Title: Rock'n Romance Boxed
Set
Author: Genie Gabriel
ISBN: 978-1-62420-261-2
Genre: Contemporary Romance
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Book Heat Level: 2
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The
Rockstar
Fifteen years and many heart-wrenching experiences after
their disastrous first meeting, a reformed rock star and the woman who idolized
him as a teenager get a second chance to prove songs of the heart are the
sweetest music of all.
The
Bodyguard
Psychiatrist Julia Cabot's life has always gone according
to plan -- until her husband's charming affability explodes into violence.
Terrified for her life and the safety of her children, Julia runs. She finds an
unlikely haven with a man her children think is the angel they wished for after
they find feathers on the floor. Former bodyguard Mitch Garrison is trained to
protect, but something went fatally wrong five years ago when his wife was shot
while helping an abused woman. Mitch's nightmares come to life when Julia
appears, a jagged purple bruise marring her face. But when her ex-husband
kidnaps her children, Julia and Mitch join forces in a journey that brings them
face to face with their deepest fears and their most passionate desires.
The
Leader of the Band
On stage, band leader Zach Zacata controls the emotions
of thousands of fans, but he can't control his middle-aged body. When he has a
heart attack, best friend and sometime lover Lauren Westover provides a place
where Zach can heal. And Zach realizes he has one more chance to win Lauren's
love--if a killer doesn't get to them first.
EXCERPT
Spotlights flashed in
rainbows across the stage. Red. Green. Blue. Crisscrossing until they merged
into one white-hot light on Geoff Chastain’s face, evoking memories of other
times. The screams of thousands of teenaged girls washed through his memory as
he pulled the microphone from its stand.
The first notes of
his daughter's favorite song filled the auditorium and his breath caught,
jagged, in his chest. Pain pulsed through Geoff's heart with each beat of the
drum. He nearly dropped to his knees, longing to crawl back into the
self-imposed exile where he had existed since his daughter died.
The faces of the kids
in wheelchairs looked up at him with bright expectation. The whispers of the
singers waiting in the stage wings curled around him in concern.
Daddy, promise you
won’t let the music die. His daughter’s last request haunted Geoff. He never
suspected life would become so desolate he would forget to eat and sleep, let
alone lose touch with the music that had always flowed so easily from his soul.
A singer moved from
the wings to stand beside him. Her presence drifted around him in silent
encouragement. Her sweet contralto coaxed him to sing with her.
Focus, he ordered his
brain, staring at the woman. Waves of auburn hair framed her face, then tumbled
halfway down a lush body barely covered in spandex and sequins. A woman
designed to stir a man to action.
Geoff's voice rasped
with disuse on the first verse; the woman's harmony covered it. As he started
the second verse, an image of his daughter swam before his eyes and Geoff's
throat closed. The woman picked up the melody without missing a beat, as if
they had planned this duet.
He grasped at her
hand and drew a deep breath. Her soft scent filled his nostrils, drawing his
attention away from the pain. Giving him the strength to dig deep inside where
the music had lain in silent mourning.
Geoff's voice mingled
with hers on the chorus, then soared as he soloed the third verse. Their voices
chased each other through the final refrain, then their eyes met and held on
the last triumphant note. Awed silence hung for a moment before applause
erupted and the crowd was in motion.
A sea of well-wishers
swarmed onto the stage. Not the frenzied near-riots of years ago, but the
exuberant cheer of celebration. Smiles and congratulations wrapped warmly
around Geoff as men pumped his hand and women kissed his cheek.
But the mysterious
auburn-haired woman who saved his musical butt had disappeared.
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