***For fans of Nashville the TV show and Bella Andre, the BROTHERS OF ROCK series is dramatic, sexy, romantic,and entertaining. It sizzles!***
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With ALL ACCESS, a contemporary romance series begins that explores, life, love, and music. Join the five band members of Chasing Cross as they find that there's more to life beyond the stage.
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
Jess is caught off guard when a sexy stranger buys her a cup of coffee and asks her to sit with him. He's mysterious, nice, and even though he says the right things at the right time, Jess can sense that there's something hidden about him.
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As Johnnie sits across from the beautiful woman, he can't believe she doesn't recognize him. Everyone does. It comes with the territory when you're the lead singer of one of the hottest bands in the world, Chasing Cross. With one more show to go before taking a small break in touring, it feels like luck is on Johnnie's side. That is, if he can find a way to tell Jess who he is, without scaring her off.
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After her best friend begs her to come to a concert, Jess finds herself standing in the middle of a crowd. The lights are off, music begins, and the crowd erupts in cheers. She doesn't know much about the band, but that's all about to change. When the lights come on, Jess can't believe her eyes. The lead singer of the band is the man from the café.
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Plucked from the crowd during the show, Jess makes her way backstage. The encore may have ended on stage, but the real show is just about to begin. Johnnie's passion quickly turns to romance but the more time he and Jess spend together, the more things get complicated. Johnnie has a big decision to make about himself and the band, testing his loyalty and love for the music, and when Jess's dreams start to come true, she starts to realize that true love exists, but it's not always an easy path to take.
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The second book in the Brothers of Rock series is BROKEN SOUND, where lead guitarist, Davey, is faced with life changing decisions involving love, family, and as always, music.
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
Rockstars expect women to show up at their hotel room, but when a woman shows up with an infant and tells Davey he is the father, his world is turned upside down.
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Anna is a teacher and part-time waitress, desperate to make enough to pay off debts left to her by an ex-boyfriend who made her life a living hell. When her boss schedules her for an extra shift, he tells her it's her job to take care of a special guest... lead guitarist of Chasing Cross, Davey. The second Anna meets eyes with Davey, she feels something she's wanted for a long time. But with someone famous? That's impossible. Besides, Davey is there with a date.
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When Davey returns to the restaurant, sans date, he asks to see Anna. She doesn't understand what he would want with her. He is a man with a big heart, kind eyes, and the true power that only a real rockstar could have. Then Anna learns the truth of Davey's life, from his haunted past to his rocky present. Still, she longs to be part of his future. But when Anna's own past turns potentially deadly, life and love suddenly collide in a way that could hurt everyone and leave someone dead.
Here’s a chance to ‘meet’ the guys in Chasing Cross, the
band from my romance series, Brothers of Rock!
Johnnie – lead singer -
He’s the unclaimed leader and hero of the band. He’s also in the first book – All Access –
where readers get to know him, the band, and get to see Johnnie’s emotions as
he has to make some life changing decisions in both love and life.
Danny – guitar - He’s Johnnie’s younger brother. He’s a little wild, always relying on the
protection of his big brother. He’s the
main character in book three (Bitter Farewell – coming June 2013) and for the
first time in his life, he must face the world on his own.
Davey – guitar - In
the second book – Broken Sound – Davey must come to grips with something
potential in his past. A woman shows up
with a baby and says it’s his. If that’s
not heavy enough to deal with, Davey falls in love with a woman that isn’t the
baby’s mother.
Chris – bass - Chris
will appear in the fourth book and will have to face something similar to
Davey. His life and his decisions are
called into question and this normally quiet, partying rockstar has to find a
way to grow up and man up fast.
Rick – drummer - In
the fifth book, you get to meet perhaps the most complicated man in the
band. He’s hiding so much emotion and
hanging onto so many demons (especially those hiding at the bottom of a
bottle), Rick finds himself struggling between trying to deal with his past,
capture his present, and not lose his future.
To top that off, he makes a life changing decision… life changing for
himself and for the band.
Right now Chasing Cross will be featured in the first five
books of the series… from there, perhaps, a new band will come forward and take
the reigns of the series!
Here’s an excerpt from All Access (Brothers of Rock #1):
At the counter, Jess slipped her
phone into her bag and placed her order.
Before the barista behind the
counter could give her the total, a hand appeared at the counter with money.
“Add the same to that order,” a
voice said.
Jess looked over her shoulder and
saw what could possibly be the sexiest man she had ever seen in her life. He was tall with a defined chin, piercing
eyes, and the scruff of a face in badly need of a shave. His lips were thin but curvy and as the right
side started to move into a little smile, Jess felt her mouth start to open.
“On me,” the man whispered. “Just do me a favor and bring the coffee to
the table in the corner.”
Jess looked back to the money. The stranger tapped the bill on the counter
and then slithered away.
“Is that all?” the barista asked.
Jess eyed the man as he walked
away, keeping his head down.
“I guess so,” she whispered.
Jess carried the two cups of coffee
to the back table. There the stranger
sat with his back to Jess, a hand near his face. He looked like he was trying to disguise
himself. It worried Jess as she grew
closer.
Was something wrong with him?
Was he some kind of crazy man?
Her mind thought of things she’d
seen in the news, not to mention the author in her that never stopped working.
Couldn’t this be a book plot?
Strange
guy in a café, eyeing people?
When he turned and Jess saw the
outline of his face, she almost dropped the coffee. He was gorgeous. From the side, with the light of the sun
glistening on his face, he had the look of a statue.
But he could move.
And talk.
And he did.
“Ah, thank you so much,” he said,
reaching for one of the coffees.
“It’s just black,” Jess said. “Wasn’t sure how you liked it.”
“After last night, black will do
the trick.”
He smiled, showing a set of dimples
that formed more dimples. His chin
pulled when he smiled, and the power of his eyes starting to burn into Jess’s
memory.
She swore to herself that she was
memorizing the man’s sexy features for her own work. She could use a guy like this in one of her
novels. But after a few seconds of
gawking, she realized she teetered on the line of being creepy herself.
“Got change for me?” the man asked.
“Oh, change. No. I
gave it to... the...”
“I’m only kidding,” the man said,
smiling. “Here. Sit down for a minute.”
“No. I don’t want to bother you.”
“Sure you do. Sit down.”
His eyes were dark and deep. A sense of honesty came through them. Jess couldn’t believe how suddenly
comfortable she felt, considering this was a total stranger. But even still, she took a step to the small
round table and sat down.
Her hands were folded around her
coffee. Her laptop bag still on her
shoulder.
“You could put your bag down,” the
man said. “I won’t bite. I promise.”
“Do you often bite people?” Jess
asked.
“Only when tempted.”
He was fast. He was smooth.
Jess’s mouth ran dry.
Without breaking her stare from the
man’s eyes, she lowered her laptop bag to the floor.
“Working today?” the man asked,
pointing to the bag.
“Something like that,” Jess
said. “I’m a writer.”
“A writer? What do you write?”
Why was this guy asking
questions?
Jess tried to lift her coffee cup
but found her hands were shaking.
Shaking from what? Fear? Anticipation?
Because the man sitting across from her had a dreamy face?
“I write books,” Jess said.
“Write books or are they
published?”
“What does that mean?”
“Okay. I play guitar...”
Jess felt her heart jump. Of course a man this sexy would play
guitar.
“... so that makes me a musician,
right?”
Jess nodded.
“But am I recording musician? Do I get to play big shows? Make lots of money?”
Jess shrugged her shoulders. “I don’t know. You tell me.”
The man laughed for a few seconds.
“Are you published?” he asked.
“Yes,” Jess said. “I have a publisher. I’m not famous but I’ve had to sign a couple
autographs.”
“Sign a couple autographs,” the man
smiled wide. He sipped his coffee.
“You play shows?” Jess asked.
“I guess you could say that.”
“Are you in a band?”
“Yeah. I’m in a band. I’m the singer. Go figure.”
Jess couldn’t believe how turned on
she felt. She fought the images coming
to her, but she pictured the man standing on a stage, playing guitar,
singing. Sweating. Staring at Jess in a crowd. Controlling her with his eyes.
She had to look away for a second.
“So, let me ask you something,” the
man said.
“Sure.”
“You have no idea who I am?”
“Why? Am I supposed to?”
“Nope,” the man said. “By the way, my name is Johnnie.”
Karolyn
James has been published over 100 times, reached bestseller lists on
Amazon, and writes in both romance and erotic romance. Her two newest
series are the romance hit, Brothers of Rock, and the erotic romance
series, Rock Her Curves.
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Yvonne,thank you for sharing this excerpt from the book. It's very engaging!
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