Title: Rock Harder: Chord Brothers
Author: MJ Roberts
Genre: Rockstar Romance
About Rock Harder: Chord Brothers
After an
unthinkable tragedy shakes his world as a teen, Bassist Jase Evanovich puts
part of his life on hold to take care of his best friend, look after his little
sister, and push his band toward fame. His charm, humor, and rip-roaring music get him through the day
(if not sleep-tossed nights). His rock solid existence is shaken when a
stunning beauty shows up surprising him with white-hot attraction and the
beautiful face of his dead girlfriend.
Kate Warner is captivated by Jase immediately—too much. But
she’s got a past laden with secrets and a strict directive not to date anyone
in the band. With everything she’s ever worked for and her entire future on the
line, she can’t take a chance on the strong, alpha hero who rocks harder than any
man she’s ever met.
“A moving, funny, white-hot sexy romp
that fans of Nora Roberts and Janet Evanovich will love.” – Smart Woman’s
Romance Reviews.
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REVIEW:
Jase and Kate had an undeniable attraction to each other, but they each had secrets as well. She looked exactly like his best friend's twin, who was also the love of his life. She was also the daughter of a prominent man and she was looking for his approval, which you don't find out all of the details about until late into the book.
Jase knew what he wanted and that was Kate. Even when she pushed him away, he was solid in spending any time with her that he could. He was willing to be her friend, but he knew he wanted more. He had me swooning from time to time. He admitted he didn't know what he could do to make her choose him, but he didn't shy away from the goal, a relationship with her. He even told her over and over that he would never quit.
Kate was a woman who wanted Jase, but after a not so subtle threat from her brother (her whole family were jerks, especially her father), she needs to stay away from him. Little by little, she gets to know him and the rest of Hard Chord, and realizes that keeping her guard up is going to be difficult. It was hard enough as the PR person for the other band on the tour, but when she learns that she is also going to be doing PR for Hard Chord, it becomes even harder.
Once Jase and the rest of the gang learn what Kate has been keeping from them, they vow to help her. The only promblem; Jase realizes that she can't have her dream and have him. So he makes the hardest, most unthinkable sacrifice for her happiness. Whether there's a chance for them is up in the air, but one thing holds true; they are both miserable without eachother.
This book had me so happy, confused, sad, and irritated at times. But, that is what makes a great book. The characters were great. Kate was strong, yet in some ways, starving for attention. Jase was always the responsible one, even in Rock Hard, he was the strength when Ryder needed him most. He had a tender side to him that he didn't let everyone see. His sacrifice was heartstoppingly wonderful, yet scary. I can't wait to see what happens with Cole in his book. I received an ARC in exchange for an honest, voluntary review.
Exclusive Excerpt:
I don’t want the date to
be over. We get out of the Uber about twenty feet from the tour bus.
“Let me walk you to your
door?” Hero says.
I huff out a half laugh,
smile, and nod. “Yeah, the marathon it is.”
“If it were, I would
carry you,” he says softly as he takes my hand for the few steps it takes us to
get to the bus.
He turns to me when we
get there.
“Kate,” he says softly,
saying my name reverently like it’s the best sound in the world. “That was the
best date I’ve ever had.”
“And I bet you’ve had a
thousand.”
Hero rolls his eyes and
mumbles softly to himself under his breath, “I’m not Ryder or Hit Man.” He
rolls his eyes again. “Yeah. Hundreds of thousands. That was still hands down
the best.” He lightly caresses the top of my ear, a feather-light touch, but I
feel it all over and I shiver. “And it’s not over yet.”
He looks down at my
mouth, up into my eyes, down at my mouth again. His gaze burns. I know I
shouldn’t. Know. But I feel powerless to stop it. The draw to him
is so strong. Since that first day since I saw him by my sister’s car I’ve
wondered what it would be like to kiss him.
I lick my lips.
He presses his mouth to
mine, so gentle, but I can’t breathe. My heart is beating too fast. My lungs
are too tight in my chest. My legs too weak to hold me up. He pulls back.
“Oh,” he says with a
smile and takes a step back. “I guess I’m really bad at that.”
“My God, no! It’s not
you, it’s me.” I grab the edges of his biker’s jacket. “I can’t think. I can’t
get any oxygen to my brain when my world hangs in the balance because I want
something so bad and I can’t have it.”
“You want something so
bad?” he asks and one eyebrow goes up.
I blow a lock of hair off
my forehead.
“Maybe you should do what
you want,” he says, his voice sandpaper over steel. “Maybe you have to
do what you want.” He puts his hands up in the surrender pose.
I can’t have him think
I’m rejecting him, that I hate him.
I lean forward and I
touch my lips to the corner of his mouth intent on letting him know he’s okay,
but it’s like getting the first taste of the best chocolate in the world, but
better. I tighten my grip on his jacket. His lips twitch. He pulls back.
I touch my lips to his.
It’s a soft, barely there, almost non-existent kiss. But this time my heart is
singing and I exhale a sigh at its perfection.
He pulls back more and
goes to the bus.
“Thank you for a perfect
date, Angel,” he says over his shoulder.
I can’t help but be
disappointed.
I follow him into the
bus.
I spend way too long in
the bathroom. I’m hiding out. I’ve brushed my teeth and my hair over and over,
washed my face twice, looked at myself in my pink camisole and white girly
boxers again and again. I feel different. More dissatisfied. More torn.
More…hopeless. Less…whole. I feel different but I look the same. My heart
aches. Did I think one chaste kiss would rid me of my secret lust for Jase?
Prove my fantasies weren’t as good as reality so I could stop harboring this
crush and move on? Did I really think that? Yeah. Part of me did.
I’m like an addict who
says one grain of cocaine will stop her cravings.
Fat chance.
Well now I know.
Unfortunately I can’t
sleep in this tiny bathroom, so I have to go out there. At least I’ve been in
here so long I know he’ll be asleep.
I walk down the aisle, my
head down, watching my feet as if in a trance. I’m reliving that barely there
kiss. Just the merest of tingling touches yet the most powerfully sensual one
I’ve ever had.
Too late I look up to see
Hero’s not sleeping, but sitting up on the edge of his bunk.
“Angel,” he says, the
edge to his voice so gruff and needy and powerful it’s almost angry. “You. Are.
So. Beautiful.”
Hero stands up, spears
one hand into my hair, places the other firmly on my lower back and presses me
until I’m trapped against the bunks. He crashes his lips down onto mine. It’s
blazing hot. He slants his mouth over mine. His tongue runs along the seam of
my lips, begging for access and I part my lips for him, reveling in his taste.
He uses his grip on my hair to tilt my head where he wants it, ravaging and
taking, giving and pleasing, dancing. Overloading me with pleasure. It’s only
his firm hand on my back that keeps me standing as my entire body burns too
hot, my toes zinging, my core flooding, my brain short circuiting.
I grab his shoulders
because my want is overwhelming. I want to touch him everywhere and the desire
is threating to overwhelm me to the point of panic. He’s just wearing his sleep
boxers and his body heat is so perfect, so male, necessary, that I need more of
it, right now, but I can’t handle it.
Because it’s more joy
than I’ve ever had and it’s so fast, so new. My wants are running rampant. I
can’t touch him everywhere fast enough.
He grabs both my hands in
one of his and pins them together in front of my chest.
“No,” he says firmly.
My head is spinning in a
haze of lust and I don’t understand what he says. I’m breathing so hard I’m
worried I’ll hyperventilate. I need him so much. I struggle. But my hands are
trapped between us and my two wrists against his big hand is no contest.
“No?” I ask breathily.
He nips my bottom lip.
He kisses my jaw, the top
of my shoulder, gently nudging the thin strap of my camisole, the sensitive
spot behind my ear that makes my whole body turn to jelly.
“No,” he says again
quietly.
He pulls back. It feels
like my whole body is faltering, and every cell is straining toward him,
craving and straining and crying.
He lets me go.
My body actually leans
toward him, my hands still clasped in front of my chest as he lies down on his
bed and turns away from me, hugging his body pillow.
“Good night, Angel,” he
says firmly.
About Rock Hard: Chord Brothers:
Drummer Ryder Chord has been living half a life since he was 16
when a brutal tragedy strikes his family and he and his best friend hit the
road. Ryder, desperate to forget, throws himself into touring life and writing
music. When Lexi joins the band, Ryder's life becomes almost tolerable. Until
one day when the rest of the band isn't there and Ryder and Lexi have to share
a hotel room: with only one bed.
Rule number one of band-dom: You never sleep with anyone in the
band.
Rule number one of bro code: You never sleep with anyone's sister. You
definitely never sleep with your best friend's little sister.
Rule number it's so obvious: It's a count even a drummer can keep: You Never.
Ever. Sleep with your best friend's little sister when she's in the band...and
he is, too.
Literary Titans gold award winner 2019.
"This is a great book about relationships, love, loss, and
the power and importance of human connection." (Literary Titans)
"If you love face-paced action, smart, funny, wise-cracking
characters who may have to risk everything for love, deep transformation,
sizzling sexual tension, and mind-blowing lust...you've come to the right
place." (Multiplatinum Reviews)
"A moving, funny, white-hot sexy romp that fans of Nora
Roberts and Janet Evanovich will love." (Smart Woman's Romance
Reviews)
"This book is so much more than just the love story."
(Escapist Book Blog)
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About MJ Roberts:
Fan favorite M. J.
Roberts is known for lovable characters, witty dialogue, exciting plot
twists, fast-paced action that keeps you on the edge of your seat, and romance
scenes that sizzle.
With more than two
million copies of stories in circulation worldwide, Roberts is well loved for
creating characters who feel as real as your most cherished friends.
M.J. Roberts is the
author of seventeen novels, including the popular Rock Hard: Chord Brothers series, and over twenty short stories;
she’s won six literary awards including the Literotica Summer Lovin’ Contest
2015 for Risk Your Heart and the
April 2019 gold medal from Literary Titans for Rock Hard: Chord Brothers, Book 1.
Roberts is also an
editor, songwriter, audiobook narrator, and professor of creative
writing. A modestly humble egomaniac with a penchant for superheroes, she’s
married to an awesome professional musician (a.k.a. The Rock and Roll
God). Her ‘I’m with the band’ status and
access to a bunch of real-life alpha bad boys means she’s always saying
‘Anything you say can and will appear in print. Names will be changed to
protect the guilty.’
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