They both rocked the stage. The only difference; he was a guitarist, she was an exotic dancer.
Tyler "Fast Flick" Handro never let an opportunity slip. Especially when it included pretty girls. After two years of touring, barhopping and playing a game of darts felt like coming home again. Using it as a lousy setup to gain her phone number? Absolutely! Because, goddamn, his teammate certainly did not leave things unfazed. And he didn't just mean the bad boy in his pants. Because playing a song in front of thousands of fans in his boxer shorts to win her back probably meant she could have tattooed her name on his heart.
Chenoa Cipriani kept herself on a down-low. Well, as much as a stripper could. Until she caught this cheeky guy's attention. And she wasn't even twirling around a pole. Daddy issues aside, he probably would be cocky enough not to help her overcome those, anyway. And sure, he would not find out what she did for a living before she had her ducks in a row, right? She was wrong on so many levels. Deceiving the ones she loved was in her blood, after all.
Devi Duarta is, although quite introverted—except when writing and reading steamy books—quite bold in her wardrobe and... I mean, pink hair! She loves metalcore music, bowling, and car karaoke (when she's by herself, of course).
Fast Flick follows the story of Tyler and Chenoa. Tyler is just back from a world tour with his band, Chenoa works as a strip- I mean exotic dancer. It is incredibly exciting to see their relationship unfold, since Tyler is a no-commitment kind of guy, but falls so hard for Che he can't even think straight and Chenoa is keeping her proffession secret. All of their encounters are hot and steamy!
Both of the characters are layered and so well written.
I absolutely love the guys of As Madness Thrives! Love them to bits. I swear if they were a real band, I'd be their biggest fan and not only because they make bad-ass music, but because of the people they are. Okay, well, Dante scares me, but then again, he probably scares everybody. Elec is absolutely boundry-less, which makes him such an interesting character to follow. Trac seems so sweet and loyal, although he's the one I know least about. Rover is outgoing and crazy, even though he's dealing with so much. And Tyler... Tyler is so fcking hot. This is his book.
I had a chance to read Rover's book before reading Fast Flick and I've got the author to thank for that. It's certainly something to look forward to! The connections between the two books were so incredibly well done and I loved it.
overall great I DEVOURED this book! I loved the balance of plot and spice. Personally the only issue I had was how seemingly whiny Chenoa after her secret was “exposed” but other than that I quite enjoyed it! Loved that everyone in the MMC life was so supportive and I’m a sucker for a “has no interest until they meet this person” trope.
Omg, I had to put this book down for some time because I know a guy named Tyler in real life, and he's not cute at all. In fact, he really likes me, so it was hard to reconcile that this Tyler is a different person than the Tyler I know in my personal life.
Just saying, I love supporting authors in their twenties (I could be wrong, but the author's pic makes it look like she's in her twenties lol) & books that have under 10 ratings, rather than books with 100,000 ratings, you know? Spread the love.
I discovered this book when the author was looking for ARC readers on a Facebook group I'm a part of. I said it looked interesting, but I was too busy to take ARC books (ironically, I signed up for way too many ARCs, starting about a week or two later). Since I have a Kindle Unlimited trial, I wanted to read one of her already-published books. Then if I liked this book, I'd agree to be an ARC reader. (May be too late for that now...)
My past experience with that guy aside, Tyler can be a hot name, though his late name, Handro, killed any sort of sexiness.
Thank god everyone reading this review doesn't know me IRL... because
Here's one of my notes while reading the book: Oh damn, I didn't realize there was a 5 year age gap between them, that's hot. I wish I was the 22-year-old having a great sex life like her
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Anyway, I really liked the book. Tyler's a 27-year-old rockstar who's learning how to date for the first time. Before, he had a lot of meaningless sex with groupies. And Chenoa is hiding her occupation as a stripper, or "exotic dancer". It would be nice to read a romance novel where the heroine is a stripper, happy to be one, and actively chose that profession and didn't get caught up in it like this book and the last book I read with a stripper heroine (Driving My Obsession by Lauren Biel).
The only thing I would have liked was a little more meaningful conversation between them because a lot of their conversation was just witty banter, replying to Tyler's immature sex jokes. The other woman, an old hookup of Tyler, stated it correctly when she said, “Tyler, seriously. I can’t help you figure things out if you’re going to talk like a fifteen-year-old who just entered puberty."
Also, there were a few typos, but that's okay. I liked how each chapter referenced a song. I looked up two of the songs, but I never listened to any of them. (I rarely ever listen to a book's playlist, lol...not sure why I keep adding them to my books then.)
The third act separation made sense because
I really liked Rover and I'm curious about his book (the one I almost ARC-ed), so I'll be checking that out. I'd also like to read Elec and Dante's book. Is Elec bi? I was confused.
Rocky start but it picked up quickly after a couple chapters. Loved Tyler. Interested in learning more about Rover. Good for Che, she deserved her HEA. Made a spotify playlist for the songs (some had incorrect title in the book but I let it slide.) Glad I saw this series in a FB group I'm in! I'd label this as smutty but not spicy.
Steamy encounters .. secret professions.. Chenoa and Tyler’s story is so good. I hated that Che was a bit dramatic when he found out her job but otherwise good story!