They were married but never kissed. That night years ago never had consequences…until now.“I wasn’t into the love bullshit and I didn’t really believe in forever between two people.’’If I had my way, I would have never seen Maxen Walton again, the womanizing drummer of Kinky Shine.When I met him in college he was already going through girls as if they were disposable. I had always hated him. Yet, … disposable. I had always hated him. Yet, for some drunken reason I ended up marrying him in Las Vegas. That night, right before I puked in the fake flowers and left the tacky chapel was the last time I had laid eyes on him.
Until my boyfriend asked me to marry him.
Now, I was in LA trying to get a divorce from my husband without the press hearing about it.
What I didn’t expect was that my famous husband affected me and that getting to know him would change a lot more than I ever planned.
“All I saw now was Lark, always and forever out of my reach, always driving me crazy.’’
I had only ever met one woman who equally drove me crazy and made me want her until I forgot my name.
Lark Hardin.
And I married her one crazy night in Las Vegas.
Freshly out of rehab and trying like hell to get back in the game while convincing my best friend I wouldn’t relapse, seeing my wife again was the last thing I needed for that.
Life liked f*cking with me, though.
Here she was, so sexy I would damn myself to be inside her just once, but she wasn’t here for me. She was here to get a divorce so her perfect boyfriend had free range to marry her.
She still hated my guts on the sole principle that I was a womanizing f*cker, but maybe she would open her eyes and see beyond that part of me.
I just hoped it wouldn’t be just for the sex because this woman had always been my weakness.
She had the power to destroy me.
“I’d spent the better part of my life hiding behind my bright smile and loud laugh, pushing everything away by using sex, but that was over.’’
*For readers over 18.
Can be read as a standalone but if you want the full Kinky Shine experience don’t miss the first book, Dex.*
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I had all kinds of preconceived notions about what this book was going to be about before beginning to read, based on the blurb and the previous book, Dex. I have to admit, I was very hesitant. I have a few things that will break a book for me, two of which are cheating and hard core drug use. I don’t like them, and definitely don’t want to read about them. They just don’t make a good book to me. So, I decided to set those notions aside, and dove in. Boy, am I glad that I did! As much as I loved Dex and Harley, Maxen and Lark are my new favorites!
I will begin with the reasons that I was hesitant. Maxen had a drug problem and was a known manwh*re in the previous book, Dex. I will say that what I thought would be a problem for me, really wasn’t. And I will leave it at that. Just in case anyone else has any hesitation about reading this book, for the same reasons!
Maxen is a troubled man, who had a really horrible childhood. And despite how amazing his life with his band is, that childhood has followed him. He is fighting his addiction, trying to stay on the straight and narrow, and then his past comes back.
Lark is a very confused young woman. She is on a path that should lead her to exactly where she sees her life going. There’s just this one thing that she has to take care of first….
Maxen and Lark together are nothing less than fireworks. Whether they are arguing or making out, sparks are flying. Together, they are HOT! Regardless of Maxen’s past, and the trouble he got himself into, I’m glad to see him get his HEA. He seems to be a completely different person in this book, than in Dex’s book. (Maybe its the drug use causing the personality difference?) He is a much more likable person, and I was rooting for him. Lark is exactly what he needs!
This book is exciting, and surprising, and everything I want from a Rocker romance. I loved this book just as much as Dex’s book, and I can’t wait for the next in the series!
Dex the first book in the Kinky Shine series was a really good read. I don’t read many Rockstar romances because a ton of them have cheating and that is a huge pet peeve of mine. But when I saw Dex I was drawn to the cover. I liked the blurb and decided to give it a try. I am glad I did. I really enjoyed this book. I was also really surprised and happy to see there was not other woman drama or cheating in this book.
I really liked everyone in this book. I liked the main couple Dex and Harley. I liked the other band members, Harley’s parents and I liked Del, Harley’s best friend. Dex was the lead singer and song writer for the band Kinky Shine. Dex was a broody, sexy, asshole with charm and a ton of issues. Dex hasn’t been with a woman at all in 2 years and hasn’t had sex in 7 years. His issues made him endearing and I could totally understand his grumpy attitude. Harley was a cute blend of sassy and shy. A blogger for Music bands Harley is there to get Kinky Shine on social media. Harley and Dex have a strong connection from the start but because of Dex’s issues he pushes her away.
I loved that only Harley got to Dex. That he only had eyes for her. It made her special and their relationship sweeter. I also loved how understanding and supportive Harley was to Dex. When he would get scared or upset and freak out. Harley was quick to forgive, but Dex was quick to say sorry too. Which in my book made him easier to forgive not that he ever did anything too awful. In this book we get to meet the other members of the band Maxen, Beckett, and Otis . I really liked Beck, Otis, and Maxen. They were all very different and charming in their own way. I felt the author did a great job of drawing me in as a reader and getting me invested in the other band members lives. Which makes me want to read all their books. Especially Beck’s for some reason I really clicked with him. I believe Maxen’s books is next to come out and I can’t wait.