I didn’t want a fake girlfriend—but now I’m feeling something real. I’m Ross Walker, drummer for the iconic rock band Licks of Leather. On stage, I light up like a live wire. But when the spotlights fade, I’m a loner. My agent insists that’s bad for my image, so he hired me a fake girlfriend. I’m annoyed AF. She’s quirky—and way too innocent—but she’s also gorgeous…and not like any woman I’ve met. The longer we’re together, the less I can fight my attraction. And the more I’m falling…. There’s just one problem. I swore off relationships forever. I’m Harmony Sharp, a self-help internet vlogger. To save my idyllic Kentucky home, I accepted an offer to guide Ross to spiritual enlightenment. But there’s a catch: I can’t tell him we’re not merely faking love to rehab his image while on tour. The surly beast resists my help, but despite his growls, he slowly opens up. Passion follows as the line between fantasy and reality fade. Then tragedy strikes. When my deception is revealed, I’ll have to convince him my love is real…or leave with a shattered heart.

Candace Andrews has had enough of pleasing others. In an act of birthday rebellion, she sets out to please herself-by walking into the tattoo parlor owned by her cousin's ex-boyfriend. All she wants is a little ink, and Brian's just the guy to give it to her. As soon as she submits to his masterful hands, though, the forbidden attraction she's always felt for him resurfaces...and she realizes the devilishly sexy artist could give her so much more. Sweet, innocent Candace is the last person Brian expected to see again. She's everything he's not, and her family despises him. He doesn't need the hassle, but he needs her, and this time no one is taking her away. Not even those who threaten to make his life a living hell. Backed into a corner, Candace faces the worst kind of choice. Cave in to those who think Brian is a living nightmare...or hold her ground and risk it all for the one man who rocks her world. Each story in the Ross Siblings Series is standalone story that can be enjoyed in any order. Series Order:Book #1: UnleashedBook #2: Rock MeBook #2.5: Breathe Me InBook #3: Leave Me BreathlessBook #3.5: Light Me UpBook #4: Take Me OnBook #5: Watch Me Fall

The rock gods from Licks of Leather wow the world with their raw lyrics and electrifying tunes. But nothing about the rock-star life—especially whirlwind tours, banging parties, and eager groupies—can mute the demons that put each on their personal highway to hell. Lead singer Burk Jennings is blessed with a voice that’s netted him millions of dollars. But cash, adoring women, and mansions on each coast can’t grant his restless soul peace—until her. Guitarist Darren Ash lives to strum under the spotlights. But when he hooks up with a gorgeous redhead, she rocks his world, steals his heart…and disappears. He finds her—along with something life-altering. Keyboardist Ozzy Page caresses the ivories, haunted by the woman who once slipped through his fingers. She’s since risen from the ashes to the top of the charts. When fate thrusts her back into his life, he’ll have to conquer his hunger…or lose his heart. Drummer Ross Walker bangs the drums like a boss…but his existence is empty. After nearly losing it all, he got clean and sober. Now he ruthlessly maintains control. But when an innocent beauty crashes into his disciplined life, Ross must hold even tighter—or come undone completely. Bassist Syd Wilson plucks each note with gusto, so he isn’t swallowed up by his horrific past. But when tragedy strikes again, his only salvation might be a compassionate beauty—if she has the strength to help him and he has to courage to change forever.

I hate her—as much as I want her. I’m Ozzy Page. As keyboard player for the iconic rock group Licks of Leather, I have my pick of gorgeous groupies. But the one woman I gave my heart to only used me to launch her career. I haven’t seen her in the seven bitter years since I walked away. Tabloids say she just broke up with another famous chump, but I refuse to care. There’s just one problem. She’s our new opening act. I’m Mia Harris. When Ozzy accused me of exploiting him for fame, he left my heart in ashes. Since then, I’ve risen up and reinvented myself as Phoenix. I’m finally soaring up the charts. When I’m offered the chance to open for Licks of Leather, I accept—painful history be damned. But after one look at Ozzy, our chemistry still sizzles, and I remember all the reasons I loved him. If I want my enemy to be my lover, I’ll have to risk everything to prove I want him more than stardom…or walk away forever.

I have everything I want—except her. I’m Burk Jennings. After more than a dozen years as lead singer of the iconic rock band Licks of Leather, I have houses, women, and money to burn. But fame and fortune can’t buy peace, so after this tour, I’m hanging up my microphone. Then she steps onto the tour bus, and instantly I know she’s what I’ve been missing. There’s just one problem. She’s engaged. I’m Sophia Jackson. My personal life has crumbled and my dream job is a nightmare. Now I have the impossible task of keeping the bad boys of rock in line. Worse, I have to resist the sexy, velvet-voiced lead singer who ignites all my fantasies—or I’ll find myself unemployed. But passion can only be pent up for so long, and when desire bursts and my secrets are spilled, I risk losing it all. **There is no cheating in this HEA**

In this exceptional cultural history, Atlantic Senior Editor Ronald Brownstein—“one of America's best political journalists (The Economist)—tells the kaleidoscopic story of one monumental year that marked the city of Los Angeles’ creative peak, a glittering moment when popular culture was ahead of politics in predicting what America would become. Los Angeles in 1974 exerted more influence over popular culture than any other city in America. Los Angeles that year, in fact, dominated popular culture more than it ever had before, or would again. Working in film, recording, and television studios around Sunset Boulevard, living in Brentwood and Beverly Hills or amid the flickering lights of the Hollywood Hills, a cluster of transformative talents produced an explosion in popular culture which reflected the demographic, social, and cultural realities of a changing America. At a time when Richard Nixon won two presidential elections with a message of backlash against the social changes unleashed by the sixties, popular culture was ahead of politics in predicting what America would become. The early 1970s in Los Angeles was the time and the place where conservatives definitively lost the battle to control popular culture. Rock Me on the Water traces the confluence of movies, music, television, and politics in Los Angeles month by month through that transformative, magical year. Ronald Brownstein reveals how 1974 represented a confrontation between a massive younger generation intent on change, and a political order rooted in the status quo. Today, we are again witnessing a generational cultural divide. Brownstein shows how the voices resistant to change may win the political battle for a time, but they cannot hold back the future.

I’m haunted by a night I can’t forget—and a woman I can’t find. I’m Darren Ash. As lead guitarist for the iconic rock band Licks of Leather, I should be living the dream. Instead, I’m obsessed. Two years ago, I spent a night with a woman so mind-blowing, she’s hardwired into every cell of my body. There’s just one problem. I don’t know her name. I’m Tori Combs. Two years ago, I was a woman on a mission. I shared a night of unforgettable bliss with bad-boy rocker Darren…and I left with more than the information I came for. The last thing I expected was for him to suddenly knock on my door. Now that he’s seen my son, he’s shocked. And if he ever finds out the real reason I climbed into his bed, he’ll walk away and shatter my heart forever.