Love isn’t beautiful.And neither is the final riff of my guitar as it bleeds into silence.I wait for him to say something, anything. But he just stares at me with his whiskey-colored eyes as if he knows I need him. And I do. My album won’t record itself and he’s the best producer in the business. But I made a mistake.I crossed a line.Now I’m at his mercy, and his brand of destruction is going to … his brand of destruction is going to ruin more than my career.
*End of Me is a standalone in the Rock Me series.
The Rock Me Series
LIE TO ME
END OF ME
SING TO ME
SONG FOR ME
BAD FOR ME
END OF ME
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This is a beautiful slow burn romance that has brought joy to me as well as having spoken to my soul! I fell in love with Willow and found her unique and endearing. She is Zeke’s Siren to his Storm indeed! Her her thoughts were relatable and I chuckled one moment then got teary eyed the next. I.JUST.FELT.THIS.STORY!!!
Zeke is the ultimate storm! His words to Willow had me swooning! He’s intense yet caring, an enigma. I love the way he not only cared for Willow but also her mother.
This was my first read by Lee Piper and it definitely will not be my last! Her writing style is unique and relevant! I highly recommend this book and anything Lee Piper writes!
Another wonderful read from this amazing Author! Gosh this one was so hot that I’m surprised my Kindle hasn’t melted into a puddle!
The story flowed beautifully and kept me wanting to turn the pages… I seriously hated putting it down!!!!
Zeus Almighty I loved Willow and Zeke! They were absolutely perfect for each other. They absolutely came together and set the world on fire!
If you haven’t read this amazing story, GO ONE CLICK IT NOW!!!
Lee Piper you have ROCKED my world! I absolutely loved Zeke and Willow. This couple just jumped out of the pages into my life and stole my heart. Zeke is 100% all alpha male and I loved that about him. He was a moody grumpy eff but deep down inside he is a loving and caring alpha male. Willow oh how I loved Willow. She is a strong alpha female who knows what she wants and goes after it no matter what happens. She is willing to go the extra mile and put herself out there and that made her one of my favorite characters.
I also loved the side characters. They made the story so much better and I loved how they rallied around Zeke and Willow. This is one of those stories I will reread again and again and love more and more with each read.
If you like your rock romances filled with heady emotion, thick with angst, heavy on sexual tension and with a good dose of quirky cameos on the side, you are going to absolutely LOVE Lee Piper’s second book in the Rising Star series, As You Were.
This is the winners story! Willow, Drake and Reid are in the recording studio following their victory in the Rising Star Talent Quest laying down what they hope will be a Platinum album before they head off on tour. And for Willow a lot is riding on it’s success, so banging heads-let alone anything else-with their star producer, the brooding scorchingly hot Zeke Danton, is trouble she does not need but is powerless to avoid the pull to.
“I’ve always liked storms, and this man is a storm personified.”
Zeke is seriously HOT, not just by his physical description, it’s his manner, his silence and his trepidation with letting Willow in, he is mesmerizing in this story. But Willow has the perfect gentleness to sooth his beast, calm his storm, weather it’s chaos.
The impact when they come together is nothing short of electric, some of the best sex scenes I have read all year.
Ms Piper paints with her words the chemistry between these two so perfectly, I could see their facial expressions and feel their breaths catch as mine did during their exchanges.
Likewise, with Willow’s visits with her mother, I was so invested in her angst and heart break it took me right back to my own interactions with my mother before she passed, bringing me to tears.
The background story, though a little predictable, was well paced, with a she-villain I really wanted to b!tch slap hard, but I felt could have been fleshed out more, the conclusion to the drama just a little too easily achieved.
But all in all this is a solid 4 star story and I can’t wait for Drake’s story next!
Another stunning chapter after Lie to Me. The story was a slow burn romance with sizzle all around.. Willow was a brave young woman..I have felt her sadness.. her deepest love for her Mother.. Willow and Zeke relationship were complicated. I love the dynamic, crazy Alpha mode, hot as hell and Zeke was a mysterious man
‘As You Were’ will captured your heart with pain, the raw of emotions and the constant beats from the music! Crazy in Love, as I am with this book
WOW!!! What a book! I want to give more than 5 stars This book is everything.
BEST. CHEMISTRY. EVER
I love how Lee described Zeke, his feelings, his body language… So fuckin’ real. And Willow..och Willow is amazing. Zeke and his little Siren.. just PERFECT!
“As You Were” is one of the best books I’ve read this year. Must read! Lee, please hurry up. I need your next book ASAP
Holy hell! The sexual tension, from the very beginning, was so crazy thick! Zeke and Willow are so great together! H.A.F!!? For being such a broody MF he sure does have a ridiculously sweet side! And why is that kind of possessiveness so freaking hot?!?!? Willow is a lucky lady. Hot man. Great career. Awesome friends. Did I mention she’s got a hot man? : sighs: It really was a great story. Lee Piper did a fantastic job of grabbing my attention and totally sucking me in! One-click immediately!!! You won’t be sorry!
This book was ohhh soooo good!!! I thought the first
book was AMAZING,but the this one is exceptional
I’ve become a lover of rock romances because
of this series,seriously..
Willow and Zeke’s chemistry is beyond hot
I loved everything about it,it’s one of my favorite books
and authors of 2018
Willow’s first impression of Zeke is not the greatest. He is grumpy, mean, rude, and seems to give her a hard time more than the other band members. Despite his rough exterior Willow can’t help but be attracted to him, and she knows he feels the same based on the intense, heated looks he gives her. But Zeke has been burned in the past and has major trust issues, so he keeps his distance. Willow’s purpose in life is to record her album and make enough money to get her mom into a better nursing facility. With Zeke being the band’s record producer, she knows she needs to stay away from him and focus on her goal. But they can’t fight fate and it doesn’t take long to give in to what they can no longer deny. But will a bitter, spiteful ex ruin everything?
This book was so, so good! I love a good rocker read and this one delivers! Once Zeke claims Willow as his own, he has no problem going all alpha and protective of what’s his. And feisty, headstrong Willow knows she has no choice but to let him take care of her. An amazing story and looking forward to the next book!
As You Were is my first book by Lee Piper and can I tell you, if it is heat, steam and a whole lot of hot damn you are after, then this is the series for you. Zeke and Willows story is one surrounded by a storm, encased in chaos and one driven by an undeniable force. Their attraction is instant, it is a like a summer storm brewing hard and fast with so much electrical current in the air. This rock romance is one that will hold you captive, the feelings and emotions will be like a crescendo but the love that radiates between these two will be like a perfect harmony. This second book in Rising Star had me soaking up the atmosphere and indulging in the euphoria that encompassed these two characters. Some may class this romance as a slow burn, but for me it burned bright, hot and so out of control that it was like a lightning storm of epic proportions.
Zeke is a man of few words with a stoic facade. Willow is gentle person who thinks of others first. Together they are explosive. A music producer, Zeke demands perfection from Willow and her band. Throw in an ex-wife and an ailing mother, nothing goes smoothly. I really enjoyed this book, my first read by Ms. Lee Piper, I look forward to reading more of her books. The story moves along smoothly and quickly. A stand-alone book in a series
I absolutely loved As You Were. Zeke and Willow’s chemistry was smoking hot , Zeke’s moody bad boy act was sexy as hell. I loved there Siren to his Storm. Fantastic writing I couldn’t put my damn kindle down till I finished it. Way to go Lee Piper
You guys absolutely have to get this book asap! You need to experience the fiery explosive passion that is between Zeke and Willow. I mean I am serious when I say I am surprised my blankets my kindle was resting on did not catch flames! I love Piper’s style of writing. It makes it feel like I can feel and experience every detail with the characters, and not every author can do that! I love this book like seriously why did it have to end! Give me moreeeeeeeeeeeeeee! I am not giving you too much because you seriously need to experience this yourselves!
End of me is a book 2 in the Rock Me series this book will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. When Willow is faced with the eye of the storm she is captured right at the start, will she be able to make it out intact. Zeke is bitter from a past relationship that just won’t go away. When the two meet there is enough electricity to keep a whole city alight. Can they weather the storm together or will it rip them apart. One click you won’t be disappointed, one seriously steamy read.
Intense and Sexy!
I absolutely loved this sexy rockstar story. The story is packed full of angst and intense love and emotion. The main characters are amazing and so well written that you fall in love them right away. Definitely a page turner. Zeke is one angry, growly, sexy man. Willow is just the right kind of woman to tame him. Their intense attraction to one another kept me on the edge of my seat.
I love how this story kept me enraptured throughout. My emotions were up and down with each chapter.
Best quote ever: “he sets my world on fire then stands back to watch it burn. But I won’t go quietly. If he wants ashes, l’ll become a goddamn ash cloud.” WOW! Such amazing words.
Absolutely love everything about this story and I can’t wait to read more.
Highly recommend.
Well another amazing read by Lee Piper, i loved the first book in the Rock me series but i loved this one just as much.
The story line was awesome and i loved the balance of beautiful writing, sex, great storyline it just makes the book so well rounded. I loved this was about a girl guitarist and a producer he made for such a different kind of rock romance and i loved it
Zeke what a character he was cold, distant, very very broody, sounded too hot and the more you found out about him the more you could understand the way he was and the way it was hard for him to trust anyone. He had a filthy mouth it shocked me but in a good way i loved it. The part of his character i loved was his possessiveness it was burning the pages holy hades he was hot.
I loved Willow she was such a quirky but such a lovable character. I loved all her Greek god ladies she would practically swear buy and the hippiness made her special and a really sweet character. She hadn’t had an easy life and with her mum the way she was would have been so hard so when you get a guy like Zeke it was amazing to read thier story and how he wants to take care of Willow.
As I’ve said loved this book, the story and really everything about it. If your a fan of rocker books this series is not one you will want to miss
Loved loved loved it
I absolutely love Willow and Zeke. They have amazing chemistry together. I loved how he wanted to take care of her and she wanted him to love again.
Heat and chemistry absolutely sizzled the proverbial pages of my kindle!
Hoooweeee! After reading the first book in the Rising Star series, I dove straight into this second book, from Willow’s POV, and, it is even better! I loved it, and can’t wait to hear more from the two bands and best friends, who feature throughout. The writing is simply put, so freaking funny, so hot and passionate, yet so endearing, that I wonder how it could all be congruently written between the same covers.
I could almost literally feel the steam coming off my tablet as I read the story of Zeke, the world renowned record producer, putting together the album for the band that won the Rising Star competition, and Willow, best friend of Shiloh and bandmate of Reid from the first book. Holy hell, Zeke is the epitome of all that is handsome, sexy and dark. His physical description, in Willow’s voice, almost gave me the sweats – seriously, and the rigid control with which he contained his dark and stormy emotions, fairly cracked the air around me as I sat and read this book in one hit!
I just loved Willow. Her character could only be described as a goddess of the earth and stars. She was centred and spiritual, an amazingly loving daughter, and as talented as all hell with her guitar. But, there is no way that she could be described as malleable!! That rock-chick had backbone, and Zeke’s darkness attracted her light.
What would frighten or discourage most women, only attracted her and made her want to delve beneath his deep and murky surface. She was his absolute antithesis – Willow was the perfect chaser to Zeke’s storm.
I absolutely adored everything about As You Were, and can’t wait to read the next book. I hope it’s Drakes!
5 stars!
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“I’ve always loved storms, and this man is a storm personified.”
I love me a sinfully sexy rock star romance and HOLY EFF did this one strike a chord!
AS YOU WERE is the second installment in Lee Piper’s Rising Star series, but I can fully attest that it stands perfectly on its own! Ms. Piper is a new to me author and color me all kinds of impressed! She sure can weave a sensational rock star romance that INFLAMES the heart and INCINERATES the panties! Her prose is vibrant, highly sensual and alluringly descriptive, her character craftsmanship is stellar, the dialogue sizzles and pops, and her vast knowledge of the music biz really shines through. I also really enjoyed Wil’s fun-loving interactions with her bff Shiloh (heroine of book one) and thought the deeply affectionate bond between Willow and her male bandmates was fantastic!!
Without giving any juicy spoilers away, when Willow, Drake and Reid’s band wins the Rising Star music contest, they receive a lucrative recording contract for their debut album to be produced by hotshot music producer Zeke Danton. And.. KABOOM…from the moment Willow and Zeke come together in his state-of-the-art recording studio, you WILL feel the sparks fly off your kindle!!!
Willow and Zeke share an insta-connection that electrifies from the onset— “it’s undeniable, elemental, real” —and despite their marked differences, they truly are kindred spirits who share a soul deep obsession for music…and each other! I adore how Zeke sees Willow’s true star potential. and demands the most of her musically, pushing her out of her comfort zone, and challenges her to really soar! And, in turn, she slowly chips away at his steely coat of armor, brings out his gruffly tender side and illuminates the dark corners of his lonely world!
Gah! I loved Zeke in all his GORGEOUSLY GROUCHY GLORY! This caveman alpha is hot AF, and I swooned like a starry-eyed groupie over him!! Even though he can be quite the hard-ass, is tight-lipped, uber territorial and has grunting and scowling down to an ART FORM, this growly music producer OOZES predatory sex appeal! But sob…he’s so broken inside and the last thing he’s looking for is love! However, beneath his “mean,” surly exterior he has a heart of pure gold and Wil not only brings out the primal protector in him, but…sigh…he also proves to be her greatest champion.
As for Willow, I relished this up and coming lead guitarist’s passion for playing, her fierce devotion to her band mates—and her ailing mother—and her earthy, Zen-like persona! But like Zeke, she too bears the weight of the world on her shoulders. My heart broke for what she was dealing with on the home front but even though life could be a “cruel bitch” she faced her hardships with grace and courage and never let it define her. Bottom Line? This feisty, sweet and quirky sensitive soul is a heroine SO WORTH ROOTING FOR!
I truly was hooked by this story from start to finish. Wil and Zeke’s steamy, forbidden romance unfolds at a DELICIOUS SLOW BURN, with oodles of feels and pent up lust up the wazoo! And when passion finally ignites between “the Storm and the Siren,” prepare for a BLAZING INFERNO of lust and love! Willow and Zeke are just so combustible together and Zeke’s filthy mouth was hella sexy!
My only slight disappointment is that this book was told solely in single POV. I get that Rising Star is branded as a female-driven rock star series, but as much as I enjoyed Willow’s perspective, I feel that I would have connected even more with this romance if we had gotten inside Zeke’s head too. And since he was the strong, silent type, I feel like we needed more in-depth insight into what made this broody alpha male tick and I craved a deeper understanding of the inner workings of his broken psyche. And, ultimately, personally feel that this would have been a more nuanced and better-balanced love story with dual POV.
That aside, I truly cannot RAVE ENOUGH about AS YOU WERE! I am seriously addicted to this author’s writing—and the Rising Star series— and have already downloaded book one, LIE TO ME, which should tide me over until WHEN STARS FALL is released.
Highly Recommend!
Lee Piper This is my first Lee Piper book and it is truly wonderful. I was hook from page one and by then last page was fully in love with the characters and the story.
Willow is such a fun heroine. Shes different then other female leads I’ve read before. Willow is very no bullshit straight forward kinda girl, and I love that. She really stands up to our alpha and holds her own. She is certainly no shrinking violet. What I found that I really liked the most about her was all of her little quirks and her big heart. The girl has a heart of gold and really bust her butt for the ones she loves. I love that in a female lead. Then we have our hero, oh my and what a hero he is.
Zeke is a moody, ultra talented, rich alpha hothole. Hes one of best music producer in the business and he knows it, but doesnt let that go to his head. I love that about him. I also like how hes so brooding, and standoffish, but secretly has a heart of gold. He will do anything for the ones he cares about. That is one of my favorite alpha qualities, and Lee Piper really nailed the balance perfectly with Zeke. He wasn’t to much of a jerk or to soft. I didnt have any moment where I was mad or frustrated with either character. Which is always a plus.
Now we get to the fun part, the couple together. Man let me tell you Willow and Zekes chemistry is off the freaking charts. They are HOT, and this is when the alpha really shines through. The pair are magnetic. The sexual tension through out the story is insane, I loved every second of it. Well done Mrs. Piper!
I can honestly say this book has surprised me with how good it is. It’s my first Lee Piper book but definitely not my last. Phenomenal read that I truly had a hard time putting down.
I was kindly provided an ARC in exchange for an honest review.