USA TODAY Bestselling Author Terri Anne Browning’s The Rocker Series AnnabelleI’ve always loved Zander Brockman in some shape or form. The boy who lived next door for the first seventeen years of my life has been my best friend, my confidant, my first crush, and my first love. I trusted him with my life and my heart. When he smiled at me I knew everything was going to be okay… okay…
Until it wasn’t.
Zander
I haven’t seen that girl in seventeen years, and I’ve missed her every damn day. I knew I wasn’t good enough for her, so the night before I left with my bandbrothers for California, I stole a night with her. I lived off those memories. There hasn’t been a day that has gone by that I haven’t wanted to talk to her just one more time, but I knew she deserved a better man than me. Now, after seeing her again, I realize that I didn’t care if she should have a better man. My feelings were still as strong as they have ever been for her. I wanted to be with her…
But she hated the very sight of me.
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Read: 4/19/2020
The Rocker Who Betrays Me was the eleventh book in the Rocker series by Terri Anne Browning. The series was designed to be read in order.
Zander and Annabelle had history. We met Zander previously in multiple books as the fun, humorous, happy go lucky playboy in OtherWorld. In the last book, we then met Annabelle, Gabriella’s manager, who apparently held an intense anger towards Zander; whom she hadn’t seen for seventeen years.
I enjoyed the storyline and diving deep into both characters. No spoilers so no elaboration, but I had a difficult time with forgiveness. It wasn’t your normal plot, so kudos on the creativity through the details, but I really didn’t see how they could easily come back from their conflict. So although it wasn’t that realistic, I enjoyed the book tremendously. It was emotional yet enjoyable all the same.
Browning has run several stories throughout the series with many carryovers and simultaneously run plots in separate books. There are still a few gaps but it appears all may be resolved in Forever Rockers.
I absolutely loved this book!! I already fell hard for this series and loved them all but Zander definitely is one of my favourites now! can’t imagine what Annabelle must’ve been through all those years but I can imagine the state of mind somewhere down the line. it was an emotional read at times but really enjoyed reading this one. loved it from beginning until end and didn’t want to put it down at all 🙂 that’s just one reason why this book/story was sooo good! can’t wait to read the next one in this series but it’ll be with a sad heart ‘cuz it’s the last one in this amazing series. I discovered this author and her rocker series through a book signing I’m going to next year and I can’t thank those enough for recommending this series to me. I loved Z and Annabelle together and they proved, after all the time passed, true love exists and you can get over the past if you are willing to try to fight for what you really want!
Holy W.O.W. This book was an emotional roller-coaster; filled with devastating secrets, a strong heroine, a Hero who you’ll want to smack upside the head a few times & yes, some warm fuzzies. It was tough to read about the heartbreak but it ended up being a beautiful second chance romance.
Oh, Annabelle… I had a MAJOR case of the feels for this heroine. She experienced so many heart-wrenching moments throughout the past 17 years… and they were all without Zander, the love of her life. I want to cry right now while I’m skimming the book, looking for specific passages & remembering just how bad things got for her. I have to admit, I kinda wish she would’ve moved on from Zander for a little bit. At the very least, I wish she would’ve “experienced” life more before they reunited years later. She was such a strong, hard-working and sweet woman. LOVE that she got her happily ever after in the end.
Man, did I want to go all Tangled on Zander’s a**! I was so disappointed in him. Leaving without a word, NEVER communicating with her in ANY way, shape or form during those 17 years. Really, Zander?! You couldn’t send one text, one letter, one email, pick up the phone or even send a message that was relayed through another person? *sigh* His reasoning, the whole “I wasn’t good enough for her” thing, was weak. He was young. They both were young. It would’ve been better if he had just told her that he needed to pursue this one-in-a-lifetime career opportunity. She knew he was talented & she would’ve been sad but I’d take that over total avoidance any day of the week.
I enjoyed seeing how determined Zander was to win Annabelle back in the second half of the book. I would’ve liked to have seen the pursuit last a little longer but it was hard to blame Annabelle for falling for him so quickly when they’d been apart for such a long time. Sometimes you just have to give in to the happiness & roll with the hugs & kisses.
I liked the career opportunity Emmie offered Annabelle & was thrilled when she accepted it. This can only help to strengthen Annabelle & Zander’s relationship because time apart would not have worked for them whatsoever!
Sort of upset that we’re still left hanging where the whole kidnapping plot line is concerned. Not even a tiny tidbit is thrown out about it in this book. I realize that there will be resolution coming soon for it, since there is only one book left in the series, but it can’t come soon enough. Well, that… and more news on Shane & Harper’s story. 🙂
P.S. Where was Felicity/Flick?