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Road Kings #1
Duet
I did something I’ve never done.
I couldn’t help it. The man I met at the bar was too gorgeous, too fascinating, too sexy. The next thing I knew, we had a one-night stand.
Except… It turns out he’s Denver Gilchrist, lead singer of the Road Kings, the legendary band that broke up five years ago.
How was I supposed to know I was sleeping with a genius rock god? I’m just a piano teacher who plays jazz on Thursday nights. I have a happy single life with my cat. I don’t need Denver’s brand of chaos.
But now I’m addicted. And so is he.
Denver is a poet, a talent, a complicated intellect, a lost soul. He can bring me to life, but he can also break me to pieces. Stories like ours don’t get happy endings -- but I won’t know the end until I risk it all.
I couldn’t help it. The man I met at the bar was too gorgeous, too fascinating, too sexy. The next thing I knew, we had a one-night stand.
Except… It turns out he’s Denver Gilchrist, lead singer of the Road Kings, the legendary band that broke up five years ago.
How was I supposed to know I was sleeping with a genius rock god? I’m just a piano teacher who plays jazz on Thursday nights. I have a happy single life with my cat. I don’t need Denver’s brand of chaos.
But now I’m addicted. And so is he.
Denver is a poet, a talent, a complicated intellect, a lost soul. He can bring me to life, but he can also break me to pieces. Stories like ours don’t get happy endings -- but I won’t know the end until I risk it all.
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First published March 3, 2022
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March 1, 2022
4 Something Risky Stars ⭐
Duet is the kind of romance that will appeal to many regardless of whether you're into the Rockstar genre or not. Purely because Denver Gilchrist is a smoldering, good natured rock god that proves that even celebrities are mortal.
Sometimes, when someone gives you a gift beyond measure, the hardest thing to do is accept it.
Over the touring and grueling schedule, Denver has enjoyed the last 5 years of retirement. Yet all it takes is a hookup with a piano teacher to reignite his passion. It has Denver entertaining a future he thought he'd left behind.
Callie doesn't do musicians or any man that could disrupt her carefully crafted life. At 35, she embraces her singledom, music and carefree lifestyle with enthusiasm. However, a liberating one night stand blows her self imposed beliefs to pieces.
Although the storyline wasn't exactly original, Duet didn't feel like a fluffy drama between a Rockstar and an everyday girl. Denver and Callie had serious chemistry and a real connection. This book started with a bang but at times the magic got overshadowed by Callie's resistance which felt futile and irritating in parts.
I am so happy that this is the first book in the Road Kings Series. JK has done a wonderful job introducing the band members to follow. And if they're anything like the gorgeous Denver, I'm already salivating!!
Duet is the kind of romance that will appeal to many regardless of whether you're into the Rockstar genre or not. Purely because Denver Gilchrist is a smoldering, good natured rock god that proves that even celebrities are mortal.
Sometimes, when someone gives you a gift beyond measure, the hardest thing to do is accept it.
Over the touring and grueling schedule, Denver has enjoyed the last 5 years of retirement. Yet all it takes is a hookup with a piano teacher to reignite his passion. It has Denver entertaining a future he thought he'd left behind.
Callie doesn't do musicians or any man that could disrupt her carefully crafted life. At 35, she embraces her singledom, music and carefree lifestyle with enthusiasm. However, a liberating one night stand blows her self imposed beliefs to pieces.
Although the storyline wasn't exactly original, Duet didn't feel like a fluffy drama between a Rockstar and an everyday girl. Denver and Callie had serious chemistry and a real connection. This book started with a bang but at times the magic got overshadowed by Callie's resistance which felt futile and irritating in parts.
I am so happy that this is the first book in the Road Kings Series. JK has done a wonderful job introducing the band members to follow. And if they're anything like the gorgeous Denver, I'm already salivating!!
June 17, 2022
A piano teacher and a rockstar have a one night stand...but it's SO MUCH more than that.
These characters are over 30, know what they want from their lives, and don't have time for trivial. They are little heat seeking missiles of truth, accepting nothing but honest conversations, even if those words might make you uncomfortable.
This author continues to wow me with her depth of emotions, her character's genuine and heartfelt conversations, and the introspection!! There was nothing surface level in this story.
I will admit I had a hard time warming up to Callie. I didn't understand her hesitation and her fears, but the author wrote her in such a way that after a while I got it.
The ending is quite abrupt, more like a HFN than a HEA. It left me feeling like I missed out on a huge chunk of their lives. Although it sounds like there might be a couple chapters with this couple in the next book, so I'm looking forward to that.
These characters are over 30, know what they want from their lives, and don't have time for trivial. They are little heat seeking missiles of truth, accepting nothing but honest conversations, even if those words might make you uncomfortable.
This author continues to wow me with her depth of emotions, her character's genuine and heartfelt conversations, and the introspection!! There was nothing surface level in this story.
I will admit I had a hard time warming up to Callie. I didn't understand her hesitation and her fears, but the author wrote her in such a way that after a while I got it.
Sure, I was lonely sometimes, but I could give myself an orgasm and I didn’t have to pick up anyone’s socks. I figured when I got old and spinster-y enough, I’d find a man who was equally old and spinster-y, and he’d sit and read books while I played piano and we would get even older together.And Denver? Raw and sensitive. Like most artists, he FEELS so deeply.
When I walked onstage every night, I breathed everything out—the pain, the fear, the love, the lust, the anguish. It all came out in the music.This story wasn't perfect. It felt at times they were parts of the book that I missed out on, like I somehow skipped a few pages while reading. But overall, it was a soulful, heartfelt, deep dive into two vulnerable characters.
The ending is quite abrupt, more like a HFN than a HEA. It left me feeling like I missed out on a huge chunk of their lives. Although it sounds like there might be a couple chapters with this couple in the next book, so I'm looking forward to that.
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March 5, 2022The premise was wonderful and the ages of the mcs (h 35 y.o., H 37 y.o.) intrigued me.
I liked Denver but I had a hard time trying to connect with Callie. Her insecurities lessened my interest and she was the main reason I dnf this story at 42%.
Each one of us has only one life to live and it would be best to live the fullest as much as possible.
Callie was afraid to take risks and she wanted to be on the safe side. She didn’t want to get hurt or feel unsafe. She didn’t have dreams or life goals.
Her choices and way of facing her life couldn’t hold my interest as to finish this story.
I liked Denver but I had a hard time trying to connect with Callie. Her insecurities lessened my interest and she was the main reason I dnf this story at 42%.
Each one of us has only one life to live and it would be best to live the fullest as much as possible.
Callie was afraid to take risks and she wanted to be on the safe side. She didn’t want to get hurt or feel unsafe. She didn’t have dreams or life goals.
Her choices and way of facing her life couldn’t hold my interest as to finish this story.
December 21, 2023
This is the book that makes my 2023 reading challenge complete so I thought I’d make a comfort reread book I adore and Duet hits all my buttons and all my feels every time I read it. Duet along with all thee other Road King series has a special place in my heart.
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“Happy, contented sigh”
There are some books you can’t seem to get enough of. It gets its gentle, little book claws in you and that’s it. You’re hooked.
Such is the case with Duet. The third book in this amazing, wonderful, sensational, remarkable (yes, I’m using my thesaurus here) awe inspiring series Road King series, Rythym, came out December 1 and I thought I’d quickly skim this one, paying closer attention to Axel, the hero and drummer of the band. That was what I planned on doing. But once I started reading, I knew I was about to start my fourth full go round.
I just can’t quit this book.
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This is my third………inhalation of this book shall we say. I’m probably up to my ankles now with audio books and Heather said in the comment that the audio book is very good. I have some credits with Audible and couldn’t think of a better book to use them on.
No sense in recapping the outline again, but Heather’s right, it is a very good audible book. I love both the narrators. I don’t know who’s who in the narrator world since I haven’t listened to that many but Andi Arendt and Jacob Morgan are very good. I also have Riff on Audible ready to listen to also. Thumbs up on the audio.
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With the next book in this series, Riff, out just this past week and though it wasn’t that long ago when I read this book, I love it so much I wanted a refresher. I honestly don’t know why Julie Kriss isn’t more well known in the romance reader world. While there are many authors who have multiple books I’ve loved, none to the extent of this author. I’ve given more 5 stars to her books than any other author in all my years of reading romance and she has deserved every one. A few have received 4.5 and 4’s with only one 3. I’ve reread her entire backlist, some multiple times. She is my ultimate comfort author.
I didn’t know it was possible but I loved this book even more this time. If you haven’t read any of her books, this is a perfect book to start with.
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I finished this book in no time and now I want to read it again. I loved it so much I'm not ready to let go.
I want so badly for more romance readers to read Jule Kriss. Her books are emotional, but not in an angsty way. Her heroes are so well done and I've loved every one. And her heroines are truly wonderful. Her secondary characters play important roles and the stories themselves are so easy to believe and get into. And she writes hot, steamy, wickedly well done loves scenes she has a talent for them.
This is the first book in her new series about a rock band, Road Warriors. It starts out with our heroine Callie. She’s a musician who teaches piano and in the evening often plays in jazz clubs with a couple of other jazz musicians. She's playing one night and there isn't a big crowd but she does notice one patron sitting at the bar with his back to them. She finds this a little rude. So after they're done for the night she goes over to the guy to get a bead on him. When they start talking sparks fly. Heavy duty sparks and he goes back to his place. The next morning he leaves his phone number with her hoping she'll call as he considers what they have is more than a one night stand.
She finds out not long after that Denver, our hero, was part of a very well known, very popular rock band that had disbanded five years earlier. As she's more a fan of jazz, they have never really been on her radar but when she googles them and finds out what a big deal they were, she creaks. To her rock singers = bad news and she doesn't think she wants to see him again. She's content with her life and knows getting involved with him could rock it. (Get it? 😉 ) But he continues her in the swooniest way ever - and I mean epic romance way - to give the two of them a chance.
At the same time Denver hears from one of his old band mates about getting back together as a band and going on tour. Though they all parted amicably, they haven't really kept in touch so he's not sure if he wants to give it another go. He's 37 now and not the wild rocker type he used to be.
I love every single word, every single detail about this book. I love the honesty and heat between Callie and Denver. Both being musicians, they really get each other and very quickly develop a deep connection. I love the small quiet moments between them. I love the comraderie between all the guys in the band. Though they haven't had much to do with each other, it was because they all went their separate ways, once they do reconnect, the bond that made them so great is instantly back.
I love the maturity. I read quite a few rock romances and in most the characters are younger so its refreshing to see somewhat older hero and heroine, Callie is 30.
Although this doesn't end on a cliffhanger, it does have a definite 'to be continued' vibe to it. And this is very fine with me as there isn’t a single question I won't be reading the next book. It comes out in June and I've already pre-ordered it.
Please, I urge you. If you haven't read Julie Kriss, try her. And this is a great book to start with.
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“Happy, contented sigh”
There are some books you can’t seem to get enough of. It gets its gentle, little book claws in you and that’s it. You’re hooked.
Such is the case with Duet. The third book in this amazing, wonderful, sensational, remarkable (yes, I’m using my thesaurus here) awe inspiring series Road King series, Rythym, came out December 1 and I thought I’d quickly skim this one, paying closer attention to Axel, the hero and drummer of the band. That was what I planned on doing. But once I started reading, I knew I was about to start my fourth full go round.
I just can’t quit this book.
#*#*#*#*#*#*#*
This is my third………inhalation of this book shall we say. I’m probably up to my ankles now with audio books and Heather said in the comment that the audio book is very good. I have some credits with Audible and couldn’t think of a better book to use them on.
No sense in recapping the outline again, but Heather’s right, it is a very good audible book. I love both the narrators. I don’t know who’s who in the narrator world since I haven’t listened to that many but Andi Arendt and Jacob Morgan are very good. I also have Riff on Audible ready to listen to also. Thumbs up on the audio.
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With the next book in this series, Riff, out just this past week and though it wasn’t that long ago when I read this book, I love it so much I wanted a refresher. I honestly don’t know why Julie Kriss isn’t more well known in the romance reader world. While there are many authors who have multiple books I’ve loved, none to the extent of this author. I’ve given more 5 stars to her books than any other author in all my years of reading romance and she has deserved every one. A few have received 4.5 and 4’s with only one 3. I’ve reread her entire backlist, some multiple times. She is my ultimate comfort author.
I didn’t know it was possible but I loved this book even more this time. If you haven’t read any of her books, this is a perfect book to start with.
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I finished this book in no time and now I want to read it again. I loved it so much I'm not ready to let go.
I want so badly for more romance readers to read Jule Kriss. Her books are emotional, but not in an angsty way. Her heroes are so well done and I've loved every one. And her heroines are truly wonderful. Her secondary characters play important roles and the stories themselves are so easy to believe and get into. And she writes hot, steamy, wickedly well done loves scenes she has a talent for them.
This is the first book in her new series about a rock band, Road Warriors. It starts out with our heroine Callie. She’s a musician who teaches piano and in the evening often plays in jazz clubs with a couple of other jazz musicians. She's playing one night and there isn't a big crowd but she does notice one patron sitting at the bar with his back to them. She finds this a little rude. So after they're done for the night she goes over to the guy to get a bead on him. When they start talking sparks fly. Heavy duty sparks and he goes back to his place. The next morning he leaves his phone number with her hoping she'll call as he considers what they have is more than a one night stand.
She finds out not long after that Denver, our hero, was part of a very well known, very popular rock band that had disbanded five years earlier. As she's more a fan of jazz, they have never really been on her radar but when she googles them and finds out what a big deal they were, she creaks. To her rock singers = bad news and she doesn't think she wants to see him again. She's content with her life and knows getting involved with him could rock it. (Get it? 😉 ) But he continues her in the swooniest way ever - and I mean epic romance way - to give the two of them a chance.
At the same time Denver hears from one of his old band mates about getting back together as a band and going on tour. Though they all parted amicably, they haven't really kept in touch so he's not sure if he wants to give it another go. He's 37 now and not the wild rocker type he used to be.
I love every single word, every single detail about this book. I love the honesty and heat between Callie and Denver. Both being musicians, they really get each other and very quickly develop a deep connection. I love the small quiet moments between them. I love the comraderie between all the guys in the band. Though they haven't had much to do with each other, it was because they all went their separate ways, once they do reconnect, the bond that made them so great is instantly back.
I love the maturity. I read quite a few rock romances and in most the characters are younger so its refreshing to see somewhat older hero and heroine, Callie is 30.
Although this doesn't end on a cliffhanger, it does have a definite 'to be continued' vibe to it. And this is very fine with me as there isn’t a single question I won't be reading the next book. It comes out in June and I've already pre-ordered it.
Please, I urge you. If you haven't read Julie Kriss, try her. And this is a great book to start with.
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May 5, 2022Know what really, really bugs me? Cliffhangers. Can't stand 'em.
Honestly, I'm not sure if this was even supposed to be a cliffhanger or not. Usually, surprise (and unwelcome) cliffhangers come with you learning "the couple's journey will continue" in the next book. Not the case in this one. The next book is a new couple (the way it should be). But I got to "the end" of this book, and had to flip back a page. Then forward a page. I was desperately looking for the chapters, or even the pages, I appeared to be missing. Only to discover I wasn't missing any. That was it.
So, some might say this book wasn't a cliffhanger, because the next book is a new couple. I say it was a cliffhanger because there wasn't any real resolution for Callie and Denver. There are still open issues. Big ones. I don't feel like there was even a HFN, because so much was unresolved between them. He was more "resolved" than she was, but it takes two. When the book ended, they weren't much farther along than they were in the first couple weeks of dating. They shared some ILU at the end, but that doesn't "wrap things up". ILU is just words, if there aren't actions and conversations to resolve issues. At this point, I don't know if Callie is even going to let Denver actually be a part of her life, or if she's going to continue to treat him like a convenient booty call.
There was absolutely nothing in the description to tell me that I was going to be left on a cliffhanger, with an extremely unexpected and abrupt ending, their story still flapping in the damn breeze.
*sigh*
Here's the deal. I detest cliffhangers SO MUCH it affects my ability to be objective. I can admit it. I know it. It casts such an appalling dark cloud over my reading experience, that it's hard to remember a single positive thing that might have come before it.
But I'll try.
Positive:
1. On the night they met, when Denver stripped and was like, I should be coy, but I'm ready to bang. He didn't say it exactly like that, but it was funny and I loved it.
2. I could feel the chemistry between Callie and Denver. It was believable.
3. I adored Denver. He made sense to me. His character was well-developed. I "got" him and his motivations.
4. There were great scenes with secondary characters that delved into various issues, providing peeks into relationships and friendships and hardships. Those were some of the best stuff. They could tickle the feels a little.
5. The secondary characters were great. Interesting. In fact, while reading, I was already looking forward to reading their stories. (Caught myself hoping Stone & the reporter chick might start hanging) Now though...I don't know if I can bring myself to read their stories. It's partly principle. I detest surprise cliffhangers, and hate supporting the books that have them by reading the next books. But it's also fear that, what if this wasn't intended to be a cliffhanger? Which means if this couple's story wasn't resolved, their stories might also leave me like this, where I'm so confused feeling like I'm missing chapters that provide resolution.
Negative:
1. At about 6%, there was a line: "No one thought of Eminem as a vocalist, but his voice was a huge part of his talent." Um...? *scratches head* Say what now? Eminem's voice may appeal to some people (personally, I would prefer Tupac or Nas), but his voice has dick to do with his talent. With his lyrical ability. With the dictionary and thesaurus duking it out and running free in his head to create his bars. With his ability to flow, fast and furious. None of that is his voice.
2. I don't "get" Callie. She was never completely developed. Her motivations, what makes her tick, are still a little hidden. I can hate a character, but love them in the story and love the story, as long as I "get" them. I don't get her.
3. I don't like how it didn't seem Callie was really "in" their relationship. Not even at the end. She was visiting her booty call on his tour. That's really kind of the feeling I had, which is unfortunate. Because I love Denver, and wish he had a woman who deserved him. I don't think it's her. Not what we've been given so far, anyway.
4. I don't feel like I know if they are even truly "together" or not.
Honestly, I'm not sure if this was even supposed to be a cliffhanger or not. Usually, surprise (and unwelcome) cliffhangers come with you learning "the couple's journey will continue" in the next book. Not the case in this one. The next book is a new couple (the way it should be). But I got to "the end" of this book, and had to flip back a page. Then forward a page. I was desperately looking for the chapters, or even the pages, I appeared to be missing. Only to discover I wasn't missing any. That was it.
So, some might say this book wasn't a cliffhanger, because the next book is a new couple. I say it was a cliffhanger because there wasn't any real resolution for Callie and Denver. There are still open issues. Big ones. I don't feel like there was even a HFN, because so much was unresolved between them. He was more "resolved" than she was, but it takes two. When the book ended, they weren't much farther along than they were in the first couple weeks of dating. They shared some ILU at the end, but that doesn't "wrap things up". ILU is just words, if there aren't actions and conversations to resolve issues. At this point, I don't know if Callie is even going to let Denver actually be a part of her life, or if she's going to continue to treat him like a convenient booty call.
There was absolutely nothing in the description to tell me that I was going to be left on a cliffhanger, with an extremely unexpected and abrupt ending, their story still flapping in the damn breeze.
*sigh*
Here's the deal. I detest cliffhangers SO MUCH it affects my ability to be objective. I can admit it. I know it. It casts such an appalling dark cloud over my reading experience, that it's hard to remember a single positive thing that might have come before it.
But I'll try.
Positive:
1. On the night they met, when Denver stripped and was like, I should be coy, but I'm ready to bang. He didn't say it exactly like that, but it was funny and I loved it.
2. I could feel the chemistry between Callie and Denver. It was believable.
3. I adored Denver. He made sense to me. His character was well-developed. I "got" him and his motivations.
4. There were great scenes with secondary characters that delved into various issues, providing peeks into relationships and friendships and hardships. Those were some of the best stuff. They could tickle the feels a little.
5. The secondary characters were great. Interesting. In fact, while reading, I was already looking forward to reading their stories. (Caught myself hoping Stone & the reporter chick might start hanging) Now though...I don't know if I can bring myself to read their stories. It's partly principle. I detest surprise cliffhangers, and hate supporting the books that have them by reading the next books. But it's also fear that, what if this wasn't intended to be a cliffhanger? Which means if this couple's story wasn't resolved, their stories might also leave me like this, where I'm so confused feeling like I'm missing chapters that provide resolution.
Negative:
1. At about 6%, there was a line: "No one thought of Eminem as a vocalist, but his voice was a huge part of his talent." Um...? *scratches head* Say what now? Eminem's voice may appeal to some people (personally, I would prefer Tupac or Nas), but his voice has dick to do with his talent. With his lyrical ability. With the dictionary and thesaurus duking it out and running free in his head to create his bars. With his ability to flow, fast and furious. None of that is his voice.
2. I don't "get" Callie. She was never completely developed. Her motivations, what makes her tick, are still a little hidden. I can hate a character, but love them in the story and love the story, as long as I "get" them. I don't get her.
3. I don't like how it didn't seem Callie was really "in" their relationship. Not even at the end. She was visiting her booty call on his tour. That's really kind of the feeling I had, which is unfortunate. Because I love Denver, and wish he had a woman who deserved him. I don't think it's her. Not what we've been given so far, anyway.
4. I don't feel like I know if they are even truly "together" or not.
October 2, 2023
It's been a while since the last time a read a book by Julie Kriss and I still love it!
Quite frankly, I missed it! Denver and Callie's story was sweet and intense, just perfect.
Quite frankly, I missed it! Denver and Callie's story was sweet and intense, just perfect.
March 8, 2024
Emotionally mature Rockstar romance - an oxymoron?
Even more rereads: I'm treating myself to a tour of my favorite rockstar romances in 2024. This one (the whole series really because they're so organically interconnected) has reached into my top 5 of all time (includes Idol -VIP series by Kristen Callihan, Cake - the Complete Series; by J. Bengstsson, Breaking Giants- Breaking Love duet, by L.M. Halloran; Duet- The Road Kings series, by Julie Kriss, A Cruel Kind of Beauty, Love, Sex and Rock and Roll series by Michelle Hazen....in no particular order).
Rerererererelisten.....
Yup....this has become that book, or rather that audiobook. Thank heavens I've been able to complete and thoroughly enjoy reading other ebooks since the release of Duet, but I've developed an unhealthy addiction to this audiobook. I don't sleep very well; too much of a busy brain. Normally reading helps to calm that problem until I'm tired enough to fall asleep. I've enjoyed this story so much, and Jason's rumbly/grumpy performance so much that when I cannot sleep I pop on my noise cancelling headphones and play Duet, and let a story I can almost recite verbatim entertain me while Jason's voice soothes me into a restful state. I think it's being overly familiar with a story I have really enjoyed and performances so subtly nuanced that lulls me into falling asleep. When my husband catches me sleeping with my headphones on he cracks up.
I admit I'm strange when it comes to enjoying our very human storytelling trait! It might be our most defining characteristic, so there is a guilt-free quality to this particular vice!
Reread:
So.......I found I was drawn back to this new Rockstar romance for a second reading to see if it was as good as I thought it was after the first reading. I finished it again a couple of days ago.....and it was even better, so I'm adding to my initial review. If you've loved Kristen Callihan's VIP Series (Kill John) or Michelle Hazen's Love, Sex, and Rock and Roll Series (The Red Letters) you'll love this new book. THEN....joy, oh joy.....I discovered the audiobook had been released too. So, back to Duet again; and the performance is fabulous (Jason Clark and Andi Arndt- how could it not be wonderful!).
First Read:
This was so, soooo good.......and in so many unexpected ways. Rockstar romance is my reading crack. Julie had me wrapped around her authorly little finger from the start with this one. I've also been a long time fan of everything she's written....again, hooked by this author even before the first word. BUT, this book was a surprise. At the start we have Calli, a 35 year old piano teacher, who plays jazz in small live venues around Portland in the evenings. Calli only performs in small venues because crowds scare her, AND her "crack" is the music and the "conversation" performance for tiny intimate groups gives her. Into all the gin joints in Portland he walks into hers. Denver is a 37 year old retired lead singer of a band that has huge cultlike following because of their real/raw music reputation. On the same day that Denver becomes mesmerized by Calli's talent, to the point he cannot watch her perform ( he has to turn his back to her), his former bandmate (he's had no contact with for 5 years) calls and starts the ball rolling for a reunion tour. Denver is a deeply emotionally scarred man who uses writing lyrics as therapy for years of neglect and abandonment by his family, and performance as way to excise overwhelming emotion. Watching these two battlescarred performers begin to open to one another was breathtaking. Even Julie's prose here reflects an emotional maturity I wouldn't say was lacking from previous works, but it has changed ; it too is breathtaking. It's fascinating to watch a talented story-teller up her game. There's obviously going to be more in this storyline because we have a very satisfying Happy-For-Now ending. You leave satisfied but really glad you can see more coming. Beautifully done!
Even more rereads: I'm treating myself to a tour of my favorite rockstar romances in 2024. This one (the whole series really because they're so organically interconnected) has reached into my top 5 of all time (includes Idol -VIP series by Kristen Callihan, Cake - the Complete Series; by J. Bengstsson, Breaking Giants- Breaking Love duet, by L.M. Halloran; Duet- The Road Kings series, by Julie Kriss, A Cruel Kind of Beauty, Love, Sex and Rock and Roll series by Michelle Hazen....in no particular order).
Rerererererelisten.....
Yup....this has become that book, or rather that audiobook. Thank heavens I've been able to complete and thoroughly enjoy reading other ebooks since the release of Duet, but I've developed an unhealthy addiction to this audiobook. I don't sleep very well; too much of a busy brain. Normally reading helps to calm that problem until I'm tired enough to fall asleep. I've enjoyed this story so much, and Jason's rumbly/grumpy performance so much that when I cannot sleep I pop on my noise cancelling headphones and play Duet, and let a story I can almost recite verbatim entertain me while Jason's voice soothes me into a restful state. I think it's being overly familiar with a story I have really enjoyed and performances so subtly nuanced that lulls me into falling asleep. When my husband catches me sleeping with my headphones on he cracks up.
I admit I'm strange when it comes to enjoying our very human storytelling trait! It might be our most defining characteristic, so there is a guilt-free quality to this particular vice!
Reread:
So.......I found I was drawn back to this new Rockstar romance for a second reading to see if it was as good as I thought it was after the first reading. I finished it again a couple of days ago.....and it was even better, so I'm adding to my initial review. If you've loved Kristen Callihan's VIP Series (Kill John) or Michelle Hazen's Love, Sex, and Rock and Roll Series (The Red Letters) you'll love this new book. THEN....joy, oh joy.....I discovered the audiobook had been released too. So, back to Duet again; and the performance is fabulous (Jason Clark and Andi Arndt- how could it not be wonderful!).
First Read:
This was so, soooo good.......and in so many unexpected ways. Rockstar romance is my reading crack. Julie had me wrapped around her authorly little finger from the start with this one. I've also been a long time fan of everything she's written....again, hooked by this author even before the first word. BUT, this book was a surprise. At the start we have Calli, a 35 year old piano teacher, who plays jazz in small live venues around Portland in the evenings. Calli only performs in small venues because crowds scare her, AND her "crack" is the music and the "conversation" performance for tiny intimate groups gives her. Into all the gin joints in Portland he walks into hers. Denver is a 37 year old retired lead singer of a band that has huge cultlike following because of their real/raw music reputation. On the same day that Denver becomes mesmerized by Calli's talent, to the point he cannot watch her perform ( he has to turn his back to her), his former bandmate (he's had no contact with for 5 years) calls and starts the ball rolling for a reunion tour. Denver is a deeply emotionally scarred man who uses writing lyrics as therapy for years of neglect and abandonment by his family, and performance as way to excise overwhelming emotion. Watching these two battlescarred performers begin to open to one another was breathtaking. Even Julie's prose here reflects an emotional maturity I wouldn't say was lacking from previous works, but it has changed ; it too is breathtaking. It's fascinating to watch a talented story-teller up her game. There's obviously going to be more in this storyline because we have a very satisfying Happy-For-Now ending. You leave satisfied but really glad you can see more coming. Beautifully done!
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May 17, 2024DNF for now, feels too slow and meh, can't get into this at the moment.
April 5, 2022
Julie this was just wonderful! Duet is such a great start to this series, and I can't wait to get my hands on more.
Denver is a man taking a break from music, since his band The Road Kings stopped performing 5 years ago, he is a bit lost. He is sitting in a little hometown bar just listening to the local talent when he is taken back by the piano player.
Cassie is a piano teacher by day and a few nights a week she plays at her local bar. She has rules about dating musicians but the man sitting at the bar had caught her attention. What could it hurt to sit and talk? This is the story of a one-night stand that turned into so much more than either one could have ever expected. This couple is sweet, smart, sultry and have wonderful banter that is laced with emotion and so much sexual energy. I just enjoyed all of them and their story!
~~Michele McMullen ~~
Denver is a man taking a break from music, since his band The Road Kings stopped performing 5 years ago, he is a bit lost. He is sitting in a little hometown bar just listening to the local talent when he is taken back by the piano player.
Cassie is a piano teacher by day and a few nights a week she plays at her local bar. She has rules about dating musicians but the man sitting at the bar had caught her attention. What could it hurt to sit and talk? This is the story of a one-night stand that turned into so much more than either one could have ever expected. This couple is sweet, smart, sultry and have wonderful banter that is laced with emotion and so much sexual energy. I just enjoyed all of them and their story!
~~Michele McMullen ~~
June 19, 2022
2.5 stars
This book literally ended on a cliffhanger and I'm confused because 1) there are so many things left unresolved between the couple here, 2) not even an epilogue or novella that could settle said unresolved things, 3) the second book is about a different couple. So, um, how am I supposed to deal with this?
Aside from that, I really didn't like the heroine here, not because she was bad per se, there just wasn't a lot to her character for me. She felt very two-dimensional. I both get why and don't get why she has reservations about dating her rockstar lead singer boyfriend but seriously, the hero deserved better.
Read the VIP Series by Kristen Callihan instead.
This book literally ended on a cliffhanger and I'm confused because 1) there are so many things left unresolved between the couple here, 2) not even an epilogue or novella that could settle said unresolved things, 3) the second book is about a different couple. So, um, how am I supposed to deal with this?
Aside from that, I really didn't like the heroine here, not because she was bad per se, there just wasn't a lot to her character for me. She felt very two-dimensional. I both get why and don't get why she has reservations about dating her rockstar lead singer boyfriend but seriously, the hero deserved better.
Read the VIP Series by Kristen Callihan instead.
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October 27, 2023
This book needs an epilogue.
March 3, 2022
Duet is intense, emotional and funny. Five guitars and a grand piano.
Julie Kriss is one of my favourite writers, so when she announced she was writing a rockstar series, I was excited. One of my favourite writers tackling one of my favourite tropes. It’s the first book in a series and it is stellar, absolutely stellar. Julie Kriss has always been an intelligent and nuanced writer, but in Duet she has taken things to a new level.
Duet is intense, subtle and also very funny. Julie Kriss is not afraid to modulate the tone, ramp up the feeling like a punch to the gut, and then bring it down with a sharp one-liner, releasing the tension just in time to avoid melodrama. The emotional highs and lows of Denver and Callie’s relationship are driven by the push-pull of two adults dealing with an unexpected, but deeply passionate love, crashing into their comfortable and contained lives.
What makes this trope of ordinary woman meets rockstar work, is that, like a good duet, their voices are both different, but blend seamlessly in the melody. Callie and Denver are musicians, their music is at the heart of who they are. That confluence of passions makes their headlong tumble into love entirely believable.
They are both lonely people, feeling the bite of middle-age approaching. Denver is a rock god, who has been there and done them. Callie is a piano teacher with no aspirations for fame. Meeting by chance, their song is immediate and incendiary. I know TikTok is all over spicy books at present, but for my money Julie Kriss writes some of the best sex in romance. I think because it’s so carefully graphic, with small details building to a powerful erotic charge.
Callie is a typical Kriss heroine, with her clear-sighted commonsense, sharp wit, emotional intelligence and secret capacity for throwing caution to the winds. I deeply appreciate that Julie Kriss wrote her as solitary, but not lonely, self-contained but not closed-off and, for once, a heroine, not obsessed with getting married and having children.
Callie is enough for Callie, along with Elmer her cat and her house. Callie’s content with her life is real and consistent - so when Denver arrives in her life, her conflict is authentic. Does she want to up-end a satisfactory life, for one with a man who’s own life is as uncertain as they come?
Denver’s conflict is different. He is all in, his emotions in free fall as soon as he meets Callie. “I should be coy I guess”, he says on their first night, “but I’m not in the mood to be coy. Come here.” But his meeting with her coincides with the reformation of his band The Road Kings (surely the coolest band in romantic fiction), after five years, and rebuilding relationships with his bandmates. A solitary and damaged, but essentially good man, he wonders not whether he loves Callie, but how he can.
Through all of this the music, hers and his, is a recurring riff, pulling Callie and Denver together. The music in Duet, and the details about the band and the tour have an authenticity to them. The snippets of lyrics we hear have the poetic fragmentation of real lyrics.
The rest of The Road Kings crew are clearly going to get their own stories. Each of them has a distinct personality and the outline of their stories emerging. I am looking forward to each, but Stone, I’m waiting for you.
Duet is a shining example of how a familiar, even hackneyed trope, can be renewed in the hands of a talented author. Julie Kriss’s great strength as a writer is her restraint - she gives you enough details to tell the story, but no more. For example, Callie’s relationship with her mother is given enough depth to make it real, but not more than is needed to establish its fractiousness. (And for the record, and this is not a spoiler, I think Greg is for the high jump.) This gives her books a certain shadowy ambiguity, enticing you to read and re-read, to catch those minor, but telling details.
Duet ends on a gently hopeful note. The while book feels like it has been written in a minor key. Not melancholy, but intense and deeply felt, without histrionic flourishes. There are genuinely funny moments which made me laugh out loud, and some genuinely steamy moments which made my spine tingle.
If you’d buy a ticket to Hall Affinity, Stage Dive, or Kill John, you should put The Road Kings on your playlist.
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March 7, 2022Julie Kriss always manages to take familiar elements and give them a backbone. We’ve all read a “normal girl falls for famous musician” story. This one shows the strain of that life on musicians five years past their last gig together. The characters aren’t 23; they’re in their mid-30s, with kids and houses they bought to have that kid over and stomach ailments and lawns that needed mowing.
I enjoyed the personalities of each character - obviously setting up the coming series! I do need to know who the big anonymous backer is before the last book, though.
And Callie was tough but real, like Tessa in Crashed (another Kriss book I loved). She didn’t take shit or get swept up in drama, even though it lurked around every corner.
I enjoyed the personalities of each character - obviously setting up the coming series! I do need to know who the big anonymous backer is before the last book, though.
And Callie was tough but real, like Tessa in Crashed (another Kriss book I loved). She didn’t take shit or get swept up in drama, even though it lurked around every corner.
April 24, 2023
A real heart-tugging roller coaster of a ride!
As she always does, Miss Julie rocked this bad boy! The characters are authentic and the plot smoothly flows right along!
I loved that Callie is a piano teacher and part time jazz player, who had no idea that Denver was a former member of the famous Road Kings. The issues that that created among their families and friends made for quite the fascinating story!
I really love this author's work!
August 24, 2022
Listened to the sexy voice of Zachary Webber on Audible last month..will post over that review soon. Loved this book, especially for having listened to the gamut of emotions playing out by these stellar narrators, including Andi Arndt as the leading lady here in Duet. Their performances surely enhanced my first experience of reading new to me author Julie Kriss's book one in her Road Kings rocker romance series.
May 7, 2022
book was okay in general, just a tad long-winded and some things felt a little redundant.
for example, the heroine having a meal with her family, then her mum start commenting on her job, her single status yada yada, and the heroine just took it as it is w/o saying much. when her sister's husband said that he wanted his daughter to play softball so that she would be a popular kid that have friends, because people who play the piano have no friends, she didn't said anything either. like what's the point of this part? to show that she is kind of a doormat? and what kind of mentality is it for kids to do something in order for them to be popular iso doing something they have interest in? i have a big eye roll moment to be honest, and with the heroine not rebutting make me have a bigger eye roll, nearly can't roll it back....
additionally, i feel that the book ended pretty abruptly. in the end, it wasn't reveal who sponsored them for the tour, wonder if it will be shown in the following books.
for example, the heroine having a meal with her family, then her mum start commenting on her job, her single status yada yada, and the heroine just took it as it is w/o saying much. when her sister's husband said that he wanted his daughter to play softball so that she would be a popular kid that have friends, because people who play the piano have no friends, she didn't said anything either. like what's the point of this part? to show that she is kind of a doormat? and what kind of mentality is it for kids to do something in order for them to be popular iso doing something they have interest in? i have a big eye roll moment to be honest, and with the heroine not rebutting make me have a bigger eye roll, nearly can't roll it back....
additionally, i feel that the book ended pretty abruptly. in the end, it wasn't reveal who sponsored them for the tour, wonder if it will be shown in the following books.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 9, 2022
**Audio Review**
Duet by Julie Kriss is book 1 in her new Road Kings Series. Kriss delivers in this strangers to lovers rock star romance bringing all the swoon, steam, and good feels! I was mesmerized from start to finish with Callie and Denver's story, and I found myself falling in love with their journey to find their own HEA, so much that I didn't want it to end!
This audiobook is narrated by Andi Arndt and Jason Clarke. (two of my favorites) Andi Arndt captured Callie, a thirty five year old piano teacher who also plays in jazz bars at night, perfectly. In Andi's performance you could also feel Callie's hesitancy, her reluctance to trust, as she battled within herself to figured out her true feelings and love for Denver. Jason Clarke brought a broody, charismatic tone to his performance of Denver, a thirty seven year old retired rock star god, which was oh so dreamy. (There is even a touch of singing.) Denver and Callie's instant chemistry is off the charts hot and will make your heart absolutely melt!
Overall, I enjoyed this audiobook! If you love a rock star romance with a hunky rock star lead singer, a fierce talented piano teacher, a one night stand that lead to so much more, a Road Kings Reunion Tour, a nosey uninformed reporter, supportive band mates, a trip to New Orleans, more steamy times, and a HEA that will sing to your soul, then you will love Denver and Callie's romance. I am looking forward to more from Julie Kriss and the Road King Series!
Duet by Julie Kriss is book 1 in her new Road Kings Series. Kriss delivers in this strangers to lovers rock star romance bringing all the swoon, steam, and good feels! I was mesmerized from start to finish with Callie and Denver's story, and I found myself falling in love with their journey to find their own HEA, so much that I didn't want it to end!
This audiobook is narrated by Andi Arndt and Jason Clarke. (two of my favorites) Andi Arndt captured Callie, a thirty five year old piano teacher who also plays in jazz bars at night, perfectly. In Andi's performance you could also feel Callie's hesitancy, her reluctance to trust, as she battled within herself to figured out her true feelings and love for Denver. Jason Clarke brought a broody, charismatic tone to his performance of Denver, a thirty seven year old retired rock star god, which was oh so dreamy. (There is even a touch of singing.) Denver and Callie's instant chemistry is off the charts hot and will make your heart absolutely melt!
Overall, I enjoyed this audiobook! If you love a rock star romance with a hunky rock star lead singer, a fierce talented piano teacher, a one night stand that lead to so much more, a Road Kings Reunion Tour, a nosey uninformed reporter, supportive band mates, a trip to New Orleans, more steamy times, and a HEA that will sing to your soul, then you will love Denver and Callie's romance. I am looking forward to more from Julie Kriss and the Road King Series!
August 2, 2022
This rock star book is long on character and atmosphere, and short on plot and conflict. I liked sinking into the world of a (sort of ex) rock star and his new, piano teacher girlfriend. It was refreshing to see a romance heroine with some confidence, who was content with her life even before the man. The music details rang true and I liked the gritty, not glamorized atmosphere behind the scenes in the life of a rock star. If you're looking for whirlwind fast pacing and lots of angst, this isn't the book for you. It's more when you're ready for some fluffy, relaxing romance with not a lot of contrived obstacles and plenty of sexy times.
The audiobook is definitely worth a listen, because the male narrator has this delightfully growly voice that really adds to the atmosphere.
The audiobook is definitely worth a listen, because the male narrator has this delightfully growly voice that really adds to the atmosphere.
June 15, 2022
Great start to a new series! After a steamy one-night-stand that turns into more, Callie discovers that Denver is a former member of a legendary rock band - she doesn't date guys in a band - and when she finds out they are reuniting for a tour, things get a bit rocky. Loved how real and honest Callie and Denver were with each other; the secondary characters - her sister, the other members of his band and their families left me anxious to find out what will happen in the next book in the series.
July 11, 2022
4.5
One of the calmest rock star romance novels I’ve ever read. Super refreshing to have two characters who act like adults and don’t let drama get to them. I liked how grounded and confident they both were, both in themselves and each other. This is a relationship I could actually see lasting
One of the calmest rock star romance novels I’ve ever read. Super refreshing to have two characters who act like adults and don’t let drama get to them. I liked how grounded and confident they both were, both in themselves and each other. This is a relationship I could actually see lasting
March 14, 2022
I got bored...DNF.
June 22, 2023
4 stars / 4.25 stars
It’s a contemporary where the hero is a 37-year-old rock star and the heroine is a piano teacher in her mid-thirties. It reminded me a bit of Kathleen Gilles Seidel’s book Till the Stars Fall. There were a few epistolary article sections, the characters were mature, and the the central conflict was similar.
I liked the ending better than the one in the Seidel book. I loved the heroine—she was a grown up, settled in her ways, played at bars as part of a little jazz band but didn’t seek or dream of fame. She teaches piano for a living, lives with her elderly cat, has no children and doesn’t want any, isn’t married and is happy with her life the way it is. When the hero comes into her life it upends all of that, but at the same time he’s very good for her in other ways.
I liked him a lot too. He was honorable and vulnerable along with all the talented and sexy stuff that is more usual. I thought the book was well-paced, it never dragged. The plot was simple but the book was long so it didn’t need a complicated plot.
It’s a contemporary where the hero is a 37-year-old rock star and the heroine is a piano teacher in her mid-thirties. It reminded me a bit of Kathleen Gilles Seidel’s book Till the Stars Fall. There were a few epistolary article sections, the characters were mature, and the the central conflict was similar.
I liked the ending better than the one in the Seidel book. I loved the heroine—she was a grown up, settled in her ways, played at bars as part of a little jazz band but didn’t seek or dream of fame. She teaches piano for a living, lives with her elderly cat, has no children and doesn’t want any, isn’t married and is happy with her life the way it is. When the hero comes into her life it upends all of that, but at the same time he’s very good for her in other ways.
I liked him a lot too. He was honorable and vulnerable along with all the talented and sexy stuff that is more usual. I thought the book was well-paced, it never dragged. The plot was simple but the book was long so it didn’t need a complicated plot.
July 14, 2022
Keeping with my rockstar obsession I also read Duet by Julia Kriss. I am in the mood for all the rockstars, and Duet did not disappoint! This was such a good mature rockstar romance. There was so much respect between these characters. Their meet-cute was so great and organic. I am always in for a 1 nightstand romance and an early PoP at 8% is catnip and will keep me engaged. Denver and Callie are such great complex character. They are not defined by their past or their labels as rockstar and piano teacher. I also enjoyed the respect that was given to the choices of the heroine. I do feel like that it ends abruptly but I figure we might get more insight of the couple as the series goes one. I do believe in their HEA and think they are a solid couple. I loved the other characters in this band and have downloaded book 2.
July 12, 2024
Over 30s contemporary romance. Love between a spinster music teacher and an unconventional rockstar. It's their love of music that connects them.
Not your basic characters, something different for a romance. No millionaire musicians and a woman that doesn't want the traditional. They had good points and bad points. Their personalities and flaws felt authentic. Can they get past their hang ups and make a relationship work? Is it worth taking the risk?
Don't expect an epilogue. I don't need one, but I think some readers might hate missing out. I think it was designed to leave you at a high point and keep you wanting more. This is not a story about their life together after falling in love, but the part leading up to it.
Not your basic characters, something different for a romance. No millionaire musicians and a woman that doesn't want the traditional. They had good points and bad points. Their personalities and flaws felt authentic. Can they get past their hang ups and make a relationship work? Is it worth taking the risk?
Don't expect an epilogue. I don't need one, but I think some readers might hate missing out. I think it was designed to leave you at a high point and keep you wanting more. This is not a story about their life together after falling in love, but the part leading up to it.
August 6, 2025
This was exactly what I needed:
Rockstar
Piano Teacher
Instant Attraction
One Night Stand
Fantastic start to the series. I loved Denver & Callie. Diving right into book two.
Rockstar
Piano Teacher
Instant Attraction
One Night Stand
Fantastic start to the series. I loved Denver & Callie. Diving right into book two.
November 2, 2023
Kind of predictable, abrupt ending. No thanks
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July 3, 2022DNF 54%
April 25, 2022
I was kinda enjoying the book until it ended pretty abruptly.
June 7, 2022
✔Contemporary
✔Rockstar romance
✔Music
✔A chance meeting
✔Strangers to lovers
✔One night stand turned into more
✔A sullen, damaged/jaded, protective lead singer who carries a lot on his shoulders
✔A vulnerable, strong, sassy piano teacher who just wants to play music and live freely
✔Jazz nights
✔One night that changes everything
✔Fun cast of supporting – secondary characters that add to the story and development
✔Enough emotional baggage to fill a room
✔Off – the- charts chemistry
✔Emotional roller-coaster
✔Intense and funny
✔Beautiful love story
Duet is the first book in Road Kings series by Julie Kriss. It was well developed, well written and well thought out with so much depth, powerful, effortless storytelling. The author knew how to develop, create the storyline and make you fall in love with her words, plot and the characters demanding your attention while delivering an intense love story, magic of music and a band reunion that I devoured in one sitting. I loved that it was written in first person dual POV so I could understand characters and their thoughts at the specific time or moments.
At first glance Denver seems cold, distant, unapproachable and a little judgmental; but when you continue to read and get to know him you see his different sides and layers. He can be sweet, loving, protective and supportive when the situation calls for it or when it’s about people he cares about.
Callie is courageous, brave and spirited, vulnerable, jaded; but in my opinion she is also reserved like she always felt herself lacking in some way or that she doesn’t deserve to be loved because of her past.
Denver and Callie are magical. The circumstances and fate brought them together. They are both so relatable. I loved their journey to happily ever after. I loved how they blossomed and thrived even though life had thrown them a few obstacles and they were surrounded by the secrets and then there was their loyalty to consider. Deep down I think they are just two scarred people who suffered too much and who seek love and are trying to let go of the past and start living. Both seem lonely, jaded people who found each other at the right time. They just needed to take the risk and believe that their love is strong enough. I love that music brought them closer.
It kept my attention at all times and I could not put it down. I loved that the author successfully delivered a beautiful, emotional, intense story, mature characters, bond between the band mates, music, friendship and romance. The only thing is that I wish Callie and Denver’s story had a conclusion. It didn’t diminish my enjoyment. I understand that these books are interconnected, but it left me wondering if they are all in. Because after everything they’ve been through they deserve to be together. Anyway a beautiful start to a new series. Can’t wait to read Riff.
✔Rockstar romance
✔Music
✔A chance meeting
✔Strangers to lovers
✔One night stand turned into more
✔A sullen, damaged/jaded, protective lead singer who carries a lot on his shoulders
✔A vulnerable, strong, sassy piano teacher who just wants to play music and live freely
✔Jazz nights
✔One night that changes everything
✔Fun cast of supporting – secondary characters that add to the story and development
✔Enough emotional baggage to fill a room
✔Off – the- charts chemistry
✔Emotional roller-coaster
✔Intense and funny
✔Beautiful love story
Duet is the first book in Road Kings series by Julie Kriss. It was well developed, well written and well thought out with so much depth, powerful, effortless storytelling. The author knew how to develop, create the storyline and make you fall in love with her words, plot and the characters demanding your attention while delivering an intense love story, magic of music and a band reunion that I devoured in one sitting. I loved that it was written in first person dual POV so I could understand characters and their thoughts at the specific time or moments.
At first glance Denver seems cold, distant, unapproachable and a little judgmental; but when you continue to read and get to know him you see his different sides and layers. He can be sweet, loving, protective and supportive when the situation calls for it or when it’s about people he cares about.
Callie is courageous, brave and spirited, vulnerable, jaded; but in my opinion she is also reserved like she always felt herself lacking in some way or that she doesn’t deserve to be loved because of her past.
Denver and Callie are magical. The circumstances and fate brought them together. They are both so relatable. I loved their journey to happily ever after. I loved how they blossomed and thrived even though life had thrown them a few obstacles and they were surrounded by the secrets and then there was their loyalty to consider. Deep down I think they are just two scarred people who suffered too much and who seek love and are trying to let go of the past and start living. Both seem lonely, jaded people who found each other at the right time. They just needed to take the risk and believe that their love is strong enough. I love that music brought them closer.
It kept my attention at all times and I could not put it down. I loved that the author successfully delivered a beautiful, emotional, intense story, mature characters, bond between the band mates, music, friendship and romance. The only thing is that I wish Callie and Denver’s story had a conclusion. It didn’t diminish my enjoyment. I understand that these books are interconnected, but it left me wondering if they are all in. Because after everything they’ve been through they deserve to be together. Anyway a beautiful start to a new series. Can’t wait to read Riff.
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