One night. One moment. One chance.Buried in obligation, Aveline Michaels is in over her head, caring for her bed-ridden mother, taking college courses, and working her ass off to make ends meet. When she finally agrees to let loose and take one night off from her duties, everything changes.College student, Greer McQueen knows meeting Aveline face-to-face is exactly what he wants. After all, he’s … he wants. After all, he’s wanted her since the day they met in his online class. But when she learns that he’s “the” Greer McQueen, bassist for Rusted & Reckless, her all-time favorite band, everything changes.
Aveline can’t possibly give up on her responsibilities to be somebody’s groupie. And there’s no chance Greer will give up on her.
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A country rockstar falls for a fellow online university student when they finally meet. The story is a sweet and steamy rockstar romance. Lots of obstacles are in their path but love triumphs. The story does get little slow and tedious now and then but it will pull you through the end with realistic sweet romance.
I love this story. Two college students become online friends but one has a secret, he is the bassist for a famous band. I really enjoyed how their friendship became more and how the other guys in the band helped. Aveline has more problems than any young woman should and she enjoys the escape of spending time with Greer and the boys from Rusted and Reckless. Greer has never been one for serious relationships but he falls hard for Aveline. Of course true love never runs smooth, there are always hurdles to overcome and that is the case with these two.
Wow- I was very pleasantly surprised by this book! Surprising depth, a good plot with great characterization, and scorching chemistry combine to create Chance- the first installment in the Rusted and Reckless series.
Aveline Michaels has a lot on her plate. She attends online classes to earn her college degree, while also working two jobs and acting as caregiver for her mother (who is in a virtually vegetative state following a tragic car accident.) Aveline has no time for a social life outside of her chats with fellow online students. Her virtual best friend Greer is in several of her classes, and talking with him for the past semester has helped her to stay sane as she struggles to manage everything happening in her daily life.
Greer McQueen loves his online chats with Aveline (aka Ava), arguing about the finer points of English literature and grammar. He calls her “University Girl” to his friends, and speaks of her often. Greer is working on an English degree, in addition to already having collected three other bachelors’ degrees and a masters’ degree that he will probably never use. He hasn’t told Ava about his biggest secret- that his online classes are merely for personal enjoyment, since his real job is as the bassist in the double platinum country/rock band Rusted and Reckless, with whom he happens to be on tour.
When Ava tells Greer online that she will finally be taking a little time for herself to go and see one of her favorite bands in concert (Rusted and Reckless), Greer knows that he has to meet her. With the help of his bandmates Jason, Rory, and Sawyer, Greer’s “University Girl” is found in the crowd and brought up to watch the show from just offstage. Once the two meet, their chemistry is undeniable, and they find it hard to part when it is time for the band to go on to their next tour location.
Greer finds ways to continue seeing Ava, although distance begins to take its toll on their relationship.
Ava’s guilt over leaving her mother and Greer’s issues with an addict twin brother create further problems for the couple. But when disaster strikes, will Ava be able to move beyond her fear and regret to take a chance on love?
This really was a great story. I love the rocker trope, so this book was right up my alley. One thing I really liked about it was that this wasn’t a case of insta-love, since the characters had spent time chatting online and had already become friends. It created depth and believable chemistry between Greer and Ava. Both characters were socially awkward, so watching them grow together was especially sweet. The sexy scenes were super hot and fit well within the story (without taking over the whole plot.)
Greer was a great hero- super alpha and sexy in the bedroom, but he also very considerate and patient. I wasn’t as fond of Ava due to her immaturity. She was constantly running away from Greer, which started to get really old. I also felt that at times Ava was unnecessarily cruel- it really bugged me when she went to Greer’s band mates for comfort, especially since she was ignoring him. I do give props to the author for showing her transformation as she learned to deal with her emotions, which helped to make her final reconciliation with Greer more believable. I also really liked the other band members, and I look forward to reading their stories next.
Overall, this was a good read that really held my attention, and I am looking forward to reading Jolt (Jason’s story.)
I received an ARC of this book from BookSprout (although I also now have a finished copy), and I voluntarily chose to write an honest review.
Very entertaining! Easy to relate to plot.
It sounded good. It started good. Good characters. Easy flow. And then somewhere in the middle it lost me and I was about to give up and then it kicked back in. I was so glad I kept with it. The ending was so worth it. HEA