Dare to Rock
a Dare to Love novel
by Carly Phillips
a Rocker Romance/Second Chance
Blurb:
Avery Dare
lives a quiet life in Miami as an online fashion/makeup video blogger. She has
good friends, a close, large family and if her love life is lacking, she likes
it that way. But when she receives an invitation to one of her ex's concerts
along with an invitation to meet him back stage, she decides to take the
risk... and comes face to face with the reality of his rock star lifestyle -
the press, the crowds, and the half-naked groupies.
At eighteen,
Grey Kingston left everything he knew and loved behind to seek fame and fortune
as a rock star, and he found it as the lead guitarist and singer for the band,
Tangled Royal. Fans adore him, women throw themselves at him, and he can afford
everything he couldn't growing up. Yet at the height of his career, he's ready
to walk away and return home to a simpler life... and the woman he left behind,
if he can convince her to give him another chance.
Except
moving on isn't as easy as Grey would like. When Avery is threatened by a
stalker, it becomes evident Grey's fans not only don't want him to retire, they
don't want Avery in his life either. And Avery isn't sure she wants the
pressures that are part of Grey's life... but she doesn't want to lose him
again, either. Can their recently renewed love survive the fallout?
About Carly Phillips:
After a successful fifteen year career with various New York publishing houses,
and over 40 sexy contemporary romance novels published, N.Y. Times and USA
Today Bestselling Author Carly Phillips is now an Indie author who writes to
her own expectations and that of her readers. She continues the tradition of
hot men and strong women and plans to publish many more sizzling stories. Carly
lives in Purchase, NY with her family, two nearly adult daughters and two crazy
dogs who star on her Facebook Fan Page and website. She’s a writer, a knitter
of sorts, a wife, and a mom. In addition, she’s a Twitter and Internet junkie
and is always around to interact with her readers.
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Dare to Rock Video:
Excerpt:
Sweat poured off Grey Kingston’s body, and his heart beat a too-rapid rhythm,
the high and adrenaline rush from his performance still pulsing through his
veins as he walked into the lounge backstage. He pulled off his soaked shirt
and tossed it onto the floor, grateful for the stocked room and waiting pile of
towels. He grabbed one and dried his face and hair, deliberately trying to slow
his breathing.
The sound of
Tangled Royal fans stomping their feet and demanding an encore echoed through
the walls, but the band had performed their final set. Even as his pulse still
soared.
He glanced
toward the door. “Did she pick up the ticket?” Grey asked Simon Colson, their
manager, who was busy texting on his phone.
“What? Who?”
Simon, ever the well-dressed Brit, shoved his phone into his trouser pocket. No
jeans for him. “Good show,” he said to Grey and the rest of the band, ignoring
Grey’s question.
Lola Corbin,
their lead singer and Grey’s best friend, was still bouncing in her heels, not
yet coming down from their shared high either. “We did rock it,” she said,
tossing her dark hair over her shoulder.
Milo Davis,
their bassist, grunted something and fell into a chair in the corner. Grey
narrowed his gaze. Milo barely had the energy for a full concert these days,
and that worried him.
But right
now Grey had bigger concerns and turned to Simon. “I asked you if Avery Dare
picked up the VIP tickets I told you to leave at the box office.”
Simon
shrugged. “I couldn’t tell you.”
Grey scowled
at his manager’s I don’t give a shit tone. More and more lately, Simon’s lack
of consideration about what the band members wanted grated on Grey’s nerves.
Lola might be considering using him for her solo career, but anything Grey did
going forward wouldn’t be with the man.
At least
he’d indicated he had left the tickets. He’d be out of a job if he screwed with
Grey on this. “Fucking find out.”
“What’s so
special about this piece of ass?” Simon barely got the words out because Grey
grabbed him by his collared shirt and pinned him up against the wall.
“Talk about
her like that again and you’re done.”
“Whoa.” Lola
put her petite body between them, pushing Grey away from their manager.
“Everyone breathe,” she muttered. “You. Go take a walk and calm down before
your company shows up,” she ordered Grey.
He stormed off,
missing whatever lecture she gave to Simon next.
Though the
man had done his job well, helping maneuver Tangled Royal to the elusive top of
the charts, he cared about the bottom line and not much else. Especially not
the fact that Tangled Royal was more than a band, people with real feelings,
issues, and lives. No wonder Simon didn’t believe how serious both Grey and
Lola were about changing their futures.
Danny Bills,
their drummer, already had a wife and two daughters who lived in L.A. He was
ready for home time, and everyone knew it. Milo was another story. If he didn’t
stop the drugs, he wouldn’t have a future.
As for Grey,
he hoped for more than the travel and fame that had been so important to him
way back when. He hoped for her.
His eyes
flickered to the door. No sign of Avery. He tipped his head back, wondering if
she’d come backstage or ignore the invitation … and him. His stomach
gripped painfully at the thought of not seeing her again. She was the one
person who not only understood the loner musician he’d been as a teen but who’d
grounded him when he’d threatened to spiral. With her soft voice, that thick
mane of dark hair, and those lavender-like eyes, she’d burrowed someplace deep
inside him. Still, she hadn’t been enough to hold him, not when fame, fortune,
and the need to be something more lived within him.
But it was
Avery whose face he saw in the nameless women he’d fucked over the years. Avery
whose belief in him kept him going when times were hard. Funny how that worked.
He wondered if she’d thought of him over the years and if she was as hyped up
about possibly seeing him again now.
About the
Dare to Love Series
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Blurb:
New York Times Bestselling Author Carly Phillips turns up the
heat in her newest sexy contemporary romance series, and introduces you to the
Dare family… siblings shaped by a father’s secrets and betrayal.
Since finding out his father had another family on the side, Ian Dare swore to
be the upstanding, responsible man his cheating parent had never been. When it
comes to his relatives, he gives his all but in relationships he offers the
bare minimum. But one glimpse of sensual Riley Taylor arouses his dominant and
protective instincts and Ian is entranced. He will do anything to possess her …
and does. But any future with Riley must include him extending an olive branch
to the half-brother who is a constant reminder of the pain he’d rather forget.
Independent and always in control, Riley Taylor makes no apologies for choosing
men carefully. Relationships have never been a priority and she believes
herself hardened to domineering men – until she meets charismatic Ian Dare. He
manages to turn a simple kiss into an all out assault on her senses and when he
takes control in the bedroom, she’s stunned to discover she likes it. As their
affair heats up, they soon realize they complete each other in ways neither
imagined. But Riley’s past is closer than she cares to remember, and her
struggles with Ian’s dominance might just cost her everything.
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