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Rock Hard
First loves don’t last. Especially one as unlikely and turbulent as Elodie and Caspian’s.
It’s been years since she’s seen the rough rebel she fell in love with as a teen. She’s put him behind her and moved on. That’s the story she tries to sell her friends and family, but deep down, she knows it’s a lie. She hasn’t moved on from Caspian Cruz and she probably never will, but she has to finally give up hope they’ll ever reunite.
Or does she?
When her friends drag her to a sold-out rock concert, she comes face to face with the lead singer . . . who just so happens to be the boy she fell for all those years ago.
She never thought she’d see him again. She never realized he’d made it in the music world. And she never expected him to confess that he’s been waiting for her as long as she’s been waiting for him.
What will happen when their worlds collide again? A repeat of the past or a second chance to get things right?
ROCK HARD is a short and sexy read, chock-full of excessive sweetness and heaps of filthy talking. Not for the faint or square of heart.
It’s been years since she’s seen the rough rebel she fell in love with as a teen. She’s put him behind her and moved on. That’s the story she tries to sell her friends and family, but deep down, she knows it’s a lie. She hasn’t moved on from Caspian Cruz and she probably never will, but she has to finally give up hope they’ll ever reunite.
Or does she?
When her friends drag her to a sold-out rock concert, she comes face to face with the lead singer . . . who just so happens to be the boy she fell for all those years ago.
She never thought she’d see him again. She never realized he’d made it in the music world. And she never expected him to confess that he’s been waiting for her as long as she’s been waiting for him.
What will happen when their worlds collide again? A repeat of the past or a second chance to get things right?
ROCK HARD is a short and sexy read, chock-full of excessive sweetness and heaps of filthy talking. Not for the faint or square of heart.
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Published January 1, 2016
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November 27, 2016
3.25 RANDOM STARS
Now this book was going to be an EPIC READ for me with the two MC's being Virgin and faithful after an 8 year separation.
However, one thing that was not clear to me going in was why the 8 years? I figured it would be a verity of circumstances that might have contributed to this. Maybe a mistake or a misunderstanding or simply the fact that they could not find each? Any of those reasons I could have understood but what it actually was...it was basically the fact that the hero could not MAN UP and come to her.
He felt "...I made a promise to myself not to approach you until I’d made something of myself. Until I’d become a man worthy...."
Or it turns out until she randomly shows up at his concert!!
Personally, I was not feeling the PASSIONATE NEED FOR HIM TO BE WITH HER.
He just waited patiently on the sidelines, and PLEASE note here that he had to know she was dating another guy as it said so in the beginning.
She says this " Hans and I had been dating on and off for a couple of years. He was the conductor..."whom she discovers has been cheating on her.
He admits to her,
"Of course I was. I’ve been at every one of your concerts for the past two years, Elodie Taylor. In fact, I made my concert schedule around your concert schedule."
Therefore, he had to know about her dating this Hans.
Wow so for two years and while she dated another guy you just watched!?
Yeah, this book was just not working for me here.
For me, he was so passive aggressive as an alpha that it was a fail.
NO WAY WOULD AN ALPHA WATCH HIS GIRL WITH ANOTHER!?
While his actions were sweet, essentially they all were dependent on a random series of events happening and not HIM making it happen or HIM taking charge.
Yes, he was ready for her and had been prepared for their eventual lives together but did he do anything to MAKE IT HAPPEN?
NOPE!
It was all on her! She tells him
"Caspian Cruz.” I lifted my head from his chest and looked into his eyes. “You have always been worthy of me and my love.”
She would have accepted him no matter what and he had to know that she felt like this. For the two years of their relationship she was content with what and who he was.
I know it's young love but it's still a relationship right?
Therefore, she was the one making all the moves. Even when it came to sex, she had to seduce him before he would even touch her.
I did not like that. It's like he could just cut it off and wait but she was desperately needy for him.
THIS WAS NOT WORKING FOR ME!
Another factor that may have hindered my enjoyment as a reader was the limited POV. I needed to know Caspian thoughts and feelings. I think this might have set my mind at ease and allowed me to better understand his actions or inactions whatever the case may be.
In general, this was a nice story of second chances and it has all the elements to make it perfect, but sadly and regretfully for me it did not!
The epilogue was sweet and the heroine was the perfect blend of sweet and sassy. The hero's actions after they meet again are sweet also.
For me it was good but not great!
Worth a read but maybe not a reread and I would gladly read another book from this author.
She has a wonderful gift for story telling that made me want to read more.
Enjoyable and sweet!
Safety is perfect without anything other than the heroine dating another but she does not have sex with him. I know nothing about the hero dating just that he was a virgin.
Now this book was going to be an EPIC READ for me with the two MC's being Virgin and faithful after an 8 year separation.
However, one thing that was not clear to me going in was why the 8 years? I figured it would be a verity of circumstances that might have contributed to this. Maybe a mistake or a misunderstanding or simply the fact that they could not find each? Any of those reasons I could have understood but what it actually was...it was basically the fact that the hero could not MAN UP and come to her.
He felt "...I made a promise to myself not to approach you until I’d made something of myself. Until I’d become a man worthy...."
Or it turns out until she randomly shows up at his concert!!
Personally, I was not feeling the PASSIONATE NEED FOR HIM TO BE WITH HER.
He just waited patiently on the sidelines, and PLEASE note here that he had to know she was dating another guy as it said so in the beginning.
She says this " Hans and I had been dating on and off for a couple of years. He was the conductor..."whom she discovers has been cheating on her.
He admits to her,
"Of course I was. I’ve been at every one of your concerts for the past two years, Elodie Taylor. In fact, I made my concert schedule around your concert schedule."
Therefore, he had to know about her dating this Hans.
Wow so for two years and while she dated another guy you just watched!?
Yeah, this book was just not working for me here.
For me, he was so passive aggressive as an alpha that it was a fail.
NO WAY WOULD AN ALPHA WATCH HIS GIRL WITH ANOTHER!?
While his actions were sweet, essentially they all were dependent on a random series of events happening and not HIM making it happen or HIM taking charge.
Yes, he was ready for her and had been prepared for their eventual lives together but did he do anything to MAKE IT HAPPEN?
NOPE!
It was all on her! She tells him
"Caspian Cruz.” I lifted my head from his chest and looked into his eyes. “You have always been worthy of me and my love.”
She would have accepted him no matter what and he had to know that she felt like this. For the two years of their relationship she was content with what and who he was.
I know it's young love but it's still a relationship right?
Therefore, she was the one making all the moves. Even when it came to sex, she had to seduce him before he would even touch her.
I did not like that. It's like he could just cut it off and wait but she was desperately needy for him.
THIS WAS NOT WORKING FOR ME!
Another factor that may have hindered my enjoyment as a reader was the limited POV. I needed to know Caspian thoughts and feelings. I think this might have set my mind at ease and allowed me to better understand his actions or inactions whatever the case may be.
In general, this was a nice story of second chances and it has all the elements to make it perfect, but sadly and regretfully for me it did not!
The epilogue was sweet and the heroine was the perfect blend of sweet and sassy. The hero's actions after they meet again are sweet also.
For me it was good but not great!
Worth a read but maybe not a reread and I would gladly read another book from this author.
She has a wonderful gift for story telling that made me want to read more.
Enjoyable and sweet!
Safety is perfect without anything other than the heroine dating another but she does not have sex with him. I know nothing about the hero dating just that he was a virgin.
November 20, 2016
Rock Hard was the sweetest, most heart warming rock star/musician romance I’ve EVER read!!!
True, this is a genre a don’t venture very often given my personal pet peeves, and specially the renown and usual groupie drama attached to the trope, but this sugary sweet smutty story had nothing of those!
What it did have was one smoking HOT, swoon-worthy hero, Caspian! Sigh…
Caspian and Elodie have been in love with one another since they were teenagers, so when after two years of dating they were broken apart by her parents, and Elodie thought she had lost her heart forever.
Caspian. The first boy I’d ever loved. The only one I ever really had. The one who had promised me forever, only to make me realize forever was for storybook people, not real ones.
What she didn’t know was that her life was indeed storybook like, because not once, not even for a minute, did Caspian let go of her, and time and space meant nothing because she was always on his mind. She was is lifeline, his everything…
“You,” he whispered with conviction, his steps echoing around me as he moved closer. “All I want is you.”
Eight years passed, and just when she least thought possible, her life and heart rebooted, because right in from of her, as a rock star in a crowed concert was her First Love, Caspian Cruz.
“So I made a promise to myself to not approach you until I’d made something of myself. Until I’d become a man worthy of a person as beautiful and talented and perfect as you are. Until I made myself worthy of your love.”
“Caspian Cruz.” I lifted my head from his chest and looked into his eyes. “You have always been worthy of me and my love.”
Of course that very fast all the misconceptions were cleared and they fast realized that they were still just as much in love and devoted to one another now as they were eight years prior.
Caspian had always been like a drug to me, an addiction I could never recover from, even after almost a decade of being sober. He swam in my veins. He stirred my very being.
“Because I might want every part of you there is to have, angel, but right now, only one part is on my mind—the one part of you I’ve never had. I want to have it so I can know I’ve had every part of you. So I can say I’ve loved every part of you.”
Actually, if anything, their love shone even brighter now, because their repressed sexual craving (LOL) took it a whole new level, now that they were adults!
Caspian was already the perfect romance hero, with his immeasurable devotion to Elodie, but that extra dirty mouthed talk of his… Lordy… Not even Elodie was prepared – not that she was angelic in between the sheets – specially considering their equal inexperience on that regard.
“No, this isn’t making love wet. This is hard, rough fucking wet, sweet angel.” His mouth lowered to my ear, nipping at my lobe. “Is that what you want? Is that how you want me to take you?”
I sure as hell loved every second of it! And it more than guaranteed Caspian a place on my best book boyfriend list – and the main reason for my five star rating -, because equal parts sweet, devoted, loving and panty-melting is something we don’t see in romance these days. And that is exactly what Kat Austen gave us, once again, in the most perfect and unusual – least for me, at least – of settings. I can’t wait for her next super sweet, sizzling hot, smutty read! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
“After all of this time, after everything, do you still want me? Do you still want a forever with me?”
I wasn’t crying. Sobbing was a more accurate word. “I want forever and then some with you, Caspian Cruz.”
Every part of me loved every part of him. Every piece of me belonged with every piece of him. I was meant to share my life with him, and he was made to share his life with me.
ARC kindly provided by the author via ArdentProse in exchange for an honest review
For full review with Release Blitz, check out my blog post,
http://gisspotreviews.com/index.php/2...
True, this is a genre a don’t venture very often given my personal pet peeves, and specially the renown and usual groupie drama attached to the trope, but this sugary sweet smutty story had nothing of those!
What it did have was one smoking HOT, swoon-worthy hero, Caspian! Sigh…
Caspian and Elodie have been in love with one another since they were teenagers, so when after two years of dating they were broken apart by her parents, and Elodie thought she had lost her heart forever.
Caspian. The first boy I’d ever loved. The only one I ever really had. The one who had promised me forever, only to make me realize forever was for storybook people, not real ones.
What she didn’t know was that her life was indeed storybook like, because not once, not even for a minute, did Caspian let go of her, and time and space meant nothing because she was always on his mind. She was is lifeline, his everything…
“You,” he whispered with conviction, his steps echoing around me as he moved closer. “All I want is you.”
Eight years passed, and just when she least thought possible, her life and heart rebooted, because right in from of her, as a rock star in a crowed concert was her First Love, Caspian Cruz.
“So I made a promise to myself to not approach you until I’d made something of myself. Until I’d become a man worthy of a person as beautiful and talented and perfect as you are. Until I made myself worthy of your love.”
“Caspian Cruz.” I lifted my head from his chest and looked into his eyes. “You have always been worthy of me and my love.”
Of course that very fast all the misconceptions were cleared and they fast realized that they were still just as much in love and devoted to one another now as they were eight years prior.
Caspian had always been like a drug to me, an addiction I could never recover from, even after almost a decade of being sober. He swam in my veins. He stirred my very being.
“Because I might want every part of you there is to have, angel, but right now, only one part is on my mind—the one part of you I’ve never had. I want to have it so I can know I’ve had every part of you. So I can say I’ve loved every part of you.”
Actually, if anything, their love shone even brighter now, because their repressed sexual craving (LOL) took it a whole new level, now that they were adults!
Caspian was already the perfect romance hero, with his immeasurable devotion to Elodie, but that extra dirty mouthed talk of his… Lordy… Not even Elodie was prepared – not that she was angelic in between the sheets – specially considering their equal inexperience on that regard.
“No, this isn’t making love wet. This is hard, rough fucking wet, sweet angel.” His mouth lowered to my ear, nipping at my lobe. “Is that what you want? Is that how you want me to take you?”
I sure as hell loved every second of it! And it more than guaranteed Caspian a place on my best book boyfriend list – and the main reason for my five star rating -, because equal parts sweet, devoted, loving and panty-melting is something we don’t see in romance these days. And that is exactly what Kat Austen gave us, once again, in the most perfect and unusual – least for me, at least – of settings. I can’t wait for her next super sweet, sizzling hot, smutty read! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
“After all of this time, after everything, do you still want me? Do you still want a forever with me?”
I wasn’t crying. Sobbing was a more accurate word. “I want forever and then some with you, Caspian Cruz.”
Every part of me loved every part of him. Every piece of me belonged with every piece of him. I was meant to share my life with him, and he was made to share his life with me.
ARC kindly provided by the author via ArdentProse in exchange for an honest review
For full review with Release Blitz, check out my blog post,
http://gisspotreviews.com/index.php/2...
March 3, 2022
My lowest-rated Kat Austen book. I loved 3 of her 5. But this 1, not much.
MEH or the BAD: **SPOILERS**
Meh overall. Predictable & lackluster romance/pacing/Sexual chemistry/detailed bareback Sex. Mostly due to 25yo virgin h declaring to mid-late 20s H that he'd always been the only “One” for her, after she reunited with him. But it's mostly talk, except for not having sex yet. During their 8-year separation, she actually didn't wait for H (like he did with her). She dated various men over the years & had a much-older composer BF for the past 2 years. It's either her character was portrayed inconsistently (coz she acted/talked to her friend like she was sexually disinterested or so innocent yet she was secretly quite sexual). Or her love for H was immature & not as deep as virgin-H's love for her. She easily switched from feeling deeply hurt by him for years to suddenly humping his leg like a horndog that she was, after he told her that he did look for her & more in the last 8 years.
Unbelievable for h to remain a virgin. And here's why: #1.) she thought H was gone from her life forever, #2.) she was so horny to self-pleasure at least 2x a day, #3.) she had a BF for 2 years that she'd break up with & take back again, & #4.) she dated other men. Didn't like how h was so sexually aggressive & seemed like she sex was more important to her than really considering the great sacrifices H made for her by staying true to his promises 8 years ago. Didn't like that H was too nice & patient to wait for h to find him. Kinda beta of him to not openly pursue her or even manipulate events so she won't date any OM in the 5 years since he tracked her down. Instead he just planned to reunite with her & waited for her while talking to his bandmates about her & looking at their picture together. He was the romantic of the couple & h more the sexual aggressor.
The GOOD:
Loved H's obsession with & devotion to h to go to each of her recitals & leaving her be with her life including having a BF. Loved his self-sacrifices for her. Since her parents forced her to move out of Boston for California after they were caught in her bedroom 8 years ago, he went to CA to look for her but didn't know where she was. He became homeless and continued to search for her. Upon finding her 3 years later, he saw that he wasn't worthy enough to be with her so worked hard & later became a successful musician. He stayed true & celibate for her without her knowledge. He let her live her life in college while planning to reunite with her when he felt more worthy financially/etc of her. Hot bareback sex scenes.
Sexual history—25yo virgin h had gone on many dates & had a BF of 2 years but no info on what she's done sexually without sex. H also a virgin and no mention of whether he ever dated any other woman. His bandmates & bodyguards attested that h is the 1st woman H has allowed in his tour bus & his house & bedroom is filled with photos of her & him from the past.
MEH or the BAD: **SPOILERS**
Meh overall. Predictable & lackluster romance/pacing/Sexual chemistry/detailed bareback Sex. Mostly due to 25yo virgin h declaring to mid-late 20s H that he'd always been the only “One” for her, after she reunited with him. But it's mostly talk, except for not having sex yet. During their 8-year separation, she actually didn't wait for H (like he did with her). She dated various men over the years & had a much-older composer BF for the past 2 years. It's either her character was portrayed inconsistently (coz she acted/talked to her friend like she was sexually disinterested or so innocent yet she was secretly quite sexual). Or her love for H was immature & not as deep as virgin-H's love for her. She easily switched from feeling deeply hurt by him for years to suddenly humping his leg like a horndog that she was, after he told her that he did look for her & more in the last 8 years.
Unbelievable for h to remain a virgin. And here's why: #1.) she thought H was gone from her life forever, #2.) she was so horny to self-pleasure at least 2x a day, #3.) she had a BF for 2 years that she'd break up with & take back again, & #4.) she dated other men. Didn't like how h was so sexually aggressive & seemed like she sex was more important to her than really considering the great sacrifices H made for her by staying true to his promises 8 years ago. Didn't like that H was too nice & patient to wait for h to find him. Kinda beta of him to not openly pursue her or even manipulate events so she won't date any OM in the 5 years since he tracked her down. Instead he just planned to reunite with her & waited for her while talking to his bandmates about her & looking at their picture together. He was the romantic of the couple & h more the sexual aggressor.
The GOOD:
Loved H's obsession with & devotion to h to go to each of her recitals & leaving her be with her life including having a BF. Loved his self-sacrifices for her. Since her parents forced her to move out of Boston for California after they were caught in her bedroom 8 years ago, he went to CA to look for her but didn't know where she was. He became homeless and continued to search for her. Upon finding her 3 years later, he saw that he wasn't worthy enough to be with her so worked hard & later became a successful musician. He stayed true & celibate for her without her knowledge. He let her live her life in college while planning to reunite with her when he felt more worthy financially/etc of her. Hot bareback sex scenes.
Sexual history—25yo virgin h had gone on many dates & had a BF of 2 years but no info on what she's done sexually without sex. H also a virgin and no mention of whether he ever dated any other woman. His bandmates & bodyguards attested that h is the 1st woman H has allowed in his tour bus & his house & bedroom is filled with photos of her & him from the past.
November 21, 2016
No OW/OM drama.
To me this was just ok.
They fell into each other so damn fast that my head was spinning.
I just didn't fell for his explanation on why he waited 8 years, he didn't went after her, she saw him at his concert, he said that he found her 3 years after she moved away with her parents but he wanted to be a better man for her. I wonder if she didn't go to his concert without her knowing that she was going to see him there, would he had looked for her? I think NOT. SMH!!
Also she dated OM on and off for years?? And she didn't have sex with him? I find it really hard to believe that.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 22, 2016
Can't remember the last time I read a rock star romance. The H is very refreshing for a rock in roll star. Too short but very sweet. I really enjoyed it.
January 21, 2017
++SPOILERS++
3.75 stars
Loved the story, points off for some wtf momments.
This is your typical alpha male, lovers since teens, separationbut reunited, hot romance.
I loved the plot but some things had me scratching my head.
How is it that HE found HER when SHE was the one who went to his concert and he saw her in the audience and went after her? How is that HIM finding HER?
He KNEW where she lived, booked his tours around her concerts yet never approached her? He was waiting for her to find him?
He loves her so much that he decides not to approach her for 5 years because he wanted to make it big first? Not buying it.
8 year being celibate.. a rock star... yeah right.
Regardless, I don't read these books for logic or reality.. this is total fantasy, and I still liked it. I only wish the author had the hero truly FIND her and go after her right away as an alpha male would.
The author missed a great opportunity. She could have had it where the two friends were in on him finding her. That they took her to his concert because he arranged it, as a surprise to her..THAT would have made more sense.
OK enough said.
Good, hot and short. Lots of dirty talk and both virgins.. I can't complain.
100% safe
3.75 stars
Loved the story, points off for some wtf momments.
This is your typical alpha male, lovers since teens, separationbut reunited, hot romance.
I loved the plot but some things had me scratching my head.
How is it that HE found HER when SHE was the one who went to his concert and he saw her in the audience and went after her? How is that HIM finding HER?
He KNEW where she lived, booked his tours around her concerts yet never approached her? He was waiting for her to find him?
He loves her so much that he decides not to approach her for 5 years because he wanted to make it big first? Not buying it.
8 year being celibate.. a rock star... yeah right.
Regardless, I don't read these books for logic or reality.. this is total fantasy, and I still liked it. I only wish the author had the hero truly FIND her and go after her right away as an alpha male would.
The author missed a great opportunity. She could have had it where the two friends were in on him finding her. That they took her to his concert because he arranged it, as a surprise to her..THAT would have made more sense.
OK enough said.
Good, hot and short. Lots of dirty talk and both virgins.. I can't complain.
100% safe
January 30, 2017
Cute 3.5 ***
Eloide is concert pianist who has recently broken up with an on and off boyfriend. She is out with her friends and they invite her out to a rock concert. She really doesn't need to be cheered up as she isn't broken up about the break-up, but they talk her into going anyway.
Little did she know how swiftly her life would change in attending this concert. She is shocked when none other than her true love Caspian is the headliner. She has not seen or heard from Caspian in 8 years. He was her first love and when her parents found out about her relationship with him they sent her away. She was seventeen and even though she has become a great concert pianist she has never forgotten Caspian.
Upon seeing Eloide, Caspian literally interrupts his concert to go after her. It was a sweet reunion, even though after 8 years of no contact, Eloide was quite forgiving. He did explain he had searched for her for years and when he found her she was moving ahead in her life. At the time he was broke and had nothing to offer her and decided to go after his dreams and become a worthy man for her. (That was sweet), but I still had a problem with why he didn't come after her after hitting it big. He also had been attending her concerts for a few years, so I was confused about the continued separation.
Their relationship moves at lightening speed. So I was still not too happy with Caspian and the fact that he let so many years go by, but all the preparations he had made with Eloide in mind softened me up. So freaken sweet. All is actions proved he never got over or forgot her and had been planning their future.
"You", he whispered with conviction, his steps echoing around me as he moved closer. "All I want is you".
Eloide is concert pianist who has recently broken up with an on and off boyfriend. She is out with her friends and they invite her out to a rock concert. She really doesn't need to be cheered up as she isn't broken up about the break-up, but they talk her into going anyway.
Little did she know how swiftly her life would change in attending this concert. She is shocked when none other than her true love Caspian is the headliner. She has not seen or heard from Caspian in 8 years. He was her first love and when her parents found out about her relationship with him they sent her away. She was seventeen and even though she has become a great concert pianist she has never forgotten Caspian.
Upon seeing Eloide, Caspian literally interrupts his concert to go after her. It was a sweet reunion, even though after 8 years of no contact, Eloide was quite forgiving. He did explain he had searched for her for years and when he found her she was moving ahead in her life. At the time he was broke and had nothing to offer her and decided to go after his dreams and become a worthy man for her. (That was sweet), but I still had a problem with why he didn't come after her after hitting it big. He also had been attending her concerts for a few years, so I was confused about the continued separation.
Their relationship moves at lightening speed. So I was still not too happy with Caspian and the fact that he let so many years go by, but all the preparations he had made with Eloide in mind softened me up. So freaken sweet. All is actions proved he never got over or forgot her and had been planning their future.
"You", he whispered with conviction, his steps echoing around me as he moved closer. "All I want is you".
November 26, 2016
Thought there would be some explanations between H and h after they met again, but no, they just went for it immediately.
November 23, 2016
Quick and steamy read!
Elodie has been in love with Caspian since they were teenagers, but her parents moved her across the country to keep her from him. She goes to a rock concert with her friends and guess who sees her in the crowd? None other than Caspian, and he calls her name! It seems he's been waiting for her all these years.
Sweet and steamy and I enjoyed every word :)
*thanks to Ardent PR for sharing a copy of this with me*
Elodie has been in love with Caspian since they were teenagers, but her parents moved her across the country to keep her from him. She goes to a rock concert with her friends and guess who sees her in the crowd? None other than Caspian, and he calls her name! It seems he's been waiting for her all these years.
Sweet and steamy and I enjoyed every word :)
*thanks to Ardent PR for sharing a copy of this with me*
November 19, 2016
Review for Rock Hard kat Austen
Quick hot read.
I liked Rock Hard it's an ok read, from the first chapters you meet Elodie a famous pianist playing at her concert then later meeting up with her girl friends.
The girls were instantly likeable characters, talking about men, having fun and banter before heading to a surprise rock concert for Elodie an attempt to cheer her up from her break up and cheating ex.
Elodie hadn't been to a Rock concert in years to many memories of the boy she had loved and lost, teenage love that got seperated by controlling parents protective over Elodie's career as a pianist and they took her away to another state, Elodie never got the chance to say goodbye or heard from him again.
That was 8 years ago.
Rock Hard is predictable with cheesy roll you're eyes hot sex scenes and a quick read.
Arc gratefully received for review Bbbf-sizzlereads-bestbookboyfriends
Quick hot read.
I liked Rock Hard it's an ok read, from the first chapters you meet Elodie a famous pianist playing at her concert then later meeting up with her girl friends.
The girls were instantly likeable characters, talking about men, having fun and banter before heading to a surprise rock concert for Elodie an attempt to cheer her up from her break up and cheating ex.
Elodie hadn't been to a Rock concert in years to many memories of the boy she had loved and lost, teenage love that got seperated by controlling parents protective over Elodie's career as a pianist and they took her away to another state, Elodie never got the chance to say goodbye or heard from him again.
That was 8 years ago.
Rock Hard is predictable with cheesy roll you're eyes hot sex scenes and a quick read.
Arc gratefully received for review Bbbf-sizzlereads-bestbookboyfriends
December 5, 2016
So cheesy.....I like it!!
I didn't mind the corny pet-names or the serendipitous way of finding your lost love.
It all worked and I enjoyed this little piece!! :)
I didn't mind the corny pet-names or the serendipitous way of finding your lost love.
It all worked and I enjoyed this little piece!! :)
November 17, 2019
Good
3.5 Stars
This was a really sweet second chance romance. Caspian and Elodie were in love as teenagers but separated when her parents didn’t approve. She was shipped across the country and thought her love had moved on with his life. Fate brings the two back together and proves that true love can stand the test of time.
Safety and Spoilers
Safe. No ow/ om drama. h has dated a few men but she is never intimate with them but it doesn’t mention if she kissed them or not. H is completely devoted to h and stays celibate for her. Both are virgins. No abuse.
3.5 Stars
This was a really sweet second chance romance. Caspian and Elodie were in love as teenagers but separated when her parents didn’t approve. She was shipped across the country and thought her love had moved on with his life. Fate brings the two back together and proves that true love can stand the test of time.
Safety and Spoilers
Safe. No ow/ om drama. h has dated a few men but she is never intimate with them but it doesn’t mention if she kissed them or not. H is completely devoted to h and stays celibate for her. Both are virgins. No abuse.
December 11, 2021
A Rock Solid Romance
This book was absolutely fantastic! Elodie & Caspian’s story was heartbreaking, but it just made it so much sweeter/hotter when they reunited after 8 years. Rock Hard will be a book I can always re-read when I’m in the mood for some sweet accidentally finding your only love romance. Read this if you haven’t because it’s so good.
This book was absolutely fantastic! Elodie & Caspian’s story was heartbreaking, but it just made it so much sweeter/hotter when they reunited after 8 years. Rock Hard will be a book I can always re-read when I’m in the mood for some sweet accidentally finding your only love romance. Read this if you haven’t because it’s so good.
November 20, 2016
3.5 Stars|4.5 Heat Stars
I am a sucker for a alpha rocker so I have very high standards when it comes to this kind of character line. I will say that well I did really enjoy the book it was just missing the depth that could have made it even better….
We are thrown into the music world from two extremes and forced pretty quickly to see how interwoven they actually are just below the surface. Elodie is a classically trained pianist whom is just drifting from one performance to the next always wondering what if. Caspian is the leader singer of Mortal Affliction which is the hottest new band. These two have been destined for some many things, but life happened and forced them apart years ago. All it takes is one night to realign what was forced apart and neither look back….true love is the strongest of forces!!
If you are looking for a quick fast pace reunion love story you will be happy with this one.
* I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review
I am a sucker for a alpha rocker so I have very high standards when it comes to this kind of character line. I will say that well I did really enjoy the book it was just missing the depth that could have made it even better….
We are thrown into the music world from two extremes and forced pretty quickly to see how interwoven they actually are just below the surface. Elodie is a classically trained pianist whom is just drifting from one performance to the next always wondering what if. Caspian is the leader singer of Mortal Affliction which is the hottest new band. These two have been destined for some many things, but life happened and forced them apart years ago. All it takes is one night to realign what was forced apart and neither look back….true love is the strongest of forces!!
If you are looking for a quick fast pace reunion love story you will be happy with this one.
* I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review
December 2, 2017
Used all of my words trying to catch up with reviews, so this is all I got. Carry on.
All of Kat Austen’s books have the same vibe, kind of in the Alexa Riley vein but with more of a plot. If that’s your gig, you may like ‘em.
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All of Kat Austen’s books have the same vibe, kind of in the Alexa Riley vein but with more of a plot. If that’s your gig, you may like ‘em.
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November 20, 2016
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Rock Hard is a Sweet quick second chance romance. Elodie and Caspian fell in love at a young age, promising a life together forever. That is until Elodie's parents find out!! See for them Caspian is all wrong for their classical trained pianist of a daughter. He's in foster care he's into rock so they move her across the country so all ties can be cut.
If your a believer in soulmates then that is what you'll think of these two loves their meant to be together and even after Eight years of separation neither one has forgotten or got over each other.
When they come together again we get an explosion of emotion with a sweeter than sweet HEA.
Kat Austen writes quick Sweet, Hot, Steamy Reads that will take you away on a fluffy cloud of happiness.
So if you're looking for a quick read hop on board.
December 3, 2016
I was so happy when I saw this book because I thought Kat Austen had disappeared like so many other authors I became a fan of. I think this is my favorite book from her so far and while I don't usually like second chance romances I loved this one. Elodie is a concert pianist playing at sold out concerts around the country. When she was 17 years old she met Caspian Cruz, he was the singer in a band and the two of them fell madly in love with each other. They dated secretly for a year because her parents were stuck up assholes who would not have approved of Caspian. Of course her parents found out and flipped their shit and moved Elodie from Boston to California and she never got a chance to say goodbye or tell him where she was going. It's now been 8 years since she last saw him and while she has dated other people she's never had sex with anyone or stopped loving him. Caspian Cruz is now the lead singer of My Mortal Affliction, a very successful and popular rock band that is playing to sold out crowds all over the country. Caspian has never forgot about or stopped loving Elodie even after all these years and he has big plans for the two of them. This book was so damn sweet and I friggin' loved Caspian and how sexy is that name I love it. It also has a lot of sexy parts too so I highly recommend it.
November 21, 2016
3.5*
Can you imagine being at a concert, looking up at the stage and seeing the one person you never thought you'd see again? The one person you've loved your entire life, your first and only true love? That's what happens to Elodie, when her girlfriends talk her into going to a concert one evening. Up on that stage is Caspian Cruz, the boy who's owned her heart since they were teens. When their eyes meet, the years fade away and it's just the two of them again.
A sweet, short, if not slightly over-the-top, story of lost love and second chances. Elodie and Caspian have been waiting years to find each other and once they do Caspian doesn't waste one minute in finally claiming Elodie as his. Cute, quick love story.
November 28, 2016
3.5 stars
December 6, 2016
This is the kind of story that make your heart melted....and your panties. Careful!
October 1, 2021
Rating: 3 Stars
Elodie and Caspian were each other’s first loves. They spent two years together before 17-year-old Elodie’s disapproving parents learned of their relationship and moved her across the country. Eight years pass before Elodie comes face to face with Caspian again, who’s now a famous rockstar. Old feelings that she’s buried deep inside, bubble to the surface. When she learns the truth behind his years of silence, a second chance with her first love no longer feels so far out of her reach.
“Every part of me loved every part of him. Every piece of me belonged with every piece of him. I was meant to share my life with him, and he was made to share his life with me.”
This was such a quick read, the pacing equivalent to a 100-yard dash. The story’s over almost as soon as it begins, which makes it difficult to share anything without spoiling the plot. What stands out the most is that the hero never strayed during their eight year separation. There was none of the typical, “She’s the love of my life, but in the meantime, a man has needs.”
Title: Rock Hard by Kat Austen
POV(s): Single—First Person (h)
Interconnected Series: No
Standalone: Yes
Cliffhanger: No
HEA:
Genre(s): Contemporary Romance, Short Story, Erotic Romance
Triggers: N/A
Tags/Tropes:
❖ Broken-Up-By-Parents
❖ Classical-Musician-Heroine
❖ Fast-Burn
❖ Friends-to-Lovers
❖ Hero-Adores-Heroine
❖ Hero-Made-Himself-Worthy-of-Heroine
❖ Hero-Stayed-Faithful-to-Heroine
❖ Heroine-Tried-to-Move-On
❖ Possessive-Hero
❖ Rockstar-Hero
❖ Saved-Their-Virginities
❖ Second-Chance-with-First-Love
❖ Separation/Lost-Touch (8 years)
❖ Virgin-Hero-and-Heroine
November 20, 2016
4.5 stars for this sweet soul mate read. Elodie and Caspian are two of the sweetest characters. These two were high school sweethearts that got separated by her parents. They didn't feel like he was good enough for her and took her away.....breaking both their hearts. Caspian tries to follow and find her, which he does, but watches from a distance while he is trying to make something of himself.
This is why I didn't give this 5 stars, they were separated for 8 years....each missing and loving the other one....broke my heart. 8 years is way to long to wait to get your soul mate back, especially since he knew where she was....he still thought he wasn't good enough for her, but that kind of love is always "good enough". They loved each other so much that they each saved their virginity, basically for each other. Caspian knew he was going to get her back, he even had one of his bandmates get ordained so that when the time came he didn't have to wait to marry her...*sigh*....so freaking sweet.
This was just a sweet and warm story, really loved it.
This is why I didn't give this 5 stars, they were separated for 8 years....each missing and loving the other one....broke my heart. 8 years is way to long to wait to get your soul mate back, especially since he knew where she was....he still thought he wasn't good enough for her, but that kind of love is always "good enough". They loved each other so much that they each saved their virginity, basically for each other. Caspian knew he was going to get her back, he even had one of his bandmates get ordained so that when the time came he didn't have to wait to marry her...*sigh*....so freaking sweet.
This was just a sweet and warm story, really loved it.
November 27, 2020
Cute enough short story. Caspian and Elodie were together for 2 years in high school until her shitty parents found out and moved her across the country. Fast forward 8 years - Elodie has dated other guys but still a virgin. Her boyfriend cheated on her and her friends take her out to a concert where none other than her first love is the singer for the band. They reconnect and Caspian reveals to her that he’s waited for her and has been trying to “make something of himself” to deserve her love. Well okay. An extra point because he’s super sweet and saves himself for her. Virgin heroes for the win! Love em.
This was a 3⭐️ for me. Glad I read it and it was sweet enough, just not something I’d pick to re-read. I will definitely read more from this author though, for sure.
This was a 3⭐️ for me. Glad I read it and it was sweet enough, just not something I’d pick to re-read. I will definitely read more from this author though, for sure.
November 28, 2016
This was short but sweet. I would have liked to have seen more build up in this story, but it is a saccharine sweet HEA. I would have liked to have seen more interaction between the two of them, maybe her parents reaction. It just felt too easy to me.
December 1, 2016
Very well written, over the top hotness. I am glad it is cold where I am , b/c I needed it after reading this!
Reviewed by GypsyBelle
*I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of the book*
Reviewed by GypsyBelle
*I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of the book*
June 6, 2018
Que livro merda!
September 2, 2018
The rock hard is fantastic
Their love was awesomely portrayed by the author. I really enjoy her work. Short sweet and straight to the loving point.
Their love was awesomely portrayed by the author. I really enjoy her work. Short sweet and straight to the loving point.
May 22, 2019
The H was super sweet and never forgot about the h, went out in the world to make himself good enough for the h. Story left a lot of questions.
October 2, 2019
This was okay but Elodie’s character did an abrupt shift half way through which ruined it for me.
April 13, 2021
I was hesitant to read this because I don't really lie second chance romance. I am so glad I did! It was fantastic! If you like OTT sugary sweet, sexy books, then you will love this one.
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