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Blurb

Taylor Marsten looks like a guy.

How was I supposed to know there was a woman hiding beneath her baseball hat and baggy clothes? I piss off the stubborn roadie one time, and she starts a prank war. Back and forth we go using public humiliation as a weapon. Our situation turns complicated when I find myself searching her out. I want to piss her off just to receive retaliation. I get off on her attention.

Our prank war isn’t a war at all. It’s foreplay.

Ethan Crow is an idiot.

He insults the way I look, demands I fill his bed with willing groupies, and threatens to have me fired from the tour. He thinks because I’m only eighteen I’ll crumble under his rock star authority, but he ticked off the wrong roadie. What starts as a battle feels more like a dance, and with thousands of women within Ethan’s reach, he only reaches for me.

Are his feelings for me genuine, or has he managed to pull off the cruelest prank of them all?

 

 

5 stars!

This book is so much fun! A manwhore rockstar falls for a tom-boyish roadie in a hilarious yet heartfelt romance with a feel of the forbidden about it. I loved these characters so hard, and I was cheering for them as they bickered, bantered and pranked their way to an amazing love story that completely captured my heart.

This is the fourth book in the Love, Hate, Rock-n-Roll series, so of course there is quite a bit of character crossover from the previous couples in the series, but you could read this as a standalone. I definitely recommend reading the whole series though, because they are all fantastic reads!

Ethan Crow is the bass player for rockstar, Jesse Lee. Gorgeous, cocky and talented, he loves his rocker lifestyle. He’s a bit immature for a 27-year-old, but in an endearing way, and as the only single member of the band left, he’s embracing his well-earned reputation with all the groupies he can handle.

Taylor ‘Tommy’ Marsten is 18 years old, older than her years, and throwing herself into her first job as a roadie after spending most of her life on the road with her roadie father. Side-by-side with the crew she grew up with, she’s working hard and loving her new life when her smartassery with a spoiled bass player throws her into a prank war with Ethan Crow.

Oh my God, I laughed so hard as Ethan and Taylor go at each other, with pranks that range from mildly humiliating to publically hilarious. They revel in embarrassing each other in ways that are absolutely genius, sparking a unique dynamic between them that is everything!

“If I’ve given you the impression that I’m fragile, let me make myself clear. I can take whatever you dish out.”
He licks his lips and my stomach tumbles as if I’m on a rollercoaster. “Fragile or not, I will break you.”
“I’d love to see you try.”

Their pranking and bickering is so freaking entertaining, and it takes an interesting twist when they find themselves hopelessly attracted to each other, but there is so much standing in their way! Firstly, Taylor is only 18 and completely inexperienced when it comes to men. Her gruff and protective father is also on the tour and watching her every step. When combined with Ethan’s reputation and his lack of interest in commitment of any kind, it looks like an impossible situation. But the more they get to know each other, their feelings for each other continue to grow, and there is no holding back all that they are feeling for each other.

“Twenty-seven years, I’ve gotten every single thing I’ve ever wanted. And now, I want you.”

It’s a fantastic set-up, and I loved watching Ethan and Taylor find their way to each other. It’s one of those books that has your heart pounding, just waiting for something to happen. The build-up is fantastic, and the chemistry absolutely sizzles as they inch closer and closer to crossing that line, and they don’t just cross it, they trample all over it!

“Tell me the truth. Tell me you’re not giving up on us just because things are complicated. Tell me you’ll fight for us. Tell me you’ll do whatever it fucking takes to keep me. Tell me you can’t see yourself with another man.” … “Tell me you’re mine.”

It’s honest, sweet and blissfully functional, and it’s hot as all hell. Ethan and Taylor are incredibly passionate, and all that sexy time reflects the intensity of the feelings that consume them both, and I freaking loved watching it happen!

“I’m falling in love with you.”
His body stills above me, as if he’s holding his breath.
… He props his weight on his elbows and kisses me—soft, sweet, and with so much feeling, my eyes heat with unshed tears. “Good.” He kisses me again. “Because I’ve already fallen in love with you.”

Oh, it’s so swony!

But falling in love is, ironically, the easy part. Dealing with their situation, Ethan’s past, and the realities of the celebrity lifestyle are hard, and Ethan and Taylor have more challenges to face. There are surprises to come, and that ending packs an emotional punch that had me in tears more than once. But wow, what story!

The rest of the band, and their girls, are a big part of the journey, and I loved catching up with them, and seeing them both tease and support Ethan and Taylor. They’re a great bunch with a fantastically fun dynamic, and I loved seeing them all together.

I love a book that can make me laugh and make me cry, and this book did exactly that. Ethan and Taylor’s story is so special, and I loved seeing them work for, and eventually get, their happy ending.

“I hope you’re ready, Taylor Marsten, because I’m going to be the best fucking boyfriend you’ve ever had.”

A fantastic read – 5 stars!

An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

 

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