With one kiss she was his. From USA Today bestselling author Terri Anne Browning, comes a new ROCKER series—Tainted Knights. All it took was one look, one kiss. The promises he made—I should have known better. He was a rock star and I had no time for a guy like him in my life. I fell anyway. I believed his promises. Held onto them and waited. But the thing about rockers is that their private …
But the thing about rockers is that their private lives are never truly private. Seeing him on the cover of a national tabloid shouldn’t have surprised me.
Seeing him with two women all over him?
That nearly broke me.
Now the memory of that first magical kiss was TAINTED.
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4.5 Tainted Rock Stars
I’ll start off by saying that I’m not usually a rockstar romance type of person but I do love this author and her MC books, so thought I’ll step outside of my usual boundaries and give it go
I have to admit I really, really enjoyed itSantana and Kale were just perfect for each other and the other characters, I just know I’m going to love and I’m looking forward to see what the Tainted Knights have in store for me further down the track
Read: 1/30/21
Tainted Kiss was the first book in the Tainted Knights series by Terri Anne Browning. It was a spinoff from her Rocker and Lucy & Harris series. This series can be read as a stand-alone; however, I enjoyed it more having already read both series.
The Tainted Knights were an up and coming band and the storyline picked up near the end of Forever Lucy (book five, Lucy and Harris). They were about to begin their first tour when Kale, the drummer, met Santana, the photographer that the Tainted Knights agent (Emmie, book one The Rockers) had arranged for promotional pictures. The two had instant chemistry. Most of the book focused on the building relationship within the first two weeks they met. Browning also introduced each band member and their idiosyncrasies for setting the stage for the remainder of the series.
All in all, it was enjoyable and a great start to the series. There were a couple points around “the big conflict” that I would have liked fleshed out more; otherwise, it was a quick and light hearted read.
4 stars for Tainted Kiss by Terri Anne Browning. This is book 1 in the Tainted Knights Series. This is my first book from this author but I am looking forward to the rest of this series. Wow Kale and Santana were characters that fit each other perfectly. Kale is a gentle rocker who follows his heart. I was not expecting that. Normally the rockstars are these alpha jerk holes who change along the way, but not Kale. While, he is still Alpha he is also sweet and caring. Santana is a photographer who never falls for a client. She is strong and relied on only herself most of her life. These two only have a week before the tour starts, can they fall for each other quick. This was a sweet romance, with some steam. This is insta love at its finest. Can’t wait to read more of this series.
A fun entertaining story. Really enjoyed.
3.5 stars
Good start to the Tainted Knights series. It’s not as angst-filled as many rocker readers crave but it was sweet, sexy & had a great cast of characters.
Although Kale & Santana’s relationship was insta-love (& I mean wicked fast insta-love), it still felt natural & was genuinely believable… and I adored that about them. They made for a perfect match. I can definitely see them, as well as Jace & Kin, serving as the voices of reason in future books in the series. Watch out Sin…
I was actually surprised that the relationship drama was pretty much limited to a single photograph. There were hardly any groupies, no scorned ex-lovers or crazy-a** psychos but I guess I shouldn’t be saying anything… because they’ll probably end up coming out in full-force in the rest of the guys’ books! #eeek #knockonwood
Really liked how supportive the band members were of each other & how they’re really like one giant, loud, happy (albeit stubborn at times) family. It got a bit crowded at times (with all of the roommates, step-siblings & friends horning in) but those supporting characters were vital for Kale & especially Santana, so I’m glad they were written into the story.
CANNOT WAIT to get my #grabbyhands on Gray & Kassa’s story! I NEED that happily ever after STAT because I can taste Kassa’s heartache already.
This whole series is awesome. I just started with this book and now I am working my way through the rest.
I enjoyed reading this book. Loved the characters and the story line. Will definitely read more books by this author.
I absolutely love everything I’ve read by this author. Her characters are week-developed and the storylines are intertwined just enough to keep up with your favorite characters. Love it!
Love rock star books. Wish this had more music in it. Characters are VERY young. Not as good as The Rocker series, but I’ll read more Tainted Knights. If only to get more of Emmie!
A sweet read.
Enjoyed it
Another want to be rockstar book with tortured and tormented 20 somethings. Each one of these rockstar books is worse than the last one.
I love this series.
Terrible. Poorly written.
This book was really hard for me to get into. I think it was too juvenile for me. A Teenager would probably like this book