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Play Me by Daisy Allen

Title: Play Me
Series: Rock Chamber Boys
Author: Daisy Allen
Genre: Contemporary Rockstar Romance
Release Date: July 9, 2017 


She once said that the only thing that mattered was the band.
She was right.
Was.
Now the only thing that matters is her.

They say he’s a rock star with a difference.
But he’s still a rock star all the same.
So, when Cadence, a music teacher with a heart of gold catches Sebastian’s eye, it doesn’t matter that he has the world at his fingertips, all she wants is her safe, quiet life.
But it's too late, she's gotten under his skin, buried there with her sweet, sexy eyes and a body that keeps him awake at night. And he'll do anything to have her.

So, when he makes her an offer she absolutely can’t refuse, she has to decide whether she can take the risk that her past won’t come back to haunt her.
Because then, there’s nothing that even the world’s biggest rock star can do to save her.

So what happens when Sebastian’s burning desire for Cadence clashes with her crippling fear of scrutiny?
Find out in this hot and steamy Rock star romance - Book One in the Rock Chamber Boys series. 







"The Rock Chamber Boys’ world is one you won’t want to miss, so grab your copy of “Play Me” now. It’s one of the most brilliant, intoxicating, heartwarming books I’ve ever read!"- Book Addict

"The author's writing style paints such a vivid picture that you feel like you are there listening to the slide of the bow across the cello. " - Maria Hunt

" A love story, a rockstar romance with a twist. Brilliant, I want more. " - TJensen








Dear Reader,



Welcome to this “Choose your own author biography” adventure.

Door 1.

Daisy Allen is a ravishing beautiful temptress with a Mensa qualifying IQ and saves puppies and kittens and sloths from evil overlords in her spare time away from her job as the director of a secret NASA department that communicates with friendly aliens. She also definitely does not ever touch wine, ever, never ever.

Door 2.

Daisy Allen is a fiction writer.

*insert memes of writers sitting in Cheetos stained sweats at 4am watching Scandal on Netflix and wondering “why is life?”*

In the moments she does put finger to keyboard though, she writes the kind where men and women meet, men and women fight like dogs, interspersed with men and women rolling around naked on numerous surfaces like puppies.

There’s a lot of good music, great food, expensive wine and incredible locations along the way, but in the end, the most important thing is that love will win out.

Daisy Allen is a romantic.

P.S. Oh, and she’s Australian. So, please excuse the random “Australianisms” that she sneaks past her editor.





Play Me by Cary Hart



Title: Play Me

Series: Spotlight Collection #1
Author: Cary Hart
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: May 10, 2018





Blurb


Who will you be when no one is watching... when the
lights go down?

Ellie
I played because I loved it... it was in my
blood.

Now I play because it’s all I have left. And I’m about to chance it all for
him.

When the lights go down, and I step off that stage, will he still want me? When
he finds out who I really am, what I’m not?

Lee
Her voice drew me in, her heart is what
makes me want to stay.

Part of me wants to take care of her, the other wants to break down her
walls.

I’m not sure I’m ready to risk it all... chasing her down, when I’m struggling
to hold on to the only thing I’ve ever known.





My rating: 4 of 5 stars



There are moments that as a blogger i absolutely love what i do and these moments are when i discover a new author. When it comes to traditional publishing (think Nora Roberts, Sherrilyn Kenyon or Julie Garwood), the hype of their reputation explodes with the marketing, so it becomes easier for indie authors (those who self publish through platforms such as Amazon, iBooks, etc.) to drown in that huge sea. It's been 5 years now since i began my journey as a reader/blogger and almost 3 years ago i created my own book blog, and i have to say that since that journey began, i have discovered more than 100 new authors - i can't say that they were all amaze-ball authors, but many were unforgettable.

I had never read a book by Cary Hart until i picked up Play Me. I'll admit that it was the blurb that drew me in and made me curious; also i believed i had read a book by her previously before making my quick search in goodreads [yeah, i hadn't read her previously]. Anyways, that being said, Play Me was an amazing starter for me from this author. While i had believed that this would be a dark romance (still have no idea how i came up with that assumption...), this book was anything but.

This book is about starting over. About discovering what you're really made of when you lose everything. It's also about reaching your full potential when you think that everything is lost. But it's also about finding your voice. Play Me touched me in so many ways. The fact that Ellie's background is still full of opportunities and only if she followed the strict rules that her father imposed, but that she went and took a chance on leaving it all for her dreams was captivating. It was the kind of story that you can only hope you take something from it such as making that first scary step can bring you so many advantages.

While Lee was a mystery to me at first (why did he leave so abruptly when he first met Ellie and did he have a history with the Hawthorne name?), as i kept reading, i wanted (and i did) cheer for him. I cheered for him to go get what he wanted and the consequences be damned.

Cary Hart has done a great job in creating this story. For sure it's not one i'm going to forget and i'll probably be re reading in the future so that i can better appreciate it.

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Excerpt




Lee POV
Every
moment I’m with her she plays on my heart strings, strumming the chords of a
song I desperately want her to sing.
Play me.
I’ve been
so careful to not let our worlds collide. I’ve kept a protective barrier up,
but I can’t help but want to break it back down, busting through the walls to
expose what could be.
Us.

Play Me by Cary Hart



Title: Play Me

Series: Spotlight Collection #1
Author: Cary Hart
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Cover Design: Passion Creations by Mary Ruth
Release Date: May 10, 2018





Blurb


Who will you be when no one is watching... when the
lights go down?

Ellie
I played because I loved it... it was in my
blood.

Now I play because it’s all I have left. And I’m about to chance it all for
him.

When the lights go down, and I step off that stage, will he still want me? When
he finds out who I really am, what I’m not?

Lee
Her voice drew me in, her heart is what
makes me want to stay.

Part of me wants to take care of her, the other wants to break down her
walls.

I’m not sure I’m ready to risk it all... chasing her down, when I’m struggling
to hold on to the only thing I’ve ever known.











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Author Bio


Cary Hart
hails from the Midwest. A sassy, coffee drinking, sometimes sailor swearing
(Shhh… don’t tell.), wine sipping, Spotify addict, lover of all things books!

When not
pushing women down the stairs in the fictional world, Cary has her hands full.
She is blessed to be the sports mom of two wild and crazy, spoiled kiddos, and
wife to the most supportive husband (took a few years to train). In addition to
working full time, she bakes cookies on the side to fund her newly found love
of writing and to keep her Sephora VIB Rouge status. The addiction is real,
folks!

Believe it
or not, writing was never a dream for Cary. Reading was something she never enjoyed
growing up. All it took was one friend, who went MIA for a weekend on a book
binge, to share her passion and loan an ebook, lighting a fire inside her.  Two years, and hundreds of ebooks later, she
connected with one of her favorite authors, who patiently listened to her plot
ideas. Her encouragement and saying those three little words “You write it!”
changed everything!

So,
welcome! Hop on board, and enjoy the ride!


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