Title: Rock Her Hard: An Alpha Male Rockstar Romance
Series: Rock Her Series (#1)
Series: Rock Her Series (#1)
Author: Alyson Hale
Release Date: March 15th, 2017
Genre: Rockstar/Contemporary Romance
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SYNOPSIS ā
I'm a lone wolf, a lost cause. Pushing people away has become an art form for me. I was doing well at shutting down my heart until I met her. Now I'll risk everything I've built just to have her by my side.
I didn't come to Georgia looking for love...
When my band manager asked us to travel to the US on a personal errand, I never imagined I'd get caught up in a scheme to reunite a father with his estranged daughter. Our deal was I'd seduce her into coming on the road with us, and then he'd have a chance at winning her over and getting his family back. The only problem is it's become so much more than that...
Kyri Calloway is everything I didn't know was missing from my life: sweetness, softness, and plenty of sass. She's a fiesty Irish redhead with curves that go on forever, my ultimate fantasy...yet she won't stop running away from me. My girl is convinced I'm going to leave her heart in a million shattered pieces the way her father did, but what she doesn't know is I never plan to let her go.
I'm not finished with her. Not by a long shot.
And I won't stop chasing her until she's mine, completely, body and soul.
Forever.
NOTE: This 18+ novella is sexy, sweet, and full of sass, just like every perfect Southern Belle should be. Your heart is safe reading this book; there's no cheating, a protective alpha male, and a guaranteed HEA--no cliffhangers!
I didn't come to Georgia looking for love...
When my band manager asked us to travel to the US on a personal errand, I never imagined I'd get caught up in a scheme to reunite a father with his estranged daughter. Our deal was I'd seduce her into coming on the road with us, and then he'd have a chance at winning her over and getting his family back. The only problem is it's become so much more than that...
Kyri Calloway is everything I didn't know was missing from my life: sweetness, softness, and plenty of sass. She's a fiesty Irish redhead with curves that go on forever, my ultimate fantasy...yet she won't stop running away from me. My girl is convinced I'm going to leave her heart in a million shattered pieces the way her father did, but what she doesn't know is I never plan to let her go.
I'm not finished with her. Not by a long shot.
And I won't stop chasing her until she's mine, completely, body and soul.
Forever.
NOTE: This 18+ novella is sexy, sweet, and full of sass, just like every perfect Southern Belle should be. Your heart is safe reading this book; there's no cheating, a protective alpha male, and a guaranteed HEA--no cliffhangers!
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KYRI
My shoulders are
hunched when I walk out of the bathroom of the pub, dreading my first day of
work. Iām very self-conscious about the way my strapless bra supportsāor
rather, un-supportsāmy breasts. The girls are bouncing beyond control, but
thereās nothing I can do about it. My uniform shirt hangs off my shoulders. I
have no way of wearing a strapped bra without everyone seeing it.
I check in with
Stephen in the back, who doesnāt bother training meāhe just immediately throws
me to the wolves. Iām given a pen, a pad, a menu, and a list of draft beers to
memorize, and a mere thirty minutes to prepare before my shift officially
begins. Sneaking off to the side, I sit down in a conference room off the
hallway to browse the menu before I have to go explain it to customers.
Luckily, Iāve been to this place several times with Alex, so itās not too
terribly foreign to me, but Iām having trouble remembering some of the
specifics.
Using the pen and
pad, I jot down a cheat sheet of information for myself until Iām able to take
these things home and memorize them. The thing Iām having the most trouble with
is the beer menu. Iām more of a martini and margarita kind of girl. I donāt
like the taste of beer at all. Having to remember so many different types,
strengths, colors, and tastes of beer is enough to make my head spin without
having any alcohol in my system. Iām going to have to taste all of these so I
can advise the customers. Iām not gonna enjoy it, but Iāll have a much harder
time if I donāt.
When Iām finally
ready to face my hell of a first day, I hear loud, high-pitched giggling in the
hallway. I get up and open the door and find Ingrid and another girlāa thin,
tanned blonde girlāwhispering to each other right in front of me. They startle
when I step up beside them.
āWhatās going on?ā
I tuck my notepad into the back pocket of my tan shorts and stick the pen in
the space between my ear and my hair.
Ingrid leans down
to whisper in my ear, grinning. āYouāre never going to believe who just walked
in our front door.ā
āWho?ā
āJace. Freakinā.
Hawthorne! And the whole band,ā she squeals.
My heart slams to
a screeching halt in my chest. āWhat?ā
āFilthy Bangers is
here. Weāre going to have to serve them all drinks.ā
My entire head
drains of blood. āYouāre messing with me, right?ā
āWeāre not, I
swear!ā The other girl shrieks with excitement, gripping Ingridās arm for dear
life.
āOkay, whatever.ā
I chuckle, shaking my head. These girls really think I was born yesterday. Iāve
been a freshman in high school. I know the drill. The new kid gets hazed on the
first day. Whatever. Theyāre not going to fool me this easily.
āKyri, seriously.
Look!ā Ingrid points down the hallway to the front of the pub.
At first I donāt
see him, but then she pulls me in front of her, and I spot the Jace Hawthorne heading toward the barāall six foot two inches
of him. My knees turn to jelly underneath me. Heās in a black collared shirt
with rolled up sleevesāshowcasing his beautiful wall of tattoos on his left
forearmāand a pair of jeans that hugs his hips like they were custom tailored
to his body. His dark wavy hair is perfectly tousled as usual. Even from here,
I can hear his rich, velvety voice that sends chills running down my spine and
makes things clench down below. The sexy British accent magnifies the effect to
the point where I can actually feel my panties dampening.
Itās true. The
hottest rock singer on earth is here, getting a beer in our pub.
But why?
āWhat the hell are
they doing here?ā I mutter. Even though Jace is my favorite, I have to admit
his bandmates are fucking studs, too. But I canāt imagine what force on earth
would drag them to a small Georgia town just outside Atlanta while theyāre not
on tour.
āLadies, what are
you doing huddled back here when we have important guests?ā Stephen appears
behind us, agitated, and shoos us toward the dining area. āGo serve them, now,
before they leave without sampling our draft menu.ā
āBut I canāt serve
the Bangers!ā Ingrid wails, and the other girl agrees with her. They both
tremble in their shorts. Funny, I figured theyād both be the aggressive type,
not the kind of people who shy away from the chance to serve hot, famous guys.
Pansies.
āIāll do it,ā I
volunteer, even though my heart is pounding in my throat from nerves. I donāt
remember half of the beers on the menu right now. Thank God I have my cheat
sheet stashed away in my pocket.
Stephen pushes me
forward, and I nearly lose my balance. My knees knock togetherā¦or rather,
squish together. This is one time Iām glad I have thunder thighs. Otherwise,
everyone in the pub could hear me shaking from nerves.
I walk around
behind the bar for the first time, taking a deep breath before I address the
band. My God. Iāve never felt so much testosterone in one ten-foot radius
before. Itās suffocating, yet exhilarating.
As I approach him,
Jaceās deep amber eyes lock with mine, and I nearly lose my composure. His raw
fire and tenacity is trained on me. The hunger in his eyes makes me think he
might want to devour me alive. A corner of his mouth pulls up in amusement.
Surprising me, he reaches his hand over the counter to shake my hand.
āJace Hawthorne.
Nice to meet you, Kyri.ā
āWhat?ā As soon as
our hands meet, electricity pulses up my arm and tingles throughout my entire
body. Jace must have felt it too, because he jerks back a little, not letting
go of my hand. āHow do you know my name?ā Iām not even wearing a name tag yet.
āThatās my little
secret, sweetheart.ā He grants me a wink, causing my heart to nearly flutter
right out of my chest. āIāll have a local ale, please. Whatever you recommend.ā
Fucking shit. He
would ask for a recommendation on my very first night.
Luckily, the
bartender, Pete, overheard us. Heās got a green mohawk, gauges, and multiple
piercings, but he also has very kind eyes and a smile that puts you at ease. He
pipes up over his shoulder as heās refilling the beer fridge, āSee The Stars is brewed an hour away in
Athens. You canāt beat it.ā
Keeping his fierce
eyes trained on me, Jace responds, āPerfect. Iāll have the biggest mug youāve
got.ā
Suddenly losing my
ability to respond, I nod and move down to the next guy in the lineāEddie, the
bassist. They all end up telling me they want the same thing Jace is having, so
I take out four frosted mugs and have my first experience with filling up a
glass with beer. After seeing me struggle with one of the nozzles, Peter comes
over and holds the mug at an angle, showing me how to form a good foam on the
top without letting it overflow or not filling it enough. Once Iāve got four
beautiful mugs of See The Stars, I
turn around and find Jace glaring at me, then glancing suspiciously at Peter.
I immediately
start questioning myself on what I did wrong. Is there too much foam? Not
enough?
Crap. I canāt
handle this much stress. Maybe this isnāt the job for me after all.
āH-here you go.ā I
manage to deliver their beers without incident and canāt help but watch Jace as
he takes a swig. The way his lips wrap around the rim of that mug and his
Adamās apple pulls up and down as he swallowsā¦God, he is just so perfect. He
has the face of an angel and the growl of a wolf in his voice. I could spend
all night staring at him.
āCan I get you any
a-appetizers?ā I manage.
āTwo orders of the
buffalo wings, sweetheart.ā The guy on the far side away from Jace flashes a
winning pearly grin at me. I recognize him as Damien, the lead guitarist. Where
Jaceās stare was probing and laser-focused, Damienās is sinful and impish. āIf
youāve got extra breasts, Iāll take
those too.ā
Judging from the
heat rising up my neck, Iād estimate my cheeks are about the shade of hot
Mexican salsa right now. Unconsciously, I pull my arms up over my breasts,
which only makes my cleavage deeper and causes his tongue to flick over his
lips with hunger.
āComing right up.ā
Grateful for the excuse to book it out of there, I head back to the kitchen to
put in my very first food order.
United Indie Book Blog Review
Reviewer: Cathy
Rating: 4 Stars
I really enjoyed this story. After the first chapter it picked up and pulled me into Kyri and Jace's world. The interactions between the two are really enjoyable. I love how hard Jace goes about convincing her they are meant to be together- she has a lot of misgivings (which I totally understand) to truly believe her cares about her. You can see right from the beginning what will cause major issues in the burgeoning relationship but it doesn't hurt the story. I totally don't get Kyri's father he just seems like a creep and that story line is never fleshed out. One other note- I like the Kyri is a more normal woman and not a size 2 but I feel like they bring it up too much throughout the book (when after the description shouldn't define who she is- which is a spirited beautiful woman). Overall a really good rock star romance and I am looking forward to the others in the series.
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