From the beginning, attraction ignites between the struggling musician and his best friend's ambitious sister. It starts with a kiss at the top of a Ferris wheel when they're young, combusts into a tumultuous love affair, and matures into an epic love that defies each odd and defeats every obstacle. Discover why Buzzfeed selected Grip to its list of books that will change the way you see the world.3 Books2 Decades (Nearly!)1 Love of a lifetimeThis enhanced box set includes Flow, Grip and Still - all 3 books of the groundbreaking Grip trilogy.--PLUS "All", the Grip short story previously published in the Cocktales charity anthology--PLUS two BRAND NEW "glimpse into the future" chapters.--PLUS surprise audio elements exclusive to this box set

    From the second I got my hands on a pair of drumsticks, my future was sealed. I never fit in anyway, not with my rocker soul and curves that never take a day off.But what’s a drummer without a band? Oh, that’s right. A cocktail waitress.That is, until the chance of a lifetime falls into my lap—Unrequited needs a drummer, and I happen to have an ‘in’ with the band.The only trouble is, Santiago Garza, Unrequited’s broody, scowly bassist, doesn’t want me in his band, which is kind of funny, considering he was the one who took my heart and stomped all over it five years ago.My career is far more important than hurt feelings though, so Santiago can suck it up and deal. That’s what I’m doing, no matter how many times I remember the feel of his lips on mine. I won’t fall for him this time. I’m done being anyone’s second choice.

    Throwing herself into her work as a photographer helped her cope with the pain. But moving on? Well, she’s not quite ready for that yet.After she’s hired as Fractured's tour photographer by hot-as-hell lead singer Connor Byrne, long-dormant feelings are awakened. He’s a world-famous rock star with no interest in love, but his offer of one night together might be exactly what she needs to bring her body back to life. And just one night won’t risk her still-broken heart… right?Connor Byrne doesn’t do relationships, let alone love. After all, he learned early on in life that love only leads to pain and betrayal. Who needs it anyway? As lead singer of one of the world’s hottest rock bands he’s got everything he wants: music, the adoration of millions, and willing women flinging themselves at his feet.Getting to know beautiful but broken photographer Lexie might just change everything though. And one night together? Well, that might not be enough. But with the end of the tour fast approaching and his heart still not healed from the past, will Connor question what it is he really wants, or will he let Lexie walk away for good?Fractured Hearts is the first book in the Fractured Rock Star Romance series, and can be read as a standalone. It's a steamy, slow-burn love story with no cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed HEA.

    And nowhere in the job description does it say I should lust after the charismatic, charming rock star.But every night I spend with him the attraction grows more intense, electric, undeniable.Until one night in a limo when we combust.One time only will have to be enough.Because the mistakes from the past are chasing me.And If I give in again, I might lose everything.Good thing I’m strong, determined, and dedicated to resisting him.But after a close call at his concert, all bets are off.And in his hotel room, we strike a brand new deal.One that can’t end well for me, but I do it anyway. Because sometimes you grab hold of the desire. And other times, the desire takes hold of you.

    It was his escape; his only glimpse at what life and love could be outside the walls that he had been hidden behind.When he is finally freed, the world he enters is something he never could have imagined. Then he meets Harper Abraham, and his heart’s very beat … changes. But, can he?

    Bengtsson comes a funny, heartwarming companion novella featuring the Cake characters in lockdown.Just like the rest of the world, the McKallisters find themselves struggling to conform to a new way of life after the virus confines them to their homes. These connected short stories give fans a chance to catch up on all of their favorite Cake characters as well as enjoy a bonus epilogue and interviews with the characters.Find out how Jake and Kyle cope with isolation—and each other—after they enter quarantine following exposure to the virus. Follow Finn and Emma as they desperately try to prevent a super spreader event at Perryland—while attempting to ration the toilet paper. And go on a humorous journey with Quinn as he searches for a place to stay after initially refusing to lock down with the others. And in a bonus epilogue, Keith is called upon to lead the family on a secret mission that unites them all.

    That is, until the discovery of his father, Sebastian - a world renown drummer in a famous rock band.Overnight, Greyson's world had been turned upside down, taking him from rags to riches. And now, six years later, Greyson's only goal is to follow in his dad's footsteps.Except, while his father is a reformed ladies' man, Greyson is gay. And that's a secret he's not ready to let go of.But he never planned on meeting Zach.How can he keep the man he loves without disappointing the man he admires?

    After years of playing to sold-out stadiums around the world, the tattooed singer is determined to build bridges with his sick father and reconnect with the family he left behind.But then he meets her . . . the beautiful waitress with the smart mouth who makes him laugh more than he has in years.One small problem. She’s his ex-girlfriend’s sister. The only woman he can’t have.Maddie Clark was an awkward teenager when Gray left. Now she slings hash in a backwater diner, her dreams of being a famous concert pianist left in tatters.Don’t ask her why. She’ll never tell. Strong women do what it takes to keep a roof over their heads.Until he walks through the door and complicates everything.Their attraction is wrong.But foolish hearts never listen to reason.Maybe he should write a song about that.Take Me Home is the first book in the Heartbreak Brothers series of emotional standalone romances, set in the small town of Hartson’s Creek.

    Forget the fact that he didn’t just betray the band—he also destroyed her heart.Four years ago, talented frontman Mason West was poised to explode onto the music scene. Until personal tragedy forced him to give everything up to care for his infant daughter.With two worlds falling apart, a surprising offer could give a struggling single father a second chance and a broken rock star a new reason to believe.Because maybe it’s not about falling down.Maybe it’s about getting back up.RISING WEST is a second chance, single father rockstar romance and can be read as a standalone.

    Included in this anthology are:Hate F*ck by Jane AnthonyRipple Effect by J. BengtssonConverted by Dawn L. ChiletzRock by L A CottonConfessions of a Rockstar by Crystal KaswellSTORM by Michelle MankinBurning Lucien by Anne Mercier(Bass)ment Wars by Alyson SantosWild Love by Kacey SheaAsk Me Later by Lisa SuzanneAll the digital proceeds from this anthology are going to Feeding America. Collectible paperbacksare also available. Both the digital compilation and the paperbacks are only available for a limited time.

    He is famous now, a rock god. I'm happy being a nobody ... and I wanted to keep it that way.I thought I was succeeding until I came face to face with him once more.Harper JacksonFrosty, unimpressed, sexy as sinShe made my past bearable, kept me sane long enough to drag myself out of the hell I lived in. I repaid her by breaking her heart and leaving her behind.But now she's back and, even though I know I should stay away from her, I can't.The problem is by forcing Harper to become part of my life ... it might just get one of us killed

    He taught me how to live.I didn't mean for things to go the way they did. But Connor was beautiful, and I was lonely.Falling in love wasn't part of the plan. He betrayed me, and I was scarred.Before I got the job, I didn't know who he was. Now I saw him every night in my dreams.We were two people, worlds apart, holding each other at arms length.This was not going to end well.Connor Clash was an asshole. And I loved him with all of my heart.

    A god with a guitar.I don’t trust musicians, but he was different.At seventeen, I offered him my home, my life, my heart… …He stole them all.From USA Today bestselling author Piper Lawson comes an emotional new adult forbidden romance series.Love Notes is a 15,000-word prequel to the new Rivals trilogy.

    Now that he’s returned to claim back his crown, Cassy hopes to kill two birds with one stone—secure her magazine a top spot in the rankings and meet with the man of her adolescent dreams.A dinner invitation isn’t what she expects to get out of this interview, but the chemistry between them is undeniable.With paparazzi watching Frankie’s every move as the two jump into a stormy relationship, Cassy risks her career and her privacy—and possibly her heart—to be with the biggest rockstar on the planet. But is Frankie worth it? Is he the humble man she thinks he is or is he just that good at hiding his demons? Final Serenade is the first installment in “The Encore” series. Cassy and Frankie’s story concludes in One Last Verse.

    They get careless. Sloppy.I don't have time for that.I have an empire to build--my own clothing line, vodka, record label, and more investments than I can count.Not to mention my two hit albums that have launched me, DeMarcus Elba, into Hip Hop royalty.But all of that changes when I see her...Ayana.I feel like I'm under a spell. I don't understand how she wields so much power over me. I feel possessed by her charms. I'm obsessed with her beauty.I've never seen anything I wanted so badly. No. Not wanted. Needed.If I don't have her, I won't be able to function. I won't be able to go on. I know myself and I know this: if she doesn't belong to me, then I won't be able to stop obsessing about her. My mind will be tormented with thoughts of her while my empire crashes down all around me. While I lose everything. While I become a shell of a man because she's not there to fill me up.Making her mine is all that matters.And nothing is going to stop me from taking what I want.An AA romance with an ultra-insta-insane-OTT love! Get ready for DeMarcus Elba a possessive alpha hero who makes zero apologies for his obsession with his new love. Insta-love at its finest in a SAFE read with no cheating and a super sweet HEA guaranteed. Enjoy!

    **All profits from the sale of The Rule Breaker Anthology will be donated to AutismSpectrum.org and Austism-Society.orgLife's a gamble and love's a game, but you need to play to win.When all that is forbidden tastes so much sweeter, sometimes you just have to say screw the consequences and follow your heart's desire.So take a chance and bite the apple.After all, rules were made to be broken.

    Lilly wants to spread her music across the world, but can she ever make it big when she's terrified of fame?Rock star Damian splits his time between the recording studio and living the rockstar way of life.When their bands have to tour together, Lilly and Damian have to traverse the globe while keeping their conflicting lifestyles in check.Which would be easier if Damian's magnetic pull would leave Lilly alone. And if Lilly would stop looking at him like he was a lollipop she wanted to devour. And if Damian would put a shirt on!It's going to be a LONG tour...Backstage is a stand-alone novel. Every book of the series focuses on a different bandmate.

    Or maybe a nightmare... I’ve always wanted to be a writer and here’s my chance. My job is to spin every story about Nash into something good. If I do my job I’ll get a book deal. It should be easy... Yeah, Nash is nothing but d*ckhead lust with a pulse. Yeah, I may have had a couple dreams of him before I met him. But getting too close to me is forbidden. If he tries anything crazy, his rock star life is over. I’m the daughter of the executive with the deal on the table. He touches me and there’s no deal. So now I’m nothing but temptation. A role I’ve never played before. A role I’m not sure of. Because the first thing I learn when dealing with rock stars... They will do anything to get what they want. And right now, Nash wants me.

    Big ones. And Dean Carter did everything in his power to help me achieve them. Until we fell in love and everything fell apart. Now everyone thinks I tried to sleep my way to the top and I can’t say I blame them when the evidence points to exactly that. However, looks can be deceiving... Dean Blair McKenzie is the definition of perfect. She’s crazy talented and hot as…well, you get the point. But aside from all that, she has heart and in this business, heart is hard to come by. In a moment of weakness, I had a lapse in judgment and nearly cost her everything. Now I need to do the right thing. Except it feels wrong.

    

    Somehow, our manager snagged us the opening spot for Courting Chaos after the previous one has to pull out of the tour. Even with having to live on a bus for months with my four brothers, this is an opportunity of a lifetime.Their manager, Lawson, is stupid hot but after witnessing me in an embarrassing situation, I know there’s no hope of anything between us. No matter how easy he is to talk to or the way he watches me play my violin.LawsonThe accident with Hurricane should’ve been a nightmare, but a friend of a friend manages a band that will fit in perfectly. Plus, a rock band with a sexy female lead… you don’t find those every day. Daisy owns the stage every night. I can’t help being pulled into her world with the crowd as she sings and captivates all of us. And she so damn beautiful but more than that… she’s a good person. Daisy’s also too young for me.Which is why, when her manager tells me that they’ve been getting disturbing messages involving Daisy, I know that I’ll do everything in my power to protect her.

    But Lace Lowell is mine. She was mine first. She’ll be mine forever. Sure, she was his friend when they were kids, long before I ever met her. But that’s in the past. This is now. I’m Warren Jinkins. War. My name is my battle cry. I take what I want. I don’t ask, and I want her.I’m in love with two men. Bryan Jackson is the guitarist in our band, and War is the lead singer. They’re sexy bad boys, the most dangerous guys in our school. All the girls at Southside High want them. But loving two guys is a problem—especially when those two guys also love each other.

    This is one happily ever after you don't want to miss!

    Jamie Larke. Walking away from their shared dreams of fame and fortune for responsibility and family was the hardest decision he’d ever had to make.Seventeen years later, Jamie is back, offering Kellet the opportunity of a lifetime. Larkspur, the band they formed in high school, needs a new drummer for the last leg of their world tour.With the help of a meddling teenager and with his best friends’ support, Kellet reluctantly agrees to Jamie’s offer, and is immediately thrown into a whirlwind of rehearsals and sold-out shows across North America. Adding to the maelstrom is the connection he and Jamie still share. A connection Jamie wants to rekindle.Can Kellet and Jamie have a second chance at love, or are they destined to be a one-hit wonder?Snare is a low(ish) angst, sweet with heat, second chance MM romance.

    We’d more than earned our spot in the lineup. We had the talent and Dagger groomed our stage swagger. All that was left was to wow the socks off of the audience.It should be easy, except I had major anxiety issues and it’s frowned upon when lead singers collapse on stage from panic attacks. Another detail adding to my anxiety level, I recently fell in love with a man. Imagine that, a straight guy falling for a dude. It’s the stuff stories are made of – and yet it’s my life.Rocktoberfest was supposed to be fun but our trip turned sour when my guy went AWOL. Now my concentration is shot and my is heart heavy thinking his absence might have more to do with him not wanting to be with me than missing the bus. One way or another, I had to give the performance of my career – regardless of what was going on inside my head or my heart.Strung Tight is the 1st book in the multi-author Road To Rocktoberfest series. Each book can be read as a standalone, but why not stay and enjoy the whole show? If you like scorching tales of hot rock stars and the men who love them, then you’ll adore the untamed musicians of Rocktoberfest!

     There I was, minding my own business at the hotel bar, when she walked up and asked me to pretend to be her boyfriend. She’d introduce me to her overbearing parents. I’d fawn over her for a few minutes, plant a goodbye kiss on her cheek, and walk away with an extra twenty dollars in my pocket. Seemed simple enough. But she had no idea the random guy she tapped on the shoulder was one of the wealthiest men on the planet. I’m a man who gets what he wants and I made up my mind the second I saw those curves. It was supposed to be just a kiss. Now I want more. And I won’t stop until she’s mine. Check-in and get comfortable for five steamy stories you don't want to miss! Each story is a stand-alone with a different couple, complete with happy ever afters! Includes Just a Touch, Just a Kiss, Just a Fling, Just a Crush, and Just a King.

    My heart beats to the rhythm of each stroke he makes. EMMY Fall in love with a rocker, bad plan. Fall in love at sixteen, even worse. Doesn’t matter, he’s on his way to his next gig.   Life is complicated but has a way of coming together in strange places. That’s what I keep telling myself. Now, I’m facing a man who wants me, but someone else stands in the way. Someone from my past. Someone from his present. What if I choose the wrong one?   ALEX I’ve got problems, but women aren’t one of them. I’m sick in the worst possible way. Then she steps into my life, again. If only I could remember her. Doesn’t matter, she’s already spoken for.   Life is complicated and has a way of throwing in obstacles on the road to success. That’s what I keep telling myself. Now, I’m facing a life-altering battle and need someone to stand by me. Someone I want. Someone who knows me. How the hell do I convince her?   Timing is everything. And now is the time to fight for what’s mine!

    He and his bandmates are embarking upon an epic European double headlining tour with their friends from Social Sinners with the band Embrace the Fear opening for them.Since joining Maiden Voyage in his twenties, Ryder’s life has been a whirlwind of the cliched, “Sex, drugs and monumental doses of Rock ‘n Roll. And he’s loved every minute of it from the sold out shows to the revolving door of bed partners.Max Hightower has always been a team player. Whether it was working with his team in the Marines or now with the private security company, Ventura Security. These days, his job was to have the backs of a band of musicians. One band member in particular he'd allowed to get too close and now emotions were involved.Ryder Hampton had left his mark on Max's closed-off heart and now Max's job was in jeopardy. Falling for your principal wasn't safe – nor smart. Neither was missing the mark on protecting him and now Max was guilty of both. The security detail he'd begged his boss for had turned out to be the one that could ruin him and shatter his heart too. Max couldn't allow either option to happen.Maiden Voyage series must be read in order as each book starts where the last one ended but is from another band members point of view:1 – Ryder’s Guardian2 – Derek’s Destiny3 – Jaxson’s Nemesis4 – Shadow’s Light

    She’s talented, she’s saucy, she’s shamelessly brazen and since she was in diapers, she’s only had eyes for her neighbor, cowboy Billy Morgan.Hunky blue-eyed nineteen-year-old rancher Billy, embodies responsibility. He’s loyal, thoughtful, brawny and hard working. In a perfect world, he would have spent his entire life following Kat and making her happy. But, after a family tragedy, it’s his job to tend to his three spirited younger brothers and precocious little sister. So, he can’t venture far from his ranch life in Big Sky Montana. Kat dreams of being a rockstar and has the chops. Billy stays up nights worrying Kat’s talent will propel her beyond their small town country life. Will Kat’s opportunity of a lifetime tear these star crossed lovers apart?In this hot and heavy first love prequel to Kat and Billy’s second-chance romance, readers are introduced to the entire Morgan tribe, a tight knit family of ripped and rowdy ranchers. When the Morgan’s get together, shenanigans abound. If this is your first foray into the Big Sky Boys Series...well, howdy and welcome to the family!

    Especially family. Some are toxic.Sad, but true.My family committed the ultimate betrayal. So, I fled and never looked back.I started my career behind a mask of darkness. In seclusion.No one knows who I am.Or my biggest secret.When sexy and tempting Mia Bennett shows up at my gate, all my instincts start screaming. Is she working for my family?Keep your enemies closer is the old adage.I invite her into my lair to expose her secrets. Yet, it is I who wants to share mine.With little effort, she breaks down my walls. And makes me feel alive again. She gives me the courage to just be me. My heart’s new melody. But something dark and twisted lurks close to home.With Mia’s life now at stake, I have to uncover the truth.Fast.When an offer of support comes from an unlikely place, who do I believe?Trusting the wrong one could be deadly. And time is running out for us both.Meet the Popovs. They're loyal. They're family. They're real. Oh, and they're also Mafia.***This book contains a striking and unique hero, a sassy heroine, horrid family members, a kind teacher, and a hint of the mafia. While this is not a mafia romance, it does introduce the Popov family, who are mafia, and their stories are told in the subsequent books in this series. Contains strong language, adult situations, and a few steamy scenes. Recommended for readers age 18 and up.***

    Though Martyn never had a hit single, his extraordinary voice, innovative guitar playing and profoundly soulful songs secured his status as a much admired pioneer. Covered by Eric Clapton, revered by Lee Scratch Perry, produced by Phil Collins, Martyn influenced several generations of musicians, but beneath the songs lay a complicated and volatile personality. He lived his life the same way he made music: improvising as he went; scattering brilliance, beauty, rage and destruction in his wake. Drawing on almost 100 new interviews, Small Hours is a raw and utterly gripping account of sixty years of daredevil creativity, soaring highs and sometimes unconscionable lows.

    Her last musician, Juan de Granada, refuses to depart with the other servants, forcing two functionaries of the Holy Office of the Inquisition to interrogate him in the now-empty palace. But is it really empty? Or is there, as Holy Office suspects, a heretic hidden on the premises, a converso secretly practicing the forbidden rites of Judaism? Only Juan knows the answer, and his subversive tale is at once a ballad of lost love and a last gambit to save a life—and a rich cultural and spiritual tradition on the verge of erasure.

    But that didn’t meant he’d make it easy on them. They were the reason he was there, in that nightclub—the gay nightclub— shaking his ass and making a complete fool of himself.They were also the reason he met Bailey. And this is their story.​*This is book one in a duet of the Heartbelt Records series. This is an M/M story containing mature content.

    She never thought she would be dating the front man when it happened, though.Now she has been immersed into Alex’s world of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll. Can she keep them both safe with temptation lurking around every corner?Going on tour is going to test their relationship on levels they never even fathomed, and when Alex’s past comes back to haunt them can their love survive?The wonderlust might be over, but their love story is only just beginning. One thing is for sure—surrendering your soul to a rockstar never hurt so good.

    Until her father persuades her to move to the USA and spend her second year of college at UCF in Orlando. In less than twenty-four hours, before she’s even over her jet lag, her whole life is turned upside down.Just one look at her handsome next-door neighbor is all it takes for her to question her perfect, programmed existence.“That's exactly the kind of guy you need to stay away from,” her father warns as they get out of the taxi.Yes, because Benjamin Carter looks exactly like the kind of bad boy who makes smart girls do stupid things.Everyone thinks he has it all. Women literally fall at his feet, he has the highest grades on his course and he's the singer in one of the most popular college rock bands in the city. Yet something is missing. Someone is missing. Someone to help him understand that not everything in life is black or white, who'll stand up to him and force him to remove the mask he's been hiding behind all his life. And apparently, that someone has the yellow eyes of a wild cat and a sexy Italian accent that drives him crazy.Will he win the heart of the beautiful foreign student who is intent on keeping him at arm's length or will his wild, impetuous character ruin everything?

    Now that she’s an adult headlining her own shows, the sassy singer doesn’t take orders from anyone anymore. Except this time around, Nikki’s on tour with Leo Colt, an older, successful, and utterly gorgeous rockstar.Leo is a veteran musician with the world at his fingertips: good looks, sexy charisma, and a way with his guitar that drives the ladies wild. He doesn’t take bullsh*t from anyone, much less a tiny little thing that made her name dancing for the Mickey Mouse Club. But Nikki’s something else: she’s curvy and feisty, with a sassy attitude and a mouth that was made for talking back … and for love.Warning: Grab the latest issue of Tiger Beat because Leo Colt's smoldering on the cover! This rockstar romance that will make you laugh out loud as the sparks fly high and hot between our sassy girl and her handsome OTT alpha male. As always, no cheating, no cliffhangers, and always a HEA for my readers.

    Will appeal to every fan of Beastie Boys and golden-era hip hop, as well as photography and Spike Jonze's own focused audiences.Spike Jonze and Beastie Boys met for the first time in Los Angeles in 1991, when Jonze went out to photograph the band for the cover of Dirt magazine. A connection formed between the three MCs and the young photographer, which has lasted throughout their careers.Almost thirty years later--published to coincide with the release on Apple+ of a new documentary, Beastie Boys Story--this book collects for the first time more than two hundred of Spike Jonze's personal photographs of his time spent with the group. Edited and with an afterword by Jonze, and including new writing by Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz themselves, this book shows an intimate look at the greatest act of the hip-hop generation in their truest colors as only a close friend could see them--from performing live onstage to writing together at Mike's apartment; getting into character for a video to dressing up as old men to hit the basketball court; recording music in the studio to goofing around on the streets of New York.From the music video for Sabotage to the cover of the Sounds of Science album, Spike Jonze is responsible for some of the most iconic images of the band ever made. But here, the emphasis is on the candid, the unexpected, and the real--just pictures of friends who like making stuff together.

    Now a nameless drifter, he plays one pick-up gig after another in a haze of pain and regret, moving on the minute someone says, “You sound like that guy from Trickster.”Getting outed cost Mike Rose his musical family. A bassist without a band, he’ll play any kind of music to earn a paycheck, but Trickster’s music provides light during the darkest moments of his life.A chance meeting brings together two lost souls who spark enough heat to set their guitars on fire. Their chemistry, both onstage and off, feels like something written in the words of a song and gives them courage to face life again.But to seize their future, they have to confront their past.Every damned, ugly inch of it.

    He examines the myths and misconceptions that have grown up around progressive rock and paints a vivid, colourful picture of the Seventies based on hundreds of hours of his own interviews with musicians, music business insiders, journalists and DJs, and from the personal testimonies of those who were fans of the music in that extraordinary decade.

    That was, until he kissed me at my graduation party and I freaked out, ran away, and didn’t come back for three years. Now I’m home, conflicted about my future, and determined to repair our broken friendship, though it seems he’ll never forgive me for hurting him.Aaron: Three years ago, I made a huge mistake. I kissed my friend at his graduation party. My very straight friend that I had a huge crush on. Because I couldn’t keep my lips to myself, he ran away and ghosted me. Oh well, his loss, right? Since then, I’ve moved on with my life, or so I thought.Brady’s back in town, and I don't want anything to do with him. Then, he kisses me, leaving me reeling once again. But that doesn’t mean I plan on forgiving him. I didn’t think I’d find myself in a position to need his help, though. When he steps up to help my brass band out, he’s in my life again whether I want him there or not.Blow Me is a 55,000 word friends-to-lovers novel about finding your soulmate through music, the unbreakable bond of high school band, forgiveness, and choosing what makes you happy. It features a bisexual awakening, humorous moments, steamy scenes, a small-town brass band, a pug named Petunia, and trumpets.

    As it is she’s desperate and depressed. Her only friend is leaving town, she’s paired to work with a man who can’t stand her, and she finds herself homeless. Definitely hasn’t mastered being a grown-up yet. Otis Bell wants nothing more than to play his guitar, book acoustic bands to perform at his upcoming music venue, and be in charge of his own life. Instead, he’s working full time in his family’s auto shop. He only owns half the supposed music venue, which stands as an abandoned church and needs more than a little work. When his best friend moves away, he’s paired with an aloof girl he’s never liked as partner, and stretches himself thin working too many hours. The Chapel is the little music venue that could. Full of potential. Full of ugly carpet, peeling paint, and exhausting work. Mallie and Otis navigate their way through a fledgling partnership, trying their darnedest to get the place up and running, while trying pretty hard not to fall in love in the process.

    And she only did it because she’s reserving the right to kill him herself!Trainee car mechanic, Eve, and her flamboyant next-door neighbour, Quinn, have been bitter rivals for as long as they can remember. When Eve’s younger brother, Jamie, is invited to join the rock band that the irrepressible Quinn and his friends have formed, she manages to be grudgingly pleased on his behalf. Unfortunately, the members of the band have made some dubious decisions in their eagerness to get a recording deal. When things turn nasty with the local psychopathic night club bouncers and drug dealers, Eve feels she has no option but to step in to prevent her little brother from being dragged down with the rest of the boys.As the consequences spiral out of control, Eve is forced to spend a lot more time with the irritating Quinn than she ever really wanted to…

    Their success will help you find yours.Gus, Lin, Herman and Rash are four talented musicians playing Irish and Scottish music with a punk twist. They're nonconformists who've found their passion, but how will they make their dreams of big success a reality? Especially when scepticism, hostility and even physical violence are to beset their path?The band must either persevere through the fire and emerge victorious . . . or fail and self-destruct among the flames. This stirring and suspenseful musical ride will appeal to all nonconformists, especially those with their own burning passion and the courage to pursue it. An action plan at the end of the book equips readers with the tools needed to find success and to withstand setbacks and failures.

    That last element – the busking – was an afterthought, something to be phased out as he built a career in music.But the busking bug wouldn’t go away. Beyond the music and the collecting hat, perhaps fiddling through the streets of England could be a key to finding out who the English really are, how they view themselves and how they deal with change. Is there anything that ties together people across England’s many cultural divides, from neat Cotswold villages hugging village greens to former mining villages huddled beside abandoned pits, from multicultural city to Anglo-Saxon market town?Armed with a violin, a Northern sensibility and a love of life in all its troubling richness, Tom took an 18-month journey through England to find out.This isn’t really a book about busking, though. It’s about people, place, and that elusive beast – Englishness. On Tom’s street-level odyssey, the lines between friend and stranger blur, informality reigns, and chance encounters make a mockery of careful planning.As the seasons change and the tally of busking towns grows, the complex mosaic called England confronts its fly-on-the-wall observer with the challenge – define me if you dare.

    A man who chose fame and wasted nights over our own happily ever after. A wild one who vowed to always love me. I wasted my tears trying to chase a man who promised me his heart. So I chose myself, left him, and never looked back.Flash forward ten years. Navarone rolls back into town with his band Outlaw and into my dad’s recording studio with a six string on his back and songs filled with broken promises, gunning for a second chance. Mr. country rock star is turning my life upside down again, singing songs about how it wasn’t his fault and how he’s going to make me burn.This time around I’m not falling for his wild charm.I am going to show this bad boy what it means to burn. Setting him ablaze, making sure I’m not the one catching fire all over again.One thing I know for sure, when you fall for an outlaw, he’ll never stop chasing you, and maybe some part of me hoped he never would.

    But his childhood was interrupted when he lost his mother and his sight. How does a blind boy make his way in the world? Fortunately for Willie, the music saved him and brought him back into the light. His powerful voice, combined with the wailing of his slide guitar, moved people. Willie made a name for himself performing on street corners all over Texas. And one day he hit it big when he got a record deal and his songs were played on the radio. Then in 1977, his song--Dark Was the Night--was chosen to light up the darkness when it was launched into space on the Voyager I space probe's famous Golden Record. His immortal song was selected for the way it expresses the loneliness humans all feel, while reminding us we're not alone.

    It’s impossible to tell one face from the next when I’m up there. The mixture of fog, lights, flashing lasers, my astigmatism, and whatever else they put into the air to keep the crowd happy… It’s all just a mix for a big bunch of blurry fuzzy whatnots. She was not a whatnot. She stood out in her ripped black jeans and that adorable neon yellow thing holding her hair up out of her face. I don’t even know what it’s called, but it was perfect. She was perfect. The bright pink tank top that hugged her in all the right places. Those bright yellow heels that made her back curve in just the right way. Those were definitely factors that caught my eye, but it's not why I can't get her out of my head. Her dark brown eyes and that smile—her smile. That’s it. That smile had me hooked from the second I ran on stage. I even stopped short of my mark and totally threw off the spotlight tracker. Why?Because I was too busy watching her and how she just fell into the rhythm of the music. It’s a good thing Chuck didn’t plan any pyro for tonight, or I might have been screwed.I’m not even entirely sure I sang the right lyrics to the first couple of songs. It was more a series of barely audible grunts, caveman style. Nash probably turned his mic up to help with the background vocals. They’ve all gotten really good at covering my ass over the years. I’m grateful the crowd didn’t seem to notice. All I could think about was trying to figure out a way to find out who she is. I still have nothing. So I’m sitting here like a lost, lonely little puppy just hoping to catch another glimpse. What if she leaves and doesn’t come through the line? I can see both Exit doors from here. I’m watching those two doors like a pitbull watches the gate at a junkyard. Maybe I am a lost, lonely little puppy. No.I am a pitbull puppy. And just like that pitbull, I will jump this table and bulldoze whoever gets in the way if I have to.

    It doesn’t matter who dies, leaves her high and dry, or hates her guts, she’s on fire. But, her supervisor wants to prove just how much he’d love to see her fail by throwing obstacles to thwart her from reaching her goal. Desperate for help and nowhere else to turn, she’s forced to ask for the assistance of the hiplife artist who once saved her from a nasty fall. She finds that their scorching attraction is a problem and is determined to tamp her rising emotions because nothing will stop her from getting what she set out to accomplish.Blaise Ayoma is on the verge of taking African Francophone countries by storm with his new style of music. Learning how to sing in French without butchering the beautiful language is harder than he thought. Multi-linguist, Lamisi is the key to his success. When his presence in her life puts her in danger, will he end the budding relationship in order to keep her safe?