Record, Rewind

by Ava Lore

The last person in the world Cassie Bell wants to see is Damien Colton, the lead singer of the blazing hot band, The Hollow Men. Not because she doesn’t like him, but because she’s liked him ever since they went to high school together. Back then they were both rising stars, but only Damien made it, and he never guessed she had a crush on him. And why should he? She was so shy in high school she couldn’t even bring herself to speak to him.

But when Damien walks into her elevator and insists on taking a smoke break with her on the roof of the hotel where she cleans rooms for a living, it seems fate has brought them back together. And when the door leading back into the building locks behind them, it seems fate likes to play a good prank.

Can Cassie ever overcome her shyness and confess to Damien the torch she’s carried for years, or have the years since high school changed them both too dramatically for them to ever have a second chance?

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This 24,000 word romance novella is sweet with heat, and all about tight spots and second chances!

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Novella, Music, Erotica, Contemporary Romance

77 pages, Unknown Binding

First published April 4, 2014

About the author

Ava Lore was raised by wombats and lives to corrupt the innocent. When not writing erotic romance, she spends her time thinking about writing erotic romance and drinking enough iced coffee to kill a musk ox.

Ava yearns for you tragically. Please email her at authoravalore@gmail.com, follow her on twitter (@authoravalore) or visit her blog at authoravalore.com.

Reviews

[Sheryl C. Nash · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMFG!!!! I LOVED THIS LITTLE STORY SOOOOOOO MUCH!!!! Sweet, emotional, FUNNY and hot!!! All in all, it was a PERFECT read!!!

[Angie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked it, it's such a pity that it was a short book.

[beauxmots · Rating 3 out of 5]

hmm hard to rate romance but probably a 3/5 or 2.5/5. it's a short story but it's written like every other romance story - Like they're all written by the same author. The concept of a highschool crush and rockstar intrigued me but it wasn't what I was expecting...but maybe that's the whole point as the story does discuss the concept of forgetting who you were and live in the present and start over....which can be a great metaphor for life, let's be honest. I didn't like how her character was apparently smart but had 'failures' which are realistic - but I didn't like how she was smoking and was mean to the character in the beginning. She was trying to play off feelings but it came off mean and made her character like many characters - the girl who hates the guy first kind of character. And I guess I never cared for that kind of story. I was expecting the characters to talk on the roof about their feelings and have a discussion...also (spoiler alert!) I wasn't expecting his feelings were mutual from the beginning. These ideas could have been elaborated on as it appears in both cases it was a crush from afar....which is entirely normal but you don't get a good physical description of either character nor do we get a flashback or show too much how their characters were then. Cassie's descriptions are helpful but it's interesting/not realistic to see how in a highschool (which may have been small) how the characters knew the other. in most cases I feel certain crowds hang out together and may not know the other (minus name...hmm okay, maybe that last sentence was wrong lol).
I was overall expecting a different story and not necessarily a story just based on well...what it was...hahaha. Great concept and it's easy to read/well-written - I also like the usage of some large SAT words lol :) but I didn't like the outright frankness of Cassie's character...but maybe the change was the whole point...however, you don't see Damien's character surprised in the slightest - if she was a 'good girl' this change may have really shocked him.
okay story...quick read and it has some creative writing ideas that are good to know but typical romance story :)
I like the authors bio --- has some humor in it which is always great.

[namericanwordcat · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ah my of guilty pleasure romance. I have no shame about anything I like are read but the writing here is very weak in places. All kinds of threads come up and not resolved. It should make me nuts and get some how the characters and the situations are engrossing enough, I just enjoy my self and let it go.

Here a down on her luck high school valedictorian gets stuck on a snowy hotel rooftop with her high school crush who is now a rock star.

Fun!

[Katryne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good! :-D

[Araceli · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good. :)

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute, quick read

[Liz · Rating 5 out of 5]

A brilliantly atmospheric little book. I loved the characters and the emotions conveyed as the story progressed. A perfect story.

[Hanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cute and sexy story with beautiful twist of hope (and second chances). I've always loved Ava Lore's writing and she never lets me down.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

It seemed a little annoying with her feeling so embarrassed that she was a housekeeper at that hotel.I am surprised that Colton feels she's good company,??!!

[Lovebunny · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was great, I knew it was going to be short but the story was good for what is was :)