a nice touch when it came to Zoe.

HEA's all around, and great journey getting there.  My only wish was that there was more Margo and Simon in the second half, but that's just me.  

So overall, another satisfying and entertaining trilogy from these two authors.  If you enjoy rock star romances, you MUST read this series and their precursor, Lost in Oblivion. You won't be sorry.

An ARC was provided for review.  





Rock Redemption is book 3 in the Rock Revenge rockstar romantic suspense trilogy. 


Series Reading Order

Rock Revenge Trilogy

Rock Revenge
Rock Reclaimed
Rock Redemption





And be sure to read the series that started it all!  Lost in Oblivion!

Lost in Oblivion
Seduced (prequel)
Rocked
Rock, Rattle and Roll
Twisted
Untwisted
Destroyed
Consumed
Committed
Shattered
Fused
Owned

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Review, Excerpt & Giveaway:Rock Redemption by Nalini Singh


Kit and Noah’s rock star romance is finally here in the newest addition to Nalini Singh’s Rock Kiss Series!!

NOW AVAILABLE

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Blurb

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.

Excerpt from ROCK REDEMPTION by
Nalini Singh


Kit groaned at the sound of her phone. Reaching out blindly toward the nightstand, she hurled mental curses upon herself for forgetting to turn it off so she could catch some uninterrupted sleep before her four-a.m. makeup call.
It’d be fun and great for her career, her agent had said when recommending Kit take the superhero flick. Coming off two serious and emotionally wrenching projects, Kit had taken Harper’s advice and jumped on board the high-budget, high-octane venture. Unfortunately, Harper had forgotten to mention the four hours it would take to put her into the head-to-toe makeup required for the role. Daily.
“What?” she snarled into the phone without checking to see who it was.
“Hey, Katie.”
Every cell in her body snapped wide awake. Lifting her eyelids, she just stared at the ceiling through gritty eyes. Her heart thumped, her throat moving convulsively as she swallowed. She hated that he could still do this to her, hated it, but her visceral response to Noah wasn’t something she could stop. She knew because she’d tried for the past two years and three months.
“Noah,” she said flatly. “Do you know what time it is?”
“Two fifteen,” he answered.
Kit should’ve hung up. God, he’d hurt her. So much. But there was something in his voice that had her sitting up. “Are you drunk?” One thing she knew about Noah: no matter his bad-boy rep, he was never wasted. He might give a good indication of it, but look closely and those dark gray eyes were always sober.
“Probably.” A silence, followed by, “I just wanted to hear your voice. Sorry for waking you.”
“Wait,” she said when he would’ve hung up. “Where are you?”
“Some dive.” He took a deep breath, released it in a harsh exhale. “I’m sorry for being an asshole. I wanted to tell you that. I don’t want to go without saying that.”
“Noah,” she said, a horrible feeling in her stomach. “Where exactly are you?”
“The Blue Flamingo Inn off Hollywood Boulevard. Far, far, far off.” He laughed, and it held no humor. “It has a neon sign of a blue—surprise!—flamingo that’s flashing right through my window. Looks like someone stole the curtains.”
Having already grabbed her laptop, which she’d left beside the bed after answering some e-mails before sleep claimed her, she found the Blue Flamingo Inn. But Noah was already gone, having said, “I love your voice, Kit,” in an oddly raw tone before hanging up.
He didn’t pick up when she called back.
“Damn it! Damn it!” She shoved aside the blanket under which she’d been buried, having turned the AC to ice-cold as she usually did at night. Shivering, she tugged on a pair of jeans and an old sweatshirt over the panties and tank top in which she’d gone to sleep.
Pulling her black hair into a rough ponytail to keep it out of her eyes, she ran through the house, phone in one pocket, credit card and driver’s license in the other. In the kitchen, she grabbed her keys off the counter and shoved her feet into the tennis shoes by the door that led to the garage.
She was in her car and on the way to the motel three minutes after Noah had hung up, mouth dry and an ugliness in her gut. “Please be okay, please be okay, please be okay,” she kept saying, the mantra doing nothing to calm her down, but at least it kept her mind focused.
She wanted to call Molly and Fox, or the others in the band, but no one was currently in the city. Schoolboy Choir had completed the final show in the band’s hugely successful tour just over two weeks earlier. Day after that, they’d all gone their separate ways to recharge and regroup.
“Much as I love these guys,” David had said with a grin that reached the dark gold of his eyes, “I’ve been looking at their ugly mugs daily for months. We need to go blow off some steam separately before we start snarling at each other.”
At the time, Kit had nodded in understanding, having had that same experience while working on location for long periods. Tonight, however, she wished the others were all here, not scattered across the country, because something was very wrong with Noah.
“Noah doesn’t do drugs,” she told herself as she drove as fast as she dared, not wanting to risk getting pulled over and further delayed. “He isn’t the kind to—” She couldn’t say it, couldn’t even think of Noah ending his life. “No,” she said firmly, her hands white-knuckled on the steering wheel. “Noah isn’t like that.”


If you’d like to read the rest of this chapter, as well as the next, click this link:

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What I thought about Rock Redemption

Kit is in love with Noah. There's no doubt about her feelings, and even though Noah keeps pushing her away and pulling her back in, she can't let him go. She knows she should, but she just can't and as she finds out more about him, she realizes that his problems go much deeper than just being a manwhore for the groupies that follow the band.

Noah has a secret, something terrible in his past that makes him think he needs to protect Kit from himself.  He uses sex as a drug.  But when he realizes that he will lose Kit if he doesn't come clean with his past.  And there's another danger for Kit lurking in the dark. With so much to lose between them both, it kept me turning the pages until I found out what was going to happen to both of them.

This book was emotionally charged from the very first scene.  Even though Noah acts like a manwhore, there is something very sympathetic and engaging about him.  And Kit's love for him is a shining beacon of hope that I was hoping Noah was going to latch onto.  

I really enjoyed this.  The writing is top-notch, the characters well defined and likable.  If you like a story with a lot of emotion, this might be the one for you.

ARC provided for review.



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The Rock Kiss Reading Order

Rock Addiction (Book One) Rock Kiss Series


Rock Courtship (Book 1.5) A Rock Kiss Novel:

  • Rock Redemption (Book Three) Rock Kiss Series

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About the Author

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Psy-Changeling, Guild Hunter, and Rock Kiss series Nalini Singh usually writes about hot shapeshifters and dangerous angels. This time around, she decided to write about a beautiful, charismatic guitarist with a dark past. If you’re seeing a theme here, you’re not wrong.


Nalini lives and works in beautiful New Zealand, and is passionate about writing. If you’d like to explore her other books, you can find lots of excerpts on her website. Slave to Sensation is the first book in the Psy-Changeling series, while Angels’ Blood is the first book in the Guild Hunter series. Also, don't forget to swing by the site to check out the special behind-the-scenes page for the Rock Kiss series, complete with photos of many of the locations used in the books.


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Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Cover Reveal: Rock Redemption (Rock Kiss Series) Book Three by Nalini Singh


ROCK REDEMPTION
(Rock Kiss Series)  Book Three




Kit and Noah’s rock star romance is finally here in the newest addition to Nalini Singh’s Rock Kiss Series!! 

 


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Releasing: October 6th



From New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh comes the next contemporary romance in the Rock Kiss series...



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.
 



Series Reading Order

Rock Addiction (Book One) Rock Kiss Series


Rock Courtship (bk 1.5) A Rock Kiss Novel:
           
          Amazon US: http://amzn.to/XXjjxG
          Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1G9pmhZ
iBooks:
http://bit.ly/1lzgNIi
          Nook: http://bit.ly/1COgaC6
          Kobo: http://bit.ly/1pEeCy6
           
         


Rock Hard (Book Two) Rock Kiss Series

          Amazon US:  http://amzn.to/1BXhHWB

 

Rock Redemption (Book Three) Rock Kiss Series

Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1hP7G54

Nook:http://bit.ly/1VIYkH2

iBooks: http://apple.co/1ITi0i7

Kobo: http://bit.ly/1VIYoXo


NEW YORK TIMES AND USA Today bestselling author of the Psy-Changeling and Guild Hunter series Nalini Singh usually writes about hot shapeshifters and dangerous angels. This time around, she decided to write about hot and wickedly tempting rock stars - and one sinfully sexy rugby god turned brilliant CEO. If you’re seeing a theme here, you’re not wrong.



Nalini lives and works in beautiful New Zealand, and is passionate about writing. If you’d like to explore her other books, you can find lots of excerpts on her website. Slave to Sensation is the first book in the Psy-Changeling series, while Angels’ Blood is the first book in the Guild Hunter series. Also, don't forget to swing by the site to check out the special behind-the-scenes page for the Rock Kiss series, complete with photos of many of the locations used in the books.



STALK HER:  Website | Facebook | Twitter 





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