Lesson one: Beware of dangerous curves.My name is Hudson Wyatt and I used to push the limits in a race car. Now I push them onstage behind the drums for Hammered, my band.Yeah, I’m a rockstar. I’m also a playboy, or so I’ve been told. The truth is, I’ve just been waiting.Searching for the best pussy…no, not that pussy. I’m a gentleman.Usually.Lesson two: Some roads get slippery when wet.I met … gentleman.
Usually.
Lesson two: Some roads get slippery when wet.
I met Piper Lockwood in The Pussy Palace, the cat café she owns. She makes the best coffee I’ve ever tasted.
When she kissed me, she nearly broke my frigging nose—and stirred me more than I’ve ever been.
I never wanted to be a teacher. Until she asked me to show her how to f*ck…I mean, flirt.
Ahem. Nothing of a carnal nature. She just wants to learn how to relax more around men.
Now I’m the one who’s uptight. She’s all I can think about.
Lesson three: Don’t fall in love.
BEYOND OBLIVION – A Rockstar Romance full of sexy fun set within the world of our Lost in Oblivion series! You never know who you’ll see show up in the books.
*A STANDALONE NOVEL
Author’s Note: Some of the events mentioned in the epilogue of Maneuvered serve as a spoiler for the Found in Oblivion rockstar series. If you read that series as well and aren’t up to date yet, perhaps save Maneuvered’s epilogue until you’re all caught up.
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Delightful, fun, charming, sexy, quirky – Loved It. One of my 2017 ‘feel good’ stories with very little angst and misunderstandings are resolved quickly.
Unfiltered, self-conscious and awkward Heroine Piper is the heart of a story with charm and has the Reader cheering for the Cat Lady and her furry entourage to have a happy ending.
Interesting getting to know Wyatt as he adapted to all the changes with the band now that most of them are in committed relationships and starting to have children. His interactions with Maya the Cat were hilarious and adorable. I especially liked his gentlemanly and unselfish handling of their initial sexual encounter, and his respectful questions to obtain consent and spell out his expectations of her ability to say no, to give her the power in their sexual explorations. It was a WOW!
Great job by authors weaving the lives and friendships of these two characters into previous stories as we get to revisit other couples from series. Can be read as standalone, but knowing the romances in previous books will enhance enjoyment.
Going on my 2017 Favourites List – highly recommend for Readers looking for light, fun and sexy contemporary romance with happy ending…5 Satisfying Stars
I might have laughed in this book more than any others. There are some truly great comedic scenes in this book. There is also a lot of hot and steamy! Hudson and Piper are opposites that fit together. When she asks for his help to “be a girl”, he’s hesitant. Then it becomes more than lessons. It becomes something he wants forever.
Maneuvered is the latest sexy, fun entry in the Hammered rockstar series.
Piper runs a cat cafe called the Pussy Palace. You know from that name alone that this will be funny and irreverent and sexy, and it is. But it’s more than that, Piper and Hudson are real, layered characters with a palpable chemistry that kept me engaged til the very last page.
When Hudson and Piper meet at Callie’s Jack and Jill baby shower, she’s intrigued by the huge, hot guy with the expensive designer clothes and the cinnamon colored ginger hair. He seems a bit snooty at first glance, not taking off his mirrored sunglasses, looking down his nose at all her cats, especially Maya, the Siamese that has taken a liking to him. But, he can’t help but be attracted to Piper. She’s so different than the plastic women he’s used to as the drummer in a famous rock band. And when she pleads for his help
“Can you teach me how to be a girl?”
how can he possibly say no to this adorable, slightly crazy woman with her addicting hickory coffee and coven of cats?
I loved seeing Hudson give Piper “lessons” in how to let go and indulge herself in sex and flirting. He was an absolute master at getting her out of her head and just having fun and allowing someone to give her pleasure. Piper was such an adorably awkward character with her straightforward manner and oblivious nature to when someone was hot for her. But Hudson wasted no time in letting her know just how much she turned him on. Of course, when one of them (Piper) inevitably did something, said something, stupid, to hurt the other and their blowup happened, I hurt for both them because it was obvious how far they had fallen for each other at that point. Thank God Cari and Taryn didn’t drag it out too far and gave them an organically timed, natural way back to each other.
No one does sexy rockstars quite like the duo of Cari Quinn and Taryn Elliott, and Maneuvered is one of their best so far. Hudson and Piper have an innate sexy chemistry that isn’t something I’ll soon forget, even in this huge market of rockstar romances. Can’t wait for more from these two!
MANEUVERED is the fourth instalment in Cari Quinn & Taryn Elliott’s (Taryn Quinn) contemporary, adult HAMMERED erotic, romance, rock star series focusing on the men and women of the rock band Hammered. This is drummer and former Formula One driver Hudson Wyatt, and café and cattery owner Piper Lockwood’s story line. MANEUVERED can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.
NOTE: Maneuvered was originally released under the title Manster but due to publishing issues the authors changed the cover and title within days of release.
Told from dual first person perspective (Piper and Hudson) MANEUVERED follows the building relationship between Hammered drummer Hudson Wyatt, and café owner Piper Dawson. Hosting Callie and Owen Blackwell’s recent baby shower for the members of the rock band Hammered brought Piper Dawson face to face with their sexy and arrogant drummer Hudson Wyatt. Hudson Wyatt is Callie Blackwell’s best friend, and by default was expected to attend the baby shower festivities. Enter shower host, cattery owner and most-excellent coffee barista Piper Lockwood-the woman with whom Hudson would fall in love. What ensues is the growing romance between Piper and Hudson as Hudson ‘educates’ Piper on the art of seduction; and the potential fall out when Piper gives Hudson an ‘out’ to their unconventional relationship.
Piper does not consider herself a girlie-girl. Raised by her father Piper was more apt to wear jeans and a sweat shirt than get dressed up for a special occasion but something about Hammered drummer Hudson Wyatt calls to our heroine’s heart when she makes Hudson an offer he cannot refuse. Hudson’s immediate refusal hurts more than Piper thought, and in this, she will keep her any thoughts of a permanent relationship on hold. Hudson’s reputation as a manwhore and player precedes our hero’s introduction to our story line heroine, and his immediate rejection of Piper’s advances stings more than Piper could have imagined.
All of the previous story line couples and characters play secondary and supporting roles including Hunter and Kennedy (Manaconda #1), Faith and Quinn (Manhandled #2) Owen and Callie Blackwell (Manipulated #3), guitarist and bad boy Zach, as well as Piper’s business partner, friend and bakery owner Levi, and a very large assortment of cats and kittens.
The world building continue to focus on the band-their on going personal battles, in-fighting, paparazzi, and fans.
MANEUVERED is a laid back, playful story line of one woman’s education in the art of seduction, and one man’s education in the art of love. The premise is engaging, entertaining and lively; the romance is provocative and intense; the characters are dynamic, colorful and animated. MANEUVERED follows the birth of the next generation as Callie and Owen’s baby makes an appearance. For fans of the authors’ FOUND IN OBLIVION series, some of the events cross over and run parallel to events in MANEUVERED, and there may be some spoilers if you are not up to date with FIO.
Sexy, funny and adorable – a must read!
Maneuvered is the latest entry in the Hammered series, and while I’ve really enjoyed all the other books, this one is by far my favorite.
Piper is adorably awkward and determined to have Wyatt teach her how to become less like herself and more like the women he typically gets involved with. What Piper doesn’t realize is that her ‘differentness” is what is continually knocking him off his game and wraps him up in her quirky charms.
The romance that develops is cute and uncontrived, the side characters are hilarious, and the lessons and sexy scenes are really hot – I needed a fan and a bottle of cold water to make it through just the first lesson!
All Taryn Elliott, Cari Quinn, and Taryn Quinn books are automatic one-click orders for me – but this one ranks high on my list of favorites.
Book #4 in the Hammered series does not disappoint. Cari Quinn and Taryn Elliot write romantic comedies that are fun to read.
Piper has a very unique business model. She owns Rosie and Hank’s Pussy Palace which incorporates cats and coffee. She is unfiltered and so different from a stereo typical “cat lady”. Hudson Wyatt is the ginger Adonis drummer in the band “Hammered”. His hest friend is a woman and he isn’t afraid of much.
The main characters are well defined and we get to meet new friends as well as visit with old friends. The story line flows quickly and Piper is a really enjoyable character to read.
Even though this is book 4 of a series, it can be read as a stand-alone. There are characters that intertwine through different series and story lines. Quinn & Elliot continue add onto the world of music & bands they have creates.