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Paper, Scissors, Rock
From international bestselling author Nicole S. Goodin comes a full length, rock star romance.
Parker
Charlotte Watson. She’s the essence of sex appeal.
Confident, fiery, beautiful… and completely unimpressed by my celebrity status.
It’s been so long since a woman told me ‘no’, I’m not sure I know what the word means anymore, and I have no intention of figuring it out now.
Charlotte
Parker Sloan. He’s the textbook example of a rock star.
Reckless, arrogant, talented… and unfortunately for me, persistent.
One touch and I’m in big trouble. One kiss, and I’m longing for more.
Now I’m the one being reckless, but for Parker, I just might be willing to risk getting burned by fame again…
Paper, Scissors, Rock is the first full-length novel in the Rock games series and can be read as a standalone.
Parker
Charlotte Watson. She’s the essence of sex appeal.
Confident, fiery, beautiful… and completely unimpressed by my celebrity status.
It’s been so long since a woman told me ‘no’, I’m not sure I know what the word means anymore, and I have no intention of figuring it out now.
Charlotte
Parker Sloan. He’s the textbook example of a rock star.
Reckless, arrogant, talented… and unfortunately for me, persistent.
One touch and I’m in big trouble. One kiss, and I’m longing for more.
Now I’m the one being reckless, but for Parker, I just might be willing to risk getting burned by fame again…
Paper, Scissors, Rock is the first full-length novel in the Rock games series and can be read as a standalone.
364 pages, ebook
First published September 30, 2017
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About the author
Nicole S. Goodin
36 books731 followersNICOLE S. GOODIN is a romance author and mother of two from Taranaki in the North Island of New Zealand.
In mid-2015, she started to write about a group of characters who wouldn’t get out of her head. Her first book, Rushed, was published in mid-2016.
Nicole enjoys long walks on the beach, pillow fights and braiding her friends’ hair. She dislikes clichés, talking about herself in the third person, and people who don’t understand her sense of humour.
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In mid-2015, she started to write about a group of characters who wouldn’t get out of her head. Her first book, Rushed, was published in mid-2016.
Nicole enjoys long walks on the beach, pillow fights and braiding her friends’ hair. She dislikes clichés, talking about herself in the third person, and people who don’t understand her sense of humour.
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June 15, 2018DNF
It started ok, (though I assumed he wasn't a manwhore *naive ol' me*), but then I went back and read my friends' reviews, Katerina's review made me immediately DNF it.
Not cool, 'dear' heroine, sooo not cool! 😤😤😤
It started ok, (though I assumed he wasn't a manwhore *naive ol' me*), but then I went back and read my friends' reviews, Katerina's review made me immediately DNF it.
Not cool, 'dear' heroine, sooo not cool! 😤😤😤
December 7, 2017
This is not a hot rock star romance as the cover of the book suggests but a sweet love story that is romantic and emotional.
We have got the sweetest rock star in this book. Parker Sloan is just perfect. I wouldn't change one thing about him.
Charlotte is an interesting character. I loved her very much 90% of the book but I got pissed at her fiercely for a few chapters in the second half of the book.
Charlotte is a sassy woman, a smart-ass, who doesn’t vie for the attention of the rock star but the rock star sees her and then he cannot see anyone else. He goes after her crazily. And I loved his crazy :) And I loved the banter between them.
Charlotte makes Parker work hard for it because she doesn’t want to be in the limelight again. However, eventually, she cannot resist the “perfection” called Parker Sloan.
Their love is romantic, emotional and very sweet. And it is totally safe (no cheating!)
“Life isn’t about seeing how much you can get, it’s not about wanting more and more… it’s about realising the things you can’t live without.” I reached out and wiped away her tears that were now falling freely. She smiled gratefully at me. “You’re it… You’re my point of perfection. You are the thing I can’t live without…”
As a world-wide famous person, Parker has thousands of fans throwing themselves at him. Add the paparazzi and media attention to it, and it becomes a difficult relationship tested more than once or twice.
In many problematic cases involving fans and media, Charlotte acts like the smart-ass she is and I loved her for how she reacted in these situations. I said, "Atta girl, bravo!"
But then, she goes and does something very stupid and causes a 4-5 months of separation between them. (I put the blame on the writer here. She could have found a better plot twist than making her cause this unnecessary drama between them.)
If you ask me, for what she did, Charlotte needed to apologize more to Parker but again it was Parker who was groveling to have her back in his life. At that point, I wasn’t sure she really deserved him because he had done nothing wrong.
Well, Parker couldn’t live without her so he didn’t let her apologize to him more than once or twice. He is such a sweetheart.
The two best friends of the MCs play a great role in their story, Jasper and Hannah. I loved their connection and friendship.
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I loved many things about this book but certain things didn’t make sense.
Here are 2 things that didn’t sit well with me:
1. Charlotte is a strong, sassy and smart character; that’s why, what she did in the second half of the book wasn’t something I was expecting and it did annoy me too much. It just didn’t suit her.
2. Again, I never understood how a strong and smart woman like Charlotte, with 3 awesome brothers hell bent on protecting her, once endured a horrible relationship that contained emotional abuse. I cannot comprehend how this strong and sassy woman was once so weak under the emotional abuse of a horrible man and how she let him abuse, humiliate and torture her for 2 years. She could have just asked her brothers' help when her ex made her life miserable.
Nope... doesn't make sense at all!
Apart from these two issues, I enjoyed the book a lot and let me repeat that I adored Parker.
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Whoops! I forgot. I have one more criticism:
The book is very romantic, emotional and sweet but it is not hot enough.
Their chemistry is very good but when it comes to the scenes where they get intimate, it is written in a very disappointing, poor and dull way.
My humble opinion is that the writer needs to improve herself at writing these scenes.
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Without the above issues, this could easily have been a 5-star book for me but I am disappointed at these issues so it is kind of 3,5 stars for me now but not 4, unfortunately...
We have got the sweetest rock star in this book. Parker Sloan is just perfect. I wouldn't change one thing about him.
Charlotte is an interesting character. I loved her very much 90% of the book but I got pissed at her fiercely for a few chapters in the second half of the book.
Charlotte is a sassy woman, a smart-ass, who doesn’t vie for the attention of the rock star but the rock star sees her and then he cannot see anyone else. He goes after her crazily. And I loved his crazy :) And I loved the banter between them.
Charlotte makes Parker work hard for it because she doesn’t want to be in the limelight again. However, eventually, she cannot resist the “perfection” called Parker Sloan.
Their love is romantic, emotional and very sweet. And it is totally safe (no cheating!)
“Life isn’t about seeing how much you can get, it’s not about wanting more and more… it’s about realising the things you can’t live without.” I reached out and wiped away her tears that were now falling freely. She smiled gratefully at me. “You’re it… You’re my point of perfection. You are the thing I can’t live without…”
As a world-wide famous person, Parker has thousands of fans throwing themselves at him. Add the paparazzi and media attention to it, and it becomes a difficult relationship tested more than once or twice.
In many problematic cases involving fans and media, Charlotte acts like the smart-ass she is and I loved her for how she reacted in these situations. I said, "Atta girl, bravo!"
But then, she goes and does something very stupid and causes a 4-5 months of separation between them. (I put the blame on the writer here. She could have found a better plot twist than making her cause this unnecessary drama between them.)
If you ask me, for what she did, Charlotte needed to apologize more to Parker but again it was Parker who was groveling to have her back in his life. At that point, I wasn’t sure she really deserved him because he had done nothing wrong.
Well, Parker couldn’t live without her so he didn’t let her apologize to him more than once or twice. He is such a sweetheart.
The two best friends of the MCs play a great role in their story, Jasper and Hannah. I loved their connection and friendship.
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I loved many things about this book but certain things didn’t make sense.
Here are 2 things that didn’t sit well with me:
1. Charlotte is a strong, sassy and smart character; that’s why, what she did in the second half of the book wasn’t something I was expecting and it did annoy me too much. It just didn’t suit her.
2. Again, I never understood how a strong and smart woman like Charlotte, with 3 awesome brothers hell bent on protecting her, once endured a horrible relationship that contained emotional abuse. I cannot comprehend how this strong and sassy woman was once so weak under the emotional abuse of a horrible man and how she let him abuse, humiliate and torture her for 2 years. She could have just asked her brothers' help when her ex made her life miserable.
Nope... doesn't make sense at all!
Apart from these two issues, I enjoyed the book a lot and let me repeat that I adored Parker.
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Whoops! I forgot. I have one more criticism:
The book is very romantic, emotional and sweet but it is not hot enough.
Their chemistry is very good but when it comes to the scenes where they get intimate, it is written in a very disappointing, poor and dull way.
My humble opinion is that the writer needs to improve herself at writing these scenes.
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Without the above issues, this could easily have been a 5-star book for me but I am disappointed at these issues so it is kind of 3,5 stars for me now but not 4, unfortunately...
March 2, 2018
“I’d told girls I loved them before – but I’d never meant it as much as I did when I said it to Charlotte.”
Sensible manwhore rockstar who falls hard and chases the heroine - a ball busting, independent, successful woman. Praise the book gods not a virgin, classy, a professional make up artist who's had boyfriends, easy sex, enjoyed a life preceding the hero, has a good support system and some ghosts in the closet.
Trust between them was very solid. Conflict arose when she had to decide whether his life was one she could accept forever leading to her leaving him. Post five months, he does a grand gesture and she accepts that she shouldn't have left him and everything is cool again.
Spoiler: I will tell you what rattled me and made me lose respect for her. When she gets revenge on her ex, her brother hacks into his emails and leaks the nudes he holds of multiple women. That was pure shit imo. It was almost like revenge porn but instead, by doing that she did not harm her ex, but rather the ladies who easily could have been her when she was in a relationship with him and suffering emotional abuse. Her leaking other women's nudes was trash, as simple as, because I have one word and that's consent.
Sensible manwhore rockstar who falls hard and chases the heroine - a ball busting, independent, successful woman. Praise the book gods not a virgin, classy, a professional make up artist who's had boyfriends, easy sex, enjoyed a life preceding the hero, has a good support system and some ghosts in the closet.
Trust between them was very solid. Conflict arose when she had to decide whether his life was one she could accept forever leading to her leaving him. Post five months, he does a grand gesture and she accepts that she shouldn't have left him and everything is cool again.
Spoiler: I will tell you what rattled me and made me lose respect for her. When she gets revenge on her ex, her brother hacks into his emails and leaks the nudes he holds of multiple women. That was pure shit imo. It was almost like revenge porn but instead, by doing that she did not harm her ex, but rather the ladies who easily could have been her when she was in a relationship with him and suffering emotional abuse. Her leaking other women's nudes was trash, as simple as, because I have one word and that's consent.
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December 8, 2017Oh my goodness! I LOVED this cover & blurb very much. :D
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October 5, 2017
Cheesy sweet, no OW drama, no cheating or groupies, hero chases the heroine and she doesn’t turn into a drooling swooning mess.
It started out really good but then towards the middle not much happened and then all the typical plot twists started piling on. Would recommend for someone looking for a cute,cheesy, safe read
It started out really good but then towards the middle not much happened and then all the typical plot twists started piling on. Would recommend for someone looking for a cute,cheesy, safe read
October 25, 2017
DNF @ 69%.
I suffered to 69% before I called it quits. The story started off well with the H pursuing the h but then took a horrible OTT turn. The drama starts with the characters becoming upset over something posted on Facebook. FACEBOOK!!! That is so childish!! The h has a brother who is a master hacker but didn't get him to help her when her ex made her life miserable. But when a pic is posted on Facebook showing the H with his ex, she gets really upset and asks her brother for help. Oh, lets not forget all the giggling she does. Her need to be catty in response to the Facebook pic did not help her image in my opinion. The H was really famous but is getting screwed over by his publicist. None of these people have good judgement.
I suffered to 69% before I called it quits. The story started off well with the H pursuing the h but then took a horrible OTT turn. The drama starts with the characters becoming upset over something posted on Facebook. FACEBOOK!!! That is so childish!! The h has a brother who is a master hacker but didn't get him to help her when her ex made her life miserable. But when a pic is posted on Facebook showing the H with his ex, she gets really upset and asks her brother for help. Oh, lets not forget all the giggling she does. Her need to be catty in response to the Facebook pic did not help her image in my opinion. The H was really famous but is getting screwed over by his publicist. None of these people have good judgement.
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May 21, 2021
3 ⭐⭐⭐ - OK decent reads.
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Parker Sloan didn’t do girlfriends… but these girls obviously thought they could be the one to change all of that. I don’t get it.
A tingle of excitement ran down my spine. There was just something about pulling some random girl out of the crowd and making her mine for the night. In my experience those girls were always so excited, so willing. I gave them my all too, but only for the night.
March 30, 2018
An enjoyable read. Parker and Charlotte, aka; Rock Star and Legs, have a slightly different relationship than what you would expect. Parker might be a famous singer, but our girl Charlotte wants nothing to do with him. However, Parker isn’t taking no for an answer. Hannah, Charlottes best friend and roommate, had me laughing my ass off.
Fun book!
Fun book!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 27, 2018
Looking for a good rockstar read with deep thrills, hot sex and so much drama you're brain will explode? This is the one for you. I haven't read a lot of rockstar romances because they are all normally so cliche and predictable, but this story had its own unique little twist. While I found myself having trouble connecting with the characters in some situations, it didn't deter from how good the storyline was.
Parker & Charlotte had instant chemistry, but Charlotte's had a bad history with cocky celebrities and isn't about to fall so easily. It takes a lot of push and pull but watching these two grow as individuals and as a couple is a beautiful thing to do. I love the plot twists that I never saw coming, the banter not only between the main characters but all the minor characters as well & I can't get over just how much this book made me laugh. It's the perfect combination romance and I recommend you give it a chance!
Parker & Charlotte had instant chemistry, but Charlotte's had a bad history with cocky celebrities and isn't about to fall so easily. It takes a lot of push and pull but watching these two grow as individuals and as a couple is a beautiful thing to do. I love the plot twists that I never saw coming, the banter not only between the main characters but all the minor characters as well & I can't get over just how much this book made me laugh. It's the perfect combination romance and I recommend you give it a chance!
May 11, 2018
Its not so much that this was badly written but that it was lazily written. If there is one job an author has its to anchor their fictional story in such a way that the reader feels its reality. If you're not George R R Martin or Pierce Brown or the great number of authors who are fabulous at creating worlds then just set your story in the current but for f**k sake do some research!
Clearly this author isn't American, one didn't need her note at the end of the good to decipher that; which is fine, great even. And it is obvious that this story doesn't take place in the US, the 'shopping centre' reference was a dead give away Ms Goodin, Americans call these, 'the Mall' and their centre of commerce Down Town not the Town Centre. Nor are these characters American, their vernacular is firmly routed in British rather than American English; again no problem but why then did the heroine have to describe her mother as being a 'Beverly Hills type'? There is not a single, solid concrete reference to solidify this already wonky story. No town/city names, restaurants are 'exclusive and expensive' but not named, interviews are given but no media named, concerts are preformed by hero 'away' but again no city or town is named.
In the end its all just got annoying and vague and....annoying. Call me picky but I like to know details when reading, it give a story a backbone and shows at the very least, no matter how crap the writing, the author took some time to do a marginal amount of research. It isn't hard to pick a city in American( if that is where you are trying to make your reader believe your story is set), say, oh I don't know...LA! And research what the expensive (Nobu) restaurants are. And if an author can't even be bothered to do that then why the frig should I be bothered to read their work? Or rate it higher than a 1 star?
Rant Over.
Clearly this author isn't American, one didn't need her note at the end of the good to decipher that; which is fine, great even. And it is obvious that this story doesn't take place in the US, the 'shopping centre' reference was a dead give away Ms Goodin, Americans call these, 'the Mall' and their centre of commerce Down Town not the Town Centre. Nor are these characters American, their vernacular is firmly routed in British rather than American English; again no problem but why then did the heroine have to describe her mother as being a 'Beverly Hills type'? There is not a single, solid concrete reference to solidify this already wonky story. No town/city names, restaurants are 'exclusive and expensive' but not named, interviews are given but no media named, concerts are preformed by hero 'away' but again no city or town is named.
In the end its all just got annoying and vague and....annoying. Call me picky but I like to know details when reading, it give a story a backbone and shows at the very least, no matter how crap the writing, the author took some time to do a marginal amount of research. It isn't hard to pick a city in American( if that is where you are trying to make your reader believe your story is set), say, oh I don't know...LA! And research what the expensive (Nobu) restaurants are. And if an author can't even be bothered to do that then why the frig should I be bothered to read their work? Or rate it higher than a 1 star?
Rant Over.
October 3, 2017
“The moment I saw you, something broke inside of me, and I’ve got a pretty good idea that the only way I can be whole again… is if I’ve got you by my side.”
Oh my Lord.. Parker Sloane.. that bad-boy rocker melts my insides and makes my ovaries explode.
TMI?
Seriously though, Parker stole my heart and melted my Kindle screen. This was the perfect mix of heat and sweet and gave me tingles all over reading about this drop-dead sexy rock star.
And of course there's Charlotte, the lucky lady that wins his heart. I loved her. She was smart, sassy and witty, and didn't give in to Parker's cocky rock star attitude.
Their relationship was anything but a slow build because the magnitude of their chemistry was off the charts. He knew when he saw her that she was special, but she played a little hard to get.
Actually, I take that back. Charlotte didn't play hard to get at all. She wanted to stay far, far away from the crazy rock star, his ego and his stalkerish tendencies.
"Let's just back away slowly."
Once he kissed her though.. she was a goner. And when she broke through that cocky rock star exterior, she found a sweet and vulnerable man that she connected with on a whole new level.
But things aren't always a fairytale in the world of the most popular rock star in the world. Even while their relationship seems to be as impenetrable as Fort Knox, things get thrown at them left and right... but will they survive it?
Overall... this book is Nicole Goodin's best book to date. It was solid and had me hooked from the first couple of chapters read. I didn't want to put it down.. at all. It had all the feels - the laughs, the heart-melting moments, the steam, the shouting to the book gods because you want to slap a certain character upside the head and ask "What is wrong with you??!!" (you know what I'm talking about *wink*).
For anyone that wants to read a book about a hot rocker, I highly recommend Paper, Scissors, Rock. I've read a few rocker books and this one tops them all.
Cheers Nicole, this book was definitely worth waiting for. I absolutely loved it!
Oh my Lord.. Parker Sloane.. that bad-boy rocker melts my insides and makes my ovaries explode.
TMI?
Seriously though, Parker stole my heart and melted my Kindle screen. This was the perfect mix of heat and sweet and gave me tingles all over reading about this drop-dead sexy rock star.
And of course there's Charlotte, the lucky lady that wins his heart. I loved her. She was smart, sassy and witty, and didn't give in to Parker's cocky rock star attitude.
Their relationship was anything but a slow build because the magnitude of their chemistry was off the charts. He knew when he saw her that she was special, but she played a little hard to get.
Actually, I take that back. Charlotte didn't play hard to get at all. She wanted to stay far, far away from the crazy rock star, his ego and his stalkerish tendencies.
"Let's just back away slowly."
Once he kissed her though.. she was a goner. And when she broke through that cocky rock star exterior, she found a sweet and vulnerable man that she connected with on a whole new level.
But things aren't always a fairytale in the world of the most popular rock star in the world. Even while their relationship seems to be as impenetrable as Fort Knox, things get thrown at them left and right... but will they survive it?
Overall... this book is Nicole Goodin's best book to date. It was solid and had me hooked from the first couple of chapters read. I didn't want to put it down.. at all. It had all the feels - the laughs, the heart-melting moments, the steam, the shouting to the book gods because you want to slap a certain character upside the head and ask "What is wrong with you??!!" (you know what I'm talking about *wink*).
For anyone that wants to read a book about a hot rocker, I highly recommend Paper, Scissors, Rock. I've read a few rocker books and this one tops them all.
Cheers Nicole, this book was definitely worth waiting for. I absolutely loved it!
October 12, 2017
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I wasn't sure what to expect when I signed up for this book, but what I got was so much more than I thought I would get from this! The book really engaged me and kept my attention throughout it!
I really liked seeing the relationship between Parker and Charlotte grow. I didn't like Parker's antics at first, but I liked how Charlotte didn't take any of his guff either. It was quite obvious that they were falling for each other, but they did so in such a way that they were heartwarming while doing so. However, Charlotte's actions near the end of the book were childish and annoying, and I had to knock an otherwise 5 star book off for it!
I also loved seeing the snippets of the relationship between Jasper and Hannah! I do hope that, should the author decide to give them their own book, their story doesn't re-tread over details that have already been discussed in this story. I also would love to see Charlotte's brothers get stories of their own!
All things considered, this was a great read, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to read it!
I wasn't sure what to expect when I signed up for this book, but what I got was so much more than I thought I would get from this! The book really engaged me and kept my attention throughout it!
I really liked seeing the relationship between Parker and Charlotte grow. I didn't like Parker's antics at first, but I liked how Charlotte didn't take any of his guff either. It was quite obvious that they were falling for each other, but they did so in such a way that they were heartwarming while doing so. However, Charlotte's actions near the end of the book were childish and annoying, and I had to knock an otherwise 5 star book off for it!
I also loved seeing the snippets of the relationship between Jasper and Hannah! I do hope that, should the author decide to give them their own book, their story doesn't re-tread over details that have already been discussed in this story. I also would love to see Charlotte's brothers get stories of their own!
All things considered, this was a great read, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to read it!
September 26, 2017
This book rocked my world; when Parker Sloan knows what he wants he gets it. Nicole S Goodin did a fabulous job writing this book. The chemistry between Parker and Charlotte was hot.
I loved how when Parker first went up to Charlotte Watson, she wanted nothing to do with him. It was refreshing to read about the way he had to win her over. I adored how hard she fought her feelings for him, until she finally fell head over heals for him.
This book is a standalone but I do wish there were more to come. It was the first book I read from Nicole S Goodin and won't be the last.
I loved how when Parker first went up to Charlotte Watson, she wanted nothing to do with him. It was refreshing to read about the way he had to win her over. I adored how hard she fought her feelings for him, until she finally fell head over heals for him.
This book is a standalone but I do wish there were more to come. It was the first book I read from Nicole S Goodin and won't be the last.
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December 7, 2017This review said nice things about the book. But the things she mentioned she didn't like put me off
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October 2, 2017
I really loved the humor in this book, the wit of Charlotte especially. It's great how the cocky rock star has to work to get her and is having trouble understanding the problem. The first few chapters were so funny, witty and cute I was actually laughing out loud as I read. I loved the way their romance developed and the issues and problems that do come up were believable and didn't seem forced.
I love that Charlotte is independent and that she's had to work to be that way. Made her so likable.
Hannah and Jasper were so likable also and I'm hoping they get their own book, I'd love to read about them!
Just really loved everything about this book! It's a great read, I highly recommend it to anyone who loves romance, rock stars, funny heroines,sweet romance and cocky bad boys schooled by smart women.
I love that Charlotte is independent and that she's had to work to be that way. Made her so likable.
Hannah and Jasper were so likable also and I'm hoping they get their own book, I'd love to read about them!
Just really loved everything about this book! It's a great read, I highly recommend it to anyone who loves romance, rock stars, funny heroines,sweet romance and cocky bad boys schooled by smart women.
October 17, 2017
A rock star book that is very different from what I am used to - and that is not a bad thing. The first 15% had some really laugh out loud moments between Charlotte & Parker before it settled into an actual love story. For once the profession wasn't the front and center of the book during this time, instead the relationship and how to navigate through one when being with someone famous was. The book was five star territory for me until one to many road blocks were thrust in front of the couple and Charlotte became someone else for a bit of time towards the end that I had a hard time believing from the person she was in the first 85%. Thankfully love and common sense does prevail with a satisfying HEA. There are supporting characters in this story that I would read about should Ms Goodin decide to give them a go.
February 8, 2019
Please..... let me be able give this book more than five stars! Paper, Scissors, Rock is so much more than just a rockstar romance. This is about not finding the one but finding your everything, your life. Parker was content with his life until her, she was the game changer. However like all good lyrics in a love song talk about, you have to survive the hard stuff to get your forever. As fame, bitterness and life throw everything at Parker and Charlotte can their love be enough to endure the storm. This book had me captivated, on the edge of my seat, biting my fingernails and totally absorbed by these characters and their story. It is a story that will make you feel every emotion deep within your soul and will set you on fire with the chemistry that these two exude. As a lover of epilogues, the one for Paper, Scissors, Rock deserves five stars all on its own.
December 31, 2017
I've been watching this book since it came out in September, finally grabbed a copy and dug in. I love a Rock Star book.
Parker Sloan is done touring feeling a bit alone in his lifestyle. He can walk into any bar and pick up any number of willing girls. He sets his sights on Charlotte Watson who couldn't care less who he is or how many women want him he plays dirty. I love his best friend Jasper he is a hoot. Love Charlotte's best friend Hannah is another key character. This story is full of twists and turns and crazy happenings. Loved IT
Parker Sloan is done touring feeling a bit alone in his lifestyle. He can walk into any bar and pick up any number of willing girls. He sets his sights on Charlotte Watson who couldn't care less who he is or how many women want him he plays dirty. I love his best friend Jasper he is a hoot. Love Charlotte's best friend Hannah is another key character. This story is full of twists and turns and crazy happenings. Loved IT
March 13, 2019
A really great read! Parker & Charotte's story was a swoon worthy rockstar/love story! Perfect ending! Looking forward to reading Jasper & Hannah's journey!
October 18, 2017
Paper, Scissors, Rock
Holy hot rock star! I freaking love Parker Sloan!! I swooned over and over throughout this book. I love a cocky guy, but one that is both cocky and sweet just takes the cake!
Charlotte is a makeup artist and Parker is a famous singer. They happen upon each other and the chemistry is immediate, but Charlotte gives him a run for his money that made me giggle more than once. I loved, loved this book and can't wait to read more about these characters!
Holy hot rock star! I freaking love Parker Sloan!! I swooned over and over throughout this book. I love a cocky guy, but one that is both cocky and sweet just takes the cake!
Charlotte is a makeup artist and Parker is a famous singer. They happen upon each other and the chemistry is immediate, but Charlotte gives him a run for his money that made me giggle more than once. I loved, loved this book and can't wait to read more about these characters!
October 16, 2017
Give me more!
Loved this book! The interactions between characters was entertaining the love that unfolded was swoon worthy and the drama was light yet emotional. The author made you invested in ALL the characters not just the main ones and I can't wait to read Hanna and Jasper's story along with the brothers!
Loved this book! The interactions between characters was entertaining the love that unfolded was swoon worthy and the drama was light yet emotional. The author made you invested in ALL the characters not just the main ones and I can't wait to read Hanna and Jasper's story along with the brothers!
April 21, 2019
Oh my gawwwwwwsh!
I have read a few Rockstar romances, but this one is definitely up there in my top 5!!!
I freakin' love Parker and Charlotte!!
In fact, I think Charlotte may be in my top 3 female characters! She's so sassy and hilarious! She doesn't take shit from anyone, especially Rock's bad boy Parker Sloan.
Parker is the guy that every girl wants to tame. Ridiculously hot, bad boy, ladies man... all that jazz. He falls head over heels for Charlotte on sight, but he'll have to work hard to crack her frosty exterior.
Jasper and Hannah complete the awesome character line up and I cannot wait to see more from those two.
Definitely loved this book and Cannot wait to see what Nicole comes up with next. She's just getting better and better with every new release :D
I have read a few Rockstar romances, but this one is definitely up there in my top 5!!!
I freakin' love Parker and Charlotte!!
In fact, I think Charlotte may be in my top 3 female characters! She's so sassy and hilarious! She doesn't take shit from anyone, especially Rock's bad boy Parker Sloan.
Parker is the guy that every girl wants to tame. Ridiculously hot, bad boy, ladies man... all that jazz. He falls head over heels for Charlotte on sight, but he'll have to work hard to crack her frosty exterior.
Jasper and Hannah complete the awesome character line up and I cannot wait to see more from those two.
Definitely loved this book and Cannot wait to see what Nicole comes up with next. She's just getting better and better with every new release :D
June 16, 2019
A rockstar has met his match, a girl who wants nothing to with him. Strange concept to him because everybody wants him. Feeling dejected he has to find a way to inject himself into her life. The way he does it was so clever, kinda stalkish but effective even if she gave him crap for it later. Charlotte has been bitten by a bad relationship, the guy was a total douche so she’s very wary. Her and Parker are great together, lots of up and downs I mean he is a celebrity. I loved all the side characters too, her bestie Hannah is hilarious never a dull moment with her. Jasper his right hand man and Charlotte’s brothers, it would be awesome if they got a book. I’m glad the next book is on Hannah and Jasper, you can not deny their lusty chemistry.
October 7, 2017
It's safe. Classic Rockstar falling in love with a common girl.
Was hoping for a great story and some sweet loving.
What I ended up with was a pretty standard the same old sh*t. Meh.
It was very unbelievable that the Hero fell in insta-love with the heroine. They both fell flat. No chemistry whatsoever.
Was hoping for a great story and some sweet loving.
What I ended up with was a pretty standard the same old sh*t. Meh.
It was very unbelievable that the Hero fell in insta-love with the heroine. They both fell flat. No chemistry whatsoever.
September 14, 2019
Great book by Nicole. Her best to date.
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November 15, 2023
I always like seeing a cocky playboy get knocked down a peg by a woman he desires. It's nice when he comes to the realization that he isn't actually as hot shit as he's been led to believe. Unfortunately, in this genre, the woman only knocks him down at first, only to become psychologically bonded to his junk later. Worse yet, more often than not, she only knocks them down to prove to herself that she is—sing it with me—not like other girls.
In the last book I reviewed, the heroine (initially) shunned the hero because she really did believe he was pond scum and didn't think his looks made up for it. Nicole S. Goodin's Paper, Scissors, Rock won't be another such book.
Our leading lady is Charlotte. Here's all you need to know about her and her opinion of rock god Parker Sloan:
I didn't see what the big deal was—he was just like any other guy at this club. Fame, money, and publicity didn't flick my switch the way it obviously did for so many others.
It appeared my vagina was the only one in here that didn't care to be Parker Sloan's parking space for the night.
I glanced back over to Parker and his friends and found myself watching him, trying to figure out what all the fuss was about. I honestly didn't see what the big deal was.
I sat back and waited for [her best friend and hardcore Parker fangirl] Hannah to turn up. I cringed just thinking about it. She'd be no better than the two desperate girls I'd just witnessed when she finally did arrive. I was embarrassed for her already.
There is an ENTIRE CHAPTER of this shit. Nothing but Charlotte slut-shaming every other female patron at this club and insisting she doesn't see anything in Parker. Okay, she admits, he's good at music. And he has a certain magnetism about him. And he's hot. But, seriously, she's not interested. No sirree.
Hey, Charlotte, you want to impress me with how much of an individual antislut you are? Don't be at this fucking club.
Meanwhile, in Parker's POV:
They were the same type of girls that followed me around everywhere. They might not have been the same women every night—but they were all after the same thing. Sure, I'd had my fair share of women, but I wasn't interested in these ones anymore... they presented no challenge whatsoever.
And you, Parker! Want to impress me with how bored you are with snatch flying at you from all 360 degrees? Don't be at this fucking club either.
David Lee Roth once said he didn't get all the girls he wanted, just all the girls who wanted him. There's a note of regret in there that might have been interesting to explore. If I had an idea of what kind of woman Parker might want beyond "a challenge," I might feel something for him except the sudden urge to put on a hazmat suit.
Over the next few chapters, all of which take place in the same evening, Parker follows Charlotte after she shoots him down. Twice. The first time, he takes her by the waist and spins her around to face him. The second time, he carries her off the dance floor "newlywed style" and takes her to his booth, stealing her cell phone in the process. She calls it from Hannah's phone and demands its safe return, since his attempt to extort a breakfast date from her doesn't work. When they meet up for the drop-off, they're beset by paparazzi, finally giving Parker the pretext he needs to plant a smooch on her. And she likes it, so it's fine. This is fine. She's fine. It's fine.
Until, with Parker, Charlotte, Hannah, and bandmate Jasper all having absconded to the limo, Charlotte asks to be dropped off at home, and both Hannah and Parker refuse to allow it.
Charlotte glares Parker into taking her home anyway.
But only so he can get her address.
Motherfucker.
Parker calls Charlotte the next day:
"Look, rock star, what do you want? I'm not your usual M.O. I'm not tall, blonde, sexy, and looking for a good time."
"You were the sexiest woman in that club last night, and you didn't even know it."
Both of these people are as deep as a rat's piss puddle on a subway platform. We don't know anything about Charlotte except that she has red hair, feels superior to all other women, and has some hinted-at bad experience with famous people. We don't know anything about Parker except that he's in a band, finds Charlotte superior to all other women, and might want a real girlfriend one of these days. Am I rooting for them? Yes, if only so Parker spends the rest of his life bringing Charlotte to the heights of ecstasy by telling her how much he loves her natural look and her ability to put away a whole burger.
Charlotte agrees to a date with him because of his intensity. She learns that he feels a lot of pressure from all the fame and attention. She also meets his grandmother, who owns the diner where he takes her. So now she likes him. All good, right? NOPE! His publicist has been looking into the "mystery redhead" who's all over the rags, and apparently she once dated and blackmailed some other celebrity.
Parker demands to know if she planned to treat him the same way all along. She points out:
"Let's not forget that you pursued me. You harassed me, stole from me... You carried me across a bloody dance floor and kissed me in front of a bunch of idiots with camera for the whole world to see! You never gave me a fucking choice! I didn't want this!"
Right on. And unless he believes her NLOG act was part of the con, he really doesn't have an excuse to believe she planned this. Less so after she explains that the other celeb was an emotional abuser who put money in her account without her permission so he could tell everyone it was blackmail. Charlotte didn't go public with this because she assumed nobody would believe her and she didn't want any further attention. So the only thing Parker has left to be mad about is that she hadn't told him before then.
You don't even know her middle name yet, you irredeemable toolbag.
After a day of self-flagellation and some words of wisdom from Jasper, Parker chases off the paps at Charlotte's place and apologizes. Mostly he blames his publicist. Who is a woman. "These chicks, man, they're too much work."
Parker and Charlotte are basically a lovey-dovey couple playing house now. He's writing an entire setlist about her. She's wondering if this is the real thing. It is. We're told over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and OVER AGAIN that it is. And we're still less than halfway through the book, which means the crazy ex will show up, or Charlotte will catch Parker buried in a pile of blond hair extensions and assume the worst, or Parker will have to choose between Charlotte and a world tour, or anything that tries to trick you into giving a damn about these hollow husks of humanity.
We learn about Parker's last serious ex-girlfriend, Katie. She was a hot popular girl who didn't like him until he got famous. Then she pretended to like him. Then she cheated on him. But that doesn't matter anymore, because Charlotte is "one thousand times smarter and more real" than her. And she's funnier. And she has better proportions. And she can bake a cherry pie. And she can spell "Tuesday." And she looks so much better sitting on the bleachers in her T-shirt and sneakers than stupid short-skirted high-heeled cheer captain Katie who doesn't get his humor like Charlotte does.
This is exhausting. I'd expect internalized sexism on this level from an insecure high schooler who just read her first comic book. Charlotte is 23 and works as a makeup artist. She should be generally okay with other women and uncomfortable with her boyfriend treating her like she's above her entire sex.
And now we're going through door #2: Charlotte reads a gossip column featuring an allegedly recent photo of Parker snuggling with some blond woman. She knows immediately that it's Katie. How? Because she's a blonde. He mostly dated blondes before her, but she just knows that Katie is that blonde. Parker knows the photo is an old one and tries to tell Charlotte so, but she won't take his calls. Luckily for him, the power of love finally persuades Charlotte that the photo is old. She posts a fairly new one of her and Parker, mocking the gossip columnist through hashtags. #StreisandEffect
All is well. For now, anyway. Charlotte and Parker reunite. Charlotte smells him and thinks "Not even bacon smells this good." My two Newfoundlands would like to have a word with Charlotte.
Parker blames Katie for the whole thing. He calls her and reams her out. Turns out she never sent the photo to anyone, doesn't know who Charlotte is, and is married with two kids.
I wish I could laugh at how stupid Parker must look right now. But I'm too busy wondering about Katie saying she doesn't have an internet connection in her house. Did she become one of those homesteading tradwives or something?
They all decide to find out who submitted the photo and sue them. Apparently Katie has "more to lose" from this photo circulating, although nobody explains why. Charlotte's hacker brother quickly figures out that it was the crazy ex. Doors #2 AND #1! That Nicole S. Goodin is so efficient!
Hacker brother freezes the crazy ex's accounts and sends images of him with his sidepiece to his wife. He also erases the photo from the entire internet. If hackers were actually able to do that, revenge porn would never be a thing. And he finds out that the person who supplied the photo to the crazy ex was Parker's former publicist, who we've never met but has a reputation as a bitch among bitches. There's no mention of her in this book without at least five uses of "bitch."
Charlotte suspects Parker has his own history with the crazy ex. He does, kind of. The ex seduced Parker's date at some party and forced his own date to watch while she blew him. And that date was none other than Charlotte!
And Parker's heroic punch to the crazy ex's face gave Charlotte the confidence she needed to walk out of her emotionally abusive relationship for good. Actually, the ex's one failure to turn on the security system he used to monitor her movements gave her that confidence. But, whatever. This is your thing as a couple. "YOU hung the moon!" "No, YOU hung the moon!"
Charlotte accompanies Parker to an interview. She describes his musical style as "kind of an Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles, Adam Levine, and Bruno Mars mash up." So, radio-friendly pop-rock for teenage girls and their moms. Kind of ruins that whole Tommy Lee vibe he had going on at the beginning of the book. Not that a Tommy Lee vibe is something to be proud of.
They find out later that the crazy ex has been stalking Eddam Myles for a year and waiting for the perfect opportunity to destroy him. And a hell of a job he did. Not only did Parker just happen to start dating the ex he abused, the ex in question had Neil Breen for a brother.
Charlotte discovers that Jasper can sing too.
I'm down to my last fuck already. Jasper isn't getting it.
As devoted as Charlotte and Parker are to each other, the groupies keep something. One in particular, Malika, shows up at every after-party to give Parker a nonconsensual lap dance. Charlotte realizes she'll have to deal with groupie bitches, publicist bitches, ex bitches, and gossip bitches forever if this relationship continues. So she dumps Parker. But Hannah and Jasper spend the next three months becoming a couple, and they talk Parker into delivering a surprise concert about how much he wants her back.
Pouring out his soul in front of an entire audience seems like a bad move if the goal is to calm her fears about lacking privacy for the rest of her life.
It works. They marry and have four kids.
Perhaps I'm alone in this, but I find it impossible to root for a couple whose relationship started on such a creepy, misogynistic note. I didn't root for Noah and Allie, and I didn't root for Charlotte and Parker. If you can't build up drama in the right order, Nicole, you could have at least pulled that part off.
Fuck this. I'm going to listen to some Iron Maiden. Because I'm not like other girls.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 13, 2017
Sexy, intense, and funny rock star romance!
Parker Sloane loved the adulation of his concert fans. He needed it to live, to thrive, “to feed the beast” that was the crowd chanting his name. He can have anything and any girl he wants, his condition is for one time only. Out at a bar, bored with the usual half dressed girls crawling all over him, he spies a pale red-haired girl sitting alone and looking uninterested in the action around her, so he decides he’d like to spend the night with her. Despite the opportunity being offered to her on a plate, Charlotte is absolutely uninterested. For the first time ever, Parker finds himself in unchartered territory.
Charlotte Watson is sitting at the bar of a club waiting for her friend, Hannah. The place is Hannah’s favourite haunt, because it’s well known to host the celebrity rock stars that girls try to bag a night with. She’s approached by Parker who wants to spend the night with her. She’s not impressed, and we don’t know it yet, but Charlotte has already been there, done that, and escaped.
Parker has never had to chase a girl and coerce her into a date. Charlotte is the most stunning woman he’s ever seen, and can’t believe she doesn’t want a piece of him, and, he’s never backed away from a challenge. That old adage where if you have to work for something, you appreciate it more, makes this a romantic comedy that I enjoyed so hard.
Nicole’s writing is witty, and as a fellow kiwi, I love her style and sense of humour. The intense build up in the relationship between Parker and Charlotte is exciting and easy to read, and, the added bonus of well-rounded secondary characters who are as important to the story as our leads, makes for a fantastic and highly recommended read. BTW, Charlotte’s brothers are legendary!!!! I’m looking forward to anything Nicole writes, and I hope it includes these guys. I voluntarily reviewed a free copy received through The Quirky Blind Dater readers’ group. 4.5 highly recommended stars.
Parker Sloane loved the adulation of his concert fans. He needed it to live, to thrive, “to feed the beast” that was the crowd chanting his name. He can have anything and any girl he wants, his condition is for one time only. Out at a bar, bored with the usual half dressed girls crawling all over him, he spies a pale red-haired girl sitting alone and looking uninterested in the action around her, so he decides he’d like to spend the night with her. Despite the opportunity being offered to her on a plate, Charlotte is absolutely uninterested. For the first time ever, Parker finds himself in unchartered territory.
Charlotte Watson is sitting at the bar of a club waiting for her friend, Hannah. The place is Hannah’s favourite haunt, because it’s well known to host the celebrity rock stars that girls try to bag a night with. She’s approached by Parker who wants to spend the night with her. She’s not impressed, and we don’t know it yet, but Charlotte has already been there, done that, and escaped.
Parker has never had to chase a girl and coerce her into a date. Charlotte is the most stunning woman he’s ever seen, and can’t believe she doesn’t want a piece of him, and, he’s never backed away from a challenge. That old adage where if you have to work for something, you appreciate it more, makes this a romantic comedy that I enjoyed so hard.
Nicole’s writing is witty, and as a fellow kiwi, I love her style and sense of humour. The intense build up in the relationship between Parker and Charlotte is exciting and easy to read, and, the added bonus of well-rounded secondary characters who are as important to the story as our leads, makes for a fantastic and highly recommended read. BTW, Charlotte’s brothers are legendary!!!! I’m looking forward to anything Nicole writes, and I hope it includes these guys. I voluntarily reviewed a free copy received through The Quirky Blind Dater readers’ group. 4.5 highly recommended stars.
September 6, 2017
Rock my World, that's what this book did! Paper, Scissors, Rock is a fantastic read about a musician named Parker Sloan, and the woman he can't get out of his head, Charlotte.
Parker is on the cover of every gossip magazine. Everywhere he goes, he has women throwing themselves at him. Every women, except for Charlotte.
Charlotte's best friend, Hannah, is obsessed with Parker Sloan. She buys all the magazines and reads all the columns about him, hoping to one day meet the man of her dreams. Charlotte, on the other hand, couldn't care less. She's had her taste of fame and that was enough for her. She'd rather steer clear of the ladies man.
I devoured this book. The witty banter between Hannah and Charlotte, and Parker and Jasper was fantastic! I loved that Charlotte wasn't a pushover. She was strong and capable, and funny at times too. She has been through some rough times in the past, and it's good to see a character who grows from their past instead of letting it drag them down.
Parker is just such a sweetheart, and I love the way he loves her.
Hannah is hilarious! She's also stubborn and strong-willed too, never taking shit from anyone.
And of course, Jasper, another one who will dish out as good as he gets, but at the same time, can be a real sweetie.
You will fall in love with these characters! Especially when you get a wee glimpse of Ty, one of Charlotte's brothers. Holy heck, those boys need their own story! Tyler, Floyd and Louis. I definitely want to get to know them better :)
This book had so many different emotions in it. One minute, you're cracking up laughing, the next you're ready to rip someone's head off, but mostly you'll find yourself grinning like an idiot at the incredible relationships and love throughout.
Now, if we could just get a story about Hannah, Jasper, Floyd, Tyler and Louis, that would be great! ;)
Thoroughly enjoyed this book, and you will too!
Parker is on the cover of every gossip magazine. Everywhere he goes, he has women throwing themselves at him. Every women, except for Charlotte.
Charlotte's best friend, Hannah, is obsessed with Parker Sloan. She buys all the magazines and reads all the columns about him, hoping to one day meet the man of her dreams. Charlotte, on the other hand, couldn't care less. She's had her taste of fame and that was enough for her. She'd rather steer clear of the ladies man.
I devoured this book. The witty banter between Hannah and Charlotte, and Parker and Jasper was fantastic! I loved that Charlotte wasn't a pushover. She was strong and capable, and funny at times too. She has been through some rough times in the past, and it's good to see a character who grows from their past instead of letting it drag them down.
Parker is just such a sweetheart, and I love the way he loves her.
Hannah is hilarious! She's also stubborn and strong-willed too, never taking shit from anyone.
And of course, Jasper, another one who will dish out as good as he gets, but at the same time, can be a real sweetie.
You will fall in love with these characters! Especially when you get a wee glimpse of Ty, one of Charlotte's brothers. Holy heck, those boys need their own story! Tyler, Floyd and Louis. I definitely want to get to know them better :)
This book had so many different emotions in it. One minute, you're cracking up laughing, the next you're ready to rip someone's head off, but mostly you'll find yourself grinning like an idiot at the incredible relationships and love throughout.
Now, if we could just get a story about Hannah, Jasper, Floyd, Tyler and Louis, that would be great! ;)
Thoroughly enjoyed this book, and you will too!
February 28, 2018
Parker Sloane is a rock God who has everything he ever wanted and can any woman he wants. His only condition is only one time with him. He is out at a bar and growing tired of all the groupies who fawn all over him. He sets his sights on one woman in the bar who he is sure will want to spend the night with him. Charlotte Watson is waiting at the bar for her friend Hannah. The bar is known for hosting rock stars and is Hannah’s usual haunt. She is obsessed with Parker Sloane and hopes one day to meet him. Hannah fan stalks him in every magazine and gossip columns that she can possible get her hands on. Charlotte on the other hand has had enough of playboy celebrities and could care less about them. So when Parker offers her the opportunity to spend the night with him, Charlotte couldn’t be more offended. She is not impressed with his bad boy, tattooed self and wants nothing to do with him.
Parker has never had a girl reject him so he sees her as a challenge and seeks Charlotte out. He even tricks her into going on a date with him. But when the tatted, sex on a stick rock God kisses her, she actually feels something and she gets to know the real Parker Sloane. His personal life is complicated and several wrenches get thrown at their newly formed relationship.
This book is well written and the characters are amazing! This story will have you swooning and smiling from ear to ear!!!
--Jay
@nicolegoodin
Parker has never had a girl reject him so he sees her as a challenge and seeks Charlotte out. He even tricks her into going on a date with him. But when the tatted, sex on a stick rock God kisses her, she actually feels something and she gets to know the real Parker Sloane. His personal life is complicated and several wrenches get thrown at their newly formed relationship.
This book is well written and the characters are amazing! This story will have you swooning and smiling from ear to ear!!!
--Jay
@nicolegoodin
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