Five reasons I should never go near Oz Taylor:
He’s a hot as sin world famous rockstar with a big…ax.
He’s a huge, tattooed older guy with a piercing dark gaze that can destroy a woman’s virginity.
He’s my forever best friend’s older brother.
He hasn’t spoken to me in more than five years.
Oh, and I’m pretty sure he hates me…
Author’s note: Play Fast is a standalone enemies to lovers rock … me…
Author’s note: Play Fast is a standalone enemies to lovers rock star romance. The Brooklyn Dawn series has a suspense arc that goes through the entire series. It will be resolved in the final book. Play Fast ends in a happily ever after with no cliffhanger for the main couple.
★ Series Reading Order ★
Lost in Oblivion
Seduced (prequel)
Rocked
Rock, Rattle and Roll
Twisted
Untwisted
Destroyed
Consumed
Committed
Shattered
Fused
Owned
Merry Oblivion
Paradise in Oblivion
Winchester Falls Trilogy
Anything But Mine
Bulletproof Weeks
Edge of Forever
Found in Oblivion
Bedded Bliss
Triple Trouble
Dirty Duet
Lost Lyric
Perfect Pitch
Raw Rhythm
Finding Forever
Hammered
Manaconda
Manhandled
Manipulated
Maneuvered
Rock Revenge Trilogy
Rock Revenge
Rock Reclaimed
Rock Redemption
Brooklyn Dawn
Play Dirty
Play Fast
more
4.5 stars–PLAY FAST is the second instalment in the contemporary, adult BROOKLYN DAWN erotic, rock, romance series co-authored by Cari Quinn and Taryn Elliott. This is Brooklyn Dawn’s bassist Oz Taylor, and hair stylist/make up artist Daisy Flannigan. BROOKLYN DAWN is a spin off from the authors’ numerous rock series including Lost in Oblivion, Found in Oblivion, and Hammered.
Told from three first person perspectives (Oz, Daisy and Lindsey) PLAY FAST follows the enemies to lovers relationship between twenty-three year old hair stylist/make up artist for Brooklyn Dawn, Daisy Flannigan, and bassist Oz Taylor. Five years earlier Daisy’ best friend, and Oz’s sister Kerry Taylor died, and in the ensuing years Oz’s anger towards Daisy has broiled and brewed. Now that Daisy is the make-up artist and hair stylist for Brooklyn Dawn, Oz struggles between his hatred for, and attraction to a woman he blames for everything that went wrong. But two day together at Oz’s home away from home from Oz acting on his attraction but continuing to struggle with what was, and what will never be.
Meanwhile, someone is determined to destroy Ripper Records, the label for which Brooklyn Dawn, Lost in Oblivion, Found in Oblivion, and Hammered work. Accidents, graffiti, and personal attacks aimed at hurting the musicians who work for Donovan Lewis, finds Ripper Records hiring extra security, after having lost one of their own.
The relationship between Oz and Daisy is a little sister’s best friend turned enemies to lovers wherein Oz will discover that Daisy is more than he could have imagined. Two days together finds Oz lowering his defenses but an attack against our heroine pushes Oz over the edge, and in doing so, threatens their tentative hold on an already fractured relationship. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate with some bondage, and discipline scenarios.
There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including several members from the other bands and the aforementioned previous series including Ripper Records executives CEO Donovan Lewis and Lila Ronson Shawcross Crandall, and her husband Mal Crandall. We are re- introduced to the members of Brooklyn Dawn: drummer Cooper Dallas, lead guitarist Jamie DuCaine, keyboardist Teagan Daly and rhythm guitarist Zane Landry; as well as Roth Defense specialist Noah Jordan.
PLAY FAST is a story of family, friendships, grief and loss; of blame and acceptance; of love and understanding. Oz Taylor struggles with the guilt and grief of his sister’s death, and places the blame on the woman with whom he will fall in love. The character driven premise is engaging and sensitive; the characters are broken and intense; the romance is spicy and edgy.
This is book 2 in the Brooklyn Dawn series and while it could be read as a standalone, I highly recommend reading the first book before this one just so you get a better understanding of the character’s relationships to each other and things that are spoken of that happened in the first book. That being said, in this one we get Oz’s book!! After reading the first book I couldn’t wait to learn more about him and this one definitely did him justice!! Oz went through something that most people should never have to. And he doesn’t deal well with it, not that I blame him a bit. Daisy has been through a lot as well, and blames herself for a lot. I loved Oz-he feel’s so much but doesn’t know how to actually express it. But when he loves someone? He is all in! Daisy cracked me up through most of this book-when she wasn’t breaking my heart. These two went through something that no one should have to, and I will warn you to bring your tissues for that part. But the chemistry is off the charts and I loved seeing some of my favorite characters from the other series pop up as well! Now I need to know what exactly is going on, and I really need to know what is going on with Jamie!!! Because I need that woman’s story like right now LOL!!! Loved this one! Another phenomenal read!
Holy smokes! I really loved Daisy and Oz. I loved the history between them, the shared pain that pushed them apart makes for a great story. The mix of intensity, heat and just enough emotion to pull at my heart. I love this series and this swirling suspense that pulls it all together. I was on the edge of my seat and I can’t wait to dig in to the next book!
I DID NOT WANT THIS BOOK TO END! I NEED MORE BROOKLYN DAWN! Now that I got that out of my system(not) I loved this book!! OMG OZ and Daisy where made for each other and I could not stop turning the pages to find out what would happen next. You have to read this book and I KNOW YOU WILL LOVE IT !!!