She’s the steady pulse in my veins.
Mallory burst into my life like glittering gold in a concrete jungle. We’ve fought hard and survived the biggest obstacles in our relationship. At least that’s what I thought. The band should be headed for platinum status. Instead, new threats emerge from the most unlikely places. It’s impossible to tell who’s a friend and who’s about to stick a knife in my … friend and who’s about to stick a knife in my back. Suddenly, taking the easy road seems a lot more alluring.
He’s my vigilant protector.
Rock & roll might have been Chaser’s first love, but I never doubt his devotion to me. I’m always his priority. But protecting me at all costs drives him to reckless acts, so now it’s my turn to keep him safe. I’m willing to do whatever it takes, whether that means seeking help from Chaser’s father and the Devil Demons MC or visiting my father in prison.
Hollywood won’t tear us apart.
Together we’ll struggle to hold on to what matters most—each other. I’ll fight for my man with everything I am, even if I have to drag him through hell to the other side.
Blow My Fuse is the second book of the Kickstart Trilogy by USA Today bestselling author Autumn Jones Lake. It should be read after Kickstart My Heart.
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Blow My Fuse is the second title in the Kickstart Trilogy featuring Mallory and Chaser. This title starts off from where Kickstart My Heart left off, and it’s anything but boring, full of twists and turns and ups and downs you’re sure to be engaged from the very first chapter.
Chaser’s heart is in the right place, he’s protective but struggles to keep all the balls he’s juggling in the air. He makes some questionable choices, against his own better judgement that left me wanting to smack some sense into him.
Mallory proves just how deep her strength, loyalty and resilience goes, with the ups and downs they face in both their personal and professional lives. I’m sure it’s just the tip of the iceberg with how this instalment concluded.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Autumn Jones Lake is the queen of a cliff-hanger ending. If you don’t like a cliff-hanger, I would suggest waiting for the final title in the Kickstart Trilogy before starting Chaser and Mallory’s story.
Autumn is a freaking genius, this had a quite brilliance about it. It’s just a story of two people who love each other and are willing to fight for that love through the ugliness and difficulties that follow us through life.
Mallory and Chaser have had to deal with a lot of ish just to be a couple, however, no lasting love is ever easy and despite the issues they have overcome, they will need to learn to dig deeper to fight the demons that chase theirs heals.
Autumn perfectly captures the seductive destruction that is the Hollywood entertainment scene. It’s a business that often only wants to destroy people at all cost for just a shot of stardom. Chaser, while having good intentions gets caught up and seduced by this culture and he begins to lose himself through addiction. This was my favorite part of the book and it was a realistic look at how quickly addiction can take someone down and the effects it has on a junkie’s loved ones. It was raw and intense and I had tears in my eyes throughout this whole conflict. It also solidified Chaser and Mallory as a couple because when two people walk through the hell that is an addiction and make it out the other side. They have built so much trust and intimacy through this struggle that there isn’t much that can tear them apart.
Autumn is also the master of secondary characters! Ther are complex and well-rounded you can’t help but fall in love with them. from Alvin to Tally and even Stump you instantly find a connection to these characters and hope that one day you will get in their heads to see what makes them tick including a HEA (hint, hint).
I love the world that the author created and can’t wait to see what else is in store of this 80s power couple
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Another great book by Autumn! Can’t wait for the conclusion!!
There was a time when I was reading this book when it felt like my heart was broken and it took quite a while to find the pieces to put it back together. This book is exciting and sad and funny as hell! All I can say is, wait until you meet Andrew. You won’t be able to forget him, believe me!! He is so messed up, and the best part is that he knows it! Mallory has this frenemy that reminds me so much of someone I knew, and to actually “hear” Mallory’s thoughts while Pamela is being her wonderful charming self is hilarious!! I never thought there would be another couple that I love as much as Rock and Hope (Lost King series), but Mallory and Chaser are really awesome together and I just want to keep finding out things about them! I totally got lost in the story and I HIGHLY recommend this book! Just make sure you’ve read Kickstart My Heart first. I cannot wait for Wheels Of Fire!! Enjoy!!
Wow this series just keeps getting better! I loved it
Couldn’t put it down. Great storyline and awesome characters!
Can’t wait for book 3.
Dang it Autumn! Way to leave us hanging! Lol This book was awesome! It definitely took a turn I wasn’t expecting but I loved the way you wrapped it up! As for the little cliffy you left us with, OMG! I don’t know where the laugh or cry! I swear these rockstars are a piece of work! Lol Chaser and Mallory are becoming stronger together and I love it! She is such a badass sweetheart I can’t wait to find out what happens in book 3!!
Blow my Fuse is the second book in the Kickstart Trilogy and it doesn’t disappoint it’s a wild ride from beginning to end. It picks up where Kickstart my Heart left off and we see where Mallory and Chaser go from there. I really enjoyed the growth from both Mallory and Chaser in this book Mallory gets a step closer (maybe a few steps closer) to being the Old Lady we know from the LOKI books. I really loved seeing her not take crap from people but still staying true to herself in the process. Blow my Fuse had my heart racing as I was reading seeing where Mallory and Chaser were going to end up and what they had to through to get there. No spoilers but that ending will have you begging for book 3 I know I am. I could go on all day singing this books praises. If you havent read Kickstart do it then read this you wont be disappointed. I cant wait for book 3 and any other books Autumn gifts us with from this universe
Been waiting for the second book since finishing the first and just over halfway through and have not been disappointed yet!! Been trying to write reviews as I go, but I have been so riveted by the story that I haven’t been able to put it down. Only reason I did was from crashing out last night.
This book picks up right where we left off and boy the author has not held back. I can’t actually give the book much of a review as the main “issue” within this book is too much of a spoiler to talk about here. Let’s just say that the pages are full to bursting of sex, drugs & rock and roll sprinkled with leather g strings *shudders*. The subjects within the book are hard to read but real and honest.
Finally finished this amazing book and honestly I can’t add anything as don’t want to ruin the story for anyone but I did NOT see that coming!!!!
Definitely a must read after book 1.
A Heart Wrenching and Hardcore Drop into the Thick of 80s Excess…
After the mesmerizing, unputdownable story that was the first installment of Autumn Jones Lake’s, Hollywood Demons series, I wasn’t sure how this one would fare, especially given its size. At sixty-two chapters, “Blow My Fuse” almost doubles the length of the first book in this series and made me nervous that Chaser and Mallory’s tale would suffer from the same elongated filler issues that Rooster and Shelby’s story arc did. However my worries were unfounded because while this second part to their trilogy is long, it is deservedly so.
Here Lake intricately weaves you through the fabric of Chasers rise to rock stardom, Mallory’s struggles as an up-and-coming actress, and all of the very real trials, unknown dangers, and punishing pace involved in both. She slams you up against the precipice of Chaser’s desperation to keep Kickstart on their upward swing, to complete all the tasks necessary to continue touring, compose new material, deal with Jacob’s growing jealousies and erratic behavior, Andrew’s ever increasing encroachment, as well as his growing relationship with Mallory and how her career, her needs, and his fervent need to possessively keep her safe from harm burns him in ways he never before thought possible. Every passing day brings new demands, new issues to overcome, new dangers to avoid, all propelling him toward possible destruction; a path with the potential to end everything he holds dear, his music, his band, his love, even his life.
It is a mind blowing foray into the darkness of celebrity excess. As someone who grew up in the 80s I found this to be a sophisticated and emotionally devastating portrayal of the dangers lurking around every corner within an era that demanded we “do it all” no matter how it all got done.
It is also a powerful glimpse at what true love is really all about, not just the fairytale love we are all guilty of searching for between the covers of a romance novel.
Don’t get me wrong, this book is a panty melting lust-fest as only Lake can write it, containing enough chemistry between the main characters to scorch every single page. It is in short, hot, hot, hot! However, I found it to be so much more, as here she pulls back the curtain of physical love, beyond the newness of it all, to the meat of day to day living. She harshly plunges you into the depths of addiction and the fortitude it takes to love someone through every aspect of it, of the hurt and heartbreak attached to every lie, every excuse, and every bit of behavior that strips away the person you love so very much and leaves an empty, unrecognizable shell in its place. It is a look at the real intimacy of true, lasting love. The full being connection required to survive life through all its pitfalls and tragedies.
As a child of addicts this one touched a very personal place within me. I have lived through times where I thought all of the pain and chaos within my life would swallow me whole. Here Lake humanizes these life destroying demons, something many other authors would merely stereotype or not attempt at all. It is one of the reasons I love her writing so very much. She is constantly pushing the boundaries, asking and exploring what love is, what loyalty is, what it really truly means to commit to another fully and in all ways. She bravely and unapologetically portrays life breaking circumstances in real and honest ways that push you to think and explore the boundaries within yourself. And while Chaser and Mallory’s story continues to be a day-glow, love filled ode to the 80s, it is also a magnificent exploration of the human condition all while maintaining the sexy, biker filled grit that makes our romantic little hearts go pitter-pat. This installment is one more example of just how exceptional this author truly is.
Great book
I love Chaser and Mallory so much. Autumn Jones Lake is the greatest author and I enjoy her books so much. Outstanding job.
A absolutely phenomenal journey to go on with Mallory and Chaser. This book picks up where the last one left off and boy.. was it a totally awesome ride. So much goes on in this story it definitelY kept me on my toes. And the ending… wow! Just wow! Autumn Jones Lake never ceases to amaze me.
All 3 books of Hollywood Demons were awesome. I could not put the book down! From start to finish these books hold you complete attention. Autumn Jones Lake has had me hooked on the LOKI Series from the very 1st book! If I could give more than 5 I would. I have read (and reread) every single book she has written. I cannot wait for her next release!
Book 2 in Mallory and Chasers story. It’s a fun hot story to read and I couldn’t put it down. Looking forward to reading the next book and learning more about them.
What an ending?!? Autumn Jones Lake is the queen of the good cliffhanger!! I truly did not see that ending coming.
Blow My Fuse is the second book in the Kickstart Trilogy (Hollywood Demons) starring Mallory and Chaser. This book starts off from where Kickstart My Heart ends, and in the words of Andrew “it’s just RAD”! This book is full of ups and downs, physical and personal. I just loved it from cover to cover.
Chaser is still as protective of Mallory as he was in Kickstart My Heart (if not more). However he ends up making some life changing choices and finds himself needing some tough love to pull him back from the ledge. Many times I found myself saying “Come on, Chaser! Don’t do that!”with many facepalms.
I just love Mallory! She is just an amazingly created character. She proves her love and loyalty to Chaser over and over throughout his book, whether it is in their personal or professional lives.
FIVE STARS & Two Big Thumbs up. I highly recommend you read Kickstart My Heart book one in the trilogy first to get the full story. It will help with context and understanding of characters. I can’t wait for part three,Wheels of Fire, to be released. #July2020
I’m once again lost for words all thanks to our Queen Autumn Jones Lake. Steamy Hot Sweet is just a few words to describe this. A rollercoaster of feelings though this whole book
What can I say?…Autumn once again has completely and utterly smashed it!!!
You definitely need to read Kickstart My Heart first as this is book 2 in the trilogy, and this picks up straight of the ending in book 2 and it is sooooo freaking good
I’m not going to talk about the storyline because spoilers are the devil’s work, just know that Autumn has a way about her writing that is hard to find, these won’t just be characters you read about, they will become actual people to you, friends as such! You will see what she writes, you will feel what they feel and you will fall so hard with these books – truly amazing
An excellent top-class read and I am seriously seriously excited for the next book!!!!!
I voluntarily received an arc from the author and this is my honest review.
Once again Autumn delivers! Chase and Mallory’s story had my on the edge of my seat! Twists and turns, love and loyalty, drugs, sex and rock and roll, MC, mafia………..its all here and the cliff hanger queen holds her title……is it July yet? I can’t wait for the conclusion of their story
Our Queen, Autumn Jones Lake, has done it again. Another amazing read for book 2 of the Kickstart trilogy. This book had so much happening and I could not put it down because I did not want to miss a single thing. The story continues for Mallory and Chaser and though a lot happened to them and around them they managed to come out on top until the very end when we are left with a cliffhanger. Autumn Jones Lake has a very devious and brilliant mind and it definitely shows in her books. We are never disappointed by any of her books which are all well written with a lot of attention to detail to make us feel as if we are a part of the story. Every book you read will leave you wanting and needing more and every book that follows always fills this void because of the great imagination of our story teller. I highly recommend these books and if you have not yet read any of her books be prepared for an amazing ride back to the 80’s and the life of a rockstar fully of excesses and temptations. Thank you Autumn Jones Lake for sharing your wonderful gift with us, your humble and very grateful readers.
Worthy of 10 stars
I received an arc copy and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
God I just love Mallory and Chaser. They really went through some challenges in this book but I loved their connection and their loyalty to each other. Beautifully written. Some of the material was so raw and honest I felt it to my bones. I need Wheels Of Fire now